I’m not sure how the time flew by so fast but our 20th (!!) wedding anniversary was on May 26th. Jim often travels for work right around the time of our anniversary so we’ve been all over the place in the last 5 or 6 years and this year was no exception as we were in Niagara Falls and then Atlantic Canada.
The goldfish from the Papertrey Ink set Masculine Motifs inspired a bit of an Oriental feel for me so I chose papers that went with that idea. I stamped the fish in Stamping Up! night of navy ink and then wiped the head and the tips of the fish tails with a baby wipe so that I could tap it on to an evergreen ink pad for a bit of colour interest. A black button and bit of string finish off the details. -Lori
Well, I can’t believe that neither Sandi nor I have posted since the end of July. I think I have about 4 drafts started with pics of the cards that I’ve made but I just haven’t gotten around to filling in the details. Summer is always a busy time with so many weekends spent out at the cottage so there hasn’t been a lot of time for card making and our usual Monday night sessions have been bumped for all sorts of other activities. I’m hoping that now that we’re fully into our fall schedules that we’ll settle back into our old routine. I’d really like to get to the point where we’re making cards in order to try our new stamps and papers instead of always making them for the next occasion. Regardless, it’s time to get my butt in gear because next thing we’ll be churning out Christmas cards and I’ll really be behind in my posts! -Lori
So Emily over at Stamping Bella (Blogabella) threw out a challenge for Christmas in July and really, who could resist? It seemed a bit funny to be out at the cottage in shorts on a 28C day merrily colouring Christmas images but that’s exactly what we did! It’s also reminded me that it is probably time to start working on some of those Christmas cards as we’re now under 5 months away. Yes, 5 months!
So, this card features Sockafellabella from Stamping Bella which I coloured with copics and glittered with my spica glitter pen. I used Petite Ovals Lg and Petite Scalloped Ovals Lg to cut the focal point and an embossing folder to dress up the background paper with a leafy pattern. The bottom medium scallop edge is from Papertrey Ink. A little Christmas plaid and a gold bow and this merry pair is all set for the holidays! -Lori
(this picture is terrible so hopefully I can getter a better one to replace this!)
I guess it’s hard to disguise being behind on posting my cards when these next two are clearly from Mother’s Day! I always start out strong with getting the pictures taken and uploaded to the computer and then the process of actually making the blog post seems to bog me down. This one was made for my mother-in-law and I’m not really sure how I came up with the design because its not my style at all! Seems to me I had seen the quilted look on a blog somewhere and wanted to give it a try so that started me off. -Lori
Materials:
- Papers: Stampin’ Up! kraft cardstock and bits from the scrap drawer
- The pieced background was cut with Labels 8 Nestability
- Sentiment: XOXO from the Define Your Life set by Stampin’ Up!
- Ribbon, flower, button: unknown
This was a card I made for our mom for Mother’s Day. Instead of just wishing her a happy day I thought I’d also take a moment to thank her for all the little things she does for us throughout the year. -Lori
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It stopped raining long enough to zip outside and take a picture of this card. I am still on my August birthday quest and this creation is for my cousin Kathy. We have grown to be very good friends over the last several years and although Execubella from Stamping Bella is not exactly your typical birthday stamp, it fits Kathy’s character to a T. Kathy is a girlie girl without a doubt, but also a very smart business woman, mom and newish grandma. She is always stylish and classy and always fun to hang out with.
I stamped Bella on white Neenah paper and coloured her with Copics. I chose a dark burgundy cardstock to mat her and then used it again under the pattered paper. The DP comes from atd Super Paper Pad – Sweet Talk. I also glittered her coffee cup, phone and light with Spica Glitter Pens. I haven’t yet finished the inside since I need to search through our stash for the perfect ‘Happy Birthday’ stamp. Sandi
On to the next August birthday card… this one for my other brother in law, Todd. Another masculine birthday card – YIKES! Thank goodness my order of stamps from Stamping Bella arrived just in time and I had the forethought to order the Big Guy Grilling. What a great image!! I stamped it with SU Chocolate Chip ink and coloured it in with Copics. The tan paper and background grey are from the AC Cardstock pack – Earth Tones. I also got to use our It’s a Man thing stamp from Elzybells (so sad they are closing) as a background on the tan paper. The sketch for this card was inspired by The Spotted Chick with slight changes. I had fun making this card… maybe guy cards aren’t so hard after all!!?? Sandi
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August is ‘crazy birthday month’ for me so here is the start of my creations for various friends and relatives. The hardest thing is that 3 of the 5 birthday cards I need to make are for men – who doesn’t struggle with creating masculine cards!?
This one is for Lori’s husband Jim. They both love to travel so when we got the Fly Away stamp set from Papertrey Ink it just had to be used in connection with this Cities background stamp from Inkadinkadoo. I stamped the plane and tag on Neenah Paper and coloured them both with Copics. The plane is mounted on black and then the plane and tag are raised slightly from the checked paper (BasicGrey – basics kraft paper pad). They are connected with a new product called Baker’s Twine which Lori found while on their trip to the Maritimes this summer. I can see so many fun uses for this product! The clouds are hand cut from white felt.
I wasn’t sure what colour I was going to mount the finished card on until I spotted the Krafty Thursday challenge on one of my absolute favourite blogs by The Spotted Chick. Jeanie makes wonderful creations which I love and I aspire to be more like her!!! So here is my first attempt at playing along with this weeks Krafty Thursday Challenge #34! Sandi
Here it is… Lori’s birthday card. I had such a hard time deciding what to create. I mean really, she’s my sister, fellow stamper and blogger, creative wonder and probably my best friend!! Talk about pressure – what stamp do I use, what paper, to embellish or not to embellish – the choices were endless. Well, when it came right down to it I took a deep breath and thought of the things that she would like. Lori’s favourite colour is blue so that’s where I started. The poodle stamp (from Imaginisce) screamed pink and frilly, but when I found the circle paper I decided I could make it work. I coloured Miss Poodle with Copics and softened the edges around her with chalk (I even got in that touch of pink if you look closely). I created the pattern on the green paper with a floral stamp using VersaMark and the sentiment comes from the Elzybells set called Swirly Greetings. All in all I think she was tickled pink (or in this case blue)!!! Sandi
Here is a close up of Miss Poodle.
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Well, this was suppose to be Rob’s Father’s Day card from the kids… however it didn’t quite work out that way! The kids and I were at the cottage for the Father’s Day weekend and Rob was at home due to a prior commitment. By the time we got home on Sunday it was time to grab a quick supper, throw the kids in the tub and then get ready for bed. They gave him the things they had made at school but the card got forgotten in the hub-bub. Anyway…. I’m thinking it might work for his birthday so sssshhhhh, don’t tell him!
The card features several items that you can find on the Die Cuts are Us website. I fell in love with the Claudia & Co. Stamps when they first came out and made use of Emma and Noah on this card. The have a slight resemblance to Ellery and Cade so they were a must have. I stamped them with tuxedo black memento ink and coloured them with Copics. The papers are also from DCRU and can be found in the paper sampler section. What a great way to try new things without committing to an entire paper pack. I believe this set was called Cosmo Cricket’s Earth Love. Our fellow card maker, Joanne had the tiny butterfly punch and it was a great idea to finish it off. Sandi
It’s always nice to have a few cards around so that you can write a note of thanks to someone in a timely manner. My husband, Jim, sits on a couple of boards and they frequently have guests come to speak at their various events so I thought it would be nice to have a few cards prepared. It seems to be a challenge to have thank you cards suitable for men so I made up four of these little tailored 4X4 cards that will be perfect to give to his male guest speakers.
This card, on its kraft cardstock base also fits with the That’s Krafty Thursday #31 challenge from The Spotted Chick blog. We’ve really been enjoying her blog and sense of humour not to mention her terrific designs.
The grid on this card (hard to see in the photo) was created by scoring my 3.5″ paper every 1/2″ with my Scor-Pal and then turning it 90° and repeating the process. Lori
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Here we are at the end of June and Ellery is just about finished her very first year at school. She had a great time in french immersion kindergarten and is looking forward to being in grade 1 next year. Madame Williams did a wonderful job with the kids so this card is a great big thank you to her. I wanted something that was all Ellery and I think I found it in Betty the Bookworm from Stamping Bella. Ellery’s favourite colours are yellow and pink so it was my goal to incorporate both of those in this card. I used copic markers to colour Betty and mostly scrap pieces for the better part of the card. She was lots of fun to make! Sandi
It’s so hard to believe that we are approaching the end of June, activities are winding up and we are in full cottage mode. Cade was enrolled in a wonderful preschool program this year so I made these cards to thank his teacher and her assistant. The first uses Spencer the Bookworm from Stamping Bella. I got braver and used our copic markers to colour him. I discovered that part of the secret to using copics is to use higher quality paper and ink. The image was stamped with Momento, Tuxedo Black. His teacher was absolutely fabulous and he is excited to be seeing her again in the fall for ‘senior preschool’!! I got the idea for this card from one of the blogs that I follow Karen Motz – Paper Playhouse
The second card was for the assistant teacher and uses Yo-Yo from Elzybells Art Stamps. Sandi
Our cousin Katherine graduated from University this spring so it was a great chance to ink my Betty the Bookworm stamp from Stamping Bella. I coloured her with a combination of pencil crayons and copics (my copic markers still scare me a little bit – lol). The papers were pulled from the scrap bin (I think the strips are from the Sweet Talk paper pad by atd.) The sentiment stamp is from a new set we just received from Elzybells called Swirly Greetings Sandi
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This didn’t turn out to be the best picture, but I thought I would post it anyway. I made this card for my father-in-law for his birthday. The DP is from the Wild Raspberry paper pad by K&C Company and the stamps are a set from Hero Arts. Sandi
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