Some Odd Girl - Library Mae

Hi guys! 

I've been busy with work, uni work and of course, more custom orders! There are still a number of cards in my madeit and etsy stores, that are looking for homes, so fear not! (this one will be heading there soon!)

I started out with the leftovers from this card on my desk, and decided to just colour up Library Mae, for no other reason than she was on my desk ;) I also used some notepaper patterned paper (My Minds Eye and Echo Park), and a piece of twine. I added my Mae, after I fussy cut her, then added some flowers, including a cherry blossom and some paper roses. I attached 4 rhinestones, and a button, and stamped my sentiment (My Favourite Things) To finish her off, I added dimensional magic to her glasses

Here's the close up.

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Father's Day Card 2012 - Feeling Sketchy

Hi guys! It's that time of the week again! Time for my Feeling Sketchy post! This week is the start of a new month, which means, we've got a new sponsor!!! Welcome to Sassy Scrapper! They have some seriously drool worthy stuff in their store, with flat rate shipping of $6.95, I suggest you go check them out!

Anyway, this weeks sketch was perfect for a Father's Day card -

And here is my card - 

I downloaded a drawing of my dad's favourite car, and edited it in gimp to add my sentiment, I then printed it out on to white cardstock and cut it out using my dies. The patterned paper is from My Minds Eye, and went perfectly with the 'car' theme. I used ribbon from Ribbon Carousel, Woven Diamond Ombre Ribbon and tied a bow. It looked a little plain, so I got a hat pin out, and made a flag using patterned paper and hot glued it into place. The car itself got a liberal lot of Crystal Effects and the card base was stamped with the 'Worn' stamp by SU!

Overall, I'm happy with how this card turned out, masculine cards can be a bit trial and error. 

Thanks so much for joining me back this week... Don't forget to link up your entries at Feeling Sketchy

Stampin' Up! Delicate Doilies and Newsprint Designer Series Paper decorate a 3D Letter

Ok, so I promised I'd be back with something different to show you, not just another card or scrapbook page.... and true to my word, here I am....
My mum gave me a Papier-mâché J for my birthday last year, for me to decorate, she knows me well :) But, it has been sitting on my shelf for almost a year looking at me, I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with it... So, the other day I painted it cream in preparation of doing "something" with it... Here is how it ended up

I laid the J down and drew around it on some Newsprint DSP (retired) and cut it out using a sharp pair of scissors. Once it was cut out, I stamped randomly the doilies from Delicate Doilies in Calypso Coral, Early Espresso, Pool Party and Island Indigo. I then covered the whole thing in a thin layer of Crystal Effects, using a paint brush to spread it. I set it aside to dry for around 3 hours. Once it was dry, I tied a piece of ribbon around the "stem" of the J. I am really happy with how this turned out, and it's taking pride of place on my display shelf :)
I am entering this in to the Wee Memories patterned paper challenge.

Thanks for dropping in :)

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Morning Cup makes Thinking of You cards.

Hi guys, I'm back again... and this time it is another Clean and Simple Card

This is a Real Red card base with some Confetti White layered on top. I have stamped and embossed two images from Morning Cup in Black and then coloured them with my Stampin' Write Markers and a Blender Pen. I have used Real Red, Night of Navy and a touch of Sahara Sand. I have stamped the sentiment which is a KaiserCraft one in Night of Navy. To finish off this card, I used a touch of Crystal Effects on the heart. 

This is being entered into the Less is More colour challenge, to use the colours of your national flag... of course, here in Australia, it is red, white and blue.

Thanks for dropping in 

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!