Lazy Daisy

Todays cards are made with the Lazy Daisy DSP that was a freebie from Simply Cards magazine.

Card 1: I cut out the letter tiles and popped up the 'happy' section. Each letter is highlighted with Kindyglitz.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - bright blue c/s from stash, "lazy daisy" DSP
Other - Kindyglitz "crystalina", ribbon from American crafts, Kaisercraft aqua rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, small foam squares

Card 2: The letter tiles are popped up on small green squares of DSP.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - wild wasabi c/s from SU, "lazy daisy" DSP
Other - white and green ribbon from stash, Kaisercraft mint and mauve rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, small foam squares

Finally finished my door wreath for the colder months. Will photograph and post soon!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Let it Snow(man)

The paper used today is Crate paper "snow day".  I fussy cut the snowmen images - couldn't help myself!!

Card 1: Non- traditional colours I know but it's fun to work outside the square sometimes. The background paper was originally just white dots and I added the snowflakes.  The green strip is c/s and I have dotted it with Kindyglitz.  There are also glitter dots around the edge of the sentiment piece. The snowmen down the side of the card have been popped up.  For the sentiment I stamped the image twice - once on green and once on white. I then punched and assembled -  the white bit I had to cut freehand.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white, rich razzleberry and kiwi kiss (ret) c/s from SU, Crate paper "snow day" DSP
Stamp - small snowflake from "snow swirled" by SU, retired SU sentiment
Ink - rich razzleberry from SU
Tools - circle punch from CM - two sizes
Other - Kindyglitz "crystalina", rich razzleberry spotted ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals


Card 2:  I drew around some cups to get the large circles on this card. The green one I then dry embossed with a Cuttlebug. The snowmen are crystal effected (is that a real word?) and popped up.  The trees and snowflake have Kindyglitz highlights.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - Soft suede and kiwi kiss (ret) c/s from SU, red c/s from stash, Crate paper "snow day" DSP
Tools - Cuttlebug and "snow dots" embossing folder.
Other - Kindyglitz "crystalina", Crystal effects, stripe ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals

Last but not least!

Card 3: I used rub-ons as the background in this one. The snowmen have Kindyglitz highlights and the centre group are popped up.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - bashful blue from SU, Crate paper "snow day" DSP
Other - rub-ons from Kmart, Kindyglitz "crystalina"
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, tiny foam dots

I love snowmen. We don't get to play in the snow in Sydney - doesn't snow at all. But to us who don't have to put up with the cold slushy wetness and inconvenience of the everyday reality, snow is a wonderful magical thing!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Vintage Tulips

Had to spend hours at a sporting field yesterday so I lashed out and bought a magazine that I normally don't get.  It had some free papers and so this is what I came up with.  No CAS today as I went vintage.

Card 1: Layering and fussy cutting!  The tulip images are fussy cut, popped up and edged with kindyglitz. The lace piece is threaded with a thin satin ribbon.  The magazine was Simply Cards Australian edition.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - apricot Co'oredinations basics, "serif" freebie paper from Simply Cards
Other - Kindyglitz "crystalina", scrap of lace and satin ribbon from stash, Kaisercraft silver rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, tiny foam dots

Card 2: Layering and fussy cutting again but also distressing and sponging. The green centre panel is also stamped with Versamark.  The distressed edges, the green panel edges and the whole of the tulip are sponged with chalk.  The tulip and the centre panel are popped up.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - both green c/s from stash, red textured c/s from stash, "serif" freebie from Simply Cards
Stamp - vine flourish from "fresh cuts" by SU
Ink - Versamark, soft suede chalk from SU
Tools - sponge dauber, distressing tool from SU
Other - lace trim from SU, Maria George trinket pins
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals

Hope you like my interpretations of vintage.  Off for more sporting duties today. Think I will take a book this time.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Floral accents

Todays cards feature floral accents. I didn't make these flowers but I have been practicing making my own so hopefully I will have some to share with you soon!

Card 1: Very simple matting and layering. Sometimes I find it hard to stop at just one - some papers cry out for more!

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - ochre c/s from stash, My Minds Eye "hattie" DSP
Other - Kaisercraft honey paper rose, grey ribbon from stash, Kaisercraft latte pearls
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, large zot

Card 2: My CAS for the day. I layered the Prima flowers to give a more lush look and put rhinestones as their centre.  When it comes time to give this card I may put a sentiment in the centre but then again I may leave it for the inside of the card!

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - ochre c/s from stash, My Minds Eye "hattie" DSP
Other - Kaisercraft blue paper rose, Prima flowers, Kaisercraft aqua rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, large zots

What I love about the Kaisercraft paper roses is that each pack has variations of size and shades of colour in it. It makes colour co-ordinating so much easier.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Birthday cards!!

Finally! Yes the stamp I wanted I had mistakenly put into the donate box - silly me. Anyway all is right again and I was able to put these two together to make a start on my stash.

Card 1: CAS and one layer!  I don't know myself!! I stamped the image first then coloured it.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU
Stamp - PSX - G020
Ink - chocolate chip from SU, Tombow markers
Tools - stamp-a-ma-jig
Other - pink ribbon from Spotlight, spot ribbon from American crafts
Adhesive - sticky strip, 1/2 large zot

Card 2: This little lolly pop stamp was given to me by Karen as a thank you.  It is so sweet (pun intended!).  I stamped then coloured then covered with crystal effects.  To get the sentiment in place I hand coloured it with a marker.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, scrap of Crate paper "snow day" DSP
Stamp - retired SU
Ink - memento black, Tombow markers
Tools -stamp-a-ma-jig
Other - crystal effects
Adhesive - snail

Hope to make some more today so wish me luck!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Christmas again!

The birthday cards have stalled so here are some more Christmas cards. It is cold and rainy here so all I really want to do is snuggle up with a hot water bottle and hibernate!

Card 1:  This is my CAS effort for the day. The idea for the background came from Avril, one of the ladies at Scrap club. So I guess it's a CASE card as well!  I coloured the heart eyes of the birds and the circle details on the tree with a marker.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white from SU
Stamp - Kaisercraft "merry christmas" clear set (tree), "season of joy" (background) from SU
Ink - poppy parade and pear pizzaz from SU, red Tombow marker
Other - rub-on from Kaisercraft, Kaisercraft black rhinestones, spotted ribbon from SU
Adhesive - sticky strip, dimensionals, tiny foam dots

Card 2: scraps and fussy cutting as well as crystal effects on the main snowman.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white from SU, "snow day" by Crate paper
Other - rub-on from Kaisercraft, crystal effects.
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, tiny foam dots

Card 3:  I raided the button stash for this one.  The buttons had shanks that I removed with a craft knife.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - old olive from SU, "snow day" from Crate paper
Other - scallop rub-on from Kaisercraft, sentiment rub-on from K-mart, buttons from stash, linen thread from SU
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, tiny foam dots.

Am stuck with birthday cards because I wish to use a particular stamp and I can't find it! I have a horrible suspicion that I may have donated it to the local school!  One more place to look - those pending donation - and then I will admit defeat and start from scratch.  I must update my catalogue!!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Christmas cards

I have CASED my own work for the following cards!  I have re-created what I made on Saturday as well as I can remember.

Card 1: Simple matting and fussy cutting.  The tree images are popped up.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - Kiwi Kiss (ret) c/s from SU, Crate paper "snow day" DSP
Other - rub-on from Kaisercraft, crochet ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft copper rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, tiny foam dots

Card 2: Matting and fussy cutting again.  I covered the baubles with crystal effects. In real life they look all shiny and 3-D.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - old olive c/s from SU, Crate paper "snow day" DSP
Other - rub-on from Kaisercraft, crystal effects
Adhesive - snail, small foam squares

Card 3: My CAS card for the day. Not quite one layer. The red baubles are popped up.  SU makes a punch for these bauble stamps but I don't own one yet so I fussy cut them.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU
Stamp - "delightful decorations" from SU
Ink - pear pizzaz and poppy parade from SU
Tools - small single hole punch
Other - thin gold cord from stash, Kaisercraft silver rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Off to make some children's birthday cards.  Realised my stock is almost totally depleted!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Girly girl

Thought I'd sneak in one last post for the weekend! Here is a couple of very girly cards - flowers, flowers and more flowers!

Card 1: Lots of matting and a fussy cut label (the green) - sponging too!

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist, kiwi kiss (ret) and whisper white c/s from SU, pink c/s from stash, Pink petticoat DSP
Stamp - "fresh cuts" from SU
Ink - kiwi kiss
Tools - scallop oval punch, sponge dauber
Other - green ribbon from stash, Kaisercraft floss paper rose
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals,sticky strip, glue dots, large zot

Card 2: Saw this sketch on a challenge site but silly me forgot to note which one!

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist and kiwi kiss (ret) c/s from SU, Pink petticoat DSP
Other - pale pink ribbon from Spotlight, Kaisercraft floss and snow paper roses
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, large zots

Hope you have a good week.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Borders

Tried two different types of border today.  One is a border punch and the other is an embossed border that I fussy cut. Both cards are CAS today.

Card 1: The buttons are threaded with slivers of card stock.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - elegant eggplant and whisper white c/s from SU, Kaisercraft "la-di-da" DSP
Tools - heart border punch from Fiskars
Other - buttons from stash, elegant eggplant ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft light green rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots

Card 2: This border is a Cuttlebug one and I fussy cut it after embossing.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - red c/s from stash, whisper white c/s from SU, Kaisercraft "la-di-da" DSP
Tools - Cuttlebug and borders embossing folder
Other - heart from stash, stripy ribbon from Bed Bath and Table, Kaisercraft snow pearls
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals

Scrap and stamp club yesterday was heaps of fun.  Got 3 cards made in 2 hours - pretty good for me!  My daughter also made some cards.  If she'll let me I will show you tomorrow.  They were Christmas cards for the troops.  It's an initiative of Paper Lady (see side bar for link) and we send blank handmade cards to the overseas posted troops so they can send a personal greeting to their family.  If you want to get involved contact Karen through the Paper Lady site.  You might think it's a bit early for Christmas cards but the idea is to do a few a month and by October we'll have heaps and no-one has had to stress out!!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Hey birdie paper

Today's cards use the "hey birdie" range from Kaisercraft. 

Card 1: My CAS card for the day. 

Supplies:

Card -

Paper - Pink c/s from stash, kiwi kiss (ret) from SU, "hey birdie" DSP from Kaisercraft

Other - Pink ribbon from Spotlight, old olive from SU, Kaisercraft hot pink rhinestones

Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots

Card 2:  This one is a little more complicated with fussy cutting and multiple mattes.  It also has sponging around the sentiment which is popped up - as well as the flowers. The leaf paper is foiled and looks fabulous in the "flesh".

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - kiwi kiss (ret), rich razzleberry and old olive c/s from SU, "hey birdie" DSP from Kaisercraft
Stamp - "baroque motifs" from SU
Ink - rich razzleberry from SU
Tools - large oval and scallop oval punches from SU, sponge dauber
Other - old olive ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft pale pink rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, small foam pads


Class was fabulous. I will share photos tomorrow of what I made.  I always come away inspired and having learnt something new!  Scrap and stamp club today. A great 2 hours of gossip and crafting.  Also important mother/ daughter time.  My Saturdays are usually spent ferrying my son around to umpiring but the 3rd Saturday is Claudia and my time.  I am going to enjoy it while I can because time is flying by!!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Back in the saddle

It feels great to be back to normal! Tried some ideas that occurred to me in my fevered state. Not so sure about the second one but my teen daughter loved it.

Card 1: I used a retired SU set on this one but I can't bring myself to retire it as I really like it!. Especially the frame. The centre panel was stamped separately then cut out and popped up.  This is my CAS card for the day.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU
Stamp - "sweet dreams" set from SU
Ink - blushing bride and elegant eggplant from SU
Tools - stamp-a-ma-jig
Other - elegant eggplant ribbon from SU
Adhesive - dimensionals


Card 2: I wanted to do something multi-coloured using a wheel. I also wanted to custom make a brad.  Both achieved with this card!  To attach the brad to the ribbon I pierced a hole with a paper piercer.  This card qualifies as a one layer card - not my usual style!

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white from SU
Stamp - sentiment is from PSX, "sparkling" jumbo wheel from SU
Ink - Tombow markers (for the sentiment), Colorbox tropical pad
Tools - paper piercer
Other -  kindyglitz crystalina, pink ribbon from Spotlight, build a brad from SU
Adhesive - sticky strip. 1/2 large zot

Off to class today.  Really looking forward to it as I always have fun and learn something new.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Boy cards - as promised

Sorry I have been away - bit under the weather. But here finally are my interpretations of boy cards using the "hattie" papers.

Card 1: Suitable for a child or someone who needs motivating - the sentiment is "reach for the stars". I stamped the image onto the DSPs and fussy cut them. I popped up the centre image and covered the stars and sentiment with crystal effects.  The edges of the DSP panels have been sponged and the striped panel is popped up on the card base.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist c/s from SU, "hattie" DSP from My Minds Eye
Stamp - "animal crackers" from SU
Ink - Chocolate chip and not quite navy from SU
Tools - sponge dauber
Other - crystal effects, vintage trinkets brads from SU
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals


Card 2: This was an attempt to use up some scraps.  I tried to make it random and funky but my "ocd" tendencies kept wanting to "tidy " it up. Hence the uneasy tension I feel. The twine through the yellow button has had the ends knotted. The edges of all paper have been sponged.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist c/s from SU, "hattie" DSP from My Minds Eye
Ink - not quite navy from SU
Tools - sponge dauber
Other - linen thread from SU, buttons from stash
Adhesive - snail, glue dots

Back to try and finish my wreath today.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Blue - but not sad!

A couple of cards using My Minds Eye "Hattie" 6x6 paper pad.  Failed in my CAS mission unfortunately but I live to try another day!

Card 1: Tried some angles in this one.  The papers are all so gorgeous and go so well together that it was hard to stop putting them together - hence the CAS fail. The yellow centre diamond panel is popped up.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist c/s from SU, "hattie" DSP from My Minds Eye
Other - Kaisercraft blue and honey paper roses, cream ribbon from Spotlight, teal rhinestones from Kaisercraft
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, large zots


Card 2: Same paper stack.  What I love is that even though I have made feminine cards these papers could easily be used in masculine cards (methinks - there is tomorrow's challenge!). The medallions are popped up on the base circles. The base circles and the medallions are both sponged on the edges with ink.  So is the spotty panel.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - marina mist c/s from SU, "hattie" DSP from My Minds Eye
Ink - not quite navy from SU
Tools - CM circle punch in two sizes, sponge dauber
Other - marina mist satin ribbon from SU, Kaisercraft blue pearls
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, glue dots

Well I have thrown down a challenge to myself so it's off to have a go!  I have a rare day without commitments tomorrow so I think I will craft to the max!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Recycling!

I was given the pink centre panel as a thank you note - ie it has writing on the other side.   It was too gorgeous to throw out so I turned it over and re-used it.  It is a top note die cut from the Sizzix range exclusive to SU. You would need a Sizzix Big Shot or Cuttlebug to use it. It has a pierced edge to it that I highlighted with a white gel pen.  It is popped up on the DSP panel. 

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - Kiwi kiss (ret) and pink c/s from SU, unknown origin DSP
Ink - white gel pen
Tools - top note die from SU, Sizzix big shot, two step bird punch (leaves) from SU
Other - Prima "paisley road" flowers, Kaisercraft hot pink rhinestones
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, large zots

Back to the wreath! Yes - I got side tracked. Have also been out doing the mother thing with saturday sport.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Flowers and bling

Well this is as far as I got with the stamping yesterday! One card!  My daughter put an urgent request in for some flowers fro her bedroom and then I started on our winter wreath - which does involve stamping.  Will show it when I am finished.

This card is all shiny and sparkly. It uses "after five" yet again and some bling that I found amongst my buttons.  A one off unfortunately!  

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - metallic silver c/s from SU, Kaisercraft "after five" DSP and die-cut
Stamp - "warm words" from SU
Ink - Memento black
Other - Heart jewel from stash, Kaisercraft silver rhinestones
Adhesive - sticky strip (find this the best when adhering to metallic surfaces), dimensionals

Now to the flowers. We were given this funky cat vase which Claudia immediately claimed.  She then announced that it needed some flowers. Cue - mum. Her room is decorated in blues and purples so I chose papers to co-ordinate.  They come from various sources - mostly unknown.  I used rhinestone brads in the centres. On the back of each flower is a large zot with a satay skewer pushed into it.  This is then covered with a 1/2 inch circle of paper. I snipped each scallop to make individual petals.

Supplies:
Paper - various
Tools - scallop circle punch and 1/2 inch circle punch from SU, small single hole punch
Other - "circle ice" rhinestone brads from SU, satay skewers
Adhesive - large zots

She is very happy so I am very happy - win, win, all round! Off to finish my wreath now.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Damask designs

A couple of cards featuring the damask options from Kaisercraft "after five".  I have just about used all of this paper pack it is so delicious!

Card 1: Used one of the handmade flowers that I learnt to make at card class with Paper Lady (see side bar for link to blog) a couple of weeks ago.  I sponged the edges with ink to colour it. The braid is from a discontinued batch that I bought from Lincraft years ago. ( see , I told you I was a hoarder in disguise!)

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - black c/s from stash, Kaisercraft "after five" DSP, brown packing paper (used to make flower)
Ink - concord crush from SU
Tools - scallop circle punch from SU, single hole punch - small
Other - braid from stash, mauve "circle ice" rhinestone brad from SU (centre of flower)
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, large zot



Card 2: A more muted one this time. Could be used for a sympathy card.  My CAS for the day.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - black c/s from stash, Kaisercraft "after five" DSP
Other - grey ribbon from stash, Prima flowers, "circle ice" rhinestone brad from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, large zot


Haven't done any actual stamping for a while so today is going to be inky fingers day.  Hope to show you some results tomorrow!  Am going to try and post at least one CAS card per day.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

One button, two button...

Buttons - what more can I say....yummy!  So versatile and come in so many colours shapes and sizes.  Also old is good and so is new - it's a win all round!

Card 1: Basic layering and punching with a bit of sponging.  Trying to keep it CAS.  The heart is popped up.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - yellow c/s from stash, "Hattie" paper from My Minds Eye - the stella and rose collection.
Ink - chocolate chip from SU
Tools - large heart punch from SU, sponge dauber
Other - chocolate chip ribbon and linen thread from SU, blue button from stash
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, dimensionals




Card 2: Another fairly simple card using tonal buttons as the focus.  I tried threading the buttons but it just looked too busy. The pink panel is popped up on the card base.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - kiwi kiss (ret) c/s from SU, pink c/s from stash, Kaisercraft "la-di-da" DSP
Other - buttons from stash, pale pink ribbon from Spotlight, Kaisercraft floss and snow paper roses
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, dimensionals, large zots


Card 3: The buttons in this project originally had shanks but I cut them off with a craft knife. I need to perfect my "pouffy" bow technique!!

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, Kaisercraft "la-di-da" DSP
Other - organza ribbon from SU, Buttons from stash, Kaisercraft snow pearls, SU basic pearls
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dots, large zots.


See you tomorrow! Please feel free to leave comments - all feedback is good!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

My daughter's card

Well I am a day late but here -  finally -  is the card that my daughter made me for Mothers day. She has used a retired SU DSP set called "urban garden".  The large flower is fussy cut then adhered.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, "urban garden" DSP from SU
Other - Kaisercraft blue paper roses, Kaisercraft teal rhinestone
Adhesive - snail, large zots

And here is the card that I sent my mum. It uses a Kaisercraft DSP called "after five".  Very simple card.

Supplies:

Card -

Paper - pale lilac c/s from stash, Kaisercraft "after five" DSP

Other - Kaisercraft pale mauve rhinestones

Adhesive - snail

Well that's it for Mothers day.  We don't celebrate Fathers day til september so I can go back to making general cards and my Sunday christmas makes.  Tomorrow will be some more button creations. 

Happy crafting!

Cheers

Susie

Spots and Dots

Today's theme is spots and dots! The paper is a Kaisercraft 6x6 pad called "After five".  very versatile and lovely elegant colour scheme. I have used different embellishments on each one, a little bit of sponging and some fussy cutting.

Card 1: very simple and CAS. Minimal layering and a line of tonal buttons. One of the buttons I threaded with some c/s and then curled the tails with a pencil - probably try a skewer next time as it's not as curly as I wanted.

Supplies:
Card-
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU,  DSP is Kaisercraft "after five"
Other - various buttons from stash, cream ribbon rose and cream organza bow from stash
Adhesive - snail, glue dots


Card 2: The striped panel is layered onto yellow c/s then popped up on the card front. The edges of the card are sponged with chalk. I was in two minds whether to add a sentiment but decided in the end to leave it plain - but really I could have gone either way!

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, yellow c/s from stash, Kaisercraft "after five' DSP
Ink - yellow generic chalk
Tools - sponge dauber
Other - organza ribbon from SU, Prima flowers, Kaisercraft snow paper rose, Kaisercraft yellow flowers, Prima leaves, Kaisercraft latte pearls
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, large zots


Card 3: Buttons again - some one offs that I got in a variety pack.  The edges of the white scallop panel and the card are sponged.  The scallop panel was layered onto a scrap of DSP then fussy cut. It was then popped up on top of the ribbon. The stem was stamped on scrap c/s and fussy cut.  The bow was tied separately and adhered with a glue dot.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, Kaisercraft "after five" DSP
Stamp - sentiment is from "baroque motifs" and flower stem is from "live like you mean it" from SU
Ink - rich razzleberry, old olive and blushing bride from SU
Tools - scallop oval punch from SU, sponge dauber
Other - pale pink ribbon from Spotlight, buttons from stash, Kaisercraft snow pearl
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, glue dot, dimensionals

Winter has well and truly arrived here - but we have it easy, even at our worst, compared to the northern hemisphere!  Dug out my red suede boots for the first time.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Happy Mothers Day

Happy Mothers Day to all you mums out there.  My children spoiled me with breakfast in bed - coffee and croissants!  Then I had to take my son to umpiring duties but upon our return my daughter made us cheese and ham toasties for lunch (and cleaned up!). Lots of hugs and words of love, then my son took us for a lovely dinner at our local Thai restaurant and I was presented with a beautiful handmade card.  When we got home my daughter then made choc chip cookies for dessert.  What a day and what a blessed mum I am to have two such wonderful kids!  I will post the card tomorrow that my daughter made.

Todays card is one I made for my stall at my daughters school (lots of lovely feedback!). The sentiment panel is a die cut from the paper pack.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - black and pink c/s from stash, Kaisercraft DSP "after five"
Stamp - "warm words" by SU
Ink - Memento black
Other - Kaisercraft hot pink rhinestones, ribbon from Spotlight
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip

Once again - hope you all had a fab day.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Final for the Frames

This is the last of the frame cards.  I have tried to do each one a little differently but the reversing of the sentiment and replacing it with a sticker is the same for all cards.

Card 1 uses a border punch to create a decorative panel in the centre of the card.  Suprisingly no sponging on this card.  I have been very sponge happy lately!  The card base is pink and the DSP is layered down the sides.  The border punch is then adhered to cover the join.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - pale pink and peachy pink c/s from stash, Nit Wit DSP
Tools - Fiskars heart border punch
Other - white frame from stash, sticker from stash, white taffeta ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, large zots, glue dots


Card 2 just uses a sticker, a stamped sentiment and the frame. Very CAS.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - red c/s from stash
Stamp - sentiment from "fresh cuts" by SU
Ink - Tombow marker
Other - stickers from stash, Kaisercraft pearl pearls, frame from stash
Adhesive - large zots

Card 3 focuses on ribbon.  It's a lovely organza ribbon from SU.  I have used sponging on this card.  The sentiment panel was sponged with a light lemon chalk and then the edges with some old olive ink.  It was then popped up on some dimensionals on the card front.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - old olive c/s from SU
Stamp - "fresh cuts" from SU
Ink - old olive from SU, generic chalk
Tools - oval scallop punch from SU, sponge daubers
Other - organza ribbon from SU, frame from stash, sticker from stash, Kaisercraft snow pearls
Adhesive - sticky strip, dimensionals, large zots, glue dots

Well no more frames.  I have enjoyed using them and I think if I ever see some more I will snap them up!  It's a beautiful sunny Saturday here in Sydney.  After all the rain we have been having it makes your blood sing!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Scallops galore!!

Today's post is all about scallops.  I have made three cards - all using scallops - but the scallops are all made different ways.

This card uses large scallop scissors to create the scallops.  The paper is a magazine freebie from Pink Petticoat.  I alternated each patterned layer with a plain one to emphasise the patterns but also to unify the design. The edges of the card are sponged with pink chalk.

Supplies:
Card - 
Paper - whisper white from SU, Pink Petticoat DSP
Ink - generic pale pink chalk
Tools - sponge dauber, large scallop scissors
Other - Kaisercraft pale pink rhinestones, Pale pink ribbon from Spotlight
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip

The next card uses scallops that are pre-cut from a 6x6 pad from Kaisercraft.  The label is also.  The label is popped up on the card front and some of the flowers are too to provide dimension.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - whisper white from SU, Kaisercraft "after five" 6x6 pad
Stamp - "warm words" set from SU
Ink - memento black
Other - Prima flowers, grey ribbon from stash, Kaisercraft snow pearls
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals, glue dots


This last card uses a border punch from Fiskars to make the scallops.  The card edges are sponged with ink and the centre tree panel is fussy cut then popped up.  The paper has a naturally glossy glitter to it.

Supplies:
Card -
Paper - Textured cream and raspberry pink from stash, chocolate chip from SU, Kaisercraft "hey birdie" DSP
Ink - pixie pink from SU
Tools - sponge dauber, Fiskars "threading water" border punch
Other - chocolate chip grosgrain ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip, glue dot

Long may scallops reign (the edible ones too!).

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie