Farewell "Fun and Fast Notes"

I thought I would show the cards that we are making at Bel Air Creative Card Group today and on Friday. All cards are using stamps from the set "Fun and Fast notes". The first and second card are using the baby stamp with the first using pretty in pink as the base, layered with certainly celery and the circles pink pirouette. The second cards base is marina mist and layered with certainly celery and the circles are bashful blue. The fourth card is using the same stamp on a white base with a torn stirp of baja breeze and old olive. On both cards the 3 smaller circles have been cut out using the Sizzix Circles # 2 die and attached to the certainly celery and then embossed with the perfect polka dots textured embossing folder. The larger circle has been added as a feature with dimensionals. The third card is using the Christmas tree on whisper white with a base of riding hood red and a layer of old olive. This layer has been embossed with the petals a plenty textured impressions folder. The Christmas tree has been stamped on an oval which was cut out using the Sizzix ovals die. To line up the images on all the cards I have used the "Stamp-a-ma-jig" The Christmas Tree I have used "direct to rubber" technique using markers to colour in the image and then stamp. I have also used blender pens to go over some of the outlines to enhance the image.

Christmas in July

I thought I would show you the cards that we are making at Bel Air Baptist Church "Creative Card Group this Thursday night. Our first card uses paper folding as our technique using designer series paper (dsp) to make a tree.

Stamp Sets : Perfect punches

Ink: real red

Paper: certainly celery, pacific point, whisper white, pacific point, DSP- In Colour pack, chocolate chip

Accessories: top note die, big shot machine, scallop circle die, scallop circle punch, word window punch, petals-a-plenty textured impressions folder

Technique: paper folding

I first saw this technique on the blog of Connie Babbert:- http://inkspiredtreasures.com/cards/stamping-411-folded-christmas-tree/>

Our second card is using heat embossing.

Stamp Sets : Perfect punches, Christmas classics

Ink: garden green, watermark, real red, encore gold

Paper: garden green, real red,

Accessories: top note die, big shot machine, scallop circle punch, riding hood red red

Technique: heat embossing

"Hello Blossom" Fundraiser for Phill and Bek Pickering

Hi, I thought I would share the projects that I made for a fundraiser I did at my church for a young couple who are going to Zimbabwe to do some mission work. I decided to use the "Hello Blossom" stamp from the Stampin' Up! Autumn/Winter catalogue.


The first project I used elegant eggplant for my base layered with whisper white. I stamped the flowers along the bottom edge of the page using old olive. I then used the Sweet Buttons embosslits from the Autumn/Winter mini with pretty in pink, pink pirouette, perfect plum, tangerine tango and rose red. I have embellished the card with some melon mambo ribbon (retired) and the butterfly wings embosslit. My greeting is from curly cute stamp set.

My second card (and I think my favourite) is on a base of rich razzleberry with a layer of perfect plum and a scalloped edge of elegant eggplant. and my image is stamped on whisper white. I measured my whisper white layer to measure 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" and then used the 1 1/4" square punch to punch out my grid. the scalloped eggplant is using Stampin' Up!'s new Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die also available in the Autumn/Winter mini catty. My image is stamped in rich razzleberry with matching ribbon trim.

My third card is using riding hood red as a base. I used my markers to colour in my flowers, being careful to omit the letters in the centres of the flowers. I then lined up my card in my "petals a plenty" textured impressions embossing folder and through the bigshot.

My last card is on a base of riding hood red again, with the stamped image in riding hood red on the wisper white. I then have used the new "Framed Tulips" textured impresions embossing folder on the top edge above the stamped image and below the stamped image. Hint:- I used some dotto to hold the card in place in the embossing folder.

I hope you enjoy these projects, see you again soon.