More Chrissy Cards

Hi guys!

 

 

Back again today with some more Chrissy cards. Here is the first one...

 

Colours used were Whisper White and Cherry Cobbler. The background was stamped with the En Francais in Black ink. The ornaments from the Delightful Decorations stamp set were stamped in Cherry Cobbler, rock 'n' rolled in Basic Black, and embellished with adhesive rhinestones and silver twine. The ribbon was punched using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch.

This next card is similar to the previous one, except that I used Garden Green, and the feature wreath is from the Welcome Christmas stamp set. This time I used adhesive red pearls to embellish...

The next card is very simple...

It features stars in two sizes punched with both star punches, and a sentiment from the Greetings of the Season stamp set, embellished with adhesive pearls. Colours are Whisper White, Bravo Burgundy, Real Red, Ruby Red and Cherry Cobbler.

Finally, we have this card featuring the Frosty Friends stamp and a sentiment from the Greetings of the Season stamp set...

 

 

The snowmen were coloured in with markers and I used glitter glue for the snow.

 

That's it! Hope these provide some sort of inspiration for your Christmas cards.

 

Catch you all soon.

 

Andrea :)

Christmas Cards 2012

I didn't think I was ever going to get around to making Christmas cards this year - honestly, but just when I'd almost given up hope, I got some spare time and voila!

I really like how this one turned out. I used Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White and Garden Green cardstock, and black StazOn ink. The stamp sets I used were En Francais for the background and the retired Welcome Christmas set. The "ribbon" was cut using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch. The little leaves are from the Lovely as a Tree set. They were embellished with red adhesive pearls.

The next card features a whimsical little Christmas tree stamped in black StazOn ink, which again, has been embellished with red adhesive pearls and silver glitter. Cardstock colours used were Real Red and Whisper White. The sentiment (one of my favourites) is from Many Merry Messages.

My final card was made using the unconventional Christmas cardstock colours of Crumb Cake and Pretty in Pink. The script background was stamped with En Francais in Versa Mark ink. The pink background was stamped also stamped in Versa Mark ink with the snowflake from the Winter Post stamp set. I then stamped the same snowflake again on Crumb Cake with Versa Mark, heat embossed it with white embossing powder, punched it out with a circle punch, and mounted it on a large scallop circle. The little flowers were punched with one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, which I have to say was "my buy" of 2012. The flowers were embellished with an adhesive pearl. Again, the "ribbon" was cut using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch.

 

 

I have a couple more to show you but they will have to wait for a day or so as it's getting late. Catch you again soon. Zzzz....

 

Andrea

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mother's Day Mini Albums

Hello everyone.

I hope you're all well.

With Mother's Day looming just around the corner, I have been busily working on these adorable little albums for my Mum and my Mother-in-law...

They are both very similar. Just some minor differences. Firstly, I'll show you the one I made for my Mum:

Next is my Mother-in-law's album:

 

The album covers and pages were cut using a die from Quickutz. They are quite tiny which makes them all the cuter!

Most of the supplies I used are from Stampin Up!:

Cardstock: Basic Grey, Sahara Sand Very Vanilla, Bashful Blue, Marina Mist cardstock, DSP.

Other: Bashful Blue ribbon, adhesive rhinestones and pearls.

Dies: Beautiful Butterflies Die, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Floral Fusion.

Stamps: Language of Friendship, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, En Francais, Vintage Vogue.

Ink: Bashful Blue, Basic Grey.

Punches: Boho Blossoms, Jewellery Tag, Itty Bitty Punch Set.

Non-Stampin Up! supplies: Brick embossing folders, pewter charms,

Have I missed anything?

I hope I have inspired you to give these little albums a go. They make terrific gifts for someone special in your life.

And before I go, I wish all you mums out there a fantastic Mother's Day. I hope you get spoiled and loved just as you deserve. Enjoy!

Andrea

Fijian Holiday Layout

Hello everyone.

Today I managed to finish this layout of our holiday to Fiji...

I used stamps from the previous mini catalogie's Sentimental Journey stamp set to embellish this layout, together with some stranded cotton (from my cross stitching days), some silver charms, brads and a flowers die cut.

The journalling background was stamped with the En Francais background stamp and the edges distressed.

Colours used were Real Red, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy and Crumb Cake. The DSP has been retired for some time so I don't recall the name of it.

Feel free to let me know what you think. I don't seem to get many comments so it would be nice to have a few more, just to know you care. :)

Well, bidding you all a good night. Take care of yourselves.

Andrea

Retirement Card

Hello.

I'm back earlier than anticipated. One of the mums from school asked me to make a crad for her to give to a lady at her work upon her retirement. I had very short notice but I have to say I like the end result. Here it is...

I used Crumb Cake and Soft Suede cardstock, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Pretty in Pink ink, Pretty in Pink ribbon, twine and lots of tiny little self-adhesive half pearls.

The stamp sets used were Thoughts and Prayers & En Francais for the background. The requested personalised sentiment was computer-generated.

So that's it. Another quick post before I have to fly out the door.

See you soon.

Andrea

My First Ever Acetate Card!

Here it is, my first ever acetate card...

Gosh, acetate is a little fiddly to ply with and not to mention so difficult to photograph. This is the best I could do. Can you see it? I think it turned out quite pretty & I'll save it for my Mum's birthday in October.

For this card I used Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, Whisper White and Certainly Celery. I used En Francais for the background and the flowers, which were 'rock and rolled' in Pretty in Pink and Basic Black, are from Vintage Vogue. They have a half pearl in their centres. The sentiment is from Wonderful Favourites. It was punched out with the large oval punch and mounted on a scallop oval piece. The ribbon is Certainly Celery grosgrain.

Well, I'm off to start experimenting on decorating a cake for my birthday next week. If it turns out OK, I'll be sure to post some photos, but only if.... ha ha!

Bye!

July Class Cards

Hello everyone!

Yes, it has been a while but I have finally managed to get myself organised enough to post photos of the two cards we made during a class last Friday, and the little gift tag I made for everyone as an attendance gift...

If you'd like any information about supplies used, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Take care.

Andrea.

Thursday's Post

Thursday is here which means that I have another post for you!



I thought I'd give you a break from Mr Birdie so this time I have used the Vintage Vogue stamp set, together with the En Francais background stamp and Top Note and Little leaves die cuts. I also used the oval punch and Pretty in Pink ribbon. The sentiment is from the Wonderful Favourites set.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for my last post of the week & something completely different.

Take care.
Andrea