Raspberry Suite Colour Challenge #1

Here is my card for Dawn Mcvey's 1st Colour Challenge. The colours I chose were Pumpkin Pie, Pink Passion, Chocolate Chip & So Saffron with a tiny bit of Pixie Pink thrown in.
I made the background for this card then had to find something to do for the main panel, so it was a little backwards, but I'm happy with how it turned out. I didn't have quite the stamp for the main panel so I decided to use Eastern Blooms (so glad this one will be hanging around!) and made a Faux BOUF.
PS Thanks to Lisa for photographing this for me, I forgot that it was for the challenge and rushed off to pick up Charlotte from preschool finishing this off in the carpark of the post office lol
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Eastern Blooms, Short & Sweet
Ink: Pixie Pink, Pink Passion, Pumpkin Pie, Chocolate Chip
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie Prints DSP, Whisper White
Accessories: Chocolate Chip 1" DS Ribbon, Fairy Tale Ribbon Originals, Fire Rhinestone brads, Flower Fusion, 5 petal punch

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Easter Basket

I'm a bit early but time keeps sneaking away on me so I've started making Easter presents for Charlotte's pre-school teachers. I picked up some little Guylian boxes for a few dollars each & decided to make a little basket to hold them, added some DSP & a little punch art Rabbit and we're done!
I've made a template if you would like to make one yourself, the dimensions for this one are 10cm wide x 5cm tall x 3.5cm deep, but it wouldn't take much to resize.
Cardstock: Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Berry Bliss DSP
Accessories: Lge & Sml Tag Punch, Soft Subtles Brads, Metallic Brads, Fire Rhinestone Brads, Jumbo Eyelets, 1/4" Pretty in Pink Grosgrain
Punches for Rabbit: Large Oval, Small Oval, 1 3/8" Circle, 1/2" Circle, 3 for You

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Playing with my new In Colours!!

This was the first card I made with the new In Colours Riding Hood Red & Pink Pirouette! They are absolutely adorable and I'm in love with them! I have more colour combos I want to play with but as soon as I saw these 2 colours IRL I had to put them together!
As alot the selection really wasn't my style I only preordered 1 stamp set (which I haven't used here, I have a specific project in mind for it later) so I was really limited in my stamp choice, but that will be rectified shortly after 1 April when I have full run of the new catalogue lol.
Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Think Happy Thoughts
Ink: Whisper White Craft Ink, Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red
Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette
Accessories: Crafters Tool Kit, White Gel Pen, 1/2", 1 1/4", 1 3/8" & Scallop Circle punches, Black Gingham Ribbon

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Swap Cards

These were my cards for a recent swap I was part of. We were given a sketch as our "theme". Each card is slightly different because I didn't have enough of the exact same flowers in my flower fusion but they're all the same basic thing. Since I got my scallop edge punch my poor little corner rounder has been slightly neglected so I gave it a good workout on these using it for what it was intended: Rounded Corners!
Stamps: Eastern Blooms, Short & Sweet
Ink: Rose Red, Earth Elements & Rich Regals SW Markers
Cardstock: Kraft, Taken with Teal, Rose Red, Whisper White, Bali Breeze DSP
Accessories: Flower Fusion, Earth Elements & Rich Regals Brads, Word Window Punch & Corner Rounder

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould

Ginger Blossom Thank You

Another card using this piece of Ginger Blossom DSP. I kept it very simple with the Embrace Life blossom & the Short & Sweet "Thank You". I'm loving this River Rock ribbon from the Beach Ribbons Original Pack, I hope there's something similar in the new catalogue!
PS I've been on a real Kraft kick lately, has anyone else noticed?
Stamps: Embrace Life, Short & Sweet
Ink: Earth Elements SW Markers, Chocolate Chip, Cameo Coral
Cardstock: Cameo Coral, Groovy Guava, Kraft, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Beach Ribbons Originals

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Ginger Blossom Thinking of You

Still on my ginger blossom kick. I love how Chocolate Chip looks with this piece of DSP, so I decided to forgo stamps & use some of the Chocolate Chip Rubons in the Hidden Garden pack. I also love this Chocolate Chip Satin Ribbon from the Spring mini catalogue but I spied it recently on the "Theatre" Ribbon Originals pack which is now on the retired list so if you want some you better get in fast (If it hasn't already gone).
This card will be going to a special customer this week who needs a little love right now. Better run Charlotte is yelling out from her cot.
Cardstock: Kraft, Ginger Blossom DSP
Accessories: Hidden Garden Rubons, Theatre Ribbon Originals

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Another Faux Big Ole Ugly Flower!

I am loving the 5 petal punch flower thingies that I have come to call "Faux Big Ole Ugly Flower" as a bit of a salute to Keesh's beloved flower. I know it's not really the same thing but tell me you can't see it in there!
I was going for a nice summery simple card with this one and I think I pulled it off, normally when I sit down with something in mind that's when nothing goes right, but for some reason that wasn't the case this time lol.

PS on a NSR topic I just want to give a shout out to my mate Pete! Pete has been involved in Youthwork of some form for as long as I have known him and he has just started a new blog aimed at making Teenagers more socially aware of the world outside their own little safe prosperous bubble. Here's the quote from the top of his page:

"idream of a world without poverty! idream of a world without child slaves! idream of a generation of generous young people who have the ability to change the world and choose to do so, idream of a world that's not consumed with "what i want!", but with what others need, idream of ......."

While Pete's dream of change comes from his faith in God he blogs in a way that is real & genuine without being preachy and I think there is so much to be made aware of, not just for teenagers so I really urge you to drop by his blog iDream and check out what he has to say.

Stamps: Eastern Blooms
Ink: Rose Red, Old Olive
Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie Prints DSP, Bali Breeze DSP
Accessories: Theatre Ribbon Originals, Flower Fusion, Ice Rhinestone Brad, Hidden Garden Rubons

Images © Stampin' Up!, Designs © Zarna Gould