Good evening!

I am on Easter holidays for 3 weeks…so I hope to have some more time to create and post…but with 2 little kids it can be difficult. I did manage to have a crafty day yesterday and made a few cards. This is one of them… a bright and happy birthday card using Practicing Creativity’s “You’re Dandy” set. It will be great to put into my birthday card stash.

The background started out as a white textured piece of card. I rubbed Broken China distress ink all over it then used the Hero Arts Envelope pattern and stamped that in Broken China over the top. I paper pieced the 2 kites then covered them in Glossy Accents as can be seen below.

Overall a really simple card to make.

Supplies:

Stamps: Practicing Creativity – You’re Dandy, Hero Arts Envelope pattern (S5507)
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Broken China, Tumbled Glass
Card: Regal Craft Card (textured white single fold), white card
Other Supplies: Pink and purple patterned paper (no idea of brand – just some scraps I had), foam dimensionals, Glossy Accents, Cotton cooking twine, thin white ribbon, Kaisercraft pearls – snow

Thanks for looking.

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Hi there,

Today I have a baby card to share with you using distress inks and some of Jane’s Doodles fabulous buttons! I love these buttons and they are highly prized treasures in my collection! The layout is the latest FTL #133.

I am entering this card into 2 challenges – Scrapbook Boutique’s button challenge (where at least 3 buttons are to be used) and JayGee Nook’s Challenge #5 where this is the inspiration photo. I was drawn to the beautiful turquoise, yellow and white.

And here it is…

and a close up of those lovely buttons and embossing…

I created the background by embossing a plain piece of white card with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and then using a blending tool and Broken China distress ink, I rubbed over the top and kept rubbing until I was happy with the coverage. I love how the inside of the flowers remained white.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts “Envelope pattern” woodblock stamp (S5507)
Ink: Tim Holtz distress ink – Broken China
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured single fold), plain white card
Other Supplies: Cuttlebug embossing folder – Caramelo, Cuttlebug, Jane’s Doodle buttons – pastels, Kaisercraft pearls – snow, turquoise and white ribbon, kitchen twine, Fiskars scallop border punch, computer generated sentiment – “Tinkertoy” font, Tim Holtz blending tool, foam dimensionals, glossy accents (to glue the buttons on with).

Thanks for stopping by,

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Hi everyone,

Today I have a set of butterfly cards to share with you. If you have followed my blog for a while you will recognise that I have made this card before – in the turquoise colour, but I thought that it needed some friends. I am really happy with the results. They are coloured in with prismacolor pencils and gamsol. Beware, there are quite a few photos….

And then one showing all the colours together! Not sure which colour I like best…but I am partial to the turquoise, pink and blue ones!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Antique Engravings
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured single fold), turquoise, mustard, pink, dark blue, purple and orange Bazzill card
Other Supplies: Prismacolor pencils, gamsol, stubbs, Kaisercraft pearls – pearl and snow, TLC Quik words and Kaisercraft rubons.

I love making sets…there is something complete about it! It appeals to my sense of ordered-ness!

Thanks for looking and have a great day.

 

 

 

Update April-11

This card placed in the Hero Arts Fab 5!

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Good evening,

Here are some more cards using my new “Kiss from the Sun” stamp set from Hero Arts. Can you half tell that it is new?? One is for my mother-in-law for her birthday next week and the other one is to go into the stash for when I need it!

I made two versions but not sure which one I like the best! I know it is similar to my last post – but I REALLY like my new set and I am having fun and that is what this hobby is all about – isn’t it?

Supplies:

[Pink Spotty Birdhouses]

Stamps: Hero Arts “Kiss from the Sun” (CL439) Hero Arts “Magic of Christmas” (CL 462) (branches), Practicing Creativity Designs – “You’re Dandy” (clouds), Inkadinkado – Birthday sentiment
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Versacolor cube – Atlantic, Green tea
Card: Regal Craft Card (white single fold), white Regal Craft Card (textured), Blue bazzill
Other Supplies: Pink spotty cotton paper (no idea what brand but it is an Australian made cotton paper), Sponge dauber, Copic markers, glossy accents, Pink DMC thread, foam dimensionals, Kaisercraft pearls – snow, felt marker

[Red Gingham Birdhouses]

Stamps: Hero Arts “Kiss from the Sun” (CL439) Hero Arts “Magic of Christmas” (CL 462) (branches), Practicing Creativity Designs – “You’re Dandy” (clouds), Inkadinkado – Birthday sentiment
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Versacolor cube – Atlantic, Green tea
Card: Regal Craft Card (white single fold), white Regal Craft Card (textured), Blue bazzill
Other Supplies: Creative Memories Red gingham paper, Sponge dauber, Copic markers, fiskars scallop border punch, glossy accents, thin white ribbon, foam dimensionals, Kaisercraft pearls – snow, felt marker

Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening/day.

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Hi there,

Here is another card using the Hero Arts Kiss from the Sun stamp set….I’m loving it as it makes me smile!

Here it is…

I did a little paper piecing on the bird house and added some glossy accents to the window and door. The little bird trio are paper pieced as well.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts “Kiss from the Sun” (CL439), Hero Arts “Classic Messages” stamp(CL414),  Practicing Creativity Designs – “You’re Dandy”
Ink: Versafine Ink – Onyx Black, Versacolor cube – Atlantic
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured single fold), Blue and yellow bazzill card
Other Supplies: Creative Memories red gingham paper, Sponge dauber, Copic markers, glossy accents, kitchen twine, foam dimensionals, Kaisercraft pearls – snow, felt marker

Thanks for stopping by,

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Good evening!

Tonight I have a birthday card to share with you that I have made for a little friend of my son who will be turning 3 this week. This is the first card I have made in a while that I can say ‘it just worked out’ and best of all – I like it! It uses the Hero Arts Kiss from the Sun set. So cute and so many possibilities so I can’t wait to keep playing with it!

A close up of the bunting showing the Glossy Accents I put on the dots. I stamped the clouds (from You’re Dandy – Practicing Creativity stamp set) with white ink onto some blue card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts Kiss from the Sun (CL439), Practicing Creativity Designs – You’re Dandy
Ink: VersaMagic – Cloud White, Memento -Tuxedo Black, Versafine Ink – Onyx Black
Card: Regal Craft Card (white textured single fold), Blue bazzill card, X-press It white blending card
Other Supplies: Copic markers, glossy accents, kitchen twine, foam dimensionals, Kaisercraft ‘Happy Birthday’ rub-on, Kaisercraft pearls – snow

I think it makes a cute little birthday card…and it was my husband’s idea to put the birdie on it and it worked out beautifully! Thanks honey!

Have a good night,

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