It's been a while!

Hello Everyone - so sorry for the lack of posts of late, but life has been a little hectic.

A mixture of being snowed under at work, helping with my dad's hospital appointments and spending time with my parents, prepping for workshops and just general stuff, I've simple had no time to sit and craft and have creations to post on my blog.

I am very, very excited as I have a workshop tomorrow evening.  And the ladies are all in for a treat as I have two make and take projects for them :o)  I really hope they enjoy it.  I will post the projects we make later this week.

For now I have a quick card I rustled up earlier on.

I have seen lots of people showcasing the embedded embossing technique so thought I'd give it a go myself.  It's really simple.  I punched some pieces of Greenhouse Gala DSP with the 1" Circle Punch and mounted them onto Daffodil Delight and Baja Breeze 1 1/4" punched circles.  I glued them onto my Pear Pizzazz card base and then ran this through my Big Shot - oh yes, I now have a Big Shot - whooo hoooo - thank you my lovely mum :o) with the Lattice Square Embossing Folder.  It really creates a lovely effect and looks like the circles are part of the card base.  I stamped an image from Ornate Flowers in Baja Breeze onto Whisper White card and mounted this with Dimensionals onto a Pumpkin Pie Scalloped Circle which was then glued centrally onto the card front.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Pear Pizzazz / Daffodil Delight / Pumpkin Pie / Whisper White / Baja Breeze / Greenhouse Gala DSP

Stamps / Ink -  Ornate Flowers / Baja Breeze

Embellishments - None

Tools - Lattice Square Embossing Folder / 1" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches / Scallop Circle Punch / Dimensionals / 2-Way Glue / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Trimmer

Square Flowers!

Hello everyone - just a quick card today :o)

I used the trusty Colour Coach to get the combo of Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso.

I used the Ornate Flowers stamp set and stamped one of the flowers in Real Red and Pumpkin Pie all over a piece of Whisper White card.  I then cut this into small squares which a stuck down onto a piece of Early Espresso.  This was mounted onto a card base of Pumpkin Pie.

Finally I stamped the same image in Real Red onto Whisper White, adding a sentiment from Tiny Tags in Early Espresso.  This was mounted onto Pumpkin Pie and then added to the card with Dimensionals.

Voila - a really quick and easy one today!

Thanks for visiting :o)

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Pumpkin Pie / Early Espresso / Whisper White

Stamps / Ink - Ornate Flowers / Tiny Tags / Real Red / Pumpkin Pie / Early Espresso

Embellishments - None

Tools - Trimmer / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Snail / Dimensionals / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Mojo Monday - on a Monday!

Whooo hoooo........  I actually found time to craft tonight and get my Mojo Monday card done on Monday!

I found it quite a tough one for some reason this week.  I'm not 100% convinced I even like the card, but you have to try new things and learn along the way :o)

You can view the sketch for this week here

I went with the Greenhouse Gala DSP and took the colours Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz and Baja Breeze from the DSP.

I used strips of the small flower print to lay across the card base, edged with Pear Pizzazz card punched with the Eyelet Border.  I then gave masking a go with one of the stamps from the Ornate Flowers set.  I stamped the images in a circular pattern and cut them out.  I also cut out a singular flower and mounted both of these elements onto the card with dimensionals to give some interest to the card.  The sentiment is in Basic Black from the Curly Cute stamp set.  For a little extra touch I added the three Basic Rhinestones in the top right as suggested in the sketch.

Viola.......... does it work?  Let me know what you think!

The Details:

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

Stamps / Ink - Ornate Flowers / Curly Cute / Pumpkin Pie / Daffodil Delight / Basic Black

Embellishments - Basic Rhinestones

Tools - Eyelet Border Punch / Trimmer / Paper Snips / Dimensionals / 2-way Glue / Stampin Scrub and Mist

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