Festive Friday Challenge #47 - Glimmer and Gold

Hi

For the Festive Friday Challenge this week, our challenge was to use this image as inspiration:

I decided to use the gold and the glimmery snowflake as the colour inspiration for my card....and the Christmas ornament as the main focus.....I came up with this:   

I embossed the greeting in gold onto Very Vanilla Cardstock and punched out an ornament shape. The gold embossed cardstock layer is the Stampin' Up! Brushed Gold cardstock....it is gorgeous!!! :)
I also used my BRAND NEW STAMPIN' TRIMMER!! It is the best trimmer I have ever had....place an order for one without delay! It is $49.95! :)

  Materials used:
Stamps - Greetings of the Season
Ink - Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Naturals Ivory, Brushed Gold
Accessories - Linen Thread, Pearl
Tools - Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper EF, Ornament Punch, Heat Tool, Merry Minis Punch Pack (star), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, SNAIL, dimensionals.   

Festive Friday Challenge #43 - Simply Scored Rosette Ornament

Hi

This weeks challenge at the

Festive Friday Challenge is to use the Simply Scored, so I decided to make a very simple ornament by laying a rosette with scallop punches and the Mixed Medley stamp set.

I'm thinking of making these at my next papercraft class in December, so if you are in the Brisbane area and would like to make a few of these for your tree or to give as gifts, please email me! :)

Materials used:
Stamp - Mixed Medley
Ink - Real Red, Lucky  Limeade
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Champagne Glimmer Paper, Red Glimmer Paper, Christmas Candlelight DSP (for the rosette)
Accessories - Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine, Real Red 1/4inch Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools - Simply Scored, Silicone Mat, Glue Gun, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, 2 3/4 scallop punch, 1 1/4 scallop punch, 1 3/8 circle punch

Festive Fridays - Stampin' Up! Ornament Keepsakes

Hi

At the Festive Friday Challenge this week, Nicole has set a very versatile sketch for us to work with. I was going to do a polka dot background, but I've only just got the En Francais stamp set and my heat tool and I was keen to break these things out.

I embossed some Whisper White with white embossing powder using the En Francais stamp. Then I sponged over the cardstock with Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse and Frost White Shimmer Paint. I got this combo straight out of the Color Coach....they are very pretty together.

The Ornament Keepsakes stamp set is stunning....and with the matching Framelits you can't go wrong. I have a feeling I shall be using it for heaps of Christmas projects this year.

I used the beautiful Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon on the card as it matched my ornament....remember that this month, with every $60 spent, you get a roll of Stitched Satin Ribbon for free! Email me with your order! :)

I hope you will share some of your projects with us at the Festive Friday Challenge - it is a great sketch - there are so many possibilities!! :)

Cheers
Alison

Materials used:
Stamps - Ornament Keepsakes, En Francais
Ink - Gumball Green, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Versamark
Cardstock - Whisper White, Gumball Green
Accessories - Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Dazzling Details
Tools - Big Shot, Holiday Ornaments Framelits, Dimensionals, Sticky Strip, Paper Cutter, SNAIL, White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Sponges, Heat Tool.  

Stampin' Up! Snow Swirled - Festive Fridays

Hello!For the Festive Friday Challenge this week, Nicole gave us an 'inspiration image' to get the mojo flowing..... 

I didn't really know what to do with 'Santa' but I liked the white background and the black fireplace and I was quite drawn to the cool pots that the little festive trees sat in....so I ran with those ideas.....here's my card.....

and a here's a close-up of the pot... 

Materials used:
Stamps - Snow Swirled, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Stazon, Basic Black, Champagne Shimmer Paint
Cardstock - Whisper White, Basic Black, Sahara Sand DSP
Accessories - Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Stampin' Glass Glitter
Tools - Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Framed Tulips EF, Ornament Punch, Stamp-a-majig, Sticky Strip, Stampin Sponges

Stampin' Up! Pennant Parade

Hello!

Here's my card for this week's Festive Friday Challenge!

I was a bit scared of this colour combo....what with the regals and everything, but I finally inked up Pennant Parade to use as a Christmas feature and I am also finally getting on the Framelits bandwagon :)

I only wish that I had the Festive Paper Piercing Pack from the Holiday Catalogue as I think some paper piercing around the perimeter of the vanilla Framelit would look ace! Lucky that I've got it coming in my next order....I may pull this card apart and re-do it. I shall show you a 'before' and 'after' if you like. :) 

Hope you like my card!
 

Materials used
Stamps - Pennant Parade
Ink - Always Artichoke, River Rock, Cherry Cobbler 
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, River Rock DSP, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Cherry Cobbler Scallop Polka Ribbon, Pearls
Tools - Big Shot, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder Perfect Polka Dots, Lots of Tags Sizzlits, Modern Label Punch, Petite Pennants Builder Punch, SNAIL, Dimensionals

Stampin' Up! Be of Good Cheer DSP ornament

Hello!!

Are you still digesting all the gorgeousness from the new catalogues? Mine are just littered with post-it notes and an ever growing wish-list!!!

Today I want to show you some an ornament that I made with the 'Be of Good Cheer' Designer Series Paper from the 2012-2013 Annual Catalogue....the beautiful bold prints make this the perfect Christmas paper for all your seasonal projects!

For the Festive Friday Challenge this week, Nicole asked us to used Designer Series Paper in a more 'unconventional' way...not just putting it flat on a card.....so I went completely 3D!!!! Way out of my comfort zone I might add! :)

Here is the first version.....

....and here is the blinged version with extra ribbon and embellishments....the rhinestone tag at the bottom was made using 10 rhinestones over some white bakers twine and facing them towards eachother to make 5 'beads' (a little trick I learned at the Stampin' Up! Convention earlier this year).

This ornament is made up of 60 individual origami petals....yes SIXTY!! Each flower is made up of 5 petals joined together, then the ornament itself is 12 of these flowers assembled & interlocked. It took me FOREVER!!! :) Most of the work is in the folding of the petals and glueing these little guys together....the rest is fairly straightforward with the help of some Stampin' Up! sticky strip and a whole heap of patience!

If you would like the tutorial for this ornament, just email me and I'll send it to you.

Hope you like my festive piece of origami!! :)

Materials used:

Stamps - NONE!

Ink - NONE!

Paper - Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper

Accessories - Gumball Green Stitched Satin Ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Scallop Dots Ribbon, Victoria Crochet Trim, Antique Brad, Rhinestones, Whisper White Baker's Twine

Tools - Paper Trimmer, Bone Folder (VERY IMPORTANT), Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Sticky Strip, Paper Piercing Tool, paper clips  

Edited 23/8/15 - I have been inundated with requests for instructions on how to make this ornament so the pdf is here.

I absolutely cannot take any credit for it as it is a Kaisercraft one. Hope you have fun making the flowers....it is very time consuming but well worth it... :)
Just some tips...I found that SNAIL did not bond the petal folds together...they kept coming undone. It is better to use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue and then get a paperclip to hold them together. While they are bonding, you can be folding the next lot of 'petals' for the next flower. When it comes time to assemble the flower using your 5 petals AND assembling the ornament using your twelve flowers....sticky strip seems to be the best adhesive. It is strong enough and provides good bonding - the end product is quite heavy so you need something that will stick! :)

Cheers

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Festive Fridays #33 - Sketch Challenge + Sneak Peeks!!!

Hello Stampin' friends

For this week's Festive Friday Challenge, we were given this sketch....

I decided to use some brand new Designer Series Paper from the upcoming 2012-2013 Stampin' Up Annual Catalogue plus a new In Color, new ribbon and a new embellishment....yay for new product!!!

I received most of this product at the Stampin' Up! Convention earlier this year....another big benefit of being a demonstrator .....free stuff!! :)

I hope you like my card......

Remember if you would like to book a workshop or place an order for product from the new catalogue, feel free to email me or call me on 0413 405 139. It is a very exciting time of year for Stampin' Up! :)

Materials used....most of it is still under wraps so I can't give too much away....
Stamps: Perfect Punches
Ink: can't tell you, but it IS a new In Color!
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, DSP (new!), Cherry Cobbler....plus a new In Color!!
Accessories: can't tell you! LOL!....oh except for the SU pearl.
Tools: Paper Cutter, Simply Scored (for the border), 1 3/4 scallop circle punch, 2 3/4 scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, corner punch, dimensionals, SNAIL, mini glue dot.  

Festive Friday Challenge #31 - 2012-2013 Annual Catalogue Sneak Peeks!!!!

Hello there!

For this week's Festive Friday Challenge, the theme is Fathers Day cards. Nicole gave us this inspiration photo to work from....



Since I don't have that fantastic stamp set "Loads of Love", I thought I would share a sneak peek of some of the products coming out in the Stampin' Up! 2012-2013 Annual Catalogue (available 1st September 2012). One of the many perks of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is that we get to go to the annual Convention where we get to see and play with some of the up & coming product....I was fortunate enough to win "Prize Patrol"...a kind of lottery where your badge is flashed up on the stage screen and you win prizes, prizes, prizes!!! So not only did I leave with some Convention-only product, I got a big prize of stamps, DSP & embellishments as well!!! :)

Now, I can't tell you what the product is, but I'm sure you can see some fairly new stuff on this card.....I went vintage-themed (as per the vintage car) and I used the Basic Black, Riding Hood Red and Sahara Sand as my colours. The postage stamp was stamped onto Naturals Ivory but I'm regretting that a bit now as it came out a bit 'yellow'. I layered some different stamps to create the post-marked effect and I also layered some contrasting stamps on my sentiment panel. All the edges were sponged with Sahara Sand & Basic Black to 'age' the card.

I hope you will have a go at a Fathers Day card and play along with us at Festive Friday Challenges.

Byeee!

Materials used:
Stamps - can't tell you - sorry!! :) .....oh, yes Teeny Tiny Sentiments..you should recognise that one. :)
Ink - Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Riding Hood Red, Black Stazon
Cardstock - Sahara Sand (textured), Basic Black, Naturals Ivory
Accessories - Riding Hood Red Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread
Tools - Big Shot, Adorning Accents Edgelits Die, Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Framelits Labels Collection Die, Postage Stamp Punch (from 2012 Summer Mini - still available - #122344), 1" Square Punch (from 2012 Summer Mini - still available - #124094), Corner Punch, Aquapainter, Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Sticky Strip, SNAIL, Paper Trimmer.

Festive Friday Challenge #29 - Stampin' Up! Button Buddies

Hello Stampin' friends!

Today's Festive Friday Challenge card plays with the colours of Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade and Tempting Turquoise.....bright & fun!

For my card, I used my acrylic block for some 'colour blocking'....I stamped it off twice onto my grid paper then stamped on to the cardstock. I found that the blocks pick up a lot of colour so the only way to make them a bit more 'transparent' is to stamp them off a couple of times. I used the cute snowman from Stampin' Up! Button Buddies to stamp the images on each 'block'. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments. I wanted to get a bit of a 1950s/ 1960s look with the card.....thoughts??? Is it too clean & simple? I made another card with a Basic Black mat layer around the main image but it drew away from the 'lightness' of the card so I went with all white and no matting.

Materials used:
Stamps - Button Buddies, Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Black
Cardstock - Whisper White
Tools - Stampin' Up! Acrylic Block, Stamp-a-majig, Corner Rounder Punch, Paper Cutter, Dimensionals  

Festive Friday Challenge #27 - Stampin' Up! Vintage Wallpaper Christmas Card

Hello!
Today's card for the Festive Friday Challenge is all about using ribbon in an unconventional way. For my card, I decided to make a rectangular panel of ribbon and then embellish it.

To make the main panel, I wound my Pear Pizzazz ribbon around a piece of cardboard that had adhesive applied. I then got my brayer and inked it up with Concord Crush and brayered the Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder. I put my ribbon panel in the embossing folder carefully, then I ran it through the Big Shot. It comes out not only embossed but dyed as well!!! It's an AWESOME EFFECT!!.....dig that brayer out and give it a go! :)

I mounted it on a piece of Concord Crush (which was embossed with the Framed Tulips Embossing Folder and swiped with Frost White Shimmer Paint), which was then mounted on Whisper White & Pear Pizzazz cardstock. The sentiment circle is from Perfect Punches. 

Hope you like my card! :)

Materials used:
Stamps - Perfect Punches
Ink - Concord Crush, Versamark (for edge of card base)
Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Concord Crush, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories - Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon
Tools - Vintage Wallpaper & Framed Tulips Embossing Folders, SNAIL, Sponge Daubers, Big Shot, Paper Cutter, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Dimensionals, Multipurpose Liquid Glue. 

PS - I am holding my next Stampin' Up! card making class on Sunday 5 August in Brisbane - if you are interested, please call me or email. Cost is $20 for 6 cards. :) 

Festive Friday Challenge #25 - Stampin' Up! Baroque Motifs

Hello

Here is another Festive Friday Challenge creation.....this time it is a sketch challenge....here is the sketch.

Originally I was thinking "ornament punch", "baubles" etc.... but then I thought of doing those wonderful poinsettia flowers using the 5 Petal Punch. I'd seen them on various blogs before and thought they looked so lovely! 



For my poinsettia flower I used the Red Glimmer Paper....SO SPARKLY!! I consulted my Stampin' Up! Colour Coach and had a look at the various 'red' cards and the combination that jumped right out at me was the "Riding Hood Red" card which suggested Riding Hood Red-Lucky Limeade-Perfect Plum....how gorgeous!! What do you think?.....

I used my new Simply Scored Scoring Tool to creat a nice border around my vanilla cardstock and inked up the "Seasons Greetings" from Curly Cute by rocking & rolling in Perfect Plum and Riding Hood Red....I think the effect is quite lovely. I lightly sponged the vanilla card with Perfect Plum, concentrating on the bottom a bit more than the sides and put a gorgeous little silver glimmer brad through my flower. I then mounted the main panel onto a piece of Riding Hood Red cardstock.     

Hope you enjoy my card and please play along with us at Festive Friday Challenges!! :)

Materials used:
Stamps - Baroque Motifs, Curly Cute
Ink - Lucky Limeade, Perfect Plum, Riding Hood Red
Cardstock - Red Glimmer Paper, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red
Accessories - Silver Glimmer Brad
Tools - Simply Scored, 5 Petal Punch, Mat Pack, Stamp-a-majig, Dimensionals, SNAIL, Paper Cutter

Festive Friday Challenge #23 - Stampin' Up! Contempo Christmas

Hello


Todays card for the Festive Friday Challenge was an Inspiration Challenge based on this image....

I have to say that yet again, I was a bit stumped by the challenge set for us....I stared at the picture for aaaages before I came up with a few things. I decided to use the bowl of Christmas peppermints as a starting point....in part mainly due to the fact that at the Stampin' Up! Convention last week, Carrie Cudney from the US head office showed us how to make little peppermint embellishments. I thought I would give it a go.....much harder than she made it look when she presented on stage, but I did about 3 of them and this one seemed to 'sit' ok. I will have a bit more of a play and put up the dimensions when I get it right. :)    

I thought I would also take the 'picture frame', the 'white & red ribbons', the 'snowflakes' and of course the Baja Breeze colour of the wrapping paper as my design cues. 

Hope you like my card!  :)

Materials used:
Stamps - Contempo Christmas (sentiment), Snow Swirled
Ink - Baja Breeze, Real Red
Cardstock - Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Baja Breeze DSP from the Subtles stack, Real Red DSP strips from the Brights stack.
Accessories - Frost White Shimmer Paint, Dazzling Diamonds, Whisper White Organza ribbon, Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine.
Tools - Big Shot, Framed Tulips Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Stampin' Sponges, Two Way Glue Pen, Stamp-a-majig, Build-a-Brad (retired), Mat Pack, SNAIL, Paper Cutter.     

Festive Friday Challenge #19 - Stampin' Up! Medallion Christmas Card

Hi everyone
Today's challenge over at the Festive Friday Challenge is to use Glimmer & Glitter!!! Perfect for a Christmas Card don't you think?!

I decided to use the Stampin' Up! Medallion stamp with the scallop sentiment from Perfect Punches layered on a glimmery scallop circle. I coloured the silver glimmer paper with Bravo Burgundy using a sponge dauber. It seems that when you colour the silver glimmer paper, it really brings out the sparkle....as if it could GET any sparklier. The two best things about Stampin' Up! Glimmer Paper:

a) there are no bits of glitter debris on your work space...none! It's fantastic stuff.
b) it has been carried over from the Summer Mini so you can still order it!!! :)

For my 'glitter' element, I applied some of the Champagne Glitter from the "Fine Galaxy" (page 145 of the catalogue). Using the 2-Way Glue Pen, I dabbed some glue on the circles of the medallion image and sprinkled the Champagne Glitter over the top.  

For my final festive touch, I sprayed the card with some champagne shimmer spray, made by combining some Stampin' Up! Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (pg 147) with some Isocol in a spray bottle. It is beautiful!! :)

   
I love how this card sparkles & shimmers. Hope you can all play along with your glimmer & glitter this week!! :) 

Bye!

Materials used:
Stamps: Medallion, Perfect Punches
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive
Cardstock: Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy, Naturals Ivory, Silver Glimmer paper
Accessories: Bravo Burgundy 5/8" grosgrain ribbon (retired), Champagne Glitter (from Fine Galaxy)
Tools: Paper Cutter, SNAIL, Sticky Strip, Dimensionals, 1 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 2 3/4 Scallop Circle Punch, 2-way Glue Pen, Sponge Daubers, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint (mixed with Isocol), Embossing Buddy.

Festive Friday Challenge #17 - Delicate Doilies Christmas!

Hi everyone

Another festive card for Nicole Derendorf's Festive Friday Challenge #17! 

Here is the sketch that Nicole set for us:

When I first saw the sketch, I had hoped to do 3 ornaments down the right hand side with a lovely festive bow, but no matter what I did, it just never seemed to work, so I rotated the sketch, stamped a couple of doilies, punched a glittery ornament and voila....here's my card:

Materials used:
Stamps: Delightful Decorations, Delicate Doilies
Ink: Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Cardstock: Naturals Ivory, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, First Edition Specialty Designer Series Paper, Red Glimmer Paper (from 2011 Summer Mini, but still available!),
Accessories: Cherry Cobbler Bakers Twine (from 2011 Summer Mini, but still available!)
Tools: Ornament punch, 3/4 circle punch, SNAIL, Paper Cutter, Dimensionals, Simply Scored, Sponges

Festive Friday #15 - Mother's Day Inspiration

Hi everyone

This week on Nicole Derendorf’s Festive Friday Challenges, we are all about Mother's Day cards.
Firstly I don't know about you but I'm often stumped as to whether to type Mother's Day or Mothers' Day. According to a general knowledge page on the internet....

the correct spelling of the holiday is “Mother’s Day,” not “Mothers Day.” It is a day that belongs to just one mother – yours!

Here is the inspiration Nicole gave us to get our mojo flowing....or should I say 'flowering'. :)

When I looked at this I had grand plans of soft flowery images, maybe with some vellum & linen thread or twine....but it just wasn't coming together for me. I really wanted to keep the 'vase' feature but I moved away from my original idea and went with a more 'modern' card using a sketch pattern that is quite familiar to me. :)

Here it is....

I punched some Stampin' Up! Silver Glimmer Paper with the Scallop Oval Punch and trimmed the ends to make a vase. I then sponged it with Blushing Bride ink so that it matched the Twitterpated DSP base. The flower is made using one of the dies from the Bigz L Fun Flowers set, and a couple of images from Posy Punch punched with the Fancy Flower Punch and Boho Blossoms Punch. I just love how everything layers so perfectly!! The stem is some ribbon I had left over from my Lucky Limeade organdy ribbon from the recent Sale-A-Bration promotion.

Hope this inspires you to make your own Mother's Day card for your lovely Mum!!! If you want to place an order for any of the products used or if you'd like me to demonstrate a workshop with this card, just email me or phone 0413 405 139.

Bye!

Materials used:
Stamps - Posy Punch (Hostess set), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Ink - Rose Red, Lucky Limeade, Versamark, Blushing Bride
Cardstock - Whisper White, Rose Red, Twitterpated DSP, Lucky Limeade, Silver Glimmer Paper
Accessories - Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon (Sale-A-Bration 2012)
Tools - Big Shot, Sponge Daubers, Paper Cutter, Bigz L Fun Flowers, Fancy Flower Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Scallop Oval Punch (for vase), Decorative Label Punch (for sentiment), Paper Snips.

Festive Fridays #13 - Christmas Colour Challenge - Snow Swirled Vintage

Hi Everyone

Here's my latest design for Nicole Derendorf’s Festive Friday Challenges. I'm usually not one to create vintage cards....it's not that I don't like them...I LOVE them, but I'm generally not that good at making them.

Here is the colour palette for our Christmas card this week....just the combo of Crumb Cake & Very Vanilla triggers the vintage feel for me I think....




...and here's my card....

Do you like it? Not bad for probably my 2nd vintage effort. :)

May I also take this opportunity to share a bit of a mistake with you. For some reason when I was preparing my design for this week's challenge, somehow 'Not Quite Navy' got stuck in my head instead of 'Island Indigo'...so I happily created this card without realising that my colours were wrong. **sigh**


Fortunately, it was easy to re-create with the correct colours for the challenge.....how I love Stampin' Up!!! :)

I actually like these cards so much, I might make a tonne of them for my swaps for Stampin' Up! Convention this year. We shall see..... :)

Happy Stampin'!
Cheers
Alison xx

Materials used:
Stamps - Snow Swirled, Sanded (retired)
Ink - Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Pool Party (Not Quite Navy for card #2)
Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Island Indigo (Not Quite Navy for card #2)
Accessories - Pool Party Seam Binding Ribbon (from the new Autumn/Winter mini catalogue!), Vintage Brads.
Tools - Big Shot, Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, Stamping Sponges, Stamp-a-majig, SNAIL, Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint, Paper Cutter, Paper Snips, Mat Pack.

Festive Friday #11 - Easter!!

Hi Everyone

I'm SO HAPPY to share with you that I am one of the newest members of the Design Team for Nicole Derendorf’s Festive Fridays!! I'm so VERY excited to be part of her wonderfully talented team and to be able to share some "Festive" creations with you. Make sure you check in there every Friday to get the details of the challenge and to take a look at the lovely things on offer from the Design Team. I really hope you will play along with us!! :)

This week's challenge is EASTER!.....so of course, I'm going to do something involving chocolate. ;)

Every year, I make a little Easter present for my friends' kids and this year my own little boy will be old enough to enjoy some chocolate eggs so I'm going to make an extra special one for him too. This year, I thought I'd do up a little basket for them. These are so easy to do and they only need 3 Scallop Envelopes cut from the Stampin' Up! Scallop Envelope Die (pg 159 in the catalogue #113462). I cut them from Chocolate Chip cardstock then put them through the Square Lattice Embossing Folder and it gave it a lovely 'basket weave' look.



The decoration is some 'eggs' from the 2" Oval Punch, some Boho Blossom Punch flowers and ribbon. I also put a few flowers across the handle as an added effect. (Not sure why this next photo looks so 'blue'????)


....and yes, some eggs were damaged in the execution of this photo-shoot. :O

If you want more info regarding how to make the basket, just email me and I'll be happy to share. :)

Materials used:
Ink - Crumb Cake (for sponging around the "eggs")
Cardstock - Chocolate Chip, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Pear Pizzazz DSP, Lucky Limeade, So Saffron.
Accessories - Calypso Coral ribbon, Pearls
Tools - Scallop Envelope Die, Scallop Border Punch, Paper Cutter, 2" Oval Punch, Boho Blossom Punch, Itty Bitty Punches, Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Sticky Strip, Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

Outlined Occasions for the Festive Friday Challenge!

Dear Everyone

I've been wanting to play along with Nicole Derendorf’s Festive Friday Challenge for AAAGES! I actually did the Valentine's Day challenge, but I was too late to upload it. However this one....I'm on time! :)

I also saw this challenge from Utah Divas International and liked the centre banner and thought that I could make that quite "Christmassy" and festive. I was inspired by Madonna Dunn’s card and her use of the Snow Swirled stamp set - I liked how she used it in her background and underneath her sentiment...which led to this card.....

I used the smallest snowflake from the Snow Swirled set and stamped off in Cherry Cobbler so the impression wasn't too dark. The sentiment is from the Sale-A-Bration set Outlined Occasions and I filled in the sentiment using Cherry Cobbler and my blender pen. To add to the already fairly 'blingy' card, I sprinkled some Dazzling Diamonds over the snowflakes and the sentiment panel. :)

Remember there's not long to go before "Sale-A-Bration" is over so you don't have long to get your free stamp sets. Outlined Occasions is very versatile and you only need to spend $100 with me to get this set for FREE! :)

Materials used:
Stamps - Snow Swirled, Outlined Occasions (Sale-A-Bration)
Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Stazon
Cardstock - Very Vanilla(smooth & textured), Jolly Holiday DSP (retired), Red Glimmer Paper, Cherry Cobbler
Accessories - Dazzling Diamonds
Tools - Blender Pen, 2-Way Glue Pen, Paper cutter, SNAIL, Paper Snips

Stampin' Up! Heart to Heart Punch

Hello friends!

This card was borne from the Nicole Derendorf Festive Friday Valentine Love challenge and the Less is More "Cut it Out" challenge.

I was inspired by the card by Bridget Fox on Nicole's post where her hearts are 'bursting out all over the page'. I also wanted to use my red glimmer paper "AGAIN"!. The Less is More challenge calls for an aperture or 'cut out' in your card....so I thought of this!

Using Glossy White cardstock, I used the Stampin' Up! Heart to Heart punch in the bottom right hand corner of the card, layered glimmer paper behind it and used dimensionals to deepen the effect...then I put the punched hearts on the top of the card with dimensionals so it seemed to have 'popped' out. :)

It looks SO much better in real life...I'm starting to sound like a broken record!....you can't really see the white hearts hovering above the card.....but seriously... it is very modern & fun.





Materials used:
Stamps - none! *gasp*
Cardstock - Glossy White cardstock, Red Glimmer Paper
Tools - Heart to Heart punch, Paper Cutter, dimensionals, SNAIL, bone folder

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).