Stamping Collage card version 2.

This  bird in a cage image just keeps appearing on my cards (it is from the Sale-a-bration Sale set "Happy Moments").  So I guess it is living up to its name as it has afforded me many happy stamping moments ...

On this card I decided I would continue with the bird theme with a gold embossed and dazzling diamond encrusted feather. I know over the top, but when you are sending a handmade card who writes the rules?

The sender!

The background stamping is from Rustic rooster (another free set for you when you host a workshop or, place orders to the value of $300).

Card Recipe:

Stampsets: Happy Moments (free), Nature's nest, Life Definitions, Rustic Rooster (free).

Cardstock: Old Olive, Basic black, whisper white.

Ink: Old olive, VersaMark, Stazon black, creamy caramel (for sponging).

Other: gold embossing powder, heat tool, two way glue pen, dazzling diamonds glitter, kraft taffetta ribbon, antique brad, sponge.

Nature's nest collage with gold embossing.

Do you remember doing Collage as a child. You cut out and stuck a whole lot of different images onto a sheet of art paper in different patterns overlapping and mixing them in a totally random pattern?

It was fun and very satisfying if I remember.

The background card is stamped on an angle with the script stamp from Rustic Rooster as a watermark effect on the Old Olive cardstock. I have stamped it again on the whisper white cardstock panel then in chocolate chip ink I have randomly stamped some of the words from the Life Definitions stampset. Delight and Create.

Finally I have gold embossed a dragon fly from the Nature's nest stampset.

Card recipe:

Stampsets: Natures nest, Life definitions, Rustic Rooster, Happy Moments.

Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate chip, whisper white.

Ink: Old olive and Chocolate chip. Versamark for embossing.

Tools and accessories: Vintage brads, crimping tool, gold embossing powder, heat tool and dimensional adhesives.

Six Circles to express your style!

What is your individual style?

People say they can pick my style of card ... but I dont know quite what it is myself.

A style can be clean, bold vintage, elegant, shabby chic but one style is all of these things and more: eclectic style.

It is classic and innovative all at the same time. An elegant script paired with bold colours and different design with Silhouettes and flowing lines integrated into one eye-catching  project. (I hope)

The colours are bright: Pumpkin pie, Kiwi kiss and Riding hood Red.
Black and white script from the Life Definitions set.

I really enjoyed making this card. It uses so many of my favourite sets: the silhouette from Upsy daisy, flowers and medallian from Friends 24/7

And the build a brad on the lower right circle for a bit of gloss and shine. Finished with a bit of dazzling diamonds on the kiwi kiss outlined flowers.

Scrapbook an original Super star

Do you have a gorgous photo that you want to display or a milestone moment to be celebrated?
This year (in December) Daughter finally achieved her first super star Assistant Principals award certificate.
We celebrated with a photo and she was up on stage to recieve it at the school assembly.

At first I used a 6x6" scrapbook page to present her photo with a ribbon and I thought I might put it in a small shadow box frame to place on our display shelf.

The layout is one that we made at a recent Team training day ... then as I always have more than one photo I decided to make it up into a 12x12" scrapbook page to either fit my album or frame for the wall.

The quote is "Unique" out of the Life Definitions stampset - an excellent set for scrapbooking.

If you want to place the stamp perfectly inside the stamped frame as I did here you can use a stamp positioner, affectionately known as the stamp-a-ma-jig.

And here is a button-grommet combination to add interest to my ribbon. The gromot has little metal prongs that you can simply press into the cardstock and bend the tines over to hold it securely in place. Really easy!

And I placed the button into the centre with a mini glue dot.

What you need to make this page:
Stampset: life definitions, outline alphabet, Friends 24/7, Frames with a flourish.
Cardstock: Baja breeze textured, riding hood red, whisper white, Pacific Point.
Ink: Riding hood red, baja breeze, Pacific Point, white craft (for the large title).
Tools and accessories: Riding hood red ribbon, large white grommet, button bouquet, stampamajig, jumbo eyelet, cropadile, 1 3/4" circle punch, crimper tool, large star punch, mini glue dots.