... Mojo Monday #429

Hello there everyone,

I have a card for you today that I made for the Mojo Monday Challenge #429.

Here is the sketch.

I decided to use one of my favourite stamps sets from Power Poppy for the focal image. It is called Daffodils. I love both the images from this set but chose to use the larger one for this project.

 

I began with a white card base over which I added a piece of pattern paper cut with Spellbinders 5x7 Matting Basics B in the largest size.

Over this I added the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Two in white. I actually needed to cut off the bottom as I did not want it to poke out past the ribbon. Over this I added the yellow and white polka dot ribbon.

I stamped my focal image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured it with Copics in the colours shown below. Then, for some reason madness struck me and I decided to fussy cut out the entire image! Now, I am really happy that I did!

I cut a circle from white card stock using the Spellbinders Stately Circles die and then popped this up over the ribbon with the focal image popped up on the circle. All that time and effort doing the fussy cutting really pays off, at least I think so. :)

Lastly I added two wee pearls to the "pins" holding the bouquet together and three more at the top. 

The sentiment is from Power Poppy stamp set Lavender and I really like it as I think it is so useful for so many different types of cards.

Thank you so much for visiting with me today and leaving me your comments as I always smile when I read them. Have a wonderful day. Cheers.

     Melanie

... PapertreyInk Make It Monday Challenge #236

Good evening everybody,

This is the last post for the day from me. I have a card for the PapertreyInk Make It Monday Challenge #236 which was to chose a challenge from throughout the past year that had not been participated in. 

I chose #209 White on White die cuts with a pop of colour.

I am using an all white card over which I have layered another panel of white that I scored around the edges.

On this I have arrayed a number of butterflies, also in white, cut from PapertreyInk Heart-2-Heart #10 dies. Some are lying flat, some are popped up.

Lastly I stamped two butterflies from the PapertreyInk stamp set Heart-2-Heart #10 in Memento Tangelo, Rhubarb Stalk and Angel Pink inks. These I also popped up.

The sentiment is from PapertreyInk stamp set Think Big Favorites #10, stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. 

The sentiment inside the card is from the same stamp set. I added a wee butterfly inside also.

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit. I really appreciate you leaving me your comments. Have a great day. Cheers.

     Melanie

... Pink and Main Challenge #5 - Sparkle

Hello there everybody,

I am back with a card for the Pink & Main Challenge #5, the theme of which is "Sparkle".

I chose to use the Pink & Main stamp Birthday Boy. I really like the cute little faces Michelle's characters have.

I started with a card base from Crafters Companion and I used a Spellbinders die along the bottom edge. 

I stamped up the little guy in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then coloured him in with watercolour pencils. I have not used them for a while and I cannot imagine why not as they are terrific to work with.

Now the theme being "Sparkle" and all, I needed to add the requisite amount of sparkle and I chose to use a combination of Martha Stewart Glitter Glue and Stickles from Ranger in Crystal. I cut out the wee man with a die cut from Sizzix and then added some ribbon, simply tied, at the bottom and a sentiment, also from the same stamp set with a button tied up with bakers twine.

Cute yet simple ... a good card for a young lad, I hope.

Thanks so much for visiting with me today. Thank you for leaving me your comments... they are a highlight of my day. Cheers.

    Melanie

... stamps for sale

Greetings everyone,

I have been cleaning out my craft room and have decided to part with some of my stamps. These stamps really are not getting the attention that they deserve so they need to go to a new home.

All of the above are $3.00 each. I think most have never been used.

The Gina K stamps sets are $12.00 each. I think only one has been used.

The four sets from Sheena Douglass are $12.00 each. Most have not been used or maybe just once.

Please let me know if you are interested and give me your info and I will send you a Paypal invoice. You will pay just for the price of the stamps, a protected bubble mailer and the actual postage.

Thanks so much for having a look. Have a great day. Cheers.

     Melanie

... Curtain Call Challenge - Frozen / OCS Challenge

Hello again everyone,

I am back once again with a card for the Curtain Call Challenge - Frozen. This is my first time participating in this challenge. I am also entering this card for the One Crazy Stamper January challenge.

Here is the inspiration for the challenge.

For my card I began with a white card base. I partially die cut the snowflakes off the side of the card and then cut the remaining snowflakes from Spellbinders 2013 Snowflake Pendant and Spellbinders Create-a-Flake-Five.

You can see how they stick out the side of the card. I have popped up a couple of them on the front for a bit of dimension. I covered the inside of the card with some blue/green paper with "luckily" snowflakes on it that I found in my stash.

I dabbled all the snowflakes with Stickles in Crystal. I love the sparkle that it give all the snowflakes.

The sentiment, which I stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black ink, is from the Power Poppy stamp set Poinsettia.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I do hope you will leave me your comments as I love to read them. I would also love it if you would choose to follow my blog. Easily done either by email or with Google.

Thanks again. Have a wonderful day. Cheers.

      Melanie

... more of the same ... only different

Hello there everyone,

After I made that card yesterday for the Taylored Expressions challenge I realized just how much I loved that sketch. Clean and simple is not really something I do all that often but it really appealed to me.

I also realized that I have somehow acquired many, many little packages of die cuts. Now this is odd as I do not really use them all that often. 

BUT I SHOULD! 

And I did ... in a collection of cards I did using the same sketch, but no stamping, just die cuts. OK, I did stamp the sentiments.  :)

First of all, the sentiments are all from Power Poppy, from various different sets.  They are all stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

The white die cuts are all from Spellbinders or JustRite.

Lastly, the beautiful coloured images are from  K & Company and Creative Imaginations.

And finally, here are the cards....

I have raised up the back panel on each of the cards using foam tape. I did this for all of them. I like that extra bit of dimension that it gives.

The most time consuming part of all of this was gluing on the white die cuts, especially this bird cage! But is it not stunning! I just love it.

I did a wee bit of fussy cutting around the birds legs as they were not quite clean enough and I wanted to be able to see the cage really well behind the little guy. Small thing yes, but I think the results are worth it.

Now how many of us have tools from WAY BACK, languishing in our craft drawers that never see the light of day. Be honest... we all do!

I thought these last few cards needed just a little something so I grabbed a paid of Fiskars decorative scissors in the Provincial style and cut the edge. It is just a small thing but I think it adds something subtle without taking away from all the beauty going on with the card front.

The white die cut used here was actually a tag. I loved the detail on the ends but it was not long enough so I cut it in half and spread it out. You cannot see that because of the focal image. Shhh... don't tell!

This is a wonderful sentiment, don't you think? It can be used for so many different kinds of cards.

My last card uses a beautiful angel image on top of a snowflake. I was tempted to add a bit of glittery sparkle to the snowflake but in the end I opted for restraint. That can be a bit of a challenge for me at time. :)

I think this sentiment is simply perfect for this card. I absolutely adore the font that Marcy has used on this. So elegant.

Thanks so very much for visiting with me today. It is a snowy blowy day here in Ontario so it is a great day to get myself a hot cuppa and get out some stamps.

Do please leave me your comments as I love to read them. AND, please consider following my blog so we can stay in touch.

Have a wonderful day. Cheers.

      Melanie

      

... Taylored Expressions Share Joy 16

Hello everyone,

First of all .... A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY!!!!

I am participating in the Share Joy challenge today at the Taylored Expressions website.

These are new stamps to me as I discovered them from reading another blog that I follow.

I do not own any of Taylor's charming stamps, YET! Fortunately I am able to play along using other stamps that I currently own which is a great. It gives you a chance to play now while waiting until you get some new stamps to use.

So, here is the Sketch and the style of the project. I really like this sketch. I think that it can go so many different ways. I have chosen to keep my card classic, feminine and white.

I started with a basic white card base and then added a panel, also in white from Spellbinders 5 x 7 Matting Basics B in the largest size. Over this in the top left corner I used the JustRite Filigree Corners die, again in white. I adore the look of white cards. They seem to just look really crisp and clean, like a starched white shirt.  :)

I have popped up this main panel with dimensional tape.

My focal image is from the Power Poppy stamp set Potted Primroses. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and VERY subtly coloured it up in the Copic colours shown below. I really wanted to keep this card very white but I wanted just a hint of colour. Sometimes I think that it is harder to be restrained when colouring. I fussy cut the image and popped it up on pop dots.

The sentiment is from the PapertreyInk stamp set Heart-2-Heart #2. Again it is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

So there you have it. My first card for the Taylored Expressions Share Joy challenge. I hope it is the first of many as I really like her stamps and cannot wait to get my hands on a few. :)

Thank you so much for stopping by to visit with me today. I would love it if you would leave me your comments as it would mean so much. Have a lovely day!