HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

Today my husband and I are celebrating our 13th Wedding Anniversary. It's been a day of fun, surprises, pretty flowers and its not over yet.

This is the card that I made for my husband.

A lovely lady by the name of Rosalie Young, reminded me this morning of a technique I had used last year called Joseph Coat. So that got me thinking, I can use this technique with Designer Series Paper.

I used Blooms and Wishes Designer Series Paper as my base and then clear embossed images from the Moroccan Nights stamp set. I then wiped the paper directly on the Emerald Envy ink pad and cover the piece of DSP with the ink. I then wiped the excess ink off with a tissue.

The designer paper was then matted on Island Indigo with a card base of Tempting Turquoise. "Happy" is from the Hello You thinlits and  cut out on the Big Shot. The "you are my" stamp is from the Sunshine Sayings set, using Island Indigo ink.

Thank you for joining me,

Rosalie 

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

Vintage Leaves for Just Add Ink

The card I would like to share with you uses the Vintage Leaves stamp set to create a multi-coloured background, with "thanks" sentiment cut out. The sentiment is from the Hello You thinlits.

I used the fine tipped glue to coat the sentiment to give it a gloss. I also used this same technique to add some details to the leaves.

The colours used in this card are from the current Just Add Ink challenge.

Thanks for stopping by,
Rosalie

A Big Thank You - Fab Friday #100

I was looking on the internet for some inspiration and typed in "Stampin' Up Challenge" and found this week's Fab Friday colour challenge which took my eye. Can you believe they are up to number 100!!! What better time to join in!

Here is the challenge.

These colours lead me to create today's card.

I sponged Delightful Dijon and a little Mint Macaron on a piece of Irresistibly Floral Speciality DSP to create the main background of my card.

If you aren't familiar with this DSP, it is a dream to work with. It starts off white and you add your own colour. This can be done by using a sponge, a dauber, a brayer or simply wiping an ink pad directly to the DSP. Each pack has 6 different designs with 12 pieces in total.

Irresistibly Floral Speciality DSP

DSP:            Irresistibly Floral Speciality Designer Series Paper (141644)
Cardstock:   Rich Razzleberry (119981)
                    Mint Macaron (138344)
Ink:              Mint Macaron (138326)
                     Delightful Dijon (138327)
Framelits:     Hello You Thinlits (137363)
Other:           Clear Wink of Stella Glitter Brush (141897)
                      Petitie Petals Punch (133322)
                      Rhinestone Basic Jewels (119246)

Thanks for stopping by. Why don't you join me in entering the challenge? It is open to everyone, so never feel like you are not qualified or not "good" enough to join any challenges. They are there to have fun, cause that's what crafting is all about!

Little Foxy Friends - Strawberry Sketches #005

There has been a little talk in the Crazy Crafters team about another fun challenge - Strawberry Sketches. Well, I just had to see what all the fuss was about and decided to join in with the latest challenge.

Here is this week's sketch.

This is what it inspired me to create.

This card was pretty quick to make. I just cut three strips of DSP (designer Series Paper) and stuck them down on a Pool Party card front. I then cut out four "Hello" thinlits from the Hello You set and stuck them together to give the sentiment some dimension, and then stuck that on the card front. I then popped the card front on a Calypso Coral card base, added a white centre and I was done.  But what a lovely way to use such pretty paper!

Cardstock: Pool Party (124391)
                  Calypso Coral (124392)
DSP:          A Little Foxy Designer Series Paper (141637)
Thinlits:     Hello You Thinlits (137363)
Tools:        Big Shot (143263)
                  Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309)



Thanks for stopping by,

Stampin' Swaps!

 

I thought that it was about time I shared the swaps I made for Onstage local (a one day Stampin' Up! event for demonstrators). As the name suggests, swaps are card fronts or small projects that you swap with other people. Not everyone does swaps, some do hundreds and others only a few, there is no set rule. I found them fun. It gave me an opportunity to talk to heaps of other demonstrators and I also received lots of swaps in return.

 

 

This was my design.

 

 

It was definitely a card with lots of steps to it.  The colours were cut in five centimetre strips.

Then stuck down and added the bottom half. I love bright colours and I think it showed in my choices.

I made a total of 30 card fronts for this event.

Thanks for stopping by,

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Little Valentines for my little people

As today is Valentines Day, I made a card for both of my two children (I run out of time for hubby, but I'm sure the chocolate made up for it). In our house we don't make a huge deal about February the 14th, but I thought it would be nice to let them know we love them in card form.

This one was made for my daughter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This card was made for my son.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by,

Rosalie