Weekly Wednesday Archive #11

Hi,

Wednesdays seem to come around so quickly.  This week is a card I made in 2011. It was made for a birthday for my mother.  It was well received, but then all mums love what their children make and gift them.  I know I do :)

I made all the flowers from scrapbooking paper

All the product used to make the card is retired Stampin Up apart from the plain coloured cardstock. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Cre8ting, bye for now ~ Liz

Weekly Wednesday Archive #10

Hi all,

This weeks archive card is c.2012 and was made for a show and share board at a Regional Stampin Up event held in Brisbane.  At the time the card was made the products used were current which was one of the criteria for the show and share.  It is to give people ideas and inspiration for products that are for sale in the current catalogue.  Alas most of the products now are retired.

Anyways without further ado;

The Card

The card front has had a piece removed forming a gap which is then held together with randomly butterflies that have been stamped in various colours and punched using the punch to match.

The sentiment is stamped directly onto the background and the frame over the top is paper glued to lightweight chipboard and die cut using a framelit die using the Big Shot.  I then placed the frame over the top of the sentiment.  The small butterfly placed on the frame has a body which is a paper bead made from rolling some paper tightly, similar to quilling.  The antennas are thin strips of paper with the ends curled.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Cre8ting, bye for now ~ Liz

Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #170

Hello,

Two posts this evening as I have to hopefully catch the deadline for the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #170.  Here is the sketch.

Here is my interpretation.

 

Thought this would be an appropriate theme as Valentines Day is fast approaching.  Most products are retired Stampin Up and the Embossing Folder brand I'm not too sure.  This was very quickly put together this afternoon.  I really like this set it is a Valentines set .  It has some sweet images.  I especially like the heart banner.
Thanks for looking.

Happy Cre8ting, Bye for now ~ Liz

Nice Surprise

I received a very nice surprise.  I was a Challenge winner in the Shabby Chic Vintage category 

for The Card Concept Challenge blog.  Challenge #26 which was also their one year anniversary.

This was also the very first time I had entered any of the Card Concept challenges so I was very happy my card was chosen.

 This is my card entry.

Using this image as the concept and inspiration

I encourage you to have a go at entering.  Its about a fortnightly turnaround so the deadline is not so demanding and there are 6 style categories to chose from or you can enter a different card in each category if you are game!
Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Cre8ting, bye for now ~ Liz

Weekly Wednesday Archive #8

Hi there,

Where did that week go?  Can't believe I haven't posted anything since last weeks Weekly Wednesday Archive post.  The year is already speeding past.

Today I have to share a 21st birthday card I made for a friend in c.2012.  It is a twisted easel card.
Made with Stampin Up retired products.  Seem to have a lot of retired Stampin Up stuff!!!!!

I always find it hard coming up with an idea for a male card.  This card took me forever to make.
I seemed to fuss with nearly everything.  

 

 

  

 

 

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Cre8ting, Bye for now ~ Liz

Weekly Wednesday Archive 7

Hello,

Sharing another card from my archives.  This card is c.2011.  I was playing around with this style of card fold.  Not sure if it has a special name.  All the products are retired Stampin Up.  I really like the colours in this card.  That is the beauty of Stampin Up products they are made to go together and colour coordinate which is great when you are time poor.

 I even made a matching envelope

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Cre8ting, Bye for now ~ Liz

The Card Concept Challenge #26

Hi,

I'm sharing a card today made for another challenge on The Card Concept blog.
I will try to participate in a couple of different type challenges through the year, time permitting of course.  I think they will be good value for learning and inspiration.

This is my card for the Card Concept challenge #26.  There are several categories of style which you can choose from which is good and then an image to interpret this style from.

Here is the image

And here is my card.  I am going to put it under the Shabby Chic/Vintage category.

I was inspired by the pretty colours and flowers.

This is a special card for my daughter's 21st.  I really had a lot of fun making this card.

It turned out quite pretty.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Cre8ting, Bye for now ~ Liz

Betsy's Blossoms

Hi,

I have been playing around with this stamp set named Betsy's Blossoms.  A retired Stampin Up set.
I really love the images and the scrapbooking paper named Floral District which seems to match it so well.  The colours are so fresh and happy.  I am hoping to try and use up old products and stash to try and reduce.  But i think i am fooling myself a little.  I seem to have a HUGE stash which will probably last the rest of my lifetime without adding to it!  Which doesn't seem likely.

Anyways this card was inspired from here

I am really loving the versatility of this set and continuing on to make a few more cards with it.
Stay tuned for more to come.
Thanks for stopping by,

Happy Cre8ting, bye for now ~ Liz

Freshly Made Sketch 167

Hello,

I have a card to share today which I have made for the Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #167.  I have always wanted to participate in this blog's sketches but never found the time.  I'm hoping to play along this year in my quest of self-development and learning.  I am hoping to scrape in with the deadline being the 5th of January.

Here is my interpretation

Made with all (sadly retired) Stampin Up products.  Namely Floral District paper, and Betsy's Blossoms stamp set.
Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Cre8ting, bye for now ~ Liz

Special Easel Christmas Card for Someone Special

Hi,

Here is a pretty christmas card made for someone special aka 'my daughter'.  I also made a box to hold the card as the envelope I originally made couldn't manage the thickness of the card.  The card was made to go along with a gift card so it was a nice way to present it all as a little boxed gift.  The card and box took 2 nights to make which was pretty good I thought.  I used the Stampin Up Scoring Board to make the box once I figured out the dimensions.  The Scoring board is really great for making boxes.

   

The cute little girl is a Magnolia stamp and I coloured her with Copic markers.

She has clear glitz on her bonnet, which looks lovely and sparkly.  

 It is an Easel Card.

 

The lid of the box is stamped with Stampin Up stamp set 'Snowflake Soiree' in various

shades of pink and silver ink pads.

I wrapped the same ribbon I used on the front of the card around the box and added

a matching tag.  But I forgot to take a photo of it! 

  

  

I had a lot of fun making up this project.  I have several Magnolia stamps which I have hardly used.  mainly because they need colouring and I am always short of time.  But I am finding the more I use my Copics it is becoming easier, enjoyable and not so daunting.
Thanks for looking.

Happy Cre8ting, Bye for now ~ Liz

Weekly Wednesday Archive 4

Hi there,

As it is Christmas Eve I thought I would choose a Christmas card from the archives.  I designed this in 2012 for a Stampin Up event as a swap.  I had made many extra pieces to assemble for cards to give away but didn't finish them.  So fast forward to 2014 I finally finished off this UFO project.
All products are retired Stampin Up.  The stamp set is named 'No Peeking' and has the tree, penguin and reindeer as shown.  They are all very cute, especially the penguin.

Thanks for looking,

Happy Cre8ting, bye for now ~ Liz

Aussie Christmas Kangaroo card

Hi there,

Here is a cute Christmas card with an Australian flavour that I made for a family that are new Australians.  Thought they would appreciate the kangaroo image for christmas afterall he is kinda cute and so is the sentiment!  It was a really enjoyable project and I managed to put it together very quickly too which was great .

  

I coloured the kangaroo with copics and paper pieced the presents.  The cardstock and gold shimmer cardstock are stampin up, along with the stamp set which is named 'Happy Christmas Mate' but sadly is retired.  The paper came from my scrap box and I'm not sure what brand it is. I use gold liquid pearls on the hat and boots

  

Stampin Up - Happy Christmas Mate stamp set.

(image taken from a happy scramper)

 

This is a cute little stamp set and the first time I have used it, which is a shame.  I think I am going to have to make some more cards for next Christmas with this set.

Thanks for looking.

Happy Cre8ting, bye for now ~ Liz

Bright and Beautiful Christmas Card

Hi,  Here is a pair of Christmas Cards I made over the weekend from Stampin Up products.  The stamp set is called 'Bright and Beautiful'.  It is a very versatile and popular set.

This is a black, gold and white colourway and
with the embossed background facing up.

This is cream and gold colourway with the embossed
background facing down.

Thanks for looking.

Happy Cre8ting, Bye for now ~ Liz

Graduation Card

Hello,
Here is a graduation card that i managed to put together in a bit of a hurry for a relative who is graduating on Monday!  I think it turned out okay.  Using once again Stampin Up products.
I took inspiration from Google images under Stampin Up graduation cards.  The owl is a  punch from Stampin Up and the hat is a from a retired Stampin Up stamp set.  I made the silver tassel from some embroidery cotton and the scroll is just some rolled white paper with a small strip of decorative paper glued around the centre.

I think this owl is just a bit tooooooooo cute.

Thanks for looking.

Happy Cre8ting, Bye for now ~ Liz