Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #17

I got to have a play with Keesh’s latest Sketch Challenge in my creating over the last few days! Yay! I didn’t plan my timing very well and had to make 6 different cards for our last day of work (birthday, farewell, Congratulations, Christmas etc) in the space of a couple of hours and was a busy, busy gal! So this was just one of my creations and I’ll be back with the rest soon!

Here’s the sketch:

And here’s my creation:

I used the Butterfly Prints stamp set with the Butterfly Punch – so quick and easy! I decided to use a slightly different combo of Rose Red, Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette. I added some Pink Pirouette DSP, used the sentiment from Cute & Curly, added some butterfly flight trails with my white gel pen and added some half pearls to the side.

I’ll be back with more very soon!

“Butterfly Best Wishes”
Stamps: Butterfly Prints, Cute & Curly
Paper: Rose Red, Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette Patterns DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Baja Breeze, Pink Pirouette, Basic Black
Accessories: Half Pearls, White Gel Pen, Scallop Border Punch, Curly Label Punch, Stampin Dimensionals

My new Demonstrator website!

I have a new website!

My new Stampin Up! Demonstrator website is here – http://stampingspot.stampinup.net

I will still be writing my blog, and sharing ideas here (please keep visiting me!!), but this another place where you can find heaps of information about Stampin Up! products, special offers, great ideas for projects, discounts for hosting a workshop, info about getting the ultimate discount by becoming a demonstrator and my calendar with all my events!

Check it out and let me know what you think!

Engagement Cards

I had the pleasure of making two engagement cards last week, after hearing the news that two girls from work (and we have quite a small staff!) both got engaged on the same weekend! One was an engagement we had been waiting for, while the other was a bit of a suprise! It was lovely to share in the excitement with them!

So, I had to make 2 different engagement cards for everyone to sign.

This was the first card I made:

 This card was for Katherine and uses the Always heart stamps with the Parisian Breeze DSP and some Kraft Taffeta ribbon – isn’t it just so pretty! I used an A4 piece of Baja Breeze card for the base (folded to make an A5 card). I used Baja Breeze & Chocolate Chip ink to stamp the heart and then added a border of Chocolate Chip & Kraft to the hearts. I punched the Pairisan Breeze DSP with the Eyelet Border Punch and tied the Kraft ribbon in a pretty bow (I thought it could be a bit of a prettier engagement card because it is more for the bride-to-be!!). I also used a retired stamp for the Congratulations.

This is the second card:

And a close up of the butterflies:

For this card, for Tamara,  I used a Baja Breeze A5 base card and some Walk in the Park DSP punched with the Scallop Border Punch. I used the Great Friend stamp set for the butterflies and stamped the leaf in VersaMark on the background. Then I broke open some Summer Love rubons for the first time – I always buy these because they look so pretty but never want to use them because then they will be gone…!! I thought that a friend’s engagement was a “special” enough reason to use them! The rubons used are in the centre part – the large frame with the word love and little flower and lovebird accents. I also stuck the frame onto Cameo Coral card and cut a larger frame around it so that it had a border. The butterflies’ wings are pushed up into the middle and then curled around my finger (Thanks for showing me this idea, Sarah! ) and I added some Clear Rhinestone brads to the middle of each of them.

I’m looking forward to seeing the wedding preparations come together over the next few months! Then I’ll have some wedding cards to make as well…

More Upsy Daisy

I have been using the Upsy Daisy stamp set at some recent workshops and showing the girls how easy and versatile it is to use! I thought I’d show you some of the creations that we have made.

This was the first selection of cards we made. The girls chose between a Rose Red card or Baja Breeze card. We stamped the daisy stamp once and used the Eyelet Border Punch or Scallop Border Punch on the Choc Chip cardstock. We used the Hostess DSP pack too, which is a great freebie you can get just for hosting a workshop!

 

 

“Upsy Daisy”

Stamps: Upsy Daisy

Paper: Baja Breeze or Rose Red, Baja Breeze Patterns DSP or Regal Rose Hostess DSP, Chocolate Chip

Ink: Baja Breeze or Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: Scallop Border Punch or Eyelet Border Punch, Stampin Dimensionals

 

Later I made a different type of Upsy Daisy card which I found inspiration for on Karen Thomas’   blog, but I changed it a bit to fit the colours and style that I wanted for a make-and-take. We used the daisy stamped next to itself to create a wider field of daisies and we also added a shadow using a different colour of ink. This was really fun and simple to make, but took a little longer as everyone was sharing the one Stamp-a-ma-jig! A few of the girls decided to be a bit creative and moved the lighter daisies up and across a bit more, so that rather than a shadow in a lighter colour, they had more dimension and it looked like a field thick with daisies in the background. I’ll have to give it a try and post it on here so you know what I mean!

Here is a close up of the shadow – don’t know if you can see it clearly. The camera didn’t like having the double line to focus on!!

“Daisy Field”

Stamps: Upsy Daisy, Best Yet

Paper: Kraft, Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Ink: Baja Breeze, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Scallop Border Punch, 1 3/8” Circle Punch, Stampin Dimensionals