DCBD #2

I really liked the colour combination in the DCBD Challenge this week so I decided to make another one swapping the colours around to showcase them differently. I also wanted to take some better pictures of my original challenge card, it has been such a beautiful day today and natural light really does do wonders for photo's!!!

I generally like to stick to using the colours of the challenge but decided to go a little outside the boundaries with my second card although not much.....I have just purchased some SU markers and wanted to play so used a little Regal Rose and Old Olive on part of the stamp for the next card.

Well thats it for today I think.......need to get a few more bits sorted for my workshop this week, so hopefully I might have some more cards/projects later in the week.

Take care, thanks for looking

Smiles xx

DCBD Colour Challenge

Well this is my third post for tonight so make sure you scroll down...........

I know i'm a little late with this one but as always work cuts into crafting time!! Here is the DCBD Colour Challenge for this week.......

........and here is what I came up with.

Sorry the photo's aren't too great but no natural light and I wanted to get this posted before I fall into bed!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts, Best Yet
Ink: Rose Red
Card: Rose Red, Going Grey, Bashful Blue, Whisper White
Accessories: 1 1/2" scallop square punch (non SU), spiral punch, 1/2" striped Bashful Blue grossgrain ribbon.

Thanks for looking.......goodnight!

Smiles xx

Designer Series Paper/Mini Catalogue

Ok, still muddling on with using DSP on cards so here is another one that I made last night.......

and still cant work out the link thingy so that the whole web address doesn't come up.......aaaarrrrggggghhh!! Sorry, made a little box to go with this card, the design came from here http://www.scor-pal.com/dec2_magazine// its called origami box 11. Hope you like it!

Recipe:
Stamps: Oval All
Ink: Only Orange
Card: Only Orange, Prety in Pink
Accessories: Corner punch, oval & scalloped oval punch, 1/2" Pretty in Pink striped grossgrain ribbon, Sweet Always DSP.

Thanks for stopping by

Smiles xx

Templates

Evening everyone,

Phew!! What a week, I have not stopped and have been 'on call' for the last 7 nights and finally I get to turn my work phone off and get some peace!! Phone calls at 3am are never good....and I am expected to give good sound advice....yeah right!

Anyway, fingers crossed I am going to try and put a link into my post (thanks Michelle for the instructions!!) lets hope I get it right. So I got the template for this cute little file from http://www.papertreyink.com/ (ok so it didn't work, didn't get the 2 ><>

I have made this as a thank you to give to the hostess who is holding my first workshop for me.

I have also made her a little note book and book mark to go inside it...............

Recipe:
Stamps: Carte Postale, School Book Serif Alphabet, Fresh Cuts, JustRight Monograms
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Rose Red, Bravo Burgandy
Card: Bravo Burgandy, Rose Red, Close to Cocoa, Natural Ivory
Accessories: Bind it all, Word window punch, 1" circle punch, 1 1/4" scallop punch (non SU), Twill tape.

Take care everyone, see you soon

Smiles xx

Cased!

Still haven't figured out how to put a link in saying 'click here' but found the blog where I had cased the card below from so here it is......... http://kate-lewis.blogspot.com , please go and have a look at her blog as I have got loads of inspiration and ideas from there....I think she makes some really beautiful cards!

Take care
Smiles xx

Cased

Hi,

I will learn how to put a link in my post to the blogs where I have cased cards from soon I promise.......its getting time to sit and work it out or getting round to see my upline to get her to teach me as we both work full time and she doesn't often get home till late. So that leads me to this card, which I have cased from another blog........

Still trying to get the hang of using DP on cards and not just altered or 3D projects which is why I have cased this card, although I have changed a few things like the card colour and paper pattern. The colour of the card has not come out right in the photo....it is actually Always Artichoke!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts
Card: Always Artichoke, Whisper White
Ink: VersaMark, Always Artichoke
Accessories: Level 1 hostess DP, Always Artichoke ribbon, Scallop border punch, flat back gems, white gel pen

I also managed to get a little project made which again I cased from another site. It is a small covered note book which I had to adapt to fit the size of my note book. The note book is lined as I could not find any small blank note books.....think I need to do a Staples trip for some supplies!!!






Recipe:
Stamps: Happy Harmony (Australian SU)
Card: Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Old Olive, VersaMark
Accessories: WeR Memory Keepers brads & eyelets, natural twine



Hope you like them.....feel free to leave a comment, thanks for stopping by!



Smiles xx

Mother's Day

In Australia our commercial 'mothers day' is not for a couple of months yet, but my mum much prefers the traditional 'Mothering Sunday' so I always make sure she gets a card.....now that it has past and to make sure the surprise was not spoilt I am only now posting the card I made for her...........

Recipe:
Stamps: Laura Ashley Love Song, flower stamp
Card: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Summer Sun
Ink: Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard
Accessories: Laura Ashley papers, WeR Memory Keeepers hardware

Hope you like it Mum, love and miss you loads and loads

Take care

Kylie xx

Non Stampin Up

Although I love Stampin' Up products, I also use some other brands as well....particularly at the moment I am drawn to the Laura Ashley range.....anyway, I have been quite busy at work this week and not had much time for crafting or blogging but I did manage to get a couple of cards made so though I would do a quick post to show you.......

This first one is using Laura Ashley Love Song stamps and paper, the sentiment is just a random stamp I picked up in a craft shop. I was struggling to know what to do with the Real Red card and I had just enough to make 2 cards, the colour combo site kept giving me different greens but everytime I put them together I just couldn't help thinking 'Christmas', so this is what I came up with eventually....

The next one is again using a random stamp from a local craft shop...and I think the black, red and white card go really well with the red ink of the stamp, which I love.......

Sorry about the photo's...not great light when I took them!!
Hope you like them

Take care
Smiles xx

Variety is the spice of life!

Evening everyone,

As you are all aware I have my first workshop coming up soon and I want to be able to show as many different cards as possible. So I have been busy using different stamp sets, different colour card and different layouts so that I have a good variety to show people what they can do with Stampin' Up's amazing products!

Here are 2 more cards to add to my display....

Recipe:
Stamps: Baraque Motifs, One of a Kind, Seeing Spots
Card: Basic Black, Pink Passion, Lovely Lilac, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Pink Passion, Lovely Lilac
Accessories: Boho Blossom punch, 1 1/2" circle, 1 1/4" scalloped circle, 2" Scallop circle (non SU)

Recipe:
Stamps: Delight in Life, Oval All
Card: Tempting Turquoise, Ballet Blue, Certainly Celery
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Oval & Scalloped Oval punch, flowers and gems

Thanks for looking
Take care

Smiles xx

Display Cards

Hello again,

I really want to make sure that I have plenty of cards to display at my workshop so I have been working hard.....I tend to make cards for people as and when I need them as I like to make them a bit more personal, although there is something to be said for having a stash ready to go just in case you need one at a moments notice....

Not too sure about this one....dont think I was really concentrating, thinking too much about MY FIRST WORKSHOP!!!! Sorry I will stop going on about it soon.....promise!

Recipe:
Stamps: Carte Postale
Card: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard
Ink: More Mustard, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: DP Patterns Pack (Hostess Level 1) 1" circle punch

I love this card!!

Recipe:
Stamps: True Friend
Card: Old Olive, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Old Olive
Accessories: Spiced Cider DP

Take Care

Smiles xx

Workshop

This is the card I have decided to demonstrate at my first workshop.....I wanted to keep it nice and simple so as not to baffle the guests or myself too much!! Wont necessarily use these same colours but will have 2 or 3 for them to choose from. I will also be doing a small project for them to try as well....not sure what yet but again it will be simple!!

Recipe:
Stamps: True Friend
Card: Basic Grey, kraft, Not quite Navy
Ink: Not quite Navy
Accessories: White grossgrain ribbon

I did make more cards last night but dont want to put them all into one post so will save the others for tomorrow.....

See you later

Smiles xx

Clean and Simple

Evening all......hope everyone is well. As Steve went fishing last night I was able to sit guilt free and craft for hours and hours! Wanted to make some cards ready to display at my first workshop!!! I am still really excited that I have managed to book one..... so just though I would post a couple to show you all.

Recipe:
Stamps: Baraque Motifs
Card: Basic Black, Basic Grey, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black, Rose Red

It is really difficult to see but the card has been stamped with En Francais in Summer Sun ink.

Recipe:
Stamps: En Francais, One of a Kind, Oval All
Card: Summer Sun, Not Quite Navy
Ink: Summer Sun, Not Quite Navy
Accessories: Boho Blossom punch, Oval punches

Thanks for looking

Smiles xx

First workshop!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah!!!!!!! Cant let my Mum know this for another couple of hours as Australia is still asleep at the moment but needed to tell someone.........meeting up with a lady tomorrow to book a date for my very first Stampin Up workshop!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!

Smiles xx

Thank You

It has been a strange old week for me and I have not done as much card making as I had hoped but the cards I have made I am really pleased with and I hope you have enjoyed seeing them as much as I have making them........these two cards are to say thanks to a couple of friends of mine who I dont get to see very much but I know are always there.....

Recipe:
Stamps: True Friend
Card: Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Natural Ivory
Ink: Old Olive, Really Rust, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Old Olive and Chocolate Chip Ribbon, 1" circle punch

Recipe:
Stamps: Sense of Time, Best Yet
Card: Not quite Navy, Natural Ivory
Ink: Not quite Navy, Vintage Photo Distress Ink (Tim Holtz)
Accessories: WeR Memory Keepers Hardware, Tag punches, Chocolate Chip ribbon

Take care

Smiles xx

Joy!!!

I have just spent the last 3 hours at my craft desk working away and enjoying my fantastic new Stampin Up products.....this first card is for my brother who is turning 40 in a couple of weeks.

Recipe:
Stamps: Sanded, Seeing Spots
Card: Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Natural Ivorys, Brocade Blue
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Brocade Blue, Mellow Moss
Accessories: Button Latte

This next one is for a friend of mine who is going through a bit of a rough patch at the moment and although we live at almost opposite ends of the country I wanted her to know I am always thinking of her.......

Recipe:
Stamps: Fresh Cuts, One of a Kind, Papermania Vine
Card: Natural Ivorys, Kraft, Night of Navy
Ink: Night of Navy, Mellow Moss
Accessories: Paper crimper, brads, paper piercer


As you can see I have gone back to my love of natural, earthy colours and I just love simple designs.....

Hope you like them

Take care


Smiles xx

Late night post.....of the parcel variety!!!

Cooking dinner.....settling down for the evening to watch some tv......there's a knock at the door....who could it be???? The lady that delivers my Stampin Up stuff!!!!!! I had been checking my order status all day, submitted, submitted, submitted....checked again at about 4.30pm and it finally said shipped, so there's me think, ok it will come tomorrow or Friday but what a surprise, it came last night!! Now some of you may find this difficult to believe but I didn't open it until this morning.......I wanted to be able to open it and have all day to play so I left it on the side waiting for me until I got up!

So now that I have forced myself to do some housework its me time now and I am going to go off to play and create.......hope to see you later!

Take care

Smiles x

Mothers Day

Well, officially on annual leave now and after our weekend away in Margate I definately need it!! Then again it has not been that relaxing...Spud wont give me a moments peace so it has been difficult to get anything done, although the washing mountain has been tackled...yeah!

So the theme is Mothers Day and the two cards here are for a friend and my mother in law...I would put up the one for my Mum but she is now keeping her eye on my blog so dont want to spoil it by posting hers......and its not finished yet!!!

Recipe:
Stamps: Laura Ashley Love Song, School Book Serif Alphabet

Ink: Night of Navy, Bordering Blue
Card: Cordinations Royal Blue, Tranquil Blue, Whisper White and Laura Ashley DP

Accessories: Paper Crimper

This next card is for my mother in law and I cased the lay out from Splitcoast resources site...... I really liked the layout and wanted to try something different, but it was really difficult to photograph due to the sun and light wind but also to try and best capture the stamped image through the punched out image.......


Recipe:
Stamps: Delight in Life (I think)
Ink: Night of Navy, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red
Card: Night of Navy, Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Whisper White
Accessories: Word window punch, 5 petal flower punch.



Hope to get some more cards/projects done this week so fingers crossed will be back with some more posts.



Take care



Smiles

xx

Work, work, work......

Evening everyone.....I have been so busy at work I really have not had time to even look at my craft desk, let alone actually sit and make something!!
We are also away this weekend as it is my birthday so popping back to Kent to see some old friends and catch up.
The silver lining though is that I have next week off as annual leave so will be busy crafting and creating.....and maybe even try and squeeze in some housework if I can be bothered!
I also submitted my very first order as a Demonstrator tonight....all stuff for me as trying to build up more stock. Finding it difficult to arrange a workshop as there is absolutely no room in my tiny little house to host one so working on friends at the moment to get one of them to host one for me...fingers crossed, just want to get one under my belt....and hopefully I will be going to field training in High Wycombe at the end of March to get some tips.

Anyway, hope everyone out there is well, hope you all have a great weekend, stay safe and I will be back soon.

Smiles xx

5 petal flower punch

Evening all.....

Well after an absurdly busy day at work I rushed home, finished my other DCBD card and managed to get some photos before the light went!!!!!

I saw this flower over on Dannie's Designs and I really wish I knew how to put a link in to my post but I dont.....something I need to ask of my upline Michelle. Anyway....saw this flower and it came with instructions (got to love them!) and really wanted to try it out......looking at it now its making me really believe that spring and summer are on the way!!! Unlike my poor little window boxes behind the card....dont look, they really need some attention!!

I wanted to use the DCBD colours again as I just really liked the way they went together, but wanted to try them in a different combination with more of the green galore and tempting turqoise showing. The petals are sponged with tempting tuqoise and the darker petals on the outside are done with Brilliant Blue to make them stand out a bit more. I also added a small flower punched from brilliant blue card using the Boho Blossoms punch with a very pale blue brad.

I wasn't really sure about this flower when I first saw it but I think its great and can see me make many more in the future.....although it did take me a litte while to make it, it really isn't that hard at all!!

Thanks for visiting

Smiles xx

No Time

Hi everyone,
Sorry not been around for a few days......have been really busy at work and with Spud still only 3 months old, trying to house train her and keep her entertained I haven't had much time for blogging.
I have made another card using the latest DCBD but its not quite finished so I am posting a card I made a while ago using the Chocolate Chip DP on Pretty in Pink cardstock. Not great at using the DP on cards.....I prefer to use them on 3D items or when altering something but I think this turned out ok.........

Hope to finish the other card tomorrow, take some photos and get it posted!! Quick thanks to Mum and Rosemary for their lovely comments xx

Smiles xx