From the Heart Stamps - Easter Card

Hiya! I've been busy creating, but not so busy photographing and blogging my creations (oops!) 

I have had a couple of custom card orders, so have been busy completing those. 

If there are any cards, you'd like custom made, for a special occasion, pop over to my Facebook page, and send me a message!

On to the first card for today -

For this card, I started with the bunny and girl image, from "From the Heart" stamps, printed her out, and coloured it up with my Spectrum Noir Markers. I die-cut the image, and set it aside, then built my card. I used patterned papers from a non-branded paper pad (from a discount store) and layered them up on Night of Navy, Stampin' Up card stock. I then doodled around the edges, and stamped a sentiment (from SU!) I then added a purple flower as well as a couple of buttons, a resin rose and some silver wire, which I'd wrapped around a pin, to give a curly effect.
Here is the close up 

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The Greeting Farm - Easter Card

Hiya! Sorry for the quiet-ness here on the old blog... It's been a busy few weeks, with uni stuff, as well as my operation coming up very quickly! It's less than 2 weeks away now *happy dance!* 

I crafted last night, after spending the weekend down at my mums, again.... 

I started by grabbing this previously uninked stamp from my stash... She's the Easter Anya, unfortunately, she's retired now... I inked her up, and coloured her using my Spectrum Noirs (of course!) and fussy cut her out. I used one piece of patterned paper from the Echo Park Sweet Girl 6x6 paper pad, I just used the reverse of the flowered one, which has a cool yellow woodgrain on it! I stamped the sentiment (SU! Easter Blooms) and tied a bow using some stitched ribbon from SU! 

Here is the close up - 

I am entering this into 3 challenges... the first is the Sketchy Friday sketch, the Anyone For Anya anything goes challenge, and finally Simon Says Stamp Easter

I've also updated my store, so take a look, before it goes on holiday mode on the 7th of April

Stampin' Up! Easter Blooms and Just Believe paired to make a For You card

Hi again! It's my second week of being on the Just Add Ink design team, being a guest designer. This week it is a sketch challenge, and this one had me hugely inspired!

 

Ok, so this card is a Basic Grey card base that has been cut down on one side, and layered with Whisper White. I have stamped the Cherry Blossom image from Easter Blooms in Basic Grey, and then I coloured the flowers in with Pink Pirouette and Pretty in Pink and the leaves with Certainly Celery. I have pierced the card base and sewn on a retired Basic Grey Corduroy button with some bakers twine. Then on the other piece, while I was sewing on the button, I left a tail, so that it can be wrapped around the other button. Sorry, that's a really bad description, but I hope the pictures help!

Here is the Just Add Ink sketch... Don't forget to check out what the other designers have created, and I hope this inspires you to create something too!

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Easter Blooms and I create feminine Birthday Cards

Hi! What a stressful day! I was dropped at work at 7am then, Mark (my most awesome house mate) headed home. On the way home, he had a small accident, running up the back of a bigger car which had a towball. The lil barina of ours, now has a very bent radiator, and is off the road at the moment. Mark is completely okay though, which is the best news. My little sister has generously lent us her car until ours is back on the road. Anyway, this afternoon after I got home from work, I decided I needed to de-stress and get into my craft room. This is what I came up with

This is such a feminine card. I have used a Elegant Eggplant card base, then layered a piece of Crumbcake with a pretty design which is part of the Easter Blooms (which is retired) stamped tone on tone, this has a scallop border punch in Perfect Plum. The circle is a piece of Gloss Card, which has been given the faux mother of pearl technique, but with Elegant Eggplant sponged over the top. I think it looks a bit like marble. I have then stamped the cherry blossom image in Staz On Black. The sentiment is from Short and Sweet and has been stamped in Basic Black. I really like how this card turned out. I am entering this into two challenges, the first being the CR84FN colour challenge, the second is the Paper Players Sketch Challenge. 

Until later, 

Happy Stamping!

Exciting News!

Hi guys,
Just wanted to share with you something exciting! This card was picked as one of the top cards over at Less is More, for their Off-Centre Challenge. Not only is it awesome to have a card picked, the thing was, there were over 260 participants, all who had such beautiful clean and simple cards!

I have popped the I'm in the Stamping Showcase on to my blog side bar, and if you click it, it should take you to the Less is More challenge Blog... If you want to see which other cards got picked in the Showcase, head on over to their Picasa Web Album. That's all from me, have a wonderful day!

Stampin' Up! Easter Blooms and I create a Mothers Day Card

Last night, before bed, I was itching to make one last card.... So, I headed in with the intention of making a Mothers Day Card for my mum

My mum loves all things Japanese, including the cherry blossoms (sakura 桜).  So, I used the retired Stampin' Up! Set, Easter Blooms with my Stampin' Write Markers (in Rose Red and Chocolate Chip). I coloured directly on to the stamp, and then stamped on to the base cardstock, then without re-inking, I stamped it again a below, to give the impression that there were branches behind the first one.  

I then put a little bit of glue on some of the flowers, and a little on the main branch, I then sprinkled some super fine silver glitter on top. I don't know that you can see that in the picture above.... I then got out my Well Scripted stamp set (one of my favourites) which is also retired, and stamped Love You Much in Chocolate Chip ink in the bottom right hand corner to finish off this card. 

I am entering this card into the Less is More challenge for week 12's Off-Centre recipe. I am really happy that I am improving on my one layer cards, and I happily made this a one layer card without much thought... 

I am also entering this into the Hand Stamped Sentiments, Mothers Day challenge

Until next time, 

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Easter Blooms is makes Beautiful Easter and Mothers Day Cards

I have to admit, when I first saw this stamp set... I really wanted to dislike it... I didn't think I'd be able to make anything from it.... anything I liked anyway.... But.....After Kim brought it to our play day last week (are you sick of hearing about the wonderful Kim yet?) I also admit to loving this stamp set....

For the first one, the colour combo was Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz and Whisper White.... The second we made yesterday over a catch up coffee.... Its colours were Early Espresso, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz. On both cards, I used a soon to be released item (check back 1st of April) for more info. On the second card, I used a recently acquired tool, an Aqua Painter. I love this, and will definitely be using it again... It does take a bit of practice... but, it's a lot of fun! 

I am a bit disappointed I didn't discover how much I like this set earlier! I will be buying it before the mini ends on the 31st of March, and if it is something you like, and would like to order before then, give me a call 0405 173 237, or shoot me an email on jessidee86@gmail.com