Birthday Blessings!

I celebrated my ? birthday on Friday and had a fantastic day. My fanfabulous (Made up word) husband surprised me with a lovely dinner with family and friends at the Iguacu restaurant in Parnell. It was a very special evening. I thought I would share some of the cards I received. I love receiving cards people have made for me. You know as a cardmaker there is often alot of thought and time that goes into these.
The first card was given to me by my very talented daughter Sarah. She also made the Artistic Etchings card which was commisioned by Ian.


My very good friend Anabel gave me a beautiful necklace which was presented in this box and a matching card.



My son Daniel took the photo. I suspect he did not want to be in it. The one with him in it, the birthday girl had her eyes closed!


So thank you for a most lovely day.

Debbie

Mojo Monday #131

This is my daughter, Sarah's entry for the Mojo Monday sketch challenge this week. I really wanted to make a card following the sketch, but unfortunately I didn't get the time.
Sarah stamped the script image from the Fresh Cuts stamp set and embossed it one white card. Then she applied Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze and Not Quite Navy ink using the sponge daubers. And then cut up the image and stuck onto Not Quite Navy card. The rest of the card was quite straight forward. This is a very effective technique that I really like, email me at debairey@xtra.co.nz if you would like to learn this.
I really like her colour combo: Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Basic Grey
Sooo, here is her card:Here is a close-up of the gorgeous embossed script image:
And here is the Mojo Monday sketch:
Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Fresh Cuts
Card/Paper: Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White, Urban Garden DSP
Ink: Versa Mark, Not Quite Navy, Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze
Accessories: Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval punch, Basic Grey taffeta ribbon, Clear embossing powder

Debbie

Window Card

I was inspired by this Window card on Barb Mullins' website. I used the Dreams du Jour and Fresh Cuts stamp sets. I embellished the front of this card with this tile. To achieve this tile I stamped the image and coloured it in. Then I inked the front with Versa Mark and embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then I heated it with the heat tool. While the card was still wet after the heat tool, I dipped it into the clear embossing powder, heated it with the heat gun. I repeated this step 3 times. This gives a tile like look. Here are the instructions for the Window Card. Barb has a video on it on her web site.

1.Cut 2 pieces of cardstock 4 1/4" and 5 1/2".

2.Score both pieces of card on both sides 4 1/2" and 5".

3.To make the window, line the edge of your 1 3/8" square punch with the 4 1/2" score line. Push the punch as far as it will go and punch out. Move punch across to the 4 1/2" score line on othe side and repeat. Do this to the opposite side of the card as well. This is the front of the card and you can stamp images on this. On the other piece of card stock you can stamp your images .

4. Adhere a piece of acetate to the inside of the window. Fold your score lines so they form a box shape. Put tape on the two outer edges of one piece of card and join the two pieces of card together. Embellish the front.

The other card I used the Illuminations stamp set.

Debbie

Fresh Cuts Christmas

I really love the way the Fresh Cuts stamp set and the Fresh Cuts notes can be so versatile and you can make a lovely card in a short time. I had this idea floating in my mind for a few weeks as I think Stampin' Up have stamp sets that you can use all year round and lend themselves well for Christmas cards. So this is what I came up with.

Supplies used: Stamp Sets, Fresh Cuts, Short and Sweet.
Ink: Riding Hood Red, Versmark.
Card Stock: Fresh Cut Notes, Kiwi Kiss. Whisper White.
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, Kiwi Kiss/Very Vanilla Satin ribbon, Clear Rhinestone Brads, 5 Petal Punch.

Debbie

I Love Baja Breeze!

One of my favourite "In colours" is Baja Breeze. It is a very peaceful and soft colour. I made this box using the Fresh Cuts stamp set and it fits the Fresh Cut notes inside.This would be a lovely gift for someone.

Debbie

Easter Update

Hi, hope you are all enjoying the Easter Break. My daughter Sarah (11) and I have been making a few cards. At the moment we are in the middle of house renovations so we have space and lighting challenges. Sarah is creative and not afraid to put together colours and try new things. So there will be her cards on this blog as well. She is making small thank you cards for me to put with my customers orders. This is her April card.
Sarah used Sprinkles and Fresh Cuts stamp sets. She used Whisper White card and four of the new In Colours, Riding Hood Red, Tangerine Tango, Pink Pirouette, Baja Breeze. She used the large oval and word window punches. Of course to finish it all off Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

Fresh Cuts

This is my first attempt at blogging. I have a 14 year old son (Dan) who is a computer whiz and has assisted me greatly. As a reward I did offer him a free card class and judging by the silence I think he was overwhelmed by my offer!
This card here is one I did for our team swap. Thanks so much to Karen who emailed the photo to me. I have really fallen in love with the new Fresh Cuts stamp set. It is so versatile, you can have a fresh, funky look, as well as an old vintage look. I have used the new In Colour Kiwi Kiss in this card and Chocolate Chip. I stamped on Very Vanilla card stock and cut the stamped image into 4 pieces. I then sponged around the outside with Chocolate Chip Ink . I placed them on Kiwi Kiss card and then onto Chocolate Chip card.