More Cards for Steph!

Okay... more cards! Woohoo.

Steph and I are stuck with her teenage boys cards. We don't exactly have masculine sets and it's hard to not make them look childish. But anyway, we'll figure something out. Or they'll just have to suck it up. LOL.

*EDIT - I just realised I double posted the first card. Replaced with something new!*

Next card, I had the coloured stripes and glitter on the side for a good few weeks. It was just sitting there because I had no idea what else to do with it. And then seeing as we weren't going to add sentiments, I thought, why not just chuck in a couple of flourishes and bling bling with rhinestones?

 And another lazy card to finish off the post today.

So I've done 10 cards to help Steph so far. Not too bad given I only worked on it for 3 days now and I thought I didn't have any inspiration left. We still need to make more adult caregiver cards and some for teenagers which is a bit of a pain in the butt. But we'll get there.

Thanks for coming by!

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Autumn Rose Carnations}

STAMP: [PTI] Year of Flowers: Carnations

INK: [PTI] Autumn Rose; [Memento] Tuxedo Black
PAPER: [PTI] Rustic Cream, Autumn Rose

OTHER: [PTI] Woodgrain impression plate, Edgers #3 die collection, satin ribbon (Autumn Rose); [Copic] Sketch Markers (R20, R22, R24)

{Colourful Flourishes}

STAMP: [PTI] Fancy Flourishes

INK: [PTI] Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise
PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White, Berry Sorbet, Summer Sunrise, Lemon Tart, Spring Moss, Aqua Mist

OTHER: [PTI] Fancy Flourishes die collection; [KaiserCraft] rhinestones; [Sellotape] double sided tape; [Jasart] Fine glitter

{Lazy Sunflower Card}

STAMP: [PTI] Simple Sunflowers

INK: [PTI] Kraft, Dark Chocolate; [SU!] Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight; Versamark
PAPER: [PTI] Kraft, Rustic Cream

OTHER: [PTI] Simple Sunflower die collection, grosgrain ribbon (Lemon Tart); [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua)

Earthquakes and Cards

Earthquakes and cards have nothing to do with each other. In fact none of the cards below have anything to do with quakes we had today, but I thought, surely, it would seem like an interesting title for a blog post. So there.

  

Anyway, what a day it has been. Today is Christmas Eve Eve (yes, it's 23rd December) and Mother Nature has kindly decided to join in on the party. 

  

As an update from the previous post, power lines and phones have been down on the Eastern suburbs (yet again - that side of the town as had so much damage already this year, and to have to go through it all over again, my heart goes out to them), there's fresh liquefaction, rockfalls by Sumner/New Brighton/Lyttleton area, we had rest home residents trapped on a floor, airport is closed, busses running once an hour, malls evacuated, but all in all, no one died today. Thank goodness. Just as well we're in the middle of sunshine and it's not cold like it was when the first earthquake struck in September last year.

I'm on one of the best areas of the city in terms of quake-damage, so my house got away without a single crack and everyone's doing a-ok :)

 

So, shall we get onto some cards?

 

I can now officially say that I can't flick those mists without making a mess! I've given up on flicking inks. I might just stick to spraying. i swear this card looked better before I flicked all that mist onto it.

    

     

And I finally got a hold of those Shape Up series cupcake dies!!! And who said you couldn't use the In the Meadow snowdrift dies for things other than snow? I used it to make that puuurfect cut for the icing ;)

  

     

Here are some cards I've cased. The first one's Nichole Heady's card. It's very clever in the way you use the back of the stamp to get the solid ink images on the card. I just wish I had New Leaf ink pad...

    

   

This card is a case of Maile Belles' card. I love this card so much <3 It's just such a neat card. Maile used a pink shimmer cardstock at the bottom, but I just sprayed it with my Calico Shine mist - VOILA! It's a shimmer cardstock!

 

I had no black buttons, so had to substitute with Raspberry Fizz ones.

   

   

 That's it for the day! I have to say that I'm a bit inspiration-less these days. I think I need a little break and hopefully when my new dies arrive along with the Tiny Tags sets, I'll have a bit more inspiration :)

 

I hope the city pulls through this setback as well. It sucks for those on the heavily affected areas because it's Christmas and it's meant to have been a great time to relax and chill after a long, difficult year.

 

Kia kaha ("stay strong") Christchurch.

  

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Just a Little Something...}

STAMP: [PTI] Everyday Button Bits

INK: [SU!] Early Espresso, Calypso Coral

PAPER: [PTI] Vintage Cream, Summer Sunrise
OTHER: [PTI] Tin Types Impression Plate; [Studio Calico] Mister Huey's Color Mist (Calico Shine); buttons; [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua)

 

{Cupcake card}

STAMP: [PTI] Cupcake Collection

INK: [SU!] Early Espresso

PAPER: [PTI] Raspberry Fizz, Vintage Cream, Sweet Blush
OTHER : [PTI] Raspberry Fizz button, Shape Up: Cupcake die collection, Tin Types Impression Plate; [Celebrate!] Satin ribbon (pink)

 

{For You}

STAMP: [PTI] Year of Flowers: Carnation, Fillable Frames #2, Fillable Frames #5

INK: [SU!] Wild Wasabi, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight; [Memento] Tuxedo Black

PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White, Ripe Avocado
OTHER : [PTI] Edgers #1 die, Fillable Frames #2 die; [unknown brand] ribbon

 

{Wishing You Happiness...}

STAMP: [PTI] Year of Flowers: Carnation

INK: [SU!] Early Espresso, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink

PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White, Sweet Blush
OTHER : [PTI] Edgers #1 die, Raspberry Fizz buttons, button twine (jute); [Studio Calico] Mister Huey's Color Mist (Calico Shine)

CAS-Friday 29 & Damask Designs

Hi everyone! Another quick post. I've been trying to do some more challenges now, but class has started and I'm just trying to sort out my time a bit. I did manage to make a card for this week's CAS-Friday challenge I've been meaning to make.

  

This week's challenge was a sketch challenge. I have to admit this is the first time I'm making a card based on a sketch. And you'll see one of my fav techniques of blending ink into the YOF: Carnations set. I had to stamp the outlines over twice because the blending smudged it. It was a little tricky to line them up given it's quite a detailed image.

 

  

 The next card is just an extra. I was experimenting with my new Damask Designs set.

  

 

 I'm off to the gym now. Thanks for coming around :)

 

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Celebrate Today}

STAMP: [PTI] Year of Flowers: Carnations, Fancy Flourishes, A Little Argyle, Cupcakes Collection

INK: [PTI] Spring Moss; [SU!] Old Olive, Wild Wasabi, Early Espresso
PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White, Spring Moss

OTHER: [Tim Holtz] Inkssentials Blending Tool; foam tape; [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua)

 

{Happy Birthday to You}

STAMP: [PTI] Damask Designs

INK: [PTI] Aqua Mist; [SU!] Melon Mambo
PAPER : [PTI] Raspberry Fizz, Stamper's Select White

OTHER: [PTI] Mat Stack #4 die; [Celebrate] satin ribbon

Get Well Card + CASE

It's time I blogged the unblogged cards ;) I've lost track of them, so I'll have to flick through and figure out. 

 

I've also started my classes again today, so I'll have less time to get crafty now. Starting in Paediatrics with 2 weeks in paeds oncology and 2 weeks in paeds surgery. Not exactly the combo I was hoping for (I was hoping for some neonatology somewhere but I missed out on the spot).

Anyway, back to cards. This card, I just sent out to my friend last week. I found out that she'd been in hospital and had to get some surgery done. And she'd always wanted one of my cards, so I went and made her one. She's going to get lots of cards from me in the next few weeks. This, birthday and Christmas cards ;)

Her favourite colour is blue, so I had to grab out my blues. It's really royal blue she likes, but I really don't do well making cards with deeper blue shades. But anyway, a bit more on YOF: Carnations embossed in white with some blending goodness ;) And I gave my Mat Stack #3 some love it needed.

I used some cotton buds/swabs to add a bit more shading effect/depth on the carnation image over the Mat Stack die cut. It works rather well. This is how I do colouring without Copics (FYI - Steph is out buying me Copics this very moment!!! So excited!!!).

 

The next card is a CASE of Dawn McVey's card. I found some nice saddle stitch ribbons at the mall the other day! It was from a horrendously expensive Swedish (or somewhere thereabouts) stationery shop called kikki.k. A roll was $5 for 3m. Bit of an overkill, but can't find anything nicer around here locally, so I went and got the blue & red ones.

This card utilises the little wee stamp in the Vintage Labels set really well. I would never have thought to use it as a background. I initially thought it was from Damask Designs set.

 

Anyway, I'm needing some break. My timetable looks as confusing as ever and I just came back from 3hrs of GirlGuiding in the rain. I came home with my shoes and socks all wet and was desperate to have a hot shower - only to find my brother jumping in for his as I dropped my gear down. I had to wait agonising 15 minutes till he was done lol

Thanks again for popping around! :)

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Feel Better Soon}

STAMP: [PTI] Year of Flowers: Carnations, Mat Stack #3

INK: [PTI] Aqua Mist; [SU!] Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze; Versamark

PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White, Hawaiian Shores

OTHER: [PTI] Mat Stack #3 die; [SU!] Stampin' Embossing Powder (white); foam tape; cotton swab; [Tim Holtz] Inkessentials Blending Tool

{Wish Big}

STAMP: [PTI] Vintage Labels, Star Prints

INK: [PTI] Aqua Mist, Fresh Snow; [SU!] Melon Mambo; Versamark

PAPER: [PTI] Kraft, Raspberry Fizz, Aqua Mist; Stamper's Select White

OTHER: [PTI] Scalloped Border die (medium); [Kaisercraft] rhinestone; foam tape; [kikki.k] saddle stitch ribbon