Fifth Avenue For You...

Hi there, I made this tri-fold pocket card using the lovely Fifth Avenue Floral set! I think this set is wonderful for random stamping and the colour combinations are endless :)

I am sending a gift card with this, so I've added a strip of the leftover stamped paper along the very bottom of the insert and slid the gift card into that. The flower attached along the strip of designer paper was watercoloured with Rose Red and Chocolate Chip ink in the centre. A touch of diamond glaze was also added to the centre of the flower.

You can find a tutorial to make these tri-fold pocket cards on Splitcoast stamper's under Resources.

Supplies:
Stamps: SU Fifth Avenue Floral,

Inks & Markers: chocolate chip, rose red, pretty in pink
Paper: whisper white, pretty in pink , chocolate chip, Thoroughly Modern dp
Accessories: pretty in pink ribbon, mat pack, small oval punch

Of the Earth...

This is just a quick - clean and simple thank you card I made using the hostess set Of the Earth. I carried the stamping of the flowers onto the inside corner as well and added a "Thank You" in blue bayou ink.

Supplies:
Stamps: Of the Earth
Inks & Markers: really rust, blue bayou, sahara sand
Paper: kraft, very vanilla, blue bayou
Accessories: mat pack and piercing tool, kraft taffeta ribbon, dimensionals

Live, Laugh and Love...

Finally, some time to stamp :) The last few days have been busy and I am way behind on all my favourite sketch challenges! I used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #61 found here. I made 2 small changes, not extending my ribbon over the side of the card as in the sketch and this is a standard A2 size and not a square :)

I used some Cottage Wall designer series paper with a sentiment stamp from the set On Your Birthday and the small flower from Vintage Vogue. Adhered a piece of scallop border trim, half backed pearls and some ribbon to finish it off!

It is snowing here again, they are great big fluffy flakes, looks quite pretty! But, wasn't it the first day of Spring on Saturday! lol!

Supplies:
Stamps: on your birthday, vintage vogue
Inks & Markers: orchid opulence, rich razzleberry
Paper: cottage wall dsp, rich razzleberry, whisper white, orchid opulence
Accessories: circle nesties and big shot, half backed pearls, ribbon, scallop border trim punch, dimensionals

Way to go!

Today's Ways to Use It challenge on Splitcoast Stamper's was to make a card of encouragement.

This little Penny Black stamp is one of my favourites, as at times in life we do have to walk a tightrope - it can be a balancing act!

I've used up some more of my Ginger Blossom dsp on this and some river rock cardstock that I have been squirreling away

Have a great day!


Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black, sentiment ctmh
Inks & Markers: black stazon, prisma pencils and gamsol
Paper: river rock, very vanilla, watercolour, ginger blossom dsp
Accessories: river rock stitched ribbon, ticket corner punch, vanilla brads, lace border punch, dimensionals

Tri-fold pocket card for Mother's Day...

For this tri-fold pocket card, I used today's SCS #262 challenge colours - rich razzleberry, orchid opulence and old olive and added some cottage wall dsp which is perfect with these colours.

The tutorial by Beate for tri-fold pocket cards can be found here.

I adhered a 2" piece of cs to the top note so that it would sit at the height I wanted it to inside the pocket. You could easily mat the entire topnote if you wanted some additional colour behind it inside the pocket, I just wanted to keep the look simple for this and have the focus on the bird and Happy Mother's Day sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Always, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks & Markers: orchid opulence,old olive
Paper: cottage wall dsp, rich razzleberry, orchid opulence, old olive, whisper white
Accessories: top note die and bigshot, scallop, circles, corner rounder, modern label and word window punches, white taffeta ribbon, dimensionals, dinner plate to trace a template for arc

Lighthouse Trio...

Good morning! I was taking inventory of my card stash the other day and realized I had very few masculine cards. So, yesterday I made these three similar cards using the retired set A Light Unto My Path.

They all use some of the specialty paper from To the Nine's Paper Pack, combined with mellow moss, always artichoke, chocolate chip and very vanilla cs.

The layout is the same for each card but I made a few minor changes to each one.

I'll be back later with something "pretty" {lol}

Supplies:
Stamps: A :Light Unto My Path, Teeny Tiny Wishes, Sincere Salutations
Inks & Markers: mellow moss, chocolate chip
Paper: To the Nine's, mellow moss,chocolate chip, very vanilla, always artichoke
Accessories: word window and large oval punches, mellow moss taffeta ribbon, mat pack, dimensionals, PC embossing folder

Scrapbooking layout...

This is a layout I will be using for an upcoming scrapbooking class - dsp, cs and title will all be different, but the layout will be the same for all 4 people attending. I really like this layout as it displays 1-4x6, 1-5x7, and 3 3.5 x 3.5 photos and showcases a nice piece of scrapbooking paper. Just by changing the papers and title it is a layout that can be used over and over again. You can always move the first page into the second page position to change things up even more - lots of possibilities.

Hope you have had an enjoyable weekend!

I'm off to watch a movie and enjoy some popcorn!!! :)



Supplies:
Stamps: Su Contempo alphabet
Inks & Markers: SU night of navy
Paper: SU night of navy and whisper white cs, dp and cs from ctmh
Accessories: SUcircle punches, SU dimensionals, square brads from local craft store, EK wavy border punch

be merry...

Hi there! I made this card using Mercy's Tuesday Sketch #64 found here. I guess this little hedgehog would have looked better on this card had I coloured him in with shades of gray :) but, I will have to change that for next time as he is adhered too well to change now :)

That's all for today!

Supplies:
Stamps: PB Exhilarating, SU Warm Words
Inks & Markers: Copic markers, Memento tuxedo black
Paper: whisper white, real red, basic gray, basic black, real red prints
Accessories: gray satin ribbon, white brads, scallop border and trim punches, oval and circle punches, dazzling diamonds glitter, dimensionals, snowflake embossing folder

Easter Garden...

Good morning! I have an Easter card to share today using the sketch from Our Creative Corner :)

For All You Do has quickly turned into my favourite set- for the moment :) {lol}

I am continuing to use up a lot my retired papers, it really is amazing how many cards you can create with one package of designer series paper! For this card I've used some Spring Fling paper with regal rose, so saffron and certainly celery cardstock. The sentiment is from the set Well Scripted.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Supplies:
Stamps: For All You Do, Well Scripted
Inks & Markers: regal rose, certainly celery, so saffron
Paper: Spring Fling dsp, regal rose, certainly celery, so saffron, whisper white
Accessories: large oval punch, scallop border punch, Pretty in Pink ribbon, square nestability dies, bigshot machine, dimensionals, Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Cottage Wall Thank You...

Hi there! I had some time this afternoon to use some of my new paper - Cottage Wall :) I've combined it with the set For All You Do. I think this stamp set works beautifully with this paper. I'm going to make something similar using a sketch from the OCC blog next, will post that card too when I have it completed.

I was so happy to see some designer paper with purples in it when the catalogue came out and I have no idea why I waited so long to order it! LOL

We have had a bit of a return to colder temperatures today but it is still very Spring-like with the birds chirping and the sun shining. As of this Sunday March 14th we will have more daylight too as Daylight Savings Time begins :)

Supplies:
Stamps: For All You Do
Inks & Markers: orchid opulence, rich razzleberry, old olive
Paper: cottage wall dsp, old olive, orchid oppulence, rich razzleberry,whisper white
Accessories: circle nestabilities, ribbon, bigshot, dimensionals, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, small oval punch, half backed pearls

"On the Fly" Guy...

A simple, masculine birthday card :)

Supplies:
Stamps: On the Fly, Birthday Whimsy (sentiment)
Inks & Markers: really rust, old olive, not quite navy, close to cocoa, chocolate chip
Paper: very vanilla, kraft, chocolate chip, really rust
Accessories: mat pack, dimensionals, blender pen

hello baby...for SSSC59 and Curtain Call Act 20

Hi again, 2 posts in one day woohoo! This is for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch and for Stacey's Curtain call colour challenge - both seen here to the right :)

I love these colours together and when I saw them my first thought was this little sailboat stamp, so that's what I went ahead with - I love how this card turned out - so bright and happy!

Two great challenges in one :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Nursery Necessities, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Inks & Markers: real red, certainly celery and Bashful blue
Paper: whisper white, bashful blue, real red, delicate dots dsp
Accessories: dies and bigshot, white taffeta ribbon, scallop trim border punch, dimensionals

Dear Father...

Good morning! On Friday I made this card for my FIL for this year's Father's Day but haven't had time to post until now, as it has been a busy but enjoyable weekend :) We have been blessed with glorious weather for the past few days and combined with being outside a fair bit and visiting a friend who is here for the weekend it has been just a wonderful few days!

As I was cleaning up my stamping room the other day I found some old buttons and this brown leaf button was one of them, so I decided to add it to this year's Father's Day card.

I've used Well Scripted on the front of the card with Parisian Breeze Dsp. Inside I've stamped a nice sentiment to go along with it :) My DH thinks his Dad will love it!

Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Well Scripted, Teeny Tiny Wishes, For All You Do
Inks & Markers: Chocolate chip, baja breeze, close to cocoa
Paper: Parisian Breese dsp, baja breeze, whisper white, chocolate chip
Accessories: kraft taffeta ribbon, dies and bigshot, copper snaps, mat pack, modern label punch, word window punch, dimensionals, leaf button from my stash

Easter Bunny...

Hi there, just a quick post. I did some Spring cleaning today in my stamping room and had just enough time leftover to make this quick Easter card. I have about 5 more holiday cards to get ready for mailing so more Easter themed posts to come in the weeks ahead :)
Enjoy your evening!

Supplies:
Stamps: tags so much, well scripted, linen background
Inks & Markers: various SU
Paper: whisper white, pretty in pink, regal rose, spring fling dsp, delicate dots dsp
Accessories: top note die and bigshot, regal rose ribbon,scallop border punch, circle dies, dimensionals

Vintage Skaters...

Hello there, I made this using the Sweet Sunday Sketch for LAST week (I am so far behind on challenges) and the theme from today's Ways To Use It Challenge on SCS - Let's Play!

The dsp is Wintergreen (retired) and the Vintage Skaters come from the set Winter Post. They remind me of my grandparents skating of the frozen lake when we would go for Christmas vacation in Quebec :) Not only were they amazing skaters they were also excellent dancers.

I like this sketch it was fun to combine all the dsp :)



Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Post
Inks & Markers: always artichoke, sage shadow
Paper: Wintergreen dsp, always artichoke, whisper white
Accessories: white ribbon, circle dies and bigshot, dimensionals, blender pen

Urban Artistry...

This is for Colour Throwdown #82 and for today's SCS sketch challenge #270. I've inked up the set Asian Artistry for this card and used some retired Urban Garden dsp as well...thanks so much sentiment comes from Pocket Silhouettes.

Supplies:
Stamps: Asian Artistry, pocket silhouettes
Inks & Markers: old olive, ruby red, not quite navy
Paper: urban garden dsp, old olive, not quite navy, very vanilla
Accessories: ribbon, circle punch, nestability die, dimensionals

Happy Hippo...

I just had to case this cute card by Stacey that I found in the gallery on SCS last night! I haven't pulled out my Pun Fun set to stamp with in a long time, it was great to ink it up once again!

The things I changed: I left off the three buttons along the top, added the double wavy border punch, used a different ribbon and papers and added two small brads.
The things I kept: the same layout, colour scheme and stamp :)



Supplies:
Stamps: Pun Fun
Inks & Markers: basic gray, pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise
Paper: Bali Breeze dsp, pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise, whisper white, watercolour
Accessories: striped pumpkin pie grosgrain ribbon, circle dies and bigshot, wavy border punch, brads, dimensionals

Bermuda Bay and Melon Mambo...

Good morning! I am back today with a birthday card to show you. Created with the in colours Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay - it is bright and cheerful!

This is my first attempt at using a large grommet on a card but I think it turned out o.k. - I like the look of it anyways :) I've used a stamp from the set Crazy for Cupcakes as the main image and the sentiment comes from the wonderful new set Well Scripted. I iced these cupcakes with some dazzling diamonds glitter for a little sparkle and added some piercing as well.

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the Olympics lately so I am having a little TV withdrawl today (LOL), normally I never watch any TV throughout the day but that was certainly not the case the last two weeks! Now that it is all over I can squeeze in more time to create!

Have an enjoyable day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes, Well Scripted
Inks & Markers: black stazon, bermuda bay, melon mambo, soft suede
Paper: whisper white, bermuda bay, melon mambo, Razzleberry Lemonade dsp
Accessories: large grommet, ribbon, scallop edge punch, mat pack, dazzling diamonds glitter