Blushing Butterflies

One of our team mates is stepping down from SU due to ill health, so I thought it would be nice for her to receive a card rather than an email message. I wanted it to be soft and simple and I think I have achieved that. Here's the card:

And on the inside:

Materials used:

• stamps - Very Vintage jumbo wheel, Thoughts & Prayers, Butterfly Prints
• inks - Blush Blossom and Close to Cocoa
• other - butterfly punch, dimensionals, marker
• card - Blush Blossom and Whisper White
• non SU - adhesive pearls, tiny butterfly punch

My cutter blade is getting rather blunt, which was perfect for this card as it adds to the vintage look of the background!

Thanks for stopping by. Hope you have a great day.

Cheers

Kez

Another Tent Card

My Lana ladies loved my tent card (see here) so in next week's class we are making one using the new Cottage Wall designer papers for their purple fix! Here is the sample I made for them.

This time around I managed to get the joining part on up the right way (LOL) so here's a side view.

You can use the reverse side of the Rich Razzleberry ribbon if you don't want the polka dots side to show and of course I've used one of my favourite punches, the Scallop Oval punch - did you know you can still buy this punch and that it will be in the new 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue out in September?

What amazes me is how much I am using Orchid Opulence - a Bold Bright of all things! Shock, horror!!! I've actually ordered the ink pad and I just don't know how I'm going to fit it in to my carefully organised stamp pad caddy!

I'll be back again soon with some more purple and green goodies for another class next week. Be good till then won't you?!

Cheers

Kez

Off With Her Head!

DD11 has a birthday party to attend at the weekend and she asked me to make a card. My brief was that the BG likes pink and purple and the theme for the party is Alice in Wonderland. Hmmmm ............. wasn't the cheshire cat purple and pink ? Not really 12 yo girl material I 'spose! Alice wore blue and white, so that didn't help and anyway I don't have any stamps that suit Alice ....

So, I was browsing my stamp collection (no, it didn't really take that long!) and the only thing to inspire me was butterflies. Every 12 yo girl likes butterflies, doesn't she? And in the book the caterpillar turns into a butterfly ... so although a tenuous connection at best, butterflies it is! And as I was given carte blanche for pink and purple, I used the two new colours.

Created by Kez. Stamped images copyright Stampin' Up!

Hope the birthday girl likes it.

Materials used:

• stamps - butterfly prints, oval all
• card - rich razzleberry, melon mambo, whisper white
• inks - rich razzleberry, melon mambo
• ribbon - melon mambo polka dot grosgrain
• punch es - butterfly, large oval, scallop oval
• other - dimensionals
• non SU - adhesive pearls, embossing folder

I have been very busy on other projects too, but can't show you those just yet. Some are for my class next week which is a surprise for my ladies and some are for the Stampers Anonymous Autumn/Winter Mini Blog Hop (what a mouthful!!!!!) so all will be revealed in due course ...! I hope you will be able to join myself and my team mates for the Blog Hop on March 31st at 9.00 pm (see the blinkie top right of my blog) when we will have so many gorgeous and inspirational projects to show you that your head will spin (and that will make the Queen of Hearts very happy!)

Thanks for stopping by today.

Cheers

Kez

Flutterby Tent Wonder

I was feeling adventurous last night and tried my hand at a tent card combined with a suspension card. It would have worked a treat if my brain hadn't scrambled and put the joining piece on upside-down, LOL!!! :) Oh well, it was Friday after all, and I've been sick, so I have an excuse! (hey, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!)

I used my fav colour, riding hood red, with pink pirouette and close to cocoa and the candy lane papers. The flutterbies were stamped on whisper white and again on vellum and a bit of bling to add some sparkle never goes astray!

The sentiment from my favourite SAB set, Whimsical Words, fitted perfectly and I just LURVE the houndstooth butterfly from Butterfly Prints - I am right into houndstooth at the mo - just bought some gorgeous ribbon and am busily designing a card to go with it!

Created by Kez. Stamped images copyright Stampin' Up! 1990-2010

Don't forget that the FREE SAB sets are only available until the end of this month (a frightening 25 days away!) so if you haven't already got some, what the heck are you waiting for?!!! LOL!

Hope your brain is in better working condition than mine and hey! thanks for stopping by!

Cheers

Kez

SAB is FAB

Good morning! Welcome to another Monday - and almost the end of January already! Scary.

Today the SALE-A-BRATION promotion begins, that time of year when you can earn FREE stamps simply by buying the quality SU products you already love! What's a girl to do? Spend up big, of course! LOL! So I've made a couple of cards using my fav SAB set, Whimsical Words, for your viewing pleasure. What? Not more of that set you say! She's shown us tons already! Yes, dear readers, but you haven't seen anything like these ones before: for today Kez has followed the KISS rule. What's that? Well, I used to think of it as Keep It Simple, Stupid! But now I've decided that Keep It Simple, Stamper! is more appropriate! (that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!!)

Here they are, take a gander:

Created by Kez. Stamped images ©1990-2010 Stampin' Up! ®

Gorjamalicious! (loyal fans will note the use of Kez's fav colour on both cards!)

Well, now it gives me much pleasure in announcing my 10,000 hits Blog Candy Winner, who is:

(drum roll please) Cheryl

Congrats Cheryl; please drop me an email so I can get your snail mail details to send you your goodies! And many thanks to all you lovely people who left comments, they make my day!

That's all for now. Don't forget to go forth and spend up so you get your free SAB sets, and keep in mind my special offer on I (Heart) Hearts for the Haitian relief fund.

Cheers

Kez

Mojo time!

It's been a while since I've done a Mojo Monday challenge so I'm a little rusty at sketches, but thought it high time I had a go. Here's this week's sketch:

I wanted something bright and cheerful and a little different, while still being rather keen on the purple/yellow combo I used a few days ago, so I've gone with the US in colours that we don't have down here ..... yet. The butterfly is from the Butterfly Prints set and matching punch from the new summer mini - gotta love matching punches! Feast your eyes on this:

Created by Kez. Stamped images copyright Stampin' Up!

I have to say that cutting lots of circles made me think about getting the new Circle Scissors ...

Materials used:

• stamps - Inspired by Nature, Butterfly Prints
• card and markers - Bermuda Bay, Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry, Soft Suede
• ribbon - Rich Razzleberry
• other - dimensionals, Big Shot, embossing folder, nestabilities, adhesive rhinestones

Thanks for dropping by!

Cheers

Kez