Punch Bunch For You

For this card I've used a Concord Crush card base.  The For You stamp from Punch Bunch was stamped in Chocolate Chip, Concord Crush and Crumb Cake.  The centers were punched out using the 1 3/8" punch.  I then sponged around the edges with the same coloured ink as the image.  These were placed directly onto the card base.  The bottom half of the card was covered with Concord Crush Designer Series Paper from the Hostess Level 1 set.  A strip of Very Vanilla with some Early Espresso ribbon finishes it off.   

I'm entering this at Simply Stampin' where this week it's a colour challenge using Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Concord Crush and Very Vanilla.

Thanks for looking. x

Materials Used

All Stampin' Up! Supplies

Card - Concord Crush, Very Vanilla

Paper - Concord Crush Designer Series Paper

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Concord Crush, Very Vanilla

Punch - 1 3/8" circle 

Other - 1/4" Early Espresso Ribbon

Wheely like Wheels!!

I'm back again with another card for less is more this time using the Music Notes Wheel.  I'm hoping that this still fits within this weeks challenge of a one layer card with a frame.

For this card, I used a Whisper White card base and cut 6cm from the edge.  I then masked and used the wheel to create a music sheet going over the edge of the opening.  The notes were inked with Early Espresso.  I sponged using Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso and Soft Suede.  To try and create a vintage look to my music sheet, I tore a piece of copy paper and laid this randomly over the stamped image and again sponged.

The sentiment, for you, is stamped in Early Espresso from the Occasional Greetings set.

As we are heading towards the end of the school term, I've made this card for my Son to give to his music teacher.  I'll make a different one for my daughter to give to her teacher later.  Then I really must give the wheels back to my friend and put them on my shopping list immediately!

Edit:  Ha Ha Ha........ after all my measuring, careful placing and would you believe checking I had the wheel the right way round, I was wrong!  My music is upside down!!  Doh. I've made 4 cards like this thinking I was right way up.  Thanks Chrissie for pointing it out and letting me know what to look for, hopefully I've got it right this time.  And yes the inking is supposed to be my frame to give the illusion of an old piece of torn music.  Oh dear I'm off to have a lie down.....  

Thanks for taking the time to visit. x

Materials Used
All Stampin' Up! Supplies

Card - Whisper White
Ink - Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip
Stamps - Music Notes Wheel, Occasional Greetings

More of Funky Forest

If you saw my previous post you'll know I've been having a play with the wheels.  This one is called Funky Forest and my friend left it with me after our crafting session yesterday so I could play some more.  

The original card I made yesterday for less is more is shown next as a rescue card.  This one is my second attempt at this design.  The challenge is to make a one layer card with a frame. 

I used a Whisper White card base and masked off an area to roller the trees in Old Olive.  I then made a dotty frame using an Old Olive marker pen.  The center was sponged with Old Olive and Real Red.  

Thanks was stamped below in Old Olive from the So Happy For You set. 

And here is my rescue card.  I cut out the central image and mounted it onto Old Olive card.  The was placed onto a Whisper White background using dimensionals with the sentiment stamped below. This was then attached to an Old Olive card base. 

 I like the way that they have both come out.  Hope wherever you are you are having a great day and finding some time to craft. x 

Materials Used

All Stampin' Up! Supplies 

Card - Whisper White, Old Olive

Ink - Old Olive, Real Red

Stamps - Funky Forest Wheel, So Happy For You

Other - Sponge Daubers, Dimensionals 

In the Frame

I had a fun afternoon crafting with one of my friends.  This is one of the cards that I made.  

I started off by masking two sides of the Whisper White card base.  Then using the Funky Forest Wheel I stamped the trees in Old Olive.  I added the Thank You sentiment from Just Believe.  The image was covered with a post it note square and the edge sponged with Old Olive and Real Red to create a frame.  

Many of you will have guessed by now that I had this weeks challenge over at less is more on my mind.  The theme is to create a one layer card with a frame.  

We would like to see a frame of some sort or something in a frame... we'd like you to be as inventive as you like.

You could doodle, draw, emboss, ink, paint, colour, print, stamp, emboss resist,  mask or any other method you can come up with to get a frame of sorts into your design.

I ended up making a few cards which I'll show at another time.  In the mean time I hope you enjoy and have a good week. x

Materials Used

All Stampin' Up! supplies

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Old Olive, Real Red

Stamp - Funky Forest Wheel, Just Believe

Cas-ual Fridays - tic tac toe

Go check out this weeks challenge at CAS-uals Fridays, it's a really fun one.  You get to play a game of tic tac toe by choosing a line and making the card with the elements in that line.  I chose Gems, Punch, Flowers.  So many different variations.....

A friend saw the little pink thank you card that I posted earlier and asked for one in blue.  I decided to make one for the above challenge this time using Pacific Point.  The Tiny Tags little flower makes a trellis down one side and I've added a gem for a little sparkle on the middle tag. 

Materials Used

All Stampin' Up! supplies

Card - Whisper White, Pacific Point

Ink - Pacific Point

Stamps - Tiny Tags

Punch - Jewellery Tag

Other - Basic Rhinestone 

Rocking the Mashup and Owly Thanks

Wow I'm so surprised to have my card chosen for Friday's Mashup.  Thank you very much, it really cheered my day! You can see my card here.

Now onto another little card to share with you. 

I made this as my Thank You card for my Stampers 6 Club.  Each month I put in a little note card to say thanks.  

The owl is stamped in Chocolate Chip from Punch Bunch.  He was punched out using the two step owl punch currently in the mini catalogue £15.50.  I then punched out his vest from the Hostess Level 1 Designer Series Paper Pack.  This is a superb hostess gift set and I've found myself using it a lot lately.  The pack is 6" by 6" and consists of 60 sheets of double sided papers in the 5 In Colours.  This colour I've chosen is Peach Parfait and I've mounted him onto a circle of the same coloured card.  I've said it before, I love how everything co-ordinates.  It makes your projects so much easier! The little heart is also part of the two owl punch and doesn't he look cute with it?  This was then placed on a Whisper White card base.  

Well it's almost the weekend, hope you all have a great day. x 

Materials Used

All Stampin' Up! supplies

Card - Whisper White, Peach Parfait

Paper - In Colour Designer Series Hostess Stack

Ink - Chocolate Chip

Stamp - Punch Bunch

Punches - Two step Owl Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Extra-Large

Wedding Wheels in monochrome

Another one for less is more - colour challenge.  This week it's monochrome, so for this card I went with brown and cream.  

The image is the fantastic Wedding Wheels stamped in Soft Suede on Very Vanilla and mounted onto Chocolate Chip.  The background is Crumb Cake embossed with the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder.  I overlapped the bottom corner with the image.  Then added a Congratulations sentiment from Occasional Quotes Hostess Level 3 set stamped in Soft Suede. I trimmed the edge of the sentiment using a 1 1/4 square punch by just placing the end into the edge of the punch. 

This is such a fun wedding stamp, I'm sure I'll be using it a lot more. 

Thanks for looking today. x 

Materials Used

All Stampin' Up! products

Card - Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip

Stamps - Wedding Wheels

Ink - Soft Suede

Tools - Manhattan Flower Embossing Folders, 1 1/4 square large