I needed a quick card for a baby shower yesterday…so I went CAS and love how it turned out. I used the HA Playful Animals set and came up with my own sentiment. This one is a mini card.

I am entering this into the current Hero Arts Challenge – Clean and Simple Stamping.

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Just thought I would share some more cards that I made for the CAS class. This first one I made on the very first day of class but never posted it! It is another interpretation of Kristina sketch from Day 1.

I made a mask and then did some sponging to create the cloudy sky. The bunting is coloured in with Copics and then covered with Glossy Accents.

And finally this is a set of cards that I made before Christmas as a gift set for my son’s preschool teacher. Even though it was made before the class, it fits into the CAS card sets as shown by Julie on Day 10. I LOVE card sets and make a lot of them. They make the perfect home made gift. It is a simplified version of this card that I made for the Summer Card Boot Camp.

They are all coloured with Copics and the bee and flower centres are covered with Glossy Accents – of course! I made 2 of each colour combo.

Supplies:

{Just for you}

Stamps: Hero Arts Kiss From the Sun stamp set (CL439), Hero Arts All Occasion Messages (CL272), AnnaBelle Stamps Fanciful Flowers stamp set (for the sting)
Ink:  VersaFine ink – Onyx Black, Distress Ink – Tumbled Glass
Card: Regal Craft cards – white smooth, X-Press It Blending card
Other Supplies: Copic markers, foam dimensionals, Glossy Accents, Blending tool

{Just a note}

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Garden friends stamp set,  AnnaBelle Stamps Garden Silhouettes stamp set (sentiment)
Ink: Memento – Tuxedo black, VersaFine ink – Onyx Black
Card: Hero Arts folded cards – Hero Hues – Pool, X-Press It Blending card
Other Supplies: Copic markers, felt pen – black, Glossy Accents, We are Memory Keepers Corner Chompers, foam dimensionals

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Today we went to a birthday party, so I needed something that was suitable for a 4 year old. I won a set of robot stamps last year from The Stamps of Life and I haven’t really inked them up until now. My aim was to make a personalised card, but it ended up as a bookmark! It is funny how things turn out sometimes.

I am entering this into the current Simon Says Stamp Chipboard Challenge over at Lilypad cards. I used chipboard fabric Thickers letters to personalise the bookmark – and covered them with glossy accents to add a bit of shine.

And to wrap the present, I stamped robots onto some paper and and my 5 year old son and 2 year old daughter coloured them in. They had so much fun!

Supplies:

Stamps: The Stamps of Life “robots2build” by Stephanie Barnard
Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Distress inks – Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Weathered Wood
Card: X-Press It Blending card, Bazzill card – Navy Blue
Other Supplies: Copic markers, American crafts Thickers chipboard fabric letters, Glossy Accents, Kaisercraft turquoise ribbon, AnnaBelle Stamps Natural cotton thread, Basic Grey button – blue, foam dimensionals

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Greetings from North Queensland! I now understand why a lot of Aussies head north during the winter! I am currently sitting in my sister’s lounge room in shorts and t-shirt with the ceiling fan on…and it is winter! It is such a nice change from cold land down south!

Anyway, yesterday my Mum, sister and I had our little craft stall at the Craft Spectacular and it was such a fun day! Lots of people through the door and lots of sales which is always exciting! In addition to selling my cards, I also made a whole heap of little girls hair clips out of grosgrain ribbon and felt…so when I get home I’ll take some decent pictures and share them with you all.

But onto a baby card that I made recently which was one of my sales yesterday. I used the ‘Welcome Baby’ sentiment out of Jane’s Doodles ‘Noah’s Ark’ stamp set and stamped it repeatedly in distress inks to make the background. The giraffe is a Recollections stamp and coloured in with copic markers.

Supplies:

Stamps: Recollections – Zoo-Licious, Jane’s Doodles – Noah’s Ark stamp set (sentiment) , Hero Arts – Playful Animals stamp set (CL155) (little star), Hero Arts – Envelope Pattern woodblock stamp (S5507)
Ink: Versafine Ink – sepia, Memento Ink – Tuxedo Black, Distress inks – dried marigold, scattered straw
Card: X-Press It Blending card, Regal Craft Card (white smooth square fold), green card
Other Supplies: Copic markers, Glossy Accents, Basic Grey button – brights, foam dimensional, spellbinders Nesties – label 4, Cuttlebug, Kaisercraft grosgrain ribbon – brown, DMC Floss – white, Quickutz die – tag, AnnaBelle Stamps pearls – 3mm, blending tool

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Good evening,

I have another CUTIE little card made from Jane’s Doodles Garden Friends stamp set. I stamped the hello background from the set and I got the idea to put the flower in his mouth from Emily Leiphart’s card here. It adds a cute little touch and also some colour to the card. I cut out the scalloped border by hand – I think it adds a whimsical touch.

And a close up of those googly eyes!

Supplies:

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles ‘Garden Friends’ stamp set, Hero Arts Envelope Pattern Woodblock stamp (S5507), Hero Arts Playful animals set (for the little star on the background – small, but important!)(CL155)
Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, Distress inks – Dried Marigold, Scattered Straw
Card: Regal Craft Card (white square single fold), White card, XPress It blending card
Other Supplies: Nesties Label 2, Google eyes, foam dimensionals, Basic Grey button – orange, Copic Markers, blending tool, Tim Holtz ruler and paper piercer, white DMC thread

Ok, I need to sleep. Until next time,

Good evening,

These two cards use the Hero Arts Playful Animals stamp set….so cute! I am doing a lot of cute animals/critter cards of late! (I put it down to having 2 little kids!). When I saw these two animals from the set the first thing I thought of was them juggling buttons, and so that is what I did!

I cannot take the credit for the design of the first card however….it is a complete CASE of this bright and cheerful card by the very talented Amy Wanford. As soon as I saw this card on her blog I fell in love with everything about it…thanks Amy for sharing your talent!!

The second card uses the same bright colours but is very different. I had fun making my own patterned paper with words from the same set and Versamark watermark ink.

You will have to excuse the glossy accents on the monkey’s yummy….it wasn’t quite dry, hence the cloudy look!

Supplies:

[Hip Hip Hooray]

Stamps: Hero Arts Playful Animals stamp set (CL155)
Ink: Memento Ink – Tuxedo Black, Versafine Ink – Onyx Black
Card: Regal Craft Card (white square fold), X-Press It blending card, The Paper Mill textured card – Brights, Black and purple Bazzill card
Other Supplies: Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Basic Grey buttons – brights, Black buttons (from my stash), foam dimensionals, Glossy Accents, googly eyes, Creative Memories circle cutters

[Celebrate]

Stamps: Hero Arts Playful Animals stamp set (CL155)
Ink: Memento Ink – Tuxedo Black, Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Versamark watermark ink
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured single fold), X-Press It blending card, The Paper Mill textured card – Brights, Black Bazzill card
Other Supplies: Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, Basic Grey buttons – brights, foam dimensionals, Glossy Accents, googly eyes, Creative Memories circle cutters, Making Memories Metal ‘Celebrate’ tag (which I went over the words in a black permanent texta)

Well that’s all from me for now.