Happy Mother's Day

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Watercolor Winter Simply Created Kit - Card 1

A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

Colours: Crumb Cake, Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso

Clean & Simple Thank You Card

 

For inspiration, I used this card from Pinterest which has been pinned many times from my board!

 

Soccer Birthday Card

 

I used this card as inspiration from Pinterest.

Colours: Pear Pizzazz, Basic Black, Whisper White, Pool Party

Dazzling Diamonds Heart Card

 

Inspired by this card on Pinterest.

Hexagon Hive Card

 

Inspired by this card on Pinterest. 

A Simple Cute Girls Birthday Card

 

My niece turns 9 next week so needed to send her a card and used this one for inspiration.  It was really simple and quick to make, love the butterflies wings!

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Sassy Salutations
Cardstock: Whisper White, Vellum Cardstock
Ink: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turqoise, Summer Sun, Old Olive
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslits

Sympathy Card for a Friend

My dear friend Tina lost her Mum recently so I made this card for her.  She just loved the card and wanted to know all about how I made it as she is getting into cardmaking more and more.  I cased this card on Pinterest for inspiration.

Stamps: Sassy Salutations, God's Blessings, Creative Elements
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe
Ink: Soft Suede, Crisp Cantaloupe
Accessories: Big Shot, Lattice Bigz Die, Labels Collection Framelits Dies, Boho Blossoms Punch, Spritzer Tool, Basic Pearls

Boy's 10th Birthday Card

Pinterest sparked more inspiration for me with this cool card which I adapted with a 10 on it for my son's birthday recently.  He played Saturday morning soccer for the first time this year so this card was perfect!

Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners, Inspired by Nature
Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive, Marina Mist, Basic Black
Ink: Marina Mist
Accessories: Big Shot, Bitty Banners Framelits, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Simple Numbers Bigz Dies, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder, Ribbon

Just Add Ink 188 - Grunge (Starburst Christmas Card)

Last week I received the latest copy of Stampin' Up!'s Impressions magazine which is sent to all demonstrators.  There was an article in it about the starburst technique which is very popular at the moment.  As soon as I saw how easy it was to make a template, I had to have a go and combine it with the latest weekly challenge at Just Add Ink!

 And this is the template I made which is 6x6 size.

 

Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Sassy Salutations
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo
Ink: Pool Party, Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay
Accessories: Rhinestones, Sponge Dauber, Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle

I then had to have a go using the same template on Designer Series paper, piecing it together.

They both turned out great (and I found another resourceful way of using up retired DSP scraps!), but I prefer the next one as I inked the edges of each individual piece.

Stamps: Word Play
Cardstock: Soft Suede, Baha Breeze, Very Vanilla, Elegant Soiree DSP
Ink: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baha Breeze
Accessories: Big Shot, Honeycomb/Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folders, Window Frames Collection Framelits, Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle, Crystal Effects, Sponge Dauber

Hubby's 40th - Card & Cake

 My hubby turned 40 recently and asked for a guitar for his birthday as he had always wanted to learn one.  We found a lovely blue left-handed one so I knew I had to make a card to match!  I used the beautiful card here for my inspiration.  I used a needle and thread to make the strings, and the black patch next to the "hole" is the wing from the XL Bird Punch.

Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners, Patterned Party, Woodgrain
Cardstock: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pacific Point, Gold Glimmer Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, 1" Circle Punch, Slit Punch, XL Bird Punch, Sponge Dauber, Gold Brads, Needle & Thread

Just wanted to share too, here's the cake I made for him to match his guitar as well.

 

I got my inspiration from here for this project.  Of course the cake was a hit too!

It's About Time I Posted A Mother's Day Card!

I did manage to whip this up for my Mother-in-Law for Mother's Day but just haven't got around to posting it!  I cased this beautiful purple card but changed the colour to Calypso Coral because Coral just happens to be my MIL's name!

Stamps: French Foliage, Itty Bitty Banners, Elementary Elegance, Baroque Motifs
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Calypso Coral
Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die, Bitty Banners Framelits, Beautiful Wings Embosslits, 1/2" Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon, Pearl Basic Jewels

French Foliage Sympathy Card

 I needed to make a sympathy card recently so reached straight for my French Foliage stamp set.  It's a good all-round set for many projects.

I was inspired by this card at Pinterest and this colour combination.

Stamps: French Foliage, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla,
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Garden Green, Always Artichoke, Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Crumb Cake Tulle Ribbon, Very Vanilla Velvet Ribbon, Big Shot, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder,  Stampin' Spritzer

JAI Challenge 151 - Shaped Card

 I've seen a few piano cards on Pinterest and decided to have a go at a Piano Easel Card with Music Notes under the 'hood'.

Once I had cut out the right grand piano shape, it was really easy making the 'keys' with the Word Window punch.

Stamps: Music Notes Wheel
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Real Red, Garden Green DSP
Ink: Basic Black
Accessories: Word Window/Boho Blossoms/Bird Builder Punches, Silver Brads

Doily Birthday Card

Our Minister at Church recently had a "significant" birthday so I had to make a pretty card for her!

I've kept the colours the same as the original I found on Pinterest but added in the "60" of course.

Stamps: Word Play, Sincere Salutations
Cardstock: Regal Rose, Wild Wasabi, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper
Ink: Wild Wasabi
Accessories: Big Shot, Paper Doily Sizzlits Die, Simple Numbers Bigz Dies, Little Leaves Sizzlit Die, Square Lattice Textured Impressions Folders, Boho Blossoms Punch, Rhinestone Brad, Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details

Wedding Invitation Samples

I have been asked by a good friend to make invitations for her son's upcoming wedding.  I created some samples using their chosen colours of pale orange, black, white and silver.  The main colour I used for the orange was Peach Parfait which is now retired.  We will have to find a suitable alternative once we've confirmed the layout.
This one is clean and simple:

 Same card with the white insert removed:

 An embossed vellum butterfly:

 A little punch art:

 A thank you card for after the wedding:

 An invitation in the same style as these ones I did:

 A tri-fold card with heart to hold it closed:

 A simple heat-embossed card:

 A framelit easel card:

(I sponged the heart with Peach Parfait to make it orange.)
 A Bride and Groom card:

 A cute scallop circle die card:

 Which unfolds like this:

I won't list all the stamp sets or punches etc I've used as some are retired now but I hope you enjoyed what I created!