Thanks Fairy Much!

As promised, here is another card made from the set Lily Enchanted. I actually chose the Stampin' Up designer paper first which features the colours, So Saffron and Old Olive and then matched the colours to colour the stamp. I usually colour first and then spend ages trying to find paper to match but this method was a huge time saver and resulted in a perfect match.

Supplies:-

Stamps - Lily Enchanted set by Pink Cat Studios

PTI 110lb white cardstock

Brilliance Graphite Black Ink

Copics - E000, E11, R20, R29, YG91, YG95, YG03, Y21, Y23, E30, E33, 0

Stampin' Up coloured cardstock

SU DSP

SU ribbon

Foam Dots

Make a Wish!

Today, I thought I would share another card made from the set Lily Enchanted. Isn't she cute? This set is from Pink Cat Studios in Canada and it includes four different enchanted Lily's. I love to colour these stamps and over the next few weeks I'll make cards using the other enchanted Lily's and post them on my blog for you to see. I've used one of my favourite colour combinations brown and pink...just in case the colours don't show up on the screen.

Supplies:-

Stamps- Lily Enchanted from Pink Cat Studios

PTI 110lb white cardstock

Brilliance pigment ink pad

Copics - E000, E11, R20, 0, E25, E27, E49, RV00, RV02, RV21, RV23

Stampin Up coloured cardstock

SU designer series paper (DSP)

Bazzil textured cardstock

SU scalloped punch

Nestabilities Dies

Color Box chalks

American Crafts ribbon

Foam Dots

Follow Your Dreams

I love pine trees and am fortunate enough at the moment to be surrounded by them. I love the way they smell, especially after it rains and I love the way they look covered in snow. Yes, they make a mess dropping pine needles, pinecones and branches but cleaning up after them is a small price to pay for their presence.

The following cards have been made using a single pine tree stamp from Stampscapes. I love the versatility of this stamp as it can be used with so many other stamps from the Stampscape line. I'm sure you'll see me use it often in my Stampscape cards as it makes a great filler. For these cards I decided to use it all by itself and make it the feature. I then airbrushed them with Copics in a single colour before making them into cards.

Supplies:-
Stamps - Stampscapes Pine Tree and Follow Your Dreams
PTI white cardstock
SU and Bazzil colored cardstock
Copics
Color Box Chalks
Foam Dots

Hoppy Birthday!

As I was going through my cupboards yesterday I came across this item I made towards the end of last year and just had to share it. I made over twelve of these for a card swap and kept one for myself as it was toooo cute. I had been making explosion boxes for Christmas when I needed to make a birthday card for my Stampin Up card club. As I was going through my SU stamps the only birthday set I had was Unfrogettable with a cute little jumping frog in it. I thought it would be cute to have him jumping out of the explosion box and so my Hoppy Birthday Box was created. The little frog jumps out at you when you open the box. I hope he brings a smile to your face as he does mine!

Love You Much

Here's another card for Valentine's Day with more of that gorgeous silk ribbon in pink! Didn't I tell you I can't resist pink! When I use the silk ribbon I like to keep the layout simple so that the ribbon is the feature. I did colour the word Love in with Copics in shades of pink to match the cardstock and ribbon.

Supplies:-

Stamp - Stampin Up Love You Much Set

Georgia Pacific White cardstock

Brilliance Graphite Black Ink

Stampin Up Pretty in Pink and black cardstock

Silk Ribbon

Flower Brad

SU scallop punch

CM corner rounder

Copic markers

Hugs and Kisses

A few days ago I mentioned I was working on some Valentine's Day treats for my daughter's 5th grade class. I finally finished them! I stamped the top of the treat bag with a stamp out of Stampin' Up's Love You Much set and used a scallop punch to cut it out. I then coloured the stamp with SU's red marker. The little cellophane treat bags are filled with Hershey's Hugs and Kisses. The ribbon I used is actually a ribbon meant for floral arrangements. It's sort of nylon and doesn't make very nice bows.....however it does work great if you lay it flat and so it worked perfectly as an accent for these little treats. I've had this spool of ribbon for about 14 years so it was nice to finally find a use for it! The second photo shows all 30 of them!

Love is Patient

Can you believe that it is February already! With Valentine's Day just around the corner I thought over the next couple of weeks I would show you a few of the cards I've made for the holiday. I've also been busy making Valentine's Day treats for my daughter's class mates (I'll show you those in a few days when they are finished). I have found Valentine's Day a little different in America. In Australia it is centered around giving gifts/cards to your husband/wife/boy friend/girl friend etc....here in America everybody gives Valentine's Day cards to everyone!

Here is my first card which features the lovely bible verse from 1 Corinthians 13, Love is patient, Love is Kind.....stamped in burgundy ink to match the burgundy cardstock and tied with my most favourite 100% silk ribbon....a very recent discovery...isn't it gorgeous...it ties the most beautiful bows.

Supplies:-

Stamp - PSX

Stampin UP ink

SU cardstock - Bravo Burgundy and Very Vanilla

Silk Ribbon