Scrapturday #18 - 2012

Welcome.  It's the Queen's birthday long weekend here and so far the weather is brilliant - so yay!  Today's Scrapturday offering is a wedding card.  I punched out the flowers and sponged them and crumpled them and then adhered them together with snail.  The sentiment panel was also sponged then popped.

Supplies:
Paper - very vanilla c/s from SU, scraps of DSP from stash
Stamp - a retired SU set
Ink - chocolate chip and soft suede stamp pads from SU
Tools - oval scallop punch from SU, boho blossoms punch from SU, sponge dauber
Other - "latte" pearls from stash
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

It's a boy birthday

Hello everyone.  Today's offering is a male birthday card - probably tending more toward the grown up end of the spectrum.  I used some scraps of patterned paper that I had lying around and some co-ordinating c/s from Stampin' Up (SU).  The DSP was unlabelled so I don't know which manufacturer it is from.  I have just about labouriously finished sorting all my scraps into manufacturer and design files so this shouldn't happen  much in the future!!  I feel better for doing it I can tell you!!  The sentiment stamp was hand coloured with markers then punched.  I punched a second label in the navy and cut it in half then adhered the halves to the back of the sentiment label.  It is popped up.

Supplies:
Paper - marina mist, not quite navy and very vanilla c/s from SU, DSP scraps (unknown manufacturer)
Stamp - "happiest birthday" from SU
Ink -  markers
Tools - decorative label punch from SU
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Off to stamp class tomorrow.  Will be lots of fun to catch up with the ladies and spend some uninterrupted time creating. Then it's off to the markets on Saturday for our second date of the month.  Hopefully the weather will be kinder this week.  After last weeks heavy (continuous) rain our dining room was a shambles with the canopy and fixtures and suitcases all about drying out.  My beautiful paper alchemy banner was ruined so I shall have to make myself a new one.  I can salvage the flowers but the pennants are trashed - bummer!  Hope you get to spend some time creating.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Scrapturday #17 - 2012

Tried a new technique with today's card - embossing vellum.  Love the way it turned out.  It's a wedding card and I think embossed vellum gives a lovely soft effect suitable for a wedding.  As it was my last scrap of vellum I now have to buy some more to do some more experimenting!!  I stuck a scrap of pale blue DSP behind the vellum to give a hint of colour. The "lace" border down the bottom of the card uses different shades of white c/s.  The sentiment was stamped, punched, sponged and popped.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, scraps of white c/s, scrap of blue DSP (?), scrap of vellum
Stamp - "teeny tiny sentiments" from SU
Ink - bordering blue (R) from SU
Tools - scallop oval punch from SU, sponge dauber, Big Shot,  embossing folder, eyelet lace border punch from SU
Other - white organza ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip,  vellum adhesive strips,dimensionals

Another technique I have seen with vellum is colouring the vellum either by putting colour onto the embossing folder or by sponging the result.  As soon as I get some more vellum I am going to try both!!  Hope you have a good week.  We are supposed to have a rainy week so I guess more crafting time for me!!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Blue and green should never be seen... rubbish!!

Hi - I used to believe this mantra when I was a child -  all the while being secretly attracted to the combination! Thank God fashion and life has moved on from those silly rules.  Though I must admit I still can't bring myself to like light coloured shoes with dark tights!!

Anyway on to today's card.  It's a graduation card that would work easily for both a male or female recipient.  I used a scrap of DSP from who knows who but it went perfectly with the c/s from Stampin Up (SU). I punched the sentiment out and adhered it to some blue c/s then fussy cut it.  It is then popped over the ribbon.  The sentiment was coloured with a  marker to co-ordinate with the papers.

Supplies:
Paper - marina mist, old olive and whisper white c/s from SU, mystery DSP
Stamp - "teeny tiny sentiments" from SU
Ink -  marker
Tools - oval scallop punch from SU
Other - marina mist satin ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals

It's friday night here and I am going to have a tv feast of murder mysteries (CSI and Law and Order) that I taped during the week.  The kids are out, the pets are fed and I might even break out some chocolate!!  Hope you have a great weekend with some crafting thrown in.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie