Colour Inspiration

When I sat down to make the card below i had no ideas what so ever...I had a route round my stash and came across the ribbon that I've used at the bottom of the card - and bingo.  You may recognise the ribbon, I saved it from a top I'd bought!

I had colours that perfectly matched the ribbon in my stash, so used these to create the elements of the card.  To make the stars pop I added some glossy accents.  Otherwise I wanted to keep the card flat as I knew I'd be sending it in the post.

Thanks for visiting!

Jacqui x

Supplies:

Dies - Spellbinders Nestabilities 5 Stars, Memory Box - Happy Script Die, Birthday Script Die.

Glossy Accents

Card and ribbon - from stash

Girly 30th Birthday

This is a card I made my sister, it was a few weeks ago but I never got round to sharing...so here it is!

I layered up the two sheets of paper, glued, and then die cut a circle from them to frame the "30".  From the bottom of the green section I die cut the "birthday" and inlaid a die cut I'd made from white card.  The happy is again inlaid into the pink card.

Recently I've started thinking more about the inside of my cards.  I generally add a paper insert, but not always, especially if it's a white card or colour that can be written on.  For this card I decided to add a strip of the patterned paper to the inside of the card, as you can see on the bottom photograph.

Jacqui x

Supplies:

Paper - Dovecraft - Garden Party

Dies - Memory Box - Happy Script Die, Birthday Script Die, Large Typewriter Number Set

Enamel Dots - My Minds Eye

Card - Core 'dinations - Brights

Masculine In The Frame

I'm back with another card I've made with a stamp set I received for my birthday.  I have again used colours inspired by the CBS challenge.  I kept it simple as I think the strong frame works well without needing anything else too fussy.

To balance the card I wanted to add some enamel dots...but a lack of suitable colours made me search for some suitable stamps.  I found the little stars within the CBS "Signature Christmas" set, and I'm pleased with how they look.

Jacqui x

Supplies:

Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps - In The Frame, Signature Christmas, Good Times
Card: Bazzill Basics Card Shoppe
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Dye - Morocco, Tuxedo Black

Dotty Birthday

I have another card today that I am going to enter into the CBS Challenge. 

The card panel is popped up on foam adhesive pads, as is the central circle.  

Here's the card I took inspiration from:

Jacqui x

Supplies:

Stamps - Clearly Besotted Stamps, Background Builder, Personal Impressions, Happy Birthday
Dies - Spellbinders Nestabilities, Circles
Punch - Hobbycraft, 1" Butterfly
Ink - Tsukineko Memento Dye, London Fog, Morocco

Orange Good Times

Today I'm sharing a card I made using a stamp set I've wanted for a while and happily got bought for my birthday.  I couldn't wait to use them, and I already had an idea of what I wanted to do.  Thanks to the CBS colour challenge I had some direction of what colour to use.

Thanks for visiting.

Jacqui x

Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Card Shoppe
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Dye Ink Dew Drop Pad - London Fog, Morocco
Stamps: Clearly Besotted Stamps -Good Times, Woodware crafts - Mini Happy Birthday

Masculine 30th Birthday

I am back today to share a 30th birthday card I made for my brother-in-law.

The "happy" I die cut and stuck onto the white card, whereas the "birthday" I sunk into the white card, just to add different textures.  The 30 I coated in Glossy Accents to make it a little more interesting.

Jacqui x

Supplies:

Dies - Spellbinders: Nestabilities, Memory Box: happy, birthday, Large Typewriter Number Set, CBS: Honeycomb Die
Cardstock: Core 'dinations "brights
Glossy Accents

Mother's Day #2

This is the second Mother's Day card I made.  Partly due to my limited stamping supplies, but also because I was pleased with the first card I made I used the same set and colour combinations.

As you can see in the close up, I die cut the "happy" from the main card base and inlaid the pink die cut...this is a technique I have seen used a lot around blogland and I wanted to give it a go.  The flower I free cut as I haven't bought the dies, but as I'm using the "You Are" set a lot I think I might have to invest!

Jacqui x

Supplies:

Stamps - You Are - Clearly Besotted Stamps
Ink - Memento - Pistachio, Lavender, Elderberry, Lilac posies
Enamel Dots - MME
Dies - Spellbinders, Nestabilities, Memory Box, happy
Sentiment - Printed directly, designed using MS Word