A Sympathy Card

This is a card that I put together recently as a sympathy card (I stamped a 'thinking of you' sentiment inside) for a friend who had lost a relative very special to her.  I had coloured & assembled the image panel a while ago so am a bit sketchy on the colours I used so I'll go with 'pink & green'.  The blossoms are from a retired set called 'Indescribable Gift', the darker section of flowers is stamped on vellum and coloured with markers on the underside, then cut out and adhered to the larger image. The image is stamped on a newsprint DSP and slightly coloured using chalks (retired - you could use pastels or colour lightly with pencils for the same effect) and then outlined with a chalk marker (also retired but a white pencil could give a similar effect, maybe even your dressmaking chalk pencil if they still make those???).  The DSP is layered onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock and the card base is Very Vanilla.

I also made a square envelope using the envelope punch board to fit the card.

60th Birthday Card

Since we abandoned our long weekend plans to go camping due to rain, I have some time on my hands to post some of the cards I've made since my last update. This is a card that I made for my sister's birthday in April.  I can't claim any creative rights as it is basically a direct CASE of this card I found on Jan's Creative Corner, and it uses one of my favourite framelits sets (ever!) Botanical Builders.  I am happy to confirm that this set and coordinating stamps have carried over to the new 2016-2017 Stampin' Up Annual Catalogue.  Other supplies are listed below (the patterned vellum and black & white DSP are both retired).

tams# 7351

Product List

140653

$47.00

140622

$54.00

140625

$56.00

132622

$7.00

106549

$15.00

106578

$12.25

121688

$12.25

130911

$45.00

141019

$0.00

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New Annual Catalogue Time!

The new annual catalogue from Stampin' Up is here! So many fabulous new goodies.  To see them click the image below:

Apologies for my lack of posts lately!  I do have a couple of cards I need to post but I've been away (on a fabulous holiday :) ) and am back at work but have had some other projects on the go so unfortunately blogging has been neglected.  I promise to try harder!

Easter Blossoms

I made this as a quick card on my way to visit a friend I wouldn't see again before Easter.  Unfortunately it was less than perfect - I should have heat set the little girl before I trimmed the panel as I managed to smudge a fingerprint on the panel and a there was a spot from a bit of lint on her skirt.  And she's crooked :(  I don't make a lot of Easter cards but I have this set from a few years ago that I bought because I liked the blossoms. The girl and background blossoms are from the retired set Easter Blossoms and the sentiment is from Indescribable Gift (also retired). I used Subtles collection markers for a hint of colour.

tams# 6297

Product List

• Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931]
• Washi Label Punch [138296]
• Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [131263]
• Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]
• Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]

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An early start on Christmas

This is a CASE of a card from Stampin' Up.  It's a simple design using the Washi Label Punch that I already happened to have :)  It's a great way to use up some DSP scraps you might have lying around and can be altered for any occasion. This doesn't mean I won't still be making & posting cards a week before Christmas (and thanks Australia Post, :( it's going to be much more expensive this year) but it's a start!  It's usually deciding on a couple of designs suitable for mass production that takes me the time, not the actual making and I think this one may make the short list (I may need some new DSP though ;) ). Thanks for stopping by! 

tams# 6313

Product List

• Washi Label Punch [138296]
• Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527]
• Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390]
• Christmas DSP (this one is retired)
• Coordinating cardstock
• Merry Christmas sentiment

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Mother's Day card for FMS 227 and ctd 383

A very quick card today combining a sketch and a colour challenge.  The challenges were:

I've used the Sale-A-Bration set Flowering Fields that I love but haven't used nearly enough. I stamped with Basic Black Archival ink and watercoloured the flowers using an aqua painter and markers scribbled on an acrylic block.  I'm not that great at staying in the lines!  The Old Olive strip is embossed with a long retired embossing folder.  I cut out the images using one of the square framelits but the next size up was too much of a border so I trimmed the coloured layers.  I love the sketch :)

tams# 6281

Product List

Flowering Fields Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141300]

$0.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Teeny Tiny Sentiments

[130042]

$64.00

Aqua Painters

[103954]

$20.00

Squares Collection Framelits Die

[130921]

$45.00

Brights Stampin' Write Markers

[131259]

$51.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.00

Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock

[121680]

$12.25

Tangerine Tango A4 Card Stock

[116206]

$12.25

Old Olive A4 Card Stock

[106576]

$12.25

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Botanical Birthday for FMS 226

Today I am super excited!  My entry in Freshly Made Sketches challenge 225 was chosen as a Princess of Clean!!! (not the winner but a special mention)  So nice to receive encouragement from an independent source (because you know your friends & family are kind of biased right?!).  You can see my card along with the Queen and other Princess's creations by clicking here!  The sketch is a great clean and simple layout that has so many possibilities.

I am really enjoying playing along with on-line challenges.  I used to spend a lot of time looking at pieces of paper and stamped images trying to work out how to put something together then giving up and CASEing something from my Pinterest collection almost exactly.  Starting with a sketch has given me a different approach and way of looking at my supplies.  I also usually set myself some sort of secondary challenges as well (use DSP or colours that are not in my usual palette - for me both very challenging, or use a stamp set that hasn't seen ink yet (we all have those don't we??) or an old favourite that's been neglected for a while).  I do still occasionally CASE some designs that I love but I like to think I am wasting less time 'pinning' :)

So today's card is for Freshly Made Sketches challenge #226.  It's a simple but super versatile layout. I also decided that it would be a good sketch to try using a piece of DSP.  Here is the sketch and my take on it:

Thanks for stopping by!

tams# 6095

Product List

Botanical Blooms Photopolymer Bundle

[140819]

$87.75

1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon

[132140]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.00

Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock

[133683]

$12.25

Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock

[119980]

$12.25

2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers

[133654]

$26.00

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

[135315]

$8.75

Tear & Tape Adhesive

[138995]

$12.00

Glue Dots

[103683]

$9.00

Party With Cake Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[140669]

$49.00

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