Happiness Always

Hi everyone,

 

Hope that you week has started off well.

 

I wanted to share a card with you that I created with the photo inspiration from Just Add Ink and the sketch layout from Come and Get It Challenges.

 

The colours I have used with the photo inspiration in mind are:

 

Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Whisper White

 

For the sketch, I created the circle area on the left hand side of the card with the smaller flowers from the Array of Sunshine stamp set and then layered the larger flower in the middle of the circle.

 

I stamped the larger flower in Pool Party for the first layer.  For the second layer of the flower, I inked the stamp with Pool Party and added a touch of Calypso Coral with markers before I stamped the image. The last layer is in Calypso Coral.

 

For the oval part of the sketch, I added a layered Calypso Coral butterfly with a smaller butterfly in Whisper White. Both butterflies were created using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die.

 

The smaller flowers in the right hand top corner were punched out in Pool Party card stock using the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch.

 

The sentiment is from the Happy Greetings stamp set which is no longer available but I felt it the sentiment suited my card.  The only other addition of course is ‘bling’.

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Array of Sunshine (Hostess), Happy Greetings (Retired)

Card: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake

Accessories:  Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

The colours go so well together and I am have used this wonderful stamp set Array of Sunshine a few times recently and the song “A Little Ray of Sunshine” sung by Glenn Shorrock just keeps going around and around my head.  Hehe, just a random thought I had to share  :)

 

Anyway, I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

 

Just Add Ink – #113 Photo Inspiration

Come and Get It Challenges – Sketch

Do You Stack Up Challenge - #67 Glitter/Bling

 

Your visit to my little blog is appreciated, so please come back soon…… Meg

Just Because…

Hi everyone,

 

The title of this blog just seems right at the moment just because……. it’s the title of my card…..it just how things are at the moment…..it’s just my excuse and it’s all Just Because.

 

Last weekend I attended the Stampin’ Up! Regional meeting and it was lovely to catch up with friends, talk, stamp and just tune out of everything else for a while.

 

There was lots of inspiration and excitement with the launch of the new catalogue this month. 

 

One of the things I have purchased is the Delicate Doilies stamp set and the co-ordinating DSP Flirtatious Specialty. 

 

The colours in this DSP are lovely : Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Pretty In Pink, Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White.

 

There is a also a 2 Doily Laser Cut double sided sheets in the pack.

 

I had been looking at the challenges this week and I have completed a card for the Just Add Ink Challenge using the Melon Mambo Doily Laser Cut Sheet from the DSP Pack.

 

The Just Add Ink Challenge is to use White plus ONE other colour!

 

So I have used Melon Mambo and Whisper White.

 

 

 

 

Here is my card:

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Delicate Doilies,  It’s Your Day

Card: Melon Mambo, Whisper White
Ink: Melon Mambo

Accessories:  Flirtatious Speciality DSP, Clear Rhinestone Brads, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

A simple card and you could put any note on the inside and send to someone Just Because.

 

Until next time…Meg x

Finally another post & challenge

Hi everyone,

 

I haven’t had a chance to send a post for a while as I have been to the Stampin’ Up! Convention in Melbourne and it was GREAT!

 

Had a wonderful time, met so many crafty people, exchanged ideas and it was so worth travelling to Melbourne and experiencing the cold and wet but I must say I also got to see my Sister and her family which was an added bonus :)

 

As you know, you then come back home you get back into routines work, school, life in general but along the way unfortunately pick up a cold.

 

So I was not feeling the best over the weekend but I am much better now and back on board.

 

Now on to my card creation…..

 

I have used the colour challenge from Just Add Ink and the sketch challenge from Create with Connie and Mary:

 

 

 

I have used Baja Breeze for the base of my card and I have created a card for Child’s Birthday.  It is my youngest niece’s birthday next month so I think I will give this card to her.

 

I have used the Fox & Friends, Party This Way & On Your Birthday stamp sets as well as some of the texture embossing folders in the Big Shot.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Fox & Friends, Party This Way, On Your Birthday

Card: Baja Breeze, Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum, Whisper White
Ink: Certainly Pear Pizzazz, Perfect Plum

Accessories:  Textured Square Lattice & Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folders, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Word Window Punch, 1” (2.5 cm) Circle Medium Punch, 1-3/8” (3.5 cm) Circle Large Punch, 3/8” (1 cm) Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon, 1/2” (1.3 cm) Pear Pizzazz Stitched-Poly Ribbon, Mat Pack for Paper Piercing, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

This was an unusual sketch but this is why you call them challenges!

 

In the end I think both the sketch and the colours have worked well together and I am sure my niece will enjoy this card for her 4th Birthday.

 

Until next time…. Meg x

Friends

Hi everyone,

 

It has been an interesting week, I have been in Melbourne and on the return trip unfortunately we were delayed about 2.5 hours getting back to Sydney on Tuesday night.  As there had been a Security issue in Sydney earlier in the day.

 

At one stage we were told that we would not get back to Sydney before curfew (that’s 11 pm) but we did get back with about 15 minutes to spare.

 

So many people were inconvenienced and some have only just been reallocated flights, so I cannot complain too much.

 

With the late return on Tuesday night and trying to squeeze in 5 days of work into two on Wednesday and Thursday, I have not had a much time or energy to do any crafting.

 

But this evening (Good Friday), I have managed to create a quick card for the following challenges:

 

Card Patterns Sketch 111

 

 

 

and Flutter by Wednesday open challenge and with this challenges there is always a need for a butterfly but for me that is not hard :)

 

and Just Add Ink – Mateship/Friendship for Anzac Day challenge

 

My card has some of the wonderful Elegant Soiree DSP and I taken the colour inspiration for my card from this paper which is Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Basic Grey.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Great Friend, Hello Again

Card: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake,
Ink: Soft Suede, Baja Breeze

Accessories:  Lots of Tags Sizzlits 4-Pack Dies, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

I have used Soft Suede for the base of my card and the friendship sentiment from the Great Friend stamp set.

 

I had forgotten about the Lots of Tags 4-Pack Dies which go through the Big Shot and make a quick label for any card or creative project, so I am happy to have used it in this card.

 

Let me know what you think by leaving a comment and don’t leave it too long before your next visit.

 

Have a great Easter!  Meg x

Vintage Vogue Friend

Hi everyone,

 

I have created the following card based on the sketch from Card Patterns Sketch # 107  and the colour combination is from Just Add Ink.

 

Unfortunately I missed adding the card to the Just Add Ink website but you can view the site if you click here.

 

 

And you can visit Card Patterns blog if you click on the sketch image below:

 

 

I have used Rich Razzleberry cardstock for the base of my card and I have used a few of the images from the Vintage Vogue stamp set.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Vintage Vogue

Card: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Accessories:  1-1/4” (3.2 cm) Rich Razzleberry Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, 1/4” (6.4 mm) Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon, Vintage Wallpaper Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Scallop Trim Border, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

This is a great sketch – give it a go and test your skills on creating some bows.

 

I think I am getting better at my bows and I believe that this is my best one yet :)

 

Let me know what you think.

 

All the best ….. Meg x

Life Happens Challenge

The next card I created uses the sketch from Skipping Stone and the colour combination from Just Add Ink.

 

The challenges are below for you to see or you you click on the following links, Skipping Stone Sketch # 65 and Just Add Ink # 57. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have used Cherry Cobbler (love this colour) as the base card and Sunny Garden DSP to add the wonderful Daffodil Delight colour.  I have also added the Daffodil Delight colour with a stamped flower image from the Vintage Vogue set.

 

If you remember from by previous post I was struggling to use the Vintage Vogue set – now I have used it twice in a row :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Vintage Vogue

Card: Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight, River Rock,  Whisper White
Ink: Daffodil Delight, Cherry Cobbler, River Rock

Accessories:  Sunny Garden DSP, Retired River Rock Ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, SNAIL Adhesive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This card is so bright and happy – this is a great colour and sketch challenge. 

 

Have a go yourself and leave me a comment and a link to your creation so I can see what you have done!

 

Please come back soon….. Meg x

More challenges…

The card I have created below combines two challenges – the sketch is from Just Add Ink Sketch Challenge # 56 and the colour challenge from Color Lab Color Challenge # 29.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I used Old Olive as the base card and the Because I Care stamp set.  I also added some of the wonderful Rich Razzleberry Striped Grosgrain Ribbon.

 

 

Supplies:

Stamp set: Because I Care

Card: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories:  1  1/4” (3.2 cm) Rich Razzleberry Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, 3/8” (1 cm) Rich Razzleberry Taffeta Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Texture Impressions Embossing Folder, Top Note Bigz Die, SNAIL Adhesive, Sticky Strip

 

 

This is a great quick sketch and I would never have put these colours together but they have worked well.

 

The striped Grosgrain Ribbon just adds that extra touch and I love the fresh, clear image of the hydrangea.

 

Now who shall I give this card too…hmm,  I will have to check out my birthday list.

 

Take care and keep those creative moments happening…. Meg x