Stampin' Up! Medalion and Grace Taylor (?) Butterfly Thank You card

Hi guys, sorry it has been so quiet over here on the old blog, unfortunately I haven't been crafting much, as I've had a lot of uni work, as well as a social life (!) 

I have a card to share today, which I made a couple of days ago, to give as a Thank You card, for someone special!

I used the Stampin' Up! Medallion background stamp, stamped in black ink, I then cut out a circle of black cardstock, and popped a white rub on on top of it. The patterned paper is from Kaisercraft, and the butterfly is from Grace Taylor (I think). I coloured it with my Spectrum Noir Markers and fussy cut it out. I finished the card with some bling and a ribbon bow... 

Here is the close up -  

I am entering this into the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger- Elegant Emerald. I used the colours and the butterfly as my inspiration... Thanks for popping around!

Stampin' Up! Medallion and Snow Swirled and I create a Christmas Card

Hi guys, I have a card to share... This card was heavily inspired by Jules from Jules Krafti Krafts. I loved her card which can be found here. I was inspired by the use of the Medallion stamp as a wreath and using the Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder, which as you can see in my card, matches perfectly with the card stock and ribbon in the same colour.... now onto the card!

I have used a real red base, which I have layered with Very Vanilla (it looks white in this picture!) which I had run partially through the Stripes embossing folder. I wrapped some retired Wild Wasabi ribbon around it before sticking it down. The main image was inked using VersaMark and then I liberally covered it in Wild Wasabi Embossing Powder (got it all over the desk and everything!) once it was heat set, I cut out some berries using the Owl punch and stuck them on to the wreath. The sentiment is from the Snow Swirled set, and I think it fits perfectly inside the wreath... I added some red stickles to the berries to match the shininess of the embossing powder, layered the sentiments onto the wreath and then the main image panel onto some Wild Wasabi card. Here is another photo, which doesn't have the shininess showing, but still annoyingly looks white instead of Vanilla *sigh* 

I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamp anything goes challenge and the Do You Stack Up? ribbon challenge

Thanks again for popping by, and Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Dasher and Snow Swirled and I make a non-traditional Christmas card!

Hi guys! I made a card this morning, before having to head into work this afternoon.... I was on the phone to my mum the entire time I was making this!

This is an Early Espresso card base, which I have layered Regal Rose Patterned Paper Stack DSP on, which I popped a piece of Pear Pizzazz on top of and some white ribbon which was left over from a shirt that I pulled apart... (hey, it's still ribbon!) the rosette was made using some patterned paper from My Minds Eye, and this tutorial from one of my favourite design blogs... I stamped Dasher on my circle in Regal Rose and popped him on top of the rosette. I stamped the sentiment from Snow Swirled on the Regal Rose Patterned Paper and added a few basic rhinestones to finish this card off. 

While I was on the phone, Tommy, my big white cat came walking into the craft room, and meowing at me.... I ignored him, until...

Yup, that's my craft desk, and he is sitting exactly where my card and scratch paper was 5 seconds before this photo was taken... I guess Tommy doesn't like to be ignored... 

I am entering this card into the Moxie Fab Championing Award Medallions Challenge. 

Thanks for dropping by! 

Stampin' Up! Delicate Doilies and 2 Step Bird Punch create a Birthday Card

Hi Again!
I have a super bright birthday card to share with you today :)

This is a white card base, layered with pieces of Island Indigo, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Wild Wasabi. I stamped these pieces in VersaMark using Delicate Doilies and the Medallion Background stamp and then embossed them using white embossing powder. I then cut a piece of Marina Mist and layered a piece of white on top, I stamped the sentiment (from Upsy Daisy) and then using my 2 step bird punch, cut out the bird in the same colours as the background. A little bit of twine finishes off this card. I am entering this into the Card Patterns Sketch

Thanks for dropping by! 

I have another card to show you, a much more CAS card, so be sure to come back a bit later :)

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Medallion and I make matching Christening cards

Hi there! My wonderful Nephew (Samuel) and Niece (Brianna) are getting Christened this coming weekend, and of course I needed to make them a card each!

So, I used Baja Breeze for Sam's card and the medallion stamp inked in Versamark and some non- Stampin' Up! Holographic clear embossing powder. For Bree's I used the same stamp and embossing powder, but used Rose Red as the base and sentiment stamp. I think "Happiness Always" is appropriate for a Christening, but I have never been to one, other than my own.... so, correct me if I'm wrong! The sentiment is from Whimsical Words, and is one of my favourites!

Here are some more pictures...

I am entering these in to the Less is More anything C/Simple goes....

Thanks for dropping by!

Stampin' Up! Medallion and I create Thinking of You Cards

Just a quick post from me, I am keeping busy, out of the cold and rain, dreaming of sunshine....

This card is fairly basic, a Whisper White base, with a border drawn with my Stampin' Write Markers, a sentiment from KaiserCraft. The yellow is Daffodil Delight (such a summery colour) which I have mounted another piece of Whisper White on, I have stamped and embossed the medallion stamp is Black embossing Powder. 

I am entering this into three challenges, the first is the Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger (see below), the second is the Play Date Cafe Colour Splash, and the final one is a new one for me... Wee Memories CAS card challenge. 

I'm going to try to convince Mark we need to go to the art store.... 

Until next time.... 

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Artistic Etchings and Medallion paired to make Vintage Thank You Cards

I seem to have found my mojo, must have been camped in my super messy craft room, must have uncovered it while doing a quick clean up last night.... Half of my ink pads and stamp sets are at my mums house waiting for me to join them tonight, for Stamp Club tomorrow, so this was done using Stampin' Write Markers....

To start with, I used a Cherry Cobbler card base which I have layered with some Basic Black. The grid paper is from my favourite pack of Designer Series Paper- Newsprint. I have stamped the Eiffel Tower using Cherry Cobbler, masked it and stamped the Medallion using Soft Suede ink. I have tied a piece of Satin Ribbon around the base and added a tag from Tiny Tags and cut it out using the matching punch, a small hole in one end and a little bit of twine finishes this card off. 

I am entering this into the Just Add Ink colour challenge which I struggled with at first, but that's what a challenge is all about isn't it? 

Until next time, Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Medallion and Vintage Vogue paired together to make Friendship Cards

Hi Again! I have been on a roll recently with my cards, and last night I had to make one more before bed.... I had been thinking of this one for a couple of hours before making it.....

For this card, I knew I wanted to play with this lovely F from Vintage Vogue, and also the Medallion background stamp that my mum recently gave me. I have stamped the F in Basic Black and then masked it off and stamped the Medallion in Rich Razzleberry, tied a ribbon around the base, and mounted the white cardstock to a Basic Black card base, while I was sitting deciding if I was done, I grabbed a few rhinestones and popped them around the circle of the Medallion. 

I am entering this into the Less is More Monogram challenge, which scared me at first, as I don't own an alphabet set yet, but, I realised I have a few stamps that will work. Keep an eye out, I've got another on brewing in the back of my mind.... 

Thanks for dropping by

Happy Stamping!