Punch Art Lioness Card

I just loved that little lion from my last post so much that I decided to make a girl / lioness version of him. Here she is...

For the lioness version, I added a fringe (bangs), eyelashes and a little flower in her hair. The leaves were cut with the Bird Punch. All other supplies used are as my previous post.

She's such a sweetie. :)

Flower Shop Bundle

I just couldn't wait to ink up the gorgeous Stampin' Up! Flower Shop Bundle stamp set!

Here is the result of my second attempt with this set and matching punch...

Very similar to my first card that you can see here, just with different colours. The flowers were stamped using the rock 'n' roll technique, punched out, curled up using a pencil, and embellished using adhesive half pearls. The leaves were punched using the Two Step Bird Punch. Then sentiment is from the Vintage Labels stamp set. All supplies used are from Stampin' Up!

Flower Shop Bundle

Hello!

Welcome to a new year! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and enjoyed a safe break.

One of my Christmas presents from me to me was Stampin' Up!'s Flower Bundle consisting of the stamp set and punch. Here is the result of my first attempt using the lovely bundle:

The flowers were 'rock n rolled' in Pretty in Pink and Rose Red inks and embellished with adhesive rhinestones. The sentiment is from a retired SU set called Vintage Labels. The leaves were punched with the Two Step Bird Punch. I quite like how it turned out - very pretty and feminine.

Back soon with a scrapbooking project using the bundle.

Until then...

Andrea

Christmas 2011 & 2012 Layouts



Hi everyone. I hope you're all well and keeping cool is this extreme heat.

 

I've had these scrapbooking layouts done for a couple of days now but I have been experiencing problems trying to upload images from my computer to Blogger. It almost sent me mad. Then I Googled the problem and voila! I have an answer, and hence my post, complete with photos! Only problem now is that it won't let me centre the photos. Oh, well. What did we ever do without Google? We have an answer for anything we could ever think of.

 

Anyway, here are the photos...and there are two layouts for each photo, one for Mia's album and one for Demi's.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

For these layouts I used the Ornament Keepsake Bundle, the leaves from the Two Step Bird Punch, alphabet dies for the numbers and all SU papers and cardstock. Colours used were Night of Navy, Rose Red, Basic Grey, Crumb Cake, Whisper White and Real Red.

 

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

 

Until next time, take care.

Andrea

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there!

We started our morning with the girls helping their Dad tear into the presents they bought at the school Father's Day stall, and with a continental breakfast that they cooked for him. We later had lunch with our dads and families at a local club, where our parents spent the afternoon playing the poker machines, something they love.

I bought my Dad and my Father-in-Law an obligatory hefty Scratchies pack each and accompanied them with these cards...

 

The Language of Friendship is such an appropriate stamp set for both our dads as they both love birds. My Dad used to breed and show canaries many, many years ago, and we always seemed to have pet budgies. My Father-in-Law currently has a few cockatiels.

The colours I used were Crumb Cake, Whisper White, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Always Artichoke. The sentiment is from Afterthoughts. The bird and branch were cut with the Two Step Bird Punch.

 They are very simple cards but I'm happy with them.

Well, whatever you did to celebrate today, I hope it was special in every way.

Take care.
Andrea

Happy Birthday to My Nephew

Well, look what the sun brought out in Sydney today - ME! Ha ha...

It has been so long since I last posted, that I almost forgot how to do it. I had a mental blank for a second there.

Anyway, what a gorgeous Winter's day it is. Just perfect for a birthday, and wouldn't you know it, it is someone's birthday. My nephew's! Now when I say 'nephew,' don't think he's a little kid. He's turning 33 today which makes me feel...old! Oh and yes (brag moment), he is a doctor, hence the card.

We'll be off to see him later tonight and here's the card I made for him...

 

This colours and layout of this card, and the next, were inspired by this card was at The Card Grotto. I love her work. Always so simple and clean. Just perfect.

Well, here is the next one for one of Demi's school friends...

This image is so pretty! All other supplies are from Stampin' Up!:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Bashful Blue, Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Basic Black and watercolour paper.
Stamps: Afterthoughts
Ink: Black StazOn, markers, Blender Pen
Punches: Owl Punch, Two Step Bird Punch, Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Large and Small Oval Punches
Other: Adhesive rhinestones

Well, that's all for today. I'm off to see Mia perform in a school talent quest during her lunch break. How cute! I can't wait.

Catch you all again here real soon.
Andrea
:)

Some School Scrapping

I think I promised you another card for my next post but instead, I have scrapbooking pages. I've fallen a little behind with the scrapping so I'm trying to get back into it.

Anyway, first up I have a page of Demi wearing her Winter uniform for the first time. Please don't ask me what 12 x 12 paper I used because I never remember the name, but they are by Stampin' Up! Well, here it is...

The second one is Mia's Year 3 photo. I scrapped the class photo too but for privacy reasons I won't post it. Anyway, here it is...

This was the first time I used the Letter It stamp set & I can see myself using it time and time again, especially for scrapbooking. I LOVE it but do you know what would make it the perfect stamp set? If it came with a matching punch! That said, the letters were very easy to cut out with scissors.

Well, that's all for this post but I'll be back in a few minutes with another project. Catch you then

Andrea

On the Laptop

Howdy peeps!

What an awful change in the weather we experienced today! Back to my night gown tonight. Brrr. The only good thing about it was that my girls & I stayed indoors in our PJ's and made cards all morning.

Here is one of them that I made for a good friend of ours....

You'll have to excuse the really bad photos. I took them in really poor lighting practically as we were running out the door to the party.

The Mo Manning image was stamped in black StazOn ink and coloured with SU markers. Cardstock colour is Soft Suede. The sentiment is from the Happy Birthday Wishes hostess set. The flowers were cut with the Floral Fusion die and one of the Itty Bitty Punch Pack flowers. The leaves were cut with the Two Step Bird punch.

Hope to be back tomorrow with another card, school holidays allowing. :)

Take care.
Andrea

Parties Galore!

Don't you just love Kindergarten and the parties that come with it? I do! It's such a fun time for my little Demi. She has been invited to five parties over two months! Can you believe it? What does that mean for me? Lots of cardmaking! Here they are...

Because there are so many cards and so many supplies that I used, I won't list them all, but please feel free to ask if you'd like to know anything. I'm more than happy to share.

It was really hard to find the time to make all of these this week (I think it is my record - ha ha!) but I loved every minute of it.

I've already started on another card tonight & I have a few more to make yet. Wish me luck.

Well, enjoy your night. Hope to be back soon.

Andrea

Oh, the Places You'll Go! - Dr Seuss

Good morning!

Well, here I am another year older, having celebrated my birthday yesterday. It was a sweet day celebrated quitely at home with all my beloved family.

I have a card to share with you today that I made for a little friend of ours who will be turning four in a few weeks...

I'm in love with this image and it comes with such an appropriate quote from a Dr Seuss book, "Oh, the places you'll go." The stamped image of the sentiment was a little big so I typed it out on the computer instead, printed it, punched it with a circle punch, and put it on the inside of the card.

I used some old scrapbooking paper from my stash, teamed with Soft Suede and Bashful Blue cardstock. The Bashful Blue backing piece was torn with the Tearing Edge ruler.

The image was stamped with black StazOn ink on watercolour paper and coloured with SU markers. I added some glitter to the furry colour but it's a little difficult to see in the photo.

The flowers were cut with my Floral Fusion die and a punch from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack, and embellished with adhesive half-pearls. The leaves were cut with the Two Step Bird Punch. The sentiment on the front is from Vintage Labels and it was cut out with the Jewellery Tag Punch. The butterflies were cut and embossed in one step with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. The letter 'A' was cut with the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies.

The little charm from my stash was tied with linen thread.

I think that's it but if you'd like to know anything, please ask. Also, feel free to leave your comment. I love to hear from you.

I'll be back soon with another post of a Father's Day card for my Dad.

See you soon.

Andrea

Floral Fusion

Hello!

Managed to squeeze in this card during the school holidays as I just had to have another play with my Floral Fusion die...

I used the Beautiful Wings Emblosslits to cut the butterflies. The sentiment is from Silhouette Sentiments & the leaves are from the Two-Step Bird punch. Colours used: Whisper White, So Saffron, Certainly Celery and Marina Mist.

I rounded the corners of the card, something I don't normally do but I still like the result. Clean and crisp.

Back soon with some more posts.

Andrea
:)

Wednesday's Post

Well, I'm right on schedule with my third post of the week. Have you fallen over yet? Take it all in because it may not happen again for a very long time. Ha ha...

Surprise, surprise (not!), it's another Mr Birdie card!


The supplies used are almost the same as for yesterday's card so I won't retype them.

Hope to see you again tomorrow!

Mr Razzleberry Birdie Card & Tag

Hello all!

Here is my second post for the week. Today I have another Mr Birdie card and matching gift tag. He's just too cute to stop using him!

Colours used: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Other: Word Window punch, flower punch (non-SU), crystals, Old Olive ribbon, Blooms Die Cuts, Circle Scissors.

See you tomorrow for my next post!

Andrea

Petal Pizzaz in Grey & Saffron

Well, I definitely think I've been on a roll lately. Here is another double layout I completed today, using So Saffron, Basic Grey, Soft Sky & Bashful Blue, & the lovely Petal Pizzaz stamp set:

I really like the softness of the colours & yes, my little birdie has made yet another appearance.

Thank you again for stopping by, & please feel free to leave your comments.

Take care.

Andrea.