Easy Events

It is a long weekend here in New Zealand as it is Queen's Birthday weekend.  We have had an enjoyable family weekend and this afternoon I found a little time for some crafting. 

This is the card I made.

The stamp set I used is "Easy Events" and it is one of the retiring Stampin' Up! stamp sets.  This is a wonderful stamp set and it is very versatile as it has images and greetings for various occasions.  It includes birthday, baby, thank you, wedding, Christmas etc. It is available in wood or clear and only until 1st July.

 
Supplies:
Stamp Sets: Easy Events, Memorable Moments
Card: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Pink Pirouette
DSP: In Colour 2011-2013 Wisteria Wonder
Ink & Markers: Basic Black, Calypso Carol, Wisteria Wonder
Other: Scalloped Edge Punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Rhinestones 

This card was inspired by two different challenges.

Try Stampin' on Tuesday #120 using this sketch
 
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And a colour challenge from the Play Date Cafe Challenge Blog #184




 
Thanks for visiting and for your comments.  They are very much appreciated.

Angela

Try Stampin on Tues #105

I started this card shortly after the challenge was put up, but only just finished it today.  It was a busy weekend so not much time to make cards.  I am glad that I got to finish it before the challenge closes.

 

Sorry the colours haven't come out so well.  I will look forward to using my camera again soon, rather than the camera on my phone, once we get our main computer up and running again.

Supplies:
Stamp Set: Easy Events
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Limeade (and markers)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Limeade
DSP: In Colours 2-11-3012 Stack - Wisteria Wonder, Limeade
Other: Petals-a-plenty Embossing Folder, Scalloped Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Basic Jewels Pearls

Thanks for stopping by.

Angela

A sketch card

I have been inspired by many cards made by Paula Reid. (Thank you Paula) I have seen many wonderful cards that she has created, including the ones she makes as a DT member for Trying Stampin' On Tuesday.  It has been a while since I have made a card based on a challenge blog and I thought it is about time that I did.  I wanted to take part last week, but ran out of time.  I needed a birthday card for a friend so I thought I would use their sketch this week - challenge #102 as a starting point. 

Here is my card:

And this is the sketch it is based on:







Supplies:
Stamps: Easy Events, Itty Bitty Banners
Cardstock: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
Ink: Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder (markers)
DSP: In Colours 2011-2013
Other: 1-3/4"(4.4cm) Circle Punch, 2-3/8" (6cm) Scalloped Punch, Bitty Banner Framelits Dies, Scalloped Edge Punch, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.

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Angela

A Twisted Birthday Card

At the moment we are seeing lots of Christmas cards, so here is something a little different.  This card features the twisted card design I showed you yesterday, but this time the card has a birthday theme.  

Supplies:
Stamps: Easy Events, Itty Bitty Banners Stamps, 
Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, 
DSP:2011-2013 Colours
Other: 4.4cm Circle punch, 6cm Scalloped punch, gems, Bitty Banners Dies, Markers

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.

Angela

Pink, purple and cupcakes

Pink, purple and cupcakes is a great combination for a girl's card.  I made this card for my niece's 6th birthday.  This is a similar style layout to the card I made a couple of weeks ago with the ducks on it, but it looks quite different with a different image and colour combination.

This card features a trick I have learnt from Dawn T.  She taught me to sponge white paper with ink to get the right colour to match.  Usually this isn't an issue when using Stampin' Up products as the card, inks and markers match each other perfectly, but it is a good trick to know if you run out of matching card.  I didn't have any pink card in the colour I wanted, nor did I have the ink pad, but I did have the pink marker, so I coloured a strip of white paper in ink, let it dry and then punched it with the scalloped trim border punch.  Also, one of the cupcakes didn't stamp too well, so rather than having to stamp all three again, I stamped another one on a blank piece of paper, coloured it, fussy cut it and mounted it over the top with dimensionals and it looks like it was always meant to be like that and adding dimension to the card too.

Supplies:
Stamps: Easy Events
Cardstock: Whisper white, 
DSP: In colours 2011-2013 - Wisteria Wonder
Other: Stampin' Up markers, dimensionals, scalloped trim border punch

Thanks for dropping by and for your comments.

Angela

Three Little Ducks

This is a made a card for a little girl who has just turned one.

I used the cute duck stamp from the Easy Events set.  I didn't want the sentiment below the image, so I used my basic black marker to ink the image part of the stamp and then stamped it.  I did it three times to have them swimming in a row.  I was trying to line them up, but it didn't quite work.  In the end I think it looks quite effect like this.  I also coloured them with markers.  I love the way the embossed background gives texture to a card.  I would really have liked to include the number 1 on this card to show that it was for a 1st birthday, but I didn't have anything I could use.  Memorable Moments would be perfect for this and is on my wish list.

Supplies:
Stamps: Easy Events, Itty Bitty Banners
Ink: Lucky Limeade 
Markers: Basic Black, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight, Pretty In Pink
Card stock: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White
DSP: Lucky Limeade from In colours 2011-2013 DSP
Other: Petals a Plenty Embossing Folder, Bitty Banners Framelits, Scalloped Edge Punch

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.

Angela

Young and old can make this

Last week I had the opportunity to work with a small group of elderly people who each made a small card like this.   I also did a workshop at a friend's house and her 8 year old son wanted to make the card we were doing too.  So young and old, and all those in between, can have fun creating cards like this.

Supplies:

Stamps: Easy Events, Itty Bitty Banners

Card: Whisper White, Pool Party, Island Indigo

DSP: In colours 2011- 2013 DSP

Ink & Markers: Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Real Red

Punches: 1 3/4” (4.4cm) Circle Punch, 2 3/8” Scalloped Circle Punch

Other: Woodgrain Embossing Folder, Bitty Banner Framelit Dies, Simply Scored Scoring Tool, Simply Scored Diagonal Plate, Stampin’ Up Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Stampin’ Sponges

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments.

Angela

A shaped card

Today's card is a shaped card.  This is a great way to make a simple card more interesting.

Supplies:
Ink: Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Island Indigo
Stamp Set: Happy Birthday greeting from Easy Events
DSP: In colours 2011-2013 DSP papers
Punches: Boho Blossoms
Other: Polka Dot Embossing Folder, Basic Black Marker, Pearls, Sponges, Circle and Scallop Dies

Thanks for dropping by and for your comments.

Angela

A set of cards

Here is a set of  3 1/2" x 3 1/2" cards with co-ordinating envelopes. I used the diagonal plate on the Simply Scored Scoring tool to create the envelopes.  They were so quick and easy to do.  This would be a great to give to a friend as a present, especially if you put them inside the mini pizza box I showed you yesterday.

Supplies:
Card stock: Whisper White
DSP: In colours 2011-2013
Ink: Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade
Punches: Boho Blossoms,
Stamps: Language of Friendship, Easy Events
Others: Wisteria Wonder & Lucky Limeade markers, Stampin' Up Dimensionals


Angela