Colour Combo Card

Oh my goodness, I can't believe it's Tuesday already!  I was just about to write Monday and realised that had already passed.............  it's really true that time goes faster as you get older!

Today I have a card to show you that I made for the Colour Q Challenge

Lucky Limeade is a new In Colour from Stampin' Up! that they USA had in their new catalogue.  It's yet to arrive in the UK, so I substituted with Old Olive which is similar but slightly darker.

I used Basic Gray for the card base.  The second layer is Textured Whisper White which I have embossed using the Big Shot and Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder.  Before putting the card into the embossing folder I used a Brayer to add Bashful Blue ink to show on the debossed side.

This has been mounted with edges in Tempting Turquoise punched with the Eyelet Border Punch.

The sentiment is from So Happy For You (Retired SAB) inked in Tempting Turquoise and stamped into the Four Frames image already stamped in Old Olive ink.  This was cut out with the Decorative Label Punch and edged in Tempting Turquoise card.  I popped it onto the center of the card with Dimensionals, and added two Old Olive Designer Buttons to the embossed background.

I kind of feel like there's something missing - it's not quite right!  Maybe I'll have another go tomorrow :o)

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Basic Gray / Tempting Turquoise / Whisper White Textured and Smooth

Stamps / Ink - Bashful Blue / Old Olive / Tempting Turquoise / Four Frames / So Happy For You (Retired SAB)

Embellishments -  Designer Buttons

Tools - Decorative Label Punch / Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder / Eyelet Border Punch / Dimensionals / Snail / Tombow / Glue Dots / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Stamp-a-ma-jiging

Happy Monday Folks........

I went all out for a one layer card design for the Less is More challenge this week, which is entitled "Something with Legs".............

I decided to have a go at masking and daubing in a background, followed my multiple use of the Stamp-a-ma-jig to get my image lined up, and that image came from various stamp sets too.

I began with a Sahara Sand card base and used those handy yellow sticky notes to mask off a square area.  I used a sponge dauber to add some Whisper White ink as a background.  I then used one of the Cute by the Inch (Level 2 Hostess set) stamps with the bird on a branch and used my markers to just ink the branch and leaves in Chocolate Chip and Wild Wasabi ink.  I stamped this and then inked again and lined up a second and third branch with the Stamp-a-ma-jig.

The bird image on my card is from the Four Frames set, again inked with markers, Soft Suede, and a little Cajun Craze.  I then carefully stamped the bird as if sitting on one of the branches.

Finally I inked the sentiment from the same Cute by the Inch stamp in Cajun Craze and popped it in the bottom right corner.

Really simple, but I think this is one of my favourite cards so far.............

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Sahara Sand

Stamps / Ink - Cute by the Inch (L2 Hostess) / Four Frames / Chocolate Chip / Whisper White / Wild Wasabi / Cajun Craze / Soft Suede

Embellishments - None

Tools - Sponge Dauber / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday - I'm not sure where the week went, or the sunshine!

I don't know about your area, but it's been raining on and off every day this week.

A good excuse to stay indoors and craft :o)

Anyway, just a quick card to show you today that I made based on the Stamping 411 sketch for this week.

I stamped a one sheet wonder ages ago with the Baby Blossoms stamp set, but then never used it.  I thought I could add it in today.  

This stamp set is so cute, and really simple to use.  You can stamp without the Stamp-a-ma-jig, and even if some images aren't lined up properly, it just adds to the springtime vintage feel.  I used a whole host of colours here, So Saffron with More Mustard, Blushing Bride with Rose Red and Pear Pizzazz with Wild Wasabi, then Chocolate Chip for the twigs.

I've layered this onto Rose Red card, with a strip of textured Blushing Bride card and 1/2" Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon.  The finishing touch is the dotty Four Frames image in Rose Red, with the sentiment from Clearly For You in Chocolate Chip ink.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Rose Red / Very Vanilla / Blushing Bride textured

Stamps / Ink - Four Frames / Clearly For You / Baby Blossoms / Rose Red / Blushing Bride / Pear Pizzazz / Wild Wasabi / Chocolate Chip / So Saffron / More Mustard

Embellishments - 1/2" Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools - Decorative Label Punch / Stamp-a-ma-jig / 2-Way Glue / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

My First Gift Card Holder

Hi everyone!  How is Tuesday treating you so far?  Good I hope.

I wanted to share with you a gift card holder that I made all by myself, no tutorial, no template.  Probably not the most difficult of tasks, but I was pretty pleased with it.

It came about because I recently ordered the Scallop Envelope Sizzix Die, which I knew was only small, but I was disappointed to find that is was only a few millimeters short of fitting a gift card :o(  I should have checked this out before ordering it maybe!

So, time to sort one out for myself.

I cut a piece of textured Concord Crush card to 23cm by 9cm, then scored at 1cm and 12cm along the longest side.  Fold and run the Bone Folder over these, then run a length of Sticky Strip along the 1cm tab and fold round and stick down.  I enclosed the bottom by popping in two Eyelets with my Crop-o-dile, and then tied some 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon through the holes.  I used the 1" punch on the top edge to make a grab hole.  I used Pear Pizzazz cut 10cm by 7.5cm for the insert, and using the gift card as a guide cut two slits at opposite corners to hold the gift card in place.  I topped it off with one of the Four Frames stamped images with a sentiment from So Happy For You, a retired SAB set, and punched it out with the Decorative Label Punch.

A pretty quick and useful make.  It adds a nice personal touch to something which can sometimes be seen as a non-personal gift, though sometimes gift cards are the only way to go :o)

I hope you find this item and my (hopefully understandable) instructions of use to you.

Let me know what you think of my creation by leaving a comment below - and if you'd like to have a workshop in your home, then this is one of the projects we can make along with some cards.  Just email me for information at craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Concord Crush Textured / Pear Pizzazz / Whisper White

Stamps / Ink -Four Frames / So Happy For You (retired SAB) / Pear Pizzazz / Concord Crush

Embellishments - 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon / Small Eyelets

Tools - Crop-o-dile / Decorative Label Punch / 1" Circle Punch / Bone Folder / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

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

My Favourite Stamp Set - today anyway!

Hi there,

It seems at the moment that I keep on going back to the Clearly For You stamp set, and today is no exception!

I think it works really well with the Four Frames and co-ordinating Decorative Label Punch.

Of course, everything Stampin' Up! co-ordinates.............  

This is a card I've made for some friends for their anniversary, but I'm also linking it in for the Stamping 411 sketch challenge this week.

I picked out some of the colours in the Botanical Gazette DSP, so used So Saffron as the card base, and this lovely bird from the DSP seemed to work well with the birds in the Clearly For You stamp set.  I ran it through the Lattice Square Embossing Folder.  Textured Marina Mist card forms the top section, with some lovely Early Espresso ribbon, and then one of the Four Frames inked in So Saffron, with Early Espresso birds and sentiment.  I used a marker pen to ink the birds as I only wanted two of the three on the card.  Markers make this sort of selective stamping so easy.

The frame is popped onto the card using Dimensionals, and for some added embellishment I added some Basic Pearls.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - So Saffron / Marina Mist / Very Vanilla / Early Espresso / Botanical Gazette

Stamps / Ink -Clearly For You / Four Frames / So Saffron / Early Espresso

Embellishments - 1/4" Early Espresso Grosgrain Ribbon / Basic Pearls

Tools - Decorative Label Punch / Square Lattice Embossing Folder / Snail / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Stampin Scrub and Mist

It's Mojo Monday!

Hello......

The weekend just zipped on by, and it's Monday again.  Not such a bad day, the sun was out, work was busy and went pretty quick, and I came home to do a spot of card making.

This weeks Mojo Monday challenge was a fun sketch.

I decided to use the Colour Coach to select my colours as I have been sticking with Brights and the In Colours of late.  The Colour Coach is a fab tool, it makes creating cards with matching colours really simple.  You pick a colour swatch from the pack, and on the back it give you it's monotone colour, plus two colour combinations.  I went for Old Olive as my main colour and teamed it up with Pretty in Pink and Night of Navy.  These are not colours I would have thought to put together myself.

Here's the card I came up with.

I used the little background stamp in Clearly For You to make my own DSP.  I used the Whisper White ink on the Night of Navy card. The sentiment also comes from the Clearly For You stamp set and was cut out using the Word Window punch and popped on the card with a dimensional.  The Whisper White card on the top section was run through the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder to match the polka dot pattern on the Four Frames stamp that I inked in Pretty in Pink.  I finished the card off with a strip of Old Olive ribbon and a Pretty in Pink button.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Old Olive / Night of Navy / Whisper White

Stamps / Ink - Clearly For You / Four Frames / Whisper White / Pretty in Pink / Night of Navy

Embellishments - 1/4 inch Grosgrain Old Olive Ribbon / Pretty in Pink Designer Button

Tools - Word Window Punch / Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder / Decorative Label Punch / Colour Coach / Bone Folder / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub & Mist / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Dimensionals / Snail