Quick thank you card

Here's a quick card I made this week - needed to get it into the post soon, so used an embossed background layered with a banner and some punched and die-cut flower elements.

The embossing folder is Sizzix and the punch and dies are SU.

Thinking of you...

Here's another small card and teabag holder set I made a while back for a friend who I miss very much. I had a lot of fun making it, and I love the effect of the paper piercing on kraft cardstock.

Everything is SU for this one.

Blue giraffe

Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted anything here for so long... I've been on a bit of a knitting and sewing kick lately, so that's my excuse ;)

Here's a card I made a couple of months ago for a friend - she needed a new baby card to send and commissioned one from me:

Everything on there is pretty much SU, mostly retired.

Choose Happiness card

I had a lot of fun making this card using my new SU stamps (Choose Happiness set) and Word Bubbles framelits. The flower was stamped in Crushed Curry and I then used an aqua painter to draw the colour out over the petals to give it a gently watercoloured feel. The sentiment is Hero Arts but everything else is SU (except the card base which is a generic one from elsewhere).

Sorry about the bad lighting on this - I was taking it at the wrong time of day (night)!

Guy card

I love this CAS card - it came together so easily. SU's Wild Wasabi is one of my favourite colours but I haven't used it in ages so it was great to use it again. And I am so chuffed with how the negative space speech bubble turned out!

There's also some scoring on there for a bit of texture. Got my scoring board this week and had been waiting to try it out.

Embossed card

Last night I made a simple card using two Sizzix embossing folders and some SU ribbon and baker's twine - the details are very beautiful but it doesn't look like much if you see it from a distance! Thankfully, when the recipient gets it out of the envelope they'll be close enough to appreciate its beauty... ;)

Cushion covers

Here are a couple of cushion covers I rustled up a day or two ago using some rather attractive fabric I bought from IKEA ages ago. I do love these!

A birthday card for a boy

This is for a friend's eldest son (turning 8 this month!) - I love the way it came out. Shall be posting it off later today.

A thank you card

I've just made this for a friend who kindly gave me some Modern Medley DSP as a birthday present - I wanted to use some of it on the card, so combined two different patterns with Strawberry Slush cardstock and ink, as well as some pink Tilda ric-rac (which goes quite nicely with the Strawberry Slush I think). The sentiment is from an Archiver's set.

A couple of very early Christmas cards

For some reason, last night I was inspired to start my Christmas cards (this has never happened this early before...!). I ended up making 3 each of 2 designs , which means that 6 people have a halfway chance of actually getting a card on time this year ;)

This is one of the cards:

And here's the other:

Card bases are Docrafts kraft, ink is SU Whisper White and Poppy Parade. Sentiment stamps are Hero Arts and the others are SU.

Fusion challenge card - delicious with Crushed Curry

I saw the Fusion challenge yesterday and was inspired to make this card for it - I really love how it came out! It's a birthday card but it would work just as well for a wedding.

This is a great colour combo - I think I'll have to make a fleet of cards with these colours! Anyone care to join me? :)

Everything is SU on this card, to wit:

Cardstock - Basic Grey, Crushed Curry and Very Vanilla
Ink - Basic Grey and Crushed Curry
Stamp sets - Fresh Vintage and  Banner Greetings
Punches - Boho Blossoms and Decorative Label

A "just because" card

Here's a card I made today for my crafting buddy (who lives in another country, sadly) wishing her lots of creative fun with the goodies I'm sending her.
 

I love the colour combo, and the grey ribbon which I think I got wrapped around some clothing I bought. Repurpose, recycle and reuse! :)

Baby card

A friend is due to have her baby boy any time soon, so I have the card ready and waiting for when he arrives :)

 The stamps, orange cardstock and ribbon are all SU. The ink is SU and Tim Holtz. The DP is Echo Park "Bees Knees".

Cute card alert!

I love this card - I came up with the idea last night, and then today after work came home and made it. It's simple yet effective, I think!

The stamps are from Stampendous and the paper is "Bees Knees" from Echo Park.

A thank you card

I went to Finland for a week last month and last night made some "thank you" cards to send to the friends who hosted me there. I had a lot of fun making them (3 of the same design) even though they were very simple - it was wonderful to just sit down and play with my rubber stamps and ink!

Here is a pic of the card; it was impossible to get a good photo of it indoors, so I had to balance it on my hand outside on the patio (which is why the angle is a bit odd).

Stamps are SU (from the Affection Collection and Trendy Trees sets), as is the pink ink and cardstock (Strawberry Slush).

First Christmas cards of the year!

Did a bit of playing around with Christmas papers last week and came up with these basic cards (4x4). The paper is Docraft's Christmas Back to Basics Modern and the button is from the coordinating pack. I used some vellum too to give a bit of depth. The ink is SU Real Red and River Rock, and the stamps are Hero Arts and SU.

Let me know what you think!

 

Hodgepodge card

This is a card I made for my cousin's birthday using some Dear Lizzy stickers and rotary stamp, as well as various other bits and pieces I had in my stash. It's not my usual style but I really like it, and want to try and challenge myself to make more of this kind of "collage"-type card. I need practice layering up lots of embellishments!

My fave bit is the old-fashioned camera which I cut out from some cool designer paper :)