Nautical Mojo...

Hiya,

I've been having fun playing with some new goodies from the UK summer mini catalogue - nothing quite like new stamps! One of the stamp sets called Open Sea is perfect for men's cards (and seeing as I find these quite a challenge, I need all the help I can get!). I pulled out some grungy papers from the main catty (Well Worn) and using the Mojo Monday sketch came up with this:

I love how detailed the images are in this set! I stamped the globe onto a Vanilla circle with Baja Breeze and distressed the edges with Tea Stain ink. That was layered onto a shape die-cut with some brand-new dies coming in the mini catty - I can't put these babies down! The ship was stamped in Cajun Craze and Not Quite Navy then cut out and the water was blended a little with an aquabrush. The ribbon piece was tied with new baker's twine with an anchor attached (stamped with Early Espresso then blended and cut out). The greeting is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and was stamped on Naturals Ivory and punched with a Word Window punch.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink: Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso
Paper: Well Worn dsp, Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Black striped grosgrain, island indigo baker's twine, adorning accents edgelits die, framelits die, word window punch, distressing kit

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Soft Garden Thanks...

Hi there,

I saw a gorgeous technique on Betsy Veldman's blog the other day which I've been keen to try so I combined the Colour Q challenge with this week's Freshly Made sketch and started playing!

I used SU's Growing Green set with some dsp from the new mini catty to come up with this:

The flowers and leaves were embossed with white EP then sponged with inks then I sprayed the whole piece with water and left it to dry. I added some butterflies die-cut from Vellum cardstock and Peach Parfait card, layered them and added some rhinestones to the middle.The punched piece on the right was created with the Lace Ribbon border punch then trimmed to shape it.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Growing Green, Happiness Shared, Sweetheart
Ink: Versamark, Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, So Saffron
Paper: Twitterpated dsp, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, So Saffron, Whisper White, watercolour
Accessories: White EP, Beautiful Wings embosslits die, oval punches, rhinestones, lace ribbon border punch

I'll be popping back soon with my Mojo card...

Thanks for stopping by!

 x Amy x

Unscripted Throwdown Bloom

Hiya,

I've been playing with some new goodies from our Summer mini catalogue coming in May and combined the Unscripted sketch and Colour Throwdown challenges to create this:

I used a new flower punch and stamp to create this flower (I also used the 5-petal flower punch and Boho Blossoms punch as well). Lots of curling of petals with a bone-folder to create this effect, with an antique brad in the middle. The leaves from French Foliage were stamped with Pear Pizzazz. You might spot the embossed scalloped border - that's using another couple of new goodies from the mini catalogue! The turquoise panel was embossed with the stiped embossing folder which I inked with Tempting Turquoise ink.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Tagtastic (hostess), Mixed Bunch
Ink: Cajun Craze, Pear Pizzazz, Tempting Turqouise
Paper: First Edition dsp, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz, Tempting Turqouise, Very Vanilla
Accessories: antique brads, blossom punch, 5-petal flower punch, boho blossoms punch, corner rounder punch, vanilla seam binding, pearls, 1 3/4" circle punch, circles #2 die, perfect pennants die, adorning accents edgelit die & embossing folder.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Basic Saffron Owl...

Hi there,

Tomorrow is the start of my Easter break - woohoo - so I started this evening by getting creative. I played along with the colour challenge by Connie & Mary as well Chupa's Sketchbook Saturday layout:

 

Here's what I came up with:

I used some paper from a Simply Scrappin kit for the background, along with some So Saffron dsp. The owl was mounted on a circle layered on a decorative grey circle cut from the Perfect Pennants die. I stamped some swirls from Season of Joy using Charcoal ink as well as the greeting from Curly Cute with the same ink. I added some Crystal Effects to the owl's eyes and buttons for a bit of shine.

That's all from me for the moment - I'll be back more often over the next couple of weeks and will have some sneak peeks of some new goodies coming in the Summer mini catalogue... {grin!}

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

CR84FN Paris Sunshine...

Hiya,

Just popping in to share a card I made for the CR84FN colour challenge as well as this week's Card Patterns sketch...

I dug out a set I hadn't used in a while (Artistic Etchings) to create a bright birthday card:

I used the Flirtatious DSP for the background along with one of the doilies. The little scallop trim above the sentiment is a strip of Melon Mambo punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch. The rest was pretty simple so I'll leave you with the recipe:

Stamps: Artistic Etchings, Party this Way
Ink: Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight
Paper: Flirtatious DSP, Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Peach Parfait
Accessories: corner rounder, rhinestones, Beautiful Wings Embosslits die, Daffodil Delight button, Peach Parfait ribbon, Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punch

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Manly Colour Q set...

Hello!

Sorry for the long absence from my blog! It's been a really busy time over the last few weeks and although I've made stuff for classes, I haven't had a chance to photograph them to share. I had a bit of time last night and thought I'd play along with this week's Colour Q challenge, along with the sketch from Create with Connie and Mary...

When I saw the colours I thought of leaves with those different greens so I made a set of quick cards for guys (I never seem to have these on hand when I need them!). Here's the one based on the sketch above...

And here's one with the same elements flipped around...

It was easy to create this set with SU's leaves die because you can put three different colours of card over the die and put through the Big Shot in one go - this makes twelve leaves - perfect for 4 cards! I scrunched each leaf for a bit of texture, added a circle embossed with the Square lattice folder, then some water spots from French Foliage. The greeting is from a hostess set, stamped with charcoal ink from the distressing kit. I added a button to each to finish!

Here's the complete set:

That's all for now... thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Poppy Pool Mothers Day...

Hiya,

I'm busy planning a class at the moment using the Easter Blossoms stamp set so to get me started I played along with this weke's Mojo sketch as well as the colour challenge from the Paper Players. Here's what I ended up with:

I stamped the silhouette image onto a circle cut from a piece of First Edition dsp with Soft Suede ink and lightly sponged around the edges. The papers are from the lovely Sale-a-Bration  set (can't get enough of these!). The sentiment is a mix of Teeny Tiny Wishes and For My Family. I added a few pearls to give the girl a necklace and a few larger ones in the top corner for a bit of extra elegance.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Easter Blossoms, Teeny Tiny Wishes, For my Family
Ink: Soft Suede, Pool Party, Poppy Parade
Paper: Everyday Enchantment dsp, First Edition dsp, Pool Party, Naturals Ivory
Accessories: Circles #2 die, pearls, Victorian lace trim, Word Window punch, Perfect Pennants die, Top note die

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x