Babies Everywhere!

Yes, there seem to be new babies everywhere at the moment, and there could be nothing nicer than that!

And so it is that I have another baby card to show you. It's much like the one in my previous post, except for the colour scheme...

This time I used Crumb Cake, Night of Navy, Cheery Cobbler and Whisper White. Not traditionally baby colours but I like to be different. :)

That's it. Nice and quick.

Catch you again soon. Good night.

It's a Baby Boy

I received a message from a friend yesterday asking if I wouldn't mind making a card for her new baby nephew, as she hadn't seen any that she liked at the shops. Are you kidding me? Would I mind? I'd love to! And not just one either. I just had to make two for her to choose from.

I dropped them off to her this morning, but of course I took some photos before letting them go.

First up I made this card using images from my new Bundle of Love stamp set, the "Congratulations" sentiment from my new Love & Laughter stamp set, the little sentiment from the Little Additions stamp set, and paper from my new Subtles paper pack. New, new, new! Gotta love new stuff!

If you look carefully you can see that I stamped the smaller images from the Bundle of Love in Bashful Blue ink onto the Bashful Blue paper. Cardstock colours are Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Whisper White. The image was stamped on watercolour paper with black StazOn ink, was coloured with ink pads and an Aqua Painter, and was embellished with silver brads. The circles were punched with various circle punches.

The next card was inspired by this card that I found whilst surfing the net.

This card was completed using various punches: Star Punches, Owl Punch, Scallop Circle and Circle Punches, Large Oval Punch and Square Punch. The largest circle was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.

Cardstock used was Chip, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. The sentiment if from the Little Additions stamp set.

Beachy Theme

Just had to use my gorgeous new beachy images again, so this time I used them on a card...

 
This is the inside of the card, in which I stamped the image again...

There's the ol' Crumb Cake cardstock again, teamed with So Saffron and Pretty in Pink this time. The pink card strip was punch with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch. The background was embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder. The image was coloured with ink pads and an Aqua Painter. The sentiment is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess set. Did you spot the little flower from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack again? ;)

Two posts in one day. Not a bad effort if I say so myself.

Well, have a good night and I hope that those of you with children are enjoying the school holidays despite of the cold weather.

Stay warm.

Andrea

Scrapbooking Layouts

Hi everyone!

I have two scrapbooking layouts to share with you today - one of Mia during our holiday in Fiji last year, and the other of Mia at the Athletics Carnival last year. Gosh, I'm so behind! Well, here they are...


First up is the Fiji layout. I used Crumb Cake (which I'm really into at the moment), Real Red and Bashful Blue cardstock, and First Edition paper of which I tore the edged using the Tearing Edge ruler. I sponged the edges of the paper with Bashful Blue. The images were stamped onto watercolour paper and coloured using ink pads and an Aqua Painter. The little flower in the girl's hair was punch with one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. This little flower features in just about every one of my projects lately. :)

Now for the very simple layout of Mia at her Athletics Carnival...

No great athletic accomplishments on the day, unfortunately, :( but I just wanted to write Mia a few words to let her know that it doesn't really matter if she comes a place or not as long as she knows in her heart that she tried her very best and had lots of fun in the process. No one excels at everything. And this lesson applies to everything in life, not just running races. I will always be there to support her and cheer her on in life. I will always be proud of her regardless of the outcome but she owes it to herself to always give everything 100% effort. It's the least anyone can do in gratitude for being put on this earth.

Too deep? Sorry! Let's move on and talk about the supplies.

I used Crumb Cake, So Saffron, Bashful Blue and Night of Navy cardstock. The background was creaed with stamps from the Extreme Elements set and the stars were punched with the Large Star Punch. Very quick and simple.

Don't go too far. I have another post coming right up!

Andrea :)

Somebunny to Love!

Hi everyone.

I hope you've been keeping warm since the last time I posted, which, just quietly, was a looong time ago.

I, as I'm sure you all are too, have been so busy with just trying to keep on top of the everyday things, that my poor crafting hobby has been put way back on the backburner. :( But anyway, I'm here now and I have a cute little card and gift tag set that I made for a baby shower that I have tomorrow, using the same image, concept and colours that I used in my last post, except this time I wanted to try out colouring with an aqua painter...

This is a closeup of the adorable little image...

And here is the inside of the card...

This is the matching tag with a computer generated sentiment...

And a closeup of the tag...

I used Crumb Cake and Pretty in Pink cardstock, and watercolour paper for the image, which I stamped in black StazOn ink.

I coloured the image with ink pads and an aqua painter. It was the first time that I used an aqua painter and besides being a little bit too runny, I really enjoyed colouring with it. This technique will take a little practice to perfect but I'm determined! Ink pad colours were Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Basic Grey and Blush Blossom.

The little flowers (can't get enough of these!) are from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. The tag was cut with the Two Tags Die. The "baby" letters were cut with the alphabet dies (can't remember their actual name) and the ribbon is Pretty in Pink.

Can't wait for the baby shower! Such a cute and happy occasion.

Well, enjoy your weekend and stay warm.

Thanks again for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment, whether I know you or not. I love to hear from you.

Ok, I'm really going now.

Really, I am.

Bye.....

:)

Snuggle Time Card

Hi everyone!

My girls have two very exciting parties coming up - one for our little neighbour who is turning three and one for another little friend who is turning one. So these occasions call for my favourite types of cards - cutesy cards. I'm a bit of a sucker for cute little images and this first one is just adorable...

I made both the card and a matching tag. I used my ink pads and blender pen to colour the image on watercolour paper. I think that this technique gives a much softer finish than using markers directly. The ink colours I used were Soft Suede, Blush Blossom, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery and So Saffron.

Cardstock used was Sahara Sand and Pretty in Pink. The little flowers (these are da bomb!) were punched using one of the punches from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack. The ribbon is Pretty in Pink too. The tag was cut with the Two Tags die. I can't recall the brand of the sentiment stamp or the embossing folder, but if you would like to know, I can look it up for you. Just too cold and lazy to move at the moment. :)

Anyway, moving on to my next card....

Another amazing image by Mo Manning, that comes with the very appropriate Dr Seuss quote.
I used the samecolouring technique bu this time I used Soft Suede, Blush Blossom, real Red, Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy, Soft Saffron and Basic Grey ink pads.

Cardstock colours were So Saffron, Night of Navy and Real Red. I cut the little flags freehand and used linen thread with them. The stars were punched with the Small Star Punch. And the embossing folder is from Cuttlebug, I think. Finally, I used Crystal Effects on the card windscreen of the backpack.

Now, bring on those parties. :)

Andrea

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In response to a lovely comment from Belinda:

Hi Belinda!
Thank you so much for your comment. In response to your question, I have only ever used the watercolouring paper from Stampin' Up! and it is definitely not crisp white in colour, but an off-white. I usually team it up with Very Vanilla rather than Whisper White cardstock. It may be my amateur photography that makes it look white! Ha ha...
I hope this helps you, and thank you again, for taking the time to visit my humble little Blog. It's because of the occasional inspiring comment like yours, that I maintain a Blog. :)
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

Aviary Mother's Day Card

Hello everyone.

A very quick post today (I always seem to be in a hurry) to show you the Mother's Day card I made for my Mum this year. Here it is...

 

I took inspiration from this card at http://enchantedoccasions.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/less-is-more-week-50.html

Mine is an easel card, for which I used the cute Aviary set and the Thoughts and Prayers set for the branch. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny sentiments. I inked the word 'mother' (you can see the full sentiment on the inside of the card) using my Rose Red marker and punched it out using the Jewellery Tag punch, one of my favourite punches, along with the little flower from the Itty Bitty Punch set. The flowers were embellished with adhesive half-pearls.

The branch was also coloured with markers - Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Rose Red. The cage was stamped in Basic Black. The birdies were stamped with Rose Red ink.

The inside was decorated with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch and the Decorative Label Punch.

The cardstock was Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Rose Red.

Now bring on Mother's Day! Always a great day, isn't it?

Take care.
Andrea

Share A Cup For Mother's Day

Good morning folks! I hope you're all well this morning as we count down to the end of the school holidays. :(

I held my Mother's Day Class last night with eight lovely ladies, including two new recruits! :)

We had a great and fun night producing this gorgeous little set...

 The set includes a card...

A little display box to hold four little note cards...

The four little note cards...

Here are the note cards up close...

And finally, a gift tag...

A lot of work for the ladies, don't you agree? But nothing they couldn't handle. I'm sure their mothers will be delighted upon receiving these handmade projects from their daughters.

I'll leave you with a list of supplies used:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red, Old Olive, So Saffron
Stamps: Share A Cup, Happiest Birthday Wishes, Teeny Tiny Messages, Winter Post, Letter It
Accessories and Tools: Fancy Favour Box, Two Tags Die, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 and 3/8 Circle Punch, Curly label Punch, Square Punches, Itty Bitty Punch Set flower, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch, ribbon.

Gosh, we sure used a lot of stuff! I think I have all of it.

Well, enjoy your weekend. Catch you all soon.

Andrea