Thank You

I received a very encouraging email from a lady that came across my blog spot and it was a reminder to post some photos of cards I've had sitting my desktop for months. Upon setting out to upload this one I've realised it's six months since I photographed it and now the two stamp sets it's featured have retired! I'm finding the days turning into months lately with life with 3 boys 5 and under probably being a largely to blame!

I loved it when Stampin Up released the craft card stock in this seasons catalogue. It has a rich depth and texture to it unlike any card stock I've come across. It also is fantastic for distressing and sponging to bring out an 'aged' look to it. This featured as the base for my card and onto it I stamped the 'dictionary' stamp in baked brown sugar. I sprayed it with white mist spray and sponged the edges with baked brown sugar. 

I then applied some gesso using an old ID card (3-4 slides down the page is enough - less is more!) The main feature of the card is made using two pieces of whisper white card stock with the top one stamped with the flower from Happy Watercolour. I stamped the flower two more times on two separate pieces of whisper white card and coloured it in using an aqua painter and the colours: crushed curry and crisp cantaloupe. I cut the two extra petals out and layered them on top of each other with a dimensional between each layer. I used the stamp from gorgeous grunge to apply some spots with baked brown sugar to the main feature and sponged the edges and adhered it to the larger piece of whisper white cardstock. 

Lastly I embossed the "thank you so much" stamp from Cheers to Love in whisper white on a piece of crisp cantaloupe card stock and sponged the edges with whisper white. I used some stampin dimensional under the sentiment. 

Better late than never hey!

hey s'up?

I've seen some fantastic cards on Pinterest lately featuring the

masking/misting technique. I made my own mists using some

 small spray bottles with about 30 drops of Stampin up 

re-inker and filled them up with about 20ml water 

(for this card I used calypso coral and crushed curry). 

You can experiment with the strength just adding more water 

if you want a lighter colour and more re-inker for a darker colour. 

I used a Prima mask but Stampin Up has just realased some great 

masks in their new catty.

You simply place the mask on some  whisper white cardstock 

(taping in place for security if you wish) and spray one colour at the top

and the other colour at the bottom. To finish it off I embossed a sentiment 

from the Hi There stamp set in white onto calyso coral card stock and used 

some vellum, white thread and gold sequins.

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and hello

So I've been playing around with gesso a bit lately and as you know 

I love to add texture and different mediums and layers 

to my cards so this card has a bit of everything!

The base is from the new DSP set 

Gold Soiree which is definitely my new favorite DSP. 

The papers are so shiny and smooth and the colours are divine! 

I embossed this with the ampersand embossing 

powder and applied some layers of gesso using an old ID card 

and placed 4 gold sequins on randomly. 

To get some extra height I used a rectangle piece of 

cardboard from one of the stampin up boxes my deliveries came in, 

a practise I might use more frequently instead of Stampin dimensionals. 

I used a piece of paper cut from 

an old book with a layer of gold glimmer paper and 

some vellum with the embossed 'hello' from the "Hi there" set. 

I painted the top of a clothespin with gesso to get a white look 

and tucked a strip of gold sequin trim and a piece of pink ribbon 

i had at home under the clothespin. 

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Vellum pocket

 

A customer recently asked me make a pastel gift set for her. I'm a bit 

obsessed with vellum at the moment so I decided to make a big 

vellum envelope to hold them all. I love the pastel colours of the sweet 

sorbet  DSP from the latest salebration catalogue. 

I combined a mixture of the sweet sorbet DSP, pages from an old book and 

vellum to create these cards as well as white embossing powder (I'm also a 

bit obsessed with embossing everything white!)

I've also recently discovered gesso. I used it on the above layout. Once 

sticking a page I ripped out of an old book I picked up some gesso on an old 

ID card to run down the page a couple times. I love the effect it creates by 

totally lighting up the card.

Boys Will be Boys

Happy birthday to my dear 5 year old boy! I can't believe my oldest baby is 5!

Life is going super fast as always and today we are celebrating a very special day. Micah's favorite toy at the moment is lego so I was super excited when Stampin Up released the 'Boys will Be Boys' featuring this lego stamp. Find it in my store at http://www3.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=134138

I hope to post some more cards I've been working on recently so stay tuned for some more exciting designs coming your way very soon!

sympathy and prayers

At the moment I'm having a break from running classes and one of the things I'm loving the most is freedom to have time to  sit down and create a specific card for a specific person for a specific event that is happening in their life. This card was for a friend who was walking through a very dark time in her life but was absolutely shining despite her situation. I wanted to encourage her to keep trusting in God and to keep giving Him her burdens.

The base of this card is crisp cantaloupe.  On top of it I used a layer of whisper white card stock that I have given a small spray of silver Mr huey mist.  On a separate piece of whisper white I stamped some flowers from the set 'simple stems' in crisp cantaloupe and coastal cabana and cut them out. I layered them on the left hand side of the page slightly raised with Stampin dimensionals.  I placed a small piece of pink ribbon I had at home and finished it off with a piece of crisp cantaloupe twine (saleabration) tied in a double knot and added a wooden clothespin.

The sentiment was stamped in black stayz on ink in the bottom right hand corner.  This sentiment was from the set 'Trust God'.

birthday wishes

 

 

Looking at this card makes me happy because it reminds me of summer & I do love summer! Today we loaded up our car and took our kids to the beach and went for a long bike ride along the esplanade. We just soaked up the beautiful scenery and warm sun, making the most of these few warm days left before the coolness of autumn sets in. The kids loved sitting on the pier to eat fish and chips and it was so lovely to share this family time together!

 

To make this card I started off with a crisp cantaloupe card base. On top of that I've used a piece of watercolour wonder dsp. I've then layered a piece of gold fancy foil designer vellum (love heart).

 

For my sentiment I've used a piece of crisp cantaloupe card and embossed the happy birthday from the set 'another great year' in white embossing powder. I used a spongue dauber and some crisp cantaloupe ink to darken the centre of the sentiment just to make it stand out a little more.  I tied I piece of gold baker's twine around the card twice and tied it off with a bow and placed a gold mini metallic clothespin in place.  I also placed a couple random sequins on the layout from the gold sequin trim. I hope I've inspired you with this happy happy birthday card!