More Mothers Day

Well the stall is only a week away and I still have a ways to go! However today will be a non-crafting day as I have children duties - driving the length and breadth of Sydney! BUT - tomorrow is mine!

This first card uses up the last of a very pretty piece of 12x12 paper I bought a couple of years ago.  I wish I had bought more of it now.  It's in soft shades of cream, buttermilk and an apricoty pink.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - Buttermilk and pale pink c/s from stash, DSP from stash
Other - pale pink ribbon from Spotlight, Maria George trinket pins, Kaisercraft latte pearls and floss and latte paper roses
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, 2 large zots


This card uses a piece of Core'dinations textured c/s and a little frame that I picked up from I can't remember where!  It originally had a birthday sentiment in it but I popped it out, turned it round and stuck a sticker on it instead.  The background is an SU set stamped in one of their new colours called peach parfait.  It's very pretty.  I have made a few more of these frame cards and will post them at a later time.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - Core'dinations basic range c/s
Stamp - "I (heart) Hearts" from SU
Ink - peach parfait from SU
Other - white frame from stash, sticker from stash, 5/8 white organza ribbon from SU, peach ribbon from American crafts, Kaisercraft latte paper rose
Adhesive - sticky strip, 4 large zots

Guess what! It's still raining - but sport goes on regardless.  Ho hum!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Muted or monochrome?

Which do you prefer? I used the same stamp for two different effects. One monochromatic and one muted shades. 

This first card uses shades of gold and cream. I popped up the stamped panel on the embossed panel.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - cream marle c/s from stash
Stamp - "Fresh cuts" from SU
Ink - gold metallic from Colourbox (stamp and sponging), ochre from Colourbox liquid chalks autumn set (sponging on edges)
Tools - Cuttlebug and embossing folder "Victoria", sponge daubers
Other - gold ric rac from stash
Adhesive - double sided tape, dimensionals, sticky strip


This card uses several different techniques. I shaded sections of the image with chalks and also the embossed panel. Edges are sponged with chocolate chip ink. I stamped the main image twice - once in chocolate chip and once in old olive. I then fussy cut the leaf images from the olive image and layered them on the chocolate chip. This panel was popped up on the old olive panel which was then popped up on the embossed panel.
The rhinestones were coloured with an old olive marker to match the colour scheme.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - cream marle c/s from stash, old olive c/s from SU
Stamp - "Fresh cuts" from SU
Ink - chocolate chip and old olive from SU, generic chalks, SU old olive marker
Tools - Cuttlebug and "Birds and swirls" embossing folder, sponge daubers
Other - SU basic rhinestones coloured with marker
Adhesive - double sided tape, dimensionals

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Pink and green

I have always loved pink and green as a colour combo.  I think it harks back to the bedspread that my parents had when I was a child.  It was white with beautiful pink geraniums scattered across it - very 50's print.  It has always struck me as a very feminine combo.  Two landscape cards today that are plain and simple.

This first one features "greenhouse gala" scraps (the green floral).  It was a DSP pack that I was not that fussed about on sight in the catalogue from SU but I got to play with it at Karen's and it has won me over!

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - rich razzleberry c/s from SU, "greenhouse gala" DSP from SU, "hey birdie" DSP from Kaisercraft.
Other - old olive ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft floss paper rose and plum pearls
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, large zot


This card features a magazine freebie DSP. Most of them I donate to my local pre-school but occasionally there will be a set that is just right!  This one from Nit Wit has proved very versatile.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white from SU, Nit Wit DSP
Stamp - "Baroque motifs" from SU
Ink - pixie pink from SU
Tools - scallop oval punch from SU, sponge dauber
Other - ribbon from Spotlight, Kaisercraft snow paper rose, Prima "paisley road" flowers, flower brad from stash, Kaisercraft hot pink rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, 2 large zots

It's raining AGAIN!!! I was supposed to go to a craft fair today but my fever has come back (very boring and very long story!!) so I shall be spending the day holed up in bed.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Topiary

This is a little more sombre than my usual palette but I love the stamp and this seemed to suit it. It's stamped first in chocolate chip then coloured with Tombow markers. My blender pen has died so I had to go for the full colour look but I think it would look equally lovely "watercoloured".  Next time...  The picture panel is popped up on the card front.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - bottle green leather look c/s from stash, whisper white from SU, pale terracotta from Core'dinations
Stamp - PSX E-1763
Ink - chocolate chip from SU, Tombow markers
Other - Maria George trinket pins, ribbon from American crafts
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, glue dots, large zot.

Just had to share this one but now it's back to my desk I go! (I am avoiding housework - cleaning the fridge - but I figure it will still be there tomorrow but my Mojo mightn't!)

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Blue and Green ....

When I was growing up there was this fashion advice (it was the 60's!) that "blue and green should never be seen without another colour in-between". Who knows why and really it was crap advice as the folowwing cards show.  Blue and green go great together (just ask Mother Nature!).

They both use the coloring by marker technique.  This first card I then went on to add subtle chalk shading.  The image is fussy cut and popped up on the blue panel.  After mounting this on the green it was then popped up on the card front

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - kiwi kiss, whisper white and marina mist c/s from SU, unknown DSP
Stamp - All Night Media 990J15
Ink - Tombow markers and generic chalks
Other - Kaisercraft mid-blue rhinestones, marina mist ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, glue dots




This one uses the same method of colouring before stamping but no chalks. Again the image is fussy cut and popped uo on the c/s. After layering this panel is popped up on the card front.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist, whisper white and old olive from SU, unknown DSP ( magazine freebie I think)
Stamp - PSX F-1735
Ink - Tombow markers
Tools - corner rounder
Other - old olive ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft aqua paper rose, Kaisercraft mint rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, large zot


P.s It's raining (again) here so I guess (arm twist) I shall just have to spend the day crafting!


Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Handmade flowers

I attend a regular card making class to learn new techniques (and chat!).  At the last one Karen showed us how to make our own paper flowers using the scallop circle punch from SU.  Super easy and mega effective!

The ones we made at Karen's were out of brown packing paper and used twelve layers.  Go to her blog - Paper Lady (on sidebar) to see her fantastic examples.  I found that when using DSP that 6 layers were sufficient.

This first card I made the flower out of cottage wall DSP from SU and snipped each scallop to make individual petals.  I also tipped them with kindyglitz -  but it doesn't show in the photo (damn).

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - rich razzleberry c/s from SU, "cottage wall" DSP from SU, mauve c/s from stash.
Stamp - "Baroque motifs" from SU
Ink - rich razzleberry from SU
Tools - scallop circle punch from SU, small single hole punch
Other - "circle ice" rhinestone brad from SU, crystal effects (flowers and butterfly), kindyglitz (vines and tips of petals), Kaisercraft plum pearls
Adhesive - snail, large zot.


This next one uses various scrap pieces of DSP (can't remember their names - sorry).  I also snipped the petals on this one.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - Rich razzleberry c/s from SU, various scraps of DSP from SU, dark pink c/s from stash, old olive and chocolate chip c/s from SU
Tools - scallop circle punch from SU, small single hole punch
Other - scrap rub-ons from stash, "circle ice" rhinestone brad from SU, American crafts ribbon
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, large zot


This last one I didn't snip the petals but scrunkled the paper more.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - rich razzleberry c/s from SU, mauve c/s from stash, DSP from SU
Tools - scallop circle punch from SU, small single hole punch
Other - rich razzleberry spotted ribbon from SU, "circle ice" rhinestone brad from SU, Kaisercraft mint rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, large zot

Just realised the sub-text of this post is rich razzleberry!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

One Layer Cards

Today's challenge to myself was to create a one layer card.  I managed to do two! Yay for me!! This is a discipline I need to hone.  Anyway the cards are fairly simple but I like them both.

This first one I just randomly stamped the images to fill the space.

Supplies:
Card - 
 Paper - whisper white c/s from SU
Stamp - "Circle Circus" from SU
Ink - pear pizzazz and blushing bride from SU
Tools - corner rounder
Other - ribbon from Spotlight, Kaisercraft snow pearls
Adhesive - glue dots


This card uses the tried and true "watermarking" technique with Versamark.  The bow was tied separately then adhered after placing the trinket pins.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist c/s from SU
Stamp - "Baroque Motifs" from SU
Ink - Versamark
Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig
Other - marina mist ribbon from SU, Maria George trinket pins, Kaisercraft latte pearls
Adhesive - sticky strip, large zot

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Paper scraps

I have four cards for you today.  I have been busy socialising over Easter so have been slack on the creative and blogging front!!  I have tried today to just use up some of my never ending pile of scrap paper.  I find it so hard to throw out bits I might be able to use - especially if the paper is extra pretty. I have grand intentions of using it all but it seems to grow rather than shrink!!

This first card is pretty self explanatory.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - Pink c/s from stash, spot and stripe DSP from Nit Wit, green DSP is from SU
Other - rub on from stash, green paper flowers from Prima "paisley road", rhinestone brads "circle ice" from SU, Kaisercraft paper rose, pale pink ribbon from Spotlight
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals,glue dots


A different colour way this time!  I do like purple and green.  The stamp is an old one from years ago but I love it because depending on how you colour it it can look totally different and it is so detailed.  It is fussy cut and popped up on the purple panel. The purple panel is also popped up.  I coloured the stamp with markers before stamping and then went over it with chalks.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - mid-purple and mauve from stash, whisper white and old olive from SU, spotty DSP from stash
Stamp - All Night Media 990J15
Ink - Tombow markers and chalks
Other - purple brads from stash
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals



Another pink one - can never have too much pink! The stamp was coloured with markers before stamping, then fussy cut and popped up on the base card.  The bow is tied separately then stuck on.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - pink c/s from stash, whisper white from SU, DSP from SU
Stamp - PSX F-1735
Ink - Tombow markers
Other - Rub on from stash, green ribbon from American crafts, thank you charm from Spotlight
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals,sticky strip, glue dots


Last, but not least, a little blue number.  Again the bow was tied separately and adhered later.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - turqouise c/s from stash, marina mist c/s from SU, spot DSP from stash
Other - marina mist ribbon from SU, trinket pins from Maria George, Kaisercraft latte pearls
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, large zot

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Flowers

I love flowers - real ones, silk ones, paper ones - you name it.  Only ones I don't like are plastic - too stiff and hard. This card I highlighted the pink areas of the design with crystal effects to match the "glaze" on the brad.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - old olive c/s from SU, DSP and circle element from Kaisercraft "Hey Birdie" 6x6 pad
Other - brads from stash, crystal effects, flowers from Prima "paisley road"
Adhesive - snail, glue dots.


I have used the Anna Griffin stamp again but used different colours and distressing. The bee background is stamped in rich razzleberry. The flower panel is sponged with pink chalk and the distressed edge with purple chalk.  The bottle green panel was distressed then sponged with rich razzleberry.  These panels were then popped up on the card front using dimensionals.

Supplies:

Card - 

Paper - rich razzleberry and whisper white from SU, bottle green from stash

Stamp - All Night Media Anna Griffin - flower, PSX A-608 - bee

Ink - chocolate chip and rich razzleberry from SU, Tombow markers, generic chalks

Tools - distressing tool from SU, sponge daubers

Other - rich razzleberry spot ribbon from SU

Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, glue dots

Happy crafting!

Cheers

Susie

Easter boxes

Quick post! Here are some more of the little easter boxes that I made. All except the blue one are SU DSP. They are off to be filled with Lindor balls for my family.  Happy Easter everyone.  Hope you gets lots of good quality chocolate.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Chalk shading

This is an old PSX stamp from yonks ago.  It is too beautiful to get rid of!! I coloured it with markers and after stamping I shaded it with chalks. It is fussy cut and popped up on the background c/s. The background c/s is actually whisper white that I have coloured to a soft pink with chalk.  It is then mounted onto some orchid c/s and a retired green from SU.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - whisper white from SU, orchid from stash, green from SU (retired)
Stamp - PSX "Pansy"
Ink - Tombow markers and generic chalks
Other - green ribbon from stash
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, large zot

Same stamp and technique but using patterned DSP as the background.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - whisper white from SU, orchid from stash, magazine freebie DSP
Stamp - PSX "Pansy"
Ink - Tombow markers, generic chalks
Other - spotty ribbon from stash
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, glue dots.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

More Mothers Day

Another two Mothers Day cards! This first one is just letting the DSP speak for itself.  It's a magazine freebie and the stack is absolutely gorgeous. The sentiment is actually made of two different stamps. The large heart is from one stamp and the rest from another.  The heart is popped up on a dimensional.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, "Vintage Rose" DSP from Pink Petticoat
Stamp - "sealed with a kiss" stamp set from SU (sadly retired)
Ink - night of navy and pixie rose from SU
Other - pretty in pink and marina mist ribbons from SU, Kaisercraft floss paper rose
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, large zot.

This card uses a little fussy cutting to provide dimensional interest. I sponged around the edges of the card with pink chalk to tie it all together. The bow was tied separately and adhered with a glue dot.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marle cream c/s from stash, pink and floral DSP from Kaisercraft "Hey Birdie"
Ink - pink chalk
Other - old olive ribbon from SU, small gold flower brads from stash
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, glue dots.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

susie's paper alchemy: Lawn Fawn critter challenge

susie's paper alchemy: Lawn Fawn critter challenge

Lawn Fawn critter challenge

Thought I would enter this into the Lawn Fawn Critter challenge!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Lawnscaping Challenge: Lawnscaping Challenge #8 - Calling all Critters

Lawnscaping Challenge: Lawnscaping Challenge #8 - Calling all Critters

Punching and cutting

The following two cards are also for Mothers Day but could also just be general cards.  I have utilised punches on the first card and cutting of images on the second card. I punched the leaves and edged them with chocolate chip ink.  The flowers were punched twice with the top one shaped around a stylus to give dimension.  The image was stamped then punched out with the large scallop oval then adhered to card front.  The scallop edge gave the shape to follow for the wreath.  The ribbon bow was tied separately and, tucked under the flower and adhered with a glue dot.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white from SU, Cottage wall DSP from SU, pink Core'dinations basics c/s
Stamp - Hero Arts Leaf pattern
Ink - old olive from SU, chocolate chip from SU
Tools - two step bird punch (for the leaves), large scallop circle, itty bitty flower punch, sponge dauber
Other - old olive ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft soft pink pearls, Kaisercraft floss paper rose
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots

This card uses a large "quilt" style stamp.  I stamped it in chocolate chip three times and then cut out some squares to layer and fussy cut the butterfly to pop up.  I then coloured the images using chalks.  I matted the image onto chocolate chip c/s and then onto a "text" DSP with dimensionals. The flower is adhered first onto the ribbon with a large zot.  The bow is tied separately and tucked in behind the flower with glue dots.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - cream marle effect c/s from stash, unknown "text" DSP, chocolate chip c/s from SU
Stamp -Victorias secret "ornate squares"
Ink - chocolate chip from SU, various chalks
Other - chocolate chip ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft latte paper rose, Kaisercraft latte pearls, Maria George trinket pins
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, large zot, glue dots

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Mothers Day

I am making a whole heap of Mothers Day cards for a stall at my daughter's school. I thought that I would show a selection over the next week or so. I am using lots of different styles and trying out some new techniques as well as colour schemes outside my comfort zone of pink or purple! The centre panels on this card are popped up with dimensionals and the bow was tied separately first with the brown and then the gold organza over the top of that.  It was then secured with a large zot.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - cream c/s from stash, old olive from SU
Stamp - leaf pattern - Hero Arts, Artee stamps crackle on the background green piece.
Ink - old olive from SU
Other - American Crafts ribbons, Maria George trinket pins, Kaisercraft latte pearls, Kaisercraft latte paper rose
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, large zots

This next card uses much the same colour scheme but is hand coloured.  The flower is done with Tombow markers and I coloured the c/s with ochre chalk and sponged the edges with chocolate chip ink.  I sponged the edges of the DSP with ink as well. The flower panel is popped up on dimensionals.

Supplies:

Card -

Paper - donkey c/s from stash, whisper white from SU, unknown text DSP from stash

Stamp - All night Media - "Anna Griffin"

Ink - chocolate chip from SU, ochre chalk, various Tombow markers

Tools - sponge dauber

Other - American Crafts ribbon from stash

Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, glue dots

Happy crafting!

Cheers

Susie

Congratulations!

Last year my friend Karen and I did a stall at our daughter's school. We thought we had a wonderful selection of cards with every possible occasion covered. Not so! One lady was most disappointed that we did not have any general congratulations cards. We had wedding, engagement etc. So without further ado I give you  - a congratulations card!  The DSP and chipboard elements were a magazine freebie.  I highlighted the little lanterns on the paper with crystal effects.I also paper pierced around the circle and lantern elements.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - magazine freebie DSP, purple textured c/s from stash
Stamp - Judykins cube stamp BS7911
Ink - elegant eggplant from SU
Tools - CM circle cutter template large, paper piercer
Other - chipboard elements from magazine, Patterned flower from Prima "paisley road", blue flower with diamante centre from stash, crystal effects
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, glue dots

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Easter wishes

I made these little boxes to give chocolate to my good friends this easter.  They are based on a box I was given for my birthday last year. Basically you need a square of paper or card stock that is divisible by three.  I used 24 cms. Then you score at 8cm and 16 cms - turn the piece 180 degrees and score at those two measurements again. You end up with 9 squares. Then with the middle square at each side you measure 4cms from the centre square edge and then mark. Draw a diagonal line from the edge of the centre square to your mark. You are creating a triangle shape on the outer edge square. This forms your cutting line.  When you have finished cutting all the sides you will end up with a four pointed star. Fold inwards on your score lines and voila you have the box. Punch a hole in the top of each point for the ribbon tie. I used three layers - one card stock and two DSP, but if you don't require it to be very strong you could get away with just using double-sided DSP.

Supplies:
Paper - unknown DSP, core'dinations basic c/s
Other - ribbon - pretty in pink by SU, puffy flower from Bed Bath and Table, pearl trim  from Spotlight
Adhesive - double sided tape, sticky strip, large zots, glue dots

This one I highlighted the pattern of the DSP with kindyglitz.

Supplies:

Paper - DSP from SU, core'dinations basic c/s

Other - kindyglitz, puffy flower from Bed Bath and Table, ribbon - old olive from SU

Adhesive - double sided tape, large zots

Happy crafting!

Cheers

Susie

Thank you card

A magazine freebie again.  I used kindyglitz to unite all the elements and the chipboard pieces are layered and popped up to provide dimension.  The ribbon was stuck across the card first and the bow tied separately and secured with a glue dot.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - elegant eggplant from SU
Stamp - "Baroque motifs" from SU
Ink - Versamark
Other - chipboard motifs from magazine, Kindyglitz, pink ribbon from Spotlight
Adhesive - dimensionals, foam squares, sticky strip, glue dots

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

A thank you card

As I have said before you can never have too many of these!!  The design is based on a challenge sketch but I can't for the life of me remember which one - sorry. The central motif is a magazine freebie that I fussy cut.  It's from Nit Wit papers.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - cream c/s from stash, Nit Wit DSP, watermelon c/s from stash
Stamp - "Fresh cuts" from SU
Ink - Tombow marker, rose/red chalk
Tools - scallop oval punch from SU, sponge dauber, "Threading water" border punch from Fiskars
Other - yellow velvet ribbon from stash, pearls from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, dimensionals

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Bling it on!

Those who know me know that I love a bit of sparkle. I may have gone a little overboard with this one but I do like it! I tried a new technique with this card - colouring rhinestones.  I didn't have any yellow ones and so I coloured them with my Tombow markers and it worked!  I have read in the blogosphere of using Copic markers to do this but the Tombows seemed to work just fine too.  I hand-coloured the stamp and breathed on it before stamping and then punching.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - buttermilk textured c/s, hot pink and light pink c/s all from stash, SU whisper white, Nit Wit DSP from magazine
Stamp - SU "oval all"
Ink - Tombow markers - pink ,green and yellow
Tools - scallop oval punch from SU
Other - Kaisercraft rhinestones - mint, pale pink, hot pink and white, Kaisercraft paper flower
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, glue dots.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

China doll birthday

This paper and chipboard pieces were a freebie from a magazine.  I made several cards but will share the others another day.  The photo doesn't show it but I highlighted the pattern of the stamped flowers and pieces of the chipboard with kindyglitz.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - pale mauve and green c/s from stash, china doll paper from magazine freebie,
Stamp - "Circle circus" from SU
Ink - pixie rose from SU
Other - chipboard pieces from magazine, kindyglitz, Kaisercraft hot pink rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Four seasons - one stamp

I set myself a challenge to make seasonal cards using the same stamp for each one.The stamp was from Kikki-k and features a tree and a little bird. I stamped the tree in all the colours that I wanted to use then randomly punched out sections.  The little bird was stamped in the same colours then fussy cut. So here are my efforts!

SPRING

Supplies :

Card -

Paper - SU kiwi kiss and whisper white, Core-dinations basics pale pink and mauve

Stamp - Kikki-k

Ink - SU kiwi kiss and pixie rose

Tools - CM square punch large, SU itty bitty punch "Flower"

Other - Pink ribbon - Spotlight, flower ribbon - American crafts, Kaisercraft rhinestones - hot pink and mint green

Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots and tiny foam squares, tiny foam dots

SUMMER

Supplies :

Card -

Paper - SU whisper white, olive green from stash

Stamp - Kikki-k

Ink - Colourbox liquid chalks - autumn set, SU old olive

Tools - CM square punch large

Other - American crafts ribbon from stash, Kaisercraft pearls

Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, tiny foam dots.

AUTUMN

Supplies :

Card - 

Paper - mustard textured paper from stash, SU whisper white

Stamp - Kikki-k

Ink - Colourbox liquid chalks - autumn, ochre chalk (swiped on edges of squares)

Tools - sponge dauber, CM large square punch

Other - American crafts ribbon from stash, leaf button from stash

Adhesive - sticky strip, glue dots, small foam squares, tiny foam dots

WINTER

Supplies:

Card -

Paper - SU whisper white, mulberry textured paper from stash

Stamp - Kikki-k

Ink - SU rich razzleberry and night of navy, Colourbox light blue

Tools - CM large square punch

Other - SU rich razzleberry dot ribbon, Kaisercraft rhinestones, kindyglitz (highlighting the leaves)

Adhesive - sticky strip, glue dots, foam squares, tiny foam dots

Happy crafting!

Cheers

Susie

Easter basket

This little basket was inspired by one I saw on a blog called Explore. Dream. Discover.  It's by Barb Schram and she has lots of lovely ideas.  She used Spellbinder Nestability dies to cut hers out and they were considerably smaller than mine!! I don't have those dies so I adapted the idea to what I do have - neccessity is the mother of invention they say!  The bags are made using two heart shapes, a circle, and another circle with the centre cut out of it for the handle.  Simple!  I used Creative Memories cutting templates - small heart and small circle. I found that the centre of the circle cutout was perfect for the base of the bag.  You essentially cut it all out then score the hearts about three centimetres from the bottom point.  You then adhere the hearts to the base. The handle is then attached.  For the decorations - eggs - I used the centre of the heart template on the smallest setting. Though you can't see it very well I decorated the plain eggs with kindyglitz and highlighted the pattern on the centre egg with it as well. The flowers were made with the Boho Blossoms punch from SU.  The little tag reads "friends" as I made these for my daughter to give easter treats to her friends.  It is secured by a piece of ribbon through two punched holes.As it doesn't have sides you need to secure the treat with a little double sided tape.When I have time I will try and work out a way to have sides. 

Supplies:

Basket - 

Paper - SU kiwi kiss (green) and whisper white, pink c/s in two shades from stash, DSP from stash

Stamp - vine flourish and friends sentiment from "tiny tags" by SU
Ink - SU kiwi kiss and pink tombow marker
Tools - SU 'Boho Blossoms" punch, SU "jewellery tag" punch, large single hole punch, small single hole punch, CM circle and heart cutting templates and blades
Other - Kindyglitz, SU pretty in pink ribbon, SU linen thread, Kaisercraft pearls
Adhesive - double sided tape, dimensionals , foam squares, snail.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Framed flowers

This is made with the "Hattie" 6x6 pad from the Stella and Rose collection by My Minds Eye. Beautiful blues and yellows. The patterns are varied so it could be used for both male and female cards!  Bonus!! The brass  frame is from a bargain lot I picked up at Spotlight a while ago.  I fussy cut flowers from the DSP and layered them up on an oval of card stock.  When I was happy with the composition I stuck the frame over it with tiny foam dots and trimmed any excess. It was then adhered to the panel with dimensionals.  The papers are double sided and this card just uses the same piece of paper reversed for contrast. The bow was tied separately and adhered with glue dots.

Card detail

Supplies :
Card -
Paper - lemon card stock from stash, "Hattie" paper from My Minds Eye
Other - Not quite navy ribbon from SU, brass frame from Spotlight (old)
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, foam dots, dimensionals

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie