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Monday 30 November 2009

In Memory of a Gentleman

These two sympathy cards are for my Sister In Law's family, whose Father passed last week. He was a true Gentleman, in his early Nineties, his mind was sharp and he always had a joke or two to make eveyone laugh.

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Card: Sahara Sand, Black, Bella Bleu DP
Ink: Stazon Black
Accessories: Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Thoughts and Prayers
Card: Very Vanilla, Bella Bleu DP
Ink: Sahara Sand
Accessories: Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Wide Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Ribbon, Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Scoring Tool from Friskars Cutter, Dimensionals
Happy Stamping,
Hugs,
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Thursday 26 November 2009

Parisian Breeze Collection

Hi Stamping Friends,
Todays post is one of the Collections I have been working on. I just love this Parisian Breeze Designer Series Paper, it gives each design such an elegant feel.

          
I have used the Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge # 114 for the card. I love the clean and simple design of the sketch.

               

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Friends 24-7
Card: Sahara Sand, Close to Cocoa, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze, Parisian Breeze DP
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze
Accessories: SU's Ribbon Originals - Valet, Pearls, Eclipse Sticky Paper, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Button, Needle & Thread, Bow Easy, Pinking Shears, Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, Martha Stewart Double Scallop Punch, Cuttlebug, Square Nestabilities
The Tucked Away Box is one of Lauren Meader's templates and available from Papertrey Ink. It is a fun, quick and easy box to make.  You can see how I punched the edge of the tag with my Martha Stewart Embossed Scallop Punch and then used the tag punch from SU.

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Best Yet
Card: Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa, Parisian Breeze DP
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Martha Stewart Embossed Scallop Punch, SU's Large Tag Punch, MS 1/8" Hole Punch, SU's Baja Breeze Striped Ribbon, Silver Cord (R), Pinking Shears

The Polygon Gift Box is a template by Donna Centamore from Butternut Sage Designs. This gorgeous box is a little more difficult to make, ie: to get the top and bottom shape correct and fitting perfectly but definately
has a WOW factor.
    
Key Supplies:
Card: Sahara Sand, Close to Cocoa, Parisian Breeze DP
Ink: None
Accessories: Build a Brad, Hat Elastic, Dimensionals, Scallop Punch, Pearl, Ribbon, Eyelet, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, Wired Ribbon, Glue, 1/8" Punch
Hope you like my collection.
Hugs,
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Mojo Monday Sketch #114

Hi there,
This is my card for the Mojo Monday sketch this week.  I love the clean, simple lines of this sketch.

This card is part of my Parisian Breeze Collection in the next post.  The Parisian Breeze DP is one of my most favourite Designer Papers that SU has sold.


Key Supplies:
Stamps: Friends 24-7
Card: Sahara Sand, Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Parisian Breeze DP
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Baja Breeze
Accessories: SU's Ribbon Originals - Valet, Pearls, Button, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Martha Stewart Double Scallop Punch, Bow Easy, Aqua painter, Needle & Thread, Cuttlebug, Square Nestabilities, Pinking Shears, Eclipse Sticky Masking Paper
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,
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Monday 23 November 2009

Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #16

Hi there,
This is my card for Makeesh's Inspiration Sketch Challenge this week.  I changed a few things to suit my design.  
Key Supplies:
Stamps: Pun Fun, On Your Birthday
Card: Regal Rose, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White, Patterns Pack II DSP, Sweet Always DP, Patterns DP (R) 
Ink: Basic Grey, Certainly Celery
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Scalloped Circle and Plain Circle Nestabilities, Swiss Dots EB Folder, Carl Punch Balloon, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Martha Stewart Doily Edge Punch, Hemp, Dimensionls, Word Window Punch, 2 Way Glue Pen, Fine Embossing Powder, Ribbon, Needle
Stampin Hugs,
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Thursday 19 November 2009

Stamperoo's Swap November '09

Hello Stamping Friends,
This months swap was Baby or Wedding.  I went with baby and I hope you like my fun baby boy card.  I cased the idea from Wendy Hawkinson.  Unfortunately I couldn't use Wendy's template and had to recreate it myself, and I added a couple of different elements.

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Punches Three
Card: Close to Cocoa, Bashful Blue, Bella Blue DP, Very Vanilla
Ink: Close to Cocoa
Accessories: Small Star Punch, Small Tag Punch, 1" Round Punch, 1 3/8" Square Punch, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Wide Oval Punch, Ruler, Friskers cutter, Dimensionals, Sponge
Thanks for stopping by,
Hugs,

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Saturday 14 November 2009

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #112 - Summer Bright

I made a Mojo Monday Sketch this week!! Yaaaaaaaay!!  It's been a while since I have played along. Great sketch. My friend Jenny Gropp (One Krafty Kat) would be proud of me, I had a go at some doodling after I read her tutorial on the Flourishes blog.  I still think I need some more practise. LOL



Key Supplies:
Stamps: Verve Stamps All the Flowers of Tommorrow, Because of You
Card: SU Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Kiwi Kiss, Rasberry Tart DP
Ink: Cameo Coral, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Rose Red, Pretty In Pink
Accessories: 1" Punch, Flower Brad, Pearls, Cuttlebug, Circle & Scallop Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Holiday Punch, Ribbon, Thread, White Gel Pen, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool
Hugs,
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Thursday 12 November 2009

Christmas Window Treat Box

Hi there,
This is one of the projects I have been working on for the Festive Season.  I found the directions at Splitcoast Stampers here.  It is a fun little box to make.


I made the Poinsettia flower with the 5 Petal Flower Punch and the Spring Flower Bouquet Punch (R).  I then used a scoring tool and scored each petal and shaped it to make it more realistic.

Key Supplies:
Stamps: None
Card: Real Red, Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Clear Acetate, Dashing DP (R)
Ink: None
Accessories: Oval Coluzzle, Cutting Knife, Cutting Mat, Pearls, Spring Flower Bouquet Punch, 5 Petal Flower Punch, SU Scallop Edge Punch, Martha Stewart Leaf Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, Cuttlebug, Scallop Edged Nestibilities, Red Grossgrain Ribbon,Dimensionals, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, SU Slot Punch. Glue
Hope you are all having a wonderful day.
Hugs,

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Wednesday 11 November 2009

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #15 - Aboriginal Art

Hello,
I am a bit behind once again, I have been working at my casual job and also working on a few projects, so I hope to post them soon. This is my card for Makeesha's Inkspiration Colour challenge this week.  Great combination of colours Makeesha. Hope you like it.
The next photo shows how I used the dimensionals to give a more 3D effect and shaped the sentiment piece.

Key Supplies:
Stamps: All Aboriginal, Weathered
Card: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Really Rust, Very Vanilla
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip Marker
Accessories: Cutter Tool, Eyelets, Pearls, Ribbon, EK Success Dotted Wave Punch, 1 1/8" Square Punch, Crop-a-dile, Dimensionals, Piercing Tool, Aqua Painter, Computer to generate Sentiment
Hugs,
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Sunday 8 November 2009

Wedding Bells

My daughter requested a Wedding card so I made a couple for her to choose from. 

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Wedding Elegance (R), Warmest Regards (R)
Card: Whisper White, Brushed Silver
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Pearls, Cuttlebug, Labels One Nestabilities, Fleur De Lis Shapeabilities Pendants, Dimensionals, Scoring Tool on Friskars Cutter, Silver EP

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Occasional Greetings, Warmest Regards (R)
Card:  Cranberry Crisp (R), Whisper White
Ink: Cranberry Crisp (R), Stazon Black
Accessories: Square Scallop Punch, Cuttlebug, Divine Swirls EB Folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Copper Brads, Piercing Tool, Dimensionals
Hope your having a perfect day Stamping.
Hugs,
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Thursday 5 November 2009

Christmas Bauble

Hi,
This card was going to be a case of a card I received as a swap from Regionals created by Tina Dickman, but by the time I finished it the only thing that was the same as the card I was going to case was the layout.  LOL I changed stamp sets, designer paper, ribbons, sentiments and added some paper piercing and this is my version.

Key Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Post, Sentiment from Holiday Hedgehogs (R)
Card: Old Olive, Bravo Burgundy, Holiday Thyme (R), Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Bravo Burgundy
Accessories: Gold EP, Cuttlebug, Circle Nestabilities, Scallop Circle Punch, Mat Pack & Piercing Tool, Dimensionals, Pinking Shears
Hope you like it,
Hugs,
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Tuesday 3 November 2009

Inkspiration Sketch Challenge #15 - Plum Butterfly

Hi there,
Finally found some time to participate in Makeesha's Sketch Challenge this week.  I enjoyed playing along. 
I used the Square Scalloped Punch to add the trim on the top and bottom of the Pale Plum Card, Stamped the main image twice and cut out and mounted the wings on dimensionals.  The Embossing Folder was embossed in reverse to create a different effect.
Key Supplies:
Stamps: Garden Whimsey, Upsy Daisy
Card: Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Bella Blue DP
Ink: Perfect Plum,
Accessories: Cuttlebug, Round and Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Just My Type EB Folder, Square Scalloped Punch, White Gel Pen, Pink Pirouette Stripped Grossgrain Ribbon, Dimensionals, Brads, Bow Easy
Hugs,
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