Some Baby Cards.....

I've recently been commissioned to create some baby cards.  For both cards, I've used the Baby Tees roller from the IBC.

The first is a baby boys gift card, for Haggus and Stookles (see link in my sidebar).

For this one, I've inked up the roller in Stazon onto watercolour paper and coloured the image in Marina Mist and So Saffron.  Then I've cut it out and mounted it on Dimensionals.

Here's the baby girls card.  This one was a full sized card, so I used more of the roller image, and this time inked it in Regal Rose.  I've used a little bit of retired DSP, which I love for the baby girls colours.

Happy Stamping......Manda

An Easter Window???......

I thought I'd share with you a simple card that I used as a Make'n'Take at a recent workshop.  The request was for an Easter Card, and while I demo-d some more specific Easter stamps (A Good Egg) I also wanted to show the ladies that you can use a different image and then tailor the sentiment to the occasion of choice.  This is how I started out when I began my stamp collection, and I still believe it is the best way to get value for money when you are beginning your stamping journey. 

Anyhow.....here's the card....Sorry about the lighting.  For some reason I can never successfully photograph purples.  Believe it or not, this card is Perfect Plum, Pink Pirouette and Certainly Celery. 

When I got home, I discovered that I still had a spare Make'n'Take pack (not surprising really as I always take more than I need!!)  So I decided to change the layout a little, use one of my new stamp sets from the Autumn-Winter Mini, and see what I could come up with. 

What do you think?

Angle of the photo is a little off, as I kept getting glare on the windowpane.  Colours are a bit more true to life though.  Hooray!

Here is a close up of the Beveled Windowpane.  I'm loving these little treasures.

Card Stock:  Perfect Plum, Certainly Celery, Pink Pirouette

Ink: Perfect Plum

Stamp Sets: Upsy Daisy, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Clearly for You

Other: Dazzling Diamonds, Basic Rhinestones, Certainly Celery Wide Grosgrain Ribbon, Linen Thread, Beveled Windowpane 3.8 x 5cm

Happy Stamping.....Manda

Tote-ally Tess.....

I bought Tess a couple of months ago, and have only now gotten a chance to put ink to card stock, or in this case DSP!!  I've used the paper piecing technique on this card, just a little bit!!  Hehe

Here is a close up of the paper piecing......love that little stamp!!

Stamp Set:  Tote-ally Tess

Ink: Stazon Black, Poppy Parade

Card Stock: Poppy Parade, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Other: Sunny Garden DSP, Early Espresso Satin Ribbon

Happy Stamping.....Manda

Pay it forward......a little late!

At the beginning of the year, I put a post on my Face book page about Paying it Forward, where I promised to send/deliver a handmade gift to anyone who replied.  The only rule was that if you replied, you then had to post the same message on your Face book page, and pay it forward with a gift also. 

Anyway, here is the gift that I made for one of the forwardees (if that's a word). 

A sweet little handbag box, which I've decorated with the scallop envelope die and the Embosslits butterflies, using Lap of Luxury DSP.

And here's what was inside.....

which is where the 'late' part comes in, because the little gift cards are made using Sale-a-bration sets.  Even though SAB has now finished, I still wanted to share them with you. 

Here are some close ups......

The little gift cards have matching DSP scallop envelopes.

What you need.....

Card Stock:  Concord Crush, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride

Ink:  Blushing Bride, Concord Crush

Stamps:  Bliss, Punch Bunch

Other: Lap of Luxury DSP, Embosslits Butterflies, Scallop Envelope Die, Stamp'n'Write markers.

Happy Stamping.....Manda

Pink Bliss.....

This is another card that we made at technique class last week.  I am sorry to say that it was my first play with Bliss from the Sale-a-Bration collection, and now I love it, and it's nearly time for SAB to end for another year. 

But you still have 10 days to email me your order of $100.00 if you decide that you have to have this set!!

In case you were wondering, the technique for this card was bleach stamping......the ladies loved it.  So easy, yet effective.

Card stock: Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Pretty in Pink

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Riding Hood Red

Stamp Set: Bliss

Other: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Antique Brad, bleach, Basic Pearls.

Happy stamping.....Manda

Bright and Bling-y

My niece is turning 18 next weekend. I had to make her a special card.  She loves bright colours, and what 18 year old doesn't love bling?

Here's the card.

You can just see it in the photo, but I've covered the 18, flower and the black ring in crystal effects and then dusted them with fine red and black glitter.  The 18 came from a friend, who very kindly cut them out for me with a die that she has.

Here is a close up of the glitter.

Card stock: Real Red, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Ink: Basic Black

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Other: Fine Galaxy Glitter, Black and Real Red Satin Ribbon, Brights Button, Black Twine, Pink Flamingo DSP (retired),  large flower punch, circle punches, crystal effects.

Happy stamping.....Manda

More Regal Cards....

In the last post, I showed you a collection of male cards that I made so that I have some ready to send out.  When I cut the strips of the Regals DSP, I only used half of each 12 inch piece.  So what to do with the other half?  I turned them over, and decided to make a collection of female cards.

Here is a close up of the Always Artichoke version.  You'll notice lots of bling.....a girls gotta have some!!

And here they are, all together.  Again, not the best lighting, I'm sorry, but you get the idea.

Stamp Set:  Always Elegant, Perfect Punches

Card stock: Regals colours, Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink: Regals colours

Other: Black Grosgrain ribbon, Basic Rhinestones, Large oval punch, Regals DSP pack.

Happy Stamping......Manda