Three Quick Cards

What do you do with left over card stock?

Petals for a Friend

Well, it is a long holiday weekend and I have some quiet time to myself. I thought it might be a nice chance to sit down and make some cards, designed specifically for my special friend. I hope you like these as much as I did making them.

Wanted

I have been waiting on a new set of stamps to arrive so that I could design a new 12x12 layout. When it arrived - so did the school holidays, and with it every opportunity to have a quiet moment to myself. I finally convinced the boys to watch a new DVD that we had purchased for the holidays - I didn't feel too guilty, as it was pouring with rain outside.

First I made a Tag Accordian - using the Wanted Set from Stampin' Up!, and only three colours - Wild Wasabi, Basic Grey & Purely Pomegranate. My daughter Gabriella posed for some cute photos and I added them, and a little bit of word stamping - and wala!
One hour later and I had my 12x12 page nearly finished. One week later I am done and am quite happy with the outcome. My son Ethan was inspired too and made a gorgeous page for Dad - and apparantly when I "go", Ethan would like my Stampin' Up! stuff!

Photo of 12x12 at top of blog.

Welcome

Baby announcement and thank you cards are something that I really enjoy making. I loved receiving them when I had my children, and some of my favourites were the handmade ones. This is a really simple card - two basic coulours that are gender neutral. I made a box up of these for a friend who was expecting, and she sent them out to her close friends and family when her wee boy arrived. I had a small 'production' line going and in under an hour I had a box of 10 assembled. Easy Peasy!

Party Invitation

I have always enjoyed receiving invitations - they are what set the 'mood' for the party ahead. I designed this invitation holder and invite with the theme being 'Cupcakes'. Using Stampin' Ups 'Birthday Best' stamp set, I created a simple invitation, and then on the back of the invite I typed up my favourite cupcake recipe. The holder was really simple, and I dressed it up with some dazzling diamonds and ribbon. I also used the same cupcake stamp to decorate bagalopes for the party favour bags. Too cute! At the party, all the children got to decorate cupcakes - I had made 60 - and then eat them. Yummo!

Mini Album Page

Scrapbook Layout

I had been 'sitting on' a 6x6 album for a number of months, and felt it was time that I filled it up. I wanted to use the same colour theme right throughout the album, so I shoose a Simply Scrappin' kit from Stampin' Up! to create it.
When designing a page layout I have three main steps that I know I need to do in order to acheive a successful page layout.
Choose your photo/s first, then add your colour scheme and any embellishments to 'dress' up the layout. Add your journal details. Finished.
Well that sounds good in theory - but I am finding that what would normally be a 1 hour project is easily turning into a 4 hour project. And often that is without interruptions! Am I getting too fussy?