Dreams De Jour Slider Card

Hi!

Well I'm back as promised, just a little later than I expected.  The card I'm showing you tonight was designed by Gardenia for the current UStamp round.  She designed a cute little baby card, but I decided to make mine a birthday card.

Here's the card with the slider section all the way in:

And here it is with the slider section pulled out:

And finally, the inside of the card.  I hope you can see the butterflies stamped in Blushing Bride along the left side of the insert.

I used two of the new In Colours Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz and paired them with Basic Grey.  Such a pretty combination.

Stamps: Dreams De Jour, Best Yet (retired hostess)

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Black Stazon

DSP/Card Stock: Blushing Bride Hostess DSP, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Basic Grey, Whisper White

Other: Pear Pizzazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 3/4" Circle XL Punch, Rhinestone Brad, Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Dimensionals, Slot Punch (retired)

Catch you later,

Tina

Bella Bleu CASE

Hi!

I got my copy of Australian Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft during the week. It's always a highlight of my month to make a cup of tea and sit down to read the magazine with (hopefully!) no interruptions. This month I totally fell in love with Chloe Schmitt's card on page 25 (Vol 16 No 4). I'm not sure what appeals to me, but I just love it and had to CASE it.

Here's my take on the card:



A big thanks to by lovely husband, Rob. He cut out the stamped image from Together Forever that has the sentiment in the middle. I have a graze on my hand right where I hold the scissors, so he stepped in and cut it out for me. I was very grateful, even if it did take him almost half an hour! He did it in the ad breaks while watching TV.

I'm going to have a bit more of a play and see what else I come up with using some of Stampin' Up!s other DSPs.

Stamps: Best Yet (hostess), Polka Dot Background, Together Forever
Ink: Not Quite Navy, Sahara Sand
DSP/Card Stock: Bella Bleu, Kraft, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy
Other: 1/4" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon, Large Circle Rhinestone Brad, Paper Snips


Catch you later,

Tina

Male Baroque Motifs Card

Hi!

Do you sometimes have a favourite stamp in a set and then forget about how great the others in the set are too? Baroque Motifs is a bit like that. Everyone seems to love the swirly stamp, but forget about the others. I know I do. Last night I decided to branch out and use one of the other stamps to create a masculine card. I used the current sketch at Card Patterns for my inspiration:



Here's the card I came up with:



Then I was blog surfing this morning and saw some cards over at Stamping Down Under. Nicole had used the Pendant Notes for her cards and it suddenly twigged that the cut outs in the cards were the same as the stamp I had used. I'd never noticed before! I love the way Stampin' Up! make it so easy to coordinate!

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Best Yet (Hostess Set)
Ink: Chocolate Chip
DSP/Card Stock: Washington Apple DSP, Chocolate Chip Patterns DSP, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla
Other: 5/8" Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon; 5/8" Riding Hood Rod Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Circle Punches, Brown Brads (non SU)

Catch you later,

Tina

Soft Suede Vase

Hi!

I just thought I'd share a card I made a little while back. It was a quick and easy card to put together and uses the new In Colour Soft Suede in combination with Apricot Appeal. Not a combination I would have thought worked, but I quite like the look of them together with hints of Whisper White.

Here's the card:



I drew some spirals in the centre of some of the flowers with the thin tip of my Apricot Appeal Marker, and some dots in others using the thicker tip.

Apricot Appeal is one of the colours that are being farewelled at the end of August, so if it's a colour you love you'll need to stock up soon. When time gets closer I imagine sales of farewelling colours will become 'while stocks last', so get in quick! There's a link to the chart of colours that will be retiring on the right side of my blog.

Stamps: Best Yet (level 1 hostess set)
Ink: Apricot Appeal Stampin' Write Marker, Basic Black Stampin' Write Journaller
DSP/Card Stock: Hostess Patterns Pack II DSP, Soft Suede, Whisper White
Other: Soft Suede 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon, Curly Label Punch, Boho Blossoms Punch, Oval Cutter (non SU)

I also made the same card in Melon Mambo and Very Vanilla, but silly me forgot to take a photo before I gave it away. Oops! It looked very pretty though.

Catch you later,

Tina

My First Workshop

Hi!

I ran my very first Stampin' Up! workshop on Sunday. I had a fabulous time and the whole experience confirmed that I made the right decision to become an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

I thought I'd share with you the cards we made. Brooke, my hostess, wanted to have a play with Stampin' Around Wheels so we made 2 cards with the So Swirly Jumbo Wheel. I CASED the design of these cards from Roz Veevers, a very talented Stampin' Up! Demo.

For the first card, we used Ballet Blue highlights. This card was rolled straight along the card stock:



For the second card we used Regal Rose highlights and rolled diagonally across the card stock. It gives a slightly different effect:



The guests had a few options with the cards: the orientation of the final card (tall or wide) and how they were going to adhere their sentiment. The Ballet Blue card has only the Whisper White section of the sentiment raised. The Regal Rose has the whole sentiment raised. I think the guests liked being able to make a few choices.



For the third card, we made a card that was a bit more difficult. Brooke's favourite colour is purple, and as soon as she saw Rich Razzleberry she loved it. So what else could I do but get them to make a Rich Razzleberry card:




This card used a heap of different techniques and products: border punches, tearing, 2 step stamping, fussy cutting, sponging and stamping off. The ladies loved making the card, and their cards were fabulous.

So Swirly Cards:
Stamps: So Swirly Jumbo Wheel, Best Yet (level 1 hostess set)
Ink: Creamy Caramel, Ballet Blue, Regal Rose
Card Stock: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Ballet Blue, Regal Rose
Other: Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber

Rich Razzleberry Card:
Stamps: Cottage Garden
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
DSP/Card Stock: Cottage Wall DSP, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Orchid Opulence
Other: Dimensionals, Sponge Dauber, 1/4" Old Olive Grosgrain Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Paper Snips

Catch you later,

Tina

Pun Fun New Baby

Hi!

When I became a Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator recently I got to choose some new stamp sets for my starter kit. Pun Fun was one that I chose. I kind of regretted it as soon as I did because it wasn't one that I thought I'd ever use. Boy was I wrong - it's a great set and I've used it HEAPS! This week I used it on a card for Makeesha's Inkspirations Sketch Challenge #19.



I decided to make a new baby card using the very adorable hippo stamp.



The Hippo, bow tie and balloon are all paper pieced. I stamped the image onto the Whisper White Card Stock using Stazon ink, and then again onto Going Grey and Pink Pirouette card stock, cut out the bits I needed and stuck it all together. You could easily do the same in boy colours.

Card Stock: Whisper White, Going Grey, Pink Pirouette
Stamp Set: Pun Fun, Best Yet (hostess set)
Ink: Stazon, Pretty In Pink
Other: Pink Pirouette 1 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Pink Velvet Ribbon(non SU) and white brads (non SU)

The very lush Pink Pirouette Ribbon is in the current Summer Mini catalogue which finishes at the end of March. Contact me if you'd like to buy some!

Catch you later,

Tina

Washington Apple Best Yet

Hi!

I am totally loving Pumpkin Pie right now. It's a great colour and perfect for male cards. I thought the sketch for Card Patterns Challenge #53 was perfect for a male card too.



I used the last of my Pumpkin Pie ribbon on this card, but luckily I have an order coming in soon with a whole new roll!



Card Stock/DSP: Washington Apple DSP, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Bashful Blue
Stamps: Best Yet (hostess set)
Ink: Pumpkin Pie
Other: Pumpkin Pie 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon, circle and square punches.

Remember, Sale A Bration finishes at the end of the month. Contact me if you'd like to place a $100 (or more!) order to earn a FREE stamp set.

Catch you later,

Tina

Mojo Monday #124

Hi!

I struggled a bit for ideas this week for Mojo Monday's 124th challenge. Not sure why, but I think it was the two boxes on top. After a bit of blog surfing I saw Melissa's invitation on her blog Bee Divine Designs, which I visit regularly. Her lovely design got the old brain ticking over again. Here is the sketch:



And here is my card:



I'm quite pleased with it. I like the bold Circle CIrcus images stamped with Basic Black ink. My husband will be sending it off to one of his best mates for his birthday.

Card stock/DSP: Ski Slope DSP, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red
Stamps: Cicle Circus, Best Yet
Ink: Basic Black
Other: Scallop Circle and 1/4" punches, black brads and red and white ribbon from my stash.

Catch you later,

Tina

PS: My friend LOVED her stamped candle!

Sweet Sunday #54

Hi!

The latest challenge I thought I'd try is Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #54. Here is the sketch:



And here is my card:



I wasn't really inspired by the scallop section down the side and so I struggled to come up with an idea for a while. When I decided to use flowers instead of the scallops the card just fell into place.

I stamped the large flower from the One Of A Kind SS randomly over the base card and then used my stamp positioner to stamp the Whisper White panel with another One Of A Kind stamp. The flowers down the side are also from the same stamp set. I sponged all of the panels. Sponging is a technique I haven't used much, but after viewing this video by Alisa Tilsner I was much more confident about doing it.

Card Stock: Lovely Lilac, Whisper White
Stamps: One Of A Kind, Best Yet
Ink: Lovely Lilac
Other: Creative Memories Circle Punches, clear rhinestones from my stash.

Catch you later,

Tina