Scrapturday # 8 - 2012

On today's effort I used a retired SU punch, some embossing and some chalk.  I am quite pleased with it!  I used double sided tape to adher the embossed piece as with snail you have to press down and drag (like a roller) and it has the potential to flatten embossing.

Supplies:

Paper - crumb cake c/s from SU, burgundy c/s from stash, "hippy girl" DSP from Kaisercraft

Stamp - "petite pairs" from SU

Ink - burgundy Tombow marker, SU chalk

Tools - Big Shot, "framed tulips" embossing folder from SU, sponge dauber

Adhesive - snail, double sided tape

Tomorrow will have the Merry Monday post then some more Easter cards and some birthday cards will fill out the week.  Have to make some more stock for the markets on Saturday so making to order rather than just playing around and seeing what comes up!  Good discipline for me and hopefully it will get me in the mode where I can attempt some of the challenges out there in Blogland.

Happy crafting!

Cheers

Susie

Girl's birthday

Today's effort is a card for a girl's birthday. I wanted to achieve something bright and cheerful and young.  Hopefully I have succeeded!

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white and pink pirouette c/s from SU, Bright pink c/s from CM, "cheerful treat" DSP from SU
Stamp - "bring on the cake" from SU
Ink - pixie pink (ret) stamp pad from SU, various Tombow markers
Tools - large scallop circle punch, scallop circle punch and oval scallop punch from SU, sponge dauber
Other - hot pink ribbon from Spotlight
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals

Off now to work on this week's Scrapturday (what I had intended to post I forgot to photograph and it sold at yesterday's market!).  I also have to work on my Merry Monday creation too.  Busy, busy - but much more fun than housework! Though to be fair I have done a morning's worth of chores so I feel it's okay to "play" this afternoon.  One thing is guaranteed - the housework never expires or goes out of date.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

A lady's birthday!

This is definitely a girlie girl card! Not CAS at all - sometimes it's fun to go over the top! The sentiment panel is sponged and popped. The pleated "ribbon" is paper and is held together with sticky strip (very strong double sided tape).

Supplies:
Paper - very vanilla c/s from SU, "everyday enchantment" DSP from SU
Stamp - "fresh vintage" and "teeny tiny sentiments" from SU
Ink - crumb cake stamp pad from SU
Tools - scallop oval punch from SU
Other - green organza ribbon from SU, blue paper rose from Kaisercraft.
Adhesive - snail, sticky strip, dimensionals

It's late friday night here and after a day of rain I am hoping for only light sprinkles tomorrow as it's off to the markets I go.  Lots of towns in the country are facing flood conditions and lots of roads are cut - even here on the outskirts of the city.  For once town and country are united in their call for NO MORE RAIN!  Last night on the news they said that up to 75% of the state of NSW was under water.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

More Easter cards

I have three cards for you today from my recent binge on Easter cards.  I love the Everybunny set from Stampin Up because it contains so many cute images.  Here are just a few more.

This first card features the egg flowers.  I stamped them, coloured them, then fussy cut them.  (A nice relaxing night in front of Dr Who!) The sentiment panel is popped.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white and lucky limeade c/s from SU
Stamp - "every bunny" from SU
Ink - basic black stamp pad from SU, various Tombow markers
Tools - extra large oval punch from SU
Other - bright blue rhinestones from Kaisercraft
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

This card features one of the bunny images and the sentiment from "teeny tiny sentiments" set. The bunny image is popped.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white and basful blue c/s from SU
Stamp - "everybunny" and "teeny tiny sentiments" from SU
Ink - basic black and marina mist stamp pads from SU, various Tombow markers
Tools - stamp-a-ma-jig (to line up the sentiment)
Other - ribbon from Craft Queen
Adhesive - sticky strip, dimensionals, glue dots

With this card I embossed the front of the card first before adding the images.  They are both popped.  I also sponged the edges of the sentiment panel to tie it all together.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white, peach parfait and bashful blue c/s from SU
Stamp - "everybunny" from SU
Ink - basic black and peach parfait stamp pads from SU, various Tombow markers
Tools - decorative label punch from SU, sponge dauber, Big Shot, "spots" embossing folder from Quikcutz
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Card class tomorrow - I am relly looking forward to it because I had to miss the last one due to illness. I always learn something new and come away all inspired. Hope you have something in your life that does that for you.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

baby card

Today's offering is a baby card.  Could be for a boy or a girl.  The stamps are old but too cute not to use.

Supplies:
Paper - whisper white c/s from SU
Stamps - (sentiment) Annette Allen Watkins E1008, (bear) PSX F-568
Ink - crumb cake stamp pa from SU, Tombow markers

A very CAS card for today's effort.  Pouring rain but very humid so papercrafting is sticky.

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie

Girl's birthday/dog's birthday

Due to illness the launch of merry Monday will have to be next week.  Sorry. I do have two cards for you though that I made a couple of weeks ago. The first one was for my mother's dog who turns five this Friday.  She dotes on him so a birthday card is appropriate!  I cut a panel out of the card and lined it with red cardstock to frame the chipboard number.

Supplies:

Paper - whisper white and riding hood red c/s from SU

Stamp - magazine freebie

Ink - basic black stamp pad from SU, various Tombow markers

Other - chipboard number

Adhesive - snail

The second one was for my son's girlfriends birthday. She loves purple (another thing we have in common!) so the colour scheme was a no-brainer.  I hand coloured the stamp to co-ordinate with the papers. The sentiment is popped and the background embossed.  I love the way the paper came out looking weathered/distressed.  I just had to then distress the rest of the card to match.

Supplies:

Paper - whisper white c/s from SU, "cheerful treat" DSP from SU, hot pink paper from CM

Stamp - "happiest birthday wishes" from SU

Ink - various Tombow markers

Tools - distressing kit from SU, Big Shot, "drifting endless" embossing folder from Couture Creations

Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

It's very hot today so I shall be camped in front of the fan and doing some crafting (with papers fluttering around!!)

Scrapturday # 7 - 2012

Another male birthday card for this week's Scrapturday effort.  Karen gave me these pieces in a goodie bag and they spoke to of male-ness.  They are heat embossed but I don't know what the stamp is I am afraid. The gold is glittery - very nice!  The bright blue square is popped as is the sentiment.

Supplies:
Paper - basic grey and whisper white c/s from SU, bright blue behind sentiment from stash, other card stock of unknown origin.
Stamp - squares - unknown, sentiment "bring on the cake" from SU
Ink - tempting turquoise from SU, gold and silver embossing powder
Tools - (guessing here!) square punch from SU,  heat gun
Adhesive - snail, dimensionals

Today I have to make a birthday card for my mum's dog who is turning five.  He is her baby and she absolutely dotes on him.  It's also Karen's birthday on Tuesday - we are having coffee and I am looking forward to sharing her special day with her.  She is a very special person - very generous and super supportive of others and their craft journey. An all round good egg!!

Happy crafting!
Cheers
Susie