CASEing for Christmas

The card this week we are CASEing for Christmas is one of Mynns! Come on over to join in and see the other ladies fabulous cards!

I loved Mynns rich red, black and kraft colour scheme so I decided to use the same colour combination for my simple card. A kraft base card, a simple square panel with a stamped poinsettia (Clearly Besotted stamps). A few sequins and gold stickles to add some sparkle. I was going to add a teeny weeny tag but decided not to. Keep it simple!

I hope you join in with our challenge....be ahead this Christmas!

CASEing for Christmas

This week the card to case was made by Donna. Gorgeous card!Check out the challenge blog here.

I decided to make my card using NO stamps and to keep it clean using the same kind of colour scheme.Gold printed vellum behind the circular window, a gold bow and sequins and the sentiment is a rub on.

House of Cards - April Challenge

Another month whizzes by! This months challenge is to make a card with butterflies and/or the following colour scheme.

I decided not to use butterflies. I use them al the time. So I stuck to the colour scheme and made a masculine card, perhaps for a teenage boy.

The background card has been stamped using Turquoise ink and the Off the Grid stamp set by Stampin Up then over stamped in yellow using Gorgeous Grunge set again from Stampin Up. SU On Film Framelits to cut the black frame, layered and a "boyey"paperclip and sequins to finish off.

House of Cards - March Challenge

The design team this month have been challenged to use enamel dots on their cards. I have in the past tried to make my ow but failed miserably. Have a look at our challenge blog as we have some great tutorials on making your own!

So here's my card. Not a very inventive use of enamel dots so I apologise!! Stampin up Cupcake Party, Heidi Swapp resist paper "banner" which I inked in yellow/turquoise to match the papers and a big Hello greeting. A few enamel dots as embellishment.

SFC Challenge

Our challenge this week on SFC is "Buttons". Here's my card......

I'm fast getting through my 6 x 6 Bazzill Vintage Lace paper stack! Layers of patterned paper on a Bronw Sugar Stampin up card stock base, a die cut scallop border accented with buttons. The butterfly has been cut from felt. Weeny tag is stamped and punched from a retired set by Stampin up. I use it a lot.

Wedding

I was a photographer at a local wedding yesterday and made the couple a card. The bridesmaid dresses were a dark red so I chose Cherry Cobbler for my cardstock with black and gold. Hope the bride liked it! Dry embossed, spritzed with gold spray and a big flower using a scallop circle punch. A lovely day shooting pictures of the bride getting ready, the ceremony and the reception afterwards. 

52 CCT

The 52CCT challenge this week is a sketch. Its also a DT call and although Id love to be in the Design Team I am already in a DT for 2015 (to be announced) so good luck to all who enter!

And heres my card...

Real Red card stock, a scrap of old patterned paper, mat cut from Old Olive and vanilla card stock and using the deco labels framelits dies. The tree is stampe din red and is from the SU Festival of Trees stamp set. A gold bow and holly finish it off

House of Cards November Challenge

This month the Design team have been challenged to make cards using a sketch. Check out our challenge here. Also, Mynn has done a great video tutorial on Faux Quilting so go take a look if you'd like to find our how to do it!

The patterned papers are from a small pad by First Edition a mix of aqua, yellow and pinks, some papers are embossed and have a gloss finish or sparkly. Lovely! I teamed them up with Brown Sugar card stock from Stampin up.

The large flower is die cut using a Heartfelt die, Vintage Floret which is one of my favourites. A few punched small flowers, a gold bow to finish. Thanks for looking and I hope you're inspired to join in with this challenge!

October House of Cards

This month our challenge on House of Cards is to make a card using dies and punches. Well that's easy for me cos I have loads! Rather than pile them onto my card I decided "less is more" although I did use quite a few!

Crumbcake cardstock as my base card. I stamped a few circles on the front using W&W stamp set Big Bang Confetti and inked the edges. The sentiment is from Stampin Up's Just Sayin set. Then I pucnhed and die cut to create a layered look & finished off with a bow and some buttons.

Dies:- Stampin Up Deco Labels, Word Bubbles Framelits
Punches:- 1 3/8, 1 and 3/4 inch circles punches

52 Christmas Card Throwdown

This weeks challenge at 52CCT is a colour one.

I have been really short of time lately so only a super quick card from me this week. I decided to use my Technique Tuesday "Be Jolly" stamp set and colours Rose red, White and Silver glimmer paper. I finished the card of with stretchy silver thread.

September House of Cards Challenge

Its been a great summer but we now have the feel of Autumn. Our DT challenge at House of Cards is the following photo inspiration! I love these autumnal colours!

So I decided to use my Stampin Up "Work of Art" stamp set and stamp a simple panel in these colours:-
Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Early Espresso, Always Artichoke and Pear Pizzazz. Ive stamped the sentiment using a Winnie&Walter sentiment. I then heat embossed gold leaves using Stampin Up's French Foliage. Finished off with a tiny tag and gold thread.

Stamps & Fun = Creativity

This week our DT challenge is to make something with the theme "Butterflies". I have lots of stamps and dies to choose from, they just never go out of fashion! I decided to make a flip card using a Stampin Up die, stamp set and some patterned paper that needing using up. Banner sentiment is from Clearly Besotted. Colours are Crumb cake, Always Artichoke and Baja Breeze.

Stamps + Fun = Creativity

After the summer break we are back with our challenges at SFC! For our first week of September we have "Three Layers of Paper".

This card uses papers from a paper stack thats lost the cover so I don't know the name, plus I just had to use my new die from Papertrey Ink. Plus a punched arrow from balsa wood (thank you Lorraine!)

A selection of cards....

My lovely funny friend Lorraine came over last week and we made some cards together. Always a laugh!

Here they are, nice and simple:-

House of Cards Design Team!

I'm thrilled to have been selected to be part of House of Card Design Team! This is following their recent blog hop and DT call. I'm part of the Classic Team.

So here goes my first challenge as a DT member for House of Cards! The challenge this month is to "Add a Bow".

I couldn't wait to use a new paper pad from Bo Bunny. So pretty. I matted/layered paper and card onto the base card, punched the paper flowers from some text paper and scrunched them up to make a flower. The "Hello" is die cut using a Die-Versions die. Its very unsual for me to make a card with no stamping or ink! 

Oops.....it looks more shabby than classic though...maybe I should rip off that lace! 

Stamps & Fun = Creativity

My first challenge as part of Stamps & Fun = Creativity design team. This week the theme is "Flowers & Pearls". We must use a stamp at all cost!

When I first saw the theme I immediately thought vintage but I realised I have a new stamp set which I bought a few months ago (shame on me for not using it already) Simon Says Stamp Whimsical Flowers, a very modern contemporary design.

I decided my colour scheme would be grey, orange/yellow with a hint of blue so I've used Stampin Up's Smoky Slate as my card stock base with the new colours: Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Tangled Twist & Mossy Meadow.

I added a large pearl for the centre and used a Viva Perlen-pen in cream to add pearls on the flower petals. 

House of Card Blog Hop & Challenge

I spent a very happy few hours hopping around various blogs looking at all the fabulous cards for the House of Cards end of term celebration. If you'd like to gaze at eye candy then here's the link  to join in the fun. If you create your own card and upload it to their blog you are with a chance to become part of the Design Team! Plus if you comment, a chance to win great prizes from various sponsors! 

The challenge is to make a card with this picture as your inspiration:

I couldn't decide what to do...head full of ideas so in the end I made three cards....I could have made more! Whats your fave? 

First up one using Stampin Up's Hardwood stamp set to tie in with the wooden chair, a branch die cut from cork, white prima flowers and colours matching the theme and of course a pretty bow!

My second card uses a blue card stock for the card base. There's a hint of blue paint in the inspiration photo. I die cut the white daisy panel on my Cameo. The cork flower pot is a cupcake case punch from Stampin Up (so versatile!) and die cut flowers fill it. Matted & layered, ribbon and a banner sentiment and some glitter.

Last but not least is a one layer card. I rarely do one layer cards. I just find it difficult to be so restricting! Anyway.....an odd shape card left over from a pack so thought Id use it up. Background stamping using Stampin Up's Summer Silhouette stamp set top and bottom then over stamped with a "brick wall" stamp I've had for years (handy to tie in with the wire basket?!) and one of the flower stamps from Stampin Up's Peaceful Petals stamp set. Coloured in with marker pens and a clear Wink of Stella glitter pen although that doesnt show up in the photo. A bow & glitter to finish it off. I just had to add something, I cant help it!

Stippled Blossoms Cards

I love this stamp set and the colour scheme I chose. Stamped first in a pale blue then over stamped in a darker blue. A lovely effect.

My class ladies.....

made these today. Great fun as usual.

The "quick, need a boy card" using Stampin Up Geometrical and the fab tag punch. I love this punch! Colours are Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Tempting Turquoise

Then using the Deco framelits another dinky card Petite Petals and Flower Shop stamp sets by Stampin Up. Colours are Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery and Crumb Cake

To celebrate spring and all the blossom now coming out a card using Hardwood stamp set, again with Flower Shop and Petite Petals (they go so well together!) Blushing Bride with Crumb Cake this time and a twig!

52 Christmas Card Throwdown

We are now into March and I'm so pleased that I've made a handful of Christmas cards already this year! Im also happy that I've had another Honarable mention for my landscape card.!

So, onto this weeks challenge. A sketch.

I fancies twisting the sketch and not make the obvious so here's what I made this morning. The poinsiettea flower I cut on my cameo. The background stamp is "Dictionary" by Stampin Up. Some glimmer spray adds a bit of sparkle!