Hi there, I hope you all had a lovely Christmas with family and friends but now it's time to pack away the Christmas stamps and move on. I came across the "Just us Girls" challenge blog whilst checking out my followers favourite blogs. I thought I would play along with the inspiration photo this week.
I kind of went with the colours and the whole fun at the top, writing at the bottom idea. A few old Stampin' Up! sale-a-bration stamp sets where perfect for what I had in mind so out came Sprinkled Expressions and Outlined Occasions. The stars are stamped in Pool Party and Island Indigo with little black stars to fill it up. I fussy cut round the top of the stars to give some dimension and pop one star because I could really!LOL
The word celebration was stamped in black and then coloured in the two colours with my blender pen. Overall a quick and fun card. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Just Add...Children in the sun!
Over at Just Add Ink this week the challenge is to make a kids card or just add children and I have done just that. With the sun finally shining here in Victoria, Australia, it has put me into a summer mood so out came the cute, but rarely inked, Sunny Fun stamp set.
Once again the watercolour pencils and blender pen came out to colour this image and what says Summer more than a few children splashing around in the swimming pool. I wanted to keep it bright and cheery so added the coloured row of pennant flags. Now all that is left to do is wait a few months until summer arrives! LOL
Card Stock: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Night of Navy textured, Whisper White.
DSP: Big Top Birthday (retired)
Other: Water Colour Pencils, Blender pen, ProMarkers.
Baker's twine.
Tools: Pennant Punch.
Once again the watercolour pencils and blender pen came out to colour this image and what says Summer more than a few children splashing around in the swimming pool. I wanted to keep it bright and cheery so added the coloured row of pennant flags. Now all that is left to do is wait a few months until summer arrives! LOL
Card Stock: Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi, Night of Navy textured, Whisper White.
DSP: Big Top Birthday (retired)
Other: Water Colour Pencils, Blender pen, ProMarkers.
Baker's twine.
Tools: Pennant Punch.
Seasons Greetings for FMS#53
Hi there,
today's card is my entry for the fab sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.
With Christmas just around the corner, it's time to start using all of those wonderful new products in the Stampin' Up! mini.
I flip the sketch and used stamping for my stripe effect rather than DSP papers so the stamp-a-ma-jig got a work out. I am loving the in colour Gumball Green at the moments so have teamed that up with Cherry cobbler and created this clean and simple Christmas card. A few added sparkles and a bow to top off the bauble and there's a cute card.
Supply List
Card Stock: Whisper white and Gumball Green
Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler and Summer Starfruit.
Stamp Sets: Curly Cute, Ornament Keepsakes
Embellishments: Satin Stitched Ribbon , Baker's Twine , Dazzling Detail
Other: Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Stamp-a-ma-jig,
today's card is my entry for the fab sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches.
With Christmas just around the corner, it's time to start using all of those wonderful new products in the Stampin' Up! mini.
I flip the sketch and used stamping for my stripe effect rather than DSP papers so the stamp-a-ma-jig got a work out. I am loving the in colour Gumball Green at the moments so have teamed that up with Cherry cobbler and created this clean and simple Christmas card. A few added sparkles and a bow to top off the bauble and there's a cute card.
Supply ListCard Stock: Whisper white and Gumball Green
Ink: Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler and Summer Starfruit.
Stamp Sets: Curly Cute, Ornament Keepsakes
Embellishments: Satin Stitched Ribbon , Baker's Twine , Dazzling Detail
Other: Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Stamp-a-ma-jig,
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
JAI Challenge #85 Just add Baby
What a perfect time to enter a baby card challenge. It just so happens that I have been busy making cards for my Sister-in-laws children's' clothing boutique so when this challenge came up I decided to enter one of my creations.
The challenge at Just Add Ink is to just add baby and that is all you need to do!
Here is the card that I am entering.
A nice crisp colour combo of Bashful Blue and Whisper White. The stamp is a retired SU! stamp called Baby Steps which I have masked out the congratulations, stamped and cut out on my Big Shot. The delightful Pinking Hearts Punch on a strip of BB with a great ribbon bow finishes of a simple but lovely card. Of course a matching envelope is always a nice touch.
Check out the other great cards at Just Add Ink for some baby card inspiration.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY,
Cheers, Dani xoxo
Supplies list
Card stock; Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Ink: Bashful Blue
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Oval & Scallop Oval Nesties, Pinking Hearts Border Punch.
Other: Whisper White Satin Ribbon
The challenge at Just Add Ink is to just add baby and that is all you need to do!
Here is the card that I am entering.
A nice crisp colour combo of Bashful Blue and Whisper White. The stamp is a retired SU! stamp called Baby Steps which I have masked out the congratulations, stamped and cut out on my Big Shot. The delightful Pinking Hearts Punch on a strip of BB with a great ribbon bow finishes of a simple but lovely card. Of course a matching envelope is always a nice touch.
Check out the other great cards at Just Add Ink for some baby card inspiration.
THANKS FOR STOPPING BY,
Cheers, Dani xoxo
Supplies list
Card stock; Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Ink: Bashful Blue
Tools: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, Oval & Scallop Oval Nesties, Pinking Hearts Border Punch.
Other: Whisper White Satin Ribbon
Friday, June 10, 2011
Black & White for JAI
Hello, how time flys when you are busy!
Today is my first blog for weeks and I can't tell you how nice it has been spending a day in my craft room.
I definitely needed some help to get my mojo flowing so I turned to one of my favorite challenge sites for inspiration, Just Add Ink. The challenge over there this week is simple, Black & White, and since it is my son's birthday on Sunday, I decided to make him a black and white birthday card.
I had no idea what I was going to do, but I did know I wanted to use the fab watermark stamp out of the French Foliage Stamp Set in the SU winter mini. Jacob is turning 19 so I decided to use the "directions of your dreams" stamp from Word Play, which I embossed in black onto Whisper White card stock and that became the focal point of the card.
A couple of layers and some spritzing and one grungy 19 year olds card, done!
What do you think?
Thanks for stopping by Dani xoxox
Word play, French Foliage, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Create a Cupcake
Cardstock:
Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Black DSP
Inks and others:
Black Stazon, Vera Mark, Black and White Embossing powder, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Techniques: Spritzing, Sponging, Heat Embossing
Today is my first blog for weeks and I can't tell you how nice it has been spending a day in my craft room.
I definitely needed some help to get my mojo flowing so I turned to one of my favorite challenge sites for inspiration, Just Add Ink. The challenge over there this week is simple, Black & White, and since it is my son's birthday on Sunday, I decided to make him a black and white birthday card.
I had no idea what I was going to do, but I did know I wanted to use the fab watermark stamp out of the French Foliage Stamp Set in the SU winter mini. Jacob is turning 19 so I decided to use the "directions of your dreams" stamp from Word Play, which I embossed in black onto Whisper White card stock and that became the focal point of the card.
A couple of layers and some spritzing and one grungy 19 year olds card, done!
What do you think?
Thanks for stopping by Dani xoxox
| Inside sentiment |
Supplies List
Stamp sets: Word play, French Foliage, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Create a Cupcake
Cardstock:
Whisper White, Basic Black, Basic Black DSP
Inks and others:
Black Stazon, Vera Mark, Black and White Embossing powder, Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker
Techniques: Spritzing, Sponging, Heat Embossing
Labels:
French Foliage,
JAI,
Male Cards,
Stampin' Up,
Watermark,
Word Play
Monday, May 16, 2011
Wedding Thanks for Paper Arts Pals
Hello, it feels like ages since I had a chance to sit at my computer and share some of my work with you. Well in honest truth it has been ages!!
Today I am going to share a lovely little card idea that I got from Splitcoast Stampers, using an envelope as the clever outer to this note card.
It is made by simply sealing an envelope and cutting down the side and running the remainder through the crimper. Very clever and effective idea.
This is my entry this week for Paper Arts Pals challenge which is anything to do with weddings, I think this would make a lovely Thankyou card for the guests.
Cheers Dani xoxox
Supply List
Stamp Set: Nature Walk
Inks: Crumb Cake
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette
Other: Vanilla envelope, Basic Pearls, Crimper, Sponges, Oval Punch, Scallop Punch.
Today I am going to share a lovely little card idea that I got from Splitcoast Stampers, using an envelope as the clever outer to this note card.
It is made by simply sealing an envelope and cutting down the side and running the remainder through the crimper. Very clever and effective idea.
This is my entry this week for Paper Arts Pals challenge which is anything to do with weddings, I think this would make a lovely Thankyou card for the guests.
Cheers Dani xoxox
Supply List
Stamp Set: Nature Walk
Inks: Crumb Cake
Card stock: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette
Other: Vanilla envelope, Basic Pearls, Crimper, Sponges, Oval Punch, Scallop Punch.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Just Stamping for JAI
Hello friends, the card I am sharing with you today was made for the lovely Anna from the Angel ATC swap group I am in. It was her birthday yesterday.
The colours I have combined on this simple card are River Rock and Rich Razzelberry which look fantastic together. The ovals where cut on the Big Shot with nesties and I simply stamped the flower from the Every Moment set, added the butterfly, also from the set and coloured using my blender pens. I then stamped the butterfly from the soon to be released Strength and Hope set and cut it out. The sentiment on both the front and insert are from the also soon to be released Bring on the Cake set. No card is complete without a beautifully coordinated insert, so again I stamped the flower and butterfly and coloured to the inside. I have decided to enter this into this week Just Add Ink challenge number 61 as it is clean and simple with no embellishments although I am not sure if the scallop oval is breaking the rules??
I hope you like my card, Anna certainly did!
Cheers Dani xoxox
Supplies List:
Stamp Sets: Every Moment, Strength & Hope, Bring on the Cake
Cardstock: River Rock, Rich Razzelberry
Inks: Black Stazon, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Other: Big Shot, Blender Pens
I hope you like my card, Anna certainly did!
Cheers Dani xoxox
Supplies List:
Stamp Sets: Every Moment, Strength & Hope, Bring on the Cake
Cardstock: River Rock, Rich Razzelberry
Inks: Black Stazon, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Other: Big Shot, Blender Pens
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Hope card for PPA85
Hello there,
Today I am going to share with you a card I have made using the new Strength & Hope stamp set from Stampin' Up! This set will be released next month and $2 from every set purchased will raise funds for Breast Cancer Research and what a lovely set it is.
I have made this card for the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge. You can check out all of the fabulous entries right here. I really enjoyed working with this sketch and took some inspiration from the fabulous Ann Schach, using a bit more of a distressed look than I normally have been doing of late.
I have used the good old neutral tones as I find this works best for me when I am trying to achieve a soft distressed look. The embossed background stamp on the Early Espresso piece is from the SAB Bliss set, but the Butterfly, Hope and scroll wording are all from the S & H set. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that butterfly!
Stay tuned for the release of this fabulous stamp set, April 1st. Contact me to find out more about the great Fund Raising events that I am holding in April to raise money fro Breast Cancer Research, thanks to Stampin' Up!
Today I am going to share with you a card I have made using the new Strength & Hope stamp set from Stampin' Up! This set will be released next month and $2 from every set purchased will raise funds for Breast Cancer Research and what a lovely set it is.
I have made this card for the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge. You can check out all of the fabulous entries right here. I really enjoyed working with this sketch and took some inspiration from the fabulous Ann Schach, using a bit more of a distressed look than I normally have been doing of late.
I have used the good old neutral tones as I find this works best for me when I am trying to achieve a soft distressed look. The embossed background stamp on the Early Espresso piece is from the SAB Bliss set, but the Butterfly, Hope and scroll wording are all from the S & H set. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that butterfly!
Stay tuned for the release of this fabulous stamp set, April 1st. Contact me to find out more about the great Fund Raising events that I am holding in April to raise money fro Breast Cancer Research, thanks to Stampin' Up!
Cheers Dani xoxo
Supplies List
Stamp Sets: Strength and Hope (released April 1st 2011) SAB Bliss
Inks: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Versa Mark
Card Stock: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Tools and Other: Clear Embossing powder, Basic Pearls, Spritzer, Daubers, 1" circle punch. Dimensionals, Snail
Monday, March 14, 2011
Sweet 16 JAI Sketch
Hello I'm back! Sorry it's been a little quiet on my blog of late but I have been a little pre-occupied with work and not too much has been happening in the craft room! However, I do have some exciting news to share. I have been given a promotion to Practice Manager at our Moe branch. This means I will be leaving Warragul in a few weeks, to go and work at Moe and take over the running of the Practice there. Although it will be hard to leave the great bunch of ladies we have at Warragul, I look forward to the challenge of Managing a practice. My Mum and Sister are very excited to have me back in my home town so we can catch up for lunch more often and the shorter travel time is very appealing. Anyway enough about work, lets move on to some cards!
Today I am going to share this sweet sixteen card that I made with my daughter in mind. I thought I would use the Just Add Ink sketch challenge to get my mojo back and this is what I came up with. Alix's favorite colour is blue so I had to add a touch of it in there somewhere. I have used Marina Mist, Blushing Bride and Very Vanilla for the colour combo of this Birthday Bakery card. This sketch works great flipped on its side.
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride DSP
Inks: Marina Mist, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Black Stazon.
Stampin' Write Markers: Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler.
Others: Blender Pens, Sponges, White Gel Pen, Corner Punch, Itty Bitty Bits circle punch, Satin Ribbon, Big Shot
Today I am going to share this sweet sixteen card that I made with my daughter in mind. I thought I would use the Just Add Ink sketch challenge to get my mojo back and this is what I came up with. Alix's favorite colour is blue so I had to add a touch of it in there somewhere. I have used Marina Mist, Blushing Bride and Very Vanilla for the colour combo of this Birthday Bakery card. This sketch works great flipped on its side.
I went with simple and let the cakes become the highlight of the card. Thanks JAI for helping find my mojo to get back into the craft room!
Cheers Dani xoxox
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride DSP
Inks: Marina Mist, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Black Stazon.
Stampin' Write Markers: Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler.
Others: Blender Pens, Sponges, White Gel Pen, Corner Punch, Itty Bitty Bits circle punch, Satin Ribbon, Big Shot
Monday, February 28, 2011
A card for Bailie
He has arrived! My very close friend, Lisa, finally became a Grandmother (Nonna) at 3.15 am on Sunday morning when her daughter Stacy gave birth to "Bailie James" at a healthy weight of 7 pounds 15oz. Both are doing well, although Mum had to spend the night without her new bub as he has quite low blood sugar levels and they just need to keep an eye on him. Anyway, as soon as I got the message I set to work on a card for Bailie.
I have had the Baby Bundle stamp set waiting for just this occasion, admittedly I haven't hardly used it before doing this card!! With all the delightful bits and pieces I just had to create a chest of draws to display them in/on.
As you can see there are lots of little elements going on with this card. The feet of the draws I created by using the Word Window Punch I then just layered draw fronts and a top to give it depth and a real 3D effect.
The top draw is popped on double mini glue dots whilst the bottom draw is mounted with dimensionals as I wanted this draw to be a little more 'open'. I stamped all of the bits and pieces on whisper white cardstock and then coloured and cut them out.
To give it as much 3D as I could I folded the little bib over the top of the draws and stuck teddy inside the bottom draw. The blanket is made by simply running a piece of the Pear Pizzazz hostess DSP through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder. I really played with this to soften it up and give it a soft material feel! A few antique brass brads from the metallic set worked perfectly for knobs.
The pram was stamped directly onto the card front and then again onto whisper white with the carriage being coloured and cut out. Again to give 3D I popped that with dimensionals and added a silver brad to the hood pivot and also the center of the spokes. The picture frame on the wall was created by printing Bailie's name on the computer on normal white paper which I then mounted onto Crumb Cake. I added two hearts which I punched from the Two Step Owl punch, stuck and covered with window sheet.
Then I added the frame, cutting mitre joins to give it realism. Of course all of the Crumb Cake, including the draws, was given the sponge treatment. I really love how this card came up. I am defiantly going to make one for my Demo display board. Would make a great class. hmmmm!! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.
Supplies List:
Stamp Set: Baby Bundle
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist
Inks & Markers: Black Stazon, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede
Others: Metallic Brads, Square Lattice embossing folder, Window Sheet, Word Window punch, Two Step Owl punch, Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Mini Glue dots
I have had the Baby Bundle stamp set waiting for just this occasion, admittedly I haven't hardly used it before doing this card!! With all the delightful bits and pieces I just had to create a chest of draws to display them in/on.
As you can see there are lots of little elements going on with this card. The feet of the draws I created by using the Word Window Punch I then just layered draw fronts and a top to give it depth and a real 3D effect.
To give it as much 3D as I could I folded the little bib over the top of the draws and stuck teddy inside the bottom draw. The blanket is made by simply running a piece of the Pear Pizzazz hostess DSP through the Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder. I really played with this to soften it up and give it a soft material feel! A few antique brass brads from the metallic set worked perfectly for knobs.
Then I added the frame, cutting mitre joins to give it realism. Of course all of the Crumb Cake, including the draws, was given the sponge treatment. I really love how this card came up. I am defiantly going to make one for my Demo display board. Would make a great class. hmmmm!! Leave me a comment and tell me what you think.
Stamp Set: Baby Bundle
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Marina Mist
Inks & Markers: Black Stazon, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Soft Suede
Others: Metallic Brads, Square Lattice embossing folder, Window Sheet, Word Window punch, Two Step Owl punch, Corner Punch, Dimensionals, Mini Glue dots
Monday, February 14, 2011
Engagement Congrats
Well I have been putting my new space to good use. Today I have created this card for my friends son who has announced his engagement. I have seen some very cute owl cards about and decided I probably don't use this punch anywhere near enough, so enter Mr & Mrs owl! Normally I prefer to make square or standard sized cards but just wasn't happy with the dimensions if I used the "congratulations" stamp from the the Curly Cute set. I decided to do a DL sized card instead and must say I am very pleased with the result even though I realised after I finished that I had glue their wings on upside down.....dah.....oh well so they have fluffy wings, that's OK.
There a few steps on this card that I am not sure you will be able to see in the photographs, in the background behind the owls I have stamped the Be Mine heart, from the Sweetheart stamp set, in Versa mark and then clear embossed it. I then took a scrap of card and punched out the Heart using the Full Heart Punch and created a stencil which was then inked with a sponge in a circular motion with Poppy Parade ink.
The Owls clothing are from the Level 1 Hostess In Color Designer Series Paper pack. Mrs Owl (to be) has lovely eyelashes which are simply created by punching an extra large circle from the Two- step Owl Punch and then taking you Paper Snips cut the circle in half and then cut a fringe along each straight edge. I have added Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint for eyeshadow. What girl doesn't love a pretty flower to wear. This little one tucked in her ear was created using the Itty Bitty Shapes punches and a silver brad. here are a few quick instructions on how to make it.
Take your scorer and rub over the pieces a few times to soften the fibres in the card. Now you should be able to gently pull each flower apart so you have two of each colour. This is called Faux Felting. Discard one poppy parade flower and circle so you are left with 1 each in poppy parade and two Concord crush flowers.
Layer all the pieces on top of each other in alternative colours finishing with the circle. Using your paper piercer, pierce through all pieces and insert a silver brad. Scrunch up all these pieces and then carefully pull each flower apart. Add a little shimmer to the edges with your Shimmer Paint and a fine paint brush and if you like colour the brad as well.
Add a little shimmer to the edges with your Shimmer Paint and a fine paint brush and if you like colour the brad as well. Now you have a cute little flower to pop on your Owls Ear.
I am going to enter this card into this weeks Just Add Ink challenge which is all about LOVE and this fits perfectly.
Supplies List:
Stamp Sets: Sweethearts 121576, Curly Cute 120510
Inks: Concord Crush , Poppy Parade and Versa Mark
Cardstock;Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, In Colour mini DSP (Hostess)
Punches: Two-Step Owl Punch, Full Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes, Scalloped Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border
Other: Clear Embossing powder, Shimmer Paint- Champagne Mist, silver brad
Tools: Heat Gun, Paper piercer, Snail, Mini glue dots,
Cheers from Dani xoxox
There a few steps on this card that I am not sure you will be able to see in the photographs, in the background behind the owls I have stamped the Be Mine heart, from the Sweetheart stamp set, in Versa mark and then clear embossed it. I then took a scrap of card and punched out the Heart using the Full Heart Punch and created a stencil which was then inked with a sponge in a circular motion with Poppy Parade ink.
The Owls clothing are from the Level 1 Hostess In Color Designer Series Paper pack. Mrs Owl (to be) has lovely eyelashes which are simply created by punching an extra large circle from the Two- step Owl Punch and then taking you Paper Snips cut the circle in half and then cut a fringe along each straight edge. I have added Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint for eyeshadow. What girl doesn't love a pretty flower to wear. This little one tucked in her ear was created using the Itty Bitty Shapes punches and a silver brad. here are a few quick instructions on how to make it.
Using the Itty scallop circle punch one in Poppy Parade and One in Concord Crush, then using the owl punch, punch out a medium circle in Poppy Parade.
Take your scorer and rub over the pieces a few times to soften the fibres in the card. Now you should be able to gently pull each flower apart so you have two of each colour. This is called Faux Felting. Discard one poppy parade flower and circle so you are left with 1 each in poppy parade and two Concord crush flowers.
Layer all the pieces on top of each other in alternative colours finishing with the circle. Using your paper piercer, pierce through all pieces and insert a silver brad. Scrunch up all these pieces and then carefully pull each flower apart. Add a little shimmer to the edges with your Shimmer Paint and a fine paint brush and if you like colour the brad as well.
Add a little shimmer to the edges with your Shimmer Paint and a fine paint brush and if you like colour the brad as well. Now you have a cute little flower to pop on your Owls Ear.
I am going to enter this card into this weeks Just Add Ink challenge which is all about LOVE and this fits perfectly.
Supplies List:
Stamp Sets: Sweethearts 121576, Curly Cute 120510
Inks: Concord Crush , Poppy Parade and Versa Mark
Cardstock;Concord Crush, Poppy Parade, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, In Colour mini DSP (Hostess)
Punches: Two-Step Owl Punch, Full Heart Punch, Itty Bitty Shapes, Scalloped Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border
Other: Clear Embossing powder, Shimmer Paint- Champagne Mist, silver brad
Tools: Heat Gun, Paper piercer, Snail, Mini glue dots,
Cheers from Dani xoxox
Monday, February 07, 2011
Quick Share
Hi there,
I hope that everyone around Australia has come through the natural disasters that we are experiencing relatively unscathed. Cyclones in Queensland only weeks after almost the entire state was flooded, bush fires in Perth and flash floods here in Victoria over the weekend have caused havoc. My sisters craft room was flooded so they have had to rip the flooring out, but luckily it didn't get too serious just enough to be annoying and have to call in the insurers. We had water come through the shed where my brand new (delivered Friday) workbench units for my craft room were sitting awaiting assembly. Our cabinet maker made them up in flat packs so handy hubby can put them together!! Only a few pieces got a little water on them so I was very lucky, I feel for the people who have had their homes flooded.
As my craft room is in disarray waiting for the new cabinets to go in, here's another quick share of a sample card I gave you a snippet of in the Sale-A-Brations announcement. Hopefully I can get back in there soon to do what I love .................. .INSPIRE . CREATE . SHARE .
This fresh little card is done in Whisper White and Marina Mist with a touch of Pear Pizzazz and Blushing Bride on the flowers. I have used the delightful Scallop trim border and corner punches on the Marina Mist cardstock to add a lovely border. The flowers are from the Sweet Summer stamp set and the Happy Birthday 'planter' is from the Punch Bunch set both from the Sale-A-Brations flyer. A touch of Whisper White Satin Ribbon tied in a bow and the card is done.
I hope that everyone around Australia has come through the natural disasters that we are experiencing relatively unscathed. Cyclones in Queensland only weeks after almost the entire state was flooded, bush fires in Perth and flash floods here in Victoria over the weekend have caused havoc. My sisters craft room was flooded so they have had to rip the flooring out, but luckily it didn't get too serious just enough to be annoying and have to call in the insurers. We had water come through the shed where my brand new (delivered Friday) workbench units for my craft room were sitting awaiting assembly. Our cabinet maker made them up in flat packs so handy hubby can put them together!! Only a few pieces got a little water on them so I was very lucky, I feel for the people who have had their homes flooded.
As my craft room is in disarray waiting for the new cabinets to go in, here's another quick share of a sample card I gave you a snippet of in the Sale-A-Brations announcement. Hopefully I can get back in there soon to do what I love .................. .INSPIRE . CREATE . SHARE .
This fresh little card is done in Whisper White and Marina Mist with a touch of Pear Pizzazz and Blushing Bride on the flowers. I have used the delightful Scallop trim border and corner punches on the Marina Mist cardstock to add a lovely border. The flowers are from the Sweet Summer stamp set and the Happy Birthday 'planter' is from the Punch Bunch set both from the Sale-A-Brations flyer. A touch of Whisper White Satin Ribbon tied in a bow and the card is done.
Don't forget, now is the time to book a workshop to earn FREE products during
SALE-A-BRATIONS at Stampin' Up!
Stay tuned for the pics of my new and improved crafting area!
Cheers Dani xoxo
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Photo Inspiration
Happy Sunny Sunday,
It's a very warm 40 degrees here in Gippsland today, the perfect days to stay indoors with the air con going and get stuck into some crafting. Today I have made a card to enter into this weeks Just Add Ink challenge. This is the photo to inspire us and as soon as I saw the crisp colours and beautiful big flower, I knew exactly what I was going to create. The card I have made features a large yellow flower made with the full heart punch from Stampin' Up! Here is the card and a few instructions to help you re-create it for yourself.
The colours I have used are Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz with a touch of Basic Black stamping. I wanted to keep the colours crisp just like in the photo so opted to sponge all the cardstock and papers in the matching tones. The sentiment and butterfly are from the For Everything stamp set. I have simply stamped the sentiment, using my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up straight onto the card in Basic Black and then highlighted the Thanks with Marina Mist ink and a blender pen. The butterfly was stamped onto white card and blended with Daffodil Delight ink, I then cut it out and adhered it to the card.
Here's how you can re-create the flower.............
Using the Full Hearts Punch, punch out your hearts in your chosen colour, I have used Stampin' Up DSP in Daffodil Delight. Next fold all of your hearts down the center. To make the leaves you want to use the 1 3/4" circle punch. Take a piece of Old Olive cardstock about 4cm wide, the length will depend on how many leaves you want to add, fold in half length ways. Slip the folded edge of the card into the punch about a quarter to a third of the way in. The size of your leaves will depend on how far into the punch you place your card.
Next ink all your pieces including the center fold of the leaves. I wanted to create a darker center to my flower so I have also sponged the tips of the hearts with Basic Black ink. Now you are ready to assemble.
Using Daffodil Delight cardstock or DSP, punch out a circle using the 1 3/4" punch. Cover the circle with Multipurpose Liquid Glue, leaving a border about 5mm in from the edge. Allow this to sit for a minute so it starts to go a little tackier, this will be the base for your flower. Start adding the hearts to the circle base, heart tip first, mountain fold up.Work your way around until you have a nice even flower. Add a button or brad to the center to finish. Adhere flower to card front and place leaves where appropriate and there you have a beautiful flower card. I think this would look great in shadow box frames up on the wall too........ maybe a project for another day!
Happy Creating, Dani xoxo
SUPPLIES:
All product are from Stampin' up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamp Set: For Everything (116686)
Inks: Marina Mist (119668), Daffodil Delight (119667), Old Olive (102277), Basic Black (101179)
Cardstock: Marina Mist (121682), Daffodil Delight DSP (117155), Old Olive (106576)
Punches: Full Heart Extra Large (119883), 1 3/4" Circle Extra Large (119850)
Accessories: Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Blender Pen (102845) Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Button from my stash
It's a very warm 40 degrees here in Gippsland today, the perfect days to stay indoors with the air con going and get stuck into some crafting. Today I have made a card to enter into this weeks Just Add Ink challenge. This is the photo to inspire us and as soon as I saw the crisp colours and beautiful big flower, I knew exactly what I was going to create. The card I have made features a large yellow flower made with the full heart punch from Stampin' Up! Here is the card and a few instructions to help you re-create it for yourself.
The colours I have used are Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz with a touch of Basic Black stamping. I wanted to keep the colours crisp just like in the photo so opted to sponge all the cardstock and papers in the matching tones. The sentiment and butterfly are from the For Everything stamp set. I have simply stamped the sentiment, using my Stamp-a-ma-jig to line it up straight onto the card in Basic Black and then highlighted the Thanks with Marina Mist ink and a blender pen. The butterfly was stamped onto white card and blended with Daffodil Delight ink, I then cut it out and adhered it to the card.
Here's how you can re-create the flower.............
| You will need 7 hearts to make your flower. |
| You can vary the size of the leaves depending on how far into the punch you place the card. |
| Sponge the edges of all pieces including the center fold of the leaves. |
Happy Creating, Dani xoxo
SUPPLIES:
All product are from Stampin' up! unless otherwise stated.
Stamp Set: For Everything (116686)
Inks: Marina Mist (119668), Daffodil Delight (119667), Old Olive (102277), Basic Black (101179)
Cardstock: Marina Mist (121682), Daffodil Delight DSP (117155), Old Olive (106576)
Punches: Full Heart Extra Large (119883), 1 3/4" Circle Extra Large (119850)
Accessories: Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Blender Pen (102845) Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)
Button from my stash
Blissful freebies!
Hi there,
Today I am going to do a quick share of one of those snippets I showed you from the FREE stamp sets available through the Sale-A-Brations promotion at Stampin' Up! This delightful little card I whipped up using the Bliss set, which you can get for free simply by placing an order over $100 or holding a workshop with $600 in sales.
SUPPLIES
Cardstock; Crumb Cake (121685), Old Olive (106576), Cherry Cobbler (121681)
Inks: Crumb Cake (121030), Old Olive (102277), Cherry Cobbler (119669)
Accessories: Hemp Twine (100982)
Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976)
Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402)
Check out the Sale-A-Brations catalogue for more info about how you can get this set and more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Art4U Tip........The Square Lattice Texture folder almost makes your paper feel like material, try stamping your card stock before you run it through the texture folder, you can get some great results from doing this. Stumped for ideas, take some inspiration from the clothes and linen you see around you.
Until next time............Happy Creating, Cheers Dani xoxo
Today I am going to do a quick share of one of those snippets I showed you from the FREE stamp sets available through the Sale-A-Brations promotion at Stampin' Up! This delightful little card I whipped up using the Bliss set, which you can get for free simply by placing an order over $100 or holding a workshop with $600 in sales.
Cardstock; Crumb Cake (121685), Old Olive (106576), Cherry Cobbler (121681)
Inks: Crumb Cake (121030), Old Olive (102277), Cherry Cobbler (119669)
Accessories: Hemp Twine (100982)
Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (119976)
Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402)
Check out the Sale-A-Brations catalogue for more info about how you can get this set and more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Art4U Tip........The Square Lattice Texture folder almost makes your paper feel like material, try stamping your card stock before you run it through the texture folder, you can get some great results from doing this. Stumped for ideas, take some inspiration from the clothes and linen you see around you.
Until next time............Happy Creating, Cheers Dani xoxo
Monday, January 24, 2011
Sale-A-Brations
Hi Friends,
I hope you are all excited and ready to go with your Stampin' up! Sale-A-Bration orders. It all starts tomorrow, hold a workshop with $600 in sale and you will get to choose one of the four exclusive Sale-A-Bration stamp sets for free. Or just place an order worth $100 or more and you can also choose a stamp set FREE! Yep that's right FREE STAMP SETS for every $100 you spend. Check out the four fantastic sets you can choose from HERE. And remember, these sets are only available during Sale-A-Brations January 25th until March 31st.
So book your workshop or send me your order so you don't miss out on all the FREEBIES. I look forward to sharing some great projects with you.
Cheers, Dani xoxo
I hope you are all excited and ready to go with your Stampin' up! Sale-A-Bration orders. It all starts tomorrow, hold a workshop with $600 in sale and you will get to choose one of the four exclusive Sale-A-Bration stamp sets for free. Or just place an order worth $100 or more and you can also choose a stamp set FREE! Yep that's right FREE STAMP SETS for every $100 you spend. Check out the four fantastic sets you can choose from HERE. And remember, these sets are only available during Sale-A-Brations January 25th until March 31st.
So book your workshop or send me your order so you don't miss out on all the FREEBIES. I look forward to sharing some great projects with you.
Cheers, Dani xoxo
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Birthday Bakery
Happy Sunday friends,
Today I would like to share a sample I have put together for my SU! board. This one I have made using the very fun, Birthday Bakery Hostess set from Stampin' Up! Rather than stamping out the whole row of cakes, I picked out individual ones to stamp and then matted them in a row! I CASED the idea for this card from a similar one I saw on Split coast Stampers but the cakes were done in circles.
I think it is a great card for male or female.
The colours I have used are Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Whisper White and of course the inspiration came by using the striped DSP from the bonus Coco Christmas pack.
I really must get a better camera to take my photo's!
You can get this delightful stamp set for FREE simply by hosting a workshop or placing an order over $300. A great way to build your Stamp supplies.
Anyways, I hope your weekend has been full of creativity, until next time, HAPPY CRAFTING!
SUPPLIES LIST
Stamp Set; Birthday Bakery (w121452, c120115) Hostess only
Cardstock: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Coco Christmas DSP
Inks: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Soft suede
Accessories; Square Lattice Embossing Folder(119976), 1 1/4" Square Punch(119865) Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack- circle- (118309) Blender Pens and Sponges.
Today I would like to share a sample I have put together for my SU! board. This one I have made using the very fun, Birthday Bakery Hostess set from Stampin' Up! Rather than stamping out the whole row of cakes, I picked out individual ones to stamp and then matted them in a row! I CASED the idea for this card from a similar one I saw on Split coast Stampers but the cakes were done in circles.
I think it is a great card for male or female.
The colours I have used are Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso and Whisper White and of course the inspiration came by using the striped DSP from the bonus Coco Christmas pack.
I really must get a better camera to take my photo's!
You can get this delightful stamp set for FREE simply by hosting a workshop or placing an order over $300. A great way to build your Stamp supplies.
Anyways, I hope your weekend has been full of creativity, until next time, HAPPY CRAFTING!
Love Dani xoxo
SUPPLIES LIST
Stamp Set; Birthday Bakery (w121452, c120115) Hostess only
Cardstock: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Coco Christmas DSP
Inks: Real Red, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Soft suede
Accessories; Square Lattice Embossing Folder(119976), 1 1/4" Square Punch(119865) Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack- circle- (118309) Blender Pens and Sponges.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
You Gotta Love Monochromatic
Hi as I said earlier, I love working in monochrome and it just wouldn't be right if I didn't enter a card into the Just Add Ink #51 challenge using my favourite colour combo of crumb cake and any other brown. In this case that other brown is soft suede.
I decided to do a bit of a love theme with Valentine's Day coming up and all! To make the ribbon that the hearts are sitting on I have used the felting technique, you can see a tutorial video over on Mary Fish's Stampin' Pretty site here and just coloured it with soft suede ink and a sponge. Other elements I added are the NEW Square Lattice texture plate that you will find on pg 17 of the Stampin' Up! summer mini and hearts punched out using the Full Heart (119883) punch from Stampin' Up! Another simple card to add to my SU sample board.
Supplies List:
Stamp Sets; Heard from the Heart (120066) and Punch potpourri (Hostess)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake
Inks: Soft Suede
Other: Square Lattice Texture folder (11976), Full Heart Punch (119883), Two step Owl Punch (small hearts)118074
I decided to do a bit of a love theme with Valentine's Day coming up and all! To make the ribbon that the hearts are sitting on I have used the felting technique, you can see a tutorial video over on Mary Fish's Stampin' Pretty site here and just coloured it with soft suede ink and a sponge. Other elements I added are the NEW Square Lattice texture plate that you will find on pg 17 of the Stampin' Up! summer mini and hearts punched out using the Full Heart (119883) punch from Stampin' Up! Another simple card to add to my SU sample board.
Supplies List:
Stamp Sets; Heard from the Heart (120066) and Punch potpourri (Hostess)
Cardstock: Crumb Cake
Inks: Soft Suede
Other: Square Lattice Texture folder (11976), Full Heart Punch (119883), Two step Owl Punch (small hearts)118074
Labels:
"Heard from the Heart",
"Soft Suede,
card,
Crumb Cake,
JAI,
monochrome,
Square Lattice,
Stampin' Up
Monochrome at JAI
Hi friends,
Challenge 51 over at Just Add Ink this week is Monochrome. Thanks girls, I love working in monochromatic colours. The colours for this card were inspired by a new hat my daughter brought last week. I stuck to a very simple clean layout, making the flower the star of the show.
I have also been playing around with insetting the matting in a bit more, I tend to always set the matt 4mm in from the base card edge. I like how it has helped fill the card without adding other STUFF!
Supplies List
Stamp Sets: Scribble This 116406 (large flower), Punch Potpourri Hostess (small flower centre), Cottage Garden 119163 (sentiment).
Ink: Rose red, Pretty in pink
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink DSP
Others: 1" Circle Punch 119868, Boho Blossom Punch 119858
Labels:
card,
Flower,
just add ink,
monochrome,
Scribble This,
Stampin' Up
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
JAI #50
See I promised two posts in one day!!
As part of my new year commitment, I have decided to enter a few challenges, the first being Just Add Ink.
This weeks challenge we have to use these scrumptious colours from SU......
Again I have used the little froggy from Flower for All Seasons. As I have not got any Riding Hood Red or Elegant Eggplant Cardstock in my stash I had to compromise and did alot of colour blending with a sponge and Write Markers. The flowers are from the Itty Bitty's out of the Summer Mini Catalogue that I just stamped and punched. This is the first entry I have EVER put into a challenge so I hope the girls over at Just Add Ink like what I have done.....oh and I hope I can figure out how to link it correctly too!!
As part of my new year commitment, I have decided to enter a few challenges, the first being Just Add Ink.
This weeks challenge we have to use these scrumptious colours from SU......
Again I have used the little froggy from Flower for All Seasons. As I have not got any Riding Hood Red or Elegant Eggplant Cardstock in my stash I had to compromise and did alot of colour blending with a sponge and Write Markers. The flowers are from the Itty Bitty's out of the Summer Mini Catalogue that I just stamped and punched. This is the first entry I have EVER put into a challenge so I hope the girls over at Just Add Ink like what I have done.....oh and I hope I can figure out how to link it correctly too!!
I bet you can't even tell that the scallop, the Elegant Eggplant mat around the image and the sentiment mat are all Whisper White cardstock coloured with sponge and Markers!
Cheers Dani xoxo
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