Pretty Princess

Well as you can see I have fallen in love with the Joy Fold Card. This was another opportunity to make one. One of my girlfriend's daughter turns two this weekend, so here it is. I had some leftover designer series paper from last year's catalogue, called 'Slumber Party'. It coordinates beautifully with perfect plum, pale plum & pretty in pink cardstock, which I thought were nice girly colours. The stamp set I used was Pretty Princess (page 38). I stamped the image in perfect plum ink directly to whisper white cardstock. I then stamped the image on to some coordinating designer series paper and barely banana, and paper pieced the dress, star and heart on the crown for additional effect. I have also sponged the whisper white cardstock with perfect plum ink to give a more distressed/antique look to the card. The stars in the upper right corner have been created using a star punch (not Stampin' Up) and adhered with Stampin' dimensionals. I am also proud to say, that I drew and then cut out the number '2' for the bottom of the card, and stamped some stars onto the number. I've decided that I will need to buy a numerical stamp set for occasions such as these.


Materials used:

Stamp sets: Pretty princess
Cardstock: Perfect plum, pale plum, pretty in pink, whisper white, barely banana & slumber party DS
Stamp pads: Perfect plum
Accessories: Stampin' dimensionals, glitter glue & white gel pen

I'm Back!!!

Well I have officially moved, and can start creating again. Today is the first time I have been able to sit and play in ages (or even felt like it). I decided that I want to have a go at this card tutorial I found on Splitcoast Stampers, called a Joy Fold Card, designed by Beate Johns. I can not emphasise enough how wonderful this site is, particularly if you have a creative block or looking for inspiration. The best thing is that it is free!!! I found this a very simple card to make, and I love it. The top two photos show what it looks like on the outside, the buterfly on the bottom left holds the flap from opening. The photo below shows what the card looks like on the inside. I am going to send this to my little sister who has recently moved interstate. All supplies for this card (other than the designer series paper) is from the current Stampin' Up catalogue. A full list of materials used have been included below. Hope you like.....

Materials used:


Stamp sets: Time well spent (hostess) & wonderful favourites
Cardstock: Chocolate chip, mellow moss, barely banana, cameo coral & spring flowers DP
Stamp pads: Chocolate chip, barely banana & whisper white
Accessories: Stampin' dimensionals, glitter glue, blender pens & stampin' sponges

New Header!!!

Well what do you think of my new look? The new header for my site has been taken from a kit entitled 'Beautiful Day' by Danielle Corbitt, a digital scrapbooker. I had never heard of digital scrapbooking until my good friend Nikki, showed me the ropes. I think it could be another aspect of craft I could become addicted to. I am moving this weekend, so I hope once things are settled I will get my butt into gear and create some more cards and papercraft creations etc to post. In the meantime, check out my favorite sites for inspiration, there is some great designs and ideas out there.

What's cooking!!

There is a lot cooking at my house at the moment!!! I will say upfront, that things may be a little quiet on the blog front this month. I have recently sold my house and am in the process of trying to pack. But I am the worlds worst procrastinator, so here I am. Hopefully when all has settled, I will be back in full force. This card is one made at a recent workshop I held. The stamp set is Backyard BBQ (page 53), and it is one that I have been hard pressed to use as it is so specific. I actually bought it this year for my sister's 30th birthday which was a BBQ breakfast. I made all the invitations (see this post). For this card, I actually stamped the weber, and then cut in half so that I could insert some hamburgers (s0 easy). The hamburgers have been coloured using my favourite product, the Stampin' pastels. You could also use the lids of your stamp pads for a more vibrant look. As usual, below is a list of all materials used.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Backyard BBQ & linen background stamp

Stamp pads: Chocolate chip, old olive & pumpkin pie

Cardstock: Night of navy, more mustard, old olive, bravo burgundy & whisper white

Accessories: Stampin' pastels & blender pens