Two for One

By | March 20, 2011
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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 the image & then used markers to colour it in.

 I made a little gift to go with the card after seeing Paula Dobsons post.  I used a tutorial I had seen on Splitcoast Stampers and have filled it with a tea bag & a square chocolate.

Supplies:
Stamp Set:  Fun & Fast Notes, Share A Cup
Cardstock:  Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake
DSP:  Cottage Wall (retired)
Markers/Ink:   Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Crumb Cake
Other:  Black Embossing Powder, Rich Razzleberry Polka Dot Ribbon (retired), Old Olive Ribbon, 2 3/8 Scallop, 1 3/4 Circle & 1 1/4 Circle punches
TFL
Paula

Birthday Bakery

By | March 19, 2011
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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 from Julia http://juliascards.blogspot.com/2011/03/making-pillow-die-longer.html for making it longer.  Thanks for this Julia it worked really well.  I filled it with Roses chocolates!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Birthday Bakery, A Word for You
Cardstock: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Pretty In Pink, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Markers: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Choc Chip, Real Red, Elegant Eggplant, Garden Green, Sahara Sand, Yoyo Yellow, So Saffron, Lovely Lilac, Rose Red, Regal Rose
Embossing Folder:  Square Lattice, Polka Dots

Paula

Try Stampin Tuesday Challenge #6

By | March 17, 2011
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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 my take:

and the inside
I also made a gift to go with the card – a tissue box cover – using the same supplies as the card plus the Beautiful Wings Embosslits die (http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/tissueboxcover/)
Supplies
Stamps: Simply Said, On Your Birthday
Cardstock:  Riding Hood Red, Whisper White
DSP:  Washington Apple (retired)
Markers:  Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
Ink:  So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Black Stazon
Ribbon:  Riding Hood Red (retired)
Thanks for looking
Paula

Try Stampin On Tuesday Challenge

By | March 13, 2011
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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, then I tried a square of Choc Chip but this became the focal point of the card.  Then I looked through my DSP and found this – perfect colour match.  I was really happy with my final result.
For the colour combination I used colour inspiration from www.kwernerdesign.com/. 
Supplies used:
Stamp Set – Fox & Friends, Perfect Punches
Cardstock – So Saffron, Whisper White
DSP – Washington Apple (retired)
Ink – Choc Chip, Old Olive, Pumkin Pie, Ruby Red and Brocade Blue (the last two are retired colours)
Punches – 1 1/4″ square, Wide Oval
I look forward to next weeks challenge.
Have a great week.
Paula

Wedding #5

By | February 27, 2011
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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 quakes.  One shop we went into had survived the September quake but had been damaged by the Boxing Day quake. It is hard to imagine what they are all going through at this time. 

I haven’t felt like blogging this past week but thought I’d better get back into it.  Here is the last wedding anniversary card for February.  When I got back from holiday my order had arrived with my Sale-A-Bration sets so I thought I’d use the owl stamp from the Punch Bunch.  I finally get to use my Woodgrain stamp which I got for Christmas!  I stuck the owls on with dimensionals for a 3D effect.


Supplies:
Stamps:  Punch Bunch, Woodgrain, Inspired by Nature
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Ink:  Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Old Olive
Punches:  Two Step Bird, Two Step Owl, Heart to Heart
Other:  Crystal Effects, Stampin Dimensionals

Paula

Wedding Anniversary #4

By | February 14, 2011
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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 what to use for their card.



Supplies Used:
Stamp set:  Vintage Vogue, A Word for You
Card stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Other:  Top Note Die

Paula



Happy Birthday Peter

By | February 11, 2011
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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 my trusty Stamp-A-Ma-Jig (I must have moved it a fraction) the greeting wasn’t straight!  There are never mistakes in card making so I cut my strip into two and attached them to another piece of card – after stamping the greeting first to make sure it was straight :).  I was happy with the finished product and he won’t know.

Supplies:
Stamp Set:  Candle Crazy, So Many Stars
Card stock:  Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
DSP:  East Coast Prep (retired)
Ink:  Tempting Turquoise
Markers:  Brights

Wedding Anniversary #3

By | February 6, 2011
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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 Dynamic Duo.  I was pleased with the combination.  After using the white embossing powder I realised the body of the butterfly wasn’t going to stand out so I outlined it using the Not Quite Navy marker.  (I have just ordered the remaining markers so now I have the full range!)

Supplies:
Stamp set:  Flight of the Butterfly, A Word for You
Card stock:  Rose Red, Marina Mist, Whisper White
DSP:  Summer Picnic (retired)
Ink:  Marina Mist
Other:  White Embossing Powder, Pearls, Not Quite Navy marker
Paula

On Holiday!

By | February 3, 2011
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We are off on holiday on Saturday morning to the South Island for two weeks.  I have (hopefully) got some posts happening for while I’m away.

Back on line after the 21st February.

Paula

Wedding Anniversary #2

By | February 2, 2011
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Hi

Here is the second of my wedding anniversary cards.  This one is for our good friends who celebrate their special day tomorrow.

I finally got round to using Shimmer Paint.  I followed instructions from Michelle Dyson (5 October entry) to get the sparkly effect on the card base.  Her instructions are easy to follow & I loved the finished result.  Thanks Michelle.

 For the inside of the card I used the owl from Fox & Friends.

Card Supplies:
Stamp Sets:  Fox & Friends, A Word for You
Card stock:  Rich Razzleberry, Orchid Opulence (retired), Old Olive
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry
DSP:  Cottage Wall, Windsor Knot (both retired)
Other:  Owl Punch, Bird Punch, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder
Paula

Wedding Anniversary #1

By | January 23, 2011
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Hi there

Well the weather has been horrible in Auckland today but that means a great day for crafting.

As mentioned before I have 5 friends with wedding anniversaries in the next few weeks so I thought I’d better make a start on creating cards for them all.

Here is my first one – it’s a 4″ card.  I’m still trying to use up my retired paper supplies so made the whole owl out of paper.  Instead of using all the pieces for the eyes I have gone with some moving eyes just to add a bit of fun.


Supplies:
Stampset:  A Word for You
Cardstock:  Rose Red & Handsome Hunter
DSP: Windsor Knot & Tea Party (both retired)
Other:  Two-Step Bird punch, Two-Step Owl punch, Heart to Heart punch, Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder, Wobbly eyes

Wedding Anniversary

By | January 19, 2011
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Hi

Today is my 9th wedding anniversary :).  Phil and I never work on our wedding anniversary or birthday and funnily enough we share both occasions (yes we have the same birthday).  Today I made breakfast which is unusual as he does most of the cooking.  I made French Toast with berries & passionfruit curd – very yum.  I then spent most of the morning downloading the UStamp with Dawn & Friends 2010 Blowout projects as my membership came through last night!  We had a lovely lunch out at Eiffel En Eden.  A very relaxing & enjoyable day.

Here is the card that I made for Phil.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Loads of Love
Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze (textured)
Ink:  Jet Black StazOn
Markers:  Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Real Red
Other:  Dimensional Magic

I will be posting a few wedding anniversary cards over the next few weeks (5 before the end of February) so I’ll have to get my thinking cap on for some variations.

Paula

I’m on a roll …

By | January 16, 2011
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I think this blogging may become addictive!

Here are some other cards I’ve made this weekend.

Masculine Happy Birthday.
I’ve been trying to use up my supply of retired stock.

Supplies:

Stamps:  Fun & Fast Notes, A Word for You
Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Summer Sun (retired), Brilliant Blue (retired)
Markers:  Brilliant Blue & Yoyo Yellow (both retired)
Punch:  Star (retired)

Another masculine card:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Happy Moments, A Word for You
Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Basic Black
DSP:  Urban Oasis (retired)
Markers:  Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Cherry Cobler
Our good friends daughter is getting married in two weeks so here’s the card I made for the wedding.  I was really pleased with the finished product (so were they – we gave it to them tonight).

Supplies:
Stamps:  Priceless, Polka Dot Punches, A Word for You
Cardstock:  Basic Gray, Night of Navy, Whisper White
Markers:  Night of Navy
Other:  Embossing Powder (Silver & Denim), Full Heart Punch

My first blog post

By | January 16, 2011
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Hi there

After many months of visting everyone else’s blogsites I have finally got my own one!

The first card I am posting is using the sweet treat cups.  My friends little boy is turning 5 tomorrow and I’m sure he’ll like this.  I made this card using the Magnetic Movers & Shapers.  I find it is easier to get the hole for the cup where you want it rather than using the punch.

Supplies:
Stamp set:  A Little Treat & Good Neighbors
Card Stock:  Certainly Celery & Whisper White
Ink:  Tempting Turquoise
Markers:  Real Red & Old Olive
Other:  Magnetic Movers & Shapers, Holiday Windows and Big Shot