Bud Basics...AGAIN!

This is another card I made using the stamp set 'Bud Basics' (page 78) of the new catalogue. It is my sister-in-laws birthday today. Happy Birthday! I really love the colour combination for this one. The card is ruby red, with a chocolate chip matte. I have stamped images on the chocolate chip with white craft ink, and added some glitter glue for added effect. The large flowers have been stamped onto cameo coral with chocolate chip ink, cut out and then outlined using a blender pen and the lid of my ruby red ink pad. The leaves have been stamped onto handsome hunter with chocolate chip ink and cut out. The buttons are from the earth elements collection(page 147) which are $13.50 for 80 assorted buttons....good buy! The sentiment has been taken from 'Birthday Whimsy' which was part of our Sale-a-Bration promotion, so it is no longer available. Let me know what you think.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Bud basics & birthday whimsy
Stamp pads: White craft, chocolate chip & ruby red
Cardstock: Ruby red, chocolate chip, cameo coral & handsome hunter
Accessories: Glitter glue, earth elements coloured buttons & mini glue dots

Mucking Around

With all this wet weather, I have had a chance to muck around with my stamps. A colleague and I (Hi Helen), are holding a workshop at an upcoming conference, and I need to come up with a design. This is one of designs and would love to know what you think of it. Sorry, the photo is a bit glarey, but I hope you can make the card out OK. The stamp sets used are Bud Basics (pg 78) and Wonderful Favorites (pg 119) from the new Stampin' Up catalogue. The background stamp used on the so saffron has actually retired, but the mini flower from the set works nicely for this layout. All I have done is stamped the sentiment in white craft ink onto the chocolate brown cardstock. I have then torn a piece of so saffron and adhered to chocolate chip. The mini flower design has been stamped all over the so saffron with versamark. I have then stamped the small flower outline from 'bud basics' onto rose red, almost amethyst and whisper white, and cut out and adhered to the so saffron. The leaves have been stamped onto old olive and cut out as well. The final touch is some glitter glue to the centre of the flowers......DONE!!

Thankyou

Yes, another card! I am on a run this month, with birthdays, thankyous and so forth, I have difficulty keeping up! I received a lovely parcel in the mail today for my daughter from a dear friend at my old church. It was such a lovely gesture, I wanted to send a special thankyou her way. I struggled with a design for ages, and I still don't know what I think. When I look at the card, it feels like something is missing (maybe a background stamp is needed on the mellow moss....what do you think?) Anyway, all material used is listed below. The friendship bloom stamp set is no longer available (sorry), I just love the flowers in that set so I keep using them. Till next time.....have fun!

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Friendship blooms & wonderful words

Stamp pads: Basic black

Cardstock: Mellow moss, whisper white, regal rose, so saffron & brocade blue

Accessories: White gel pen, glitter glue (of course), mini glue dots & burgundy grosgrain ribbon

RAK for a wonderful friend

I have a friend that is having a hard time at the moment, and I wanted to send her something to brighten her day. It was also an excuse to use some of my new Stampin' Up products and have a play. I have fallen in love with the stamp set 'Wonderful Favorites' from the new catalogue, because you can address a card to almost anybody, it has been used here for the sentiment. However, the thing I love most, and which I am sure has grabbed your attention is the Tag punch star. I had seen the tutorial for this on Splitcoast Stampers last year, and fell in love with it, but at that time, we did not sell the smaller tag punch. Well all that has changed with the the new catalogue, where you can buy both the large and small tag punch. That is all you need to create this amazing star. Sure it is a little time consuming, but I think the results are worth it. You can access the tutorial for yourself if you go to Splitcoast Stampers, and then go to resources. The star has been created using Slumber Party designer series paper (retired) and perfect plum cardstock. Naturally I have added glitter glue for added sparkle (I love my glitter glue). Other material used to complete this card is listed below.

Stamp sets: Wonderful favorites & simple sayings

Stamp pad: always artichoke & versamark

Cardstock: Pretty in pink, mellow moss, perfect plum, slumber party designer series paper

Accessories: Stampin' dimensionals, chocolate grosgrain ribbon, glitter glue and mini glue dots

Benjamin turns ONE!!

One of my friend's little boy turns one next week. I just got this stamp set titled 'Boatloads of Love' from the new catalogue, and thought it would be cute for a first birthday card. Here is the finished product. When looking at the photo, I think the white matte could have been smaller, but I do like the boat combination. I took the birthday cake from the stamp set 'Favorite Teddy Bear', which retired from the last catalogue, but I thought it was cute, as it has one candle in the cake. I have used my blender pens and stamp pad lids to colour in the image. Naturally I have used some glitter glue on the clouds and candle for added sparkle.Hope you like!!

Material used:

Stamp sets: Boatloads of love & Favorite teddy bear

Stamp pads: Old olive, ruby red, not quite navy, chocolate chip, basic black & summer sun

Cardstock: Night of navy, old olive, whisper white & pumpkin pie

Accessories: Glitter glue, black brad & blender pens

April - a Month for Birthdays!!

My best friend celebrates her birthday at the end of this week, and I had not made a card, that is until now. I was browsing my favourite web pages when I came across this cute card on The Stamp Link and knew I just had to case it. I am surprised how different a card can look with a few minor changes. What I loved about this design though was the rough edges around the pink cardstock and the paper piercing around the main card. You will have to let me know what you think. Unfortunately all the stamp sets used to create this card have retired, but I still have provided a list of material used for your own information:

Stamp sets: Lots of thought & friendship blooms

Stamp pads: Basic black, pixie pink, always artichoke, old olive & certainly celery

Cardstock: Sage shadow, pixie pink,pretty in pink & blush blossom

Accessories: Mat pack, tag punch & ribbon (not Stampin' Up)

Melissa's 30th - Happy Birthday

One of my good friends, Mel turns 30 tomorrow, hence another birthday card! I really liked the Big Blooms stamp which was available in the Summer Mini Catalogue (which finished yesterday). I have used this stamp in earlier posts as well which you can check out if you like. The colour combination for this card is perfect plum, certainly celery, cameo coral, apricot appeal, bashful blue and whisper white. The flower stems have been stamped in certainly celery directly onto whisper white cardstock, while the flowers have been stamped in colours listed above onto whisper white cardstock, then cut out and adhered to matte using stampin' dimensionals. I have used some glitter glue on the flowers to add some sparkle. The happy birthday stamp seen on the perfect plum cardstock has been taken from Birthday Whimsy, which was one of the Sale-a-Bration stamp sets offered earlier in the year. I have stamped the sentiment in perfect plum ink. I think it looks quite cute. Feel free to tell me what you think.