Andrea's Stampin' Moments

Birthday Love - Mojo 84

This card for this weeks Mojo Monday sketch was a tough one for me, and when I finally finished it and went back to the sketch I realised it was wrong - in part - the pearls should have been to the left of the flowers! LOL

I have used Sweet Pea Flower Soft, and I love the colours in this mix.  The image from Petal Prints was stamped using SU! Always Artichoke and then the Flower Soft was added.  The tiny ribbon is from the Pretty Pots Starter Kit.

I used a Scrap Kit from SU! for my DSP, as well as the stickers that co-ordinated with it.  I found using stickers hard as it's something I'm not use to using, but I'm sure they would make for a quick project.

It's funny how two photos taken at exactly the same time can turn out so differently.  This side view gives a more acurate depiction of the colour of both the card and the Flower Soft.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Anna Mae's new dress

I know this isn't how Flower Soft is traditionally  used, but I just couldn't resist while my flower stems for another card were drying!  Yes, Flower Soft is now in stock, and I have 9 more colours and stamps on their way.

This sketch is from Paper Craft Planet for this weeks challenge.  Anna Mae, from Our Craft Lounge is happily throwing the gift and confetti at the same time - well that was my intended look!

Stamped with Palette Noir Black and coloured with Copics, I filled her dress with the Aleene's Tacky glue and sprinkled on the Spring Mix Flower Soft.  I have done the same for the present.

The words were created using my JustRite Brayton Font, and the largest of my circle wood stampers....I haven't been holding out on you, the new vertical stampers are still on their way....and the word 'birthday' just fitted on, so I can't wait for this new stamper.

SU! designer paper, a Cuttlebug folder and Papertrey Ink ribbon helped to complete this card.

I'm off now to put together my 'Flower Posie' for another Flower Soft card.

Two Sketch Birthday Cards...and Blog Candy Winner!

Hi everyone, and thank you to all who left comments for the Freebie Friday blog candy.  The www.random.org has selected number 12 as the winner this month, so congratulations to Sandie!  Email me when you can.

Here are your random numbers:

12

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Over the weekend I started two cards and didn't finish either until this morning.  Both of them were made using the TECC sketch challenge, and both are very different.

The first uses a stamp set from Stampin' Up! - Sassy Stems and was very quick.  I really have no reason for not finishing it yesterday.

The image was stamped using Palette Noir Black on Smooth White and coloured with Copics.  Matted on to SU! Sage and then on to some pretty DSP from my stash.  The ribbon is from Papertrey Ink, and matched the paper beautifully!

This card uses a Penny Black stamp I have had for many years.  The image was stamped using Palette Burnt Umber on to watercolour paper and then coloured using the same method I used in this tutorial.

I adhered it to BBP Java, which is a really  dark chocolate brown, and then cut freehand around the image.  The DSP here is from a SU! pack.  The sentiment was stamped on to cream cotton twill using Burnt umber once again and affixed with double sided tape.  I stamped the image twice and coloured a couple of extra flowers so that I could 'pop' them with dimensional foam.  The very top flower is popped - a little hard to tell in the photo - and of course the one sitting over the ribbon.  Because the image is so detailed it looked a little lop sided so I added some brown metallic brads and pierced the paper down the right side and across the top to finish.

I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, and for those that desperately need rain that some fell your way - we had 25mm!

Enjoy your day in whatever you are doing.

Fleurs Mojo 83

I had completely forgotten that I still hadn't completed a card for Mojo Monday this week, so with the RAIN this afternoon I thought I could take some time out of my day to play.

For this card I have again used the Jolies Fleurs set from Lizzie Anne Design.  The images were stamped on Smooth white cardstock with Palette Burnt Umber, and then coloured with Copics.  The DSP is from SU!, and I love this paper as I just happen to have exact matching markers to go with it by some fluke!

I once again used the new Spellbinders die I have - Foliage Frame - cut the bottom off and then embossed the centre square using a Cuttlebug folder. 

I added some tiny rhinestones to the centre of the flower and a swirl to the other.  Both flowers have been raised with dimensional foam.

The words I have used here are from a Papertrey Ink set - Shapes by Design - and were stamped with Burnt Umber as well.

Don't forget to add your comment to the Freebie Friday post this weekend.

Have a great evening.

Freebie Friday and Flower Soft!

This post will remain at the top of my blog over the weekend, so be sure to scan down for new posts!

My order of Flower Soft is on it's way, and to celebrate one lucky person can have their choice of one colour from the 6 colours I have chosen.  I am so excited and can't wait to try this product.  I have ordered in 6 colours, the wires, glue, some toppers and one of the box sets.

All you need to do is leave a comment on this post (from Friday through to Monday) and tell me what else from the Flower Soft range you might like to see stocked, or if you've tried it what you liked.  Check out their site here.

Any one can enter, so tell everyone you know to leave a comment, because with Flower Soft "a little goes a long way"!

Lemon Check

Here is my other new Spellbinders die.  This frame is called Foliage Frame, and is a set of four dies.  It just looked so beautiful on Becca's blog that I just had to have it!

The frame was cut out using Bazzill cardstock, embossed and lightly stenciled with lemon chalk to highlight the raised areas.

For the centre I used vellum.  The words and flowers were stamped with Versamark and coated using AED white ep and heat set.  I then flipped the vellum over and coloured the image with Copic markers.

These beautiful words are from Stampin' Up!, and the flowers from OCL's Spring Garden.  I threaded some double sided satin ribbon through and tied off the ends to finish.

Our Craft Lounge has a new release happening very soon, as well as Lizzie Anne Designs, and they both have some beautiful new stamps sets coming out, so stay tuned for those!

Tomorrow is Freebie Friday once again - can you believe it!  So don't forget to pop back and leave a comment over the weekend for your chance at this months candy.

All Boxed Up!

I have a confession to make...and no it's not that I kept these choccies for myself...Over Easter I received some orders for Spellbinders...so I thought it was time I had some new ones as well!  Now the real person I have to blame for this is an incredible crafter by the name of Becca Feeken at Amazing Paper Grace and the tutorial for this flower medalion can be found HERE!  I found her blog via a Spellbinders add in a magazine that simply had her name under the project you see in her tutorial, and with the wonder of google I found her.

Now once you have experienced her incredible talent don't forget to pop back and see me once in a while!..LOL  Can you guess from the other projects she has done which other Spellbinder I now have?  You don't need advertising when you have incredibly gifted people like Becca...people like me will buy!

This was such fun and I can see it made in vellum adorning a very special gift.  It uses the new  Large Scalloped Octagons from Spellbinders.

Until next time,

Mother's Day - SK041809

It has been great having some time just to sit and play at my desk!  This is what I came up with for the sketch challenge this week over at Paper Craft Planet, so be sure to join in as well and send me a link to your creation!

Everything used here is from SU! except for the tiny rhinestones, ink, and I used Spellbinders Labels 2 for the sentiment, and of course the double sided tape. 

The images from Stem Silhouettes - one of my favourites - were stamped using Palette Burnt Umber, and a Copic marker was ran around the edge of the paper...You can see this a little clearer around the sentiment.

From the DSP I cut out the butterflys and added the rhinestones after I had attached them using 3mm double sided tape.

And I have some exciting news for you today as well.....Flower Soft will soon be available!  The Australian distributors should have it in their hot little hands this week, and I will be placing my order then, so it should be in store by the end of next week!  I have been wanting to try this for ages and can't wait to give it a go.

Until tomorrow, happy stamping,

Birthday Girl

It's a little hard to tell in the photo, but the image has been stamped on clear acetate - compliments of the divider in a box of Ferrero Rochers!

The idea came from Sharon - thanks Sharon! - and it looks completely different IRL to the photo, so I shall try to describe it as best I can..LOL.

The Sarah Kay image was stamped using black Staz-on ink, and then coloured on the reverse with Copics (Staz-on and Copics don't mix).

I cut the image and the frame using my rectangle Spellbinders and adhered them together with Glossy Accents.  The frame has then been raised with tiny little pieces of dimensional foam and layered on the under Smooth white cardstock.  The images on the white cardstock are from the Our Craft Lounge set Love Bug and also coloured with Copics.  I lightly sponged the sky with SU! Tempting Turquoise and matted this on toBazzill Current Sensation.

The polka dot red and yellow DSP were scraps - yeah! - so I'm not sure who they belong to and the brads arefrom the Jazzy Brads collection.

If you could see the card, it looks as though she is looking back to the butterfly that is set in the background, but I hope my description has given you a bit of an idea, now all I need is for my Goddaughter to like it.

Have a great Sunday tomorrow!  We will be enjoying our sons drumming at Mass - only his second time in public - ...it doesn't seem as loud there as it is at home!!

Ginger Blossom...TECC64

I can't believe how early I am today, and I have even managed to wash and cook for the return to school next week!  It must be this beautiful Autumn weather we are having - I'm just trying to not think of the rain we need.

I love this paper from SU!...as I love most of their DSP....so this card came together very quickly once I decided to use it.

The image is from the SU! set Artfully Asian and was stamped using Palette Noir Black and coloured with Copics.  I stamped an extra one and cut out a couple of the blossoms and popped them for a bit of extra interest.  I pierced around the edge of the Smooth white cardstock after I had added the tiny 3mm rhinestones - aren't they cute?!  This was then matted on to Groovy Guava that I distressed, and raised using dimensional foam on to Felt black cardstock.

The second image is from the SU! set Wishing you the Best, cut with a punch and matted on to Felt black cut using my Petite Circle Spellbinders.

I have a card to finish for my Goddaughter, and I may even get back to post today I am feeling so energised...LOL...I hope you are all enjoying the weekend!

Happy stamping,

Birthday Greetings - Mojo 82

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend!  Our visitors left this afternoon so I took some time for myself before I started the clean up.

This card for Mojo Monday I made using the set 'Going Gourmet' by Our Craft Lounge.  The image was stamped with Palette Burnt Umber and coloured with Copic markers.  I then cut the image using my square Spellbinders and embossed it.  With the die still in place I gently sponged some colour round the edge.

The 'Happy Birthday' words are from Papertrey Ink and were stamped on the reverse side of this beautiful DSP by Scrapbook Walls.

I added Dew Drops to the top corner and used choc grosgrain from SU!, and double sided satin cream ribbon for the accent.

I am hoping to have some more time to play before the holidays end, but the boys seem to be busier than me!

Happy Stamping,

For You...Mojo 81

Here's the card with the little touch added....what do you think....yes or no??

  This was a tough one for me, and I'm still not entirely sure that I'm happy with it!  I tend to have everything at right angles and nice and straight, so when I saw this weeks Mojo Monday sketch I was indeed a little worried.

I have just added some piercing to each of the blank corners, so I will need to take a photo of that just so you can see the difference that little touch makes!  I new I wasn't happy with it..LOL

The stamps I have used here are Lizzie Anne Designs Jolies Fleurs, and SU! Taggers Dozen.  The images were stamped using Palette Burnt Umber and coloured with Copics.  Of course Spellbinders played a very big part in this card, and made all the cutting out very easy.

The cardstock is Smooth White, and everything else is from my SU! stash!

Don't forget to check back tomorrow for the follow up photo if you don't see two here yet.

Happy stamping till then,

Easter Basket

  I did a little colouring yesterday which as you know I love doing!  It's my relaxation.  This is another stamp from SonLight Impressions that I found in amongst my boxed stamps that I can't part with.  When I first bought this stamp I spent days just colouring with the only medium I had then - my water colour pencils - what fun!

Today I used my Copics - no surprise there, after stamping the image with Palette Burnt Umber.  I made the focal point the bow in the centre and had stamped it twice, and coated the second using my Glossy Accents (or SU! Crystal Effects will do the same!).

The sketch I have used is for the weekend sketch at Taylored Expressions....and yes I realise I am running a little behind!

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Just a Quickie!

  I had made this card for last weekends TECC sketch challenge, but I just didn't get to post it!

I used some lovely SU! DSP and gave it a light sand along the edges.  The words are from a Papertrey Ink set, and I made my SIL's name using my JustRite Font set.The felt flowers are from the Cha Cha collection, and I finished them off with some Dew Drops in the centre.

It was a quick and simple card!

Have a great day, and I hope you remembered to put those clocks back!

Sharing with You..

  Well it's back!  After nearly two weeks my computer is home, and I can get back to business.

This card uses the Mojo Monday sketch for this week, and as I look at the photo I realise the pearls look crooked, but I assure they are straight, so I must blame my photography..LOL

I took the words from a SU! set called God's Blessings, and a small Lil Stamp from Inque Boutique for this card.

Both the square and circle were cut using Spellbinders and embossed, although it is very hard to see, and raised with dimensional foam.  The words/image were stamped using Palette Burnt Umber on DSP from Papertrey Ink.  The little section at the back was embossed using a Cuttlebug folder and lightly sponged with Creamy Caramel (SU!) to take the starkness away, and wrapped with a gingham ribbon.  Above this section I pierced the cardstock in a zig-zag pattern.

The entire front of the card is raised using dimensional foam and has been matted on to Smooth White Cardstock, and I have added three Pearl Dew Drops along the side.

I hope you're having a great Saturday.