Stampin' Up! Betsy's Blossoms - Wedding Card

Hi

This week's Dynamic Duos challenge asks participants to team Cherry Cobbler with any colour of choice and the challenge at Less is More is for a card for "Love & Marriage".

Since the Stampin' Up! set is proving to be more than versatile, I though I would try it on a wedding card and I punched a heart out of the circle flower design while layering it over another corner stamped with the same image (hope that makes sense). The flower design is stamped in the top right hand corner also (to get the faded look, this was "stamped off" 3 times onto grid paper before stamping the cardstock). The card looked a little 'bare' so I used pearls of differing sizes to create little corners.

It is very simple...lots of white space....this cardstock is the new Naturals White which has small flecks through it and looks a little bit 'recycled' and groovy.

Before I show you the card, I have some very exciting news to share with you tomorrow...so make sure you come back and visit me!! :)

Hope you like my card....

Materials used:
Stamp Set - Betsy's Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso
Cardstock - Naturals White
Accessories - Pearls
Tools - Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Large Heart Punch, Stamp-a-majig

Stampin' Up! - Sweetheart - January Card Class

Hi everyone!

Today's Valentine's Day card is for a couple of new challenge blogs from some fellow demonstrators....Nicole Derendorf's Festive Friday Challenge and the Sunny Challenges and Creations blog. May I also add that I think the glimmer paper may just be my new favourite thing!!

These cards are also a taste of what will be on offer at my January Cardmaking Class this weekend. This weekend's class is fully booked, but if you wanted to gather up a few friends, I could easily do a class or a workshop at your place and show you how fun it is to make cards just like these ones. :)

Enjoy!

Materials used:
Stamps - Sweetheart, For You Flower (retired), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Real Red, Old Olive, Basic Black
Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black, Real Red, Red Glimmer Paper (from Summer Mini)
Accessories - 1/8" Basic Black taffeta ribbon
Tools - Paper Cutter, Stamp-a-majig, SNAIL, dimensionals, 1 3/8 circle punch, Fancy Flower Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch, Heart Punch, Mini Glue Dots (for ribbon).

Curtain Call Colour Challenge #69

I created this card for the Curtain Call Colour Challenge #69.

I used the TopNote patchwork template and used some miscellaneous red satin ribbon and some scrap ‘Crumb Cake/Vanilla’ grosgrain ribbon that I had in my ribbon box. It feels like the Crumb Cake panel needs some decoration too but I didn’t want to overdo it so I left it as is. I’m thinking I might add another bird to another mini vintage tag and it could be a wedding or engagement card.

Materials used:
Cardstock – Real Red, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Stamps – Itty Bitty Bits
Ink – Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Whisper White craft ink (for sponging on red patchwork panels), Versamark for edges
Accessories – Top Note die, sponges, Cuttlebug Textile Texture embossing folder
Embellishments – Mini Vintage Tags, misc red & vanilla ribbon

The Cuttlebug Spot Challenge #14

Hello fellow cardmakers!

The challenge from The Cuttlebug Spot this week is to create a Valentine's card without pink or red.

I decide to go with some paper that I have had stashed away for some time now. It is a bit 'folk/country' & quite cute so I thought I'd make a Valentine's card out of it. The colours are lovely earthy tones...rust orange, browns & a soft pale blue that really contrasts nicely.

The paper is Crate Paper - Cowgirl Collection. The paper underneath the corrugated heart is actually some handmade paper that my Mum made....she bought a paper-making kit and learned how to do it from scratch....I'm not sure what the flecks in the paper are though.




I used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots on the small folk heart (which is a Cuttlebug 2 step die "Heart #2" without the 2nd die of course). I then inked the small heart with Versa Color - Bronze to highlight the dots. I also inked around the sentiment with Versa Magic Chalk - Aspen Mist, then a finer border with Versa Color - Bronze.

TIP - I find corrugated card a little thick to cut with my Fiskars Shape Cutter so I put it through my Cuttlebug with a random folder just sitting on top of it (don't put the corrugated card in the folder) - run it through the 'bug, and it flattens it a little bit without taking away from the corrugated look.

Hope you like my card!! :)


Materials used:
Paper - Crate Paper - Cowgirl Collection (Sidesaddle, Red Boots, Buckle)
Paper - misc. handmade paper from my Mum; corrugated card
Flower - Prima
Hearts - Fiskars (large corrugated heart); Cuttlebug 2 step die "Hearts #2" for the small blue heart
Brads - MM hearts (Love Story??); MM Springtime Med Circle (blue brad)
Sentiment - MM Defined "Romance"
Inks - Versa Magic Chalk "Aspen Mist"; Versa Color "Bronze"

CPS #97

Hi there.

Long time no blog...but then again I am in the grips of new motherhood and cardmaking has slowed somewhat and my blogging is non-existent.

Here is my CPS #97 card....it was created for a friend's engagment party: