Day 5 of my Stampin' Up! Project Life Monochromatic Mini Series

Phew, that is a mouthful of a heading, a bit like a tongue twister lol.  So, welcome to the final day of this mini series.  I have loved making these cards and I hope you have enjoyed seeing them.  So without further adieu here is the Day 5 card.

Back to my signature use of pegs lol, it had to be done didn't it?

I used a silver Sharpie to colour the sticker from the accessory pack and placed this onto some velum. Tim Holtz Ideology stickers have also been added along with sequin from the accessory pack and a silver foil heart to embellish.

Inside the 4x3 card has been layered onto black Bazzill card stock and another heart added to embellish.

I hope you have enjoyed this mini series, I know I have.  Back tomorrow with another card, this one most likely to be full of colour lol.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Mini Monochromatic Series

Hello and welcome to Day 3 of my series of 5 showing how I have used Stampin' Up!'s Project Life cards Love Story and created cards.  If you missed Day 1 and Day 2 simply scroll down, easy peasy.

Sequin and a silver embossed flag have been added from the Love Story accessory pack and a Tim Holtz sticker also.

Again I have used the 6x4 cards on the outside and 4x3 cards on the inside, this inside card has been layered onto black Bazzill card stock and then a silver foil punched heart added for embellishment.

I love black and white, elegant and a fab classic.  I hope you have loved seeing today's card and come back tomorrow for another card.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Mint and Silver For My Summer School Lesson

Today I have been playing with my Stampin' Up! stencils for this card and it is also for the My Favorite Things Summer School.  This lesson is all about hard and soft.  Now this card has a bit of both, soft edges in the Scribbles die,  the butterfly and the Zig Zag circle but it is predominantly hard as the larger elements have square edges and so does the stencil area, so a little of both. 

The card is Mint Macaron and the sentiment stickers are from Tim Holtz. I used Black Soot Distress Ink on the background.

The circle was first heat embossed using silver embossing powder from SU and the Whimsical Wishes stamp from My Favorite Things then die cut using the Zig Zag Circles from Die-namics.  The butterfly was made using Mint Macaron ink and the Bold Butterfly framelit both from SU and stamped with the Sweater Stitch stamp from MFT.

Silver foil Scribbles, from Die-namics, were die cut for the front and inside using silver foil from SU.  The washi tape is from SU and the heart is from the Bitty set.

The embellishments are the White Perfect Accents from SU coloured with a silver Sharpie.

I love this colour combo, what do you think?  Why not join me back here tomorrow for another card.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Leave A Little Sparkle

The word 'Sparkle' and the sequin have been first stamped with VersaMark then heat embossed with Stampin' Up! silver embossing powder.  Additional sequin have been added from Stampin' Up!  The button is Vintage Faceted Button from Stampin' Up! and the butterfly has been die cut using Bold Butterfly, also from Stampin' Up!

The background stamp is Sweater Stitch and stamped in Grout Gray, both from My Favorite Things.  The blue ink is Night Of Navy from Stampin' Up! used in the sentiment and with Typewriter Text stamp from MFT in the tag.  The tag and rectangle dies are from Die-namics. 

The silver glimmer paper and foil paper are from Stampin' Up!

I hope you like this card, why not drop by tomorrow to see another card then.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Freshly Made Sketches Challenge

Today's card I have made for the Freshly Made Sktches Weekly challenge.

I have used Timeless Elegance collection from Stampin' Up!, Hello You framelits from SU also and Die-namics Blueprints 15 and Pierced Tag dies on Very Vanilla card stock.

The silver glimmer heart is punched using SU Itty Bitty heart punch and Glimmer Paper.  The twine is also from SU and the peg from my stash.

Why not head over to the Freshly Made Sketches blog and check out other cards and projects.

I hope you have a great day.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Twice The Pretty

Rarely do I make the same card twice but when I do its because I love it so much, even then there are always some differences.  Joy Taylor over on Pinterest was my inspiration, this is her design.  Here is what I have been making.

I only had one enamel button so I followed the theme and went for monochromatic instead.

Here you can see all the layering.

Another side view .

I am loving white on white and I will definitely be making more use of this in cards to come.

Hope today has been good for you.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Beautiful You

Well a few days I got some new goodies and this new Striped Cover Up and the pierced Tags dies from Die-namics you just know I love.  I feel over this past couple of months my passion for cards has increased ten fold and really developed too.

Here is my first use of the Striped Cover Up die, you know your going to see so much of it over the next few weeks.  I used two of the Pierced Tags and silver embossed onto the white tag using a Flowering Flourishes stamp and silver embossing powder from Stampin' Up!

Silver foil flowers added to envelope and Signo White pen to centre of flowers.

The "you" is from the Hello You die set, the card is Pink Pirouette, Smoky Slate and Basic Gray.  The flowers are punch from the Itty Bitty punch set, "beautiful" is from Express Yourself stamp set, stamped in Basic Black and die cut using the Stitched Rectangles set from Die-nanics.  The brads I have had for years and used to use when I made mini albums, these can be seen in my much earlier blogs using Graphic 45 collections.

Too much fun, I'm off to make another card.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

New Cards New Products

I cannot get enough of My Favorite Things right now.  I am loving their background stamps and dies so much I bought more with my birthday money.  Here are two cards I made straight away when this packages hit the mat.

Love, love, love them.  Well I'm off to the dentist soon, these beauty's will brighten my day though.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

#tgifc12 Weekly Challenge

Today's card has many of my favourite things; Dotty Angles stamped the entire length of the page from Stampin' Up!, this is stamped in Antique Linen Distress Ink and die cut using Blueprints 15 die set from Die-namics, "happy" from the 'Hello You' die set from SU die cut in Whisper White and the bottom card is also WW die cut from B15 set.  

I wanted a very light background yet despite owning more than 100 ink pads I struggled with what I wanted, even this ink is darker than I would have liked.

I have used a Project Life card die cut using Stitched Rectangles from Die-namics and a silver embossed flag which was stamped with my SU Woodgrain stamp then heat embossed with silver embossing powder, also from SU.  The silver peg is from my stash and adhered with Glue Dots from SU.  The "happy" is simply held in place by the peg.

For the inside layer I chose Very Vanilla from SU die cut using Stitched Rectangles, stamped a sentiment from SU and again die cut this using Stitched Rectangles.  This has been raised on foam dots.

The entire page is on Dimentionals as is the middle rectangle and the butterfly.  The card has been embellished with silver sequin and rhinestones.  The envelope is Very Vanilla and stamped.

Why not head over to the #tgifc12 page, click here

I hope you have enjoyed this card.  See you tomorrow hopefully with another exciting and inspiring card.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Freshly Made Sketches Weekly Challenge

However, today primary colours must still be in my headspace because for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge I made this.

Right up until I was adding the sequin I wasn't sure about this card, in my head I knew exactly what I wanted but as I putting it together I was full of doubt.  Now I love it.  

I used the new Cotton Paper from Stampin' Up! die cut and stamped from Flower Patch and coordinating dies then layered with foam dots onto a Basic Gray Striped Cover Up die from My Favorite Things, Dienamics.  I used a large Pierced a Tag to create the accent at the bottom, which had been stamped with Sweater Knit with Antique Linen Distress Ink.  I then used the 'Hello' only from the Hello Life stamp set from SU then die cut this with a small tag die.  I used Watermelon Wonder ink from SU with this.  A small foam dot and Glossy Accents were used to adhere this down.  

From the side you can see how the petals curl, I used a bone folder on all the petals for this.

Inside I used a Stitched Rectangle from Dienamics and a die from Hello You from SU.  This was die cut in whisper white and watermelon wonder and I offset them slightly to create a bit of a shadow effect.  Silver sequin then added to embellish front and inside.  

Why not head over to Freshly Made Sketches blog, click here and see what others have been creating.

See you tomorrow.  Take care of you.  

Pauline x

Happy Birthday You

Folk following my blogs and Facebook pages will now just how much I am loving my fairly new discovery of My Favorite Things.  I have had two Stitched Rectangle die sets for just over a month know and I have already added to these with more die sets and stamps.  Today MFT Stamps has started a new "summer school" and I really want to join in, so I made this card but I may submit my previous one lol.

The rule is Gallon, Quart and Pint.  Now not being an American I do use these measurements but I get the drift.  So my Gallon is the new Tip Top Taupe in colour from Stampin' Up!, my Quart is Mint Macaron and my Pint is Pink Pirouette, both from SU also.   Honestly it feels quite strange having a completely clean white base as lately I have been using a lot of background stamps and stencilling so My brain hasn't quite adjusted yet lol.  

Sequin added to embellish.

Side view to see all the layering.

I have added some silver Scibbles behind the butterfly from Die-namics and in the flag and to coordinate I have added rhinestones.  The pattern on my die cut stitched rectangle is Mint Macaron using my Sweater Knit stamp.  The butterfly is stamped in Turquoise, Mint Macaron and Smoky Slate and die cut using a coordinating die.  These are Watercolor Wings from SU.   My "you" was die cut 3 times from the SU Hello You set and adhered all on top of each other to create a more defined word.  I have used the same technique several times and whilst it is more time consuming it is definitely worth it to achieve this result.

I hope you have enjoyed this card, I certainly have had fun making it.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

A Very Special Card

This card was specially designed for the TGIF weekly challenge.  This week's challenge was a sketch challenge, which can be seen at the bottom of this blog. So without further adieu here it is.

First I stamped Sweater Knit stamp from My Favorite Things in Mint Macaron ink from Stampin' Up!  I then stamped my butterfly from the new Watercolor Wings stamp set in Mint Macaron, Tempting Turquoise and Coastal Cabana then Basic Black in the centre. I used my butterfly die from the coordinating die set and cut this in velum adhering this to the butterfly and adding a large rhinestone in the centre. 

For the tag I used self adhesive poster board cut at 4"x2 1/2" and heat embossed onto this with white embossing powder using a Gorgeous Grunge stamp to create texture and interest. I then die cut a large Scribbles from MFT Die-namics die in Basic Gray and positioned this under the butterfly adhering with a little Crystal Effects to secure. The butterfly has foam dots underneath.  Silver ribbon and sequin were stapled to the tag to embellish it. 

I die cut the"hello" from the Hello You set 3 times in Smokey Slate and adhered them on top of each other to create a thicker sentiment. This was adhered in parts to the tag again using Crystal Effects. 

A doily from my stash was cut into thirds and a flower shape was die cut in Basic Gray and these were placed under the tag to peek through, the adhesive backing on the tag was exposed and it was adhered to the card base.  The card base was raised on Dimensionals from Stampin' Up! also. 

On the inside of the card I tried something new and cut two 1" strips of Mint Macaron card and adhered them to the bottom of the inside and outside of the card.  Using a Stitched Rectangle from Die-namics this was positioned onto the card. Sequin and rhinestones were then added front and inside for embezzlement. 

This card took more than an hour to complete. It has a lot of detail and work put in to it and it was a joy to create and make. 

Why not head over to the TGIF blog and check out more projects, click here

Freshly Made Sketches Weekly Challenge

I'm Wow, this card took me hours to make. I kind of knew what I wanted to do but there was a lot of playing around to achieve the final outcome. Ok yes and I was watching Wimbledon so I was distracted lol. So without further adieu here is my card.

On the outside I used my brand new goodies from My Favourite Stamps, the Sweater Knit stamp and Die-namics dies Scribbles. 

To start with I stamped the stamp with Versamark and clear embossed it.  This was then die cut using the largest frame from Die-namics Blueprints 15 set.  I then cut two pockets, one in Pink Pirouette and the other in Midnight Muse, both from Stampin' Up!, using the Sweater Knit stamp, 3"x2 1/2".  These have 1/2" border on 3 sides, scored and adhered using Crystal Effects as I needed really good adhesion onto the heat embossed base card.  The pockets both end up 2"x2".

The die cut scribbles were cut in Melon Mamba and Night of Navy, this was adhered directly onto the pocket whilst the other was adhered onto a die cut stitched circle from the Blueprints 15 die set.  I then die cut the strip die and using tiny pop dots were placed along the middle.  I used silver string from my stash to tie a bow going through two of the holes, back to front, and tying at the front. 

For the cards in the front pockets I used Project Life cards cut down to size. In one I added "happy birthday" layered and on the other which was green inside I covered this with silver washi tape then die cut a star and a heart from silver glimmer paper from Stampin' Up! Using dies from the Blueprints 15 set. 

For the inside I die cut some white card using the Stitched Rectangles die from Die-namics and a larger strip using the large rectangle from the Blueprints 15 set cutting this into a smaller rectangle. A Melon Mamba Scribble was then adhered on top. 

Who would have guessed this card took nearly two hours to design and make. Sometimes it just flows and other times we have to work it. That said I love it. It's different from any other card I have ever made and takes me back to my album making days, which regrettably is a while ago any of which you can find in my much earlier blogs featuring Graphic 45 paper collections. These are A Ladies Diary, Steampunk Spells, an ABC Primer to mention only a few. Click the search link over on the right and you will find them very easily. 

Well the frenchman won, Richard Gasquet, it was a great match but I did miss lots of great shots lol. 

Here is the link for the Freshly Made Sketches challenge, click here and head over to check out what other talented folk have been creating. 

Take care of you. 

Pauline x