Hi When I saw this weeks challenge at Just Add Ink I knew exactly what to enter. This is a stationery set I made for my friend in England. I got the tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers. It’s amazing how much it holds – I added a notepad and a short pen I found at PaperPlus. The envelopes… Read More: Stationery Box »
Hi With Easter just round the corner I thought I’d better get the work Easter gifts done – I enlisted the help of my 14yr niece to help me. Thanks Hanna. Take a look at what we’ve made – 60 of them! I used the ‘Bright’ card stock (sorry the colours haven’t come out that… Read More: Easter Boxes »
Hi My girlfriend rang me last night & asked me if I could make her a card for a kitchen tea she was going to. The theme was Desperate Housewives! What stamp set do you use? Then I thought of Totally Tess and this is what I came up with. To make the apron I… Read More: Totally Tess »
Hi there It’s that time of the week to post my card for http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/. I’m really pleased with how my card turned out. For my colour combination I used ColourQ – not sure how I found this site. As I didn’t have any DSP in the colour range I made my own background with one of the… Read More: Try Stampin On Tuesday #8 »
Hi The beginning of the year really seems to be a popular time for getting married. Friends of mine are celebrating their 33rd wedding anniversary today – well done guys! so I thought I’d make them a card. Wedding Anniversaries and birthdays are very special occasions to be celebrated. I’ve again turned to my Colour Coach for inspiration. … Read More: Another Wedding Anniversary »
Hi Here’s my next entry for http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/. I’ve used Totally Tess this week – slowly working through the sets the don’t see much ink. It’s very easy to go to the favourites (Vintage Vogue).Here is this weeks sketch:and here is what I did: I’m really into using the markers at the moment. I haven’t done much… Read More: Try Stampin On Tuesday #7 »
Hi I always find it hard to come up with ideas for masculine cards. Last year Jacquelyn held a masculine card class and so I have used one of those ideas for some ‘boy’ cards I need for this week. I stamped the tool images on polyshrink, coloured them & then used the heat gun to… Read More: Totally Tools »
Hi I’m really enjoying the different blog sites with challenges. This is my first entry for both challenges and decided that I could combine the two: Mojo Monday http://mojomonday.blogspot.com/ and Just Add Ink colour challenge http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/Here is the sketchand the colours were Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White and Crumb Cake – here is my combination. I embossed… Read More: Two for One »
Hi Thought I’d do a quick post before heading off to the Craft Expo. Our neighbour had her birthday last Sunday so I made her a card & little gift. For the card layout I used a sketch from Splitcoast Stampers http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/card-sketches-f41/ number SC251. For the gift I used the pillow box die & an idea… Read More: Birthday Bakery »
Hi I love these Try Stampin Tuesday challenges! http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/ For this weeks challenge I used a stamp set that I haven’t inked up much – Simply Said and a colour that seems to get left behind – Riding Hood Red. To give it a 3D effect I added pearls to the flowers. Here is the sketch:and here is… Read More: Try Stampin Tuesday Challenge #6 »
Hi On Friday night I tried my first ‘Try Stampin On Tuesday’ challenge http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/ (I have now added this link to my ever increasing ‘favourites’!)This was the sketch: and this is what I came up with: I had a few trials for the blank squares. I started off with a plain white square but this looked too stark,… Read More: Try Stampin On Tuesday Challenge »
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Christchurch. My cousins in Christchurch are all safe but there house has been damaged. We returned from Christchurch last Sunday and while we were there experienced a small earthquake. As we drove around the city and over to Lyttleton it was really moving seeing the devastation from the two previous… Read More: Wedding #5 »
Today is my parents 52nd wedding anniversary and they are still in love & wonderful role models for us all – well done Mum & Dad. Since I took up card making Mum has also got hooked. Vintage Vogue and Rich Razzleberry are one of Mum’s favourite combinations (mine also) so it wasn’t hard to decide… Read More: Wedding Anniversary #4 »
I wanted to trial my new Builder Wheel that I got for Christmas and thought a masculine card would be a good start as we all seem to find these the hardest cards to make. I used two rollers and had left a gap in the middle to put the greeting. Even though I used… Read More: Happy Birthday Peter »
This card is for my brother & sister-in-law who celebrate their 20th anniversary on Waitangi Day – congratulations you guys. My sister-in-law loves blue and the only blue paper I had was Bashful Blue. I used the Colour Coach for inspiration and it suggested Rose Red as a Creative Combination and Marina Mist as a… Read More: Wedding Anniversary #3 »