Stamps:  PTI 2009 Holiday Tags, Signature Christmas
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Inks:  Old Olive, Black Stazon
Accessories:  Various SU DSP, 1 3/4″ circle punch, white satin ribbon, PTI Mat Stack 3 die.

What do you think?  I’m really happy with it and it was quite simple to reproduce.  I used a couple of different DSP’s just to change it up a bit.

Thanks for looking.  Happy stamping!

Just popping in quickly to upload this pic of the card I made for Keesh’s Inkspirations Colour Challenge 84.  The colours are pretty bold but just felt like having a play today.

and here is my card.

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink
Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango
Inks:  Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango (sponged)
Accessories:  Big Shot, Papertrey Ink dies, white satin ribbon, Bold Brights buttons, Bold Brights DSP
All supplies Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise stated.

What do you think?  Bright hey?  A nice cheery card for someone special.  I have to say it looks better in real life than in my pic but the wind was blowing and so I had to get the shot pretty quickly while the card was still upright after many attempts!

Hope you are having a nice week! 

I made this card for Keesh’s gorgeous little boy Josiah a few weeks back.  I was absolutely stumped as I don’t make many baby cards so I went back to an old fave and pulled out the retired Wild About You set. 

Stamp set:  Wild About You, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock:  Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White
Inks:  Marina Mist, Crumb Cake
Accessories:  Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, circle punches, Marina Mist satin ribbon, bright buttons, twine

I’m really pleased with how this card came out and I think I might use this idea again and funky it up a bit for my boys’ friends birthday cards.  I always seem to need lots of those and I really should make a stack to have on hand.  When I get around to doing some, I’ll share them so you can see how to mix it up a bit.

Have a great week!

Here’s the sketch and the colour combo:

and this is my simple card reflecting both.

Stamps:  Share a Cup
Inks:  Melon Mambo
Cardstock:  Melon Mambo, Basic Gray, Whisper White
Accessories:  Old Olive pattern stack DSP, Perfect Polka Dot Big Shot embossing folder, 1″ and 1 3/4″ circle punch, jumbo brads, Melon Mambo polka dot ribbon (retired),  Nestabilities.

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you like it!

Here are the colours:

and here is my card:

Stamp sets:  Afterthoughts (hostess)
Cardstock:  River Rock textured, Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight
Accessories:  Fancy Flower punch, Big Shot Sizzlits Flower Fusion, Designer Brights Collection buttons, White satin ribbon, white gel pen, glue dots

I’m quite pleased with how it turned out given my absence from my craft desk.  Thanks for looking.  Hopefully it won’t be so long between cards next time.

First off we have my male card which was very simple but I think showcased these wonderful Extreme Elements and Extreme Guitar stamp sets just perfectly. I also used the arrow from a fabulous set called Party This Way.

Next up is my Christmas gift voucher and giftcard holder which was a template I saw made by the fantastic Kirsty Brown during one of the UStamp sessions I did last year.  I just loved this concept and have used it a couple of times since. This was made using the Contempo Christmas stamp set and new slimline Ornament punch.

Next is this wonderful easel card created by the very bubbly and talented Charmaine!  Don’t you just love that Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder with that Artistic Etchings stamp set and Newsprint DSP?

The super whizz Keesh whipped up this cute mini milk carton showing off this wonderful new die, In-Colour papers and gorgeous stamp set Morning Cup.

Keesh also designed this fantastic fold out scrapbook wallet using the Wonderfully Worn background stamp, Greenhouse Gala papers and co-ordinating stamp set Friends Never Fade.

I’ll be back in the next few days with the other two projects because hubby is working at the 4WD Show this weekend and has taken off with the camera and although I’m sure I have taken pics I can’t seem to locate them.

I hope you like what you’ve seen so far.  Let me know if you have any questions about the projects or materials used and I’ll get back to you.

Have a great weekend!

Sorry it’s been a while since I was last here.  I haven’t had much time to stamp lately although I do have a few little projects to get up for you but really need to stay home during the day to take pics of them! 

I thought I’d share this card I made for my good friend Julie for her birthday a few weeks back.  It was my first play with the new Owl Punch and he is certainly very cute indeed!

Stamp set:  A Word For You
Inks:  Melon Mambo
Cardstock:  Pacific Point, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip
Accessories:  Big Shot Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Melon Mambo spotted ribbon (retired), 1 3/4″ circle punch, 1 3/8″ circle punch, googly eyes (non SU!)

I have punched out a hole using my 1 3/8″ circle punch and then layered it with a cut-out rim of the 1 3/4″ circle punch and popped him up on dimensionals on the inside of the front of the card.  It’s not the best pic but I think you can see what I mean.

I hope he puts a smile on your face! 

Cheers

I have lots to tell and share and hope to be back soon with all the projects and goss from Stamp-a-thon which seems like eons ago now.  Anyway last night I had so much to do; cleaning, folding washing, etc so I decided to ignore the lot and have a play with some new goodies instead!

I had been wanting to try out the new Big Shot embossing folders by inking them and running them through and so I combined that technique with a challenge for Just Add Ink.  The challenge this week was to use something pink in honour of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month and also to add some bling.

Here is my card:

Stamp set: Afterthoughts (hostess)
Inks:  Melon Mambo
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories:  Elegant Bouquet embossing folder, Big Shot, wide White satin ribbon, clear rhinestone brads, brayer, Black Stampin’ Write marker
Technique:  Inked embossing folder

Here is a close up of the embossing.  To create this effect I inked up the inside of the top side of the embossing folder and quickly popped my piece of Whisper White inside and ran it through the Big Shot.  I love the result and I am definitely going to play with this again!

This card was inspired by one I made on the weekend for my great friend (and downline) Vick who celebrated her 50th birthday with a huge rock and roll party.  My inspiration came from the gorgeous little box her gift was packaged in so I went with pink, black and white to match.  I’ve changed it a little and added the bling for this challenge.

I hope you like it!  Happy stamping.

We certainly had lots of laughs, swaps, projects and food and I just love getting together with those girls.  What a great bunch!

Here is a pic of us late Sat afternoon when a few had already left and we realised we didn’t get a photo.

There were over 35 of us this year and the theme was Christmas in July. On Friday night we met for dinner and then set about on our first project by Sue Joyce.  Hats off to Sue who had to put up with us all shouting out for her at once while working out the measurements.  It has a little battery operated flickering tealight in it which makes the embossed vellum very effective.

Next up we got underway with the swaps and then headed over to the rooms to find a bed, pj’s and slippers and settle in for some late night laughs!  On Saturday we were treated to this little meander book project from Jenny Chilton.

We also had the pleasure of making a gorgeous scrap album under the guidance of Pat Carr but unfortunately I haven’t finished decorating mine so no pics just yet.  It is certainly something I would like to do in a class format and look forward to trying it out again with the new scrapping kit albums we get in the new catalogue.  I promise to be back with pics real soon.

After lunch it was back to the swaps. Here is a pic of my bundle.  What a talented group we have!  Thanks to all the girls for their friendship, company and wonderful contribution to our swap files.

Finally here is my swap.  I tried to choose something that didn’t involve retiring DSP or colours however I never thought Spotlight in Christmas would be retiring so I was way off with that one. 

Stamp sets: Spotlight on Christmas, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Kraft, Real Red
Inks:  Real Red
Accessories:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8″ and 1 1/4″ circles punches, Word Window punch, paper piercer, mat pack, wide Real Red ribbon

Don’t forget to check out the Last Chance List. A lot of the items in this post are retiring so it’s a great time to grab a bargain.  You can see the full list here.

Also just a quick note to let you know that Stamp-a-thon is booking out quickly so make sure you get your registration form in soon.

I’m a bit under the weather with a head cold at the moment so I’m off for an early night and hope you have a great weekend.

Cheers

Today’s card is a combination of two challenges.  Just Add Ink’s challenge this week is to use embossing, whether it be dry embossing or heat embossing, so I’ve done a bit of both.  I’ve also used Keesh’s Inkspiration colour challenge of Regal Rose, Choc Chip and So Saffron with Very Vanilla.

Stamp set:  Party Hearty
Cardstock:  Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron, Very Vanilla
Inks:  Versamark, Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
Accessories:  Scallop Edge punch, 3/4″ circle punch, Rich Regal brads, wide Choc Chip ribbon, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder, clear embossing powder, heat tool, sponges

I hope you are having a nice day!  Thanks for popping in.

Cheers