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Freshly Made #90

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Today I have a very CAS card for this week's great Freshly Made #90 sketch from Linda C. I have used some more of the new products from the forthcoming Annual Catalogue.  First of all, here is the sketch:

The image on my card is from one of the great new Hostess sets from the Annual Catalogue, called 'Simply Sketched'. It has 3 lovely line images that are perfect for colouring and 3 sentiments in a lovely classic font. 

The card base is one of the new In Colours - 'Baked Brown Sugar', which works well with the Soft Suede DSP that has been layered on top. The image is framed in 'Crisp Cantaloupe', another new In Colour and the sentiment is trimmed in 'Calypso Coral'. The image is coloured with Copics, colour matched.

Project Details
Stamps	Simply Sketched (Hostess)
Card stock & Papers	Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral, Neutrals Pattern Stack, Subtles Pattern Stack.
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories	Basic Pearls
Tools	Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Corner Rounder punch, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, Copics

Thanks for looking!

Dynamic Duos #56

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I saw this week's Dynamic Duos #56 combination late last week and managed to make this card yesterday.  Unfortunately, not before the light had gone, so you will have to excuse the artificial lighting on the photo. I really like this week's colour combo of Blushing Bride and Soft Suede, although all I had to work with was some leftover Blushing Bride card stock from a few years ago and no ink pad or marker!

Given this is a sympathy card, I was aiming for an elegant card, but I hope that doesn't mean boring. I've used the Naturals White card stock for the base so it isn't too stark and given the embossed panel a little spray of shimmer mist, although you can't see it on the photo.

Project Details
Stamps	Fabulous Florets, So Sorry
Card stock & Papers	Naturals White, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride, Blending Card
Ink	Soft Suede
Accessories	Vanilla Seam Binding ribbon
Tools	Fancy Fan Embossing folder, Big Shot, Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Copics, Champage Shimmer paint, Isocol

Thanks for looking.

ETA:  Thanks to the DT for choosing this card as a 'Dynamic Darling' this week.

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Freshly Made #89 & Sneak Peaks

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Today I have a card for this week's Freshly Made #89 sketch by Rita. It is a great sketch and one I'm sure I will use again. Here it is:

I have taken the opportunity to do some colouring with this fabulous Noah's Ark stamp - 'Two by Two'.  I have used the MDS Stamp Brush to print it onto Blending Card and coloured it with Copics. This is such a great option for line images.

I also have a couple of sneak peaks of items from the new Annual Catalogue that is launched in Australia on 2 July.  Before we get to that, here is the card:

The first sneak peak is the gingham flag, which is a fabulous new Gingham wheel stamp, which I have stamped  in Strawberry Slush, one of the new In Colours.    The second sneak peak is the matching paler Strawberry Slush button.  This is made with the new 'Simply Pressed Clay', which you can colour and then press into a mold and pop out the button. There are 3 sizes and this is the middle size. It is a firm rubber texture when dry, but you can still put a needle through the holes to thread the twine through, as I have done.  Now you can create matching buttons for every project!   This is the inside of card, where I have used the Gingham wheel again.

Project Details
Stamps	Two by Two (MDS Stamp Brush), Itty Bitty Banners, Gingham Wheel, Easy Events
Card stock & Papers	Pink Pirouette (textured, retired), Pool Party, Strawberry Slush, Subtles Patterns Stack, Whisper White, Blending Card
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Strawberry Slush
Accessories	White Bakers Twine
Tools	Fancy Fan & Needlepoint Border Embossing folders, Bitty Banner Framelits, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Simply Pressed Clay, Buttons & Blossoms Mold, Copics

Thanks for visiting!

Freshly Made #88

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Today, I have a CAS card using this week's Freshly Made #88 sketch.  I have made this for a kind friend who went out of her way to help me recently.  This is the sketch, which has lots of possibilities.

I have coloured one of my favourite stamps with shades of Calypso Coral and Wild Wasabi and set it in lots of white space.

 

 

Project Details
Stamps	Happiness Shared (Retired), Million-Dollar Moments (Hostess)
Card stock & Papers	Calypso Coral, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Subtles Pattern Stack, Blending card
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black, Wild Wasabi
Accessories	Basic Pearls, Calypso Coral Bakers Twine
Tools	Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Scallop Border punch, 1" Circle punch, 1 1/8" Circle punch (not SU), Dimensionals

Thanks for visiting!

ETA:  Thanks to the DT for choosing this card as a "Perfect Princess'' this week.

Merry Monday #64

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It has been way too long since the last one, but today I have a card based on this week's Merry Monday #64 sketch.  I have really missed doing these sketches, so hopefully I can get back on track building my Christmas stash.  This is the sketch from Lesley:

The sketch yelled 'silhouette' to me, so I got out my ink pads and blending tool to come up with a dramatic skyline for the Three Wise Men.  I have inked part of the main image from the 'Come to Bethlehem' stamp set with Early Espresso ink and then clear embossed it. The star was stamped and embossed separately to position it.  The mat is Brushed Gold and the panel is popped up on the gorgeous Rich Razzleberry.

Project Details
Stamps	Come to Bethlehem
Card stock & Papers	Rich Razzleberry, Brushed Gold Metallic, Early Espresso Textured (retired), Whisper White, Neutrals Patterns Stack
Ink	Versamark, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose, Rich Razzleberry,
Accessories	Small flat back gold pearls (not SU)
Tools	Small Oval punch, Gold & Clear Embossing powders, Heat gun, Dimensionals, Tombow glue, Inkssentials Blending tool (not SU), Distressing tool

Thanks for visiting!

Convention 2013 Swaps

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Wow, wow, wow!  I've just returned from the 2013 Stampin' Up! Convention in Brisbane after a fabulous few days reconnecting with old and meeting new friends. There were sneak peaks of the products from the new Annual Catalogue, lots of inspiring stamping demonstrations, classes, make & takes, swaps and 3 great 'roomies' to share it all with. Definitely the best convention yet, for me. Oh and did I mention all the fabulous stamps sets and other goodies (including the NEW Annual Catalogue) that we received as well!  I was also super lucky (again!) to win a 'Prize Patrol' gift consisting of a stamp set, a pack of Designer Series Paper and matching embossing folder from the Eastern Influence Suite in the  new Annual Catalogue - woohoo.  I will be creating something with that very soon. Not only do Stampin' Up! make fantastic products, they are also very generous in showing their appreciation of their Demonstrators.

This is a photo of my lovely roomies Kayleen and Alisha (on the left) with Shelli Gardner (CEO) and husband Sterling and Di and myself on the right.  This was taken at the end of Convention as we were getting ready to leave. Shelli is so patient and obliging with people wanting photos.

The reason I haven't posted for a while is that I spent most of my creating time leading up to Convention working on my swaps.  This is the first design I came up with using the 'Papaya Collage' stamp set for the first time, together with my favourite 'Stippled Roses' set. I managed to make 30 of these.

Project Details
Stamps	Stippled Blossoms, Perfectly Penned, Papillon Potpourri, Papaya CollageStippled Blossoms, Perfectly Penned, Papillon Potpourri, Papaya Collage
Card stock & Papers	Rose Red, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla
Ink	Soft Suede, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Versamark
Accessories	None
Tools	Lacy Brocade EF, Big Shot, Bitty Butterfly punch, Sponge Daubers, Stampamajig, Dimensionals, Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Paper Piercer

This is the second design, inspired by some lovely packaging that my friend Kerry gave me. I managed to make 25 of these, although I was still fussy cutting the roses and leaves as I waited at the Brisbane airport for my room mates to arrive!

This is an easy background to create by stamping a sheet of Crumb Cake card stock with the 3 stamps from the 'Flowering Flourishes' stamp set and Whisper White craft ink.  Cut the sheet into the size you require, to create a nice random look to your pieces.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Stippled Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Flowering Flourishes
Card stock & Papers	Rose Red, Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Ink	Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White Craft
Accessories	Rhinestone Basic  Jewels, Pink Pirouette/Rose Red Two-Tone Ribbon
Tools	Perfect Polka Dots EF, Bitty Banner s Framelits, Big Shot, Word Window punch, Sponge Dauber, Stampamajig, Dimensionals, Glue Dots

Thanks for looking. 

Another Flip Card

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As I mentioned in my previous post, I decided to try another 'flip' card, this time using the Labels Framelits to cut the shape.  I used this Youtube video to learn how to do it, and like most things, it is so easy when you know how.  Give this a try, as you definitely don't need to purchase specific dies to create flip cards. 

I've created another Mother's Day card, this time using the 'Twitterpated' DSP and coordinating colours.  The 'Wonderful Mother' stamp brush from MDS was put to use again. This time I increased the size of the sentiments and printed them in Island Indigo and punched them out with the wide oval punch. Here is the card closed.

Here is the card open, showing the centre label.

Finally, this one shows the inside of the card.

Project Details
Stamps	Wonderful Mother (Digital), Stippled Blossoms
Card stock & Papers	Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Island Indigo, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP
Ink	Pretty in Pink, Riding Hood Red, Island Indigo
Accessories	Baja Breeze Taffeta ribbon, Basic Pearls
Tools	Labels Framelits, Ovals Originals Die (retired), Swiss Dots embossing folder,  Designer Frames Embossing folder, Big Shot, Wide Oval punch,  Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, Stampamajig,

Thanks for looking. 

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Mother's Day Flip Card

Mother's Day Flip Card

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Mother's Day is coming soon, but there is still time to make a special card for your Mum.  Today I have a 'Flip' card  for you (also called a 'Flip Flop' card), which adds some extra interest to this special occasion card.  

There are a number of templates around on the Internet and now cutting dies are also available. However, you can easily make this basic shaped card with your standard papercraft tools (trimmer or ruler and craft knife). I wanted a square card and a wider border on the left, so I used the basic principle to create a template for a 14cm x 14cm square card. I always test my measurements on some scrap card first and usually need to adjust it a bit before making the 'real' one.  I used my Stampin' Trimmer to make the cuts as I find it easier and more accurate than a craft knife. 

I have used the blue and yellow floral print from the 'Print Poetry' Designer Series Paper Stack and paired it with the Summer Starfruit pattern from the 'Birds of a Feather' DSP on a base of Marina Mist card stock. This is the card flat.

 

This is how the card looks when it stands up and you can see that the centre panel is actually rectangular. 

This photo shows the reverse side of the centre panel where you write your message. I didn't have the 'Wonderful Mother' stamp set, so I purchased and downloaded the 'Wonderful Mother' stamp brush for MDS in a couple of minutes and then printed it out and cut the panel to size. This is a great example of a hybrid project. You can use the MDS stamp brushes in other software such as Photoshop Elements if you just want do something quick and simple like this. It is also cheaper than buying the stamp set!

There are some Youtube videos showing how to make the Flip card using framelits to cut a shaped centre panel.  I will give this a try next.

 

Project Details
Stamps	Wonderful Mother, Delightful Dozen, Oh, Hello
Card stock & Papers	Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Very Vanilla, Print Poetry Designer Series Paper Stack, Birds of a Feather DSP, Subtles Pattern Stack
Ink	Midnight Muse, So Saffron, Wild Wasabi
Accessories	5/8" Vanilla Flower Trim, Marina Mist Taffeta ribbon (retired), Basic Pearls
Tools	Labels Framelits, Little Leaves Sizzlit, Big Shot, Itty Bitty Sahpes Punch Pack,  Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, Copic B12 (to colour pearls)

Enjoy your weekend!

CAS Masculine Birthday

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I finally have a card to show you after a few weeks of not creating.  Hopefully things will be back to normal now after a few hectic weeks post my trip to WA and our Rotary exchange student moving to a new host family.  In the last few days I have been busy completing the inside of 30 cards and packaging them up for a friend who is having a craft garden tea party on the weekend.  Hopefully more than a few will be sold, to build up my funds for the new Annual Catalogue that will be coming in July. 

Last week on Anzac Day, if was my husband's birthday so I whipped up this card using the bold chevron pattern from the Parker's Patterns DSP.  It does suit masculine cards really well, with bold designs and a lot of options for coordinating colours. The fish tail or flag panel makes a clean and simple focus for any card and works well with a bold design.  I will miss  Not Quite Navy when the colour refresh takes effect and it is gone forever.  The Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations card stock was embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder and then lightly sanded for the two tone effect of the background.  

Project Details
Stamps	Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess)
Card stock & Papers	Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler Core'dinations, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Parker's Patterns DSP
Ink	Cherry Cobbler
Accessories	Designer Silver Basics buttons, Daffodil Delight 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain ribbon
Tools	Ovals Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing folder, Big Shot,  Dimensionals, Sanding block, sewing machine

Thanks for looking.

30 Years On

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I'm back home after a lovely 2 weeks away visiting family and friends in Western Australia.  It was warm and humid there, so I was a bit shocked to come back to Melbourne's chilly Autumn weather.  It is wonderful for sleeping at night, but it will take a while to get used to the day time chill.  

I haven't had much time to create since I've been back as there were lots of household chores to catch up on.  However, I did make this card to celebrate our 30th Wedding Anniversary this week.  I was married 5 days after my university graduation, so I'm not really that ancient!

My Mum informed me that this is a 'Pearl Anniversary' in traditional terms.  I still remember our first anniversary which is 'paper' in traditional terms, when I made a huge paper banner using our work computer (yes, there were mainframe and mini computers back then!) on continuous computer stationery.  Thirty years later, I'm still playing with paper, although it is much more colourful and fun to create now. 

We celebrated with a lovely dinner and rather than pearls (although I love them), we will be spending 8 fabulous weeks in Europe during August and September to continue the celebration.  The 'Sent with Love' DSP and stamp set seemed very appropriate for my husband's card. 

Project Details
Stamps	Memorable Moments, Sent with Love
Card stock & Papers	Bazzill White, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Real Red, Whisper White, Sent with Love DSP
Ink	Island Indigo, Real Read
Accessories	Pool Party Bakers Twine
Tools	Labels Framelits, Square Lattice Embossing folder,  Big Shot, Pennant punch, 1/2" Circle punch, 1 1/4" Circle punch, 7/8" Circle punch (not SU), Owl Builder punch (small heart), Dimensionals, Tombow glue, Computer & printer

Thanks for looking.