Birthday Washi Roses

Have I ever mentioned that I love washi tape? One of my favourite techniques with Washi tape is die-cutting. Here is my card using two tapes and the Spellbinders Rose Creations dies. I'm submitting this card to Moxie Fab World Handmade Cards Week -Stickers and Tape Challenge and Rockwell Designs - Pantone Poppy Red Card Challenge. Look out for my card in Handmade Cards! Thanks for dropping by! As both these stamps are available from Simon Says Stamp, I'm linking up to SSS Stamptember Challenge.

Ingredients

Neenah Solar White cardstock, Hero Arts CL497 Find Joy, CG509 Leafy Vines, Hero Arts Red Royal,

MT Washi Tapes, My Minds Eyes Decorative Tape, Kaisercraft Sparklets, Spellbinders Rose Creations Die Set, Glossy accents

Turning 21

Here is a quick card I made a while ago for a Pub Call but never made it. I used embellishments that were in the Kaisercraft 6x6 pad for this card with a bit of stamping from Kaisercraft and Paper Smooches. I just love the PS Digits dies! I'm submitting this card into Moxie Fab World's Handmade Cards Week Challenge - Ready Made Embellishments and Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search. Thanks for dropping by!

This card was inspired by some of the graffiti art that is famous in some of Melbourne's lane ways. Here are some recent photos that I have taken:

Ingredients:

Neenah Desert Storm, Kaisercraft Rewind 6x6, Kaisercraft Rewind Clear Stamps, Paper Smooches Digits, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Hero Arts Soft Granite, Ranger Distress Rusty Hinge.

CASE Study - Kathy Racoosin2

After having such fun last week with CASE Study Challenge, I had to join in with Challenge 157 this week. At the last Craft Show I attended, one of my last purchases before I left was a packet of chevron ribbon in three colours. When I saw Kathy Racoosin's CASE card, I was very happy I picked the right colour! I'm also entering this card to Moxie Fab World's In Transition challenge and Paper Smooches Guest Designer search. Thanks for dropping by! Woohoo, two cards in one weekend!!

Notice the patterned vellum paper and the matching ribbon!

MFW TT In Transition

Kathy Racoosin on CSC#157

Ingredients

Neenah Solar White, PTI Super Stripes, Paper Smooches Calico, Hero Arts Butter Bar, Green Hills, Pool and Pale Tomato, Copic Markers Y06, YG06, White gel pen, Ribbon and Patterned Vellum.

Stripey Birthday Card

When I saw the Make It Monday video on PTI Capture the Moment, I wanted to try it but had to wait until the weekend until I had  a bit of time to experiment. I didn't want to do it the same way as Betsy Veldman as I thought it would be too messy with Post-It notes. I used double sided tape with pre-cut lines before I embossed. Afterwards, I just peeled off the tape layer by layer. I also used a technique shared by Jennifer McGuire for the sentiment die (3 layers of cardboard). The background stamping is done with my new PTI Super Stripes stamp set. The extra colours are added with markers and gel pens after stamping. The sentiment was originally stamped with Delicata gold pigment paint, but I had to quickly emboss this in gold as it didn't quite stand out against the stripes. I left this card unembellished as this will be a card for a male. As I used gold embossing in this card, I'm also submitting this for Moxie Fab World All that Glitters is Gold challenge, Simon Says Stamp Embossed Challenge and Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger In Transition. Thanks for dropping by!

A close up to show the extra layers of die cuts and the embossing.

MFW TT - In Transition

 Ingredients
Neenah Solar White card stock, Basic Grey Cut and Paste 6x6, PTI Super Stripes and Wonderful Words-Birthday, PTI Birthday Die, Hero Arts Pool, Delicata Gold, Copic YR07, YG06, B06, Gold metallic paint, Gold and White embossing powder.

Gold Washi Tape Card

I made this card a while ago for a washi tape publication submission. Needless to say, it never made the 'cut'. When I saw Moxie Fab World's 'All that Glitters is Gold' challenge, I decided to showcase this card. This card has no stamping (a sentiment can be added inside later) and is all made with Washi Tape or MT Masking Tape. Previous cards I've made with washi tape have been blogged here (my second most popular all time post) and here. Thanks for dropping by!
Edited - this card will also be submitted to Moxie Fab World Handmade Cards Week - The Stickers and Tape Challenge.  I can't wait for this magazine to come out as I have a card in it!

Ingredients

Neenah Solar White, Spellbinders Nestabilities Standard Circles and Rose Creation Dies, MT Tapes, Gold Brad and Twine from The Twinery.

Paper Smooches Sketch

Did anyone see today's CASE Study CSC156 results today? I got Top 3 for this card! Another first for me! I was so happy and was keen to make another card tonight. I used the Paper Smooches Sparks Designer Draft sketch to base my card. I wanted to try out my Copics markers and make a fun card (for a teacher of course). I'm submitting this card to Paper Smooches Sparks September Designer Draft and Paper Smooches Guest Designer Search. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients

Neenah Desert Storm, ExpressIt Blending Card, Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler and Smarty Pants, Simon Says Stamp Folded Banner die, MFT Tag Die, Hero Arts Wet Cement, Tim Holtz Tea Dye, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Copics W3, W6 and B29.

Spring Flowers

I only managed one card this weekend. I have two more planned, but they will have to wait for another free night this week. This one is for the current Paper Smooches Trend Watch Flowers challenge. I've been dying to get into my craft room to do this all weekend! Here is my card using the current Retro Sketch 80 with the Reflections stamp set and matching MT Masking Tapes.
Edited to Add - Moxie Fab World Handmade Cards Week - The Tapes and Stickers Challenge.

It is also Spring in Melbourne (the weather has suddenly warmed up and the blossoms are in bloom) and I would like to share some photos taken on the weekend in our backyard. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Neenah Solar White, Paper Smooches Reflections and Sentiment Sampler, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Hero Arts Pale Tomato, Red Royal and Green Hills, Tim Holtz distress ink Mowed Lawn, Twine from  The Twinery, Hero Arts Fancy Felt Buttons, MT Masking Tape, Enamel Dots from My Minds Eyes.