Sweet Dreams

Some cute photos of Isaac sleeping.  I used the sketch from Splitcoast stampers SBSC283 as the basis of the layout.  With 2 cute photo's the page came together pretty quickly.

The papers are grants, pale blue and darkest blue and a scrap piece of spot paper.  The words are printed on some clear vellum.

The swirl is stamped onto the top right corner from SU! Elements of Style using Not quite navy

Elements: The "sweet" word is a silver metal from PaperScissorsRock.  The pearls are stick on elements. The ribbon is white ribbon. The sweetdreams words are a sticker and the teddy is a 3D sticker

Extra cards in may

Got some extra cards done this month, I think the patchwork design is my favorite of these three.

Like the patch work like design of this one. I did a very quick birthday card (not posted) and it came out so well I wanted to try the design again with christmas stuff.  The Reindeer paper is quite funky and set the tones, but its all scraps. 
Papers: Reindeer SU! Handsome Hunter, Real Red & So Saffron. 
Ink: White, So Saffron, Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: SU! Punch Pals, Holiday Four, Elements of Style
Accessories: Ribbon & Pearls.

A fairly simple and traditional type of christmas card, I often have trouble with the tree stamp being so small, but with this layout it looks ok. The tree & presents came up well, I love being able to have a multi-coloured image with markers.
Stamps: SU! Punch Pals
Paper: Dark Green, Red & Vanilla 
Ink: Versa Mark, SU! Handsome Hunter & SU! Bold Brights Marker


This is a very simple card, quick to make but I think a bit elegant.
Stamps: SU! Snow Swirled, Holiday Four
Paper: SU! Vanilla, Real Red
Ink: SU! Chocolate Chip 
Accssories: Real Red  Ribbon, Diamond

Used a sketch from Splitcoast Stampers SBSC272 to create this layout and really pleased with how it came together. Cute photos, I remember how adorable Isaac was, laughing and soooo cute. 

I always end up making a pair of pages that complement, these ones look really good together, colourful and cute photos!

The flow across the page worked really well, with the journaling as part of the photo string. I added elements to the pages with sponging on the edges of each of the sections, and added a white rub on as a feature.

Details:
Stamps: SU! Weathered, 
Paper: Grants 
Ink: SU! Soft Suede 
Accessories: SU! RubOns    

Christmas Cards - May

For this month I did the 2 twisted easel cards that are in my earlier post and a fairly simple card that used my new SU! Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies that I got for mothers day.

This is a fairly simple card details are:
Card:  SU! So Saffron, Baja Breeze, Ruby Red
Ink:  Versa Mark
Ribbon: random gold ribbon
Stamps: SU! So Swirly Roller
Tools: Scallop edge punch, SU! Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies (Big Shot)

I gold embossed both the ruby red panel and the M with the so swirly to tie the elements together.  Then it is all pretty simple with everything a single layer.  The ribbon just runs across a strip of Baja.

Twisted Easel Cards

I love easel cards and recently a friend showed me some easel cards with a twist and had to make some.  The same week the technique challenge at SplitcoastStampers (TLC323) was also twisted easel,  I ended up with quite a few by the time I did some birthday cards too!

I am also aiming to use up some retired papers, so I am using some different colors that I might otherwise, however its fun! I think I am now a bit sad that rust has retired :-)

Ute Card:
Paper: Real Rust, Chocolate Chip, Patterned Choc Chip, Close to cocoa, whisper white
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Real Rust
Stamps: SU! Loads of Love, Boho Backgrounds 
Accessories: SU! Large Oval 





 
Medallion:
Paper: Real Rust, Real rust DSP
Ink: Real Rust, White
Stamps: SU! Medallion, tiny sentiments

Accessories: SU! Oval & Scallop Oval Punch, white ribbon, diamonties, dazzling diamonds

  





Happy Birthday Card:
Paper: SU! White, Almost Amythest
(I stamped all the patterns!)
Ink: Su!Almost Amythest, Pink Passion
Stamps: SU! Looks like spring, short&sweet, think happy thoughts
Acessories: SU! Sizzix die Blossoms, Scallop Circle & 11/4" Punch

The flower has sponged edges which gives depth, especially to the white petals.



Christmas Tree Card:
Paper: SU! Ski Slope, Baja Breeze, White, Not quite Navy 
Stamps: SU! Snow Swirled, Punch Pals 
Ink: SU! Not quite navy, versa mark 

Accessories: white ribbon, Alison Elli emboss powder

The edge of the tree card is also scuffed for texture.






My cards are all made from the following instructions/dimensions:
- Cut cardstock, to 8 inch long, and 4 inch wide.
- Score 8 inch side at 4 inches, then score one the squares diagonally. 

All easel cards need something to prop them open like a brad, for all the above cards the item sitting at the bottom is raised on dimensionals and used as the prop.

Window Watching complete

Finished off a pair of pages that capture Isaac's fascination with looking out the window.  Both pages were created for challenges from Splitcoast Stampers: the Scrappers Inspiration Challenge - SIC83 Leaves on your page where you earn points and can get a prize for your work and also using the sketch from SBSC259.

Had lots of fun with the chipboard, I am not confident doing things to chipboard, but I got brave and coloured it with ruby red ink and white ink, stamped on it and even put a rub-on word on one!  Love the results too!

The colour palette for the pages was set by the leaf DSP - SU! More Mustard, Ruby Red, Elegant Eggplant, Always Artichoke, Soft Suede.  Was lucky to find scrapbook size paper in my stash that was the right tones.

The layers of paper have sponged edges to lift them.  I love sponging, totally addicted and it seems to feature in almost everything I do!

Only a 2 stamps used:  SU! Lovely as a tree, Sprinkles.

Window Watching

Time for some scrapbooking! Brad is off to the Motor Bike GP so I have a night of peace to make a mess!

I decided that I would join in the scrapbooking challenge at Split Coast stampers, so this month I am aiming for 6 pages which is 3 doubles usually for me.  At some point Isaac's first year will get scrapped!  Then it was suggested that I checkout the inspiration challenge they offer a monthly prize package and I had lots of fun!

Here's the link for the inspiration challenges http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/scrapbook-inspiration-f126/

So inspiration challenge SIC83 was to use leaves and I also used the sketch from SBSC259 to give the structure.  It was really fun finding all the leaves in my stash and having them spread out to see what went together.  I was quite pleased to find I had paper to match the SU! Autumn Traditions DSP as it really was perfect for the challenge.

There is a pair page, but its still under construction!

Medallion

Been eager to play with my new medallion stamp and finally got an opportunity with Brad out for an evening!  While trawling through http://www.splitcoaststampers.com I saw the technique challenge TLC293 for a split image and could immediately visualise this card, and off I went.  I really am totally in love with Rich Razzleberry, such a gorgeous solid colour!

The medallion is double stamped first with Rich Razzleberry and then with the white image slightly misaligned to give a shadow effect.  Thanks Genna!!  Then I sponged the edges with Rich Razzleberry providing extra effect.  The image was just then sliced up and adhered to the white card with a small gap. I added diamonds to the small circles in the medallion as it needed something to boost it, the silver thread and bigger diamond we added at the end and really tied it together perfectly.  Overall, delighted with my effort!

Paper:  SU! Rich Razzleberry, White Card Base
Ink: SU! Rich Razzleberry, VersaMagic Cloud White 
Technique: Sponging, Split Image, shadow
Extras: Adhesive diamonds, silver thread

Helping Hudson Week 3: Sketch Challenge

I created this card for the sketch challenge this week for Helping Hudson.  Quite happy with the result, I mixed it up a little putting the vertical piece over the patterned piece and then popping out a flower on top. Still on my Rich Razzleberry kick :-)

Paper: SU! Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum, Whisper White
Ink: SU! Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum
Stamps: SU! Cottage Garden, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Weathered
Other: Pearl Stick on

Helping Hudson Week 3: Colour Challenge

This weeks colour challenge was to use just 1 colour and 1 neutral.  I love the simplicity in these sorts of cards!
With an engagement party on this weekend I had a theme, and at the moment I just adore the tones of Rich Razzleberry.  Decided to put it with Going Grey and couldn't resist playing again withe these beautiful stamp sets.  I saw a card that a friend swapped that used the roller in a similar fashion and wanted to try it.  I just love the outcome!

Card: SU! Rich Razzleberry &Going Grey
Ink: SU! Rich Razzleberry
Techniques: Sponging & Embossing (the hearts are clear embossed to lift them)
Stamps: SU! VintageVogue, Very Vintage Roller, I {Heart} Hearts, Warm Words

Helping Hudson Week 2: Colour Challenge

This is my favourite card that I created this week.
The colour challenge was Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and So Saffron.  These are fav's of mine anyway so it was lovely to play with them all together. 

Paper: So Saffron, Chocolate Chip, Ski Slope DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Stamps:  StampinUp! Lexicon of Love
Embelishments: Chocolate Chip Ribbon, Gem Stones, Chip Board Accent (Covered in So Saffron)

Helping Hudson - Sketch Challenge Take 2!

After some thought, I decided to have another go with a couple of techniques recently learned and try again with the circle sketch. Much happier with this card, its nice and simple, although the effort to create the scene is not so simple!

Using a misty markers technique, I made the background a "sunset". 
Markers: Not Quite Navy, Garden Green, Ruby Red, Summer Sun, Really Rust
Then using another technique I created a scene with a reflection of the Tree's from StampinUp! Lovely as a Tree

Paper: Handsome Hunter and Creamy Caramel, Gloss White
The string is just some white kitchen string, tied around.

Helping Hudson - Sketch Challenge

The sketch challenge really was quite a challenge!  I like circles and use them in my scrapbooking often and smaller circles on cards but never like this before.

My first attempt I dont particularly like.  With a regular sized card the circles are smallish and I was just not happy with the outcome. 

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Barely Banana, retired DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Ribbon Barely Banana

Helping Hudson

Playing with the challenges for the Helping Hudson Wheely Great Cause http://helpinghudson.blogspot.com which is heaps of fun!!