The beginning of 2014

A card for someone special

My dear friend Gita is having a bit of a tough time at the moment so this afternoon I sat down and made her a card. I was at her house for dinner yesterday which I only mention because the stamp on the front might otherwise seem odd. 

I made this card using a stampin' up! pop up card maker and my big shot machine.  Once I layered the black behind the pop up card, it looked too plain so I embossed it with a flower pattern and clear embossing powder. Next up I punched out some decorative labels and embossed my sentiment in black embossing powder.

Front view:

When you open up the card, it has a little pop up feature which I decorated using the matchin shapes from the front. Behind this pop up part is the black background. 

The final feature of this card is that it has a couple of closure slots at the bottom:

It really is quite a striking card in person. Next time I make it, I might consider using an embossing folder to texturise the front (the part that is black) and maybe have something different pop up inside.

Card class

Today, Emma and I went to a 'make and take' at Odette's house. She is my stampin' up demonstrator-most of my supplies come from her.

Right now stampin up has a sale on where you get something free with every $90 purchase and I got free stuff! I qualified for two other forms of free gifts as well as the $90 ones. Can't wait for that order to arrive! Anyway, to encourage you to attend, you get to make and take two cards. 

Emma and I made this top card quite different because it was double sided paper and I didn't like the other side. The two flaps with tie together with some kind of pretty twine but I am undecided.

I loved this bottom card. It is made mostly with the free stuff I will get! The rubber stamp is coming free as is the spotty embossed folded that give it that raised texture. I have the things that cut out that shaped part in the middle and also have the white ribbon. I loved this last card and Emma loved the top one. Which do you prefer? 

A few cards that I made towards the end of the year. The Christmas ones were really simple but quite pretty...the paper sparkled. All ended up going to my friend Maile so she can send them to people.

Cards for Maile

Cards...after a long break!

These first two cards, I call 'limited supplies to make cards' aka I was at Sheryl's and didn't take much with me!

Below are my first attempts at washi based Christmas cards!

60

Half way through the year and I am only at 60 cards made which is not too great! Time to put in some more effort.

These cards are made by stamping french script onto watercolour cardstock, spritzing with water and washing with Distress Stains. I then heat dried it an embossed the flowers. I've made it in a few colours and one isnt pictured as my niece used it to write a poem inside.

This card was made at a stampin' up! card making afternoon at my friend Tash's house. We made three cards though I am somehow missing the third card to show you. The horizontal red was run through the big shot. The flowers were embossed then embossed again on red card (black embossing powder) then hand cut and raised using dimensionals.  A very simple yet pretty card.

This was also from the same card making demonstration. I've made this card before so it wasn't anything too difficult for me!

This one was to try out my new background stamp. I really want to emboss it soon! I will probably add something to this card but no idea what (as yet).

I cant decide which way I should use this card lol. I used my scoring plate to create the lines, then washed my stamp with two different colours. I quite like it for a flat card that is easy to post.

I masked this card and stamped it in pink ink. Then used a sponge to move the ink into the white spaces, thus giving the flowers a lighter (yet toned) effect. A few diamantes and a ribbon and all done!