Tuesday, 23 July 2013

Day 12: Map Thank You

Day 12: Map Thank You Card

Made with my new favourite: the map stamp!

Materials:
Beige, olive, purple and white card stock
Beige ribbon
Old Olive, Lovely Lilac and Creamy Caramel ink
Itty Bitty Backgrounds stamp set from Stampin Up
Map stamp from Stampabilities

Monday, 22 July 2013

Day 11


Day 11: Christmas in July!

Warning!! Expect some more Christmas cards in the coming 
days! I went shopping and got some great Christmas stamps!!

Bright & Cheery Card


Materials:
Red, green, black and white card stock
Merry Christmas paper
Tiny adhesive pearls
White stitched ribbon
Green, red and black ink
Bright & Cheery stamp from Stampabilities


Merry Wishes Card


Materials:
Red, white, light green and dark green cardstock
1 3/4" circle punch
Cricut machine and cartridge
White embossing powder
VersaMark ink
Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Real Red, 
Glorious Green, Tempting Turquoise and Only Orange ink
Lots of Thoughts stamp set from Stampin Up
No Peeking stamp set from Stampin Up

Jolly Christmas Tag

Can you tell that I LOVE this penguin?!
A Christmas tag with some unconventional colours...

The back looks like this...


Materials:
Pink and white cardstock
Blue and green grosgrain ribbon
Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise, Only Orange, Old Olive and Pink Passion ink
No Peeking stamp set from Stampin Up

Days 3-10: Tons of Tags


Days 3-10: Tons of Tags

I know, I know... I've been really bad at uploading pictures!
I went on a bit of a tag kick the last week or so...
Here are some of my favourites!





Friday, 12 July 2013

Day 2

Just for You Sock Monkey

Day 2 of my card-a-day challenge (this is actually from yesterday)

Materials:
White, green, Rich Razzleberry and Calypso Coral cardstock
Green grosgrain ribbon
Green rhinestone
Brown, green, red and purple watercolour pencils
Sizzix embosser and embossing folder
Cricut machine and cartridge
Sock Monkey stamp set from Stampin Up

Thursday, 11 July 2013

New Challenge! Day 1

In case you hadn't noticed, 
I haven't made a ton of cards lately.
(And this makes me sad, since I love making cards!!)

So... I've decided I'm going to make a little 
challenge for the summer to make a card every day!

Here's Day 1 (from yesterday):
Elephant Thank You Card

Materials:
White, red, green and purple card stock
Sizzix embosser and embossing folder
Red grosgrain ribbon
Lovely Lilac, Real Red and Old Olive ink
Patterned Occasions stamp set from Stampin Up
Thanks stamp from miscellaneous pile at scrapbook store

*Yes, this is made from the scraps 
from my grandparents' anniversary card!

60th Anniversary Card


60th Anniversary Card

This is not a card that you get to make very often!!
I made this card for my grandparents' 60th anniversary...
it's probably one of my favourite cards ever!

The inside reads:

And of course, the envelope had to match!
Materials:
White, red, green and purple card stock
Red grosgrain ribbon
Red rhinestone
Sizzix embosser and embossing folder
Lovely Lilac, Real Red and Old Olive ink
Look Who's Turning stamp set from Stampin Up
Patterned Occasions stamp set from Stampin Up

Thursday, 27 June 2013

Sailboat Thank You


Sailboat Thank You

Another thank you card... this one is for a boater.

Materials:
Red, dark blue, light blue and white cardstock
Turquoise grosgrain ribbon
Tempting Turquoise, Real Red and Pacific Point ink
Sailboat stamp from TPC stamps (I think?!)
Thank You stamp from Miscellaneous stamp pile at the scrapbook store