ColourQ Irises...

Hi there,

It's time for another great colour combo at the ColourQ and this week it's a perfect one for spring...

I thought the the purple/yellow combination would be perfect for flowers - either violets or irises - so I pulled out Backyard Basics which has a beautiful flower (looks like an iris to me but I could be wrong - I'm not exactly an expert on flowers!)...

As you can see, there's only a touch of Daffodil Delight, but sometimes that's all you need! The flower image was stamped on Naturals White with stazon then coloured with a blender pen and ink and die-cut with the matching framelit. It was layered on a Whisper White oval, then a shape cut with one of the Apothecary Accents framelits using Elegant Eggplant card. I couldn't help adding a big fat bow and some big fat pearls to finish!

I used the layout from Seize the Sketch to help with this one...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Backyard Basics
Ink: Stazon, Pear Pizzazz, Elegant Eggplant, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Fresh Prints dsp, Crumb Cake, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Large pearls, Pear Pizzazz chevron ribbon
Tools: Backyard Basics framelits, Apothecary Accents framelits, Ovals framelits

Make sure you check out the FAB projects from the rest of the Royal Court this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Lacy Butterfly Notes...

Hi there!

I'm back to share another altered journal I created on the weekend for my upcoming craft fair. This time I went very soft colours and lots of fussy details, using the layout from Seize the Sketch and colours from Fab Friday...

I have some plain notebooks that I picked up at a supermarket that are a similar colour to Baked Brown Sugar, and have 'notes' printed on the front, so I picked one of those and added a couple of panels, some stamping and embellishments and ended up with this...

The flowers are from Peaceful Petals, stamped on Whisper White and fussy cut with my paper snips (that took some concentration let me tell ya!). I coloured the stems and leaves with a Pistachio Pudding marker, shaped the flowers from the back with my embossing tool and piercing mat, then adhered to some Sahara Sand card and added pearls to the centre of the flowers (I really should have taken a close-up shot of those flowers!). The dsp panel is from Venetian Romance and I added some lace tape and Pistachio Pudding ruffled ribbon around the bottom section. I rounded the corners of both panels with the Envelope Punch board (such a nifty tool!).

The journal cover was stamped with Delicate Doilies using Whisper White ink and I created the butterflies using Backyard Basics and matching framelit, with a layer of vellum over the top.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Peaceful Petals, Backyard Basics, Delicate Doilies
Ink: Whisper White, stazon, Pistachio Pudding, Baked Brown Sugar
Paper: Venetian Romance dsp, vellum, Whisper White, Sahara Sand
Accessories: lace tape, Pistachio Pudding ribbon, pearls, white chalk marker
Tools: Backyard Basics framelits, envelope punch board

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Amazing butterflies...

Hiya!

I'm excited to be playing along with this week's Color Throwdown challenge as their Guest Star Stamper... woohoo!

Here's the lovely colour combo this week:

I really wanted to make my Mum a thank you card for spoiling me rotten on holiday recently, and when I saw the two blues I thought it would be perfect for creating some butterflies like we saw in Key West (so, so beautiful!). So I started with those and ended up here...

I stamped the butterflies from Backyard Basics on watercolour card, die-cut with the matching framelit then coloured with a blender pen and inks (Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point) and added some detail with a Pacific Point marker as well. The only Perfect Plum is the flower (from Regarding Dahlia) and the candy dots (Mum is more of a 'blue' person than purple!). I created the background with Bermuda Bay core'dinations card, scrunched up then sanded, then flattened out again - love that effect!

I used this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch for my layout:

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Backyard Basics, Regarding Dahlia, You're Amazing
Ink: Pacific Point, Bermuda Bay, Perfect Plum, Stazon
Paper: Bermuda Bay core'dinations card, Pacific Point, Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla, doily
Accessories: Regals candy dots
Tools: Backyard Basics framelits

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Grungy Butterflies...

Hiya!

This week we have some great colours to play with at the ColourQ...

There are lots of possibilities with these colours, and I decided to go very shabby and distressed, inspired by the sketch over at Cardabilities. Here's what I ended up with...

I started with a piece of This & That Epic Day dsp, sponged around the edge with Choc Chip ink, stamped with Gorgeous Grunge using Cherry Cobbler ink, then distressed the edges and layered onto Choc Chip card. The butteflies were stamped with Choc Chip ink on Whisper White card and embossed with clear EP. They were either punched or die-cut then coloured with a blender pen and Calypso Coral and Cherry Cobbler ink. The sentiment is from Regarding Dahlias and I stamped the chevron stamp (from Petal Parade, an up-coming Sale-a-Bration set) overlapping the sentiment flag and the white panel underneath. The leaves were die-cut from Always Artichoke and I added some detailing with a white chalk marker. The tabs on the panels under the white piece were created with the Envelope Punch board (the focus of this week's Just Add Ink challenge).

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Backyard Basics, Papillion Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge, Regarding Dahlias, Petal Parade
Ink: Choc Chip, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, Calypso Coral
Paper: Epic Day dsp, Choc Chip, Always Artichoke, Whisper White, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Regals candy dots, Clear EP, white chalk marker
Tools: Little Leaves sizzlit, Backyard Basics framelits, Bitty Butterfly punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, Envelope punch board

Make sure you check out the rest of the Royal Court's projects this week - there's a real variety to inspire you!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy

Elegant Clay Butterfly

Hi there!

I'm popping in for another quick post - this time with a little something I made with the Freshly Made Sketch this week...

I did a little training session on Saturday on using Stampin Up's Simply Pressed clay and one of the ways was stamping an image into rolled clay, then once dry, die-cutting it. This is the card I made to showcase the embellishment created with this technique...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Backyard Basics, Happy Day, Blooming with Kindness
Ink: Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry
Paper: Eastern Elegance, Coastal Cabana, Whisper White
Accessories: rhinestones, Simply Pressed clay, Coastal Cabana ruffled ribbon
Tools: Backyard Basics framelits, corner rounder punch

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Sympathy Butterflies

Hello there!

This week at the Friday Mashup Heidi is our hostess and she is making us aware of a very important cause and support group...

October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.  Each year, approximately 870,000 families experience the loss of a baby during pregnancy or shortly after birth.  We have a support group through our local hospital called H.A.N.D.S., Hope after Neonatal Death through Sharing, which holds a Walk to Remember and balloon release event every October to commemorate our babies.

In addition, the support group provides assistance and emotional support to the families undergoing the loss of an infant, including ceramic memory boxes, crocheted blankets and infant gowns, and help with funeral arrangements.  I cannot donate these type of items, as I have no talent for these crafts, but I can donate cards.  The support group sends out cards to members during their time of grief as well as on the anniversary of their loss. 

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a "Thinking of you or condolence card."
2. Create a card/cards and "Donate it to a Charity or Organization of your choice."
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Thinking of you/Condolence Card and donate it to H.A.N.D.S via Heidi."

I kept my card fairly simple, using the butterflies from Backyard Basics and some dsp...

The butterflies were stamped on Whisper White with Stazon and coloured with a blender pen and Rich Razzleberry ink and marker, as well as a touch of Smoky Slate on the bodies. They are layered on Naturals White, with the sentiment (from Loving Thoughts) layered over a couple of punched ribbon strips. The dsp is from the This & That Epic Day collection and both the focal panel and dsp were layered on Basic Black. I added some silver mini brads in the corners.

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday and colours from the Paper Players for this one...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Backyard Basics, Loving Thoughts
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Stazon black
Paper: This & That Epic Day dsp, Rich Razzleberry, Naturals White, Whisper White, Basic Black
Accessories: Silver mini brads
Tools: Backyard Basics framelits, Dotted scallop ribbon border punch

Make sure you see all the wonderful creations from the rest of the design team this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Strawberry Tulip Backyard...

Hiya!

I've been playing with the Backyard Basics set this week and I decided to play along with this week's Paper Players colour challenge...

I hadn't used the tulip image from this stamp set so I stamped a couple and got colouring, and came up with this...

I love the matching framelits that go with this set - makes things so easy! I used some Pear Pizzazz core-dinations card for the layer behind the tulips, scored around the edges and sanded lightly. The dsp is from Quatrefancy and I layered it on some Strawberry Slush cardstock and then onto some Naturals White that I embossed with the woodgrain EF. The sentiment is from Express Yourself, stamped on Whisper White with Strawberry Slush and punched out with the decorative label punch and tucked behind the Pear Pizzazz panel. I couldn't resist adding some white organza ribbon to finish off!

I'm linking this up to CAS(E) this Sketch! as well, as I did use the sketch as my starting point, even though I didn't really keep it CAS, and I added an extra panel... oh well!

Well that's all from me... thanks for stopping by today!

x Amy x

Calypso Butterfly Banners...

Hi there!

I whipped up a card last night for a couple of challenges: the PPA sketch and the Dynamic Duos colour combo...

This one came together pretty quickly with the suggested 'butterfly theme' from Dynamic Duos!

I stamped the Calypso Coral card with the flower from Blooming with Kindness using Calypso Coral ink repeatedly to create the background pattern. The banner strips are from the Modern Medley dsp and I layered a sentiment banner from the hostess set Amazing You over the top one. The butterfly is from Backyard Basics, stamped and embossed with black EP on watercolour paper then die-cut and coloured with an aqua painter and Calypso Coral ink. I layered it on a 1 3/4" circle punch that I pierced around the edge, then onto a doily shape (from the Delicate Doilies Sizzlit die). I couldn't resist adding a few pearls to finish.

That's all for now... I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Backyard Mashup...

Hiya,

This week at the Friday Mashup Heidi has given us a fun sketch to work with, as well as challenging us to use our favourite new stamp set (this one's not difficult folks!)...

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using the "Sketch".
2. Create a project with a "Favorite New Stamp Set".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project "using the Sketch with your Favorite NEW Stamp Set".

I couldn't resist using Backyard Basics and the coordinating framelits - LOVE! I interpreted the chevron strip by using some of the gorgeous new chevron ribbon...

Oh how I love to colour, and the stamps in this set are perfect for doing just that! I used an aqua painter and inkpads for this image - cut out perfectly with the matching framelit. I layered the flowers on a labels shape (which I pierced using the coordinating template) then onto an Apothecary Accents piece from Island Indigo card. The background was stamped with the doily from Happy Day with Bermuda Bay ink, using first and second generation stamping. I added the Island Indigo ribbon and Bermuda Bay candy dots to embellish. As a final touch I sponged some Raspberry Ripple ink around the white card base to coordinate with the flowers.

I used the colours from the Colour Q challenge this week to help me...

Make sure you check out the fab creations from the rest of the design team this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Wildflower Backyard Mashup...



Hiya!

 

It's time for another Friday Mashup challenge and this week we've got a lovely colour challenge featuring some new colours...

 

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using the colors "Pool Party, Crisp Cantaloupe, Calypso Coral & (Smoky Slate or Soft Suede) ".
2. Create a project with a "Nature Theme".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Nature Themed project using the Challenge Colors".

I used a panel that I had stamped and embossed at a training event recently with the Wildflower Meadow stamp and coordinating embossing folder...



 

I added a doily, some Pool Party cardstock, smoky slate chevron ribbon and some Calypso Coral candy dots. The bird is from Backyard Basics, stamped in Stazon on watercolour card and coloured with an aqua brush and reinker. Gotta love the matching framelits for this set!

This card also fits in with this week's Just Add Ink challenge to add water.

Make sure you check out the creations of the rest of the design team this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x