MFT A la Mode Birthday Girl

Hi Again! I'm trying to keep my blog active these past few days, as it seems to be a bit quiet in blog-ville at the moment, perhaps due to summer in the northern hemisphere? I crafter last night, and was really happy with the out come. Here it is -

I started by colouring this image, from My Favourite Things, using my Spectrum Noir markers, I thought she'd be tough to colour with her skinny arms and legs, but she came out well. I then layered her on some Pretty in Pink card and onto some patterned paper which I think might be Pink Paislee Snow Day. I made up some Mini Rolled Roses using some felt and made some leaves using this die. I also die cut some mini pennants in matching colours. The sentiment has been stamped using Staz On directly on to the Dresden Blue Seam Binding Ribbon and the mini pennants have been strung up using some Ivory Twine. 

I am entering this into the Ribbon Carousel Sketch challenge. 

Thanks for popping by!

Stampin' Up! Up, Up, & Away (new stamp set) and I create a Birthday card

Hi guys! I have been eagerly stalking my postman, I knew he was going to arrive today with a new stamp set for me to play with, and sure enough he showed up with a Stampin' Up! box under his arm! I got the new stamp set Up, Up, & Away, from the 2011-2012 Ideas Book and Catalogue, so of course I had to go ink it up straight away :-D

Ok, so the main image panel has been sitting on my desk for a few days since I was playing with my brayer, and I'm so happy that this worked as well as I wanted it too... I have found the trick is to use Glossy Cardstock, as opposed to flat Whisper White... So, I brayered the background using Bashful Blue, Baja Breeze and a touch of Marina Mist. The masked section I sponged with a little bit of Bashful Blue to create snow peaks... Then with the new stamps in hand, I stamped the hot air balloons and pennant in Staz On. The sentiment is one of my favourites from the retired Basic Phrases. The card base is Baja Breeze with a piece of Whisper White that has some non Stampin' Up! Glitter stuck on it with Sticky Strip. I have then pop dotted the whole main image using some Dimensionals.
I am entering this into the There She Goes  Birthday Pizzazz Challenge and the Less is More anything goes challenge and Wee Memories no patterned paper challenge :)

Thanks for dropping by!
Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Because I Care, with Stampin' Write Markers

Hi guys,
I'm back again with a new card to show you :)

A very clean and simple, one layer card... makes me just a little happy.... I used Crumbcake base, stamped the hydrangea from Because I Care, which is a retired hostess set I didn't ink up nearly enough when it was current! I stamped the image and sentiment using Staz-On. I then got my Stampin' Write markers out in Bashful Blue, Marina Mist, Night of Navy, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi and Old Olive and coloured in the flower and leaves layering the colour from lightest to darkest. When the image was coloured, I went over some of the sections with my white gel pen to give a little bit of highlighting. 

I am entering this into the OLW Challenge which is to make a one layer card using colouring in on your card. Thanks for dropping by!

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Lovely as a Tree make Masculine cards easy!

Today I had a craft catch up with some crafty buddies, you may remember Kim and Sue (how could you forget hey?) Well, it had been a while since we had been together for a craft day.... Here is the first card I made...

We started out using the Faux Mother of Pearl Technique, as Kim had not done it before. It is hard to see in this photo, but I have made the image panel faux mother of pearl using Crumbcake and White Shimmer Paint. I have then stamped the tree image from Lovely as a Tree in Staz-on, masked it, and stamped it again. I have then mounted this on to Crumbcake. I embossed a piece of Not Quite Navy using a non-Stampin' Up! embossing folder, and my Bigshot. I have then added a strip of Riding Hood Red, which has this metal embellishment, which is retired Stampin' Up! Stock. I mounted this all on a folded piece of Early Espresso. 

I used the colours from the Colour Lab Colour Challenge #43, and I have used inspiration from SUO Challenges which was to make a masculine card. 

Anyway, head on over to Kim and Sue's blogs to check out their creations using this stamp set and technique!

Until tomorrow, 

Happy Stamping!

Stampin' Up! Morning Cup and I create a cute spinner card!

I made this card last night, before bed, but due to giving it to someone who reads this blog, I couldn't show it until I knew she had it in her hands! 

I have used the Stampin' Up! Morning Cup Stamp set, and masking to have one cup 'sit behind' the other. I have coloured these using my Stampin' Write Markers, and stuck two identical circles together with a piece of twine between them. This gives you my spinner. I have then stamped tone on tone a coffee bean onto some Blushing Bride and stamped the "Perk Up!" sentiment in Staz On. I then punched a scallop circle out of the Blushing Bride and Whisper White Card and layered the Blushing Bride onto the card base with the string from the spinner underneath. 

I have given this card to a good friend who has been a bit down lately, and hopefully it has brightened her day considerably! 

I am entering this into two new challenges (for me anyway). The first is the Dream Valley Challenge- Stamp Something, and the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - CAS. 

I'll be back in a little while to show you the two cards I created today :-)

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!