A masculine tag card

I've made some masculine tag cards last weekend on a crafting day at a friend's house. The great thing about crafting with friends is trying out their stash! There were a few of us madly die cutting this great set from Tim Holtz - Scribbles and Splat. Our host kindly passed everyone three tags and I thought it would be great to combine the die cuts with the tag for a masculine card. (I never seem to have enough!) I'm adding this card to Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Masculine and Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes. Thanks for dropping by!

Another Panda card

I'm in love with these cute Mama Elephant Pandas! Here is another cute card for a little girl's birthday using the current CAS(e) this sketch and Tag You're It challenge #3. I'm also adding this to Mama Elephant and ME's Water Colouring and Birthday challenge and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge. It's a very cold weekend in Melbourne, nice to be indoors and crafting! Thanks for dropping by!

Cardabilities Sketch 78

I love the Cardabilities Sketch this week and wanted to make a card with Basic Grey Serenade. I decided to add a tag to the card so that I can submit this to the Moxie Fab World Birthday Tags and Wraps challenge. I've also used the colours from Play Date Cafe and The Simon Says Stamp and Show A Little Stamping challenge this week. I also added a felt flower that I got in my Hero Arts warehouse clearance sale. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Neenah Desert Storm

Paper - Basic Grey Serenade 6x6 and Snippets

Stamp - Hero Arts CL661

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Gathered Twigs

Dies - MFT DieNamics Fishtail STAX, Open Bracket Border and You're It Tag

Ohters - Hero Arts Fancy Felt, Studio Calico Gem, Doily from Ellen Hutson

Timely Bird Tag Card

I made this card for a publication a while back and have not had a chance to blog it. When I saw the Tag challenge on A Blog Named Hero this week, I dug this card out so that it can be seen by everyone. The bird and the flowers have been paper pieced using Basic Grey Serenade. Thanks for dropping by!

Ingredients:
Cardstock - Neenah Natural White
Stamp - Hero Arts Big Postcard, Timely Bird and Florentine Message
Paper - Basic Grey Serenade 6x6
Inks - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Distress Inks Gathered Twigs and Evergreen Bough
Others - Kaisercraft rhinestones, ribbon and twine from The Twinery

Seeing Double!

Tonight is a night of doubles! My good friends in Queensland just delivered healthy twin boys this afternoon. I had a card prepared for them (as they had already announced the sex of the twins and their names a while ago) and I put the first born's name first. At work today, I was asked to make a double birthday card for a husband (51st) and wife (50th) celebrating their birthdays together. What a 'doubles' day! Here are my cards!

Ingredients:

Jeremy n Jayden Card

Cardstock - Via Vellum Kraft, Neenah Solar White

Paper - MME Blinking an Eye

Stamp - Hero Arts CL492, Hero Arts Studio Calico Roller Rink Kit stamp

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Tim Holtz Broken China

Dies - MFT DieNamics Fishtail Flags

Others - MME Enamel Dots, Hemp, Basic Grey Alpha stickers

Double Birthday Card

Cardstock - Neenah Solar White

Paper - MME Indie Chic Ginger

Stamp - Hero Arts CL530 657773

Ink - Ranger Archival Jet Black, Hero Arts Wet Cement

Dies - MFT DieNamics Tag Die, Numbers Die, Layered Labels Die

Others - MME Decorative Tape, Kaisercraft blossoms, hemp

Tag! You're It!

I'm having fun with some tags this week! I made these two tags last night using distress inks. I wanted to try the water spritzing technique on the tag to create a mottled look before stamping with my new HA Timely Bird stamp - Yes, it's the first time out of the packet! As the tag is quite pretty itself, I wanted a very plain background to show it off. I also painted parts of the tag (the rim of the clock and the flower) with Perfect Pearls. I'm not embellishing this card with pearls and gems so that it can be masculine. I'm submitting the card on the left to the current HA September challenge as I used all the challenge colours (Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Seedless Preserve and HA Cup O'Joe - the names sound like an afternoon tea menu). The tag on the right is going to be submitted to the current CR84FN challenge, Denim, Tan and Brown (Scattered Straw, Tea Dye, Broken China and Chipped Sapphire). I'm also submitting this card to Moxie Fab World's Asymmetry challenge, A Blog Named Hero's Tag challenge and Simon Says Stamp's Stamptember Blog Candy Bonanza. Thank you for dropping by!

Challenges:
Hero Arts - September Colour Challenge
CR84FN - No63 Denim, Tan and Brown
A Blog Named Hero - Tag! You're It!
Moxie Fab World - Card Design Asymmetry challenge
Simon Says Stamp - STAMPtember Blog Candy Bonanza
Ingredients:
Cardstock - Neenah Natural White
Stamps - Hero Arts Timely Bird (CL 292), Hero Arts Birthday Frames (CL528
Inks - TH Distress Scattered Straw, Tea Dye, Broken China, Chipped Sapphire, Spiced Marmalade, Peeled Paint, Pine Needles, Seedless Preserve, Ranger Archival Jet Black, Hero Arts Cup O'Joe
Others - MFT DieNamics Tag, Tim Holtz Perfect Pearls, seam binding, brad

Sapphire Anniversary

My Uncle and Aunty in Malaysia just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. They had a renewal of their vows and a big reception afterwards. I wanted to send them a card to celebrate this special event. I wanted to make a white CAS card with a little bit of blue to represent the colour of sapphire. The ribbon, the number and the sentiment were all stamped or coloured with Broken China. The numbers were sprayed with Perfect Pearls - love this technique!! I'm submitting my card to ABNH's Tag challenge and also Simply Less is More's oval challenge. Simon Says Stamp's current challenge is embossing and the CASology challenge this week is 'White'! As this is an asymetrical card and the Moxie Fab World challenge is still open, I'm submitting my fourth card! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:

A Blog Named Hero - Tag! You're It!

Simply Less is More - Use an Oval

Simon Says Stamp - Emboss It!

CASology - White

Moxie Fab World - Card Design Asymetry Challenge

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Neenah Classic Solar White

Embossing folder - Tim Holtz Sizzix Regal/Damask

Die Cuts - MFT DieNamics Tag, MFT DieNamics Numbers, MFT DieNamics Layered Labels

Stamp - Hero Arts Sentiments CL272

Ink - Tim Holtz Distress Ink Broken China, Perfect Pearls, Versamark

Others - Glitter embossing powder, Kaisercraft blossom and rhinestone, seam binding

It's a...

I'm on a roll. I've got so many ideas floating in my head on what I want to try. I've made two quick cards tonight after seeing the new Runway Inspired Challenge. The challenge is to make two Baby cards for a Boy and a Girl. I based my card on this week's Retro Sketch challenge. This card is so easy, it does not require stamping, just cutting out and sticking together using my favourite paper collection Basic Grey Paper Cottage which I won from a BG challenge. I also tried out my new MFT Dienamics dies and my new corner rounder punch. The two cards were done in no time!! I'm also submitting these cards into Simon Says Stamp challenge as their July kit contains the same BG collection! Thanks for dropping by!

Challenges:

Retro Sketches - RS#21

Runway Inspired Challenge - Baby Shower

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Ingredients:

Cardstock - Neenah Classic Natural White

Paper - Basic Grey Paper Cottage

Die - MFT DieNamics Layered Label, MFT DieNamics You're It, Spellbinders Scallop 

Others - American Crafts Jewel Brads

Retro Skteches SHOUTout!