05 August, 2009

Keesh's Sketch Challenge #11

Hi all, this week Keesh has given as the above sketch. I really liked this sketch and had lots of fun creating my card. As you can see I have turned the sketch around, and I'm pretty happy with the final result. Hopefully by Thursday I will have a scrappage to show you too! Thanks for looking.


31 July, 2009

Sweeties July Sketch Challenge

I've often looked at the Sweeties Sketch blog and wanted to play along. So this month I was determined and created both a scrap page and card. (Mind you I only did the card late last night.) But I'm pretty happy with how they both turned out. Sorry about the quality of the scrap page. Still trying to work that one out!

Scrap page:



Card:

30 July, 2009

Keesh's Inspiration Challenge #10


Back again with a quick post of my entry to Keesh's challenge for this week. Recently some friends of ours brought a house so I thought I would use this challenge to create them a 'Congratulatory' card. Nice and simply, yet effective. Thanks again Keesh for the inspiration.



(Supplies:- cardstock - basic grey, black, white, taken with teal, so saffron dsp paper; ink - taken with teal; stamp - say it with scallops; punch - scallop square; accessories - ribbon, paper piercing)

23 July, 2009

Keesh's Colour Challenge #10


This week I found Keesh's challenge very, um ..... challenging. I have never used the colours - mellow moss and always artichoke before, but to my surprise I actually quite liked them in this colour combination. Thanks heaps Keesh!
I liked the combination that much I created two cards:

(Supplies:- cardstock - always artichoke, mellow moss, rose red, very vanilla; ink; always artichoke, mellow moss, rose red; stamp - pocket silhouettes; punch - round tab; accessories - ribbon, paper piercing)

(Supplies:- cardstock - always artichoke, mellow moss, rose red, very vanilla; paper - rose red dsp; ink - always artichoke, mellow moss, rose red; stamp - floral background, oh, so lovely, warm words; punches; 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" circles, small & large ovals; accessories - ribbon, blender pen, paper piercing)

17 July, 2009

Kwerner Colour Inspiration # 2

Back again with another entry in the kwerner colour challenge. I haven't felt like doing too much lately (except craft of course) because we are all sick with the flu, except my husband (lucky him). This is my 2nd entry, hope you like it.





(Supplies:- cardstock - pumpkin pie, deep red, ballet blue, certainly celery, whisper white; paper - so saffron dsp, certainly celery dsp; stamp - best yet; punches - 3 x circle; accessories - die cut flowers, ribbon)

Colour Inspiration # 56


I have always wanted to enter a card in a kwerner colour challenge, even though I have never used this colour combination before I decided to give it a go. I am loving the Petal Pizzazz stamp set at the moment so I used it to create this card:-




(Supplies:- cardstock - deep red, ballet blue, whisper white; ink - deep red, pumpkin pie, so saffron, certainly celery, ballet blue; stamps - petal pizzazz, warm words; punches - 2 x oval; accessories - ribbon, paper piercing.)

Leah Challenge # 10


The inspiration for Leah's monthly challenge was the above dinosaur bedding. I did a bit of digging around in my craft cupboard and found a Kaiserstamp of a dinosaur - lucky hey! I've also used Keesh's sketch from this week's challenge. This is what I came up with, a cute BOY card.


(Supplies:- cardstock - pacific point, riding hood red, kiwi kiss, baja breeze, whisper white; ink - kiwi kiss, baja breeze; stamps - speckled wheel, wild about you, dinosaur stamp; punches - 2 x circle; accessories - ribbon, paper piercing, blender pen.)

16 July, 2009

Keesh's Challenge # 10


Hey guys sorry it's been so long since my last post. It has been school holidays here, so I've had the three kids at home. But now there back at school and kindy, so I have some free time again. YIPEE! I was feeling really creative on Tueday night and decided to create two cards for Keesh's challenge this week. Here's the first:


(Supplies:- cardstock - riding hood red, pumpkin pie, so saffron, very vanilla; paper - washington apple; ink - riding hood red; stamps - petal pizzazz, short & sweet; punches - slit, 1/4 & 1/8 circle; accessories - ribbon)

and the second:





(Supplies:- cardstock - baja breeze, not quite navy, basic grey, whisper white; paper - urban oasis; ink - versamark, baja breeze; stamps - fifth avenue floral, best yet; punches - eyelet border, 1 1/4 & 1 3/8 circle; accessories - die cut flower, ribbon & paper piercing.)

I'm really happy with the second card, I absolutely love the fifth avenue floral stamp set and urban oasis dsp paper. The colours are gorgeous too. Hope you like.



30 June, 2009

Keesh's Challenge


I love looking at Keesh's work she creates such lovely cards/scrap pages plus her ideas are always so... terrific. This week I thought I would give her challenge a go (won't compare to her work of course - but I'll give it a go). The colours were perfect to create a 'boy' card this week. Hope you like!

Supplies: cardstock-ruby red, basic grey, baja breeze, whisper white; ink - ruby red, basic grey, whisper white; stamp - ahoy matey; punches - designer label, 1/2 & 1 1/4 circles; ribbon & paper piercer. (Stampin' Up)

Leah's Challenge


Another great blog I like to get insperation from is Leah's - she too does some terrific work. I absouletly loved the colours she chose for this month's challenge, because they are so nice and BRIGHT. I thought I would create a card for my niece Chelsea' b'day (it's not until August), but she's such a bright/bubbly girl - just like these colours.

Supplies: cardstock - pink passion, whisper white, lovely lilac, only orange; ink - pink passion, lovely lilac, only orange, gable green; punches - scallop circle, 1/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 1/4 circles, stamp - riveting; ribbon; paper piercer (Stampin' Up) stamp - small gebera (Kaiserstamp)

26 June, 2009

Me and Mj

This photo was captured by my good friend Meeghan (a selfie) at our annual Soccer Banquet last year. I always try to match my paper with my photo's, so I thought what better excuse to use the new 'Washington Apple' D.S.P paper. MATCHES PERFECT!

(Supplies: cardstock - ridinghood red, pumpkin pie, so saffron, whisper white; paper - washington apple; ink - ridinghood red, pumpkin pie, so saffron; stamps - big deal alphabet, best yet; ribbon - 1/2" striped grosgrain pumpkin pie; punches - scallop circle, 1 3/8" circle, scallop edge;accents - blooms die cut flower; accessories - mat pack(Stampin' Up); fiskars big circle punch.)

Baby Boy Card

My cousin Catherine had a baby boy last week, so I thought it was a good opportunity to make a cute baby boy card. - All Blue!

(Supplies: cardstock - bashful blue and very vanilla; stamp - short and sweet; punches - horizontal slot, 1/2"/1/4" circle, small/large oval; ribbon - 5/8" grosgrain/brocade blue (Stampin' Up); Fiskars big circle punch; unknown blue/spotted paper.)

24 June, 2009

Connor's 7th B'day Card

It's my son Connor's 7th b'day on Sunday, hard to believe really. He is so grown-up now - Mr Independent as he would say, but he's still my little man. He's a very talented soccer player so I made this card for him.


(Supplies: cardstock - whisper white, brilliant blue and yo yo yellow; stamp pads - black, brilliant blue, yo yo yellow; punches - spiral, 1-3/8 and 1-1/4 circle; blender pens; stamp set - Go Team (Stampin' Up); stamp - Soccer Boy (Kasazz); Alphabet stamp set - miscellaneous.)