Football Anyone??

I'm back again everyone.

I was asked to make a birthday card for an eleven year old boy who is interested in football.

Well, I was stumped.  My boy is nearly 21 now and I had no idea what to do.   I saw this sketch from Sketchy Colours #202 and Monica's card and bingo, I had my idea.

So off I went to find a picture of a football.  Now I must explain here, that we are talking Rugby League football as played in Australia.

I wanted an orange ball to go with Retro Fresh dsp from Stampin' Up.  That in itself was a challenge, I didn't realise there were so many different coloured footballs used nowadays. lol

I used my new On Film framelits and Make Note This And That rotary stamp on this card.  The corner is actually silver card stock as is the film die and stars.  The arrow was stamped then die cut.  I love the new Natural Chevron ribbon in the new Stampin' Up mini catalogue.  The papers, Retro Fresh, seemed to lend themselves to a younger style of card.  I am stoked with the way it's come out.

All the supplies are Stampin' Up except the football boot charm.

Hope you like my card and thanks for visiting my blog today.

 

Sweet Sorbet Case Of Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge.

Well here I am again with a couple of cards I decided to do on the spur of the moment.   I was visiting the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge blog when I saw this card by Sarah-Jane, one of the design team.  I liked it but wanted to make it a 'Leigh' card.  So I did. 

The base is Stampin' Up Whisper White with a layer of Crisp Cantaloupe. The dots are from the papers in the saleabration catalogue called Sweet Sorbet.  I didn't care for these papers at first, but they are growing on me.  I added a panel of Sahara Sand stamped with the Hardwood background stamp in Sahara Sand ink.  The burlap Sarah-Jane added looked good, so I included it on my card but trimmed the ends with a 'v'.  On to a white doiley I added Pistachio Pudding leaves with three roses which I coloured Summer Starfruit, Crisp Cantaloupe and Pool Party. I used natural string in figures of eight to make my bow and tied it on to the metal button.  The greeting banner has been given some height with dimensionals and is tucked under the button with a glue dot.  A gorgeous rhinestone flourish finishes off my card.

The second card uses the same elements but the rhinestone flourish and greeting are different.

Hope you like my cards and thanks for visiting.
 

Time Flies!!!

Good morning everyone.   I'm back again to show you another class card the ladies did last Friday. 

When I saw this stamp by JustRite....I had to have it.   lol  

The sketch I used is this one from Sunday Sketch & Stamp.

I started with a base card of Stampin' Up Naturals White.  Layered on to this is Early Espresso.  The papers are from Kaisercraft Art of Life paper pad with the roman circle numbers piece from an old collection from Bo Bunny called Timepiece.  The ribbon is May Arts woven stripe from Sharon's shop.

I used a combination of Tim Holtz mini gears and brass charms for the cogs.  The clock hands have been punched out using a very old punch from EK Success.  Underneath the watch hands is a small washer, another Tim Holtz product.  I love the effect the watch hands, washer and cog gave when layered onto each other and attached with a Tim Holtz mini brad.

Onto the actual watch face.  The idea for this came from this card by Deborah Saaranen. I stamped the image with Black Archival ink on to Vanilla craft board,  then coloured around the outside with a distress marker.  The inside border has also been coloured with a distress marker....sorry, I can't remember which ones now.  I sponged with a dauber, distress inks onto the watch face to age it and also to give it a pearly look.  I then put four layers of UTEE over the lot.  After doing nine of these watch faces I was absolutely over UTEE. lol  When the clock faces were completely cool, I pierced a hole through each one and added a large black brad to the centre of the clock to give it a bit more dimension.

I just had to add wings to my clock to match the greeting I used, which is a Vilda stamp, despite my friend Jean, having a very real aversion to wings on things. lol

My wings are stamps that I purchased on ebay some time ago and are from here I think.  I stamped them in Black Archival ink and then sponged vintage photo distress ink over them.  The Time Flies greeting has a little butterfly on it.  I covered this over with a cog to keep in with the male theme.

Despite the card looking quite simple, there was quite a bit of work in it but I am extremely happy with the way it turned out.

Thanks for taking the time to visit today.  I hope you like my card.

Keep well.

 

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Cardabilities Regals.

This card evolved from my friend's wish to use her Stampin' Up Regals Designer Series Paper Stack and full set of Regal ink pads.   So I put my thinking cap on and this is the end result.   The sketch is from Cardabilities #94.

The card base is Stampin' Up Whisper White.  I wanted a very neutral layer for this creation, so searched and searched, rummaging through packs of paper until I came across this year's Sale-a-bration dsp, Sweet Sorbet, to which I hadn't given a second look.  Success!!!!   Sahara Sand is the colour of the neutral paper from that pack.   I then cut and stamped different banners from the framelits and stamps called Hearts A Flutter out of the Regals dsp stack and Whisper White.

These were layered at different heights and depths onto a white doiley with a Crushed Curry edgelit trim and coordinating embossing folder piece placed across the top with dimensionals where needed.

The flowers were created using Petite Petals and matching punch.   Once again in the regals colours.  There is one Elegant Eggplant flower to create a 'pop'.  The leaves are from the Little Leaves embosslit. The flowers and leaves were inked at the edges using matching ink and sponge daubers which gave them a whole new look.

Beautiful Wings were die cut in other different regal colours and placed strategically on the card with one large butterfly as a focal point.  All flowers and butterflies were dressed up with some bling.  As I've said before, my go to stamp set for greetings lately is Express Yourself and the best wishes from this set was a good size for the greeting banner.

Well my friend was absolutely delighted with her class card and left very happy.

Thanks for visiting today and for taking the time to comment.

Keep well everyone.

 

Butterflies In A Garden

Good afternoon from a cloudy, sunny day here in Queensland.  Yep, the weather can't make up it's mind.  It's cloudy for a while then the sun comes out, then the clouds are back.  I do hope it rains in the places that are dry and drought stricken.

Onto my card today.  A friend of mine loves butterflies and this was the basis for me making this card for her class this morning.

I chose Meg's Garden papers and fussy cut the butterflies as well as the extra flowers to add dimension. This layer was then added to my base card which is Stampin Up Primrose Petals card stock which was a very good match. On the fence line, Petaloo velvet flowers have been randomly attached to have them peeking out of the fence.  In the top left hand corner, a white pearl flourish covers an otherwise blank space.  A couple of Petaloo velvet leaves, a pretty pink silk bow and another flower nestle in the bottom left corner.  I felt the card needed something else and Jean suggested, a pearl pin with the greeting attached on a Tim Holtz memo pin.  Then over the some of the flowers and butterflies, I spread some Clear Rock Candy distress stickles which gives a lovely subtle sparkle.

Thanks for visiting today and hope you like my card.

 

Paradise!!

Good morning.

I have another class card to show you.   When I first saw the range of Kaisercraft papers called Paradiso, lots of thoughts crossed my mind.  One, that the images looked so much like the photos of the 1970's after being in those sticky photo albums.  Two, that the images were all tropical, beach and totally appropriate for where I live.  Three, that these papers, images, and collectables would make absolutely fantastic cards for the class I teach in Mackay.  I knew the ladies would love them.  So with a view to creating a male class card I came up with this one.   A versatile card I feel, one could use it for a male card or just for someone who likes the beach, water or photography.

The sketch I used is this one from the Cardabilities blog.  I've altered the placement of the elements a bit, only because they seemed to fit better on the card.  The base card is Stampin' Up Early Espresso, then a layer of Stampin' Up Soft Suede.  I layered the image onto retired Stampin' Up River Rock and Blue Bayou.  The words 'beach' and 'escape' are from the Collectables that Kaisercraft put out to match their paper collections.  I love the Paradise sign and the camera which are also from the Collectables range.  The hessian, leaves and shells all add texture and dimension to the card and fit in with the theme of the image.  I've had the greeting 'Another Day In Paradise' for a long time.  It's a stamp by Stamp It in Australia.  Perfect and the ladies were very happy with their cards.

I do apologise for the way some of my cards are photographed.  For my classes, I tend to photograph the card on grid paper so the ladies can easily see where to place images, embellishments and other elements.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog today.  Hope you like my card.

Keep well.

   

Tuesday Morning Sketches #236

Good afternoon everyone.  Craft retreat last weekend was absolutely wonderful.  I had a fantastic time and I'm sure everyone else did too.  Thanks to Kim for organising, once again, an enjoyable weekend.

Onto the card I'm showing today.   This is one of the class cards the ladies will be making tomorrow.  I took all the ingredients to camp and assembled the card and kits down there.   I used this sketch from Tuesday Morning Sketches.   I did add a few elements not on the sketch, like the doiley, seam binding bow and flowers but I'm pleased with the way the card turned out.   

The papers are two different ones, Stampin' Up Fanfare (retired) and Venetian Romance.  The image was sourced from The Graphics Fairy, which is a wonderful place for vintage images.  I stamped the greeting from Stampin' Up's hostess set, Express Yourself directly onto the image after I printed it on Very Vanilla card stock.  The fabric roses are from Stampin' Up's retired Flower Trim.  They were just right for the end of the Pistachio Pudding panel.   Pretty, pretty pink seam binding for the bow and this I purchased at a shop called Daisy Chain Scrapbooks in Nambour while I was away on the weekend.  For the finishing touches, roses and pearls were added in the corners and near the bow.

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Keep well.

 

Beautiful Memories

Good morning everyone.   This time I'm showing a vintage card I made based on this one by Mona Pendleton.  I used much the same sketch but changed the image and the embellishments.  Thank you so much Mona for sharing your original card.  My card is much smaller than Mona's because unfortunately I don't have a Grand Calibur. 

Onto what I used.....base card is Stampin' Up Very Vanilla then a layer of  So Saffron.  The next layer had me for a while until I remembered to look through some Magnolia papers that I've had for some time.   Yep, I found the perfect colour.  A vanilla which is printed with a lovely tone on tone lace pattern.  The lace is, I think, some Green Tara brand I bought online in Australia.  After cutting it into enough lengths for a class, I went looking to replace it and was very put out when I couldn't find it.  Oh well.  The ladies loved it. lol

The round Spellbinder die is from a set called Stately Circles and the gorgeous Spellbinder die layered on the back of the vintage girl image is from a set called Gold Labels Four.   My girl is one from Pion Design's vintage image sheets.  I cut into a hoarded paper by Inkido Beautiful Memories.  The pretty blue and yellow flowers seem appropriate for the image I used.

To finish off the card and tie in the vintage feel, a feather, leaves, flowers, ribbon and a greeting were added.

Each lady in the class received a different image and they were delighted with their cards.

Yesterday I took in 10 cards to the Tourist Centre.  This morning there are only four left and none of the cards had even been put out on the shelf.  It really is wonderful to know that people like the work I do.

Thanks for visiting today and take care everyone.

 

Violet Crush Birthday Card

Good afternoon everyone.

Thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my Gingham Garden card.  Very much appreciated.

I have another card to share.  This is made using the Kaisercraft Violet Crush 6 x 6 paper pad, that Jean very kindly gave me for my birthday.

The card that gave me the inspiration for this one came from Sharon at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.

I basically did the same as Sharon with the paper but added different elements.   The green velvet ric rac and green pearls are in Sharon's shop as is the wide wrinkled ribbon.  The butterfly was cut out from one of the papers in the pad.  I stamped the greeting from the Stampin' Up hostess set Express Yourself onto one of the tags in the collectables that match the paper.  This was then layered onto a motif cut from Spellbinders Parisian Motifs.  The little purple flowers were amongst a lovely selection of goodies given to me by a wonderful lady who works at the Tourist Centre in Sarina.  I showed her the card today when I booked it in for sale and Sandy was really chuffed to see them used.

Voila, a lovely pretty card.

Thanks for visiting my blog today. 

Pink Gingham For Sketch N Stash Challenge 131

I'm definitely too late to enter the Sketch N Stash Challenge but this is the card I made from the sketch.  This card will be used for two classes.  

I decided that I wanted to use Sharon's pink gingham ribbon, which I've had in my stash for some time and is just gorgeous.   Stampin' Up's dsp that matches is Gingham Garden, so I built the card around the sketch and the ribbon.   Using Stampin' Up's doileys, I tucked one in behind the pink gingham panel so it is peeking out for added visual interest.  The circle and matching pink lacey circle are Nestabilities.  I stamped the flowers using the new set Petite Petals and matching punch which are in the latest Stampin' Up mini catalogue. The colours used match the Gingham Garden papers and are Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Pear Pizzazz and of course, Melon Mambo is my pink.  The centres of the flowers are little rhinestones, unfortunately I didn't have enough Candy Dots to use on this card and all the class card kits. All the leaves which are from, you guessed it, Stampin' Up's Little Leaves Sizzlet, have been pinched and bent a little to be more realistic.  The flowers were also balled in the middle with an embossing tool to give a little more dimension.  

One of the hostess sets in this current Stampin' Up catalogue is called Express Yourself and lately it is my go to set for greetings and sentiments.  

The finishing touch is the bow made from pretty pink gingham ribbon.

Hope you like my card and thanks so much for visiting my blog.