Elementary Elegance and You are Loved

It's been full on again since school started. The weekend just didn't seem to be a weekend. My son had his softball game on Saturday morning, and then we went to the NZ vs Australia Polo game in Kihikihi that afternoon. Sunday was filled with the Weetbix kids try-athalon. So time just seemed to go. My niece is turning 21 this week, and wanted to use some of the new stamps that are in the Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration catalogue. So I decided on the Elementary Elegance, as the basis of this card. The colours are Conchord Crush, Crumb Cake and Whisper White. The Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder was used as a background on the Crumb Cake. The Victoria Crochet Trim and the clear rhinestone brads are used, along with a trinket crown and rhinestones.

I received the "You are Loved" set in my latest order, and wanted to try it out. I haven't seen too much done with this one yet,so I just went tried things out for myself. The first one is hand painted on the stamp with the Stampin' Write markers in Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder, Daffodil Delight and Crumb Cake. Once stamped, I then played around with it till I decided to cut around it. The amour is from Clearly for You. The little butterfly brad is out of the Everyday Enchantment Ribbon and Brad Pack from the Sale-a-Bration catalogue. The Wisteria Wonder cardstock is embossed with Perfect Polka Dots and punched with the Scallop Trim Border. Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon and Victoria Crochet Trim are used to embellish as well.

I tried again with it this time using a basic colour scheme of Whisper White, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler. The cherry Cobbler was embossed with the stripes folder. The Whisper White was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper. Diamantes, and flowers fro the Vintage Vogue set completed the card.

So that's it for now. Hope you have fun with your creating. Cheers Dee

Diggers, Trucks and Rollers.....

It's 7.30pm and we have diggers, trucks and rollers at the bottom of our driveway creating a bigger, better, safer entranceway. However, my darling children have taken off to watch all the action instead of going to bed. Never mind, it's not everyday things like this happen. My daughter's teacher from last year, got married this past weekend, so Isabella decided that she would like to give her a gift and a card. I was commissioned to make said card. So once again it's thinking cap time.

The colours are Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake, with Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder and an old Sale-a-bration set called Bliss. Once again, another friends birthday rolled around for my son, and we came up with this wee card.

This one was Lots of Bots (which is now retired sorry), and Extreme Elements,in Poppy Parade and Marina Mist and Whisper White. I apologize for showing old sets, but for those of you with these, it gives you other ideas. Yours in creating, Dee.