TSOT #239

Ok, so I'm SO late with this post!
So quickly: Here's my card for this weeks Try stampin' On Tuesday.

Any questions, just ask and hope you can join in this week :)
Thanks for looking

Love Birds

Hello! Once again I am pulling a card from my long over due 'to blog' folder! This card was for my brother and sister in-law for their wedding.

I think last year every engagement and wedding we went to, the couple received a card with these 2 love birds!! I think they also got some variant on this colour combo as well - but I'm a believer it something works - stick to it! I do however love this now retired baja breeze dsp and the branch the birds are sitting on is created using the adorning accents. 

Thanks for looking and any question, just ask :)

Artfull Stampers Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the annual Artfull Stampers Saleabration Blog Hop for 2014. What a fantastic way to start your crafting year with an exceptional catalogue jam packed with great new ideas, beautiful new products and the best thing - FREE products. The Artfull Stampers group have got together to showcase our beautiful new product offerings in the Saleabration catalogue - these items are unique offerings and will only be available during this promotion. So lets get started - all you need to do is follow the next blog button below as it takes you around the blog hop - grab a cuppa and sit back and enjoy!

Thanks for joining us today - You've should have just come from Karlie's blog. 

Ok, here is what I'm offering for the blog hop today:

I used the stamp set 'See Ya Later' and the banner punch which are all free through the SAB promotion. I love, love, love this sentiment from this set (they all are pretty cute though :) and the banner punch makes making banners a snap. I also used some new fancy foil designer vellum, which is available now through the new occasions catalogue. I gold embossed the sentiment and the birds are added with a whole lot of dimensionals. 

One tip I'll give you - when adhering the vellum to your card, place small pieces of adhesive (I used sticky strip for extra hold) behind the dots or pattern, so the adhesive doesn't show through and you'll get a more seem less look.

Thanks for looking and now it time to head on over to Alisa's blog to see what she has created :)

Wedding Cards #5

Ok, this is my final card for my wedding card installment and this one has to be my all time favorite.

I have used very vanilla and crumb cake as my colours and the background was created by inking up by vintage wallpaper EB folder and then embossing. I created the wreath using the branch from the bird builder punch and the birds have been sponged and layered onto the card with dimensionals. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny sentiment set and I finished the wreath off with a pearl. I have used this design a few times before on a Christmas card and Money Holder and I still find it a winner :)

I hope over these past few days you have found some inspiration for those special occasions cards. If you used any of these ideas, I'd love to see them. Either leave me a comment with a link or email a pic - I love seeing how my creations can inspire others :)

As always any question just ask and thanks for looking

Wedding Card #4

Ok, so now Im going to share one of my favourite cards.

This card I created using an old Mojo Monday sketch. I have used paper and card are from my stash and the flowers are made using one of the boho punch flowers, which I crumpled to give a bit more texture. The sentiment is from the Fabulous Phrases (no it's not retired ;) but I stamped it off once for a more subtle look. 

I love this card so much I have used the design a few times since. The most recent was my brother in laws wedding. I also made them a money slider as well.

Any questions just ask and thanks for looking.

Wedding Card #3

Good morning! This is card number 3 in my wedding card installments.

This card is super quick and easy to whip up if your in a hurry. I have embossed the very vanilla panel with the now retired elegant bouquet EB folder (but any EB folder will work) and layered it onto a crumb cake base, stamped the greeting in crumb cake from Well Scripted stamp set (also retired but one I'm holding onto) and placed some butterflies and pearls to finish off. This is a card I have duplicated for many different occasions and its so easy and simple to make!

Any questions just ask and as always I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my creations :)

Wedding Cards #2

I'm back to share the second wedding card I made last year. 

This card was inspired my my cousins wedding, which had a black and white theme. I think these colours are classic and classy together.

I used the vintage wallpaper EB folder, which has since retired, but you could use any ornate looking one. The sentiment is from curly cute, which is also retired, but this is a sentiment set I dont think I'll be parting with :)

Any questions just ask and thanks for looking

Wedding Cards #1

Good morning! Well as part of my new years resolution, I want to blog on a more regular basis, which  in theory should make me create on a more regular basis (hopefully my theory works :)

Anyway, I haven't created anything this year (I'm preparing for a Little Mermaid/Ariel party for my DD) but I do have quite a few pics in my 'to blog' folder. They are however before I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, so there is some non SU! items used.
I made quite a few wedding cards at the beginning of last year and I'll share them over a few days.

First up is one I was inspired by one I saw on a blog which is no longer available, here is my interpretation:

I love the modern feel and clean lines of this design and it could be as a wedding, engagement or anniversary card. I love using the bird builder punch in this way and the hearts come from the owl builder punch. I also used vellum over a piece of grey card to give it a softer look.

Any questions just ask and as always I really appreciate you taking the time to check out my creations.

Black & Red Engagement

Good morning! I'm trying to publish a few of my cards, which I have had in my 'to blog' folder for way too long, so here is another card for you.

This card went to my Hubby's cousin, who got engaged. They had a black and red theme engagement party, so thought I'd use that colour palette as my inspiration. It was a fairly simple card and came together quite quickly and a design that I have used for may different occasions. Any questions, just ask.

Thanks for looking :)

Baja Wedding

Hi! Well I'm here with a card other than a design team card. I made this card for some good friends of ours, who got married back in January. It's an easel card and I went with a simple colour scheme of baja breeze and white.

I was quite pleased with the result. If you have any questions just ask

Thanks for looking.

TSOT #118 - Together Forever

Hi! It's yet again time for another sketch over at Try Stampin' On Tuesday. I REALLY struggled with this one, but once I chose my colours I seemed to find my way :)

Here's the sketch:

And my creation:

I chose a neutral palette of white and crumb cake. I embossed my panels with 2 different embossing folders and my sentiment is from MDS and printed. I added three cherry cobbler hearts punched from the owl punch for a pop of colour. I'm really happy with the end result even if it was a scary sketch for me, but hey, it's great to be challenged right?

Now over to you, it's great seeing what you come up with, and I cant wait to see the amazing creations you create with this sketch! Also if you still need some more inspiration, check out the other design teams creations here. 

Thanks for looking and any questions, just ask :)

Vintage Wedding

Hello. I was asked end of last year to make a envelop for my Aunty to give money for a wedding she was attending.

Here's what I came up with:

I used my adoring accents to cut the flap opening and I've layered the outside with very vanilla which has been embossed with my vintage wallpaper EB folder and I've brayered crumb cake on the non raised side of the folder to create subtle colour. My band is a piece of very vanilla, with a crumb cake strip of card and I've punched a scallop circle, lots of leaves and the bird from the bird builder punch to create the focal point. I brayered the bird with crumb cake ink to give it a bit more definition. I actually used this card I made recently as my inspiration. The card is layered onto crumb cake and has the swirl from 'baroque motifs' along the side. My Aunty was thrilled with the end result and said that this was definately one of a kind :)

Thanks for looking

Baja Breeze Wedding

Hi. Well with Christmas and New years over, it's time to shift gears - I feel like all I've been making are card with red, green or trees on it! In November, I went to a wedding and I'm only just getting a chance to share it with you. Here it is:

The card is actually a case from here. I love the softness, yet crisp lines of baja breeze and whisper white. I used the vintage wallpaper EB folder and beautiful wings embosslit. The sentiment is from 'fabulous phrases' and is actually stamped in marina mist, as it showed up a little darker on the baja breeze card. I even decorated the inside:

Thanks for looking :)

Just Add Ink 82

I love this weeks challenge at Just Add Ink, they want us to go through our stash and find something that had every intention of being used, but never saw light of day. Well I fell in love with this paper I found in a wedding stationary shop about 2 years ago. I intended to make special cards for friends who were getting married, but never got to using it... SO here are the cards and few years late :)

I wanted to let the paper speak for itself and I found this old Mojo Monday (Sketch #176) that I thought was perfect.

The patterned paper on this card is metallic with a flocked, velvety feel by Cristina Re. I love the luscious feel of this paper.

I actually loved the base colour with this card, I teamed it up with another piece of paper that was in the depth's of my stash. I think this patterned paper is also done by Cristina Re.

Here's the sketch: 

Thanks for looking!

Wedding Congrats

Hi again! This card is another case (I promise I do have my own ideas!) but I really liked this card done by Melissa. I loved the modern feel of the card and that it was quite a simple card. The square shape is cut out with stampin' ups top note die cut, here's a video from Mary Fish - enjoy.