Stamped Buttons

For the Mojo Monday Challenge this week I made the buttons on my card using the Simply Pressed Clay and the Buttons mold.  Once air dried, I stamped the buttons with the Music Notes Wheel and sponged on some Soft Suede ink.


The Challenge is based on this sketch.

I have used a colour scheme of Naturals White, Basic Black and Cajun Craze.  I embossed the Basic Black Core'dinations card with the Woodgrain embossing folder.   Stamp sets used "Itty Bitty Banners", "Fabulous Florets" and "Measuring Stick" Stampin Wheel.

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Stamped Buttons

Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Stampin' Pad

I have been playing with the new Iluminate Glimmer Watermark Stampin' Pad that is in the new Holiday Catalogue.  I just love the finish of the ink on the Midnight Muse cardstock.

I have used the Fabulous Florets stamp set, Comfort Cafe DSP, Naturals Ivory and Midnight Muse cardstock.  From my playing I found that the Illuminate Ink looks better on the darker cardstock and with a more solid stamp image.  This is just my preference and what I like the look of but I suppose it depends upon the effect that you are trying to achieve.

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Illuminate Glimmer Watermark Stampin' Pad

Dazzlin' Lights

Charmaine Black demonstrated her fabulous technique "Dazzlin' Lights" at the recent Perth Heartfelt Stampin' Event.  The "WOW" sample card that Charmaine displayed on the day can be found on her blog here.  All I can say is "WOW" and a big thank you to Charmaine on sharing her creativity.

I found the trick to this techique is patience.  You know that little saying

"Have patience if you can

Seldom in a woman

Never in a man"

Well take it from me you need to allow at least 4 days for it to dry, the pink card I made after 4 days and it was not quite dry and the finish on the petals became distorted. The blue card I made after 6 days and the finish was better.  Ask me how I know, impatience and I ruined the first piece I cut up as it was not dry.

Here are my cards I made using the "Dazzling Lights" technique.

The first card used the colours of Pretty In Pink and Sahara Sand in the technique, Fabulous Florets stamp set, Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla cardstock and Comfort Cafe DSP.

The second card used the colours of Pretty In Pink and Marina Mist in the technique, Fabulous Florets stamp set, Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla cardstock and Comfort Cafe DSP.

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Dazzlin' Lights

Simply Stampin' Challenge Top 3

Great start to the weekend, I made the Top 3 at the Simply Stampin' Challenge this week with my Fabulous Florets monochromatic card with a splash of colour. I must admit that I was pretty please on how this card turned out.

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Simply Stampin' Challenge Top 3

Simply Stampin' Challenge #60 - Monochrome With a Spash of Colour

The challenge this week at Simply Stampin' Challenge is Monochrome - With a Spash of Colour.

I have use the colour of Perfect Plum and my splash of colour is Always Artichoke.  The base card is made using the Lace Ribbon Border punch.  I found a fantastic tutorial by France Martin on how to do this.  I just love the finished effect and what a great use of the punch.

Fabulous Florets is the stamp set  I have use for my flower and stem, and Tiny Tags stamp set for the little tags.  I had a slight problem in that I did not have any Perfect Plum ribbon or other co-ordinating ribbon.  So on went my thinking cap, I tried using reinkers to change the colour of some Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon, but I was not happy with finished piece of ribbon.  So I tried sponging Perfect Plum onto the Whisper White Organza Ribbon,  perfect (excuse the pun) I got the effect that I was looking for.  I did not use the reinkers on the Whisper White Organza Ribbon, I used a sponge dauber and the Perfect Plum Classic Stampin' Pad to colour the ribbon.

The base card was a piece of A4 Perfect Plum cut long ways at 4 1/4" width, this piece is then folded in half to create the base card that is punched with the Lace Ribbon Border punch.  The centre piece was made by cutting an Always Artichoke mat at 1 5/8" x 4 5/8" and a Whisper White piece, that was stamped, at 1 1/2" x 4 1/2".

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Simply Stampin' Challenge #60 - Monochrome With a Spash of Colour

Fabulous Florets - Gift Box Set

I have been making some gift box sets with four co-ordinating cards for "The Big Morning Tea" that the Wanneroo Country Woman's Association Branch are holding on the 12 June, 2012 at the Wanneroo Library and Cultural Centre.  The proceeds of the day go to Breast Cancer Care WA, a WA Charity that provides personalised emotional, practical and financial support and care to people affected by breast cancer.

I have used the colours of Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Always Artichoke with some Soft Suede ink as an addition for contrast.  This is the first set that I made, using the Fabulous Florets stamp set from Stampin' Up.  All the products used on this project are from Stampin' Up.

I was very pleased with how the finished project turned out.

Close up of the cards in the set.

The box base was made from Crumb Cake cardstock and the lid was made from a piece of Neutrals DSP and stuck down on Crumb Cake cardstock.  The sides of the lid were punch using the Eyelet Border punch to give a decorative edge.  I made some more paper roses with the Fancy Flower punch to decorate the lid, I just could not resist.

Top of Box

Side View of Box showing the decorative punched edge.

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Fabulous Florets - Gift Box Set

Fabulous Florets

I am still making Mother's Day cards for my friends and team mates at work.  I won the Fabulous Florets stamp set at the WA Stampin' Up Regionals last September, and I have not used it very much so I decided to have a play with it.

These cards are made using all Stampin' Up products and the colour scheme is Perfect Plum, Sahara Sand, Whisper White and Always Artichoke.

You just have to love the "En Francais" background stamp.  I have been using it constantly as the background for my Mother's Day Cards as it seems to go with everything.

To make the flowers, I sponged Perfect Plum on the Whisper White cardstock

and got the effect of different shadings.  I then stamped the flower using

Perfect Plum and then cut them out and layered them on the stems

which had been stamped direct onto the Whisper White which had previously

been stamped with the "En Francais" background stamp using Sahara Sand.

On the second card I put the layered card topper through the Square Lattice

embossing folder, then cut it into sections and layered onto Perfect Plum cardstock.

I really like the effect.

 The third card in the set is a quick make, using up the offcuts.

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Fabulous Florets

JAI #112 Colour Challenge

The challenge this week at Just Add Ink is a colour challenge:

Pinks and browns go so well together and make such a pretty combination.



Stamps - Fabulous Florets, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Music Note Wheel

Paper/Cardstock - Very Vanilla & Crumb Cake Neutrals DSP, PInk Pirouette, Chocolate Chip,

Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake Cardstock

Ink - Chocolate Chip & Crumb Cake

Other - Basic Jewels Pearls, Word Window Punch, Crumb Cake Seam Binding Ribbon





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JAI #112 Colour Challenge