Elegant butterfly and Summer Silhouettes!

Happy New Year to you all!

I know it’s winter, and a stamp set like Summer Silhouettes makes summer sound like a long, long way off, but hey, that’s what creativity does to you! It makes you dream of sunny days, of bees and butterflies, of love and laughter… Before we know it, the buds on the trees will blossom again, and nature will sing its beautiful summer melody like it always does at that time of year.

I wanted to show off the Polka Dot Parade Designer Papers, so I used the Adorning Accents Edgelits and Adorning Accents Folder with the Big Shot machine to create a pretty edge on each side of the card – just big enough to see the paper through.

The vase is made using the Ornament punch (great not only for Christmas cards then!), to punch out the shape from the back of the same blue, dotted paper used on the edge of the card. Just snip off the bottom the ornament shape, and ‘Voila, you have a vase’!

The butterfly is from the Papillon Potpourri stamp set, and I raised it up using the Elegant Butterfly punch, and some 3-D Dimensionals.

In keeping with the light, fragile, and earthly nature of butterflies, I preferred using Baker’s Twine to ribbon, both on the side of the card, and on the button.

The greeting is from the Petite Pairs stamp set.

Here’s another card, using the same Summer Silhouettes stamp set, this time as a ‘Thank You’ card with a sentiment from the same Petite Pairs stamp set. The ribbon is Pretty in Pink. Inks used: Old Olive, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, and Pink Passion (now retired). Nice, if I may say so myself!

Christmas cards again - Delightful Decorations and Be of Good Cheer!

Hello again!

This is another Christmas card I made using the Delightful Decorations stamp set, and the Ornament and ¾” Circle punches.

I started by stamping the background with one of the set’s snowflake circle stamps in Old Olive ink. Then I centrally layered a red rectangle (using Real Red cardstock), and on top of it, another white rectangle from Whisper White cardstock. I’d previously stamped half of this rectangle using another snowflake circle stamp (again in Old Olive ink), and the other half I covered with a piece of designer paper from the Be of Good Cheer series, which I really like.

Then I stamped and punched out one of the ornaments, as well as a ¾” circle (using the last of the snowflake stamps), and mounted these on to the card using 3-D Dimensionals, to give them some height.

 To finish off the card, I used some Baker’s Twine for the ornament, as well as around the middle of the white rectangle, where it joins the paper.

And no card is complete without a greeting, so this one came from the Petite Pairs stamp set, which coordinates well with the ‘Merry Christmas’ snowflake stamp already mounted on the ornament.

Quick and easy! What do you think?  

Staying with the Christmas theme, here are two more simple cards, which I made using the Snow Festival Printed Tags from the Seasonal Catalogue.

The papers are (again!) from Be of Good Cheer Designer Paper Series, and the circles (on the second card) are stamped using the Delightful Decorations stamp set, and the ¾” Circle punch.

I applied some Rhinestone Gems on one of the cards, as well as a Christmas greeting from the Petite Pairs stamp set. Simple!

Happy Christmas, everyone!

Christmas is almost here - Delightful Decorations and Be of Good Cheer!

Hello!
With Christmas celebrations just round the corner, it's time to showcase some hand-made cards which capture the spirit of the season. So here I go...
I made this card using one of my favourite Christmas stamp sets from the annual catalogue - Delightful Decorations. It makes quick and easy cards, especially when used in conjuction with two coordinating punches, the Ornament Punch, and the 3/4" Circle Punch.
I also used some lovely papers from the Designer Paper Series, called Be of Good Cheer - these are double-sided and so pretty. Had a hard time deciding which side to go for!
I stamped the Christmas greeting using the Petite Pairs stamp set. As the name suggests, this set's stamps come in pairs. So I stamped 'Merry Christmas' on the outside of the card, and the matching sentiment pair I stamped on the insert of the card, so it read, 'and a Happy, Joyful, Bright New Year'. I finished off the card by adding some ribbon and a bow three-quarters of the way down the card (Pretty in Pink 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon), some clear, self-adhesive rhinestones on to the baubles, as well as some elasticated ribbon (Stampin' Up!'s Baker's Twine will do), and I also stamped snowflake images (which come with the Delightful Decorations set) on the left-hand side of the card to give it a quirky look!
Have made quite a few of these cards at my workshops lately, and am pleased to tell you that I'm not the only one liking this particular Christmas set!
Here's another card made using this set. Similar design, but different colours.
Let me know what you think...
I'll be back again with yet more Christmas cards...
Thanks for stopping by!