Easing back into crafting

So it's a weird feeling seeing your Cuttlebug again after 9 weeks of crafting-deprivation. I seriously hoped the ink pads would still be functional and I am proud to say they are still working (at least the ones I've tried!).

Anyway, my stamping mojo hasn't quite made it back from Aitutaki, so leading up to the blog hop in a few days, I decided I needed to do something very simple. As a result, I ended up making a card for a friend who has her big exams in a weeks time. Except, I pretty much copied a card I made previously, just in different colours. But anyway, it's a start...

As an added hidden detail, the bow has double tails. I did this by cutting off a length of ribbon and tying a bow around something small (e.g. lipstick) then pulling the bow out and cutting the "ring" created by forming the bow around the object. Trim the tails to lengths you want ;)

Anyway, simple as I warned you. But hopefully this will kick me into crafty mode before it gets too busy to even make Christmas cards! I hope to join everyone in the Blog Hop this week so wish me luck in getting crafty!

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

Stamp: [PTI] Cupcake Collection; [My Cute Stamps] Little Cupcake

Ink: [PTI] Hawaiian Shores; [Adirondack] Pitch Black

Paper: [PTI] Vintage Cream, Aqua Mist

Other: [PTI] Spiral Notepad die, grosgrain ribbon (Hawaiian Shores), Diamonds impression plate; [Copic] Sketch Markers (BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, E00, E21, E13, 0) ; [We R Memory Keepers] Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (aqua)

Make It Monday #40 Part 2

Hello everyone! I've got more Christmas cards to share with you all today! I can now stamp happy in peace now that I don't have to worry about that exam *phew* (in case anyone missed, I passed! YAY! - Facebook page was going absolutely crazy yesterday with all my classmates posting they passed too ahahaha). Thank you all for putting up with a miserable(?) youngster like me complaining about exams for the last few weeks when you are all out there doing much more amazing things like raising up kids, running a household and working etc etc!

 

Now I'm beginning to lose track of what I've posted and what I haven't. I think I still have a couple of cards from before exams that needs posting somewhere. Oh, I'll figure them out later!

 

Here's my second entry for this week's Make It Monday!

This time, I reverse appliqued with the Damask Snowflakes die. And OMG those Prisma Glitter are just a disaster waiting to happen without a glitter tray! This time I turned my shorts glittery!

 

 And another couple of cards I made the other day. I sort of bought the Sheet Music background set on impulse, but I'm so glad I got it now. I think it's just perfect for Christmas cards! And distressed edges are a new thing for me and I love it, other than it makes me sneeze!

 Something a little more cheery ;) Really like how great it looks in Spring Moss!

All done for today. I'm off to catch up with my friend later tonight. She has warned me that she'll be buying 20 of my cards (which means I should get busy cardmaking!) D:

Thanks for coming by!

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Merry Christmas}

STAMP: [PTI] Wonderful Words: Holiday

INK: [Staz-On] Tuxedo Black

PAPER: [PTI] Stamper's Select White, Aqua Mist, Hawaiian Shores; [American Crafts] Blue Skies

OTHER: [PTI] Wonderful Words: Holiday die collection, Damask Snowflakes die collection, Holly Jolly die collection, Tin Types impression plate, Prisma Glitter; foam tape; [Kaisercraft] rhinestones; polka dot vellum

{Merry & Bright}

STAMP: [PTI] Wonderful Words: Holiday, Background Basics: Sheet Music

INK: [SU!] Early Espresso, Real Red; [PTI] Vintage Touch Tea Dye Duo

PAPER: [PTI] Kraft, Dark Chocolate; [unknown brand] satin white cardstock

OTHER: [PTI] Wonderful Words: Holiday die collection, Damask Snowflakes die collection, Scalloped Border die (medium); [Celebrate] cream satin ribbon; foam tape

{Spring Moss Merry Christmas}

STAMP: [PTI] Tremendous Treats: Christmas, Vintage Labels, Background Basics: Sheet Music

INK: [SU!] Early Espresso, Real Red; [PTI] Spring Moss

PAPER: [PTI] Spring Moss, Vintage Cream

OTHER: [Spellbinders] Nestabilities: Labels One; [Faber-Castell] Watercolour Pencils; [Celebrate] cream satin ribbon; [PTI] Scalloped Border die (medium)

Hallelujah! P-A-S-S!!!

O-M-G!

I passed my exams! YAY!

Now, just one more year to go and no more big exams like this one (for a few years at least). HOORAY!

Ah, Life is Good (+ CAS-Friday Challenge)

*For CAS-Friday Challenge card scroll to the bottom*

Ahoy! Exams are done and dusted at last! I got home after a nice dinner @ Lone Star with friends, and packed up all the notes, books and bits of paper away into the rightful folders (i.e. out of sight!) and brought out all my crafting gear! YAY!

If I don't say anything about exams next week, you can assume that I failed a paper and have to resit it. They have to mark ours incredibly fast so that they can tell us within a week so that we can start our Trainee Intern year (gosh, that sounds flash...) on the 21st Nov! All I can tell you now is that I feel incredibly sorry for the markers. Most of us have, by now, acquired the characteristic doctors' handwriting and imagine marking 200+ papers with those on... eek!

 

I'm sure you didn't come to hear about me rant about exams and such. I'm sure you want to see something a bit more exciting and Christmassy! I have lots of Christmas cards to make over the next two weeks! So time to get busy!

 

I was out today and got myself some glittery/shiny embroidery floss! They are just so pretty! I ended up buying more than I intended... but can you see the Christmas colours??? I shall have to put them to good use!

 

 

So this is what I did with it. I don't really have any dies for tags. I know I should have gotten them earlier, but I figured I wouldn't use them. Well, I was wrong. Now I just did a makeshift with the 1 3/4" Limitless Layers dies - I used the wee shiny floss here to tie it. This was the reason why I got them in the first place. This particular card needed an extra kick and I thought a floss would be good (I only had pink shades from my crochet doll making hobby).

So here's a card that's TOTALLY unconventional for Christmas, but it's kinda cute and simple in its own way.

 

And because you all were so nice while I was studying for exams, I'm showing you more cards! ;)

  

I hit my forehead on the wall not getting PTI felt last time. Then I remembered grandma gave me massive pile of felt a few years back (each is probably 1m x 1m at least). They're a bit stiff and probably nowhere near as nice as PTI ones, but if they go through the Cuttlebug and come out cut, I'm happy with it! ;) I admit they did need to be run through a couple of times...

 And another card... I was just using bits of left over die cuts and this is how it ended up. I had to trim the card base smaller so that I could have the tree and Half & Half die stick out a bit.

Joyce has kindly reminded me that this one could go in for CAS-Friday Challenge #27 for this week. I have kept it at bay due to exams to this day (trying not to get too much inspirations when I needed to study!) but now I will have to start following them mire regularly! :D

I think I've written a bit too much. I have a bad habit of rambling.

Anyway, thank you for coming by and I will update again soon!

PS - I just got notification today that my PTI October release order has touched down in New Zealand at last! I suspect it's been to more parts of the world than I have over the last 10 days or so it was in transit. If I'm lucky, it'll be here tomorrow morning, but I suspect it won't be at least Monday that I will get to see it. Can't wait!

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

{Merry & Bright}

STAMP: [PTI] Tag Its #8

INK: [SU!] Pool Party, Marina Mist

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

OTHER: [Celebrate] Satin Ribbon (cream); [PTI] Limitless Layers 1.75" Circles, Tin Types Impression Plate; [DMC] Pearlescent Effects Embroidery Floss (E5200)

{'Tis the Season}

STAMP: [PTI] Fancy Flourishes, Tag Its #8, Tiny Treats: Christmas, Holiday Lights

INK: [SU] Real Red, Early Espresso; Versamark

PAPER: [PTI] Pure Poppy, Vintage Cream

OTHER: [PTI] Holly Jolly die, Pure Poppy button, Tin Types Impression Plate; [Spellbinders] Nestabilities Labels 1; [unknown brand] Felt (green)

{Noel}

STAMP: [PTI] Polka Dot Basics II, Star Prints, Think Big Favorites #8

INK: [SU!] Real Red, Old Olive; Versamark

PAPER: [PTI] Simply Chartreuse, Kraft

OTHER: [Tim Holtz] Inkessentials Blending Tool; [PTI] Half & Half die, Christmas Tree die; [Kaisercraft] Rhinestone

4 hours until freedom

A super quick post before heading off to my LAST exam! Hooray!

Going out for dinner afterwards with friends in celebration, and class dinner tomorrow. Picnic with more friends on Friday. Oh it's going to be good (until maybe the results come out next week - I will either be ecstatic or depressed).

Can't wait to clean my room of all the paper and books and bring out the stamping gear! Now all I need now is for that PTI October release order to finish its world tour...