I did it again!

I just hit enter when I was starting a new post and it published the blank post with gibberish, sorry again to people with google reader, just call me a loser :0)

Oops

Sorry to anyone with google reader I accidently posted Justin's birthday card early, instead of scheduling it. The post has been deleted and will reappear on Monday, however if you have google reader it will stay there, but you won't be able to comment.
Just think of it as a sneak peek of things to come ;0)

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Summer Picnic Quickies

With getting ready to move house over the next few weeks I figured we'll need some thank you cards as I think we will be calling in quite a few favours from friends and family so I decided to use up some of the scraps from the summer picnic dsp that I have been using for the last few projects. I also used the Tart & Tangy stamp set from the mini catalogue, have I told you how great this set is??? I just added a little bit of DSP, a scallop punch, a little bit of ribbon on one and we were done! These cards took a grand total of 10 minutes for all 3!!!

I grabbed Always Artichoke by accident instead of Old Olive for the apple card so I decided to just go with it and used Always Artichoke around the outside and for the stem of the apple and Old Olive for the middle. If you squint just right and poke out your tongue a little you may be able to see it ;0)

Stamps: Tart & Tangy, Family Phrases
Ink: Rich Regals SW Markers, Bold Brights SW Markers, Earth Elements SW Markers, Old Olive
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Summer Picnic DSP
Accessories: Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Scallop Punch

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Kwernerdesign.com - Colour Inspiration #17

This is my first entry for Kristina Werner's Colour Inspiration Challenges, For (I suppose 17 lol) weeks now I've admired the beautiful colour combos that she has used and I finally gave in and did one, normally I am so late that I don't bother but this time I realised I had all day today (plus some if you count the time difference) to finish it so I had no excuse.
I embossed, then watercoloured the berries from Oh So Lovely, using Ink Pads and my Aquapainter, but I wanted to build up some colour in the shadows and I haven't mastered the aquapainter well enough to get the look I wanted, so I used the fine tip of my SW Markers to build up the colour, I then lightly sponged some Regal Rose over the Whisper White and rubbed the edges in Rose Red.

Stamps: Oh So Lovely, Happy Everything
Ink: Rich Regals SW Markers, Soft Subtles SW Markers, Regal Rose, Rose Red, Versamark
Cardstock: Rose Red, Sage Shadow, Regal Rose, Whisper White
Accessories: Black EDP, Regal Rose 5/8" Grosgrain

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Enjoy the Little Things

I have wanted to play with this Summer Picnic DSP since I first saw it over on Dawns Stampin' Thoughts (Check out her awesome video tutorials). I thought it would be the perfect paper along with the new Enjoy Every Moment Stamp Set (also new) to scrapbook these photos of Charlotte's first 'jump' on a Jumping Castle. She had an absolute blast, my friends little boy Marshal (we call him Charlotte's boyfriend because he loves her so much) was so rough (he has 2 younger brothers) and Charlotte thought it was great fun crawling around while he jumped near her, getting flipped onto her back a few times. I have used the ribbon slider from the new Styled Silver Hodgepodge, to tie the Real Red Wide Grosgrain ribbon through. I think it just added something extra to the page that a plain knot or bow can't.

I pleated some Old Olive Grosgrain and machine stitched along the ribbon to hold it in place, see my 'straight' stitching that's why I'm a stamper not a quilter. I have embossed enjoy with white EDP and added detail to the 'o' by layering a Blooms diecut flower onto a Real Red 3/4" circle layered on a Bashful Blue 1" circle. I added a brad from the new hodgepodge and some faux stitching with my Signo White Gel Pen. I wanted to punch out 'the little things' with the word window punch but it was too long, so I used a little variation on this tutorial.
Stamps: Enjoy Every Moment (Spring Mini)
Ink: Versamark, Old Olive, Real Red
Cardstock: Summer Picnic DSP(Spring Mini), Real Red, Bashful Blue, Old Olive
Accessories: White EDP, Styled Silver Hodge Podge, Blooms Diecuts (Both from the Spring Mini), Real Red & Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain, 3/4", 1" & Word Window Punches, White Signo Gel Pen
Images (c) Stampin' Up!, Designs (c) Zarna Gould

It really rattles!

I saw this card last night and thought it was so cute I had to show Justin, when he saw it he said it would be cool if it really rattled. As soon as he said that I thought of a Shaker Card and had to have a go!

I have used vellum for the window as I had no overhead transperancy sheets and couldn't wait to have a go. To give the card 'rattle' I used small pink seed beads instead of sand or glitter. This was my first attempt at a Shaker card and I really recommend that if you haven't had a go at a shaker card to try something bigger before you try something this fiddly.

Stamps: Happy Thoughts, All in the Family, Family Phrases, Polka Dot BG
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Elegant Eggplant
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Vellum Cardstock, Elegant Eggplant, Regal Rose
Accessories: Soft Subtles Brads, Elegant Eggplant 1/4" Grosgrain, Scallop Punch, 1 3/8", 1 1/4" & 1" Circle Punches
Images (c) Stampin' Up!, Designs (c) Zarna Gould

Welcome Jenny

I made this card for Jenny, (she is my Lisa's new downline - so kind of like a Stampin' Up! sibling) to welcome her to our team, with the addition of Jenny we are now able to become an official team recognized by SU!

I love the instant friendships that get formed through stamping you meet people who you might not normally get to know and because of a common passion you just bond instantly. And though I still haven't met Jenny in person yet but I'm sure this will be another example of this kind of friendship.

Stamps: Oh So Lovely (Lvl 1 Hostess set), Warm Words, Weathered Background
Ink: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, Sahara Sand, Versamark
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Purely Pomegranate, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Black EDP, Aquapainter, Very Vanilla Grosgrain, Purely Pomegranate DS Ribbon
Images (c) Stampin' Up!, Designs (c) Zarna Gould