You would think having time off work with a leg injury would allow for more cardmaking / scrapbooking, however it is surprisingly hard to do lying down with your foot elevated higher than your heart.
However I did manage to create this one.
I used masking techniques to create this card. The large tree from Lovely as a Tree stamp was stamped in Old Olive around the edge of Whisper White Card Stock and sprinkled with Dazzling Diamonds Glitter. I masked the trees and stamped the truck from the Loads of Love stamp set. I water coloured the truck and used some of the words from the Loads of Love Christmas sentiment in Real Red. And mounting the Whisper White onto Real Red Card.
I like the framing of the trees around the card and want to try some different images in the centre.
About Me
- Catherine
- Pukekohe, New Zealand
- I am: A sister to 4 and aunt to 12. A primary trained teacher working with High School aged special needs students. A new Stampin' Up Demonstrator.
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
A Christmas Card
I saw a similar card (link below) and loved the idea. I use Old Olive Ink and the large tree from the Lovely As A Tree stamp set to create the tree branches at the top of the card. I then created the baubles by using the Circle Circus stamp set and stamping in versa mark, using the Heat & Stick Powder to adhere the Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter onto Real Red Card Stock. I used the 1" and 3/4" circle punches to punch out the baubles.I used a retired set call Best Yet for the sayings.
The background trees were also dusted with Dazzling Diamonds to give that Christmas sparkle.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Water colour Roses
I wanted to play around with colour for these next two cards.
I embossed the rose from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set onto watercolour paper and then coloured each rose by picking up the ink from the lid of the ink pad with an Aqua Painter.

I coloured this rose using Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz inks then mounted the rose on Old Olive Patterns DSP, and Old Olive Card Stock. The ribbon is Daffodil Delight 1/4" Gosgrain Ribbon and the greeting is from the Heard From the Heart stamp set.
I mounted the rose using Stampin Dimensionals.
The leaves were created by folding Old Olive Card Stock in half and then using the 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Punch to punch out a leaf shape. I kept the leaf in half and then created angled folds from along the length. (Running through a Crimper does the same thing even easier) unfold the leaf and use a Sponge Dauber to highlight the veins in Old Olive Ink. I attached using 2-Way Glue Pen then cut and curled a thin stripof Old Olive Card Stock for the vines.
This second card was created the same as above. The colours used were Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Old Olive Inks on the rose. I used Rich Razzleberry Patterned DSP and Old Olive 1/4" Gosgrain Ribbon. The bottom of the patterned paper was punched using the Eyelet Border Punch.
I embossed the rose from the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set onto watercolour paper and then coloured each rose by picking up the ink from the lid of the ink pad with an Aqua Painter.

I coloured this rose using Daffodil Delight, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz inks then mounted the rose on Old Olive Patterns DSP, and Old Olive Card Stock. The ribbon is Daffodil Delight 1/4" Gosgrain Ribbon and the greeting is from the Heard From the Heart stamp set.
I mounted the rose using Stampin Dimensionals.
The leaves were created by folding Old Olive Card Stock in half and then using the 1-3/8" x 5/8" Oval Punch to punch out a leaf shape. I kept the leaf in half and then created angled folds from along the length. (Running through a Crimper does the same thing even easier) unfold the leaf and use a Sponge Dauber to highlight the veins in Old Olive Ink. I attached using 2-Way Glue Pen then cut and curled a thin stripof Old Olive Card Stock for the vines.
This second card was created the same as above. The colours used were Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point and Old Olive Inks on the rose. I used Rich Razzleberry Patterned DSP and Old Olive 1/4" Gosgrain Ribbon. The bottom of the patterned paper was punched using the Eyelet Border Punch.
Fun and simple gift tags
I loved this simple idea using the For You Flower Stamp and the Fancy Flower Punch to create a tag for gifts when I saw it on Vikki's blog. I used Concord Crush ink for my tags and plan to create this tag in several colours so I have a selection on hand.
Check out Vikki's blog here: Vikki Were
Check out Vikki's blog here: Vikki Were
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
More Medallions
For this card I used the Medallion stamp in Tempting Turquoise ink on Whisper White card stock and matted the images on Melon Mambo card stock.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Circle Circus
I have been thinking about this stamp set for a while and wanted to try this idea out. I have used Concord Crush card stock and ink (one of the in colours) with the Circle Circus stamp set. I white embossed 3 of the images and punched them out using the scallop circle, 1" and 3/4" punches and attached them using Stampin' Dimensionals.
Sailing in the Bay of Islands
On Saturday I went out for an overnight sail with my dad and two young neices. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. The girls loved the trip although they were impatient to arrive at the beach so they could go for a swim.
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| Heading out around the Bay. |
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| Checking our heading |
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| Paddling in the bay we anchored at for the night. |
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| Looking out from the shore. |
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| A beautiful sunset. |
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| The serentity of the bay is shattered by a pirate duel. |
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| A good breeze on the way back. |
Friday, October 1, 2010
Elegant Medallion
I love the Soft Suede colour with this design. I used the Very Vintage jumbo wheel with Soft Suede ink on the paper under the ribbon and inked the edges of the scallop oval before finishing off with a pearl. The sentiments are from the Upsy Daisy stamp set .
The Medallion Stamp is a large single stamp and is a beautiful and versatile stamp.
The Medallion Stamp is a large single stamp and is a beautiful and versatile stamp.
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