We are cruising on through May at a fast past and real winter weather is going to hit us fast... Brrr, makes me cold thinking about the cool weather (esp. after my trip to Darwin where it was 30 degree temps everyday).
Another card using my non traditional colour theme for May making merry monday cards.
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On this Anzac day public holiday, I've squeezed in a little mothers day card creating using the current festive friday challenge.
The challenge was to use this photo as inspiration for a mothers day card.
I used the stunningly beautiful bordering on romance stamp set for my flowers.
I can't forget the pretty inside of the card now can I?
Materials list:
Stamps: Bordering on romance (autumn/winter mini catalogue), well scripted (retired)
Inkpads: Basic grey, riding hood red, pink pirouette, certainly celery, baja breeze, basic black, versamark
Cardstock: Basic grey, riding hood red, pink pirouette, baja breeze
Punches: Wide oval
Accessories: Twitterpated designer series paper (autumn/winter mini catalogue), subtles patterns stack designer series paper, lots of tags sizzlets dies, basic jewels pearls, aqua painter
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I was struggling what to buy a 13 year old for Easter this year. Is my nephew to old for Easter eggs? Luckily a block of chocolate helped solved the problem. Who doesn't like a block of chocie? I put together this slider box but I think it looks girl-er than not. How does one make Easter boyish with a bunny? Skip the bunny???
Close up of the punch art
The simply scored tool from the autumn/winter mini catalogue made this slider box a breeze to put together.
If you'd like your own simply scored scoring tool, contact me today to place your order. Cost is $55.95 for the tool and the optional metric scoring plate is $21.95.
Linking this post up to the current Just-Add-Ink challenge #111 and to Festive Friday challenge #12*.
*I was inspired to use the retired well scripted stamp set as used on Brooke and Tina's cards.
Materials list:
Stamps: Well scripted (retired), woodgrain
Cardstock: Soft suede, very vanilla, pear pizzazz, pink pirouette, bashful blue, crumb cake
Inkpads: Soft suede, pear pizzazz, pink pirouette, marina mist, sahara sand
Punches: Word window, 2 3/8" scallop circle (clouds), heart to heart, cupcake (circles on bunny feet), scallop oval (clouds), scallop circle (clouds), itty bitty shapes, 1 3/4" circle, wide oval, large oval
Accessories: Simply scored scoring tool, lots of tags, big shot machine, pear pizzazz 1/2" stitched poly ribbon, chocolate chip stampin' write marker
Other: Sizzix grass die
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Remember this post? The one I won a free stamp set for being a So Shelli winner back in ???. This amazing card came with my free stamp set and I can't believe it has taken me so long to share it with you all. Isn't it amazing? It's stunning and uses the almost gone sale-a-bration designer series paper and fresh vintage stamp set.
Here's the stamp set I chose as my freebie. Sadly it hasn't seen ink yet but hopefully with the kids on school holidays for the next two weeks, I can fix them problem!
Finally, one last plug and reminder. Tomorrow is the last chance to get your sale-a-bration and summer mini catalogue orders in. I will be taking orders till 9pm tomorrow evening. Contact me to place your order now.
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Making Merry Monday (MMM) is back for 2012. It's March I hear you all say, yes I know it's March but by begining making Christmas cards now, this is the best way to have a lovely stock pile of cards to send later in the year.
Close up
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I was contacted this week to make a custom baby card for a couple who recently announced their pregnancy. I took this request and mixed it in with the current Just Add Ink colour challenge. I think it would work wonderfully for a baby shower invite also.
How do you think I did?
Materials list:
Inkpads: Certainly celery, pool party, so saffron, wisteria wonder
Cardstock: Whisper white, pool party, certainly celery, basic black
Accessories: Big shot, timeless type sizzlets dies, white bakers twine
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It's my sister-in-laws birthday today (well one of them as I have three amazing sister-in-laws) :D
She's celebrating her ummm.... 24th? *snort* LOL, either which way, I hope you have a lovely day Fi and your pressie and card is in transit. (It's why I went with the "birthday wishes, a little bit late" stamp!)
I've done double duty with Fi's card and linked it up to Just Add Ink's current challenge.
Inside card
Materials used:
Stamps: Bring on the cake, vintage vogue, en francais, happiest birthday wishes (hostess), french foliage
Inkpads: Pool party, marina mist, basic black, versamark
Cardstock: Baja breeze, whisper white, very vanilla, crumb cake
Punches: 2 1/2" circle, scallop trim border, eyelet border
Accessories: Big shot, circle scissors plus, petal cone die, clear embossing powder, neutrals brads, jumbo neutrals brads, top note die, pocketful of posies designer series paper
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Last week a new challenge blog begun called Festive Friday. It is run by Nicole Derendorf over here. Each Friday a new challenge is announced based on upcoming festive occasions on our calendars.
I used this card made by Madonna Dunn as my inspiration piece for my challenge entry. I took the two word stamp and lots of hearts as my focus points from Madonna's card. My card is a sweet little card, 3" x 3" in size, a perfect little gift card/love note.
Inside card
Materials used:
Stamps: Short and sweet, woodgrain
Inkpads: Poppy parade, basic black, versamark, crumb cake
Cardstock: Very vanilla, crumb cake, real red
Designer Series Paper: Mocha morning speciality, first edition speciality, pocketful of posies, frightful sight
Punches: Full heart, heart to heart
Accessories: Big shot, scalloped heart of hearts embosslits dies, cherry cobbler embossing powder
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Using an off stamped image floating around on my desk, I put it to work with the current Inkspirations sketch and came up with this. Polished stone technique again on the flower.
Close up
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With today being a wintery day here in Melbourne, I had some fun playing with the latest sketch over at Inkspirations. Here's the sketch in case you haven't seen it.
My card
A close up of the cracked glass panel
Materials list:
Stamps: French foliage, basic phases
Inkpads: Soft suede, crumb cake, riding hood red, cherry cobbler, so saffron, more mustard, peach parfait, cajun craze, real red, chocolate chip
Cardstock: Soft suede, real red, very vanilla, more mustard
Punches: Word window
Accessories: Clear embossing powder, Victoria crochet lace (from the carry over flyer)
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