It's been soooo long!

Wow, sorry, it's been a long, long time since I posted!  A few things have happened since then though - like we've moved to the other side of the country...  We're now residing in sunny (at least some of the time) Queensland.  There is a bit of chaos associated with moving!  I've finally stopped procrastinating and am looking for my crafting mojo.  I decided to start with a sketch challenge from CAS(E) this Sketch!  This is the sketch:

And here is my card.  It didn't quite turn out as I'd pictured - I thought the 'brickwork' would stand out a bit more when I stamped the panel (Early Espresso) so I sponged with Crumb Cake which did give slightly more definition. The dragonfly and sentiment are given a bit of sparkle with Wink of Stella - I used the now retired gold but the clear would work just as well. Have I mentioned that I love these dragonfly dies??

tams# 14538

Product List

Post Script Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[143985]

$35.00

Post Script Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143989]

$26.00

Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies

[142749]

$54.00

Brick Wall Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[138288]

$15.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$14.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

[126974]

$11.50

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

[126975]

$11.50

Greetings Thinlits Dies

[138275]

$25.00

Gold Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141898]

$11.50

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CAS(E) this Sketch #184 Flourish Birthday

This is my offering for CAS(E) this Sketch! # 184. I have reverted to a limited colour palette for this card (yes, still having trouble with colours ;) ).  I used the new Flourish thinlits for the flowers (I love these delicate dies!) in Melon Mambo and the sentiment, frame and coordinating framelit is from the Rose Garden thinlits and Rose Wonder photopolymer stamp set combo.  I have 'fancied' up the flowers with some White Perfect Accents which I had thought were retired but am pleased to report are still available. I did notice as I was photographing the card that my layers aren't straight :( But as I always say "That's how you know I made it!".  This is the sketch:

And my interpretation:

The fine point glue pen is great for applying tiny amounts of adhesive to centre portions of the delicate flowers & I've curled up the outer petals a little.  The sentiment is popped up with dimensionals.  Thanks for looking!

tams# 8455

Product List

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

[140619]

$54.00

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140697]

$47.00

Flourish Thinlits Dies

[141478]

$49.00

Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock

[121685]

$14.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

$14.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

White Perfect Accents

[138416]

$8.75

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

$12.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$10.00

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Touch of Texture for FMS 248

Sorry it's been so long!  I don't have any excuses really but I have been scrapbooking - my first attempt & it is a slow process!  I am making an album of our recent holiday to Hong Kong.  However, Stampin' Up has a new Annual Catalogue (well new as of June 1st) and I have some very cool new stamps and thinlits that need to be used!  

This is a card that I made for a sketch challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches using my new Touches of Texture stamp set.  I did use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to 'line up' the colours more easily as I have the set in wood mount but I don't think it needs to be precise.  I used some of the new Copper Metallic Thread to wrap around for the horizontal element.  The sentiment is from Balloon Celebrations, and punched out with the now retired Washi Label Punch and popped up with Stampin' Dimensionals.  I also used a long retired distressing kit to rough up the edges of the stamped layer and sponged the edges with the 'Tea Stain' ink that was part of the kit.  It has come out quite yellow looking so I think something like So Saffron would be a reasonable substitute, or even Daffodil Delight matching the flower colour. This is the sketch that my card (somewhat loosely!) is based on:

And my take on the sketch:

tams# 8454

Product List

Touches Of Texture Wood-Mount Stamp Set

[141934]

$78.00

Touches Of Texture Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[143251]

$57.00

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set

[140675]

$45.00

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

[101049]

$21.00

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]

$15.75

Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

[141897]

$11.50

Copper Metallic Thread

[141696]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$6.00

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

$10.00

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

$12.25

Wild Wasabi Classic Stampin' Pad

[126959]

$11.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

$11.50

Washi Label Punch

[138296]

$31.00

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Party Pop-Up Birthday

This card is another CASE.  See the original card on Dawn's Stamping Thoughts here.  The birthday cake sentiment is cut with a thinlit from the Party Pop-Up set.  The letters and candle flames have a little sparkle added with Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush - unfortunately it's very difficult to photograph and makes the letters look a bit blurry in this picture. The streamers are part of the second thinlit in the set.  The background DSP is from the Cherry on Top stack that is now retired.

tams# 7363

Product List

140620

$50.00

138443

$14.00

141897

$11.50

131286

$12.25

131288

$12.25

121688

$12.25

119980

$12.25

100082

$6.00

104430

$7.00

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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!