FTTC36 Pink Gerbera Daisies

Today's card is for the Flourishes FTTC36 Think Pink challenge to make a card for a woman in your life using pink. I LOVE these gerberas and decided to use them and not add a sentiment so it can be one of those 'just because' sort of cards. :)

I started with a white base, layered with pink bazzill (pierced) and another layer of white - the top half embossed with the Damask Frame EF. The horizontal strip is more pink bazzill punched with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice border punch. I then wrapped some 1" white satin ribbon around it and added a white bow made with my bow easy. The frame around the Gerberas was made with a piece of pink bazzill cut with the large scallop oval nestabilities and then the middle cut out with the classic oval nestabilities so that the embossing shows through. The Gerbera Daisies were stamped in Tuxedo Memento Black and coloured with markers and a blender pen, cut out with scissors and a scalpel and popped up over the frame. I finished off with a corner from the Vintage die set and added a single Kaisercraft Snow Pearl to the centre.

Stamps - Gerbera Daisies (Flourishes)
Paper - White and Pink Bazzill
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Arch Lattice Border Punch, Vintage Die Set, Scallop and Classic Large Oval Nestabilties, Damask Frame set (provocraft), Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

MTSC42 Thinking of Beaches

Today I decided to play along with Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge. The sketch is horizontal, but I actually liked Mercy's example where is was flipped vertical (and I really wanted to use these new palm trees!!! :) ). I was also STOKED to see my friend Silke is the October Muse for this challenge!! CONGRATULATIONS SILKE!!!! :)

I started with a base of Very Vanilla, layered with Not Quite Navy and some Bella Bleu DSP. The circular panel is more Bella Bleu DSP cut with Large Circle Nesties and matted with NQN Scallop Circle Nesties. Across the bottom of the circle I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black using SU's retired Warmest Regards. The main panel has been stamped using Flourishes Beach Life set in Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla card. First I stamped the trees and then made a mask and then stamped the beach stamp. It was coloured using markers and a blender pen, cut out using the Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape. Finally I finished with some large chocolate brads along the top and some natural twine wrapped around the circle overlapping the beach scene.

Stamps - Beach Life (Flourishes), Warmest Regards (Ret. SU)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Bella Bleu DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip
Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, Natural Twine, Large Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilties, Curved Mega Rectangle Nestabilities, Large Chocolate Brads.

That's all for now, thanks for visiting!!! :)

More cards for World Cardmaking Day

Here are two more cards I made for the World Cardmaking Day challenges held at Splitcoaststampers. The first one was a sketch challenge by Flourishes. I received my first Flourishes stamps last week and I have to say I am really enjoying them!

I started with a base of white and layered with some Pink Pirouette and then some My Minds Eye Abbey Road DSP. The next panel is Kiwi Kiss and more Abbey road. The white panel on top has been cut using the Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities and embossed using the Moroccan Screen EF. The present stack and sentiment is from Flourishes' All Wrapped Up set, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured with markers and a blender pen. I then cut both the presents and sentiment out and adhered the sentiment and popped up the presents with foam tape. Finished off by adding a couple of pearls to the corners.


The next card was for the Crafty Secrets challenge to use a quote. I had to make a Twilight card for someone anyway so it seemed the logical choice since I don't own any stamps by that company.

I started with a base of black bazzill, layered with red bazzill, white (stamped with the flourish from Fictionally Inspired - Artful Inkables in Real Red) and then another panel of red embossed with the Diamond Plate EF. Across the join I added some black satin ribbon. The main panel has been stamped with the image from Into the Moonlight and the sentiment from Fictionally Inspired from Artful Inkables. I stamped on Watercolour paper and cut it out with Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities. coloured in with an aqua pen for the apple and blender for the other parts and lightly sponged the edges with Real Red. I popped the panel up on foam tape for a bit of dimension.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

World Cardmaking Day Cards

Well over the week-end I was attending a card retreat run by Daisy Chain Scrapbooks of Nambour - no tv, no radio and the only access to internet was on my iphone out on the road pointing in a certain direction - but that's what I did to try and find out what the challenges were at SCS for World Cardmaking Day!!! :)

The first card was for the Crafty Secrets challenge to add Dimension! Anyone who follows this blog knows that I LOVE to pop things up, so how could I resist?? Started with a base of red bazzill, layered with white, Hunter Green and Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DSP. The white panel was punched using the Fiskars Upper Crest Border punch (bit fiddly, but it worked in the end!!) and layered with more red bazzill embossed with Christmas Ornaments. Over the top of both these
panels is a 1" white satin ribbon. The next panel is Hunter Green cut with the Label 9 Nestabilities, layered with a white circle embossed with Swiss Dots. The wreath has been made using the Martha Stewart Branch Punch. The Poinsettia is my friend Edna's - I can't remember the name of the set only that it is from Paper Trey - I stamped it in Real Red and cut it out and popped it up. I finished off by adding a pearl to the centre of the poinsettia and small ones to the corners and a big bow made with my Bow Easy!

The second one was made for the Splitcoaststampers challenge to use the sketch, browns and make it a thank you card. I started with Chocolate Chip and layered with Very Vanilla (pierced), Close to Coca and Kaisercraft Cafe Culture DSP. The middle panel is more Close to Cocoa and Cafe Culture. The sentiment has been made using the 2" Font and Center Set by JustRite. I added some piercing around the bottom of the circle and added a Martha Stewart punched butterfly that had been inked with some Tim Holtz Distress Ink, sprayed with Old Lace Glimmermist and added some Chino pearls to the body. I finished off by adding some flowers (the cream one inked with Paper Trey Vintage Cream), pearl centre, die cuts using Doodle Parts Spellbinders and the corners using Provocraft's Vintage Die Set. Once again thanks to my BFF Edna for the use of the flower, Vintage Cream ink, Distress Ink and Glimmermist - what would I do without you!! {hugs}

***Edited to add - my Chocolate Thank You Card WON one of the SCS prizes!!! How stoked am I??!!***

Hope you had as much fun for World Cardmaking Day as I did!!! Thanks for visiting!!

FTTC35 Happy Birthday MUM!!!

Happy Birthday Mum!!!! My Mum is one of my best friends, who has always guided me, encouraged me and been one of the most inspirational people in my life and I LOVE her soooo much!!! {{{HUGS MUM}}} I decided to use the Crazy 4 Challenges number 4 sketch and was also inspired by Flourishes FTTC35 challenge to 'go outside the frame'.

I started with a base of pale pink bazzill layered with light green bazzill, white and some Bella Rose DSP. For the main panel I got to use my brand new Gerbera Daisies by Flourishes! I stamped them in Memento Tuxedo Black on white and coloured them with markers and a blender pen and then carefully cut them out! I popped them up over a white lattice pendant which in turn was layered on a pale pink Label 8 die cut. The sentiment is from SU's Warmest Regards set, stamped on white and cut out with the Ribbon Tags Trio and attached to the card with some pale pink satin ribbon. Next I stamped, coloured and cut out the butterflies from Gerbera Daisies and popped them up top and bottom of the card. I finished off by adding some Kaisercraft Snow pearls to the top and bottom corners of the Label 8 and to each side of the sentiment panel.

Stamps - Gerbera Daisies (Flourishes), Warmest Regards (SU)

Paper - Pale Pink Bazzill, Light Green Bazzill, White, Bella Rose DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Lattice Pendant Die Set, Label 8 Nestabilities, Ribbon Tag Trio Die Set, Pale Pink Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape, Scissors.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!! :)

WCMD Verve Challenge!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!!! Although it is now Sunday for those of us in Australia, we can still enjoy the cardmaking fun with our cardmaking sisters on SCS!!!

Today Verve is sponsoring a challenge hosted by none other than my friend Michelle!!! She has challenged us to make a card using the colours of a flag of the world. I chose IRELAND which is Green, White and Orange! I would love to see Ireland someday - I believe it is such a beautiful part of the world - it's just SO FAR from me!! One of my dearest friends is an Amercian who is currently living in Ireland so this is a little in honour of her. I'd also like to mention Jessie who regularly visits and comments on my blog who is a native of Ireland. :)

Not only have I used the Green, White and Orange of the Irish flag, I have also incorporated the flag as the BG! I started with a base of Old Olive and layered with White and more Old Olive. Then I took a piece of green Bali Breeze DSP, White card embossed using the new Damask Frame Combo set by Provocraft and a Orange piece of Bali Breeze DSP to create my flag background. My centerpiece has been stamped using the 2 3/8" JustRite Center and Font Set and the Times New Roman Upper Case Font (needed an extra D and A) to create the sentiment (I don't know - you just can't find a stamp that says Happy World Cardmaking Day!!!) and stamped it in Tuxedo Memento Black and cut it out with Small Circle Nestabilities. I matted it with some Old Olive cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and mounted on Pumpkin Pie cut with Large Scallop Circle Nestabilities. The flower is from SU's Pretty Amazing Stamp Set, stamped twice in Orange and once in Marigold and triple layered it with pop dots. I then added some Martha Stewart Branch punches to each side of the flower and attached some 1" White Satin Ribbon underneath the panel. I finished off by adding a large Kaisercraft Snow Pearl to the centre of the flower and a couple to the top and bottom corner of the card.

Stamps - 2 3/8" Center and Font Set (JustRite), Pretty Amazing (SU)
Paper - Old Olive, White, Pumpkin Pie, Bali Breeze DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Orange Versacolor, Marigold Versacolor
Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Large Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, 1" White Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Damask Frame Combo Set (Provocraft), Pop Dots.

That's all for now - a huge Happy Cardmaking Day to you all!!!! :)

Colour My World....

Hello Everyone!! Today I have made a card that is a little different for me, I challenged myself to use colours outside my comfort zone - choosing reds, mustard and yellow. Not at all my normal colours!!!

I started with a base of More Mustard and layered with white and some red bazzill. Across the bottom I added some Haiku DSP. The sentiment is from SU's Elegant Cheer set, stamped in Ruby Red and cut out with Spellbinders Ribbon Tag Trio 2 Set and attached with some wide red grosgrain ribbon. The image is from ODBD's Happy Birthday stamp set and stamped in Jet Black Stazon on white. I just love this image!! I then coloured it with markers and a blender pen and cut it out using Large Circle Nestabilities, matting with More Mustard Large Scallop Circle Nestabiltities and popping up on foam tape. I finished off by adding some Kaisercraft Latte pearls to the top corners of the card and each corner of the sentiment panel.

Stamps - Happy Birthday (ODBD), Elegant Cheer (SU)
Paper - More Mustard, White, Red Bazzill, Haiku DSP
Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Ruby Red
Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, Large Circle and Large Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Ribbon Tag Trio 2 Spellbinders, Red Grosgrain ribbon, Kaisercraft Latte Pearls, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

MTSC41 Cottage Friends

I'm back!!! Actually we got back a couple of days ago, but I've been so busy settling back in (and doing mounds of washing) that I didn't get a chance to get inky until last night! The exciting thing is that my brand new Flourishes stamps were waiting for me when I got home - so of course I had to use them straight away!!! So I made this last night and then called my dear friend Chris who is celebrating her birthday (and giving away Blog Candy)!!!

I was inspired by this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge and I know I was supposed to make this a long card - but it just wanted to be a square card!!! LOL!! I started with a base of Old Olive and layered with white and more Old Olive (embossed with Swiss Dots EF). Next I added a piece of Windsor Knot DSP and added a horizontal strip of white that I'd punched one side of with my Arch Lattice border punch. I added some more Old Olive over the top and finished with some 1" white satin ribbon and bow made with my Bow Easy! (SIGH - I love my bow easy!!! :) ) The main panel was stamped using the brand new release from Flourishes called Cottage Home - isn't it gorgeous!! I stamped it using Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white and then coloured it using markers and a blender pen and then lightly sponged the sky. I cut it out using Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities and then popped it up on foam tape.

Stamps - Cottage Home (Flourishes)
Paper - Old Olive, White, Windsor Knot DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch, Swiss Dots EF, Blender Pen, Markers, Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilties, 1" White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)