This is the card that my friend and fellow demonstrator Sally taught at our last Team event, a few weeks back {quite a few weeks ago now..}. I love the Vintage look and it's just a little bit fancy being a Twisted Easel card too.
And here's the side view~
Stamp Set: Winter Post, Kindness Matters, Snow Swirled
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Ridinghood Red, Early Expresso
Ink: Ridinghood Red, Early Expresso, Early Expresso
Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Metallic Brads, 3/8" Ridinghood Red Taffeta Ribbon, Decorative Label Punch, Matt Pack, Paper Piercer, Distressing Tool, Sponge.
Here's some masculine and Christmas themed gift card holders that I whipped up during the week. Change the message and they're perfect for Christmas, birthday or wedding so the recipient can select what they really want.
Stamp Set: Trendy Trees
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Ink: Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Oval Scallop punch, Oval Punch, Crop-a-Dile, Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelet (retired), Hemp Twine
Stamp Set: Holiday Lineup
Card Stock: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White
Ink: Black Staz On
Accessories: Brights Water Colour Crayons, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Silver Brads, Two Way Glue, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.
Have you got much planned for the weekend? I'm busy making samples for my Summer Mini Catalogue Launch next Sunday. Email me here if you're interested in coming along. More details and timings are on the left of my blog :)
Here's another card using the feather from Nature's Nest Stamp Set. I love the feather in this set and have coloured it using Stampin' Markers. I thought I could get away with it being a "gender neutral" card, but I forgot the minor details of the pearls and don't know many men who would appreciate them - lol.
Stamp Set: Natures Nest
Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Ink: Pacific Point Stampin' Marker, Pool Party Stampin' Marker, Soft Suede Stampin' Marker
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch, Linen Thread, Basic Pearls, Spritzer Tool.
I had a lovely time catching up with my girlfriend yesterday {waving at you Rhonda}. Don't you love it when you can pick up where you left off, even if you've not seen each other for many months or sometimes years?
I hope your weekend was a good as mine and have a happy week ahead.
These are the little note cards that I put in with my customer orders this week. Another cute and simple idea cased from Crafting Clare in the UK.
Stamp Set: Strength and Hope, Thank You Kindly
Card Stock: Early Expresso, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Early Expresso
Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Boho Blossoms Punch, Basic Pearls.
I'm catching up with an good friend today who is visiting from Turkey. We've known each other since we were in our early 20's and use to work together in Wellington. She's an avid crafter too - so I'll be bringing out some of my toys and we're having a play date. That is, so long as we can stop talking long enough to actually play ;)
I don't know what it is - but I tend to dig out a stamp set that I've not used for ages and then, I can't seem to put it down. Such is the case with French Foliage. Here are two cards that I've cased from Sue Madex, a talented demonstrator from Australia. These are both clean and simple and didn't take very long at all to make.
This one doesn't have a message on the front, so will be ideal to keep in my emergency stash :)
Stamp Set: French Foliage, Fabulous Phrases
Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive
Accessories: Eyelet Border Punch.
Happy Friday everyone! Have a fabulous weekend and I'll see you again soon.
I have had to make two bereavement cards this past week. And, like most people, they're not my favourite kind of card to make although sometimes making the card is the easy bit. The difficult part, is finding the words to express the sympathy I feel for the recipients and this was no exception.
This is a case from Lee Conrey who is a demonstrator from Florida, in the USA. It uses the Nature Walk stamp set and I love the simplicity of it.
I've used the Scallop Square Duo with my trusty Big Shot and as you know, the Scallop Squares don't come in this size. To get the size I needed, I matched up the scallops and ran it through the Big Shot a few times, until I got the right size. It took a couple of attempts because I hadn't done it before, but now I'm quite the expert ;) Give it a go and you'll see just how easy it is. The Scallop Square Duo Bigz Die has 10% off till the 30 November, so you pay just $43.65 for the two sizes - but follow my instructions and you really get loads of different sizes. How good is that!! Email me here if you'd like to order one.
Stamp: Nature Walk, Curly Cute
Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze
Ink: Baja Breeze
Accessories: Big Shot, Scallop Square Duo Bigz Die, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Baja Breeze Seam Binding Ribbon, Old Olive and Baja Breeze Stampin' Marker pens.
