Wedding Card Class

As I mentioned yesterday, a group of us "regulars" got together for a wedding card class last night. Quite a few ladies had requested that we make wedding cards as they had upcoming weddings. Well, here is the first of two cards we made...

I love the elegance of the For the Bride stamp set, which we teamed with Whisper White, Pretty in Pink & Basic Black. The flowers from the One of a Kind stamp set have been punched out with the matching Boho Blossoms punch, popped up on dimensionals & little rhinestones adhered to their centres.

This was the second card of the night...


Again, we used the For the Bride and One of a Kind stamp sets, but this time with the soft colour combination of Whisper White, Sahara Sand & Pretty in Pink. This time the main image was stamped onto the Whisper White cardstock & then stamped again on a separate piece, cut out & popped up on dimensionals. The sentiment is from the now retired hostess set, So Many Sayings, & was punched out with the Window punch.

As usual, we had a great time crafting, chatting & eating last night.

I'll try to be back soon , but I'm currently working on invitations for the girls' party, which yes, I know is not until March next year, but's that's just me. I have a great idea & I'm striking while the iron's hot!

Well, bye for now & enjoy this great weekend weather.

Andrea.

Seaside in Sahara

Here's a little square cut card made so I could put my new Big Kick into action again & so I could use my new Seaside stamp set! I'm really loving the Cuttlebug embossing folders. This time I used the Argyle folder.


I used Very Vanilla, Sahara Sand & Choclate Chip cardstock, Choclate Chip ink pad, the So Many Sayings stamp set for the sentiment punched out with the window punch, and the paper piercing tool.

A nice masculine card!

Goodbye to some retiring items

It has been a while but I'm back with a couple of cards we made during a class today. I tried to incorporate some retiring items.

Here is the first card, made using the Live Your Dream stamp set and the matching Afternoon Tea Designer Series paper from the Summer Mini Catalogue which is available until 31st March. Colours used were Chocolate Chip, Whisper White & Groovy Guava.

Next is a card made using the Big Bold Birthday stamp set,the Spring Break Designer Paper, Whisper White, Blue Bayou and Pumpkin Pie cardstock, Blue Bayou, Pumpkin Pie and Soft Sky ink.

Luckily, this stamp set will not be retiring but the paper, the Blue Bayou and Soft Sky coloured items, together with all the other In-Colour items, will be. I'm really sad about this as I only recently "discovered" them, having become a demonstrator last August. Not to worry, the new In-Colours look just as delish. Not long to wait now - the new catalogue comes out on 1st April!

Just Cricket 7th Birthday Card

A card for a boy, this time.




Very similar to one I have posted previously but this time I used Chocolate Chip, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla. This time I'm also showing you the inside. I think it makes such a difference to decorate the inside too, time permitting. What do you think?

I think the rest is self-explanatory but feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Footnote: Did anyone notice that I misspelt my name on this card? Me either! Ha ha.... Thanks to Sandra for pointing it out. I definitely will reprint it but I'm too lazy to replace the photo. Sorry!!!

Big Bold Birthday Presents

Another school birthday party = another birthday card, and here it is....

I used the Idea Book & Catalogue for colour inspiration - Wild Wasabi, Basic Grey and Regal Rose cardstock and ink.

Stamp sets used were the Big Bold Birthday, So Many Sayings and a non-SU number set.

I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig for perfect stamp placement, little pink adhesive crystals, my paper piercer, and the window and circle punches.

Of late, I have also been decorating the inside of the cards & so this time I thought I'd show you that too.

Feel free to ahare your thoughts.

Rockin' & Rollin Garden Whimsy

I'm pretty sure that's the name of the technique I've used to make this card:

Firstly, you ink the stamp with the lighter colour, then you roll the edges of the stamp in the darker colour. I've used my newly aqcuired Regal Rose and Basic Grey that arrived this morning.

Stamp sets used: Garden Whimsy, So Many Sayings, Polkadot.

Other: Window punch, Grey tafetta ribbon, half ribbons.

Thanks for visiting!

Embrace Life in Certainly Celery

Here is the card & gift wrapping I made for my sister-in-law's birthday. I used the Embrace Life stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalogue, the So Many Sayings Hostess Set, the Yummy stamp set from the Sale-a-bration promotion, and Certainly Celery Designer Series Papers.

If you have any questions, please ask.

Bye for now.

Well, it sure has been a while!

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas with your loved ones and I hope you're all geared up for the New Year. May 2009 be a safe & happy year for us all.

One thing I know is that 2009 will be a busy year right from the start. We have at least ten birthdays, weddings and other parties that come to mind, in January alone! Help! And here are some cards to start us off...

Firstly, we have a birthday card for one of Mia's school friends made using the Garden Whimsy, Think Happy Thoughts and Live Your Dream sets, and the now retired Summer Picnic papers. Also used were Whisper White and Black cardstock, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black ink, circle punches, and a non-SU number stamp set and non-SU half-pearls.

Secondly, is a card for another of Mia's school friends. This card was made using the Just Cricket and So Many Sayings stamp sets, Basic Black ink, and Whisper White, Sahara Sand and Basic Black cardstock. Also used were the window punch, silver brads, circle punches and a non-SU number stamp set.

More "Live Your Dream"

I recently bought some of the "In Colour" ink pads & cardstock to go with the new Afternoon Tea 12 x 12 papers, and I just had to use them! And I had to use them with my favourite Live Your Dream stamp set.

Firstly, I made this one using River Rock and Soft Sky.

For this next one I used River Rock with Groovy Guava.

My verdict? I love the In Colours!

So Swirly, So Versatile.

I just love my So Swirly jumbo wheel, simply because it is just so versatile. You really don't need much else when you use it and you can create so many different moods just by changing colours. Take a look...

Firstly, is a birthday card made using the wheel with Whisper White, Elegant Eggplant, Sahara Sand, Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbbon, the butterfly from the new Live Your Dream stamp set and three little half pearls on the butterfly. The sentiment is from the So Many Sayings hostess set, punched out with the window punch. I also used the piercing tool.

Next is a Christmas card made using Whisper White, Ruby Red, the flower from the In the Spotlight hostess set. Again, the sentiment is from the So Many Sayings hostess set and has been punched out with the window punch. The piercing tool was usedin the bottom right-hand corner.

By the way, if you love any of the hostess sets, ask me how you can earn them.

More Commotion

When I make a card that I like, I have a bad habit of making multiples of it. Here is my bad habit in action, using the Ocean Commotion set:

Again, the seahorse and seashell have been heat embossed using Versamark & Chocolate Chip inks. The background seaweed was stamped using Versamark ink & the seaweed behind the seahorse was stamped in Bashful Blue.

Ocean Commotion

Another card using the new Ocean Commotion set from the upcoming Summer Mini Catalogue. This time I embossed the seaweed and the fish by firstly stamping onto Versamark ink, then stamping straight onto the coloured Classic Ink Pad, and embossing with clear powder.

Wild About You!

I had no intention of making this card today but somehow it just happened, and I'm glad it did because it turned out really cute. I like the colour combination.

To those of you coming to my Christmas card class on Thursday, see you then!

Supplies:

Cardstock: Elegant Eggplant, So Saffron, Very Vanilla

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Stamps: Wild About You! So Many Sayings, Nursery Letters wheel

Accessories: Elegant Eggplant grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Tag punches, slot punch, window punch