Timeless Portrait in the lumpy bumpy style

I think this is the style that was meant for me.
Layers of fabric, texture, ribbons, border punches, vintage, but fairly clean and a few pearls for embellishment.
I quite enjoyed making this card using the Forever young, Established Elements and Kindness matters stampsets.

 I have fussy cut the picture frame and ink swirl  stepping them up with dimensionals.
Which by the way stick very well to fabric and ribbon.

I've manage to use my Lace ribbon border punch with First Edition printed paper.

And punched the Modern label for my sentiment.

The embossed frame is made with the big shot and Designer frames folder.

 My Cherry Cobbler Seam binding ribbon has been tied into a bow and crumpled mercilessly...
Sprayed with a bit of shimmer mist spray and crumpled again!

The fabric circle is Timeless portrait fabric cut out with my Big shot and Clear Circle die.

You will find it on page 158 of the 2012 IB&C.

Thank you Note cards

I have some Thank you cards for you to day.

While I wait for my next Sale-a-bration order to arrive I have been playing with the Everyday Enchantment paper pack and a few punches.

 The in-colour "pool party" is a lovely minty blue and is one of the main colours in my cards here.

You can see I have used some pool party ruffled ribbon right down the centre for texture.

 

I have used the Curly label punch of patterned paper and a cut-down postage stamp punch for my stamped "thanks" raised on dimensionals.

 I love how the punch gives you the window on the back so that you can see what image you are punching out exactly, which enables you to centre the flower and crown in the shape.

 The tiny butterfly is one of the images from "Kindness Matters", it also has the word "thanks" stamp.

Have you noticed this little stampset yet?

Its on page 71 of the Idea Book and catalogue.

Five stamps for $17.95 That is a bargain.

There you are:

 Only a few hours early this morning to make and now all I need is the stampin' up parcel to go with them.

A Morning cup to "perk" you up

 When you are feeling a little bit down or a little tired and emotional what's the perfect pick me up?

A card from a friend, of course.

Aren't these little take-away cup cards just perfect?

They would make lovely Thank you cards, Invites, Thinking of you or, Random acts of kindness cards.

The tutorial for these is at: Lorri Heiling's stampaddict blog.

 I made a few changes with the measurements.

These are made using half an A5 card. which is 10.5cm high.

I just cut a normal card in half then trimmed a diagonal off each side, making the bottom 2.5 cm narrower than the top. If that doesn't make sense ask me for directions.

The band around the centre is crimped with my crimp tool to look like the belly band of an insulated cup.

 The whole cup was also crimped for that realistic texture and this belly band is from Mocha Morning Specialty paper. I've stamped the Tea cups from the A la carte stamp and raised them with dimensionals.

 The top of the cup (mmm I think they call it the lid) has a 3D white strip on it.

Now if I had the SWAK lip stamp I could put a bit of lipstick on the edge for realism... but as I don't we will have to suffice with a "poppy parade" love heart punched with the Small heart punch.

The last one needed to have some purple on it as it was for a friend who likes the purples...
I think the "kindness matters" butterflies are also a happy perk-me-up stamp with Boho Blossom flowers and a touch of Concord crush ribbon.

Scrapbooking the days of Summer

During the holidays we managed to get out into the bush a couple of times for walks, even though it threatened rain with overcast skies. One of the days we visited Girrakool National Park. We walked as far as the caves, crossing stepping stones over rain-filled creeks and had some good conversations along the way.

I really like this stampset: "Kindness matters" because it has butterflies designed to go with vintage style pages. It seems to match a lot of my stampsets at the moment. 

 For a small 6 x 6" page there is a lot going on starting with some

 "flower garden" embossing on the Elegant Eggplant cardstock.

Distressed edges on the patterned paper

Punched flowers from the Boho Blossom punch with added PEARLS

Embossed vellum butterflies (Beautiful wings embosslit)

 and of course the photo that has been cut out with the Beautiful butterflies die.
And the corner has been sprayed with shimmer paint mist for added sparkle.

Its appropriate that I have used the kindness matters stampset from Shelli Gardner's collection as the layout was inspired by one of her gorgeous vintage cards.

a CASE of the Catalogue!

Only a few weeks left of the holidays ... I have been neglecting my blog, so sorry - am having a lovely family and friend time, doing some scrapbooking and card making, just making up the days as they come along.

Now just before Christmas I was flipping through the main Stampin' Up! catalogue and remembered how much I liked this box and tag.

Now I had bought the two tags die and the Fancy Favour box die with this project in mind -

I hope you like my interpretation of the project on page 145.

 It is more than a gift box as you can keep your pens, scissors, tags and ribbon scraps in it.
Just looks so special covered in the Flirtacious Designer fabric ... I dont think I can give this away, not yet.

I have used the gorgeous Glimmer paper (sponged with Melon Mambo ink).

The 5 petal punch makes a lovely bloom in First Edition paper held together with a Vintage brad in the centre.

 The decorative label "wings" are sprayed with my homemade shimmer paint "mist".

 I have tied the gift tag with a piece of fabric (just torn from the edge of the fat quarter) and tied a key trinket charm to the top.

The "kindness matters" stampset is so beautiful I want to stamp pink and Soft suede butterflies on everything...

 See what you can make with a few big shot dies, some gorgeous fabric and a pretty stampset?
I enjoyed making this box and it is a substantial little trinket holder on my table.
Any questions or thoughts? Leave me a comment below.

Simply adorned...

Stampin' Up have released

Simply adorned

Jewellery

in the latest Summer mini Catalogue.

It gives us all the oportunity to Wear our Art.

Change your out fit and change your artwork too.

The insert in this glass and silver framed locket is 2.5cm square.

A perfect little miniature to express your stamping creativity.

My "Amour" locket Art uses two of my favourite stampsets:

(I had to squeeze them in)

Artistic Etchings

 and

Kindness Matters. 

The locket is deep enough to add a small key trinket inside

 or some rhinestone jewels in the centres of the butterfly (with space to spare).

And as the back is clear as well you can add a photo of your special someone,

or a piece of your favourite patterned paper.