Agra Bound

DD22 is in India at the moment on a teaching program and that inspired me to make a card using bold, bright colours and gorgeous patterns.

This weekend they are off to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal and as you can imagine, she is pretty excited about that.

The softly rounded domes of the Taj made me think of the mosaic suite of SU products, so I have used those for my India-inspired card. My colours are blackberry bliss, Bermuda bay and crushed curry and I think they look stunning together, especially with subtle touches of added bling.

Materials used:

• stamps - Mosaic Madness
• card - Bermuda bay, blackberry bliss, whisper white
• other - mosaic embossing folder, Big Shot, stamp-a-ma-jig, mini glue dots, itty bitty punch, rhinestones

I can't wait for our next Skype session to hear all about Agra! Thanks for dropping by.

Cheers
Kez

Pretty In Pink

The cards for this month's class feature SU's gorgeous range of pinks. Check them out:

This one was inspired by a Mary Fish creation and is not only a flip card but a gift card holder as well.

 Materials used:

• stamps - Simply Sketched
• card - pink pirouette, smoky slate, whisper white, subtles patterned paper
• punches - dotted scallop ribbon border,  2 1/2" circle
• other - rhinestones, circle framelits, silver trim 1/8" ribbon, delicate designs embossing folder, Big Shot, circle card thinlits 

Although I'm not usually into the brights range, the lovely colour combination and simple design of a card by Alisa Tilsner really appealed to me, so I have cased it for my next project.

Materials used:

• stamps - Simply Stars, Banner Blast, Four You
• card - melon mambo, whisper white
• punches - banner, large star
• other - white bakers twine, dimensionals, decorative dots embossing folder, Big Shot, sponge dauber, melon mambo embossing powder, heat tool

And lastly some simple brayering on a card that reminds us that we are losing a lot if we look only for perfection.

Materials used:

• Perfect Pennants, Mosaic Madness
• card - blushing bride, early espresso, whisper white
• punches - mosaic, itty bitty
• other - brayer, dimensionals, rhinestones, sponge dauber, stamp-a-ma-jig, Tombow glue

It felt really good to be crafting again and I was greatly relieved to get these three done in a day - as it's the only day I have free between now and the class! Lol. Teaching and studying are keeping me VERY busy and I usually only visit the craft room to do some homework these days!

I have a couple of weekends to look forward to though - this coming weekend DD15 and I are off to see Michael Buble in concert and the following weekend we are going to Melbourne to visit DD22 and see Wicked! Can't wait!

Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kez

Mad For Mosaics

In preparation for this month's classes I've been having a play with the Mosaic suite of products available TOMORROW in the 2013-2014 Annual Catalogue. I want to show my ladies a variety of styles, colours and uses to illustrate the versatility of this on-trend shape.

Firstly some 2012-14 in colours

Materials used:

• stamps - Mosaic Madness, Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired)
• card - whisper white, midnight muse
• inks - midnight muse, raspberry ripple, summer starfruit, gumball green
• other - stamp-a-ma-jig, mosaic punch, itty bitty punch, rhinestones, dimensionals

Much more subdued for this second one, with simple colours used for a simple design.

Materials used:

• stamps - Mosaic Madness, Fabulous Phrases
• card - crumb cake, cherry cobbler, very vanilla
• inks - crumb cake, cherry cobbler
• other - mosaic embossing folder, stamp-a-ma-jig, dimensionals, mosaic punch, Big Shot

Next what I call a "full-blown" mosaic tile pattern; a bit time-consuming to construct, but I love how it turned out.

Materials used:

• stamps - Mosaic Madness, Layered Labels
• card - whisper white, pool party
• inks - pool party, so saffron, calypso coral
• other - stamp-a-ma-jig, mosaic punch, mosaic E/F, Big Shot, dimensionals, apothecary accents die, large oval die

Then I got real adventurous and added some blingaliciousness to the mix! Unfortunately it didn't photograph half as gorgeous as it looks IRL.

Materials used:

• stamps - Mosaic Madness, Fabulous Phrases
• card - basic black, silver glitter
• inks - Versamark
• other - embossing powders in silver, melon mambo, tempting turquoise and wild wasabi, mosaic punch, itty bitty punch, rhinestones, dimensionals, heat tool, embossing buddy

And lastly a flexible design that can be used for many different occasions with a change of colour and sentiment.

Materials used:

• stamps - Mosaic Madness, Curly Cute (retired)
• card - smoky slate, whisper white, Bermuda bay, coastal cabana
• inks - Bermuda bay, coastal cabana
• other - mosaic E/F, mosaic punch, pearls, dimensionals

Hope you've enjoyed this taste of mosaic! Thanks for calling in.

Cheers

Kez

Escape!

It's cold, wet and miserable outside today and when my computer screensaver flicked up images of sandy beaches, blue waters and lots of sunshine - well, let's just say I was really keen to go there! Then I was browsing through MDS and found a stamp that sums up perfectly how I feel. Naturally, a card was born.

Here tis:

ROFLOL!

Materials used:

• stamps - Fantabulous You (MDS), Mosaic Madness
• card - whisper white, strawberry slush, coastal cabana
• other - dimensionals, rhinestones, mosaic punch

Do you notice some sneaky peeks in there? I've used a few new colours (strawberry slush, crisp cantaloupe, Bermuda bay, pear pizzazz, coastal cabana) as well as a new stamp set called Mosaic Madness and the matching mosaic punch.

I'm heading off to Melbourne tomorrow and I'm pretty sure the weather there is definitely not going to be in any way tropical, but they say a change is as good as a rest - and I get to spend a few days with my gorgeous DD21, so I know we will have a ball together even if it rains every day.

See you when I get back! Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers
Kez