Month: August 2010

Tool card

Last Fathers day card – I promise! This one uses stampin up cardstock – tempting turquoise, and kaisercraft patterned paper – Konstrukt collection.I did a bit of fussy cutting, then went investigating in my husbands toolshed where I found some bolts and washers to stick on the front of the card.He came home tonight and told me he needed 2 baby cards for a lady at work, but neglected to find out if it was girl or boy ,so I have 4 baby cards to make tonight. I feel like thats all I’ve been making lately!Til tomorrow….

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A special note of thanks

Another lovely Sunday, although it was very cold down at the market at 6am this morning.I did a good trade, but not too many people around, they were probably taking advantage of the fine weather, and Mum tells me that the Gawler show was on today, which wouldn’t have helped matters!Todays card uses Stampin up Rich razzleberry cardstock, Top Note die,rich razzleberry ribbon,flower(made with stampin up punches) ,Stampin up cottage garden patterned paper, stampin up stamps – Cheep talk and cottage garden,and rich razzleberry and old olive ink pads. The music note is a kaisercraft stamp and as usual I used Kaisercraft blling and Kindyglitz.Til tomorrow….

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Princess

Tonights card was made to use up the last bit of patterned paper that I had left from Kaisercraft Allsorts patterned paper, and rub ons. I also used Stampin up black cardstock,a chipboard circle, ribbon from my supply and the greeting stamp was from stampin up – rivetting. Still making a couple of last minute cards for the market, but I’m ready to call it a night, and go watch a bit of tv with the boys. Til tomorrow….

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Boy with dog

I have been busy today getting my boxes ready for the market on Sunday.If you are at a loose end Sunday morning come down to Adelaide produce market at Pooraka and say hi! I have a few cards to make for the above mentioned boxes, I didn’t realise I was so short on young ladies cards,so will be busy tonight while the boys are at the gym. Tonights card is a bit of fun, made with stampin up chocolate chip cardstock  and Basic grey Mellow collection and matching diecuts. I mounted the die cuts on to the choc chip cardstock and cut around them to stop them from blending into the background paper.I will always buy at least 2 different papers from the same collection so that I have colour co-ordination but sometimes ,like tonights card, the colours match too well. I did break my 2 paper rule not long ago and only bought 1 sheet – what a disaster – you will see those results in a couple of weeks time!  (Once the photographer has taken his photos). Til tomorrow…..

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80th Birthday

Tonights card is one I made for an order,and I used a Le Suh 3d sheet on it. I make a lot of 3d cards, but I don’t put them up on my blog because I don’t employ a lot of skills to make them, but this one turned out a treat so I though I would share. The cardstock was Stampin up Bravo Burgundy and Websters Pages patterned paper, a prima flower, kaisercraft pearls and kindyglitz. I hope this makes sense, my whole space has been invaded by my whole family. Why do they all have to be in the same square metre as me? I much prefer the nights they all go to the gym! Aren’t I terrible! Til tomorrow….

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Lovely as a tree

A couplr of weeks ago I showed you all a card my friend Sandy made, using a chalked background, something I had never tried, but was keen to have a go at when I saw Sandys beautiful creations. Here is my first attempt. I stamped Stampin up stamp Lovely as a tree onto acetate, and chalked a white piece of paper and placed it behind the acetate. I used satampin up cardstock – Bashful blue and 7 Gypsies patterned paper, and cut an aperture for the acetate, and 2 blingy leaves finished it off! Another quick post as I have an order to make tonight – another baby card! I have made 3 for orders so far this week – I will have to stock up on my pink and blue patterned paper and cardstock cos I have just about run out! What a great excuse to go craft shopping on Friday! Til tomorrow….

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Cricket

A couple of Fathers day cards, this time using Stampin Up  stamp set – Just Cricket – a very handy stamp set to have, Stampin up cardstock – Riding hood red, and Bo Bunny patterned paper, and Kaisercraft paper  – Pack your bags collection.I stamped the images on different coloured cardstock, 3d’d some of them and then cut them out. Quick post tonight  as I have a couple of orders to make up. Til tomorrow….

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Wedding

Quick post tonight, I’ve been shopping, and I have a couple of orders to fulfil. Tonights card was made with metallic white cardstock, patterned paper for the cut out hearts, a Bella ribbon buckle, and ribbon and flowers from my craft supply. Finished off with Kaisercraft white pearls.

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A Kind word

Wasn’t today glorious! I spent  some time sitting out in the sun, just enjoying – it brought back memories of long ago ( well , quite long ago!) summer school holidays that seemed to stretch on forever, playing cricket in the street, mud pies in the back garden, and Dad hitching up the Sunwagon, all of us crammed into the car  heading off north  to  the Flinders Ranges to admire the wildflowers! So I thought it would be a good day to show you these cards I made with Stampin Up stamps – A Kind Word. I also used stampin up cardstock – Pretty in Pink, and Kaisercraft patterned paper Little Miss and Little Man. I used some Bazzill cardstock , kindyglitz and flowers from my craft supply. Lets hope for more days like today! Til tomorrow….

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Fairytale

I saw this paper and couldn’t resist it!I have made 2 different shaped cards here, but used the same idea on both of them. The paper lends itself to fussy cutting beautifully. The patterned paper is 3 bugs in a rug –  Savannah magical castle, fairy princess and bibidi bobbidi booo, and I also used Bazzill cardstock, my nestabilities circles, and cuttlebug, Kindyglitz and a corner rounder. Today Kay and I did our embellishment class with the card ladies at the retirement village, and a good time was had by all! I have to say, I have never seen them so quiet! They were totally engrossed and concentrating, the time flew and they all went home with lots of lovely embellishments to decorate their cards with. Our next joint project is in October when we will be doing an all day card making class to make xmas cards to send over to the troops, for them to then send on to their loved ones. The ladies love doing these kind of cards, and before Mothers Day they made over 80 cards for the troops to send home so I would say they will be aiming for over 100 this time! Thats a lot of cardstock and paper so I will have to go through my xmas box to see what I can donate to the cause!Til tomorow…

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