Quick Card

This is a quick card I whipped up for a friend's birthday. I used Soft Sky card stock and ribbon. I also Spring Silhouette Designer background papers. The layout for the card is from a card on Splitcoast Stampers. It is so easy. All you do is measure 21cm down one side of a A4 sheet and then do the same on the other side from the opposite end.  You then fold the card into thirds in a zig zag and decorate it.

Onesie

This card (pronounced one-see)  is another card I taught at the "Inkers Arvo"  run by another Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Cathy Clark.  She is so good to us all and keeps us enthused about being a demonstrator.  Colours are Whisper White and Bashful Blue.  Stamp sets are Polka dot background stamp, and For a Friend (Hostess set).  I also used the 1 3/8" circle punch and the scalloped circle punch.  This type of card is really simple but effective.

Waterfall Commotion

This waterfall card was a dilemma.  After using a few different stamp sets I finally settled for Ocean Commotion and I really like the result.  Colours I have used include Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red, So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Certaily Celery.  I taught a group of local Stampin' Up! demonstrators how to make the card at our "Inkers Arvo" so we might see a few more of them around Albany.  Thanks for looking

Kylie's Card

This Christmas Card was the favourite choice of my children. Love the look of the Dashing Papers, and the Season of Joy Stamp set. I think Kylie got the card technique from SCS. Isn't it fantastic.

Tracey's Card

Christmas Cards for Tracey is huge. She makes hundreds of cards every year and I think the card she made for our group is very simple and elegant. She admits it's a card that she was shown how to do from a friend so it's not an original, but it is very different to the cards Tracey usually makes and it is always refreshing to look at card making from another angle I think. Thanks Tracey.

Sarina's Card

It is really nice to see the Holiday Thyme papers again. I was really surprised by this card because Sarina mentioned that she was going to do a really simple card and instead attempted the Criss Cross Card. This is great Sarina. Thanks.

Nancy's Card

You can see that Nancy and I had similar ideas for our cards. She has used the Figgy Pudding papers and also the Season of Joy Stamp Set from Stampin' Up. Isn't it lovely. Thanks Nancy.

Linda's card.

This card has plenty of Wow factor. I love a card with hand sewing! It is a tri-fold card. The inner fold has the nativity dry embossed on it and it is really lovely (sorry I didn't take a pic of it). Thanks Linda.

Renae's Christmas Card

This is a card that I received from my friend Renae. I really don't know if the card is an original or not but don't you think it is lovely. Thanks Renae.

Figgy Christmas

Here is a Christmas Card I made for my Scrapbooking friends. Every year we make 6 of the same card and then give them out so that we also recieve 6 different cards. The girls are quite talented. I will show you a few of these cards in the next posts.

In this card I have used Basic Grey Figgy Pudding papers. The stamp set is Solemn Stillness. I love the elegance of this Stampin' Up! stamp set.

Navy Season of Joy.

This is the another card by Peta.  I really like that she has used a non-traditional colour combination. It also make me realize how versatile the Season of Joy stamp set is.  The poinsettia stamp was used here.  The card is a variation of a card on SCS.

Wintergreen Joy

Peta was inspired by a card on SCS for this card. It used Soft Sky, Sage Shadow and Whisper White cardstock.  The stamp set used is Season of Joy which was in the Spring Mini Catalogue and sadly is no longer available.  I love how the wintergreen papers co-ordinate with the card colours and the Soft Sky Double Stitched Ribbon.

Perfectly Peta

My friend Peta has been nice enough to allow me to share some cards that she has made and I will post these over the next couple of days.

I love the layout of this card, and the lovely organza ribbon. Isn't it just lovely.
Thanks Peta.

Tying Up Christmas

Let's start tying up Christmas the Stampin' Up! way. This month is you spend $20 on any product you wil get 20% off 12 selected products which will help you to tie up your Christmas activities. Click here

Products include Stamp sets, ribbons, calendars and tags.

Merry Christmas.....Mate

I have been inspired by Claire Daly's wonderful idea. She has been posting 12 days of Christmas cards which has been wonderful. Please use the link to her blog site"Art with Heart" on the right to be inspired. I thought I might give it a go and post my own 12 Cards of Christmas. Let's see if I can do it?

A couple of weekends ago, I went away for the weekend with my crafty friends and we had a great time. We spent the day making cards, and some other off the page projects. Lots of christmas cards were made and this is one of the cards I made. I made quite a few to send out to my family members. I really love water colouring at the moment and in this card I used the Happy Christmas Mate stamp set. The card is an adaptation of the card that is in this years Stampin' Up catalogue. Colours are Real Red, Old Olive and Whisper White. I also used Stampin' Write Markers, watercolouring paper, Old Olive designer series paper and Real Red grosgrain ribbon.

Wonderful Circles

This card was made using the new Eastern Blooms stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalogue. I used the colours from one of Kristina Werner colour challengers. They are Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Bashful Blue, Rose Red and whisper white. I used the Wonderful Favourites stamp set as well. I think this stamp set is the best valued stamp set in the catalogue.

More Watercolouring...

Here is a preview of another stamp set that is in the Summer Mini Catalogue. It is the For Father stamp set and I had to have it because I am still loving watercolouring. Card stock colours are Kraft, Wild Wasabi, Ruby Red and watercolouring paper. I also used Stampin' Write markers, Close to Cocoa ink pad and the Sanded background stamp.

Live your Dream

One of my favourite products in the Summer Mini Catalogue is the Afternoon Tea Double Sided Designer Papers, especially the striped paper that I used on this card. The paper co-ordinates with Wild Wasabi, Soft Sky, Chocolate Chip and Groovy Guava and Whisper White. I have also used the Live Your Dreams Stamp set and Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon.
(There are several cards like this on SCS so it is difficult to work out who should have design credits. I think credit should go to Kay Kalthoff but if you think you are the original designer please feel free to let me know and I can change it.)

Eastern Blooms

I am really enjoying the Eastern Blooms stamp set from the Summer Mini Catalogue and I have used it to make this card. I apologize for using Chocolate Chip and blue yet again. It's the colours I use to get my mojo going again and as you can see from my lack of posts over the last few months, my mojo needed a boost.

I was inspired by a card by Dorothy Cate also known as Smart Blonde_2000 on Split Coast Stampers.

Holiday Harmony Buckle

This is my first attempt at a buckle card and I was surprised to discover that it is easier than it looks. I really love the  Season of Joy stamp set and the Holiday Harmony double sided designer papers from the Spring Mini Catalogue. I also used the Merry Christmas stamp from the Occasional Greetings stamp set.  The stamped image was made using the Rose Red and Always Artichoke Stamp Write Markers.  It case you haven't guessed it the card colours are Always Artichoke, River Rock, Purely Pomegranate and Very Vanilla.