I have been planning my entry to the CASE Study #5 Challenge all week in my head and I only started working on it last night! However I have managed to pull something off, although what I was planning in my head bears little resemblance to the finished product! Why does this always happen?

Anyway, CASE Study has a new Muse for the month of September, another talented lady by the name of Mariana Grigsby. You should check out her blog. I fell in love with her card as soon as I saw it…this style of card making appeals to me.

For my card I used a similar layout to Mariana’s inspiration card, and I was also inspired by her embossed background. I loved her polka dot ribbon and even though it is small, I have also used some polka dot ribbon.

Supplies: Regal Craft White card (smooth horizontal fold), Bazzill cardstock (blue), Cuttlebug, Fleur de Lis embossing folder, White cardstock, Autumn Leaves Clear Flower stamp (sketch flower?), Small flower wood mounted stamp (no idea of the name or brand…I have had it since the beginning of time!!), Copic markers, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, VersaColor ‘Atlanta Blue’ ink, Kaisercraft textured clear stamp – Grid (stamping on small white background piece), Hero Arts Blossoms clear stamp set (stamping on vase), sponge dauber, Kaisercraft pearls, Pebbles Inc ‘Happy Birthday’ rub-on, yellow polka dot ribbon, green cardstock (for stems and leaves), thin white ribbon, 3D foam squares, corner chomper.

Hope you like it and thanks for stopping by.

Hi there,

Just sharing a simple little number which I made a little while ago and have just revisited on my computer now. It uses the Hero Arts Silhouette Flower Cling stamp. I inked up some white cardstock with yellow ink and then stamped over the top with a blue ink (it is a reverse image stamp). I didn’t use all of the stamped image, but trimmed it up so that it was slightly smaller. The effect was quite subtle and effective. Jennifer McGuire’s use of the stamp was my inspiration for this card.

Supplies: Regal Craft white textured card, Hero Arts Silhouette Flowers cling stamp, Blue and yellow Versacolor Inks, White cardstock, White ribbon, TLC Quik Words rub-on sentiments for cards, foam dimensionals, Kaisercraft Pearls – latte.

I’d love to know what you think.

Until next time,

CASE study are having their 4th challenge and I couldn’t resist entering into it again….I think I am becoming hooked on challenges!!

Once again the beautiful inspiration card was designed by Maki Jones. I love her flower in this one….just perfect!

I was inspired by the orange and green colours Maki used in her design (but I added blue as well) and also the use of the oval with the flower on the side. I also incorporated the scallop edge into my design.

And here is my card!

I made my own flowers using the Ume Carl Craft punch and used the same paper from the border on the side. I made the text in Microsoft Word and distressed the green border around the text, though this is hard to see in the photo.

Supplies: Regal Craft White textured card, Kaisercraft papers – Sugar Cookie, Choir and Darleejing, blue Bazzill cardstock, Kaisercraft pearl embellishments, Carl Craft Punch – Ume (for flowers), Versacolor Ink – bark (distressing oval and flowers), sponge daubers, Hero Arts Blossoms stamp (for leaves), foam dots, Zots clear adhesive dots, Microsoft Word.

Thanks for looking,

Have a great day,

Here is my entry to the Scrapbook Boutique’s very first challenge – a colour challenge using the colours blue and yellow. Check out the competition here. It is a first for both of us actually as this is my first entry into a card competition as well :-).

Supplies: White cardstock, Hero Arts Blossoms Cling stamp set, Versa Colour Inks (Atlantic, Sky Blue and White), Bazzill Cardstock (dark blue), Copic markers, 3D foam dots, yellow ribbon, thick cardboard brackets (inked white), Pearl embellishments, Tuxedo Black Memento Ink (for flower and leaves), Kaisercraft “Friend” rubon.

I had fun making my own background with the two different shades of blue and the stamen stamp from the set and also making the flower have several dimensions (3 layers here).

Hope you like it!

Hi,

It was my Mum’s birthday a couple of weeks ago and even though I am late in sending her birthday present to her, I am sure she will be happy with the results… I know I am. I love making sets of cards and putting them together in a cute box and wrapping with some nice ribbon….

The design for these cards was adapted from a set made by the super talented Jennifer McGuire. I didn’t have a leaf punch or stamp so I made my own by hand….(I have since purchased a leaf stamp!!). I put 8 cards with envelopes into the set – they are a mix of Happy Birthday, Congratulations and Thank you cards.

I inked up some white cardstock with my Versa Color inks (using pinks, blues and purples) and used my sponge daubers to get the two tone colour effect in the flower centre. I them stamped the flower image in black over the top and cut them out. I also loved the box that I found in a cheap discount shop downtown…I think it works beautifully and makes the set look complete. Overall I am really happy with the results.

Supplies: White Regal Craft Card, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug, Versa Color dye inks, Sponge daubers, Bazzill Cardstock, Kaisercraft and Wendy Irving rubons, 3D foam dots, Kaisercraft pearl embellishments.

Anyway, I bought a new stamp today, a little car stamp, so I am off to play with it and experiment with making some little boy cards…my 3 and a 1/2 year old son thought it was pretty good when I showed him!

Until next time…

Welcome to my blog! This blog thing is all a bit overwhelming and new to me, but thanks to my hubby (who is the technological one in the family) I have my blog up and running.

I love subscribing to other people’s crafty blogs as I get a lot of inspiration for my cards (and other crafty projects) from them and I have learnt many new techniques as well. There are so many talented people in this world and it is great that I can so easily access these wonderful ideas. Maybe someone out there will be able to get some inspiration from me.

Well to kick off my blog I’ll share three of my recent and simple card creations….flowers in autumn colours.

Supplies: Bazzill card stock, Cuttlebug Embossing folder, Carl Craft Punches, Kaisercraft pearl embellishments, ribbon, Wendy Irving rubons, thick cardboard tags, White Regal Craft Card, 3D foam dots.

Until next time…