Merry Christmas

Thanks for stopping by, tonight I have made two more cards towards Shirley - Anne's Christmas Card Challenge, I have used darker paper behind, so that you can see the white edge

Card1:
Sentiment from Stamp It stamped in SU Real Red
Tree from SU Fun and Fast Notes
Card and embellishments from stock

Card 2:

A quick card using paper and stickers from stock, edges sponged in SU Old Olive

Welcome Eloise

Nola has welcomed a new baby girl into the world (given birth!) this week - Eloise Veronique so I have made this card for her.

White card from stock
SU Stamp & sentiment from Fun and Fast Notes
SU Stampin Write in Rose Royal & Black Marvy Marker
Button, Ribbon and Bling from stock
I have also embossed two lines on either side of the card but they haven't scanned well.

Evergreen Christmas

Thanks for stopping by, today I had my Thursday craft group - Happy Birthday Sylvia! So we were all busy making cards, beading, knitting, etc. I went shopping to Paper Flourish on Sunday with my friend Sandy and bought a new sizzix folder - amongst other things!! So here are my first two Christmas Cards using my new Evergreen Folder. I have scanned with black card behind. I am entering these in Shirley Anne's Xmas Card Challenge.

Embossed card is SU Old Olive, mounted on white card from stock
Embossing Folder Sizzix Evergreen
Sentiment SU Contempo Christmas in SU Old Olive
Gold Stickers from stock

Embossed card is SU Old Olive, mounted on white card from stock
Embossing Folder Sizzix Evergreen
Sentiment SU Contempo Christmas in SU Old Olive
SU Scallop Punch, sponged around edges with SU Old Olive
Gold Stickers from stock

Sunday at Shirleys 20-03-2011

Today I went to my friend and Card Mentor Shirley's for a Card Making Lesson along with another friend Sandy. The cards are all Shirley's designs and she has them in little kits waiting our arrival. We always have great fun, a little gossip and a nice hot cup of tea to finish. Please visit Shirley-Annes Blog if you would like to know how these card's are made. I have had to scan Just Saying Hello a little larger on the left to avoid cutting off the ribbon , I have played with my background colours - so hopefully you can now see where the white cards finish!

Sympathy Posy

What a busy weekend, yesterday I found a little time to use a new to me stamp set that arrived in the post. After Cleaning it up I have made the card in 2 different colourways. Bit difficult to see the card edges as card is white!

Stamp and Sentiment are from SU Close as a Memory

Textured card is from DCWV

Coloured Markers are Le Plume Sapphire and Magenta, Tombo Olive

Xmas Joy

Thanks for dropping in, today I managed a dance class at the gym, washed the car, made these two xmas cards towards Shirley's Challenge and went to see "Rango" at the pictures with my daughter -what a busy day!

This first card is made using white & red card and gold stickers from stock the stamp is from Stamp-It.

This next card was using some paper I fell in love with - no need for extra sentiments as the paper is full of them, embellishments from stock and the reindeer was in a scrapping pack given to me by my mother who got it at a fete!

Polka Dotty

Thanks for stopping by, this is a card I have made for Lollipop Ladies new Challenge 16: Candy Necklace see here, featuring all the colours and Circles! Card is white from stock, I have used a cuttlebug folder and coloured in the dots with watercolour pencils and blender pen. Sentiment is from a butterfly set I bought over the net but do not have a name for, Ribbon and bling from Stock, flower stamps are SU.

Feeling Good

No card tonight, but I am just a little excited, my entry into Lollipop Ladies Bah Humbug Challenge - "Sail Away" won the draw, so I am looking forward to receiving a little bag of goodys in the post! As the title suggests their Challenges revolve around lollies - the next challenge is to use the pastel colours in a lolly necklace and circles - visit their Blog by clicking on the button on my side bar or here. Tomorrow I'm going to look through my papers and put my thinking cap on, I also have to make a xmas card for Shirley- Annes Xmas Card Challenge - see here.

60th Anniversary

Thanks for calling in, today it's a Public Holiday in South Australia - so no work - hooray! Just time to make a special anniversary card for my parents - in - law who are celebrating there 60th Wedding Anniversary in April, before I head off to the pictures with my parents (hubby John is working in Brisbane today).
Card stock is SU Elegant Eggplant and Whisper White
Sentiment from Flourishes, stamped in Le Plume Grape.
3D image from stock - no identifier on sheet but I got it at the Craft Fair in Adelaide last year.
Embellishments from stock.

Xmas Chef

Thank you for dropping by, I made this card today after spending last night cleaning out the fridge! A little card therapy was needed! This xmas chef was inspired by an image I saw whilst blog hopping I am sorry I can't remember whose blog, but if I find it again I will post a link. The chef is from SU Voila, present from SU Happy Moments and the sentiment from Tapestry, card is from stock. I stamped the chef on both white and red card stock then cut out the red clothing, used black marker for belt and boots and a little gold card for buckle, the present is 3D. The scanning is a little skewed but image seems sharper than using  the camera. This is my first card to enter into Shirley's Christmas Card Challenge - here.

Thank You Post

This is a thank you post to my card making teacher and friend Shirley who not only has helped and encouraged me with my card making, but also in putting my blog together and helping me enter my first challenge today - (I could't quite get the link to work!!!). We had a lovely afternoon at Shirley's last Sunday where she shared with us the making of her Vintage New York card that she has entered in a challenge - good luck Shirley. see here . we also got to stamp off a couple of extra images - so watch this space!!!

With Sympathy

This is a card sadly made out of necessity today for my friend Sandy who lost her Step-Father this week, my thoughts are with her and her family at this time. The blue has scanned brighter than it is, stamp and sentiment is from SU Heartfelt Thanks, Swiss Dots Cuttlebug Folder. Sponged edges.

Sail Away

Thanks for stopping by, today is a card I made during Thursday's craft group, I have made this card to enter my first ever challenge - now if I can only work out how to link it!!! The challenge is from The Lollipop Ladies Blog - see here  Challenge #15 ... Ba-humbugs! . The stamp and sentiment are from SU - Set Sail, stripey paper from stock.

Birthday Bling

I think this SU Elegant Bouquet folder is very versatile and I have made a birthday card as well, card is SU Rose Red , sentiment from SU Well Scripted is punched using SU Scallop Oval and edges sponged with SU Rose Red, bling from stock. Flowers coloured using blender pen with a hint of rose red.

With Sympathy

Thanks for visiting, today has been hectic with work and then a cardio class at the gym! Luckily my daughter had tea ready when I got home, so I get some blog time tonight! This Sympathy card was inspired by Shirley - see here, using SU Big Shot Folder Elegant Bouquet and Stamp - It Sympathy Crane Stamp, card from stock. Sponged around edges of card, I love the simplicity of this card.

Congratulations Chef

Hi, this is a card commissioned (makes one feel good!) by my daughter for her friend - a chef who is opening up his first restaurant an up market dessert bar. The Stamp is from SU Voila and the sentiments are from Whimsical Words and Well Scripted, I double stamped and 3D'd the cake and candle although you can't really tell that from the picture. I also saw this stamp used as a Christmas Santa whilst I was blog hopping the other day - so I might have to give that a go too.
 I've tried scanning this time as the camera didn't seem sharp enough.

Version 2

This card as below, was inspired by Andrea's Spring Tutorial see here

This time I used a smaller size 20cm x 10cm, I used SU DSP , SU sentiment from Stamp-It, embellishments from stock. Sorry about the quality of photos hopefully I'll get better at It!

Birthday Blues

I made this during my Thursday craft group with Sandy, it is reasonably big and a bit difficult to keep standing up, so I will try a smaller size.

This card was inspired by Andrea's Spring Tutorial see here

I used SU DSP in Baja Breeze, SU stamp from Fun & Fast Notes & sentiment from Stamp-It, embellishments from stock.