Sunny Birthday Duo

Hi Everyone,

I have a lovely birthday card to share this week, I especially love the embossed birdy and the single strip of Bakers Twine that is hiding the untidy edge from the sliver of cardstock I trimmed off the top section. (shhh)
 Can you spot the other mistake I made on this card? hmmm – we’ll see if anyone notices ? – But like they say, it’s not a mistake, it’s a unique creation. lol

Sunny Creations & Challenges provided the Sketch & Easel theme while  Dynamic Duos is a colour challenge (somehow I missed the Halloween Theme here – do you think a black bird counts ? lol)  

        

This was a quick and fun card to make, the challenges make it easy by putting your focus on what you need, when choices are plentiful you can sit for hours undecided! lol

 

An Easel card makes sure you decorate the inside too and what better place for scraps.

    

I’ve used all Stampin Up products in this card:

• Stamps – Creatively Yours, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Papaya Collage
• Designer Paper – Twitterpated
• Cardstock & Matching Ink – Black & Lucky Limeade
• Tools: Floral Fusion Sizzlit, Labels collection Framelits, Embossing Powder, Adorning Accents Edgelit & Embossing folder, a single little Rhinestone.

I hope I’ve given you some inspiration, the new Catalogue has some wonderful things in it and I’m having a great time creating with them. Hope you’ll join me again in  a few days time when I conquer my Mojo before Monday again!

Birthday Wishes Card

Hi Everyone,

I’ve used the sketch at Sunny Challenges and Creations this week to make a lovely birthday card.

The colours (Certainly Celery & Pretty in Pink), were hand picked by the team at Dynamic Duos and both the stamp sets are new to me.

Stampin’ Ups Clearly For You & Sincere Salutations. (Lucky I got in because they’ve both been retired and are available only until the end of the month if they are still in stock)

The embossing is the Stampin Up Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, and the rest of the products are all Stampin Up – Victoria Lace Ribbon, Pearls, Scallop & Large Oval punches. Spritzed Pretty in Pink ink all over the base embossing too - would've distressed edges if I'd had time, but oh well, here it is!

Hope you like it.

If you’re interested in making cards like these yourself, and you live near me at Burleigh Heads, Qld, Australia -  just give me a tingle on the phone and I’ll help you get started.  You can find my number on my Demonstrator Website in the top right hand corner.

Christmas Tag Recycled

Hi Everyone,

A quick share of a card I’ve made using a Christmas present tag that I saved from last year. It was way too pretty to throw out, I only hope it doesn’t go back this year to the same person who gave it to me! Maybe a bit embarrassing!

I also finally purchased the Polka Dots embossing folder and it’s perfect for snow when swiped with White ink. The sentiment was stamped using bits of different sentiments from different sets. I used the Word Window punch to cut them where I needed to. The little black brads finish off the cut edges nicely.

Here’s a close up of the lovely tag and snowy embossing behind it.

I’d like to enter this JFF at Christmas Card Challenges.

Hope it inspires you to get creative too.

Mojo Wedding Shower Card

I had a lot of fun making this card using some lovely  products and techniques and the Mojo Monday sketch.

The designer paper is called Twitterpated from Stampin’ Up and the stamp set that I used is a really old retired Stampin Up set that I haven’t got a name for and it is stamped with Marina Mist ink.

The panel of hearts was made with cardstock – Whisper White and Pink Pirouette. I used the Hearts Punch to cut some pink hearts and adhered them randomly to the Whisper White base, sponged the edges and after the glue has dried from sticking down the hearts, I embossed the whole panel with the polka dots embossing folder. (yes, I had an issue there that ended in me scrubbing my embossing folder clean!)

This is the Mojo Monday sketch for the week…

These lovely little flowers were made using Pink Pirouette card stock and the Floral Fusion Sizzlit die. The cardstock has been split and peeled apart to give a fluffy, velvet, suede look to them. The centres were then sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds glitter. The same glitter was used around the scallop circle.

Thanks for dropping by and checking out my card , and don’t forget 

If you :-

a) live anywhere near me at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast, Australia
b) would like to purchase Stampin’ Up products for yourself
c) would like to learn how I do what I do so you can do it too
d) simply have a question

Then Please don’t hesitate to email me on fraser.vicki@hotmail.com.au

I’d be only too pleased to assist you in any way I can!

Mojo Fifth Avenue Rose

Hi Everyone,

I’m back and have managed to do my Mojo Monday sketch for the week and what a sketch it was, so many elements to it – here is my card, a beautiful black rose!

The beautiful rose from Fifth Avenue Floral was heat embossed with White Stampin’ Emboss powder onto Black cardstock and fussy cut out.

I then highlighted areas of the Rose that I wanted to coat in glitter using the Versamarker and Heat n Stick Powder. The Versamarker lets you put glitter just where you want it and is great for doing fine lines. The Stampin’ Glitter is Dazzling Diamonds – it is truly very fine in texture and it sticks well using the powder.  

I used the same Pear Pizzazz coloured paper from the Twitterpated Designer Paper pack that is in the current mini catalogue to make the leaves and the underlying mat – just offsetting the pattern.

Not only did I use the  Mojo Monday sketch, but also the Colour Q challenge colours…

      

What a blast of fun I’ve had making this card – lots of Sizzlits (Floral Fusion, Little Leaves, Lots of Tags) cut out with my Big Shot and various papers/ cardstocks. Also one of my all time favourite stamp sets – Fifth Avenue Floral – which is possibly going to be retired in September when the new catalogue arrives. boo hoo.

The sentiment really appeals to me as I am far from a perfectionist and I could really use this as a motto to slow down and do it right the first time! 

Hope you all are having a lovely day, perhaps sitting by the ‘puter having a cuppa? Whatever your doing, enjoy and I’ll catch you later.

Hello Card

Hello Hello Hello fellow crafty people,

It’s Mojo time again and here is my bright Real Red card…

The Adorning Accents Edgelits die and matching embossing folder are perfect for the Fancy Frills challenge at SUO Challenges. The border stamp from Vintage Vogue alongside the gorgeous satin pleated ribbon really adds to the frills. A little embossing with Manhattan Flower is swiped over with White Shimmer Paint for added interest.

this is the Mojo Monday sketch this week…

I’ve made another flower, this time using the 5 Petal punch. A little spray of my home made Shimmer Paint Spritz and sparkles galore! Check it out close up…

Hope you like it. Any Australian residents that are interested in purchasing any of the Stampin’ Up products used here or even joining up as a demonstrator themselves (for some great discounts),  is welcome to inquire through my Stampin Up website HERE.

Thanks for stopping by, come back again soon.

Paper Flowers Mojo

Hi Everyone,

I’ve got a card to share with you today that uses two different types of paper flower. One is a concertina fold flower – so easy to make with the Simply Scored scoring tool from Stampin’ Up.

The second one is a suede look paper rose with massive dimension! Whisper White cardstock was punched with the Fancy Flower Punch and the fibres distressed then split apart to get a lush suede finish on the cardstock.  Here’s a close up…

The sketch today was from Mojo Monday and the colours were from  Colour Q 

        

The products used were…

Stamps: My Friend, Word Play
Cardstock: Night of Navy, Brocade Blue, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Ink: Night of Navy, Bashful blue
Tools: Fancy Flower punch, Corner Rounder punch, Manhattan Flower embossing folder

Hope you like my card today, thanks for looking

Summery Christmas Card

Hi Everyone,

Well, I’ve been making Christmas Cards all year and I thought, this is Australia – we don’t have snow and cold weather at Christmas time! Then I saw the challenge at SUO Challenges this week – Bright Summer Days. Perfect! a Bright Summery Christmas Card that all my Aussie mates will appreciate.

Poor wee Dasher looks a bit lost in all this heat, he’s been clear embossed and sponged over with Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight and Real Red inks. I’ve used the Square Lattice & Finial Press embossing folders, as well as the lovely Pleated Satin Ribbon that is in the current Winter Mini Catalogue.

I also wanted to have a play with my new “Simply Scored” the scoring tool – also in the current Winter Mini Catalogue - and what better way than to make one of the ever popular concertina fold flowers. I just used Cream cardstock and sponged it with the same colours as the rest of the card.

I put the sentiment on the leaf – it’s punched using Blossom Petals Builder punch. I knew that punch would come in handy! The centre of the flower is from the matching Stamp Set. The other thing I’ve done, and I don’t know if you can see it in the little pic above, but I sprayed some home-made Shimmer Paint Mist all over this baby! Just because it’s a Summer Christmas, doesn’t mean it don’t sparkle! lol

I utilised the sketch at 52 Christmas Card Throwdown this week. Finally have had a chance to get one in on time.

Don’t forget the Winter Mini finishes July 31st  so get your orders in before it’s gone!

Have a great day,evening, night whatever it may be in your neck of the woods.

Ornate Blossom Card

Hi Everyone,

I have a lovely card to share showing some embossing, sponging, stamping, Big Shot die cutting, ribbon, coloured cardstock and some wonderful designer papers!

Here the Ornate Blossom stamp was embossed with clear onto designer paper – the opposite side to the flowers underneath – and then sponged with Early Espresso ink to make the pattern stand out. I love how the embossed area is left bright and cheery. A circle was cut around it and it was matted onto Calypso Coral Cardstock circle that is just a fragment bigger.

I utilised the sketch at the Paper Players this week which was put together by LeAnne – thank you

Pretty close huh! I layered up all the elements with Calypso Coral and Lucky Limeade Cardstock. Wrapped a little Whisper White grosgrain ribbon around it finished with a bow. The whole lot is then adhered to a Whisper White card base.

I also used the colours from the challenge at Create with Connie & Mary this week, which were…

Lucky for me, Stampin’ Up co-ordinates papers with ink colours and just happened to have a paper that covered all those colours! It’s from the Berry Blossoms pack.

How do you like my little tag there – it was cut using Big Shot and the Lots of Tags Sizzlit Die Set and stamped with a sentiment from the hostess set called Perfect Words. Perfect indeed!

I just love these tags!

So glad to share this with you today, I always love to hear what people think of my cards so, feel free to make a comment or a suggestion. 

Thanks for stopping by..