Stamping 411

By | February 9, 2012
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Hi there

This card combines two challenges from Stamping 411 – the sketch is from the weekly challenge and the colour combo is from the monthly challenge.

Rather than use DSP for the background I randomly stamped the images from one of my favourite sets.  This is a great set for guys and has so many uses.

Supplies:
Stamp – Totally Tools, On Your Birthday
Card Stock – Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze (textured), Whisper White

Ink – Real Red, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo
DSP – Real Red Patterned DSP Stack
Other – Pear Pizzaz Stitched Poly Ribbon
Well the weekend is almost here and it looks like some nice weather has finally arrived 🙂
Paula

Try Stampin on Tuesday #52 – Happy Birthday

By | February 8, 2012
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Try Stampin on Tuesday has just turned one!  Congratulations to CherylAnn and the amazing team of designers  who have given us great sketches for the past year.

In addition to this weeks sketch the challenge is to include a birthday theme.

This worked well as I needed a masculine birthday card for tomorrow.

Supplies:
Stamp – Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Wild Wasabi, Whisper White
DSP – Just Add Cake
Ink – Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango
Paula 

Sweet Spring – Stampin Fun & Friends

By | February 7, 2012
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Hi there

Thought I’d do a quick post while eating my lunch.

Sweet Spring has started over at Stampin Fun & Friends.  We’ve had six great projects so far plus an Inspirational Challenge.  I managed to recreate 3 of them over the weekend.

The first is a gift box and card created by  Amy Fleming.  I’ve used the new SAB DSP – Everyday Enchantment

The second is a cool pocket card from another Kiwi – Tracey Old.  Again I’ve showcased the DSP you can get FREE with every order placed until 31 March that is over $120.  This is the first time I’ve used DSP to make a flower and I like the look.
The third project is a card created by Kristen Conant.  This time I’ve used the Hostess DSP – Cheerful Treat.
One of the techniques featured in this month’s demonstrators magazine ‘Impressions’ was to cut a slit in the corner of the Curly Label punch to create a corner frame – very easy to do and looks great.
This is the picture we were given for the Inspirational Challenge

and this is what I made – cute little briefcases filled with chocolate

It’s not too late to join us at Stampin Fun and Friends.  Click here if you would like to join.
Well lunchtime is over and it’s back to work.
Catch you later.
Paula

Wedding Anniversary Card #7

By | February 5, 2012
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Hi

Only one more wedding anniversary card to make then I can have a break till the end of March 🙂

When I saw the sketch over at Try Stampin on Tuesday I knew exactly what I would do – love that.  It came together so quickly with the help of the colour comb from Color Throwdown.  It was nice to have a combo that didn’t include some shade of red instead this had Melon Mambo – a new favourite of mine.

This is the first time I have heat embossed on DSP – and I like it.  I have also heat embossed the image.  I have yet to do the inside of the card but will stamp the Happy Anniversary from ‘A Word for You’ and the filigree from Season of Joy (I hope this set stays in the next catty).
Supplies:
Stamp – You are Loved, Season of Joy
Card Stock – Basic Black, Whisper White
DSP – Melon Mambo Patterned DSP Stack
Other – Black & Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, VersaMark, 5/8″ Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Glue Dot
Tomorrow is Waitangi Day here in NZ – our national day – which means we get a day off work!
Catch you back soon.
Paula

Wedding Card #6 – Freshly Made Sketches & ColourQ

By | February 5, 2012
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I’m almost there with making all my wedding anniversary cards 🙂  February is obviously the month to get married.

This weeks sketch from Freshly Made Sketches  was to create a ‘long’ card.  This was perfect as a few years ago I bought some long envelopes and have never used them.  I combined it with the colour combo from ColourQ.

I had planned on having just the crimped piece of Regal Rose at the bottom but as I was trying to get to sleep last night I thought of putting an overlay using the Heart to Heart punch.  So this morning I did just that and I must say I’m pleased with the effect.
In my last order I finally bought the Brights Watercolour Crayons so was able to use them to colour in the hearts.  I think the other 3 families will be in the next order!  Here’s a close up of it.
Supplies:
Stamp – Loads of Love, A Word for You
Card Stock – Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Regal Rose, Whisper White
DSP – Real Red Patterned DSP Stack
Other – 2 3/8″ Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4″ Circle Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Heart to Heart Punch, Brights Watercolour Crayons, Crimper, Dimensionals
Hope you have a great day.
Paula

Wedding Card #5

By | February 4, 2012
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This weeks challenge at JAI is to just use Red & White.  Man did I find this hard!  I don’t know how many combo’s I tried before settling on the below.  I teamed it up with the square layout from Mojo Monday.

I’m really pleased with this card.  This stamp is great for anniversary cards & I am so pleased I bought the Teeny Tiny Sentiments set – it has been invaluable.  I’ve seen others attach little hearts at the end of ribbon so thought I’d give it a go with this card.  It just finishes it off I think.
Supplies:
Stamps – Loads of Love, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card Stock – Real Red, Whisper White
DSP – Real Red Patterned DSP Stack
Ribbon – 5/8″ Whisper White Satin Ribbon, 3/8″ Real Red Taffeta Ribbon (retired), Cherry Cobbler Baker’s Twine
Other – Real Red Button, Heart to Heart Punch, Stick Strip
Sweet Dreams has started over at Stampin Fun and Friends and there are some great projects posted already.  If you would like to join it’s not too late so click here to sign up.  I’ll be back tomorrow with a recreation I made this afternoon.
I hope those of you in NZ are enjoying your long weekend.
Paula

Wedding Card #4 – Stamping411 – SSC 240

By | February 2, 2012
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Hi there

Just a quick post tonight – I need to get this loaded before the challenge closes! I love this layout and have combined it with a colour challenge from Create with Connie and Mary.

Here is the layout:

and this is what I have created using two Sale-A-Bration products.

Supplies:
Stamps – Loads of Love, You are Loved, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card Stock – Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
DSP – Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)
Ink – Calypso Coral, Pool Party
Other – Heart to Heart Punch, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon (SAB)
Looking forward to another long weekend here in NZ.  I hope to recreate some of the projects over at Stampin Fun & Friends.  If you would like to join us click here to sign up.
Catch you later.
Paula

JAI #102 – Just case Kathy Tanner

By | January 31, 2012
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Hi there

This week at Just Add Ink the challenge was to Just Add Kathy Tanner.  I had never seen Kathy’s blog so my first task was to check it out – Kathy’s blog is now on my list :).  After checking through her posts for 2011, I had a list of favourites then I had to narrow it down and settled on two.

The first is for my nephews 21st next month:

I instantly fell in love with the bright colours Kathy had used.  I’m sure this card will be made again.  It’s a great way to use up the offcuts we all seem to accrue.  I’ve used a retired stamp set Starring You with white embossing powder.
Supplies:
Stamp – Starring You (retired)
Card Stock – Rich Razzleberry, Real Red, Concord Crush, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Other – White Embossing Powder, Big Shot, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Die
My second card is a sympathy card – had to make 3 this past weekend 🙁  I find it hard to get the right layout that reflects the tone of the card but I think this layout has worked well.  Check to see Kathy’s original.
Supplies:
Stamp – Pocket Silhouettes, Thoughts & Prayers
Card Stock – Perfect Plum, Very Vanilla
Ink – Elegant Eggplant
Other – Perfect Plum Taffeta Ribbon, Petals-A-Plenty Embossing Folder
Thanks Kathy for giving us so many ideas.
Paula

Wedding Card #3 – FMS19

By | January 30, 2012
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Hi there

Well I’ve had a very productive day in my craft space – finished my final tutorial for the next session of Stampin Fun & Friends which starts 1st Feb plus made 4 cards and about to start my 5th!

For card #3 I’ve used the layout from a new found challenge site Freshly Made Sketches.  I’m loving their sketches and have added this site to my ‘challenge’ list.

This card is for my bridesmaid who is celebrating her 6th wedding anniversary in a few days – congrats Ang & Jason.

I rotated the layout to accommodate an image I already had – trying to use up the bits & pieces on my desk!  None of the DSP I had suited the vertical strip so I crimped a piece of card stock for effect.  I had wanted to use brads at the bottom but they didn’t sit flat enough on the base so I went for Rhinestones instead – they add a bit of bling.  I forgot to take a photo of the inside of the card which has the sentiment.
Supplies:
Stamp – You are Loved
Card Stock – Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo, Old Olive, Whisper White
DSP – Pretty in Pink Patterned Paper Stack
Other – Crimper, Melon Mambo Embossing Powder, Scallop Border Punch, Rhinestones
Well its back to work tomorrow – at least it’s a short week 🙂
Catch you later
Paula

Wedding Anniversary card #2

By | January 30, 2012
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Hi there

Well it’s a beautiful day here in Auckland – and we get the day off work!  Today is Auckland Anniversary Day where we celebrate the founding of our province back in 1840.  Each year to commemorate the day there is a big sailing regatta (one of the world’s single biggest one day sailing regattas) on the Waitemata Harbour.  Auckland is known as the City of Sails.
Today’s card is the second in my series of wedding anniversary cards.  For this I’ve used the layout from Try Stampin on Tuesday and the colours are from Color Throwdown.
This was such a great card to make – my friend saw it and made one herself.  I’ve finally been able to use my  Striped Embossing Folder.   I think you will see more of this in coming cards.  To get the mat for my heart I’ve used the die from the Movers & Shapers set – if you don’t have this die I would recommend getting it.
Supplies:
Stamp – Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Card Stock – Chocolate Chip, Pool Party, Rose Red, Very Vanilla
DSP – Crumb Cake Patterned Paper Stack
Ink – Chocolate Chip, Rose Red
Punches – Full Heart, Heart to Heart,Scallop Trim Border
Other, Stripes Embossing Folder, Movers & Shapers Die, Dimensionals, Dauber
Have a great day – catch you back here later with W.A. card #3.
Paula

Mojo Monday #225

By | January 29, 2012
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Hi

This is a quick post before I head off to bed.

I needed to create a quick masculine card and these two challenges have worked well together – layout from Mojo Monday and the colour combo from ColourQ.

I rotated the layout to fit the stamp I wanted to use 🙂  My squares are 1 1/2″.
Supplies:
Stamp – Bring on the Cake
Card Stock – Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
DSP – Old Olive and More Mustard Patterned Paper Stacks
Ink – Riding Hood Red
Well tomorrow is Auckland Anniversary Day which means I can get my first sleep-in of the weekend!
Catch you tomorrow.
Paula

Wedding Anniversary #1

By | January 29, 2012
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Today’s card is the first of 8 that I need to make for wedding anniversaries in the next 4 weeks!

This one is for my friends daughter who is celebrating her 1st wedding anniversary.  Congratulations Rhi & Christiaan.

I made this card at our Christmas breakfast at Jacque’s using some new products from the SAB range (can’t wait for my order to arrive) and then added the anniversary sentiment.
Supplies:
Stamp – Fresh Vintage, Teeny Tiny Words
Card Stock – Soft Suede, Confetti White
Markers – Poppy Parade, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party
Other – Lace Ribbon Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon, Printed Designer Brads, Dazzling Diamonds
Check back later for another wedding anniversary card.
Paula

Stampin Fun and Friends

By | January 27, 2012
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Just a quick reminder that Sweet Spring the next session at Stampin Fun and Friends starts again on 1st February.  If you would like to join please click here to register.
We have 15 great projects, chat sessions, challenges and more.  We’d love to have you join us.

Paula

Stamping411

By | January 26, 2012
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Hi there

This card combines two challenges from Stamping411 – the weekly sketch and the monthly colour inspiration.

I love this stamp and it lends itself beautifully for a triple colour combo.  To make the three circles on the side I adhered the Lucky Limeade card stock to the DSP then on the back of the DSP I marked where to punch my 1″ circles.  The stamped image from Posy Punch (a hostess set) is done on a scrap of Whisper White then adhered to the DSP.  I was really pleased with the finished card.

Supplies:
Stamp – Triple Treat Flower, Posy Punch
Card Stock – Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Whisper White
DSP – Cheerful Treat
Ink – Island Indigo, Calypso Coral, Pool Party
Other – Fancy Flower Punch, 5-Petal Flower, 1/2″ Circle Punch, 1 ” Circle Punch,  2 3/4″ Circle, Scallop Circle #2 Die, Dimensional

TFL
Paula

JAI #101

By | January 24, 2012
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Hi there

Well it’s been a lovely day here in Auckland – I even managed to fit in a walk at lunchtime :).  It’s so lovely to see the sun and feel the warmth.

Last month I finally got round to buying the scallop square die and now I can use it in this weeks layout at Just Add Ink– I’m a sucker for dies!

I have used Melon Mambo Embossing Powder for my image and then sponged the background in Bashful Blue to create a sky.  I wasn’t really into Melon Mambo (not being a pink girl) but the more I use it the more I like it!  I haven’t put a greeting on the card as I’m not sure what I’ll use it for.
Supplies:
Stamp – Upsy Daisy
Card Stock – Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo, Whisper White
DSP – Cheerful Treat
Other – Scallop Square Die, 2 3/4″ Circle, 3″ Circle, Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals
Well I’d better get on and finish my tutorial for the next session of Stampin Fun and Friends.  If you’d like to join us click here to join.  The session starts on 1st February.
Paula