More Easter

Three cards for you today - all with an Easter theme. I have used the same stamp set for all - "every bunny" from Stampin Up.  All the images were stamped, hand coloured and fussy cut.

Sorry this first one is so glarey - flash on : glarey, flash off : yellow.  Once again the yellow egg is actually chatreuse.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, purple c/s from stash
Stamp - "every bunny" from SU
Ink - basic black and lovely lilac(ret) stamp pads from SU, various Tombow markers
Tools - extra large oval punch from SU
Other - American crafts ribbon
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals, sticky strip

Another "every bunny" offering.  This stamp set has lots of lovely images.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU
Stamp - "every bunny" from SU, "occasional greetings" from SU
Ink - basic black and pixie pink (ret) stamp pads from SU, various Tombow markers
Tools - Big Shot, "swiss dots" embossing folder by Cuttlebug
Other - braid from Spotlight
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip

Last but not least! I scored some lines across the middle of this card for some textural interest.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white and bashful blue c/s from Su, bright blue c/s from stash
Stamp - "every bunny" from Su, "teeny tiny sentiments" from SU
Ink - basic black and tempting turquoise stamp pads from SU, various Tombow markers.
Tools - decorative label punch from SU, Martha Stewart scoreboard, sponge dauber
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Today I am going to make some children's birthday cards.  I have a dinosaur set that was a magazine freebie that I want to try!  Hope you have a good weekend. Oh - and I haven't forgotton - Scrapturday will be posted tomorrow and Merry Monday starts this week.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Easter cards

I have made a start on my Easter cards as well as fulfilling an order for a neighbour - so here are a couple of the efforts.  They use a couple of different sets and are hand coloured.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, "cheerful treat" DSP from SU
Stamp - "every egg" standard wheel from SU, "occasional greetings" from SU
Ink - Basic black from stamp pad SU, various Tombow markers, Pixie pink stamp pad from SU (ret)
Adhesive - dimensionals


The yellow in this card is in real life a lovely chatreuse green.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white and lucky limeade c/s from SU, "cheerful treat" DSP from SU
Stamp - "give a gift" from SU, "teeny tiny sentiments" from SU
Ink - basic black stamp pad from SU, various Tombow markers
Tools - extra large oval punch from SU
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Will have a few more Easter cards tomorrow.  Until then ........

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Everyday Enchantment Birthday

This paper pack just continues to be inspiring! Today the accent colour is poppy parade.  This card can be landscape or portrait.

Supplies:
Paper - very vanilla and poppy parade c/s from SU, "everyday enchantment" DSP from SU
Stamp - "bring on the cake" from SU
Ink - poppy parade from SU
Other - flowers from stash, "chino" pearl from Kaisercraft
Adhesive - snail, glue dots

Made some Easter cards yesterday so will post some tomorrow.  It's funny - Easter falls in Autumn here but we still use all the Spring images.  Tradition doesn't always reflect reality!!


Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Orange and blue birthday

It's birthday mania around here with 5 human birthdays and my mothers dog all in the next ten days.  I may be delving into stock for some of these!

Today's card uses Everyday enchantment paper again.  See how versatile it is? I can't remember who made the little resin flowers but serendipitiously they matched!

Supplies:
Paper - very vanilla c/s from SU, "everyday enchantment" DSP from SU
Stamp - "Happiest birthday wishes" from SU
Ink - peach parfait from SU
Tools - decorative label punch and scallop oval punch from SU, sponge dauber
Other - resin flowers from stash
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals


Back to rain here so more opportunities for crafting! Yesterday my daughter went to an archealogical  dig for Ancient History.  She found it very interesting learning about the early settlers lives in Sydney.  Hope you have a great day.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Scrapturday # 6 - 2012

I am on a roll with male cards at the moment.  This Scrapturday effort uses a central piece from my friend Karen. I am not sure how she made it but it has a lovely vintage look to it.  I "dirtied" it up a bit by sponging it with black ink.  It had a couple of chips and cracks but I think that adds to the antique feel.

Supplies:
Paper - basic grey and basic black c/s from SU, metallic silver c/s from SU
Ink - basic black from SU
Tools - sponge dauber
Other - medallion from Karen
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals

I am off today to make a banner for my stalls. From next week I am going to post a Christmas card or project on Mondays.  It will be a Merry Monday post.  It's never too early to start on your seasonal projects!! Hope you have a good day.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Balmain markets

This is the stall I had last Saturday in Balmain.  It's a weekly market - arts and crafts.  I look serious but in reality I was trying not to laugh - my daughter was trying to get me to laugh!  I sell cards and boxes and gift tags/cards as well as some rather gorgeous hanging origami boxes made by my daughter.  I am going to expand the range to include more packaging as well as cover the important dates like Easter and Mothers day etc.  I plan to do this market once a month as that will allow me time to make new stock before it all starts again with Glebe on the first Saturday and Balmain on the second Saturday.  It certainly keeps me out of mischief!

The pretty fabric on the baskets is "timeless portrait" fabric from Stampin Up (SU) as is the stripe ribbon.

A close up of the wooden stand with my Valentines Day selection.

She got me to grin!!

Back tomorrow with this weeks Scrapturday offering.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Mini milk cartons

I just love this die from Sizzix and have had tremendous fun using this past week.  Here are a couple of examples of what I have been up to! My daughter reckons we should fill them with milk bottles - great idea.  I have also seen in Blogland some fantastic ideas using this die to make some truly imaginative boxes - so a-experimenting I go!

Supplies:
Paper - elegant eggplant and poppy parade c/s from SU, "cheerful treat" and "everyday enchantment" DSP from SU
Tools - Big Shot, mini milk carton die from Sizzix
Other - mini library clips from SU, thin organza ribbon from SU
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip.

I shall fill some at Easter with tiny sugar coated eggs to sell on my stall.  Can't use straight chocolate ones because of the sun (if it is around!).  Though I can't grumble about the last two days - glorious, in a word.  The dog is happy because he got a walk that was longer than a quick shuffle between showers yesterday.  The cat is happy because he got to arrange himself in patches of sun that showed of his glossy black fur to perfection.  I am happy because the house doesn't smell damp and the kids are happy because they aren't wet when walking home. All in all a happy household!!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie