Card Capers with Jan

I’m Back at Last!

Jan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:15:39 +0000

Well, I really didn’t mean to be quite so long between posts! I have finally managed to download my photos, so I will have a few to show over the next few days. You’ll have to excuse the poor lighting though – it seems it’s always raining or overcast when I’m taking photos!

Firstly a card using the new Flower Garden embossing folder from the Summer Mini:

Card: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade
Stamp Pads: Stazon Black, Lucky Limeade
Stamps: Fabulous Florets, On Your Birthday
Other: Big Shot, Flower Garden embossing Folder, 3/8″ Ruffled Ribbon (Lucky Limeade), Watercolour Wonder crayons (Real Red, Old Olive)

Next, I know Christmas is well and truly over, but seeing that I actually remembered (and had time) to photograph some of the ones I made, I thought I would show some of them. There are quite a few, so I’ll show them over several days, along with the other cards I’ve made recently.

Some ‘One Sheet Wonder’ cards using the Tree Trimmings set:

Some ‘alternatives’ to the ones we did in class, using the same OSW background:

Third Stationery Set

Jan — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:30:53 +0000

The last set I made, using another long retired DSP from my hoard:

Card: Whisper White, Always Artichoke, Tangerine Tango, Going Gray (retired), Soft Sky (retired), Fall Flowers DSP (retired)
Stamp Pads: Always Artichoke, Soft Sky (retired)
Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Short & Sweet
Punches: 1 1/4″ square, 1 3/8″ square, corner rounder, scallop oval, large oval, 5 petal flower, boho blossoms, itty bitty shapes, scallop trim border, eyelet border, word window
Other: Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, rhinestones, dimensionals

Another Stationery Set

Jan — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:04:10 +0000

This was the second set I made, using long retired DSP from an old mini catalogue:

Card: Whisper White, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Always Artichoke, Summer Picnic DSP (retired)
Stamp Pads: Real Red
Stamps: Tart & Tangy (retired), Short & Sweet, Sincere Salutations
Punches: scallop trim border, scallop circle, 1 3/8″ circle, 5 petal plower, boho blossoms, itty bitty shapes, word window, corner rounder, 1 1/4″ square, 1 3/8″ square
Other: rhinestones, 1/4″ Real Red grosgrain ribbon, Stampin’ Write markers (Real Red, Old Olive), dimensionals

Stationery Set Gift

Jan — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:30:55 +0000

I used a modified version of Jackie Topa’s wonderful stationery set for some special teacher gifts this year. My Stampin’ Sister, Manda, adapted the holder to suit Australian card sizes, so I used her measurements for the boxes and used up some of my retired papers and cardstock stash making the sets.

I added little 3D flowers to the boxes after I took the photos, but forgot till too late to photograph them again!

This was the first one I made:

Card: Very Vanilla, Brocade Blue (retired), Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory, Bella Bleu DSP (retired)
Stamp Pads: Bordering Blue (retired), Crumb Cake
Stamps: Fabulous Florets, Sincere Salutations, Short & Sweet
Punches: 1 1/4″ square, 1 3/8″ square, corner rounder, scallop circle, scallop oval, large oval, 5 petal flower, boho blossoms, itty bitty shapes, word window, scallop trim border, eyelet border, dotted scallop ribbon border
Other: Crumb Cake seam binding, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, pearls, rhinestone brad, dimensionals

One Sheet Wonder (…continued)

Jan — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:30:03 +0000

The last three cards in the set:

Card: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake
Stamp Pads: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Delightful Decorations, Stitched Stockings (from the New Summer mini), Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Short & Sweet, Many Merry Messages
Punches: Stocking Tag (from the new Summer mini), dotted scallop ribbon border, word window, corner rounder, 3/4″ circle,
Other: Stampin’ Write marker (Crumb Cake), dazzling diamonds, silver glimmer paper (from the new Summer mini), Big Shot, Ovals die, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, silver brad, dimensionals

One Sheet Wonder (continued …)

Jan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:30:41 +0000

The next three One Sheet Wonder Christmas cards:

Card: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake
Stamp Pads: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Delightful Decorations, Pennant Parade, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Many Merry Messages
Punches: scallop trim border, word window, 1 3/8″ circle, petite pennants builder
Other: Big Shot, Perfect Pennants die, Petals-a-Plenty embossing folder, mat pack, paper piercer, Champagne Mist shimmer paint, dimensionals

Christmas One Sheet Wonder

Jan — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:30:12 +0000

I love using the Christmas stamps for a One Sheet Wonder set of cards. This year I used the Tree Trimmings set and a different take on the traditional Christmas colours with Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz and the lovely new In Colour Pool Party.

This time we made 9 cards and a couple of tags in the class.

The first three cards:

Card: Whisper White, Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Naturals Ivory
Stamp Pads: Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Tree Trimmings, Delightful Decorations, Something for Christmas, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Many Merry Messages, Sparkle & Shine (jumbo wheel)
Punches: word window, dotted scallop ribbon border
Other: Big Shot, Tasteful Trim die, Stampin’ Write markers (Cherry Cobbler, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party), Crystal Effects, mat pack, paper piercer, dimensionals

Bloom Away

Jan — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:30:11 +0000

I used a long retired stamp set for this card I made for my kids’ Languages teachers to farewell a colleague from the Goethe Institute who is returning to Germany. It was a Goethe Institute scholarship that allowed my daughter to do a three week intensive language course in Frankfurt earlier this year – a fantastic opportunity for her!
This card was inspired by one a fellow SU! demonstrator, Kim Kilroy, posted a while ago on our demo forum (Kim doesn’t have a blog yet, but has made some lovely cards). I thought it perfect for this occasion.

Inside:

Card: Watercolour card (non-SU!, as I needed a large piece)
Stamp Pads: Stazon Black, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Bloom Away (retired), Sincere Salutations
Other: Stampin’Write markers – various!

Long Time Away

Jan — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:36:08 +0000

I have been quite busy lately, and most of it not making cards! Lots of end of year stuff, including making a dress for my daughter’s senior formal a couple of weeks ago. That involved combining two patterns and a lot of improvising to get the dress she wanted, but after (many) dramas, she was really happy with her dress. So glad we only have one daughter, at least buying a suit for a boy has to be easier (I hope!). Here’s what she looked like:

I do have a few cards to show – this is the first (I have to spread them out over a few days – can’t show them all at once!). This was my swap card for our regional training day last month; I only got time to make about twenty this year, immersed as I was in dressmaking, but I received some lovely cards in return and had a fabulous day.

Card: Whisper White, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, photocopy paper
Stamp Pads: Pool Party, Crumb Cake
Stamps: Triple Treat Flower, En Francais (background), Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Punches: Fancy Flower, 5 petal flower, 1/2″ circle, dotted scallop ribbon border
Other: Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, crystal effects, Champagne Mist shimmer paint

Elegant Tag

Jan — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:00:50 +0000

One of the ‘thank you’ tags I made recently; I varied the cardstock with Naturals Ivory, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla and tied them with seam binding – Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake or Very Vanilla. Of course I didn’t think to photograph them all together!

Card: Naturals Ivory, Cherry Cobbler
Stamp Pads: Cherry Cobbler
Stamps: Elegant Thank You
Punches: 5 Petal Flower, Boho Blossoms, Itty Bitty Shapes
Other: Two Tags die, rhinestone brad