Less is More #65 & UDI #85 - Stampin' Up! Designer Frames

Hi again

I'm on a roll today with the card challenges. It is a wet & dreary day here in Brisbane today so it's the perfect day to craft.

This card uses the sketch from Less is More and the colours from Utah Divas International. 

I tried to keep the sketch nice & clean and I decided not to include a sentiment....since it was textured cardstock I wasn't sure how it would stamp so I left it as is.

The colour challenge photo inspired me to use striped Daffodil Delight DSP and a polka dot flower. I think this card will end up in the letterbox of a certain "yellow-addicted" person for her birthday. :)

Hope you like my card! :)

Materials used:
Stamps - none
Cardstock - Whisper White (textured), Basic Black, Daffodil Delight DSP
Accessories - Flower Brad (Daffodil Delight), Basic Black 1/8" taffeta ribbon, misc polka dot flower
Tools - Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder - Designer Frames, Paper Snips. 

Birthday Bakery Watercolouring

Dear Everyone

I was inspired to do some watercolouring for some Birthday cards that I was making for some fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrators. I know "Birthday Bakery" is a retired set but it is so much fun to play with.

I got inspiration for the layout of the card from the Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge #179 and the colours from Colour Q Challenge #127 . The colours are Certainly Celery, Calyspso Coral, Blushing Bride & Chocolate Chip. When I read those colours on the challenge blog....I immediately saw cake! :)

I enjoyed making the first card so much, I made a few of them, and then I made a variation on it and did a card for a colleague at work who wanted a card for her sister-in-law. She mentioned 'purples'....so I did Birthday Bakery in Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Concord Crush, Bravo Burgundy and Crumb Cake! I coloured the glimmer paper in Wisteria Wonder just to tie it all in.
Hope you enjoy the cards....watercolouring really is AWESOME! If you would like to order any of the supplies I used to make these cards, just give me a call or email me. Remember there are still a couple of weeks left of Sale-A-Bration so if your order is $100 or more, you will earn free stamps! :)

Materials used:
Card 1...
Stamps: Birthday Bakery (retired)
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Stazon
Cardstock: SU Watercolour paper, Calypso Coral DSP from Everyday Enchantment DSP pack, Blushing Bride DSP, non-SU 'celery' cardstock.
Accessories: Calypso Coral ribbon from Sale-A-Bration catalogue 2012, misc pink button, Dazzling Diamonds.
Tools: Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Stazon cleaner, Aquapainter, Modern Label punch, 2-way glue pen.

Card 2...
Stamps: Birthday Bakery (retired)
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Concord Crush, Perfect Plum, Bravo Burgundy, Crumb Cake, Stazon
Cardstock: SU Watercolour paper, Concord Crush DSP, Very Vanilla, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds.
Tools: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Modern Label Punch, Sponge Daubers, 2-way glue pen, Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Stazon cleaner, Aquapainter.

Stampin' Up! - Button Buddies Baby card

Hello there

This card was designed for the latest sketch challenge over at Just Add Ink and also for the colour challenge on offer from Utah Divas International, which called for Whisper White, Basic Grey, Rose Red & Pear Pizzazz. It didn't really come out the way I imagined it in my head....and I really need to get a new platform through which to photograph my cards. I have a good camera but I am trying to source one of those nifty photography light boxes that are designed for small items. :)



I still enjoyed putting 'markers to stamp' on the rattle from the "Button Buddies" Stampin Up set. It is VERY cute! I used some of the new Bakers Twine from the Summer Mini as a little rattle bow.

Hope you like it!

Materials used (all Stampin' Up!)
Stamps - Button Buddies
Ink - Basic Grey ink pad, Versamark (to sponge edges), Basic Grey marker, Rose Red marker
Cardstock - Whisper White, Rose Red, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Grey DSP.
Accessories - Bakers Twine (White)
Tools - Paper Cutter, Dimensionals, Scallop Square Duo Bigz Die, 2 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Corner Rounder Punch, SNAIL.

Stampin' Up! Button Buddies

Hi there
I created this card for the Utah Divas International Sketch Challenge and the Just Add Ink Colour Challenge.
I couldn't wait to break out my new 'Button Buddies' set and make a card for a baby girl for my neighbour (who hopefully will be arriving very soon!).

Thank you for visiting my blog! :)

Materials used
Stamps - Button Buddies, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Blushing Bride
Cardstock - Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Blushing Bride DSP
Accessories - Blushing Bride ribbon, safety pin, pink button
Tools - Scallop Trim Border Punch, Scallop Trim Corner Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Inkspiration + Inspiration!!

I'm on a roll!!!!!.....

Here's a card I created for the Inkspiration Challenge #63 and the Utah Divas International Inspiration Challenge

The UDI challenge was to be inspired by this Oriental themed image:

The Inkspiration challenge was to create a card based on this sketch:

Here is my card!

Materials used:
Cardstock - Very Vanilla (base), Pear Pizzazz, Daffodill Delight
Patterned Paper - misc oriental patterned paper
Embellishments - misc flowers & red brad

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Top Note card - UDI Color Challenge #26

I made this card for the Utah Divas International Color Challenge #26. When I first saw these colours, I thought "there is no way I can make this happen", but then I sorted out my cardstock and had a play around. I took my cue from the Top Note on the front cover of the Stampin Up catalogue and went from there. I'm quite happy with this one actually. :)

Materials used:
Stamp - Punch Bunch
Ink - Chocolate Chip inkpad, Pumpkin Pie marker.
Cardstock - Daffodill Delight, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Paper - Island Oasis DSP (Turquoise polka dots), misc paper that resembled "More Mustard"

Tools - SU Embossing Folder - Square Lattice, Top Note die, 1 3/4 scallop circle punch & circle punch, Cuttlebug embossing folder - Argyle dimensionals
Embellishments - misc velvet ribbon in a Pumpkin Pie match.