Card Concept Birthday set

Hello!

I've been on a mission to make some more birthday cards for my stash, so when I saw the current challenge at Card Concept I thought it was a great opportunity to create some cards for my collection...

I was inspired by the flowers, the fab frosted cake and the woodgrain in the background, and so came up with this...

I used a combination of the Blossoms originals die as well as the pansy punch to create the flowers with Real Red and Strawberry Slush and Pool Party card. I added a Naturals button in the centre of each. I had so much fun making one card that I ended up making some more...

I think these definitely fit the 'clean and layered' card style!

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Hardwood, Blooming with Kindness
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Paper: Naturals White, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real Red, Strawberry Slush, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz
Accessories: Naturals buttons, Crumb Cake seam binding
Tools: Angled Tag topper punch, Beautifully Baroque EF, Little Leaves sizzlit, pansy punch, blossoms die

These also fit with the Paper Players challenge this week:

I've followed the top line: a birthday card using the tag topper punch, pansy punch and blossoms die with some ribbon!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Melon Butterfly Thanks

Hiya!

I'm popping in quickly with my Friday Mashup card this week, using the sketch that Amanda has for us...

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using "the Sketch."
2. Create a "Spooky" project.
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Spooky project using the above sketch. "

I didn't mash it this week as I don't do Halloween or spooky things, so I made a thank you card - which I always need more of! I wanted to use washi tape because of the strips on the sketch so I took out the Gingham Garden washi tape and took the colours from there...

I created the embossed background by embossing the Pretty Print embossing folder on Melon Mambo core'dinations cardstock then sanded.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Blooming with Kindness, Everything Eleanor
Ink: Melon Mambo, Night of Navy
Paper: Melon Mambo core'dinations, Quatrefancy dsp, Whisper White, Night of Navy, vellum
Accessories: Gingham Garden washi tape, Brights candy dots, Dazzling Details
Tools: Elegant Butterfly punch, Bitty Butterfly punch, 2 1/2" circle punch, Large scallop edgelit, sanding block

Make sure you check out the rest of the inspiration from the design team!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

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

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

Deconstructed Butterfly...

Hi there,

I'm popping in quickly to share another card I made in my burst of creativity the other day... This one combines the Deconstructed Sketch with the Color Throwdown...

I went vintage/shabby chic for this one with these lovely soft colours - I used Blushing Bride for my pink (welcome back Blushing Bride - I missed you!!) and Pool Party for my blue...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Apothecary Art, Happy Day, Blooming with Kindness
Ink: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Blushing Bride
Paper: This & That Epic Day dsp, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride, Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory
Tools: Labels framelits, oval punch, butterflies bigz die, Beautiful Wings embosslits die
Accessories: Pearls, antique brad, lace trim

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Smoky, soft flower...

Hello!

I have a quick creation to share with you today, using some new goodies and a couple of challenges: the Freshly Made Sketch and the Colour Q challenge...

I used the Best of Flowers set as well as a new embossing folder coming in our brand new catty in July (can't wait!)...

I stamped the flower on Whisper White and coloured with inks and an aqua brush - the sentiment was stamped underneath (from Blooming with Kindness). I added some banner tails underneath using some new dsp (Quatrefancy) and the Itty Bitty banner dies. The background is the new colour Smoky Slate, embossed with the Modern mosaic embossing folder. I finished things off with some Whisper White ribbon (dyed with reinker) and an antique brad.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Girly Hexagon Mashup...

Hiya,

It's time for another Friday Mashup challenge and this week Erica's got a fun combo for us...

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using "Hexagons".
2. Create a "Girly project".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Girly project using Hexagons".

I wanted to use a couple of new bits and pieces from the sneak peek goodies us demos were allowed to order from the new catty coming in July, so with that in mind I came up with this...

It features a new colour (Crisp Cantaloupe) as well as a couple of new stamp sets (Mosaic Madness and Happy Day). I also included a piece of new Gingham Garden washi tape as well as some buttons I made with the AWESOME new clay & molds - love these to bits!! The flowers are from the Best of Flowers set, stamped on Melon Mambo card and embossed with white EP.

I used a couple of other challenges to help me with this: the sketch from Mojo Monday as well as the Colour Throwdown this week...

Make sure you check out what the rest of the design team have created this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Essendon Poppies...

Hiya,

It's time for another Friday Mashup challenge and this week Lisa is bringing us a sports-themed colour challenge...

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using "the colors of your favorite sports team"
2. Create a "Clean and Simple project".
3. Or Mash it Up and create a "Clean and Simple project using the colors of your favorite sports team".

Well the only sport I'm really crazy about is tennis and there are no team colours there, so I went back to my childhood when my sisters and I supported the Aussie Rules team Essendon Bombers (my sister Rebecca is still pretty nuts over them!). Their colours were black and red, and I thought that poppies would be the perfect choice for these colours...

The other requirement this week was to keep it simple... well this is pretty simple for me! I stamped the poppies on watercolour paper with black craft ink and embossed with clear EP, then coloured in with an aqua brush and Real Red ink. The sentiment is from Blooming with Kindness, which I layered using a circle punch and dies.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Pleasant Poppies, Blooming with Kindness
Ink: Black craft, Real Red
Paper: Watercolour, Black patterns dsp, Basic Black, Whisper White, Naturals White
Accessories: Black taffeta ribbon, Sahara Sand marker, clear EP
Tools: 1 3/4" circle punch, Circles #2 die, Perfect Pennants die

I used the sketch from the Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge...

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

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Bright Garden Thank You...

Hiya,

I'm popping in to share another of the cards I made on the weekend. On this one I combined the colours from Colour Q and the sketch from Create with Connie & Mary...

I had fun with this bright colour combo and multi-layered sketch!

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Secret Garden, Blooming with Kindness
Ink: Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Lucky Limeade
Paper: Floral District dsp, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Accessories: White organza ribbon, vintage faceted button
Tools: Designer Frames embossing folder, oval punch, secret garden framelits

Hope your Monday was a good one... Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Saffron Butterflies...

Hello!

This week's Dynamic Duos challenge is a pretty one...

I had to laugh when I saw the 'dessert' option... with the amount of ribbon I use, this one wasn't gonna be a stretch lol! I've recently got my hands on the Basic Black craft inkpad and love the effect of stamping with it and embossing with clear EP - so much easier than embossing with black EP with all the speckles etc!

I started by stamping the frame (from Papaya Collage) onto Naturals Ivory with black craft ink and embossed with clear EP, then trimmed it out. I layered some So Saffron and Whisper White card inside and stamped and embossed the sentiment (from Blooming with Kindness). The butterflies were stamped above then on a piece of Very Vanilla, coloured with So Saffron ink and cut out and layered over the top of the main panel. The dsp in the background is from Tea for Two and I layered some lace from the Artisan Embellishments kit over the top as well as some Basic Black ribbon and a silver button.

Make sure you check out the gorgeous creations of the rest of the DT!

I'm off to rest for a bit before a workshop I have later this evening (I've been sneezing and coughing like crazy this morning so I'm hoping I'll feel a bit better in a few hours! Hubby will be on dinner duty...!)Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x