Happy Mother's Day!

 Here is one of three Mother's Day card I made this year! This was inspired by the recent UooUoo Art Trail with 100 UooUoo's painted by artists in Melbourne for the celebration of 150 year anniversary for the Royal Children's Hospital. They were scattered all over Melbourne and Geelong and I managed to photographed some of them. This one was my favourite and was the inspiration for this card! This card is for a special lady - my Mum!

Challenges
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Feminine

Materials
Stamps - Altenew and Hero Arts

Always there

It’s been a while since I’ve crafted. I recently attended an Altenew workshop in Melbourne with Tasnim and Therese! Yes, it was in Melbourne!! I purchased this set whilst I was there. The inks were part of a set that was given to us as part of the workshop. I based the card on the current CAS(E) this sketch challenge (there are three score lines behind the flowers which is hard to photograph). Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:
CAS(E) this sketch #319
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Details:
Stamp - Altenew Always There and Sketch Rose
Inks - Altenew
Sprays - Altenew

Paper Couture

I was lucky to be given a front row seat at the recent launch of the Melbourne Spring Fashion Week. I went with a friend and we were also given two VIP Bar passes. We arrived an hour early so that we can check out the VIP Bar beforehand. The venue for the launch was at the Melbourne Town Hall. When we were shown to the VIP Bar area, I noticed a vase of beautiful white paper flowers and commented on them. Our Hostess then asked if we would like to see more. We were shown into the Portico Room (this is a historical room that leads out to the Balcony of the Town Hall, many stars have been on this Balcony over the years including the Beatles when they were given the key to the city back in the 60's). This room has been converted into the Hospitality Room for MSFW. The decorator for this room is none other than Cristina Re (she is paper stationery designer) - I'm a big fan of her papers and have used them in the past. She has decorated the whole room and the Balcony area with just WHITE PAPER - dresses, hats, flowers and also her signature tea sets. As we were there at night, the items from the Balcony were all inside this room. I took some photos, close ups as I was interested in all the intricate details. I later found a link on her blog. Here are my photos and I have also included a couple of shots from the parade, which we thoroughly enjoyed later in the night.

More WCMD2012 cards

Just popping back again with a couple of cards that were rejected by the recent Papercraft submission. I thought I would just submit them to the WCMD2012 challenge before it closes soon. The first card was  based on a sketch as part of the submission. The second card was a monochrome card made with stamping with the one colour. Both cards are below and their details are included. I'm also submitting the second card to Simon Says Stamp's Dies and/or Punches challenge, the current Hero Arts October sketch challenge and the CAS challenge at A Blog Named Hero. Thanks for dropping by!

Together

Moxie Fab World - WCMD Love Challenge

Ingredients:
Cardstock - Via Vellum Kraft, Neenah Classic Smooth White
Paper - Patterned Vellum
Stamp - Hero Arts CG290 Four Flowers, My Favourite Thinks Favourite Sentiments
Ink - Versamark
Others - White Embossing Powder, Kaisercraft pearls and rhinestones

Hello

Moxie Fab World - WCMD Hello Challenge

Simon Says Stamp - Dies and/or Punches

Hero Arts - October Sketch Challenge

A Blog Named Hero - Clean Up Your Act

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Via Vellum Kraft, Neenah Classic Natural White

Stamp - Hero Arts CG461, CL528, CL083, CG382, Darkroom Door Measuring tape

Ink - HA Wet Cement, Ranger Archival Jet Black

Dies - MFT DieNamics Upsy Daisy and Layered Labels

Others - Jewel brad

Baby Girl Card

Back with a quick and simple baby card. The tag was cut with a MFT Die-Namics tag label, the rest came together very easily! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:

Basic Grey - Anything Goes 

Hero arts August - CAS challenge

Moxie Fab World - Asymmetry Challenge

Ingredients:

Card -  Neenah Classic Solar White

Paper - Basic Grey Paper Cottage

Stamps - Hero Arts Four Flowers

Ink - Archival Jet Black

Others - MFT Die-Namics Tag, Kaisercraft Pearl, Twine from The Twinery

Carlos Miele Inspired

I'm glad I got to play with Runway Inspired Challenge #17 this week. I wanted to combine with some sketch challenges but couldn't get my head around them. So I ditched the sketches and went with what came naturally. Happy with the result in the end. As I used Hero Arts stamps, I think it is CAS enough (lots of white space) for the August challenge. The Carlos Miele Resort inspiration from RIC#17 is below. I'm going to go to Sydney this weekend and will not post again until next week, thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:

Runway Inspired Challenge - RIC#17 Carlos Miele

Hero Arts August Challenge - CAS card

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Neenah Classic, Tim Holtz Kraft Core

Paper - Page from an old book

Stamps - HA Antique Flowers and Butterflies, HA Frame with scrolls

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Distress markers

Others - Hero Hues Dots

Pink Blooms

I'm making this card for my niece's Confirmation in over a week's time. I wanted something in pink and lots of flowers. I've been inspired by Kristina Werner's card to use a flower punch on pink vellum. I've based the card on this month's Hero Arts sketch. It didn't take me that long to punch out all the flowers whilst watching TV, it was fun sticking down all the flowers! I would definitely try and do this again! Thanks for dropping by - hope my niece likes the card!

Challenges: 

Hero Arts - August Sketches

A Blog Named Hero - Freestyle

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Via Vellum Kraft, Neenah Classic Solar White

Paper - Patterned Vellum

Stamps - Hero Arts Four Flowers CG290, Hero Arts Birthday Frames CL528

Ink - HA Bubblegum

Others - SSS Flower punch (April Kit), Kaisercraft rhinestones

Inspired by Shari Carroll

I'm so inspired by so many pretty cards posted over the last few weeks. One challenge caught my attention - CAS-ual Fridays' Black challenge. I've never tried making a black card before! I based my card on another Hero Arts idol - Shari Carroll. She posted a card a few months ago and I pinned it on my Pinterest Board. Her card is the inspiration for mine.

The ever so inspiring Shari is on the top right of the bottom photo.

This card will be submitted for the following challenges:

A Blog Named Hero Challenge 8 - Choose a Hero Artist

Hero Arts July Challenge - Paper flowers

CAS-ual Fridays - Back in Black 

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Black Bazzill

Paper - Basic Grey Paper Cottage

Stamp - Hero Arts Four Flowers CG290, Hero Arts Lattice Background 331065

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Versamark 

Others - Kaisercraft Blossom, Hero Arts Hues Dots, Cappuccino twine from The Twinery