Andrea's Stampin' Moments

Thanks...so much

Hi all!  I'm a little behind this week I must admit, but I had a lovely visit with my Aunt who went home last Sunday :)  She was taking the train home Saturday but fortuneately we changed her mind and as it turned out, it was for the best.  Melbourne had a most savage storm Saturday afternoon, and I hope those effected have been helped with the clean up. 

Saturday was Melbourne's storm and Sunday was Shepparton's!  On our way in to the station we had to pull over with rain so heavy we coudln't see to drive, and winds so strong a huge tree fell down right in front of us only metres away!  We were very thankful I reversed a bit when I first pulled over.  So that has been my few days, with the clean up in town still going on, and we feel very blessed that we had no major damage at home. 

It's always nice to be able to say 'thanks' to someone, and I hope this card will do exactly that :) 

I've used an image from the set Flowers With Love and stamped it twice to form a frame for the sentiment from the same set.  Using one of my favourites of the Spellbinders Labels I then cut the shape.

The flowers were coloured with my Copics, and I did an extra flower for the right hand side and raised it with dimensional foam.

The DP under the label was pierced around the outer edge from the wrong side, and the lighter DP has been distressed a little along all four sides.  The Pearls are 3mm, 4mm, 5mm and a 6mm in the corner.

I need to get moving and pack this up tonight with some goodies :)

Tree of Swirls

Hello this very fine Wednesday!  I love the in between seasons weather, just as it's starting to change, it's perfect! 

My card today uses the sketch from PCP for this week, and the set is Swirl Tree.  The tree image has been stamped with Palette Burnt Umber and coloured with Copics.  I didn't do any shading but I did go over a couple of spots with the same colour again just to make it a little darker. 

It didn't really take that long to pull together, it was just finding the right embellishment for the side.  Do you like what I've done?  These are punches I have had for many years and they live in a shoe box on my floor.  I've sponged them just lightly on the outer edge and added White Pearls and Cocoa Metallics to the centre.

The sentiment is from the same set, and I've gone over it with the lightest of my Copic greens and added a 4mm Cocoa Metallic to the side.

The ribbon is double faced satin, and the bow was made with the Bow Easy.

I hope you are having a wonderful day as well!  I'll try to take some photos of how to do the larger scallops today and get them posted tomorrow.  See you then :)

Birthday Wishes - ABSC009 and Candy!

Hi everyone, and happy Friday!  We have a special weekend coming up so I am looking forward to it.  This weekend Chris' sister is flying back to Victoria from Broome in WA for their parents birthdays - yes they're on the same day!  Their Dad is turning 80  so it's a special one, but every birthday is special.

Todays card uses the AnnaBelle Bling Sketch.  I've used stamps from the upcoming release on the 15th - only one more week! - and some of the new bling!  The stems are from a set called Floral Stems and there are lots of different stems and flowers in this set - did the name give that away? - but I've just used the stems here. 

To make the flower heads I've used 6mm Turquoise Sprinkles in the centre and placed new White Pearl Drops around each.  These will come in two different sizes which you can see in the little butterfly I made.

 I highlighted some of the dots on the stems with a white gel pen.

During the week my counter told me I had passed 100,000 hits can you believe it?!?  It's truly amazing and I thank all of you for your support and friendship, and for dropping by and leaving a comment when you can, it means the world :)  So a little celebration must be in order.

 I have this new set to give away so I'd like you to tell me who else on the Design Team has used one of the new sets this week for the sketch challenge.  Just leave a comment here on this post and I'll select a winner on Monday using random.org   All the DT posts will go up today on their blogs.

Thank you for dropping by, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend as well!

Blossom Tree

 The last few weeks have been beautiful here - still very cold at times, but the blossoms have been stunning.  The pear and cherry tress are possibly my favourite, but I love all the fruit trees as their cycle starts again....it means yummy fruit over the next 5-6 months.

So with our fruit trees in mind I decorated the tree from the set Swirl Tree with 3mm cream pearls, using the sketch from Mojo Monday.  These pearls are sold in little containers of a mix of 3 sizes (3mm, 4mm, and 5mm) and approximately 120 pearls.  The little 'flowers' I've added at the bottom are simply a 3mm pearl in the centre and five 4mm pearls round the outer.  The pearls aren't self adhesive, but you have a little room for movement when using a product like Glossy Accents.  I like this simply because it gives time for adjustment, but not so long that you can't move on to the next step.

The tree was stamped with Palette Burnt Umber, coloured with Copics and cut out using Spellbinders Classic Squares.  I added some piercing around the outer edge and ribbon to the side.

I hope you love the image of the Swirl Tree as much as I do.

Until tomorrow happy stamping,

Flying High

When I was at secondary school we had to split some subjects like languages, and sewing and art, in that we had half a year of one then swapped.  I loved sewing, had been taught at home, and was good at it.  But I hated art.  My only wish now is that I had taken more in on shading and light, and dimension.  I had wanted this little cutey pie to look as though she is running down a hill - to gather momentum for flight! - but I just don't know how to achieve this.  So that is the story behind the image I was 'trying' to create, now how I did it.

The image is from the set 'I Can Fly'  and I stamped her with Palette Burnt Umber.  She's been coloured with Copics and then covered with a Versamark pen so that I could coat her with clear ep and heat set.  This makes the image lovely and shiny, but it also means I didn't have to mask her.  I then stamped the flowers - I did have to mask these - and then finished colouring the scene with Copics.

The words are from the same set, and these have been stamped on to Vixen Cream.  I've used a circle punch and then edged it with the same Burnt Umber ink.  The Pearls are from the Small Cream Pearls Mix and are the 4mm size.

Tomorrow is the last Friday of the month, so apart from picking up some new chickens in the morning it's Freebie Friday, so don't forget to pop back and see what's up for grabs this month!   Michelle has been busy creating again so you just must have a look at this beautiful card.

Thanks for stopping by!

Flowers - Mojo Sketch

After weeding and feeding around our fruit trees yesterday morning I felt as though I deserved some stamping time in the afternoon!  I showed you the first card earlier, and here is the second. 

This card uses one of the new release sets called Mums Flowers, and was illustrated by a wonderful artist - Helen.  They immediately shout bright and cheerful, so I decided to try it with some more subdued tones to see if they worked as well....what do you think?

The images were stamped with Palette Burnt Umber and coloured with Copics.  The sketch is Mojo Mondays for this week and it's a give-away week if you have time to take part!

I love this DSP from SU!, and I love even more the fact that I had Copics that came very close to matching.  The Pearls along the bottom are 6mm white pearls from the new AnnaBelle range as well, all of which will be available from Tuesday!

Inside the card has a stamped image from the same set, and just because we spell 'Mum' one way doesn't mean you can't use a flower to change it!

Enjoy the remainder of your weekend, and I'll be back again tomorrow with another sneak peak!

Take care,

Silent Night

My JustRite Christmas stock has arrived, and I couldn't wait to try some of them out.  When I first saw the new images I immediately had two sets picked for my cards this year -.  'A Merry Little Christmas' and 'Christmas Treasures' .  I already had the two Wood Stampers that suited these sets, which made choosing them simple, and the fact that I love images that express the reason for the season. 

I started with Vixen Cream cardstock, simply because I love the texture, and stamped using SU! Cranberry Crisp.  I am nearly out of this cardstock, which was one of my favourites when it first came out.  The centre image has been coloured using Copics, and it is a little hard to see, but it has been cut out using Spellbinders and raised with dimensional foam.  The border image was cut freehand - very easy to do with this one, and it has a lovely lacy look.  The back drop was cut from Spellbinders Labels Two, and matted on to SU! DSP.  I attached 5mm and 3mm AnnaBelle Cream Pearls with Glossy Accents and was finished!  Now how many more do I have to do?   

The sketch layout is from the weekend Taylored Expressions challenge.

Added! : In Australia we celebrate Fathers Day the first Sunday in September.  A great time of the year as we head in to Spring time.

Happy Labour Day to our stamping US sisters!

Happy Stamping,