Heartfelt with Stampin' Up in Sydney

Morning all.

A bonus post of sorts.......

Yesterday I attended the Heartfelt Stampin' Up event at Darling Harbour with Angela Sargeant. I had heard much about such gatherings and read many blogs extolling the wonder of Conventions and the like, but this was my first real experience with SU at this level.

First perk.....I met a couple of blog pals, many of whom I have "known" (ie read and e mailed...some for nearly 3 years!!!!). A big shout out to Nicole Derendorf, Leonie Schroder and (by no means least) Jenny Hayward. Jenny and I took the opportunity to have a memento picture to mark the event....I am on the left!!!

 

Second perk....free stamps!!! ( I will share the make and takes and the stamps used very soon!!

 

The next task was to put something on the Inspiration Board. These are display boards where soooooo many ideas are and you can take pictures of the ones that appeal to you (dah hence the name inspiration board I guess!!) This is the card I made for the occasion.....

 

 

Something a little different, but I was sooooooooo happy that the ideas I had bouncing around my head came out nearly the same on paper. The card was inspired by combining 2 cards I had seen. The first is by the uber talented Ellen Kemper and her card seen here. The second card was if you like an adaptation of an inspiration that Diane Giarrusso received at Convention in the USA as a swap seen here. I went back to my pre-stamping roots for a bit and did some punch art. Here is a close up of the lady....

 

 

The "garden" was stamped and sponged to create a feel of looking out of a window. The scene was stamped off twice and three times to give a little depth and the sky was sponged using my very well used acetate cloud template!!

 

 

I had so much fun adding dry embossing to bits and pieces. I am always blown away by what punches can do and deeply admire those out there who can see a shape and use it for something else soooo out-of-the-box!!

 

Third perk......I was sooooooo inspired by what I saw and learnt today it was beyond belief. I was surrounded by such creativity and inspiration....I loved every minute of it. Thanks so much to Angela for taking me and sharing such an awesome day.

 

Thanks for popping by. There will be some new posts fairly soon in conjunction with Diwali, so please drop by again.

 

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Primrose Petals, Soft Suede, Sahara Sand, Blush Blossom (ret)

Ink: (SU) Baja Breeze, Bashful Blue, Primrose Petals, Lucky Limeade, Gumball Green, Wisteria Wonder, Summer Starfruit

Stamps: (SU) Summer Silhouettes, Pennant Parade

Punches: (SU) Pennant Builder, Butterfly (ret), Scallop Oval, Large Oval, 1" circle, 1/2" circle, Eyelet Border, Carla Craft CP2 Heart Punch

Embossing Folders: (SU) Tulip Border, Square Lattice, Fancy Fan

Dies: (SU) Beautiful Wings Embosslit

Other Bits: 3mm white satin Ribbon fm stash, Dimensionals

 

Lynda xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birthday Butterflies

Morning all.......

Please do not adjust you spectacles....yes it is me and I am POSTING!!!! Thanks for you patience and e mails of friendship and encouragement. Things have settled a little, but there is still a ways to go...a long way in fact, but at least there is a little light.

Now I created these cards a VERY long time ago and I got the inspiration from Leonie Schroder and her card here. I just love the whimsy and simplicity of it....so much so that I made a couple....or 4.

Here are my versions....

 Now as usual.....I have made small tweaks on each of them so no 2 are exactly alike. The differences range from a different vine colour, sentiment and rhinestones or pearls. I did particularly like the way the vellum made the butterfly "fly".

The other little piece of special was the wonderful embossing the vellum held.

Here are 3 of the 4 cards together. 1 had to make a quick exit so I was not late for a friend's birthday.

Again, thanks so much for your patience, support and friendship. I hope to schedule a couple more posts over the next few days. Last weekend (18-20th May) I also went to Craft Camp and I have MUCH to share from there too.

Thanks for popping by.

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Vellum

Ink: (SU) Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake

Stamp Sets: (SU) Vintage Vogue and Amy R- Birthday Sentiments

Punches/Dies: (SU) Large and Small Oval Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit die

Other bits: Dimensionals,  Pearls and Rhinestones (most from Hot Dollar)

Lynda xx

Faux Suede

Hi All,

Back to all things flowers....again!!!! I love finding cards and putting a slight twist on them. This is the card that inspired me today. I love the way the flower just popped up off the card. I wanted to try the Faux Suede technique with it, to see how it would work. These are the 2 cards I came up with....

Sadly you cannot really see the script or vintage travel tag stamp I used on the backgrounds of both these cards. Hopefully you can see a little here....

I also stamped the suede side of the flowers in the same stamp in the same CS colour to give a bit of texture and interest. I think you can see it on the blue one slightly better.

The leaves are punched from the Blossom Petals Builder Punch and folded in half then run through the crimper. The brads are bargains from the Reject shop....a card of 12 for $1!!!!

Thanks for dropping by today. I will try and list all things used. I did make these some time ago!!

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Crumb Cake, Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink, Pear Pizzaz

Ink: (SU) Bashful Blue, Pretty In Pink, Crumb Cake, Soft Suede

Stamps: (SU) Occasional Greetings (ret), So Swirly Wheel (ret) and Clings "Old Letter"

Dies adn Punches: (SU) Fun Flowers Die, Blossom Petals Builder Punch, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and Carla Craft CP2 Daisy Punch

Other Bits: Tulip Frame Embossing Flder, Crimper

Lynda xx

Co-ordinated Gift Set - #2

Just a quick one today to show you the other gift set i made for Miss 14!! It is basically the the same as the last post, except in different tones. I also modified the box on this one slightly again as the purple one has minor closing issues.

Here is the set together

And different views of the box....

Oh...and of course the card.....

I hope this has inspired you to perhaps try and converting a card face into perhaps a 3D project. The possibilities are endless!!

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Whisper White, Pretty in Pink

Ink: (SU) Pretty in Pink

Stamps: (SU) Elements of Style, Sincere Salutations

Other Bits: SU Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Tulips Embossing Folder, Pink Crystal Rhinestones fm Stash, Dimensionals, Pink Grosgrain ribbon fm stash.

Lynda xx

Co-ordinated Gift Set - #1

Hello all. I hope for those in Sydney, you are all surviving the school holidays.

A little while back, I made a CAS card which got me to thinking here. I had 2 birthdays of girls of a similar age (one turning 13, and one turning 14) and I was wondering if I could make the card into a pretty box for their desks. This is the version of the card I made to go with the box for Miss 13....

I thought about what shaped box may transfer well to the card design and I decided on a Top Note Die Box. I based it on the tutorial here. I modified it slightly in that it is a rectangular Pizza Box with a Nestabilities Label 8 die top and bottom. The dimensions of the box are roughly 12cm x 8cm x 3cm ( 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 inches). This is how it turned out...kinda fab if I do say so myself....

And here is the first set together....

Sorry about the glare and shadows, it is either feast of famine with sun and wind around her at the moment.....LOL!!!

I'll be back soon with the 2nd one I made soon. Thanks for popping by.

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Whisper White, Lavender Lace (ret)

Ink: (SU) Lavender Lace (ret)

Stamps: (SU) Elements of Style, Sincere Salutations

Other Bits: SU Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, SU Tulip Embossing Folder, Nestabilities Labels 8, Lilac 1/2 pearls fm stash, Dimensionals, small purple ric-rac fm stash

Lynda xx

Old Style Butterfly

I have had some more fun with the wonderful "Fly Free" set from The Craft's Meow. I am even entering this card into a challenge on The Pink Elephant. They want a vintage style card....and given that I am kinda into this style at the moment, I thought I'd give it a whirl. Now I made 2 similar cards, but it is this one I am entering into the challenge......

I combined a whole lot of different elements for this card. The DP has an old world paisley print on it, which lent itself nicely to the vintage theme. I am also a HUGE fan of the cage image. Reminds me of the old cast iron cages that once were.

The edge was embossed with the Tulips embossing folder from SU and the image was raised slightly.

Of course....doing one, I HAD to do another.....

These are the 2nd type of vintage cards I have done with this set. If you missed the first ones, you can find them here.

Thanks for dropping by. More creative frivolity to be had soon.

Stuff used:

CS: (SU) Blue Bayou (ret), Sage Shadow (ret), My Mind's Eye No 2 Blue Paisley Paper (item # OA1012)

Ink: (SU) Not Quite Navy

Stamps: TCM - Fly Free and Butterfly Kisses

Other Bits: SU Tulips Embossing Frame, Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die, Dimensionals, Martha Stewart Piped Nylon 3/8" ribbon in Silver Sage

Lynda xx

CAS Cards

Good morning all. So nice to feel the warmth of the sun is Sydney....have missed it so much.

Recently I had occasion to send a card to a friend who was coming up on the anniversary of their Dad's passing. I wanted to let them know they were being thought of.

I found this card on SCS and was quite taken with its simplicity. Although for a birthday, a change of sentiment could easily fix that.

I made 2 of the cards. 1 for the occasion and a birthday version for the stash. This is my take.

I had to make the cards slightly smaller than the 1/2 A4 sheet size due to the Tulip Embossing frame. Here they are on their own...

As you can probably tell from the glare, the butterflies sit up a bit. So pretty. In my never ending quest to not have 2 cards exactly the same, I used 1/2 pearls on one and light green rhinestones on the other. The change of direction of one of the butterflies also helped create a "creative opportunity" to fix an extra ink spot that appeared!!

I was so taken with the simplicity of this card...I stepped it up with another birthday present that I will be back to show you soon.

Thanks for popping by.

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Whisper White, Pear Pizzaz

Ink: (SU) Pear Pizzaz

Stamps: (SU) Elements of Style, Sincere Salutations

Other bits: SU Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die & Framed Tulips Embossing Folder, White 1/2 Pearls, Light Green Rhinestones, Green Grosgrain ribbon from stash, Dimensionals

Lynda xx

Crafter's Retreat #6

WARNING....More butterflies contained in this post!!! :)

One of the cards that I really wanted to have a go at whilst at camp was this card that I saw on SCS. We do not have Springtime Vintage DP here in Australia (yet....but fingers crossed), but I was lucky enough to receive some as a gift from the US. This is my version of the card...and yes I did 2....not exactly the same...but sorry...I cannot do it...hee hee hee.

I did not sponge the edges on this one...as I left them at home.....along with many other things. I hate packing in a flurry!!! This card was also a challenge as it had NO Whisper White or Vary Vanilla CS to speak of...and I kinda liked it. I am also very much liking stamping onto DP.

Yes...there are more butterflies to come, but I may break the monotony of Crafter's Retreat posts with a couple of other ones.

Thanks for popping by. I should be at the airport now,  very close to taking off......ash clouds and all taken into consideration!!

Stuff Used:

CS: (SU) Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Springtime Vintage DSP

Ink: (SU) Not Quite Navy

Stamps: (SU) Sincere Salutations

Other bits: (SU) Bigz Beautiful Butterfly Die, Dimensionals, Tulip Embossing Folder

Lynda xx