Pink Pirouette and Cream Card

Today's card is all about pink and cream.  I have seen lots of cards, projects where dimensional paste is used with a palette knife through masks or stencils but the paste I have I don't like as its too thick and lumpy so I tried to emulate this style but simply using card.  

I used my wee heart punch from Stampin ' Up! and punched out some whole hearts and hearts with bits out of them.  The background is Sweater Knit from My Favorite Things.  This was heat embossed with clear embossing powder onto Very Vanilla card the die cut out using the large stitched rectangle from the Blueprints 15 die set.  The sentiment is from Flower Patch.  The tickets are free to move with the knot secured with a Glue Dot to the ribbon below, so they can dangle creating a further element and interest to the card.

I used the circle die from the Blueprints 15 set which creates this stitched circle then used my 1 3/4" circle from SU to punch out the negative, which is also left with the stitched effect.  Using some Basic Gray card I used a die from the Project Life die set to create the ticket but shortened this then punch a heart, raised this with a foam dot to place on the end.  I made a longer one using Sweater Knit stamped with the Pink Pirouette to lie behind the gray.  The outer stitched circle was then adhered to the top of the gray ticket with the inner circle raised on a Dimensional with a Basic Gray heart added also on a foam dot.  Small rhinestones were then added to embellish.

A Pink Pirouette stitched rectangle with white ribbon was added to the inside with rhinestones added.

As always the envelope is not forgotten and has been decorated with coordinating hearts on a Very Vanilla envelop.

I hope your day has been a great one.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Happy Birthday Card

Why is it when designing a card layout some flow easily and others, well just don't.  This card despite deciding to follow a MFT Stamps design template just wouldn't work.  Ŷou would think having the template would make it easy but not today.  That said I'm now happy with it so here it is.

Here's the template.

Pink Pirouette die cut inside with stars from the Blueprints 15 set and Stampin' Up! mini punch set.  The hearts are from the Blueprints 15 set with the smallest also being from SU mini punch set.  The envelope is Very Vanilla.

Here you can see more detail; Sweater Knit stamp from My Favorite Things, Round Stitched Rectangle die set, Stitched Rectangle die set, Scribbles die set all from Die-namics.  "Happy" sentiment die cut 3 times in Pink Pirouette adhered together then a pearlised cream card from my stash layers on top.  The navy is Night of Navy from SU as is the silver foil.  "birthday " has been stamped using the Rotary Alphabet stamp from SU also.

I think possibly the reason I struggled today is because over the last 4 weeks I have made over 70 cards, around 50 different designs, so maybe my head is all pooped out lol.  I love making them, I sit all day every day making cards it is such a peaceful thing for me to do but maybe I need to take a rest and come back to it later.  Can't see it happening but I will try gardening instead for a day or two.

Take care of you.

Pauline x

You're The Best

I am so addicted to making cards right now and using both My Favorite Things and my Stampin' Up! products is it any wonder.  Here is one I made yesterday and will be placing this into the MFT sketch challenge, my second entry and I am also submitting it to the new MFT Summer School challenge!

The base is Smoky Slate from Stampjn' Up! die cut from yep you guessed Blueprints 15 large stitched die.  Sweater Knit was then stamped with VersaMark, clear heat embossed then die cut and layered onto the base card.  I used a die from Blueprints 15.

A Stitched Round Rectangle die was used with retired DSP from SU.  A Watercolor Wings butterfly was stamped using 4 layers in Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight then Midnight Muse in the centre.  This  was then die cut using the coordinating die.  A glassine butterfly was then die cut using the 2nd butterfly die from the set, adhered then pearl accents added.  Silver foil paper from SU was then used to die cut a Scribbles, which was adhered only in the centre with Glossy Accents before the butterfly was layered on top of a strip of Dimentionals.

Here is a side view where you can see all the layers.  A white peg from my stash was adhered using a Glue a Dot with a strip of silver foil hearts held underneath.  I used the Hearts Border punch from SU to achieve this.  The punched hearts were then adhered to the card using Glossy Accents.

Inside I again die cut layers in Smoky Slate and Whisper White with stitched dies then stamped a sentiment in Black Archival ink from the Watercolor Words stamp set.  Hearts were then added to embellish, two smaller in silver foil and a larger one using the Itty Bitty punch.  This was embossed silver on Whisper White using a Woodgrain stamp I had left from a previous project.  You can check that out here

As always my envelopes or not left and this one has hearts punched out in coordinating card and paper.  Great fun, I love keeping busy and seemed to have gotten over my blind spot from yesterday without the need for doing gardening, although the garden really needs done lol.

Happy days.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Happy Anniversary Card

I can't recall ever making an anniversary card before!  So to rectify this today's card is just that.

The background paper is from Stampin' Up! a now retired stack.  The centre heart is silver glimmer paper and the two by each side are actually Tip Top Taupe but look silver here!  The small hearts are silver foil paper, all from Stampin' Up!  A rhinestone has been added to the sentiment which has been raised on Dimentionals.

Hope you have a happy day today.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Pool Party and Silver Card

Today's card once again has a butterfly, my favourite embellishments.  I have used Pool Party card and velum from Stampin' Up!  The butterfly has 3 layers; silver foil, Pool Party and silver heart velum.

First I used SU heart stencil and sponged Pool Party ink onto the page using different pressure to create different depths of colour.  I then die cut 3 leaves and the 3 butterflies using Sizzix die's.

The sentiment is silver heat embossed using SU powder and the I used my favourite Dienamics die as this creates the stitched effect all around.

Lastly I added a sequin and rhinestones to the butterfly and card.  

Hope today has been full of crafty goodness.

Take care of you.

Pauline x

Table built using Product Table Builder by The Crafty Owl - Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

Night of Navy, Gold and Blushing Bride Card

Here is a second card I have made for the Colour Q challenge this week, Together Forever.

 

Click the link here for Colour Q and here for the TGIF challenge pages and head over to see some awesome crafting.

Take care of you.

Pauline x

Simply Elegant

This mini series of elegant cards I hope is inspiring you.  Today's card again uses mainly Stampin' Up! products with the butterflies from Heidi Swapp Minc accessories pad.

Again I used the Kraft resist paper, glassine leaves and white cotton thread.  The sentiment was heat embossed using gold embossing powder from Stampin' Up! with accents of mini gold glitter paper hearts.  The banner across the middle of the card is washi tape in gold hearts onto white card then simply cut to decorate.  Pearl accents are from Stampin' Up!

Happy Thursday folks, it's nearly the weekend.

Take care of you.

Pauline x

Valentine Cards

It's almost Valentine's Day again so I have been making cards.  I always think buying a card for the man in your life harder, either they are too girly or too mushy.  So with this in mind I have made some just for the men, but first some pink.

I added faux stitching after I took the photo, see above.

These cards have been cased from Pinterest, don't we love this site?  And of course all my envelopes get a special treatment too.

Take care of you.

Pauline x

More Home Decor With The Heidi Swapp Minc

I just haven't been able to stop playing with the new Heidi Swapp Minc. I have become obsessed with foiling. What a wonderful and satisfying feeling make these beautiful projects. 

I used a black Ribba frame from Ikea here and used the 'Hot Pink' foil on Whisper White card and layered over gold heart velum from Stampin' Up!

Next I used a White Ribba frame and using the Gold foil I layered this over Stampin' Up! Gold Paper and added some gold sequin. 

To achieve the notebook affect I used my Cinch to punch the holes then using scissors chopped small fractions from the centre.   This has been raised onto Dimensionals also from Stampin' Up!

I love the finished look.  Absolutely loving the effect I am achieving from the Minc. Simply special. 

Take care of you. 

Pauline x

Project Life 2015 Album

In 2015 I am going to try harder to complete a monthly page or spread. I would love to say I will do a daily log but I know this will never be practical for me. Project Life makes keeping the memories in a simple and quick format so why complicate life and set goals that will be unachievable?

I purchased this album a while ago as I love turquoise and I couldn't buy one from Stampin' Up! in this colour.  However, I have used SU products throughout and also some Becky Higgins filler cards too.

Although it will be a 2015 album I wanted to save my Christmas memories so I started early. 

This is the front page.  I have used Cherry Cobbler card stock from SU and a gold pen for writing.  I also used my crop-a-dile and the Itty Bitty circle punch to make some glitter reinforce rings, which adds sparkle as well as being practical.

I used the Becky Higgins app to create these photo layouts but also SU scrapbooking products to embellish all the pages.

 In the picture above I also used the hashtag stamps from Tim Holtz.

Then I started my 2015 album. 

In the picture above, the sentiment is from my stash and there is also a metal tag from Tim Holtz.  The 2015 is from the embellishment kit from SU Everyday Adventure PL set.

I made thie coin envelope myself and embellished it with PL stamp sets from SU.

Stampin' Up! have gorgeous Project Life sets, which I will be purchasing this year very soon. I love how their products all match and are so versatile. I have use my heart punch, banner punch, stamp sets and my most favourites their gold and gold glitter papers, they are amazing.

I also used the Becky Higgins app, which you can purchase using an iphone or iPad and then also purchase PL sets, which are great for collage printing and then simply slip them into your PL page pockets.  Simplicity at it's best. 

I printed my photos off using the Canon Selphy, which using the Becky Higgins app is easy, simply and an easy way to make instant collage sets.

If you are interested in Project Life or any of Stampin' Up! products either leave a message here on my blog, visit my Facebook site, Pollycraft or my Stampin' Up! site 

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/pollycraft/

Many thanks. Take care of you. 

Pauline x