Merry Monday #100 - Fa la la la la la!

Hello Friends,
This week we are celebrating our 100th Challenge at Merry Monday with a Sketch and Inspiration Photo.  You can follow either the sketch or colours or combine both.  I used both for my card and kept it CAS.



Supplies:

Stamps: Purple Onion Designs - Stacey Yacula - Silver Bird, Winter Bough, Forest, Winter Wishes Sentiment, S/U's Banner Blast, Hearts A Flutter, Lucy Stamps Music 002UA

Card and Papers: Whisper White, Green Galore, Regal Rose,  Kaisercraft Mint Twist DSP, S/U's Patterns Stack - Brights Collection, Regals Collection,

Ink: Green Galore, Melon Mambo, Stazon Black, Basic Grey,

Finishing Touches: Gelly Roll Pen, Pearls, Dazzling Diamonds

Cool Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter, Banner Punch, Big Shot, Sizzix Banners Framelits Dies, Hearts A Flutter Framelits Dies, Sizzix Polka Dot E/Folder, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, 2 Way Glue Pen

Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs, 

 



Online Card Class - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Backgrounds - Graffiti Stamping - It's Your Day

Happy Monday Friends,
Today's card features the Graffiti Stamping Technique and is a fabulous way to keep your card CAS.  I inlaid the word Happy and then stamped the other word stamps.  It is a fun technique, only thing was I had stamp sets all over the place trying to find the right word combinations to use. LOL  You definitely need a Stamp-a-ma-jig for this technique unless you are using all clear stamps.  I like how it came together, a technique I would do again.







Supplies:

Stamps: WPlus9 A Whole Lotta Happy, S/U's Tag It, Bring On the Cake, Cool Kid
Card: Whisper White, Pool Party
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Stazon Black
Finishing Touches: Candy Dots
Cool Tools: Big Shot, WPlus9 Happy Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, Zig Glue Pen
Thanks for visiting today.
Hugs,



Online Card Class - Clean & Simle One Layer Cards 3 - Optical Illusion - Scenic Stamping - Joy Ride

Hello Friends,
Today's card features Scenic Stamping creating an Optical Illusion by using smaller scaled stamps for the background.



Supplies:
Stamps: Purple Onion Designs Small Pine Trees, Lucy's Stamps 1344LG Motor Bike, S/U's Rev Up the Fun
Card: Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black
Markers: Wild Wasabi, Garden Green, Real Red, Island Indigo, Crushed Curry, Basic Grey, Crumb Cake
Finishing Touches: Washi Tape
Cool Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Aqua Painter
Thanks for dropping in today.
Hugs,

Online Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Faux Effects - Masking - Banners

Happy Weekend Everyone,
For today's post I have two cards showing another way to do the Masking Technique on one layer cards. I tried a background stamp and a large flower stamp for the White embossing, unfortunately my Masking Medium is old and did not seal the edges well when I coloured them in.  I think the first one was more successful and I was able to add more colour in the spaces.





Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Regarding Dahlias, My Favourite Things Contemporary Roses
Card: Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Stazon Black,
Markers: Pretty In Pink, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Masking Medium, Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Sizzix Oval Framelit Dies, Sizzix Banners Framelit Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig





Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Paisley Prints, My Favourite Things Contemporary Roses

Card: Whisper White

Ink: Versamark, Stazon Black

Markers: Baja Breeze, Wisteria Wonder, Soft Sky, Cool Caribbean, Marina Mist, Bermuda Bay, Elegant Eggplant, Bashful Blue

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Masking Medium, Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Sizzix Oval Framelit Dies, Sizzix Banners Framelit Dies, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs,





Online Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Optical Illusion - Masking - Spring Bouquet

Happy Friday Everyone,
One of the ways to create Optical Illusion is to use Masking. For today's card I masked out all of the card except for the heart shape and then stamped around the edges using a few smaller images which appear to be fashionable at the moment, only thing is some of these Papertrey stamps would be considered ancient in stamping circles. LOL. 



Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink With All My Heart, Beautiful Blooms, Green Thumb, S/U's Elementary Elegance

Ink: Tim Holtz Ranger Distress Inks - Worn Lipstick, Barn Door, Shabby Shutters, Dried Marigold, Tea Dye, Mustard Seed, Stazon Black

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Papertrey Ink Heart Die, Masking Medium, Stamp-a-ma-jig

Hope your enjoying my attempts to keep things Clean and Simple as much as I am.  Thanks for dropping in today.

Hugs,

OnLine Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Faux Metal Technique - Love You

Hi there,
Today's post is my very Clean and Simple version of the Faux Metal Technique from the Classes that I am participating in.  Love how it came together.  Before I stamped the words on the Silver embossed square I inked up the Love You stamp with Stazon Black, which helps the words to shine.

 







Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink With All My Heart, Square Prints
Card: Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey, Stazon Black
Cool Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig, Embossing Buddy, Silver E/Powder, Heat Tool.
Thanks for popping by today.
Hugs,

Online Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Die Cut Inlay Technique - Happy Birthday

Hello Friends,
Today's post is for the Online Card Class that I won on Kathy Racoosin's blog (Thanks so much Kathy!), just by leaving a comment.  I am so thrilled to be doing the classes and so far I have gained some excellent and very inspiring ideas and it's only Day 2. 
For today's card I have tried the Faux Effects Die Cut Inlay Technique and I found it easier than I thought, although I did have some very tiny, teeny pieces to find. The Shimmer Mist ended up very rustic but I think it adds to the overall effect. I am really happy with how my card came together, hope you like it.

 





Supplies:
Stamps: Simon Says Happy 3 x 4 Clear Set
Card and Papers: Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Soft Suede, Pistachio Pudding, Crisp Cantaloupe DSP
Ink: Soft Suede, Champagne Glimmer Mist, Frost White Glimmer Mist
Finishing Touches: Silver Sequins
Cool Tools: Big Shot, My Favourite Things Pierced Circle Dies, Simon Says Happy Die, Simon Says Fresh Daisies Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Double Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue
Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs,

It's A Girl!

Hello Friends,
Congratulation's to our Niece Carolyn and Family on the arrival of their third child Amelia Grace, another beautiful baby to add to our extended family.   Amelia arrived on the 10th of January, 2014 and I am only just finishing off their Baby card so Grandma can take it to Paraburdoo in the North of Western Australia. Hope they like it!



Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black 422D It's a Girl
Card and Papers: Strawberry Slush, DSP Patterns Stack - In Colours 2014-2015,
Ink: Strawberry Slush
Finishing Touches: Tulle, Button, Twine, Pearls, 1/8" White Satin Ribbon
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Papertrey Ink Onesie Die, Sewing Machine, Computer and Printer, EK Success Arrows Border Punch, Dble Sided Tape, Sticky Strip, Mini Glue Dot
Thanks for popping by today.
Hugs,

Merry Monday #99 - Merry Christmas

Hi there,
Welcome to Merry Monday's Christmas Card Challenge this week.  We are challenging you to use Chocolate Brown, Green, Gold and White or Cream on your card. I started to make this card for last weeks challenge and then realised it fitted this challenge more so I switched it to this week.   I went with a shaped card, stitched the centre panel on my sewing machine and sponged the Very Vanilla edges.  I created the bow with my Bow Easy and added the pine leaves, die cut branches, wood button, tag, gold thread and cord and made the pine cones.  The sentiment was stamped from three different stamp sets. Hope you like it.



Supplies:
Stamps: Purple Onion Designs - Merry, Simon Says Stamps - Holiday Hello's - Christmas Word
Card and Paper: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Holiday Treasures DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Old Olive
Finishing Touches: Wooden Elements, Gold Thread, Gold Cord,
Cool Tools: Big Shot, Spellbinders Labels Seventeen Nestabilities, Sponges, Papertrey Ink Large Labels Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sewing Machine, Bow Easy, Mat Stack and Piercing Tool, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Memory Box Tall Birch Die, Spellbinders Scalloped Circle Nestabilities, Mat Pack and Dry Embossing Tools, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue
A very big Thank You to everyone that participated in my challenge last week, I loved all of your entries. 
Welcome to my latest followers Deborah, Debbie, Melanie and Bebyles, fantastic to have you here.
Thanks for taking a peek today.
Hugs,

Virginia's View Challenge #1 - Rev It Up

Hi Friends,
There's a new Challenge in town, called Virginia's View.  Virginia Lu's first challenge is challenging us to do some Water Colouring.  I used Markers on a Stamping Block to do my Water Colouring for the background and inside the card. The technique is a very simple one where you colour the block with your markers and then spritz it quite liberally and place it on your card until all the moisture is soaked up.  I then stamped with Stazon Black. I also stamped a flat white brad with the inside part of the wheel.





Thanks to Dr. John this card was awarded a Top 10 Favourite at Virginia's View Challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Rev Up The Fun

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

Ink: Stazon Black

Markers: Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Daffodil Delight, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey

Finishing Touches: 5/8" S/U Brads

Cool Tools: Large Clear Stamping Block, Mister, Water, Cutter Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Martha Stewart Screw Punch, Mat Pack, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals

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

Hugs,

 



Merry Monday #98 - Country Christmas

Happy Monday Everyone,
Welcome to this weeks Merry Monday challenge.  It's my week to put forward a challenge and I am challenging everyone to add some Country Charm with Stitching and Buttons.  I have white embossed the Wreath on Crumb Cake and sponged Distress Ink over the top.  I have lightly stamped Woodgrain as a background and stitched around the edges and then distressed the edges.  I finished off with the buttons, the banner on the wreath and the Gingham ribbon.



Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts Wreath of Leaves, Simon Says Small Folded Banners Holiday Clear Stamp Set, S/U's Hardwood, Gingham Wheel
Card and Papers: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark, Crumb Cake, Tim Holtz Peeled Paint Distress Ink, Stazon Black
Finishing Touches: Dark Green Gingham Ribbon, DMC Thread, Dress It Up Holiday Collection Christmas Garland Buttons
Cool Tools: Embossing Buddy, White E/Powder, Heat Tool, Sewing Machine, Cutter Kit - Distressed Edges, Sponge, Mat Pack and Piercing Tool, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Tombow Multi Purpose Glue
Hope you enjoy this weeks challenge.  I would love to hear from you.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Hugs,



It's A Boy!

Happy Friday Everyone,
Today I am featuring some Baby Overall cards that I made.  I created the template for the Overalls from one I made a few years ago here and here.  The cards all feature the same design elements with different designer papers, colours, buttons etc. so I have listed the supplies at the end of my post.

 

Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Cute and Curly,

Card and Papers: Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, Whisper White, Basic Grey, Lucky Limeade, Elegant Soiree DSP, Urban Garden DSP, Twitterpated DSP

Ink: Basic Grey, Lucky Limeade, Baja Breeze, BG72 Copic Pen

Finishing Touches: Buttons, Embroidery Thread

Cool Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Tag Punch, Star Punch, Extra Large Oval, Ruler, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

A very big welcome to my new followers Myztique, Wendy and Colleen, lovely to have you here.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Hugs,

 



Merry Monday #97 - Merry and Bright

Hi there,
This weeks inspiration for Merry Monday is beautiful and elegant and we are to use Aqua, Silver and White.  I Silver embossed the Poinsettia  on Vellum and sponged it with Tim Holtz dye ink. I cut into the flower so I could shape the petals and give it more definition. The mat was cut on an angle using Winter Frost designer paper and Pool Party card and matted onto the White.  I finished off with Shiny Pearls, Silver Ribbon and Silver embossed the Sentiment.





Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Joyful Christmas, Simon Says Small Folded Banners Holiday

Card and Papers: Whisper White, Pool Party, Vellum, Winter Frost DSP

Ink: Versamark, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles

Finishing Touches: 1/8" Silver Ribbon, Shiny Silver Pearls

Cool Tools: Embossing Buddy, Silver E/Powder, Heat Tool, Trimmer and Scoring Tool, Dble Sided Tape, Dimensionals, Zig 2 Way Glue Pen

Don't forget to check out the other Design Team Members they have some amazing inspiration for you this week and do come and join us to play along.

A very big Aussie Hi and welcome to my new followers Vanessa, Kathy, Pam, France, Linda and Jane.

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

Hugs,



 

Merry Monday #96 - Vintage Holly

Hello Friends,
It's Monday and time for a new challenge over at the Merry Monday Challenge blog.  This week we are challenging you to use Holly on your card. I used the St. Nicholas Designer Pack from Kasiercraft to make my card using one sheet for the front and a circle tag embellishment.  I used the Circle Thinlits Die and stamped the Holly from S/U's Bells and Boughs Stamp Set in Sage Shadow on the DSP and the Sentiment in Cherry Cobbler.  I finished off with some Candy Dots in Cherry Cobbler. 



Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Bells and Boughs

Card and Papers: Always Artichoke, Kaisercraft St. Nicholas DSP

Ink: Smokey Slate, Sage Shadow (R), Cherry Cobbler

Finishing Touches: S/U's Regals Candy Dots

Cool Tools: Big Shot, Sizzix Circle Card Thinlits, 2 1/2" Circle Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Sponge, Dble Sided Tape,

Thanks for visiting today, I would love you to take the time to leave a much appreciated comment.

Hugs,