Saturday, August 20, 2011

Monogram Box for Colleen


Colleen likes earth tone,  so I tried to look for more neutral colours that may fit her scraproom.  I went with light orange because I really love the flowers and thought it would still be a good match for her room.

Like what I did with the other monogram boxes, I started with a basic white paper box from Michael's.  I used mod podge to glue the papers on and added the embellishments.  I did use some neutral coloured trims and pearls to tone down the colours.  I added the die cut butterfly as an accent and added embellishments sparingly so that the beautiful background colour can show through. 


Supplies List:

DCWV Mariposa patterned paper
Ashland Spring Floral Bushes
Cuttlebug A2 Butterfly
Recollections Adhesive Pearls

Sunday, August 14, 2011

DeNami Mini Cards Blog Hop



Hello, everyone!  Welcome to DeNami's August Blog Hop!   If you are following the blog hop, you must have come from Nicki Scheck's wonderful blog!   If you missed the previous blog stops, you can hop back over to the DeNami Blog to start from the beginning.  You have until August 15, 2011, 11:59pm PST to leave comments on all the blogs in order to be eligible to receive one of the two $20 DeNami gift certificates.  Winners will be chosen randomly.  Good luck!

For this Blog Hop, I used 3 stamps from 2 sets of DeNami's Trifle stamps.  There are 3 stamps in each set, and they can be used together on one card, or in this case, used separately in three different mini-cards.   The mini-cards work really well as gift tags.


I have lots of fun colouring and stickling the stamped images because of the fun girly theme.  I matted the images with patterned paper.


Thanks again for stopping by!  Your next stop is the very talented Karen Larkin's blog!  


Supplies List:
DeNami Trifles Stamps (Fashion Purses and Sassy Shoes)
Making Memories Spring Fling patterned paper
Ranger Ink Stickles Glitter 

GlueCopic Markers



Sunday, July 10, 2011

Pink, White and Black for Karen

This is Karen's monogram box, and it's made from her favourite colours, pink, white and black.  I hope this will match the beautiful and organized boxes she has in her scraproom.


I started out with a basic white paper box from Michael's.  I used mod podge to glue the papers on and added the embellishments.  The flowers are also from Michael's.  I detached the flowers from the stems and arranged them on the box and glued them down using a glue gun. The monogram is a rhinestone letter from Michael's $1 spot.



Supplies List:
Imaginisce Patterned Paper
Black Market Paper Society Patterned Paper
Ashland Spring Floral Bushes

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Thinking of You!


This is a 'thinking of you' card for a friend who's going through some difficult times.   I've taken a Technique Tuesday card class at CKC last year and learned a few techniques that I found myself going back to all the time, including stamping multiple times without re-inking to get primary and secondary images, paper piecing and more....  I used the same set of stamps in the class to create the background, but changed up the colours and added the flowers, the little birdie and the borders. 

The colours are from this week's PDCC Challenge #83.



Thanks for looking!

Supplies List:
Imaginisce Patterned Paper
Technique Tuesday Long Stemmed Sentiments
Technique Tuesday Black Ink
Cat's Eye Black Ink (distressing)
Fiskars Threading Water Punch

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Congrats! My Grads!


This is that time of the year!  We've got high school grads, college grads, and don't forget those little kindergarten grads!  Congrats to all of you!

This congratulations card is made with patterned paper as a background.  The stamping is also done on patterned paper, giving the images some colours that easily match with the background.  It takes a little bit of patience to cut out the flowers, but it's worth the work when they are set against a darker background and gives a very nice border effect.  I really love this patterned paper so I try to show more of it by keeping the foreground simple.

This card fits the current DeNami Product Challenge #8.  It's a fun challenge!


Supplies List:
DeNami Small Bold Hibiscus
Technique Tuesday Brown Ink
Basic Grey Kioshi Patterned Paper

Ranger Ink Stickles

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Happy Graduation!

This is a Graduation Card made with the fun colours of the Play Date Cafe Challenge PDCC82.  I stamped the card with a small flower stamp that matches the patterned paper and added the borders and ladybug.  

 


Supplies List:
Basic Grey Patterned Paper (Origins; Urban Prairie)
K & Company Sticker (Wild Saffron)
Studio G Stamp
Technique Tuesday Ink

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Sunshine for Kelly


This is a keepsake box for Kelly.. my sunshine girl who lights up the lives of those around her.  She likes bright colours and butterflies too, so I chose this paper from the Mariposa stack for her.  I hope it'll help brighten up her day too!

I started out with a basic white paper box from Michael's.  I used mod podge to glue the papers on and added the embellishments.  The flowers are also from Michael's.  I detached the flowers from the stems and arranged them on the box and glued them down using a glue gun.  Kelly loves metal too, so I added a touch of metal, some retro flower pins and a watch face embellishment.  The monogram is a rhinestone letter from Michael's $1 spot.



Supplies List:
DCWV Mariposa Collection
Ashland Spring Floral Bushes
Basic Grey Fibers
Making Memories Metal Charm and Flower Pins

Friday, May 13, 2011

Thank You!

Since I have fallen ill, I have been receiving many get well wishes and gifts from my friends.  I am really moved and started making cards to send back my thankful thoughts...   The DeNami Sketch Challenge #8 is perfect for this card.

I stamped the tulips on the patterned paper and coloured them, and added a little bit of Stickles on it.  The sentiment is matted and attached by foam stickers to give it a bit more dimension.





Supplies List:
Making Memories Patterned Paper
DeNami Small Tulip Stamp
Technique Tuesday Black Ink
Copic Markers
Ranger Stickles Glue