I'm still alive!

I'm still alive, and I've been crafting, but I've just been a little lazy when it comes to uploading to my blog. I'm so far behind I have tried to do a few catch up posts but I get overwhelmed by everything that I need to remember to mention and don't finish the post, so I thought rather than try to catch you back up to date that I would just schedule some smaller posts and get a bit of a buffer so I can start posting more regularly again.

This is a card I made for my friend who had a little boy in August, I pulled out some of the (retired) Parisian Breeze specialty DSP for the card since I love this colour scheme (Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Cake Crumb) for little boys.
I stamped the train from Choo Choo (another I love for little boys) and cut out the letters for Daniel using Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlits & my Bigshot, a little Crystal Effects over the letters & steam puffs for a little dimension.

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Stamps: Choo Choo

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Cake Crumb, Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP(Retired), Soft Suede
Bigshot: Timeless Type Jnr Sizzlits

Accessories: Crystal Effects, Cake Crumb Taffeta (Retired)

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Just My Sketches & The Blend - Jack

Here is my DT layout for the latest JSM & the blend challenge. It doesn't look heaps like the sketch, but the basic elements are there:The railway tracks are for the stripes, the birds are instead of the 3 brads, the branches are for the flower embellishment, and the title and journalling are in the right places.
The song I chose from the list (and it's so obvious but I couldn't help myself) was "Sweet Child o' Mine"...
Here's the sketch & songlist:

 ~One Heartbeat

 Smokey Robinson
~Amazed

 Lonestar
~The Motown Song

 Rod Stewart
~Chances

 Five For Fighting
~Sweet Child o' Mine

 Guns N' Roses

Stamps: Jumbo Outline, Choo Choo, Cheep Talk, Right on Track
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Garden Green, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Pacific Point, Riding Hood Red, Summer Sun, Baja Breeze, Whisper White Craft Ink
Stampin' Write Markers: Chocolate Chip, Garden Green, Old Olive
Cardstock: Good Morning Sunshine DSP, Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Garden Green, Brocade Blue, Ballet Blue, Bashful Blue, Pacific Point, Whisper White
Accessories: Paper Snips, Sponges

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Jack

This is the card I designed for Jack's birth announcements / thank you cards. As soon as I saw the Choo Choo set in the spring mini I knew I had to use it for them. I designed the cards when I got my preorder so that all I've had to do is make them, which is handy since I haven't had much time to stamp for myself - I've been organising my 35 cards for $35 class and working on some wedding invitations in the little stamping time I've been able to get.
Stamps: Choo Choo, Short Order Alphabet
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Baja Breeze
Cardstock: Parisian Breeze DSP, Kraft, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Paper Distresser (Cutter Kit), Silver Brads,

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Happy Fathers Day to you from me

Another father's day card, this time for Justin's dad but again using a non-fathers day sentiment. This one uses my favourite set from the Spring mini, I haven't shown it yet because I've been using it on some birth announcement cards which I don't want to show until the baby is born obviously. But this set is so adorable for little boy cards and layouts, I love it! (Imagine it on a scrapbook page pulling the title across the page...)
Stamps: Best Yet, Right on Track, Choo Choo
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Brocade Blue
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Brocade Blue, Very Vanilla, Patterns II DSP pack
Accessories: Old Olive Brads, 1 1/4" square punch
Sketch: Mojo Monday #100/7

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould