Birthday Cake Card

I wanted to post a quick card that I made using the Fun and Fast Notes stamp set.

I decided to go with lots of circles for the background, all cut from the Nursery Suite DSP.

I kept with the subtle colours and used So Saffron for the card base, which I ran through the Perfect polka Dot Embossing Folder, and the circles were mounted on Pear Pizzazz card.

I used markers to ink the stamped image so I could get a variety of colours, and then used the Blender Pen to make the cake frosting pinkilicious!!!!  Yum, Yum.........

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Whisper White / So Saffron / Pear Pizzazz / Nursery Suite DSP

Stamps / Ink - Fun and Fast Notes / Chocolate Chip / Regal Rose / So Saffron

Embellishments - None

Tools - Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder / 1" Circle Punch / 1 1/4" Circle Punch / 2-way Glue / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

ILWS - Swaps Galore!

I did my first swaps a few weeks ago when I went to Team Training, and I think it is a fabulous way to get new ideas and inspiration, and also to see how stamp sets I may not own can be used.

In Love With Stamping (ILWS) is a forum site for card crafts, mostly Stampin' Up! related, but not always.

Well a lovely lady started a thread to see if anyone was interested in doing a swap of cards from your favourite stamp set, so I grabbed the opportunity and signed up.  I went with Fox and Friends, it a one of my favourites and I always think it works brilliantly with the Brights colour family.

We had to make 10 full cards not just the card fronts, send them to the lovely Linda, who grabs one of each and posts 10 different ones back to everyone.  Simple!

Here's the cards I made - all lined up!

I picked out five of the animals in the set and five of the Brights colour family.
The base card for all of them is Textured Crumb Cake and I also added some 1/4" Early Espresso Grosgrain Ribbon to each of them.


Here's one close up.

I love the look you get with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

I'll post a picture of the swaps I get back, hopefully in the next week or so :o)

Please let me know what you think by popping a comment at the bottom of this post.  It's lovely to read everyones comments.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Brights DSP / Crumb Cake Textured / Whisper White / Tempting Turquoise / Rich Razzleberry / Daffodil Delight / Old Olive / Pumpkin Pie

Stamps / Ink - Fox and Friends / Something to Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess) / Tempting Turquoise / Rich Razzleberry / Daffodil Delight / Old Olive / Pumpkin Pie

Embellishments - 1/4" Early Espresso Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools - 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval Punch / Scallop Oval Punch / Sticky Strip / Dimensionals / Snail / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Trimmer / Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Anniversary - take two!

As well as the Anniversary card I made for my brother and his girlfriend from me, I was also asked to make one for my brother to receive from Alex.  I obviously wanted it to be completely different to the one I'd made for them both, so I used the Internet to search for ideas and ended up using the Two-Step Bird Punch for this one.

This punch is amazing!  Like the owl punch it has so many uses, though I stuck with it's primary function as a bird.

I decided to use the Springtime Vintage DSP from the mini catalogue, though I only used a small strip of it.  However, I did use the colours from this paper stack to form the basis of the card.  Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz and Crumb Cake, plus some Whisper White.

I punched out a couple of birds in Rose Red and dauber the edges with the same colour ink.  The hearts were punched from Rose Red card also with the Small Heart Punch, and again daubed with ink on the edges.

The sentiment is from a retired stamp set called Sealed with a Kiss.  I really love this script writing with the heart linking the words.  It's such a shame it was retired at the end of the last catalogue.

The hearts and the bird wings were all popped onto the card with Dimensionals to prevent the card looking to flat.  I think it's a really cute card and hope that Alex is pleased with ti as well.

What do you think? - let me know by leaving a comment below.........

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Whisper White / Rose Red / Crumb Cake textured / Pear Pizzazz smooth and textured / Springtime Vintage DSP

Stamps / Ink - Sealed with a Kiss (retired) / Rose Red

Embellishments - None

Tools - Word Window Punch / Two-Step Bird Punch / Small Heart Punch / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Daubers / 2-Way Glue / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Happy Anniversary my lovlies.......

Today I wanted to show you the card I have sent my Brother and his Girlfriend for their 2 year Anniversary.

I've seen lots of cards with the Owl Punch used, and thought it would be perfect for the two love birds :o)

The Owl Punch is just so cute and has so many uses, Tulips, Penguins, Rudolf to name a few.....  it's just fab!

I went with a brights palette, plus some gorgeous Crumb Cake.

The base is Tempting Turquoise and I added a Whisper White backdrop that I created a cloudy sky on with the Scalloped Circle Punch and Tempting Turquoise ink with a dauber.

I made a male and female owl and added in a little love heart in Melon Mambo.  The Old Olive 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon acts like a branch for them to sit on.

The sentiment is from Something to Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess) - I used this a lot, it's just great for so many occasions.  I punched it out using the Large Oval Punch and mounted it on a Melon Mambo Scalloped Oval.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Tempting Turquoise / Whisper White / Early Espresso / Crumb Cake / Melon Mambo / Tangerine Tango / Brights DSP

Stamps / Ink - Something to Celebrate / Melon Mambo / Tempting Turquoise

Embellishments -1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon

Tools - Two-Step Owl Punch / Large Oval Punch / Scallop Oval Punch / Scallop Circle Punch / Glue Dots / Snail / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Sponge Dauber

Stamping 411 - two challenges in one day - it's the weekend!

I've been busy card crafting this afternoon while my lovely other half re-felts the shed roof in the scorching sunshine!  I'm sure there will be a sun burnt head later on, glowing away!!!!

I took myself to my craft room and decided to have a go at a couple of Saturday Challenges.

The first was the monochrome colour challenge, and this is a sketch challenge from Stamping 411

I went for a completely different look and feel with this card, turning to the Springtime Vintage DSP and Four Frames stamp set, with a little Baby Blossoms stamp thrown in for good measure :o)

I went with a neutral base of Crumb Cake and added the strip of DSP outlined by Pear Pizzazz card, one side of which was punched with the Eyelet Border.  The frame was stamped in Basic Gray with the sentiment added from Clearly For You.  I used Aqua Painters with Rose Red and pear Pizzazz to colour this.  The Baby Blossoms down the right hand side of the card are just stamped in Versamark ink to contrast against the Crumb Cake.  I added a frame to the sentiment in Rose Red and popped it onto the card with Dimensionals.


I think two posts today should make up for my lack of posts since Wednesday.  My inspiration seemed to get up and go for a few days!  I can guarantee that there will be more posts for the next few days though :o)


Right, off to sort myself out before I head off to babysit my nephew this evening.  He'll probably be sleeping, the little darling......  he's such a cutie!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Crumb Cake / Very Vanilla / Rose Red / Pear Pizzazz / Springtime Vintage DSP

Stamps / Ink - Four Frames / Baby Blossoms / Clearly For You / Basic Gray / Versamark / Pear Pizzazz / Rose Red

Embellishments - None

Tools - Decorative Label Punch / Eyelet Border Punch / Aqua Painter / Snail / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Less Is More Saturday

The Less Is More challenge this week is all about Monochrome - using or displaying only shades of one color or black and white.

I decided to go with the black and white theme for this challenge, and I kept my card nice and simple.

 

I used the lovely I (Heart) Hearts stamp set, positioning all of the heart stamps I wanted to use onto one large clear block, inking in Versamark ink and stamping directly onto the Basic Black card base.  I tipped over some White Embossing Powder, shook it off and heated it up with my heat gun.  The centre patterned section of the left hard heart was then added using the Stamp-a-ma-jig and inked in Whisper White.

Quick, simple, yet effective..........  I hope you like it!

The Details: Card / Paper - Basic Black smooth card

Stamps / Ink - I (Heart) Hearts / Versamark / Whisper White

Embellishments - None

Tools -White Embossing Powder / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Stamp-a-ma-jig

Horraayyyyyy.......

Just a quick post to say whoop, whoop!

I was checking my email earlier and saw someone had posted a comment to say congratulations on being in the Top 3 for the SUO Challenge!  I did a double take, re-read the message, and then had to go to the website and see for myself!  Sure enough, there was my name.

My little lady bug card did me proud.

Thanks so much for picking me, it's made my day! 

If you want to see the card that got picked, take a look here - SUO Challenge Top 3  

I'll be back tomorrow with another crafty creation.

Thanks

Julie x

Speedy Mojo Time.....

Good Morning!

I just wanted to post this quick Mojo Monday card that I made.  This week is was a sketch that could either be round or square.  I think next time I'll try a round one as I've not made a round card before.  However, this time I went with the square design.

Really clever idea, take some DSP and cut a square, then cut it along both diagonals and flip two sections over to create a frame with an altering pattern.  I used the Greenhouse Gala DSP and then did some embossing of one of the images in the lovely Ornate Flowers stamp set.  I used Pear Pizzazz for the base and the background for embossing, with White Embossing Powder and mounted on Pumpkin pie.

I added a tiny sentiment from Tiny Tags punch set, and used the Jewellery Tag Punch and popped it on the front of the card with a Designed Button and Linen Thread.

So quick and simple, but I really like the look of this card.

What do you think?

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Greenhouse Gala DSP / Pear Pizzazz / Pumpkin Pie / Whisper White

Stamps / Ink - Ornate Flowers / Tiny Tags / Versamark / Pumpkin Pie

Embellishments - Linen Thread / Designer Button

Tools - White Embossing Powder / Heat Gun / Jewellery Tag Punch / Glue Dots / 2-way Glue / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Paper Piercing Tool / Mat Pack