Matchbook Note Holder

Hi Everyone,

Just thought I’d quickly share this cute little matchbook that I made some time ago now.

It was done in Rich Razzleberry / Tempting Turquoise / Black card stock. For a little project, there sure are quite a few tools used here:-

Beautiful Wings Sizzlit die, Scallop Oval Punch, Large Oval Punch and the  Extra Large Oval Punch, Scallop Edge punch, and Ribbon Border Punch! Embossing folders – Square Lattice and Designer Frame, stamp sets – Oval All and My Friend.

The stamped image was done on glossy paper and sponged over with matching inks – maybe a little Island Indigo too – since I love that colour so much! It was then cut out with the Extra Large oval punch – as this fits inside the Designer Frame almost perfectly! I just ripped around the frame for a rustic edge.

Here it is opened up

And here’s a different view

If you’d like to make one of these yourself, there is a tutorial on Split Coast Stampers you can go in search of.

 I’d like to share it with Come and Get it Challenges – cute as a bug , and I picked the cutest bug of course – a butterfly!

Hope I’ve given you some inspiration – be back in a day or so again

21st Birthday Card for a Man

Yes, he is now a Man!

Happy Birthday to my nephew Jason – he is off partying hard in Surfers Paradise with his mates for his birthday so I haven’t actually given him this card yet! Bless him, he’s usually such a good boy it’s good to see him mucking around a bit

I used the Mojo Monday sketch for a bit of inspiration and went to town with textures for this card. I used the Simply Scored tool to make a diamond pattern on Crumb Cake CS and then swiped a Not Quite Navy ink pad over the raised areas – very roughly. I also used a pile of brads and string and faux stitching and wild drawing to make the circle in the pattern. I went a bit wild with the drawing and covered it up with a circle of Not Quite Navy CS. The colours have come up a bit funny in my photograph, they are matted onto black, but it kind of looks blue? Anyway, here’s the sketch…

The numbers were random chipboards found in my stash and I coated them with some So Saffron ink and then stamped the floral pattern from the Hello Friend stamp set over that with Not Quite Navy ink and then..embossed the top with clear embossing powder to make it shiny. See..

Well I hope you like my Mojo Monday card this week. I'm also going to enter it for My Mojo Monthly Challenge at La-De-Dah, as the theme is Man Up
 I look forward to sharing some more stuff 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

Hello Card

Hi Everyone, or Hello as the card says! Just a quick post today to share this neat CAS style card. I’ve been practising! Still have the need to embellish though, so I’m not entirely sure you could call it CAS! lol

I was inspired somewhere in my blog hopping travels to try this technique out. It was fairly simple, just had to make sure the sentiment lined up underneath so it was important it was stamped straight.

The Fancy Flower punch was used….again

The stamp is from the Stampin Up “My Friend” stamp set and the colours I have used are Staz On Black over the Island Indigo cardstock and Island Indigo ink on the Whisper White CS. The Bakers Twine from the current Winter Mini Catalogue is also in Island Indigo. A couple of brad gems finished off the corners with a sparkle.

I will share this at the following challenges:-

http://cookingitupwithkatie.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/cooking-it-up-95-stamp-twined-brad.html

http://www.memascrafts.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/mays-bingo-challenge.html

http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/challenge-10-sentiment-as-focal-point.html

It is a simple but effective card I think, hope I’ve inspired you too.

Don’t forget to check out my Stampin’ Up website for further information on the current Paper Party promotions or if you are interested in becoming an Australian Stampin’ Up Demonstrator yourself – a generous discount on products is a great incentive and the new and improved Starter Kit is mind blowing!

Head on over to see for yourself – Vicki’s Stampin’ Up Website

My Friend Mojo Card

Hello Again,

I’ve done the Mojo Monday sketch again this week, wow – 2 in a row – I’m getting into it! This card was made after an inspiring day with Jane Norrish & other demonstrators here on the Gold Coast.

Not only was I taught by one of the ladies how to make this fabulous flower, but I learned a new technique with paper that is great for using up bits and pieces.
 Do  you like that background?
I also experimented on this card with dyeing the ribbon with matching ink, it certainly likes to suck up the colour, so I only used a little bit as a feature, It's Pool Party ink.

Check out the dimension in that flower! We used the Blossom flower punch with is in the current Autumn-Winter mini catalogue and some Pool Party cardstock. 

I love those 2012-2013 IN colours!

Here I’ve teamed the Pool Party flower with Calypso Coral card base, some Whisper White that was embossed with the ever faithful Square Lattice embossing folder. The My Friend set sentiment was lined with Calypso Coral Bakers Twine to define the edges, which was then laid over my gorgeous background of coloured patchwork strips.

Here’s the Mojo Monday sketch…

Hope you like my take on the sketch this week. Hope also to be back next week with another one, if I don’t post anything in between – See you then!

My Friend Card

Hi Everyone,

Wanted to quickly share with you this lovely card I have made using the sketch
pattern at Create with Connie and Mary.

Once again I used the papers from the last mini catalogue, They match the 2011-2012 in colours. I think it can be used either vertically or horizontally.

I sponged two different colours (calypso coral & pool party – 2011/2012 In Colours), onto some glossy cardstock and then stamped with black Staz-on ink using the My Friend stamp set. It was then simply a matter of cutting and layering to suit the sketch…

I hope you like it, thanks for dropping by