Happy Birthday Mum!

Card: lucky limeade, wisteria wonder, whisper white
Ink: lucky limeade, wisteria wonder
Stamp set: delicate doilies
Accessories: old olive button, wisteria wonder baker's twine, ornament punch, tombow

I know it's been ages since I've added anything here...more on that in a mo.

I had made this amazing wisteria wonder flower awhile back, and since my mother was having a birthday (and she loves purple!), I decided to use it on her birthday card.  She loved it! A very quick and easy project for me to complete...

For the flower, I punched out lots of petals with the ornament punch and crumpled them to split the card-stock.  It was just a matter of building up the flower from the base with the petals, using tombow, and moving the petals around to fill it out. The button and baker's twine added some interest.  Lots of fun!  The stamping was a matter of using two of the delicate doily stamps in two different colours on the whisper white.  Loving this colour combo, and the big flower!

Well, that said, I've been laying low while I've been on more chemo treatment...  It's gone well, and is only for 5 days of the month (at the end of the month, I would have gone through this regime 3 times).  But chemo isn't fun - it leaves me tired, nauseas, with a metalic taste in my mouth, and feeling a little achy. But, the good thing is, it doesn't last long, and the med's I can take for the side-effects are fantastic!  I've started back at work for a few hours on Monday's, Wednesday's and Friday's, which has been great.  I'm enjoying getting back into some structure and routines, and thinking about some different things.  Not much else to report, except to say that my hair has finally stopped falling out, and has started to grow back - yay!  I'm grabbing those positive things with two hands right now!

Thank you again for your thoughts and prayers...they've been so appreciated!

JAI challenge - Just Add Jodene Tripp

Card: cajin craze, marina mist, pumpkin pie, very vanilla
Ink: cajin craze, marina mist, pumpkin pie
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, so happy for you
Accessories: scallop trip border punch, scallop circle punch, circle punch, clear button, linen thread

Over at Just Add Ink, the challenge this week is to just add one of the design team, Jodene Tripp, which meant deciding on one of her projects to CASE.  I decided on this one from her amazing blog and came up with this thank you card.

I've used my delicate doilies stamp set, but I've changed the sentiment and some of the colours - I don't have bashful blue or peach parfiat, but I think marina mist and pumpkin pie go just as well...  I've also added a clear button with a piece of linen thread to give some texture.  This was a fun project to CASE - thanks Jodene for the inspiration!

Faux suede flower fun

Card: night of navy, marina mist, regal rose, whisper white

Ink: marina mist, night of navy

Stamp set: delicate doilies

Accessories: white organza ribbon, clear rhinestone brad, brayer

At team training the other night, the lovely Julie taught us how to make amazing faux suede flowers.  Very cool to learn something new from someone in the team, passing on what they love.  The top photo here is not very good, and a little part of the top is cut off...sorry!  But I love the flower, and the brayering adds that  little bit of colour, detail and interest that doesn't detract from the flower.  I've added an inside panel with some images of the delicate doilies in the corner.  What do you think?  If you want to learn how to make these flower, you can book a workshop with me and see how!

OSW project

Card: old olive, elegant eggplant, melon mambo, whisper white, basic grey

Ink: old olive, elegant eggplant, melon mambo

Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, curly cute

Accessories: beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, scallop trim border punch

Rachel Knight took us through how she does a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) at Stamp Camp. This is a technique that I am so going to use again! It's where you stamp up one sheet of A4 cardstock (I used whisper white here) and cut it down so you can make 6 cards from it. Very cool. I love these colours together, and it's one way to use up scraps, but also to make a number of different cards at once.

Easter card

Card: rich razzleberry, wisteria wonder, whisper white

Ink: rich razzleberry, wisteria wonder

Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, well scripted

Accessories: perfect polka dots embossing folder, wisteria wonder ruffled ribbon, pearls, sponge

I wanted a few more Easter cards to add to my collection for the market I'm attending in a few weeks, so I came up with this wee number. I've used some bright-ish, spring colours to sponge some faux-torn artwork on my project, and I've added some texture with the perfect polka dot embossing folder and the ruffled ribbon, but the pearls add that little bit of bling and 'wow'. What do you think?!

Stamp Camp - Rotorua!

Card: old olive, rich razzleberry, whisper white
Ink: old olive, rich razzleberry
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, because I care
Accessories: beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, rhinestone

I've been away in Rotorua at Stamp Camp this past weekend, which is why you haven't seen me here for the last few days... Stamp Camp was fab! Amazing talent, it was lovely to put faces to names, and it was very special to spend time with my upline, Paula :-) I'll be posting pics of the camp, and the projects we completed (um, some I still need to complete -hehe!) over the next few days.

First up, I did swaps with 20 other ladies that I met at camp. I decided to do small cards with the tearing/sponging technique and with some 12x12 cardstock (to make it easier to trim up 3"x6" cards) that I had, which just happened to be my favourite colours - old olive and rich razzleberry. Love how these came out, and I received some amazing swaps in return :-) Thanks ladies!

Birthday with a twist!

Card: marina mist, night of navy, whisper white
Ink: marina mist, night of navy
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, well scripted

Accessories: beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, pearl

The lovely Paula shared a quick but very cool tutorial the other day on her blog, and today I wanted to CASE her project. This is my take, and trust me, it was quick! Yay! I ripped some scrap A4 printing paper and sponged with marina mist before stamping with night of navy. This is essentially a masking technique and so so effective! I just had to add a butterfly and a pearl to give it some 'wow'!

Friends

Card: whisper white, rich razzleberry, night of navy

Ink: rich razzleberry, night of navy

Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, just believe

Accessories: whisper white square envelope, night of navy 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, 1" circle punch, sponge

This is a very cute card I made to fit a little square envelope from SU! I've stamped whisper white with two different doily stamps in two different colours, sponged the edge, added the ribbon and attached to the base card. I decided to add a sentiment, so I punched a circle and stamped it with the smallest doily, and stamped the sentiment to add on top. I have also stamped the front of the envelope, but wouldn't you know it, the razzleberry image came up with the outline of the stamp...grrr! It's not a mistake - only a creative challenge to cover up! Anyway, I had to add a big butterfly - I would have preferred not to, but there go... I think this is a lovely card/gift to cheer someone up with, all things considered :-)

Brayered birthday

Card: calypso coral, island indigo, whisper white


Ink: calypso coral, island indigo


Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, well scripted


Accessories: brayer, beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, pearls





This is a project I added to the tin of cards I gave my sister for Christmas. I know, it's taken me awhile to post this one...! But I adore this card, and the colour combo has got to be one of favourites still. I love the graduated look of the band of colour (that's what the brayer does - pretty cool!) because it stands out so well on the whisper white. Thought you might enjoy it :-)

For Valentines

Card: basic black, whisper white, real red
Ink: real red, cherry cobbler, poppy parade
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, well scripted

Accessories: beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, sponges, pearls

I wanted another valentines day card, so I designed this one. Not quite how I had visualised it in my mind, but I quite like it! I love the three different reds together, and mounted on a thin red mat, then a black base. I think it looks classy! Fit for the special day tomorrow :-)

Valentine with a twist

Card: marina mist, night of navy, whisper white
Ink: marina mist, night of navy, whisper white
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, well scripted

Accessories: brayer, beautiful butterflies die cut, petal cone die-cut, perfect polka dots embossing folder, big shot, rhinestones, 1/4" whisper white grosgrain ribbon

The challenge at Hand Stamped Sentiments this week was to use three different blues and a neutral colour. I only had one of the blues they suggested, so I've used two of the blues that I've got and whisper white. I thought I would make a valentines day card - the twist is that it's blue!

I've masked off a thin strip of the whisper white, and brayered top and bottom with marina mist and night of navy. I've stamped a sentiment across the strip that was created, added the top of the cone from the cone-petal die (embossed) and a beautiful butterfly (stamped with night of navy - you can just see it) with ribbon around it's middle for antenae (sp??!). The rhinestones give it a little bling.

Colour throwdown #177

Card: melon mamblo, whisper white, basic black
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, well scripted
Accessories: versamark, white embossing powder, embossing buddy, heat gun, beautiful wings embosslit, big shot, pearl

There is a stunning colour challenge over at Colour Throwdown this week. Melon mambo, black, and white. Gorgeous! For my entry, I white embossed my images on basic black card, added a melon mambo butterfly with a little white butterfly to add depth, and the pearl on the butterfly just adds that 'little extra something'. I don't usually like using black, but seeing the way the white embossing looks against the black, I'm thinking my white embossing powder will have to come out more often!

Not a card challenge!

Card: island indigo, calypso coral, whisper white

Ink: island indigo, calypso coral

Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, punch bunch

Accessories: calypso coral ruffled ribbon, island indigo designer brads, scallop circle punch, rhinestone, scallop trim border punch

Over at Hand Stamped Sentiments, the challenge this week is to create anything but a card - a gift item/idea. I came up with this basket, CASEd from my upline, Paula (thanks, Paula!). I stamped all over the main basket, then added the whisper white panels on the two biggest sides (you can't see the other side!). I attached a handle that has been stamped, layered and punched with the scallop trim border punch with my new in-colour designer brads (gotta love those!). I finished it off with a sentiment that has been punched out with the scallop ciricle punch. I'll add some shredded paper inside and some chocolates to give away :-)

Bold & bright!

Card: confetti white, whisper white, melon mambo, daffodil delight
Ink: tempting turquoise, daffodill delight
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, so happy for you

Accessories: perfect polka dot embossing folder, big shot, ice cream palour buttons, ice cream palour ribbon, sponge

A very quick and simple card today. I decided I wanted to make a bright, cherry card and so I dug out my ice cream palour buttons and ribbon and worked with the card stock and inks I had to match. I sponged the bottom of the front whisper white panel, but I'm wishing I had used my brayer to give a more defined and graduated look. Anyway, another card to put away in my stash for the market, or to give away :-)

JAI challenge - no.101

Card: cherry cobbler, blushing bride, whisper white
Ink: cherry cobbler, blushing bride
Stamp set(s): delicate doilies, well scripted

Accessories: cherry cobbler polka dot scallop ribbon, pearls, perfect polka dots embossing folder, big shot, scallop trim border punch

This week's sketch challenge at JAI was one that I really wanted to have a go at when I first saw it. The projects from the design team are all well worth checking out, so head on over to JAI and have a look for yourself! This was my take on the sketch. I don't really love it, but the ruffled ribbon I adore! There is some "rock n' rolling" happening, and pearls, and the sentiment is gorgeous, so this may be growing on me after all!

Thanks rosette

Card: pool party, soft suede, very vanilla
DSP: spice cake
Ink: pool party, soft suede
Stamp sets: delicate doilies, so happy for you
Accessories: scallop trim border punch, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, big shot, pool party ruffled ribbon

Over at Try Stampin on Tuesdays, they have a sketch challenge and I decided to use what I had on my desk to make this thank you card using the sketch they provided. This came together so fast I was a little blown away! My new love is rosettes, and this one looks gorgeous as the focal point. The photo is poor because of the poor lighting, but hope you like it!

Card: cherry cobbler, whisper white

Ink: cherry cobbler, night of navy, pumpkin pie

Stamp sets: delicate doilies, well scripted

Accessories: scallop trim border punch, decorative label punch, rhinestone

Just a quick card to show you tonight... This was a card I put together for my mother's tin of cards (a christmas present). I also included a whisper white panel inside with a little doily in the bottom right corner. It just looked pretty, and Mum was tickled that it was in her tin!

Petal cone gift

Card: calypso coral, island indigo, whisper white
Ink: calypso coral, island indigo
Stamp set: delicate doilies
Accessories: petal cone die, big shot, whisper white organza ribbon, rhinestone, scallop border punch, sponge, 1-3/8 circle punch, scallop circle punch

I was too late to enter this over at SUO (Stampin-Up Only Challenges), but thought it was fun to share anyway. I was having another play with my petal cone die, and my current favourite stamp set (if you hadn't noticed already!) and came up with this cute gift-box/cone. I'm not sure if it's finished or not... I couldn't decide if it needed something else - what do you think? I'll probably make a matching gift-card and add some chocolates for a gift for someone.

And, for something exciting, the annual Sale-a-bration starts 24th Jan!! You won't want to miss it - a special range of gorgeous paper, stamp sets, and embellishments are free on any order of $120. More details to come!

Colour inspiration challenge

Card: pool party, confetti white, island indigo, whisper white
Ink: island indigo, pool party, calypso coral, lucky limeade
Stamp sets: delicate doilies, so happy for you
Accessories: lucky limeade ruffled ribbon, top note die, big shot, beautiful wings embosslit, pearls, paper piercing tool

Over at 411 Stamping, they have a colour inspiration challenge, and I've entered this project. It took ages to come together, but I love how the colours work so well together. Gotta love the butterfly, and the pearls that set this off!

Doily easel card

Card: wisteria wonder, rich razzleberry, whisper white
Ink: wisteria wonder, rich razzleberry
Stamp set: delicate doilies, bliss
Accessories: scallop trim border punch, wisteria wonder ruffled ribbon, pearl

This card was also included in the card tin I gave mum for christmas... It matched the altered tin perfectly, and the easel card design was a big hit! I love how pretty this is, with an elegant and "girly' feel.