to you from me

This was one of the cards that featured in my last class. I love a card that starts with a blank canvas using no DSP as the background but rather consists just of stamped images. This is one of those cards. 

The base cardstock I've used is craft cardstock. On top of this is two pieces of whisper white. One slightly larger than the other. I have used the background stamp set 'Ex Libris' stamped in summer starfruit. I have sponged the edges with crumb cake ink to increase the 'aged look.' I've placed a small strip of gold and white DSP from the set 'Gold Soiree' and then a piece of old page torn from a book. I've ruffled up a couple of the edges to make it look old too!

My hero piece on this card is the gold butterfly cut out of gold foil sheet (buy here) using the butterfly thinlit dies (buy here). On top of this I've used the sentiment 'to you from me' from the stamp set 'And many more' (buy here). 

Happy Monday everyone!

time to celebrate

Any busy mum will be able to relate to the elation felt in finally getting up to date with those tasks that have been on the 'to do' list forever! Well I'm finally getting on top of blogging all of my favorite cards from the last 6 months. Only 2 more to go after this post...so get excited there are a couple more on their way!!! Life with 3 boys 5 (and a puppy - kinda counts as an extra child!) is anything but dull. Card making is definitely my 'out time!' 

This is a card we will be making at my next class in mid June. If you're living in Adelaide and are interested in coming along to a class please feel free to get into contact with me. 

To create this:

My background paper is Gold Soiree (yes I know I'm a little obsessed with this DSP....and I just ordered another 2 packets as it's retiring today!) The next layer is a piece of crisp cantaloupe card stock cut with the scalloped tag topper. I've used a layer of vellum and the main image is stamped onto watercolour card stock with stayz on black ink. The image is from the hostess set 'Time to celebrate'. I've water coloured it with crisp cantaloupe and hello honey. The sentiment is embossed in white on a piece of hello honey cardstock. The ribbons I've used include the calypso coral pompom trim and another ribbon I had at home.