The Greeting Farm - Masculine/Boys Card

Hi guys! 

Just another quick note, to point you in the direction of my store which currently has 10% off using the coupon code EarlyXmas, until the 10th of October, 2013.

Now, on to my card today... I've got a boys card to share (as I keep selling out of them!)

I got new stamps in the mail, yesterday, from The Greeting Farm, so I had to ink up this little dude (how cute is he?!)... I coloured him up using my Spectrum Noir Markers, and trimmed it down to fit behind the polaroid frame, which is from Kaisercraft. I added a sentiment, using stickers from My Minds Eye, and my Dymo Labeller. The patterned papers I've used are from Echo Park, and have been doodled around. I added some Washi Tape in yellow to some white card stock and made some banners out of them. The card base is made from Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie card. The embellishments at the top are from D-Lish scraps, and include a star button in red, a wood veneer in a heart shape and two little enamel dots. 

Here is the close up

Deconstructed Sketch - #121

Paper Crafting Journey - For the Boys

Colour Q - #209

Word Art Wednesday - #100 - Anything Goes

The Greeting Farm - Edward - Masculine Birthday Card

Hello Again! Just a quick post to share a card I made today.

This little guy (Edward from The Greeting Farm) has been stamped and coloured on my desk since yesterday morning, waiting for me to get around to put him on a card. I knew I wanted to use the argyle like paper and the polka dot paper from Teresa Collins, so I coloured him up to match. I am loving red/orange hair at the moment on my little people (I have one more coloured up to put on a card) and I think his hair looks like it's on fire, hehehe. I used Pumpkin Pie card stock for the  base, layered with white card which was embossed using the Cuttlebug spots embossing folder. The circles were cut using my nesting circles, I layered everything up on Pumpkin Pie card stock before adhering it to the base. I found a button in my stash that perfectly matched the teal paper (this NEVER happens!) and tied some ivory jute twine through it. I added a couple of small pieces of bling, and a sentiment from My Favourite Things. 

I am entering this into three challenges, the first up is from Splendid Stamping at The Greeting Farm - FF Recipe Challenge, next up is the Simon Says Stamp - Embossing Challenge and last, but not least, the Mojo Monday - Sketch Challenge 259

Thanks for dropping around! I currently have 10% off all cards for sale in my MadeIt Store

The Greeting Farm - Birthday Ian and I create a birthday card for a little boy.

Hi Guys! Another quick post to show you a card I made as a reward for getting through some studying today. I also have some exciting news, I was picked as the "Cream in the Coffee" again, last week for the Play Date Cafe with this card. I was also picked as one of the top three over at Anyone for Anya? with this Masculine Card. I always get a wonderful feeling being recognised for my cards :) Anyway, on to todays card

This is a Baja Breeze card base, which has been lightly sponged, then I have layered Pear Pizzazz card stock and some white cardstock. The squares were cut out of various scraps in my collection and glued down. The ribbon is one I bought a while ago, but don't remember where I got it from. I stamped the Birthday Ian in Staz On and coloured him with my Stampin' Write Markers (pic of colours below). I then fussy cut him out, and attached him using dimensionals. The sentiment is from Grunge Rock and the two is from Timeless Type. 

I am entering this into three challenges, the first is the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, which I'm just scraping in with. Next up is The Play Date Cafe colour challenge, which I felt leant itself to a card for a little boy... And, the TGF Farm Fresh Challenge, Anything Goes

Thanks for popping by! If you'd like any more info about my card, leave me a comment :)

Jess

The Greeting Farm and Stampin' Up!'s Up Up and Away! create a Masculine Birthday card

Hi guys, we had a power outage for a little over an hour today, so, armed with a couple of challenges I'd written down earlier, and a bit of inspiration, I headed into the craft room....

So, this is a Basic Grey card base, which I have layered with papers from My Minds Eye and a piece of Always Artichoke Denim Ribbon (I think it looks more grey than artichoke) and the set aside the card base. I took my colours for this little guy from the patterned papers, and coloured him with Stampin' Write Markers and my Blender Pen (on watercolour paper), I then cut him out. I cut out a square of Whisper White, stamped the sentiment which is from Up Up and Away, and then layered it on to some Poppy Parade. I put a whole bucket load of dimensionals on the little guys back and stuck him on to the card base. The card looked a little unfinished, so I dug out 3 tiny red rhinestones and rounded the corners. 

I am entering this into three challenges :) The first is the Anyone For Anya recipe challenge - 3 patterned papers, 2 embellishments (ribbon + rhinestones) and 1 image, next up is the sketch challenge from Card Patterns, it's been a little while since I played over there, but loved this sketch, and had to play. And finally, the Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge. 

Thanks for dropping by!

Stampin' Up! Zoo Review and I create a note card for a friend

So, a lot of people know I like giraffes, I have a whole bunch of them in my house, mostly of the stuffed toy variety, including a handmade one from a wonderful friend... When I saw the 2011/2012 Stampin' Up! Ideas Book and Catalogue, and noticed there was a stamp set with a giraffe in it, said stamp set practically jumped into my hands! Now, what is a little bit sad is, that stamp set has been sitting looking at me all forlornly, begging to be inked up, and I've ignored it.... until today

I have started with a Very Vanilla card base, which I have layered with some Early Espresso, (which was run through the Big Shot, using a wood grain embossing folder), I then cut some scallops out of So Saffron and have them peeking out behind... I then focused on my image panel. I stamped the giraffe on Watercolour paper and again on a scrap of Vanilla. On the Watercolour piece, I coloured the giraffe using my Stampin' Write Markers and a Blender pen, and very carefully cut him out. On the Vanilla piece, I coloured the grass and created a shadow around my giraffe using a Sahara Sand marker. I then layered the coloured giraffe on to the vanilla piece, and finished off my image panel by sponging the edges on So Saffron and Peach Parfait. The sentiment is from the retired set, Hello, You and has been stamped using More Mustard and Pumpkin Pie Markers. This card was finished off with a piece of Vanilla Seam Binding (I love this stuff) and a bow tied. 

I am entering this into two challenges, the first is the CR84FN Colour challenge, which is Yellow, Orange and Brown. The second challenge is the Mojo Monday sketch. 

As always, thanks for dropping by!

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Picture This and I create a fun Engagement Card

Hi there! I have stamped today, quite a number of things, things I'm not happy with... so I'm not sharing any of those things... instead, I have a really cute and fun Engagement card/Congratulations card for a very in love couple I know...

For this card, I started out with a small card base of 4.25" square of Basic Black, which I have layered a piece of Certainly Celery on and then a piece of Whisper White. On the white, I have stamped the sentiment from Picture This (retired) in Versamark and heat embossed it in Black Embossing Powder. Once it was set, I coloured in the pear in So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie and Certainly Celery, using my Stampin' Write Markers and a Blender Pen. I drew a border in Basic Black and then added some Glossy Accents to the pear to make it a little shiny... Which I think is visible in this photo...

I am entering this into two challenges, the first is the Less is More Fruit Challenge, and secondly over at Wee Memories CAS challenge. 

I hope to head back into the craft room tonight before bed....

So, until next time....

Stampin' Up! Sweet Buttons Embossolit and I create a fun note card

I have jumped back into my clean and simple cards this evening, this idea has been floating in my head since late last night....

This is a fairly basic card, it consists of a Basic Black base with Whisper White layered on top, I started by stamping the sentiment which is a cute one from KaiserCraft, then I drew a border using my Black Stampin' Write Marker... Then the Bigshot came into its own... I had a bunch of scraps in my scrap drawers and I ran each colour (Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, and Regal Rose) through the Bigshot using the Sweet Buttons Embossolit... it cuts and embosses at the same time, and is only available until the 31st of July, when the Mini Catalogue ends... 

I am entering this into two challenges, the first is the Less is More Circles challenge, and the second is the Colour Throwdown Rainbow Challenge. 

I think that's all I needed to tell you this evening, so until next time...

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Pun Fun makes Childrens Cards Easy!

I've had a busy few days, and with Stamp Club coming up on Wednesday, it is set to be a good week! I have been struggling for a little while as my mojo seems to have deserted me, perhaps because it is so cold in my craft room compared to the rest of the house... I have borrowed a stamp set from my mum, and wanted to play with it a little more before returning it tomorrow... Here are some clean and simple cards for you

Ok, so this first one is using the cutest little rocket ever! It is from the Pun Fun stamp set, and is coloured using my Stampin' Write Markers in Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight and Sahara Sand. You probably can't see it in the picture, but the window has been glossed using Crystal Effects. For both cards, I have used the Confetti White card stock to add a little bit of interest.

This little hippo has to be my favourite stamp from Pun Fun, she looks so happy! I have coloured her again using my Stampin' Write Markers, in Sahara Sand, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry. Her balloon has a small amount of Crystal Effects to make it shiny. I am entering this little hippo card in the Less is More One Layer "Legs" Challenge. 

Have fun and Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Write Markers and DSP to make a cute birthday card

Tonight even though I really wanted to craft, I struggled. I didn't know what I wanted to make, or the colours I wanted to use, or which stamp set to pull out first. Generally this means that I need to clean up my craft room, but as it was getting late, I didn't want to clean up and not get anything done...

I have used a My Favorite Things Stamp, which I think is the cutest. I have coloured her hair and skin using my Stampin' Write Markers, (are you aware that there is a skin coloured marker, not included in the colour families? It is called Blossom Blush and is only $5.75!) I have paper pieced her shirt using Cosmo Cricket and her trousers using plain Pumpkin Pie cardstock. I have layered this onto a piece of Pumpkin Pie Designer Series Paper from the Brights Stack and then popped some non-SU! ribbon with a sentiment from Short and Sweet. I am going to enter this into a couple of challenges-

Moxie Fab World - Tuesday Trigger, and Just Add Ink - Just Add Fussy Cutting

Until next time,

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Beware Pirates! Makes trendy teen birthday cards!

Now, this is a set, I never thought I'd play with... but after Kim brought it to our craft day last week, I had to have a go! Kim also challenged me with a few of my least used colours... Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and one of my favourite neutrals right now... Early Espresso.

I stamped the image in Concord Crush, and then with my glue pen and some glitter, highlighted some of the swirls... Not sure if this is actually visible in this picture... (it is in full version...) Then with my Peach Parfait, I stamped the ARRRR! Sentiment with tone on tone, to give it a dark watermark look. I used the scallop trim border punch, and Early Espresso, which was then layered in Concord Crush and the happy birthday  from Look Who's Turning in Versamark and silver embossed it. The panels were then layered on Early Espresso card. 

Out of all the cards (13) that I made that day, this is my house mate Mark's favourite, he loves this stamp set, and thinks I should get it... I'm some what agreeing with him.... 

Anyway, hopefully Kim will upload her version of this colour combo for you. Head on over, and check out her beautiful cards!

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Stampin' Write Markers are so good for colouring!

I'm back again. I realised I hadn't yet participated in this weeks Colour Q Challenge!

I wanted to ink up this cute stamp from The Greeting Farm, and after it was all inked up, coloured it with my Stampin' Write Markers... one of my 'must have' craft items.... I love the versatility of the markers, it may seem like a frivolous purchase (they are quite expensive) but, I love colouring with them... I love Colouring my stamps and then stamping with them... I love everything about them... 

I have used scrap DSP, from SU, and October Afternoon (I think...) the sentiment is one from a retired hostess set. I am giving this to one of my customers who has just celebrated the birth of her 3rd beautiful baby! 

Thanks for looking, and Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Tropical Party and I create Summer inspired cards

Hi all!
I'm back again with some more summery cards... as we are moving into Autumn here, it seems weird that I've had a sudden flash of summer inspiration... I blame the weather, it isn't autumny yet, still quite summery

I am entering this card into the Less is More challenge, which was to make a one layer card which was off the edge. I have used a few ink colours with the leaves, and the masking technique to get the leaves to sit 'behind' the flowers. The sentiment is from Upsy Daisy, and is a very versatile in what style it can be used on. I like how this card turned out. 

The second card I have to show you, utilising the stamps from Tropical Party, is one I made on Wednesday with Kim, it is actually an almost direct case on a card I made a little while ago. 

This time, I embossed the trees in black, and chalked instead of inked the background. The sentiment is also different, this time using the Sale-a-bration set So Happy For You, which I don't use nearly enough... Anyway, the football is going to start soon, and I have to get some uni work done before settling down to watch the game... so, until next time

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Tropical Party makes fun birthday cards!

I have had a really productive day today, I completely cleaned the house, mopped and vacuumed throughout! so, after cleaning the entire house, I decided it was time to spend some me time...
I made a few cards, the first one is for the Colour Q Challenge that I told you I was going to show you the other day....

I loved the design of the first one of these I did, so I made another one.... The second card I have to show you is one that is almost a direct case from one of my favourite cardmakers, Danielle Daws. Over at Just Add Ink this week, the challenge is to case work from either Danielle or Amanda, as their parting gift from running the JAI challenge blog! I have also used the Tuesday Trigger from Moxie Fab World, which was so bright and cheery, the other challenge I am entering this into is the Play Date Cafe Colour Splash.... Here is my card, and the link to Danielle's card that I cased... 

So, that's the two cards I have made with Stampin' Up's Tropical Party, come back a bit later for a few more cards... Thanks, and Happy Stamping!

Owl Valentine Card

My house mate and I are going to be each others Valentine this year.... we're both single, and with no dates for either of us, we decided it would be ok to be each others...
Here is the card I made for him

I didn't want anything over the top lovey-dovey.... as we are best friends, and it would be a little odd... 

I'm entering this in a few challenges the sketch challenge at Inkspirations Challenges

The Just Add Ink - Just Add Love Challenge.

Have fun, and thanks for checking in!

Kraft it Up! Challenge

A new month means a new Kraft it Up Challenge! This is the one Scrapbooking challenge site I actually participate in monthly.... might have something to do with my obsession with Kraft cardstock?

This months challenge was to use orange, blue and black all on a Kraft base... I despise orange, but had this idea and ran with it... originally it was just going to use plain Kraft background, but then I decided to stamp some animals from the Fox and Friends stamp set with Crumbcake (Stampin' Up! version of Kraft) to give some interest. All elements, except for the title are Stampin' Up! and what I like most is they all co-ordinate perfectly... I've kept the black to a minimum, and gone with the blue and orange as the main focus points.... 

Isn't my Nephew the cutest? We think he is! Sam-Wow is a nickname for him, that came about because my sister was shopping and there was a ShamWow! Guy in the centre, my sister said "Hey, look shamwow SamWow!" and it's just kind of stuck..... 

Mojo Monday 175

Do you ever have those cards that go together seamlessly? They are quick to make because nothing goes wrong? I made one tonight, one I'm super happy with....

This was made using the Mojo Monday Sketch 175, 

I started off with my circle piece, knowing I wanted to go back to an old favourite... Trendy Trees. So, I stamped my cute little tree in Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler and heat embossed them, then sponged some sky and grass in Bashful Blue and Old Olive. I then cut out a slightly larger circle using the circle scissors (from SU!) in Cherry Cobbler and mounted my tree image on to it. I stamped the sentiment (From MFThings) in Choc Chip. The back ground piece is Old Olive stamped with a retired SU! stamp set (I don't know the name of it, cause I threw out the case! This was my first SU! purchase!) The ribbon is retired Bashful Blue, with the Cherry Cobbler bow and button non-SU. A little bit of faux stitching to finish it off...

Don't forget to participate in my challenge for blog candy Here!

A few things to share

I've had a busy week, and have been putting off the Kraft it Up! Challenge since the beginning of January... The challenge this month was to do a summer page, with the word Summer in the title... this presented me with a problem... I'm not really into summer all that much (give me winter any day!) I also don't have many summery pictures... so sat scratching my head for a while.... until I came up with this-

I'm a big reader, I read all the time.... So, I've popped a list in this page.... 

It's a great way to track what I have read this summer.... I love how this layout turned out.... I love that I've finally figured out my darn sewing machine, and how to sew in straight-ish lines.... 

Another thing I wanted to share with you... This card

This was a case from Kristina Werner's card here... I also used the Curtain Call colour challenge here. 

 I liked this card, but when I showed it to Mark, he didn't understand the 24/7 thing... is it a bit too ambiguous? Its supposed to be Love 24/7.... with the hearts... etc... hmmm... maybe I'm stretching it a bit... Let me know what you think.

Thanks for dropping by!

Silhouette Sentiments Card

Hi all!.
Last night after the disaster of a card, I tried to sleep, but couldn't so, I got back up and had another play with my craft stuff. By this stage, the newest ColourQ Challenge had gone up....

What a doozy.... I cringed when I saw more melon mambo with tangerine tango.... my dislike of pink and orange is quite strong! Anyway, I've been looking at different ways to use the hostess set, Silhouette Sentiments, as I feel it doesn't get used enough.... So, I went to SplitCoastStampers and had a look around. I found this card by Laurie, which just has an absolute Wow! factor to it.... 

So, I cased it.... fairly blatantly too.... 

Here is my CASE of Laurie's card - 

I love how this card turned out! I also have another card to show you, which I was asked to make by a friend. She needed a baby girl card, that included butterflies.... So, I Cased one of my cards from earlier, and remade it in pinks and purples. 

Anyway, that is all I have to show you on the card front. 

I want to leave this link here for you guys in case you were wondering what you can do to help the victims of the QLD flooding. I have donated a small amount, but every little bit counts I guess. So, head on over to the QLD government website, and donate as much as you can, to help the people of Queensland out.... 

Another UStamp Project!

I'm back again with another UStamp project! This one I've been looking at for a few days... trying to figure out what I want to do with it... Not that the project Tammy created wasn't beautiful, unfortunately the stamp set she used has not been released in Australia yet.... *sad face*

Anyway, unbelievably, this entire project came out of one 12x12 piece of cardstock! Unfortunately, I cannot show you how on my blog, but go join UStamp, if only for this wonderful project!

Something else that is awesome is this Colour Coach online that I found today! I used one of their suggestions to create my colour palette for this project... Go, have a play and find an awesome colour combo!