Merry Monday #115 - Rejoice

Happy Monday Everyone,
Kristie is challenging us to make an all White card this week at Merry Monday and you can use Silver for the Sentiment. I used embossing paste for the rays and sprinkled on Dazzling Diamonds before it dried. The image is embossed in White on Vellum and the Sentiment with Silver embossing powder.



Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink - Star of Wonder, Paper Smooches - Christmas Sampler
Card and Papers: Whisper White, Vellum,
Ink: Versamark
Finishing Touches: 1/8" White Satin Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds
Cool Tools: White Embossing Paste, Spatula, Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Silver E/Powder, Heat Tool, Tim Holtz Rays THS003 Stencil, Big Shot, Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities, Spellbinders Pinking Circles Nestabilities, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
Thanks for popping in today.
Hugs,





Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April 2014 - Andrea's Tulips

Hi Stampers,
Andrea Buckland organised this card as a Shoebox Swap for the camp, I love the bright colours she used.



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Bring on the Cake, Blessed Easter
Card and Papers: Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Basic Black, DSP Kaleidoscope
Ink: Stazon Black, Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz, Wild Wasabi
Cool Tools: Big Shot, On Film Framelits Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter
Thanks for popping in today.
Hugs,

Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April, 2014 - Stars

Hi Friends,
Today's card was one of Pat's Shoebox Swaps.  I like the colours Pat used and the pop up stars inside, hope you do to.



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Simply Stars, Chalk Talk, Gorgeous Grunge
Card and Papers: Whisper White, Island Indigo,
Ink: Island Indigo, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz
Finishing Touches: Island Indigo Bakers Twine
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Chalk Talk Dies, 2 !/2" Circle Punch, Large Star Punch, Star Punch, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Thanks for popping in today.
Hugs,

Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April 2014 - Let's Celebrate!

Hi Stampers,
Today's card was a Shoebox Swap by Jenny Chilton and I love the fold and cut out elements of the card.



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Sketched Birthday
Card and Papers: Real Red, Whisper White, Island Indigo DSP
Ink: Stazon Black, Island Indigo, Pool Party, So Saffron, Real Red
Cool Tools: 2 3/8" Scalloped Circle Punch, Bitty Banner Dies, Dble Sided Tape
Thanks for popping in today.
Hugs,

Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April 2014 - Andrea's Petite Petals Flower card

Dear Friends,
Today's card was organised by Andrea Buckland, I love how she used the new Tag Punch to create the closure for the card.



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Petite Pairs, Petite Petals
Card and Papers: Basic Black, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, DSP
Ink: Pool Party, Stazon Black,
Finishing Touches: Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon
Cool Tools: Bird Builder Punch, Circle Collection Dies, Petite Petals Punch, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, Decorative Dots E/Folder, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Thanks for visiting today.
Hugs,

Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April 2014 - Bird House

Hello Stampers,
Today's card was designed by Pat for the Stamp camp.  I love the bird house and the way we stamped the leaves from the central point.

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's A Dozen Thoughts, Secret Garden, Everything Eleanor

Card and Papers: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Pool Party, Retro Fresh DSP

Ink: Soft Suede, Pear Pizzazz, Orange Sharpie

Finishing Touches: Pearl, Linen Thread

Cool Tools: 1 1/4" Square Punch, Itty Bitty Heart Punch, Sponge, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dot

Thanks' for stopping by today. Happy crafting!

Hugs,

 



Merry Monday #114 - Christmas Presents

Hello there,
Welcome to this weeks Merry Monday Challenge, where Katie is challenging us to use Sparkle Shimmer and Shine on our cards.  It took me a while to decide on how to go about my card this week, with so many possibilities and wanting to design a card outside the box.  So I literally went with the boxes (presents) visualising them laying on their sides and the top of the presents decorated facing us on the card.  LOL.  Hope my card gives you some inspiration.

 



Supplies:

Stamps: Sweet and Sassy Stamps - SNS-10-047 Season of Love

Card and Papers: Island Indigo, Glossy White, Whisper White, Winter Frost DSP, Silver Foil Card, Silver Glimmer Card,

Ink: Island Indigo

Finishing Touches: 1/8" Silver Ribbon, 1/4" Island Indigo Satin Ribbon, Crystal, Island Indigo Bakers Twine

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Papertrey Ink Tags Die, Word Window Punch, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, 1/4" Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Tombow Multi Glue

Thanks for taking a peek today. Happy Stamping!

Hugs,



Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April 2014 - Hello There!

Hi Stampers,
Today's card was designed by Carolyn King, who is the Queen of Distressing on cards.  Carolyn has a whole lot of different tutorials on her blog King's on Paddington, so if your into this style go check out her blog here.





Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Timeless Talk, Dictionary BG
Card and Papers: Basic Black, Naturals Ivory
Ink: Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso
Finishing Touches: Natural Trim
Cool Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Stampin' Distress Tool, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Thanks for popping in today.
Hugs,

Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April 2014 - Monochromatic Flowers

Hi Stampers,
Today's card by Angela Ebert uses Versamark and White embossing powder to create all the images and was another Shoe Box Swap at Pat's Camp.  I love the monochromatic colours and the combination of stamps that combine so well to make this card.





Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Wildflower Meadow, Flower Shop, Petite Petals
Card and Papers: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding
Ink: Versamark
Finishing Touches: Pearls
Cool Tools: Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Heat Tool, Pansy Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Dimensionals, Dble Sided Tape,
Thanks for visiting today.  Happy Crafting!
Hugs,

Pat Carr's Annual Stamp Camp April 2014 - Field Flowers

Hi Stampers,
I am finally able to bring you some of the gorgeous cards we made at the Stamp Camp. This is one of the Shoebox cards Pat designed.  I love the colour of the flowers and the flower centres.  An easy card to repoduce and very appealing, a show stopper.

 



Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Field Flowers
Card and Papers: Whisper White, Crisp Canteloupe, Gold Glitter Card
Ink: Early Espressom Crisp Canteloupe, Tangerine Tango, Real Red
Cool Tools: Pansy Punch, Sponge Daubers, Dble Sided Tape, 2 Way Glue Pen
Thanks for taking a peek today, stop by again for some more craftiness when I will reveal another project.
Hugs,

Happy Birthday Daughter!

Hello Friends,
Today's card was made for our eldest Daughter Natasha for her Birthday in May.  I used embossing paste to apply the hearts, and bright embossing powder on the flower, leaf and sentiment. I finished off with some clear sequins.  I love the CAS lines of my card with the pop of colour.

Supplies:

Stamps: Uniko Studio - Beautiful Blooms 1, Simon Says Stamps Birthday Balloons

Card: Whisper White

Ink: Versamark

Finishing Touches: Clear Sequins

Cool Tools: Uniko Studio Beautiful Blooms 1 Dies, Big Shot, Stamp-a-ma-jig, White Embossing Paste, Spatula, Embossing Buddy, American Crafts Zing E/Powder Rouge and Leaf, Heat Tool, My Favourite Things Graduated Hearts Stencil. Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue 

Thanks for stopping by today, Happy Crafting!

Hugs,

 



Merry Monday #113 - A Touch of Pink at Christmas

Happy Monday Folks,
It's time for another Merry Monday Challenge and this week Kathy is challenging us to use White, Pink and Silver on our cards.  I decided to try this neat technique I saw at Convention in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago as Demonstrated by Rachel Van Rij from New Zealand to use Alphabet dies to make a word stand out.  I Silver embossed the Sentiments and Christmas Tree and then coloured some of the Ornaments and Toys with three different Pink Markers.

 





Supplies:

Stamps: Mama Elephant - Christmas Greetings, Stampin' Up's - Old Fashioned Christmas, Magical Season

Card and Papers: Whisper White

Ink: Versamark, Pretty In Pink, Regal Rose, Strawberry Slush,

Finishing Touches: Gelly Roll Pen, Crystal,

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Embossing Buddy, Silver E/Powder, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mama Elephant Alphabet Dies, Washi Tape, Pencil, Scoring Tool, Dble Sided Tape

Thanks for stopping by today. I would love to hear from you.

Hugs, 



Merry Monday #112 - Skiing Snowman

Greetings,
It's Monday and time for another challenge from Merry Monday and this week Karren is challenging us to Feature a Santa Hat on our cards. I went for a monochromatic colour scheme so the Santa Hat was featured, I distressed the edges of the focal image and embossed the mat.  Finished off with some Flower Soft and Twine.



Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black - 3506K Snow Slopes, Paper Smooches - Christmas Sampler

Card and Papers: Basic Grey, Smokey Slate, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey

Finishing Touches: White Flower Soft, Black Twine

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Provo Craft Divine Swirls E/Folder, Cutter Kit Tool, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen

Thanks for visiting today. I would love to hear from you.

Hugs,

 



Merry Monday #111 - The Christmas Present

Happy Monday Everyone,
It's time for another challenge at Merry Monday and this week Karen is challenging you to use Aqua and White with Touches of Colour.



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Polar Party, Papertrey Ink Signature Christmas, Purple Onion Designs - Fence
Card and Papers: Whisper White, Pool Party
Ink: Pool Party, Basic Grey, Real Red, Bashful Blue, Wisteria Wonder, Pistachio Pudding
Finishing Touches: Wink of Stella Clear Pen
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Polka Dot E/Folder, Papertrey Ink Cloud 1 and 2, Papertrey Ink In the Meadow Die Collection,  Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, Wendi Vecchi White Embossing Paste, Simon Says Falling Snow Stencil, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals
Thanks for dropping by today.
Hugs,