Big Red Present

Hi All,

I had an itch to do a card with one of my Flourishes sets, so I chose All Wrapped Up. This is the best "present set" I have ever seen! Everything is so elegant, and colouring is so fun!

I decided on the colours for this based on my selected DSP - Christmas Cocoa. I just had to use the paper that is flocked....mmmm, flocking. Also, I wanted to do a long card to fit in the open-ended envelopes from SU.

My card base is a 6 1/2" square piece of Whisper White CS (finished card size was 6 1/2" x 3 1/4"). Next, there is a layer of Soft Suede CS (I think 1/8" smaller), then a layer of that lovely flocked DSP at 6 1/4" x 3".

On top of that, I cut out one 1" x 12" strip from the striped paper, and cut that into 2 pieces and stuck them on. Then, I used my Crop-A-Dile and my Jumbo Eyelets from SU at the far right side.

For the main panel, I stamped the large present onto Neena Solar White CS with Memento Brown ink, coloured it in, and cut it out.

I coloured that image in with the following Copic markers: R20, R24, R29, E71, E74, W1, W5, W7, and 0 (Colourless Blender). I also used my white gel pen for some highlights.

For the panel, I cut out a piece of Whisper White CS with one of my Label Nestabilities sets, and sponged inside the frame with Soft Suede ink. I mounted the present onto that die cut with Dimensionals, and mounted the whole thing to the card with Dimensionals.

Lastly, for the sentiment: it is from the same stamp set. I just stamped it in Soft Suede ink onto white CS, and trimmed it with my paper snips.

I wish you could feel this card - it's so fluffy! Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Oh yeah, and I stamped some presents on the envelope to match.

Lovely Christmas Card

Check out this gorgeous ornament card! Just thought I would post this great find!

clipped from creativedaze.wordpress.com

Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge and CC240

Hi All,

Well, this week I had been working really hard on getting a lot of baby invitations done for a girl at work, so I really had a craving just to do something else - anything else! So, I wanted to participate in some challenges.

Firstly, I decided to do the Splitcoast Colour Challenge CC240: Bermuda Bay, Chocolate Chip, and Apricot Appeal. I really like this one!!!

Secondly, I decided to participate, for the first time, in Mercy's sketch challenge that she puts out every Tuesday. This is the 43rd one (MTSC43, the one from this week), and you can find her post HERE.

So, let's get started. I definitely used a lot of the Bermuda Bay colour, which made this a bright one!

My card base is Chocolate Chip, just a standard A2 size. I layered a 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" piece of Bermuda Bay CS on top of that, and it was run through my Big Shot with my Houndstooth Cuttlebug embossing folder.

Next, I took a random strip of Whisper White CS (scrap pile), and cut it to a length of 4 1/8", then punched the edge with my Eyelet Border punch from SU, and wrapped a piece of Bermuda Bay Polka Dot ribbon around it, and adhered it to the base with Dimensionals. (woah, run-on sentence?)

My stamp set is from Verve, and it is called Wishful Elegance - Way to go Julee on that one!

For the back 2 panels, I used 2" squares of

Chocolate Chip CS for the mats, and the Apricot Appeal pieces are 1 7/8" square. Those pieces are stamped with the large background stamp from that set in Apricot Appeal ink.

For the main panel, it is a 3" x 2 3/4" piece of Whipser White CS. I first stamped the sentiment from that set in Bermuda Bay ink in the bottom right corner. Then, I stamped the larger, full flowers in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and coloured them with a yellow Copic marker.

Next, I took a scrap piece of white and stamped the larger, partial flower 3 times, and coloured those in with brown, aqua and yellow Copics. Then, I cut them out and mounted them onto Dimensionals for some pop.

I hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

P.S. Is it cheating if you use white in a colour challenge, even though white is not part of the list?

Wonderful Words, Set of 4

Hi All,

I decided I really wanted to use some of my self-adhesive Martha Stewart flowers that I got at Michaels. Hmmmmm.

So, I decided to do a set of 4 very simple cards. I only used a card base of Very Vanilla, and I created the frames using my square Nestabilities in my Big Shot.

For the Big Shot sandwich (from bottom to top), I used the Multi-purpose platform (on Tab 1), then my cutting plate, then my nestie (facing up), my card base, 3 pieces of scrap CS (A4 size), my silicone rubber mat, then my 2nd cutting plate. This is how I emboss with my Nesties without cutting.

I used the Wonderful words stamp set for all 4 cards - a different word for each card. I also used the Martha Stewart butterfly punch with a different colour CS for each card.

This card used Close to Cocoa ink and cardstock.

The next card uses Chocolate Chip ink and So Safron cardstock.

The next card uses Cameo Coral ink and cardstock.

The final card uses More Mustard ink and cardstock.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Bundle of Joy Shower Card

Hi All,

A girl at work asked me if I would make her a card for a baby shower she had to go to, and her friend was having a boy. I went over all of my baby stamp sets in my head, and decided on Bundle of Joy. Note: another cloudy day in Toronto, so the pics aren't very good.

My card base is Whisper White, then layered with Kraft, then with a piece of retired DSP from the Spring Showers pack. The last 2 layers were punched with my Ticket Corner Punch, and I tied a piece of striped Bashful Blue ribbon around them.

At the bottom, I decided to go with a button overload - I tied Linen Thread through the holes of 6 buttons, and stuck them at the bottom in a row with Mini Glue Dots. I thought it added a cute childish look.

For the main panel, I took a piece of Whisper White CS, and stamped the bear from Bundle of Joy in Memento ink. Then, I masked that bear, and stamped the giraffe in the same ink, so it looks like the giraffe is behind the bear.

I coloured them both with my Copic markers. I sponged some Bashful Blue and Certainly Celery inks around the outside of the panel, and attached it to a piece of Chocolate Chip CS.

The sentiment is from the By Ones & By Twos stamp set (the original sentiment is Congratulations "squared", but I rubbed the ink off of the number 2). It was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink on white CS, and punched out with my Word Window Punch. I smeared some brown ink around the outside of that to make it stand out a bit more as well.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Another Unlikely Christmas Card

Hi All,

I really wanted to use my Season of Joy stamp set, so when I saw THIS card on SplitCoast, I wanted to CASE it. I didn't add ribbon, but the rest of it is similar.

I used markers for the main stamp on Very Vanilla CS, and put a Vintage brad through the letter "O". I matted that onto Pumpkin Pie, and then Close to Cocoa CS.

The card base is Close to Cocoa, then mounted with a Very Vanilla piece of CS, which was sponged with Pumpkin Pie ink. I stamped the swirls on top of that.

On the bottom half, I used up some retired DSP called Apple Cider.

Otherwise, it's pretty simple! Thanks for stopping by!

Silver Treat Cup Christmas

Hello All,

The next card is another one we did at my September stamp camp. I wanted to use the treat cups and the Sweet Centers stamp set.

So, the clear choice was to use the stamp that will end up as an ornament, right?

I chose the base to be Whisper White CS, then a layer of Basic Black, and a layer of Brushed Silver (LOVE that paper!). Around the last 2 layers, I tied a heap of the black & white striped ribbon in a knot, and attached to the base with Dimensionals. I don't know about you, but I feel like this ribbon is STUNNING.

Anyway, the main panel is the same 3 colours of CS. On the white layer, I stamped the ornament top in Silver Encore ink. Then, the hole was made with the 1 3/4" circle punch. Inside the treat cup, I decided not to put treats at all! I filled it with faux snow, sparkley stuff, and little silver stars.

I realy want to put treats inside the cups, but I just don't like the idea of someone having to rip apart your card so they can get at it - has anyone found a solution to this problem? Otherwise, I think it is a really cute idea.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

The Colour of Christmas?...Suede!

Hi All,

I decided to get out my new Rub-Ons from the Holiday Mini catalogue and play. For some reason, lately, I am into doing Christmas cards that aren't the norm. For this card, it was all about neutral, and I got to throw in one of the new In Colors for this year: Soft Suede.

Surprisingly, not much stamping on this card. My card base is Soft Suede CS, then layered with Whisper White CS, then layered with Kraft CS. Then, there is a piece of Whisper White at the bottom that I punched with one of the Martha Stewart edge punches (LOVE those). It ended up being mostly covered because the main panel was so big, but I left it there anyway. I sponged the Kraft layer and the white layer with Soft Suede ink.

I then tied some Soft Suede Polka Dot ribbon in a knot around that base panel. It adds a cute little touch.

The sentiment is actually from a Verve Christmas set I have, punched out of white CS with my Word Window Punch. That was layered onto Kraft CS which was punched out using the Large Oval punch, then layered onto a piece of Soft Suede CS, which was made using my Big Shot and one of my tags Sizzlet dies.

For the main panel, I used the big snowflake from the Icicles Rub-Ons pack from the Holiday Mini in silver. That was stuck onto a piece of Kraft CS and sponged with Soft Suede ink. I coloured some parts of the snowflake in with my Versamarker, and also outlined the snowflake with that (that is why some parts are darker).

That panel was layered onto a white piece, then onto a Suede piece. Almost everything was put onto Dimensionals to adhere.

I really liked how this one turned out. I hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by!

My Take on the Tri Shutter

Hi All,

I just had my Holiday stamp camp for September. For the first card, I decided on the Tri-Shutter Card because it's a cute project, and I could use some Designer papers as well.

I used a retired Simply Scrappin' Kit for all of the cardstock and papers. My card base is a 5 1/2" x 12" piece of textured Bashful Blue CS.

The stamps are from the Delightful Decorations set, cut out with the Ornament Punch. I also used the smaller stamps from that set with Bashful Blue ink to fill in some other spaces.

I also used Real Red and Wild Wasabi (retired, woops!) inks. You can find the tutorial for the Tri-Shutter card on SplitCoast HERE.

I hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Razzleberry Blossom

Hi All,

Unity Stamp Co. has some really great sentiments, and I decided to use one for the focal point of my card. See my sidebar for the link to the Unity website - this stamp is called "Blossom".

This is also my first time using the Rich Razzleberry colour from SU.

The base is Very Vanilla, then a layer of Almost Amethyst, and a layer of Rich Razzleberry, which was run through the Big Shot with the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

SU's black wide striped grosgrain ribbon was tied in a knot around the bottom layer.

I coloured the sentiment stamp with Basic Black, Almost Amethyst, and Rich Razzleberry markers, then stamped onto Very Vanilla CS. It was cut out with my Label Nestabilities, and I sponged Rich Razzleberry around the edges with a sponge dauber.

I added 2 "Sparkles" from Close to My Heart - those are the little rhinestones in the middles of the flowers.

I punched out 4 leaves with my Leaves Sizzlet die and my Big Shot out of Basic Black CS, and stuck them around the main panel with my 2-Way Glue Pen.

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by!

Unlikely Christmas Colours

Hi All,

I received my order from the Holiday Mini catalogue, so I thought I'd better break some of the products in!

I chose a very unlikely set of holiday colours for this: Bermuda Bay, More Mustard, and Sahara Sand. I actually really like the finished product!

My card base is a half sheet of Sahara Sand CS folded in half. The next layer is Bermuda Bay CS, punched with a snowflake edge punch from Martha Stewart. It partially embosses too, but it doesn't show up quite as well on the cardstock because it is thicker than regular paper.

My main layer starts out with a piece of Whisper White CS. The flourish from Season of Joy was stamped in the top right corner with More Mustard ink, and that corner was paper pierced.

At the bottom, a strip of Sahara Sand was added, and below that, a strip of More Mustard, which was rolled with the Jolly wheel in More Mustard ink.

The polka-dot Bermuda Bay ribbon was tied around the main panel.

I used the new Ornament Punch from SU's Holiday Mini catty for the 3 ornaments. The 2 ornaments on the outside are stamps from the new Delightful Decorations stamp set, both on Whisper White CS. The left one was stamped in More Mustard ink and punched out. The right one was inked up with Versamark, and Sahara Sand ink, then stamped, and embossed with Clear EP, and punched out. The middle ornament is a rub-on from the Merry & Bright pack on Bermuda Bay CS, and punched out.

Almost all of the layers were mounted with Dimensionals.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by!

Snow Bursts CASE

Hi All,



I saw this card on SCS and decided I wanted to do a simpler version of it. I used the retired Snow Burst set and the Punches Three set.




I used Kraft CS for the card base, then the Chocolate Chip layer and Brushed Gold layer are matted with Whisper White CS. The Brushed Gold layer is stamped with the snowflake images in Whisper White Craft, Chocolate Chip and Encore Gold inks.





The emblem is punched out with my scallop square punch, ad mounted on Dimensionals. I tied Chocolate Chip felt ribbon around the top layer.



Nice and easy!

Thanks for stopping by!

My Hero: Rogue Charlotte

Hi All,

Lately, I had seen some images from Whiff of Joy, and I fell in love with them. They are from their Medieval collection. I bought mine at 7 Kids College Fund online. For this card, I decided to use Rogue Charlotte. I thought these images were perfect for colouring, and they have a great spirit about them - reminds me of Robinhood.

I stamped Charlotte in Memento Black ink onto Neenah Solar White CS and coloured her with my Copic markers. I layered her onto Basic Black, Real Red, and Soft Suede CS.

The card base is the same, and I tied SU's retired rope "ribbon" around the bottom layer. On the white piece, I cut out a bunch of circles with my Circle Scissor Plus, and stuck them on with my 2-Way Glue Pen, and trimmed them to be flush with the edge of the white CS.

The sentiment was made with SU's Serif Mini Alphabet, and punched out with my Word Window Punch.

All in all, pretty simple.

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

MIA: Back with a Sprout Card

Hi All,



Wow, did I take a long break! Well, I decided to come back with a card made from a Sprout - a Wild Sprout, that is! I used Dahlia from the Wild Sprouts collection at the Greeting Farm. She is so adorable.

I stamped Dahlia in Versafine Black, and embossed her with Clear EP. I coloured her with my Copic markers. I also added Crystal Effects to the purple flower to make it POP.

On the white panel, I stamped the grass from Inspired by Nature with Handsome Hunter and Always Artichoke inks. I layered one of the printed window sheets on top of that - the one that has the white vines and leaves on it. On top of the window sheet, I added some self-adhesive daisies from Martha Stewart for some extra colour and fun.

I attached the window sheet with Brilliant Blue brads in the top 2 corners. The card base is Elegant Eggplant, and the next layer is Crushed Curry (NEW colour!).

I like that the card turned out looking like a scene!

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by!

Greeting Farm Fairy

Hi All!

I wanted to post this card I made with Fairy Chloe from The Greeting Farm. They have 3 fairies altogether, and they are adorable!

My card base is Close to Cocoa, then layered with Elegant Eggplant, then Whisper White.

At the bottom, I added 3 circles (1/4") of Eggplant CS, topped with 3 black brads. The velvet ribbon is one that I got from an independent craft store a while ago - love the way it feels.

The flower and leaves are from Close to My Heart - I thought they would give the card a light forest-feel. The purple rhinestone brad is from SU.

The main panel is the same colour scheme (Cocoa, Eggplant, White), and Chloe is stamped in Versafine Black ink, and embossed with clear EP. I coloured her with my Copic markers, and added some sponging with Eggplant ink around the outside.

Hope you enjoyed!

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzette KETTO Swap Card

Hi All,

I mailed out my swap cards for my KETTO swap last week. I love these KETTO images...but sometimes I wish they were bigger.

I based my colour scheme on SU's Rockabilly Specialty DSP - LOVE that paper! My other colours of CS were Basic Black, Whisper White, and Old Olive.

I used my Oval Nestabilities to cut out my image and the mat. The image was stamped in Memento ink and coloured with Copic markers. There is one clip on the oval with Black Gingham ribbon tied to it.

The sentiment is from SU's set One of A Kind. I also used 3 clear dew drops in the bottom right corner. There is also some paper piercing along the left edge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Agnes KETTO with Mojo Monday Sketch

Well, I made this card a while ago, to coincide with the Mojo Monday sketch from a few weeks back. But, just posting it now, due to internet issues.

Well, I decided to use my adorable Agnes KETTO from Stamping Bella (see my sidebar for the link). I stamped her on white CS and coloured her with my Copics. I cut her out with my Circle Nesties, and cut a scallop circle out of Baja Breeze CS for the mat.

The DSP I used is from SU's Green Tea pack (retired), and I ran my Basic Gray CS trough my Cuttlebug with an embossing folder. I put some adhesive peals on the corners - got them from Michael's.
I also outlined some of the designs from the embossing with white gel pen, so they would stand out a little. The ribbon in the striped Baja reeze from SU.

Overall, I really liked this sketch...I wouldn't mind trying it out with some other colours.

Well, I hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Greeting Farm Geisha

Hi All,

The Greeting Farm has put out some disgustingly cute images lately. I used my Geisha Anya here - she used to be a digital image, and then they made her into rubber because she was so popular!

I stamped her with Memento Brown ink for a softer look, and coloured her with my Copic markers. I also used a Sakura Glaze pen on the flower in her hair for some sparkle.
I mounted her onto a white Classic Oval and a Taken With Teal Scallop Oval cut with Nestabilities.
The back panel is a piece of Pink Pirouette embossed with one of my Cuttlebug Folders.
On the right side, I used the EXTREMELY wide Pink Pirouette grosgrain ribbon, and put 2 of the flowers from one of SU's Accents and Elements tins at either end.
I really like how this one turned out, but what sentiment to use?
Hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by!

Finally! New modem = new blog post: Magnolia

Hi All!

Well, the internet issues are finally resolved, so I can get back into my routine.

I decided my first card would be a Magnolia - it's been a while since I worked with my Magnolias.

My card base is Whisper White, the next layer is Tangerine Tango, and the top layer is one piece of Haiku DSP from SU. I like this piece because it has so many different design strips, that it looks like you have pieced together a bunch of different papers.

Tilda was stamped on to Papertrey's white CS with Memento black ink, and coloured in with my Copics. It was punched out with my Oval Nestabilities, and the scallop layer was punched onto Old Olive CS.

I used my Word Window punch on the DSP, stamped the sentiment from Stamping Bella on a white piece, and layered it under the hole in the DSP.

The ribbon is the Striped Tangerine Tango from SU, and the flower is from Martha Stewart (bought at Michael's).

Hope you enjoyed, and thanks for stopping by!

Internet down!

Hi All,

I am so sorry I have not been posting - our internet connection has been completely down at home, and I am using my computer at work on my break to post this. We have ordered a new modem, and I really hope to get it in soon.

I have still been creating, and taking pictures, but I'm just not able to create any posts or upload anything! So frustrating.

Anywho, as soon as we get back online, I will be catching up and posting my latest.

Thanks for understanding, and please keep checking back!

Cheers,

Robin