BRIGHT & CHEERY BIRTHDAY

I had a little fun playing with some reinkers. I simply dropped some ink of the Whisper White card stock and then sprayed some water on top and let the ink spread a little before I used the heat gun to dry the card. I used Island Indigo, Rose Red and Crushed Curry.

Here is the card that I created with my fun background.

I then added a Whisper White "HAPPY" which was cut out using the Hello You thinlits on the big shot. The "Birthday" was from the Crazy About You stamp set.

Thank you for joining me today,

Rosalie

Leave it to the teachers!

 December is such a busy time. Parties, shopping, camping, breakups and did I mention parties. Along with this madness I make little gifts for my children's teachers. Two children at school this year meant 14 presents. Yes, between my two children they had 14 staff that they thought were important enough to give a little something.

Only two of these special people were male. These are the notepads that I made for them, thank you Stampin' Up! I love this stamp set as I find it gender neutral and it also passed the approval of my kids.

The colours were all hand picked by the kids as was the sentiment.

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Happy Father's Day - from the Wetlands

Time to start making Father's Day cards.

Here in Australia Father's Day is on Sunday the 6th of September. I will be interstate, with no craft supplies. Not exactly sure how I will survive, but I'm sure the kids and activities will keep me busy. So before I go away, Father's Day cards will be on the agenda. This one was made with my Dad in mind. I hope you like it.

To make this card I took inspiration from this week's Stamp, Ink and Paper Challenge. This week wasn't a sketch or colour swatch, but a photo to give you your inspiration. There is so many directions you could go with this challenge. I chose to use the colours as my inspiration.



I used a couple of stamp sets to create this card. I love using the paint wash image from the Work of Art stamp set to create a background. It makes a very simple but yet affective looking card.



No glitz or bling for this Father's Day card, just simple ink and card to add a bit of colour. 

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Crazy Crafters August Blog Hop - Theme: Stamp-a-stack using a bundle

Welcome to the latest Crazy Crafters Blog Hop. This time our theme is bundles. We hope you find great inspiration from the projects. 

You may just be starting the blog hop here at my blog - Rosalie Desmond or may have come from the person previous to me in the list. If you get off track at any time, the full lineup below will help you move along from blog to blog so you see all the projects. As I mentioned at the moment you are visiting Rosalie Desmond.

Did you know that  Stampin' Up! offer bundles throughout their catalogues?  By buying your products as a bundle, you save 15%. Not only do you get your products cheaper that way, but it is also a great way to co-ordinate your products. This month I am highlighting the Crazy about You bundle.

I love this bundle as I find it versatile. Between the framelits and the stamps, you can cover so many different occasions. The first card I wish to show you is a birthday card. 

By using pumpkin pie and cucumber crush and avoiding the use of flowers or sparkly bling,  I have created a gender neutral birthday card.

 

 

Cards don't just have to be used for those traditional occasions of birthdays, weddings and Christmas, but can be used to let someone know that you are thinking of them. In that spirit I created this card.

 



My third card for today is "So proud of You", I think this is a message that we should all send to people more often. We all love to know that people are noticing when we do things well,  so why not make a card to let others know the same.

 

 

 

For the white highlights in the card I used my Stampin' Up! white gel pen. Its amazing how a couple of quick dots can change the whole look.

 

 

Thanks for joining this months blog hop. I hope you can join us again in September.

 

Rose