Online Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Dry Embossing - Just For You

Happy Weekend Everyone,
Today's card is embossed with two different tools, the embossing folder and the frame at the same time. It took me a couple of goes to get the colouring in the squares done, I tried a variety of mediums and settled on the Gelly Roll Pen which appeared to be the easiest of all to do.



Supplies:
Stamps: Afterthoughts,
Card: Whisper White
Ink: Stazon Black
Finishing Touches: Gelly Roll Pen
Cool Tools: Big Shot, QuicKutz Retro Squares, Papertrey Ink Fillable Frame #10, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Tape
So glad to see you here!
Hugs,



Online Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Colouring Freehand with Copics - Copic Flowers

Hello there,
For today's card we were to colour freehand with Copics on Watercolour Paper and blend the colouring so it appeared it was water coloured.  I followed and cased the tutorial for this card. I think it came together okay, my blending pen died while I was doing the flowers and I can't find the refill pen so I used a pale blue copic to finish off.



Supplies:
Stamps: S/U's Blooming With Kindness
Card: Watercolour Paper
Ink: Copics - RV00, RV11. R85, Y35, YG03, YG23, BG0000
Cool Tools: Stamp-a-ma-jig
Thanks for taking a peek today.
Hugs,



Online Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Simple Copic Colouring - Outlined Butterfly

Hi Friends,
My card for today is featuring Simple Copic Colouring on Vellum from Day 7 of the Online Card Classes.   I used medium to dark shades of Copic colour and I love how the vellum softens them to create a pretty soft look.  I Inlayed the Butterfly too. 



Supplies:

Stamps: WPlus9 Whole Lotta Happy

Card: Whisper White, Vellum

Ink: Copics - YG63, BG72, Y13, R85, R35, Stazon Black

Finishing Touches: Clearly Besotted Clear Sequins

Cool Tools: Big Shot, WPlus9 Happy Dies, Memory Box Vivienne Butterfly Die, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape, 2 Way Glue Pen, Zig Glue Pen

Thanks for visiting today.

Hugs, 



Online Card Classes - Clean & Simple One Layer Cards 3 - Backgrounds - Mask It, Emboss It!

Happy Tuesday Everyone,
Another card for the Online Classes were you mask out the sections and then emboss each one.  I went with mostly Metallic embossing powders as I don't have much else.  Love the look and all the shine, fantastic technique.



Supplies:

Stamps: S/U's Curly Cute

Card: Basic Black, Whisper White 

Ink: Versamark

Finishing Touch: Candy Dots

Cool Tools: Masking Medium, Embossing Buddy, White, Gold, Silver, Copper, Red and Melon Mambo E/Powders, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dble Sided Tape

Thanks for taking a peek today.

Hugs, 

 

 



Happy Birthday Craig!

Hi There,
I made today's card for our SIL Birthday today.  I used the Graffiti Stamping and Inlay Technique's from the Online Card Classes I am doing. 





Supplies:
Stamps: Papertrey Ink Grunge Me, S/U's Happiest Birthday Wishes, Happy Hour, On Your Birthday,
Card: Whisper White, Smokey Slate
Ink: 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 dropping in today.
Hugs,

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,