Missing You

Something completely different for you today - I decided it would really challenge me to have a go at the Less is More challenge this week: a one layer card featuring stripes. One layer! Not an easy task for me at all and initially all my ideas involved striped paper - duh! that's a second layer Kerry!

In the end I think my card is pretty cute and I'm quite happy with how clean and simple it is. Definitely a step outside the box for me.

I used gloss cardstock so it would have a bit of strength to stand up on its own, plus gloss takes really well to embossing.

DD19 will be able to use this when she goes back to Melbourne for uni and leaves the boyfriend behind!

Materials used:

• stamps - Aviary, Three Little Words
• card - white gloss
• ink - black StazOn, real red
• other - stripes embossing folder, ruler, permanent marker, stamp-a-ma-jig

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers
Kez

Commissioned

DD19's uni college is having a big fundraising event shortly and they'll have a silent auction for which I was asked to make some boxed sets of cards. You can imagine what a hardship that was, LOL!!!

I made three sets, two of which you have seen before here (but I made a new box) and here.

For the third set I was inspired by some lovely cards made by Kristine McNickle using the Sweet Summer set. Here's the lid of my box:

The complete set of 4 cards:

More Mustard and Perfect Plum:

Marina Mist and Rose Red:

DD19 returns to Melbourne today - the days have just flown by while she's been home and I'm sure going to miss her, but at least it won't be long till we see her again when we go down for the big event.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Cheers
Kez

Birthday Bonanza

My ladies have asked for birthday cards for this month's classes, as they just can't keep up with demand, LOL! Here are two of the cards my beginners will be making:

This great masculine card was cased from Linda Keal and uses retired papers. For the next card I've used the adorable little owl from the Aviary set for the first time and it is soooooooo cute! More retired papers (gotta use up the stash, LOL!) plus the sentiment comes from the SAB set So Happy For You.

They'll also be making my punched birthday owl card (see here) - that huge bow is a big hit with everyone!

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you're having a great day.

Cheers
Kez

Boxed Set

Over at the UStamp with Dawn and Friends Year End Blowout 2010, one of the projects is a vintage boxed set of cards using the totally gorgeous Springtime Vintage papers and stamps in the US Occasions Mini.

Of course, we don't have those papers or stamps (but please, please, please SU, give them to us in April!) so I had to adapt. I wanted to use the Love Letters papers (I adore black and cream) and I wanted a little French chic! So I chose pink pirouette card to go with it and have used Aviary, Well Scripted and Curly Cute stamp sets for my cards.

Here's the complete set (click on any photo for a larger view):

The box:

The cards individually:

Now, unfortunately, with the differences in US sizing and ours, I discovered too late that our envelopes don't fit in the box! Darn it! Note to self: enlarge box sizes in the future. Ah well, such is life! Hope you like the set anyway.

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Thanks for calling in today.

Cheers
Kez

It Has Taken Me A While ...

... to get these photos taken and posted!

Here are some cards I made a couple of weeks back. The first two use On a Pedestal, which is quite a different stamp style to my usual but I like the way the images and sentiments stack and match. Mind you, my purchase was influenced by DH loving a sample of this I brought home from stamp camp - that's a first! LOL!

Love the colour combo here of rich razzleberry, marina mist and pear pizzazz.

The second one is more masculine colours of cajun craze, marina mist and garden green. The background stamp (from level 1 hostess set Afterthoughts) says 'Happy Birthday. Call when it's time for cake' which I thought fitted perfectly!

Then I got to playing with Aviary from the Summer mini. I just adore this set and love all the great samples I have seen on blogs everywhere. My first is a simple design and I've added a touch of bling to each birdcage - but it doesn't show in this small sized version of the photo! (click to enlarge if you want to see the bling)

Secondly some pear pizzazz, poppy parade and concord crush (all in colours) with my fav embossing folder of the moment, square lattice.

The next card we made in classes last week and lo and behold! it's the square lattice again with some more marina mist and rich razzleberry, this time with a touch of daffodil delight.

And lastly a Christmas card cased from the talented Lisa Young. Lisa used the music wheel on her background paper, but I don't have that so I have embossed it instead with a non SU music notes embossing folder. LOVE the cherry cobbler!!!

Thanks for stopping by and as this is most likely my last post before Christmas, I'd like to wish you all a joyous festive season filled with all the people and things you love the most. If you are travelling, stay safe and take care.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Cheers
Kez

"Regionals" Goodies

We had such a fun day on Monday at our own version of "Regionals". Robyn I showed us a staggering number of ways to use our embossing folders and we all loved having a play with those, Liam gave us a terrific gift box to make and I shared a lovely gift idea which, as mentioned in an earlier post, I can't show you until Friday night.

But here are a few photos of our goodies. First up is the lovely gift box we made with Liam. I changed mine slightly to use some gorgeous "cherry cobbler" satin ribbon - so luscious! - and added stamps from the Tags til Christmas set.

Next up are swaps, firstly a cute little milk carton Santa box from clever Liam:

Then this gorgeous card from Robyn I using Aviary, Well Scripted and the Square Lattice embossing folder, all from the Summer mini:

And this card from the lovely Kari with punch art Santa and Rudolph - sooooooooo cute!

We also received an adorable miniature star book that turns into an ornament to hang on the Christmas tree, from talented Robyn P:

And last but not least one of the shoebox projects (I didn't manage to get the other one made, sorry!). This one was from Robyn I and is the first time I've managed to make one of these awning cards - they've been on my "Must Do" list for ages, so thanks Rob! Doesn't the Daffodil Delight look gorgeous?

So as you can see, it was a MOST enjoyable day of crafting and fellowship and we've already started planning our "Convention" for next year!!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Cheers
Kez