Beautiful Butterflies

I had a request for something girly for Mothers Day for our last class and I don't think you can get too much more girly than this one.  With Sale-A-Bration about to finish I had to incorporate another bit of Bliss before it went and managed to use something new from the Autumn/Winter catty also.

I didn't put any words on the front as not everyone wanted to do Mothers Day as such but for those who did, I used the new Decorative Label Punch with Happy Mothers Day on the inside of the card.

Card stock:   Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Certainly Cenlery and Very Vanilla

Ink:  Melon Mambo

Stamps:  Bliss, French Foliage

Accessories: Big Shot, Polka Dot Emboss Folder, Paper Distresser, Beautiful Wings Die, Rhinestones, Scallop Square punch, Dimensionals

Just In Time

 

This first term just seemed to disappear before my eyes and I barely got to use some of the goodies I got from the Summer Mini.
In the last few weeks I tried to use things I am ashamed to say I hadn't even opened so out came Rough Type which is a fantastic alphabet set for card makers - that is once you get the fiddly little labels sorted.  I don't do much scrapbooking and find some of the alphabets too large for cards but this is the answer to our problems.
I haven't used the new In Colours much either so this card ticked off two things I needed to use.  The balloon looks a bit dirty in the photo but it has actually been stamped with Champagne Shimmer Paint and sparkles beautifully in the flesh.

Card stock:     Concord Crush, River Rock and Very Vanilla
Ink:                 Concord Crush, River Rock
Stamps:           Rough Type, Crazy For Cupccakes
Accessories:    Big Shot, Polka Dot Emboss Folder, Scallop Edge Punch, 1/2" & 3/4" circle punch
                       Concord Crush ribbon, Dimesionals, Champagne Shimmer Paint

How Time Flies

I had one of those moments that only a parent can understand last week when we started the day singing Happy Birthday to my wonderful first born who was turning 17!  I mean when did that happen!!!  I am sure that it was only a few years ago that he was just starting out at school fresh faced and full of awe at everything.  Now he has whiskers and is ready to take on the world. 
We have had a few heart stopping moments of late with the first time your child gets into another childs car - who isn't sitting in a booster seat but who is actually sitting behind the steering wheel!  I am SO not ready for all this grown up stuff from my little cherubs.  Does anyone know how to turn the clock back or at least stop time.  Anyway he had a wonderful birthday.  
As usual I was last minute mum yet again and was up late trying to think up a card idea.  He isn't into fussy so here is what I came up with.

I kept the colours very neutral with Basic Black and Very Vanilla.  I used the Newsprint DSP which very kindly had a 17 amongst the print on one of the sheets.  To lift it a little I added Crystal Effects to the 17 to make it stand out and added a clip from the Mini Library Clips.  True to the male species he couldn't work out what it was there for if it didn't really do anything.  That's boys for you, they just don't get the whole accessories thing!

Luckily this was a quick and easy card and I wasn't up till all hours but - there was no stamping (shock)!

What A Ride

If you are anything like me, when it comes to boy or man cards, you struggle.  When I saw this awesome motor bike stamp I got a little excited!  I know crazy aren't I? "Motorcycle" is one of the great new stamps in the Autumn/Winter Catalogue just released and I am sure it will be popular.

I made this card really only to show what can be done for a quick simple male card and one of my lovely downline ladies Karen who is linked on the side bar of my site suggested I submit to the Just Add Red Challenge on the Less Is More site so this is my entry.

Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White & Real Red

Stamp:  Motorcycle

Ink: Basic Black

Tools:  Paper Piercing Mat and Piercer & Real Red Marker

Kimono Cuties

One of the first sets I had to have when the Catalogue came out was Kimono Kids.  I just fell in love with these two gorgeous little dolls.  With all that has been happening in Japan lately and with both of my children going to Japan in the near future (OMG, I will be a nervous wreck), I had to do a bit of a tribute.  We have been doing a bit of colouring over the past few weeks in classes and this one was done using crayons and Aqua Pens.  The images were embossed to make colouring in smaller areas easier.

Stamps:  Kimono Kids

Card stock:  Basic Black, Real Red, Whisper White

Crayons:  Real Red, So Saffron

Ink Pads:  Versamark

Accessories:  Black Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Aqua Pens, Dimensionals

Mother Of Pearl

It is such a shame that my camera doesn't take great pictures as this technique looks gorgeous.  It is called Mother Of Pearl as when you can see the full effect, it looks like the inside of a pearl shell.  I am looking forward to experimenting with different colours and if they take better pictures I will definately post them.

Stamps:  Tiny Tags, Elements Of Style

Card Stock:  Glossy White, Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso

Ink: Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette

Accessories: Scallop Border Punch, Jewelry Tag Punch, White Shimmer Paint, Daubers, Early Espresso Ribbon

Award Surprise!

Once again I am behind in updating my Blog.  The lovely Kez kindly nominated me for this award and I am only just getting around to doing anything about it.  Thanks Kez it was a lovely surprise.

Now this is what I have to do:

Acknowledge who I recieved this award from - Thanks Kez
Link back to the person who awarded me - Done
Nominate 3 of my favourite blog sites with less that 300 followers.  Now if you think that is easy, think again as there are so many extremely clever ladies out there that inspire me when my mojo takes leave of my body!

1. Karen - Karen is one of my lovely downline ladies and is very talented.
2. Michelle - Michelle is in the same group of demonstrators as me and also very creative.
3.Jennifer - Jennifer is also within the same group as I am and makes some wonderful creations.

Take a look at these fantastic blogsites and enjoy.

Happiness Shared and a little touch of Vintage

Every now and again I get the urge to do some "colouring in".  I actually find it relaxing which some find that hard to understand.  The Happiness Shared stamp set is a great little set to use forn water colouring, blending or just colour with markers and stamp.  This is one of the cards that we did in last weeks classes.

Card stock:   Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke and Very Vanilla
Ink:                Always Artichoke and Early Esspresso
Stamps:          En Francais and Happiness Shared
Other:            Dimensionals, Daubers and Basic Pearls

This is the other card made at class last week.  A little bit of Vintage here was quite a bit of cutting to do in this class which never makes me popular but it is always a good thing to work on those fine motor skills every now and again don't you think??

Card stock:      Rich Razzleberry, River Rock and Very Vanilla

Ink:                  Rich Razzleberry and River Rock

Stamps:            Vintage Vogue and Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Punches:           Word Window and Modern Label

Other:                Dimensionals, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder, Dazzling Diamonds

Up Up and Away

A Little Treat is such a cute little set that can be used with the Sweet Treat Cups or on its own.  My father in law recently went on a Hot Air Balloon ride that he had received as a gift and had a wonderful time so this was designed around that.

The very first stamp set I bought from Stampin' Up! was before I signed up at the Papercraft Show at Penrith was All In The Family.  The sole reason for buying it was centred around the wonderful thing Stampin' Up! was doing with this set.  The original Managing Director of Australia had recently passed away and SU was donating ALL of the profits World Wide for this set to his family.  How could you not buy it knowing that.  I was so impressed with that, I thought this had to be a great company to be part of.  So there began my journey.

Card Stock:  Pacific Point, Night of Navy,  Real Red and Whisper White

InkL  Real Red, Pacific Point, Basic Black

Stamp Sets:  All In The Family. A Little Treat, Word Play

Punches:  1 3/4" Circle, 1 3/8" Square, 1 1/4" Square

Chocolate Bliss

My favourite Sale-A-Bration set is Bliss and when I think of Bliss I think of Chocolate so naturally the two had to be combined.  This card used the Faux Tearing Technique.

Card Stock:  Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla

Ink:  Chocolate Chip and Pink Pirouette

Stamps:  Bliss and En Francais

Punch: Scallop Trim Border