Triple Layer Card

After seeing a great many Triple Layer Cards I decided I had best have a go myself.  The original idea was to emboss the front *but* I drew up my front panels in the Silhouette Cameo to cut out without taking into account the embossing folders being of a smaller height and width than the actual folder.  Rather than waste the cut card I decided to break out my Stampin' Up! Priceless set and have a go at a stamped TLC.

This is stamped in Rhubarb Stalk and Lady Bug Memento Dye Ink.  I am still deciding whether to put a "Happy Birthday" or something on the front or maybe I will leave it plain.  Anyways hope you like the card.


Happy Crafting,

Sarah x

Double Monica.

This one is a little less cheesy…. Only a little though :-)

This is an entry into Simon Says Stamp Challenge for Simon Says… Choose a Sketch! 

This is also an entry into House Mouse “It's Ribbons & Pearls for Mousey Challenge #HMFMC140”

The stamps are both of Monica from House Mouse… the first is ”Hooray” and the second “Monica’s Gift” which again combined adorably here… They were coloured using Faber Castell Pencils.  The edges were inked on everything using Memento Dye ink Dew Drops in Cantaloupe.  The corners got chomped by We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper 1/4".

Now all the squares I cut using my Cameo as I need to practice how to use it… it also meant the squares were square!

The yellow panel was embossed using the Cuttlebug with Spots and Dots… The patterned paper came in a magazine called Australian Simply Cards… it was from NitWits and is “The Never Not collection”.  I thought it rather went well with the buff cardstock from my stash. J

The ribbons and pearls again came from my stash and were a nice way to finish this project. 

Anyway that’s it from me for now… Happy crafting,

*hugs*  Sarah x

If you like this card you may also like "Something Cheesy!"

House Mouse has Gone Fishin'!

 I adore this image as do my boys who both sat and coloured in their own ones this morning.  Thanks House Mouse for 10 minutes of family craft time!

Anyway... on with the card making... House Mouse had a Challenge!  It was WINGS... so anything House Mouse with wings... my Gone Fishin' stamp sprang to mind... so here it is!

The actual House Mouse Challenge is 

Things with WINGS for Mousey Challenge # HMFMC139 so stop by and have a look at the other entries and some great ideas from the design team.

Materials used in this project…

House Mouse stamp “Gone Fishin’”

Corners cut ¼” Crop-a-dile Corner Chomper.
Memento black Dye ink.

Blue “feather” glitter cardstock from “Animal Crackers Stack” by DCWV.

Cuttlebug used for cutting and embossing Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ladies Fashion Buckles.

Blue pearls, cardstock, feathers and ribbon from my stash.

Coloured with Faber Castell Pencils.

Thanks for visiting…

Sarah x

Downhill run!

Ok still battling my list of Mad March Birthdays… I would ask why so many birthdays in March but since mine is one I better not!  Hehe…  This one is for a young man who is turning 9!

I am entering quite a few challenges with this one… I don’t think I will win any but it IS keeping me motivated to get these cards done in a timely and focused fashion! (Wonders never cease!) So thank you challenge makers… much appreciated!  Now in NO particular order…

First:  Colour challenge of GREEN… with CardMakinMamas.  Perfect for the month of March! 

Second: Simon Says Stamps Challenge of Anything goes with a highlight on Tim Holtz products… which I love especially for my male cards!

Third: Crafty Cardmakers Challenge of Masculine Birthday and Technology!

Fourth: Card marking and Papercraft wanted to see some results of using scraps!  That’s what my motorbike and happy birthday Panel is made out of!

Scraps... it's amazing what all those little bits can make!

Materials Used:

Green corrugated cardboard. 

Scrap card from stash.

Sizzix Tim Holtz embossing folder “steampunk”.

Cuttlebug “Celebration stamps” Die cut (the stamp shape).

Cuttlebug “Happy Birthday 2 x 2.75” folder.

Cuttlekids “Offroad” motorbike.

Thanks for stopping by…

Sarah x

Sky-blue-pink-with-polka-dots!

Todays make is a card to enter The Ribbon Girls March Challenge.  The must have is “twine or ribbon” so since yesterday I had to explain to my dear Husband and Sons WHY I received a bag of bakers twine by post from a lovely friend it seemed bakers twine was the order of the day! (Thank-you Sam!)

The challenge is also sponsored by Lili of the Valley which made me go digging in my stash!  A while back I bought a magazine and with it came a whole heap of gorgeous printed images from… you guessed it… Lili of the Valley so I decided to use those since I haven’t got my hands on any of their stamps as yet!

I am also entering this in the Cupcake Crafts Challenge for *Sparkle* as the cardstock is pearlescent and the brad is as one of my darling boys pointed out "pretty, pretty, shiny, shiny."  So I hope that qualifies as Sparkle :-)

In Mad March we have a whole string of birthdays so that is my focus this week… get them all done and posted. My Nanna’s birthday is one of the first so I picked out a beautiful Lili of the Valley image that lended its self to the colour that my Nanna used to tell us was her favourite… 

Sky Blue Pink with Polka dots!

So this is my interpretation of that with bakers twine featuring down the side with a happy birthday slider so it’s a little tactile and interactive.

I used:

Image: Lili of the Valley

Flower: Stampin’ Up! Punches.

Brad: Making Memories “Paperie Rouge”

Leaves: Create-a-flower Cuttlebug die and embossing folder.

Slider: “Fruit and tags” Cuttlebug cutting die and “Happy Birthday 2x2.75” embossing folder.

Patterned Paper: “The birthday brights” from Australian Simply Cards Magazine.

Punch: Martha Stewart Doily Lace.

Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle.

Souffle white pen (for lettering).

Faber Castell Pencils for colouring the stamp.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sarah

It's been too long!

Well, its been too long but this year I am making the effort to make time to craft... so the year so far has seen my first Christmas card for 2012...

and 2 asian inspired cards that I have used designs out of magazines to get me back on track... yes I lost my mojo big time...

Anyways thats it from me, I have cards to make and procrastination to avoid...

Cuttlebug Challenge #41 AND #42

Well it’s the last Cuttlebug Challenge for July and I have completed all 5 Challenges so far... with a few extra’s along the way... couldn’t help myself, crafting is addictive you know! Since I am still pretty new to crafting in general (less than 6 months) my creations probably aren't the most polished or perfect but I am having fun and learning lots along the way.

So we had:

Challenge #38 - Red, White and Blue with buttons.(My first ever entry) Using the dots embossing folder from the Cuttlebug With Love border set.


Challenge #39 - colour theme of orange, lime green and turquoise blue with woodsy creatures and something from nature. I used the Provo Craft embossing folder that came in the Cuttlebug Card Making Combos: Eveyday Greetings to make leaves (hope that counted).


Challenge #40 - Sketch Challenge plus a stamp. I used the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Floral Fantasy for the background.



Now I was doing okay up until this point... then I got a house full of guests and lost the plot... made a lovely recycled pencil tin for the boys... but forgot the Cuttlebug embossing folder... doh! See >> Challenge #41 - Recycled element but NO cards.



So... Revisited

Challenge #41 - Recycled non-card WITH embossing folder!

Now last Mother's Day my boys brought me chocolates which I dutifully ate. Some of the chocolates were Turkish Delights that came in a lovely tin which I couldn't just throw out. I also turned out to be the perfect size for my pens and craft knife and since its a "girl colour" the boys stopped "borrowing" my craft pens and not bringing them back. So to make it pretty for my desk I covered it in pink and white flowered paper from my stash then I took some pink cardstock and ran it through the Cuttlebug Embossing folder that came in the Cuttlebug Card Making Combos: Eveyday Greetings. I then used the Versamark watermark ink then covered that with glitter embossing powder and heat melted. When it cooled I cut the embossed image out with my craft knife and mounted it on the side of the tin and added a butterfly from my stash (From Spotlight) to the fastener of the tin.

Challenge #42 - Make a gatefold card, with your favorite cuttlebug folder, for National Friendship Week.

Okay I found some gold shimmer cardstock in my stash that I just had to use, I scored and folded it into the gatefold card (okay I had to do it twice since it seemed the first time the ruler must have changed it measurements half way through hehe). I then took two pieces of white cardstock and used the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Floral Fantasy twice then used some gold ink and a brayer and covered the raised embossing with ink and then heat embossed it with glitter embossing powder giving a bit of an antique look that I quite liked. I then mounted inked measured and inked the edges (in black) of a couple layers of gold shimmer cardstock. I measured some white cardstock and inked the edges in gold and added some star brads and used the same gold ink for the friendship sentiment stamp. I mounted these together then added this to the card and that's the outside done.

For the inside I took the corners off of a piece of white cardstock with my Fiskars circle punch then inked them with gold ink and added another friendship stamp then I mounted this onto another piece of gold shimmer cardstock which I inked the edges in black. This then got put into card... all done... hope you like it...

Thanks for visiting,
Sarah