Blossom Bouquet Birthday Card

Hi!

Today I have a card for you that I made quite a while ago.  I made it for my Mother-In-Law's birthday in November!  I was looking through my 'To Blog' folder and realised I hadn't blogged it way back then, so here it is now.

I love the cute floral design using the Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer punch.  I saw this card on Jenny Hayward's blog and used it as inspiration for mine.  Here's a closer look at the punched flowers:

I used another punchie on the inside.

 I used a negative of the punchie, with a punchie in the middle.  Doesn't it add a cute touch to the inside?

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Versamark
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Patterns Stack DSP, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Very Vanilla
Other: Blossom Bouquet Triple Layer Punch, Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, Very Vanilla Brads, Very Vanilla Flower Brad, Silver Embossing Powder

Bye for now,

Tina

A Distressing Need For Speed

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I have been playing a lot with my new Distressing Essentials kit lately.  This card was made for a male friend, so I paired the Mahogany Distressing ink with Well Worn DSP to create a card.

I love how I managed to get the distressing on the stamped image to match the distressing on the DSP.

I used a few scraps of Denim Ribbon and DSP from the front of the card to create a little feature on the inside.

Stamps: Need For Speed, Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess)
Ink: Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Mahogany Distressing Ink
DSP/Cardstock: Well Worn DSP, Early Espresso, More Mustard, Whisper White
Other: Artichoke Denim Ribbon, Paper Snips, Blender Pen, Dimensionals, Distressing Essentials Kit, Sponge Dauber

Bye for now,

Tina

Festive Friday Challenge #1

Hi!

I'm so excited to be a part of a brand new Design Team!  Nicole Derendorf has started a new Festive Friday Challenge on her blog and I was thrilled to be asked to be a part of the Design Team. The focus of the Challenges is going to be Festive cards, hence the title of the Challenges!  Most of the year we will concentrate on Christmas cards, but occasionally there will be a different theme.  We are starting off with Valentine's Day cards.

I'm not one for elaborate Valentine's Day celebrations, so I kept my card quite simple.  I love that I can make a simple card, but that the Shimmer Paper makes it something quite special.

To emphasise the heart and the sentiment I scored 2 lines above and below them at 1/8" apart.  It's a small touch, but it helps to keep the eye on the main elements of the card rather than wandering around in all that white space.

The inside is quite simple too.  Lots of space to write a heartfelt message of love!

Stamps: Clearly For You, Marry Me
Ink: Real Red
Cardstock: Silver Shimmer Paper, Red Shimmer Paper, Confetti White
Other: Heart to Heart Punch, Dimensionals, Scoring Tool

I can't wait to see what you come up with for the very first Festive Friday Challenge.  Are you a clean and simple cardmaker like me? Or do you go for the other end of the scale and go all out?  Either way, I'm sure it will be fabulous and I'm going to love checking out all the creations.  Head on over to Nicole's blog to see what the other Design Team members have made and to link up your card.

Bye for now,

Tina

An Enchanting Birthday

Hi!

I'm back with another look at the soon to be available Sale-A-Bration DSP, Everyday Enchantment.

Are you drooling over those papers as much as I am?  They are so pretty!

The very clever Kirsty Brown demonstrated these double butterflies for us at Stampin' Up!'s annual Convention in Melbourne last year.  This was my first go at trying one. They aren't too difficult, it's all in the positioning.

A nice, simple inside to finish the card off.

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Crumb Cake, Versamark
DSP/Cardstock: Everyday Enchantment (SAB), Very Vanilla, Peach Parfait, Pool Party
Other: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, White Embossing Powder, Everyday Enchantment Calypso Coral Organdy Ribbon (SAB), Sponge Dauber, Heat Tool

I hope you can pop back on Friday.  I was invited to be a part of the Design Team for a new challenge called Festive Friday and run by Nicole Derendorf.  The first ever Festive Friday Challenge and my first Design Team submission for the challenge will be posted.  I'd love for you to take part in the challenges - it will be a good way to get a head start on your Christmas cards for 2012!

Bye for now,

Tina

December Thank You Tags

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I always like to make a little thank you for my customers who place an order.  Last month I decided to make a little tag using the Designer Frames Embossing Folders.

I trimmed the Island Indigo cardstock into a tag shape and then ran it through the Big Shot in the Embossing folder.   I then cut an insert to size and attached the butterfly.

I didn't photograph the back as I'd already written on all the tags.  I adhered a Decorative Label punchie with just a little bit of adhesive so that the customer could remove the punchie and reuse the tag.

Stamps: Trendy Trees
Ink: Island Indigo
DSP/Cardstock: In Colour Pattern Stack DSP, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight
Other: Big Shot, Designer Frames Embossing Folders, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, White Baker's Twine

Bye for now,

Tina

Sale-A-Bration Sneak Peek

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I'm entering another challenge today from the Sunny Challenges and Creations blog.  The challenge is anything BUT Christmas.  So I made a birthday card that is on it's way to a friend for her birthday.

I went a bit all out with my new Distressing Essentials Kit on this one!  I stamped the Eiffel Tower in Early Espresso ink on Very Vanilla cardstock, then used the Tea Stain distressing ink over the top.  I blended it a little with my Aqua painter and then scrunched the panel and went over the top again with more Tea Stain ink.  When it had dried I distressed the edges with a file.

The crown and the key got a similar treatment, but no scrunching.  I love the loopy bows that can be created with this super fine ribbon.

Some more Tea Stain Distressing ink on the inside!

Stamps: Artistic Etchings, Well Scripted
Ink: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Tea Stain Distress Ink
DSP/Cardstock: Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB), Very Vanilla, Early Espresso
Other: Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad (SAB), Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Distressing Essentials Kit, Sponge Dauber, Glitter Glue (non SU!)

Bye for now,

Tina

Distressed Doilies

Hi!

I decided to kick start off the New Year with a few challenges.  One of the ones I looked at was Unscripted Sketches.  It's been a while since I've played along with them, life just gets too busy sometimes!

I quite liked the sketch this week, but I don't think I followed it completely.  Instead of a solid block at the bottom I chose to stamp my sentiment on vellum and fold it around the layer to attach it to the card.  For the stamped panel I took some Pink Pirouette, stamped it with the doilies in Soft Suede and then distressed the panel with Tea Stain ink from my new Distressing Essentials kit.  I think I need a little more practice with the distressing, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

More distressing on the inside, but more of a halo around the edges so there is plenty of room to write my message to the recipient.

Stamps: Delicate Doilies, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)
Ink: Soft Suede, Tea Stain (from the Distressing Essentials kit)
Cardstock: Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Vellum
Other: Soft Suede Taffeta Ribbon, Basic Jewels Pearls, Dimensionals, Distressing Ink Applicator, Paper Snips

Bye for now,

Tina