Thanks - Hero Arts Bouquet

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I liked doing my last card so much that I made another one in a different colour...

It is a Thank you for a friend whose favorite colour is purple.

The flowers were first stamped in Hero Arts Shadow ink in soft purple, then restamped overtop with another die ink, Versacolor in purple (must check the exact colour).





The yellow and mauve mats under the image are from my scraps drawer and the background paper is by Lasting Impressions.

The ribbon is from May Arts.

I covered the center of the flowers with Purple Stickles and added a few pearls by Hero Arts.

The greeting "Thanks very much" is by Hero Arts.

Thanks for visiting my blog. Merci de votre visite.

Louise

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and here is the last one for now...

The last card I made for Julie... (and apparently her friend Verginia just loved it... :)

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For this one also, I was inspired by Jennifer McGuire's video.  I did a multiple stamping with the image by Hero Arts (it is a Cling stamp and I don't have the wrapping to check the number... sorry).

I stamped first in Hero Arts Shadow ink in Soft green, then I stamped the main image in Hero Hues in Green.  The greeting is also by Hero Arts  and was stamped in Memento  black ink.  The ribbon is from my stash.  The gems are by Kayser Crafts.  The background paper is from a 6 x6 pad called Daydream by First Edition Paper.


I cut the corners of the image and mat with a Stampin'Up! punch.

The last step - I added Crystal Stickles to the center of the stamped flowers.

That's it for now!  Thanks for visiting my blog.  Merci de votre visite.

One more.... :)

In my last post, I said new cards (with an "s") and only showed one, well here is another one.
OK I know, nothing for 3 weeks, then 2 on the same night.... (and I might even surprise you with a 3rd one... :)

So this is another one I did for Julie (thanks Julie I appreciate the requests.. :) )... and to get my MOJO back (after cleaning my desk), I listened to a Jennifer McGuire video and it helped a lot to get me going... so Thank you Jennifer for the inspiration!!!

Here is the card - a French birthday card...

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Let's start with the flower (Hero Arts wood stamp Ruffled Flower S5482).
It was stamped with Versamark ink, then embossed with white powder.
Next, I colored the flower with Distress inks (Broken China and Chipped Sapphire) and sprayed the whole flower with a mixture of Perfect pearl and water.  Let dry thoroughly.
(Notice that I did 2 flowers - for the second one, I only used the smallest flower in the center).
When dried, I cut out the flowers and glued the small one over the larger one with Stampin'Up! dimensionals.
Then I covered the center with tiny Hero Arts pearls.

The flower itself was applied with more dimensionals on a Medium blue Stardream CS cut with a Scalloped circle Nestabilities  die.

For the card base:
White Canson watercolour paper (6 x 6")
Green CS:  American Designs
Blue and striped PP:  8 x 8 Citrus stack  from DCWV

The striped part was cut a Nestabilities Paisley  die.

The label is also Nestabilities (Labels trio)  die.  The stamp (Bonne Fête) is by Stampin'Up (Quelque chose à fêter).  The label was attached to the ribbon with a piece of plain string.

The ribbon is wired - Kate's Paperie (I got it somewhere in the US).

That's it for now!

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Merci de votre visite.

New cards... Yeah!

I know, I know... I'm not a very regular blogger lately... but I had lost my mojo...

But thanks to my daughter Julie, my best card customer, I got it back... a little...

She needed 3 cards and I made room on my crafting table (and that is saying a lot.... :)   )
and I got to work...

She needed a "New Home" card.  This one was mainly done quite a while ago and I just finished putting it together.

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The stamp used is Whipper Snapper, colored with Copics.


I had the papers already cut, so I can't tell you what they are.

The red trim was cut with a Stampin'Up! Scallop Border punch.

The flowers were cut with a Sizzix Lilacs blossoms punch.  The pearls are Hero Arts.
I glittered the top of the flowers with a Sakura Quickie glue pen and Stampin'Up! Dazzling Diamonds glitter.

The colored image was cut with Spellbinders dies.

I did a fake line of stitches by the red border with a white pen.

The ribbon and card base cardstock are by Stampin'Up! also.

And since I didn't have a stamp for it, I wrote "A new home" by hand with a fine black marker.

I think that's all for now, but stay tuned I have a few more....

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Merci de votre visite!

Happy Birthday Marissa!

Today was my daughter-in-law,  Marissa's birthday!

Happy Birthday Marissa - we are very happy to have you in our family!

Here is the beautiful Marissa at dinner tonight:

Here is the card I made for her:

In this view, you can see the sparkles, but the colours are a little off.

This version shows the colour more real life.

Card details:

Stamps:  Cat (I1154) and frame (K1185):  Outlines Rubber stamps, coloured with Copic Markers

Happy Birthday:  Stampin'Up Happiest Birthday Wishes

Punch:  Martha Stewart

Papers:  First Edition Paper Daydream 6 x 6 pad(background)

Frame:  from the same 6 x 6 pad as above

The pink border was cut with a Martha Stewart punch and the paper is from First Edition Paper, Love Song (12 x 12).

Pearls:  Stampin'Up

Stickles by Ranger:  Crystal

The Happy Birthday was cut with a Spellbinders Label die.

Gem in flower Hero Arts Hues Dots in green.

Flower was punched (can't remember with what punch - the die cut was in my stash... sorry...)

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Merci de votre visite!

Carte de sympathies

OK I'm back (or trying to come back)....

Just a quick post with a card I made for my SIL who unfortunately lost her Dad recently ....

Une carte pour ma belle-soeur Lise qui a perdu son papa dernièrement....

The stamp image is by Hero Arts and was colored with Copics markers.

The edges of the images were distrissed with Ranger Distress inks in Antique linen.

Douce sympathie and the ovals are by Stampin'Up.

The background patterned paper has foil leaves and I can't remember the company....

The pearls are by Hero Arts.

Thanks for visiting my blog.  Merci de votre visite!

Summer Card Camp Week one Challenge

Hi there!


I am trying to slowly get back into my stamping.... my own, not preparing classes, which is what I have been doing mainly for the last few months.  Time for me!!!


I am participating in the Summer Card Camp with Jennifer McGuire and Kristina Werner.
The challenge this first week is to do a card with these colours:

Because it was a very busy weekend after all (Jim retired on Thursday and I celebrated my birthday on Friday and we are still very busy continuing to plant in our garden renovation... (I will show photos when it is all completed)), Anyway I did a very quick card....

Here it is:

I misplaced my camera,  so I had to scan, that's why the glitter looks funny.... and it is slightly out of focus in the lower corner....

I used the flowers from the Basic Grey set Sweet Threads (CG309).

I used Nick Bantock Rose Madder ink and Color Box chalk Wisteria.

The cardstock are from a DCWV pad.

The "Hello" is from set "Happy Day Animals" from Hero Arts (CL153).

The little tag was punched with a Fiskar punch. And the ribbon is Stampin'Up Pumpkin Pie.I also used a gem from Hero Arts Hero Hues Dots.

Thanks for looking!

Merci de visiter mon blog!

Another challenge

Another card I made for the Penny Black Blog Triangles challenge:

The details:

Stamp:  Penny Black Perils of Love" 4132K
Greeting:  "C'est la fête" Stampin'Up "Arrières pensées" Hostess set
Letters for word "Allo" - Hero Arts Typewriter alphabet
Ink:  Memories India Ink
Image colored with Copics
Triangles cut with Spellbinders "Nested Lacey Pennants"
Patterned papers:  Basic Grey 6x6 pad "Lauderdale"
Glass beads:  Dollarama

Thanks for your visit!

Merci de visiter mon blog!

Happy 3rd Birthday Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Wow it has been so long that I don't remember how to blog anymore!!!

I decided to take some time and make a card for a challenge.  This one will fit 3 different challenges.  The Penny Black Saturday Challenge here:  http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/penny-black-saturday-challengebirthday.html.  The blog is celebrating a third anniversary.  The challenge was to use a stamp with critters.  So here is my little critter (I love my hedgehogs...!!!).  This one is an old one, but he is still one of my favorites.  So  I will also enter this card on the Penny Black allsorts blog where you have to use one of your favorites stamp here:  http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-challange.html

So here is the card:

For the details: 

The image is by Penny Black

Greeting:  also Penny Black "Wrap a hug" 3459D

The patterned papers:  Basic Grey 6x6 Sugar Rush Paper Pad

Green border punched with Martha Stewart punch 

The ladybug on leaf is from my stash (bought at Dollar store)

The image was cut with Nestabilities squares

The greeting was overcolored with Pebbles shimmer chalks

and punched with a Stampin'up Label punch.

And the image was colored with Prismacolor crayons

the little red flower was accented with a red Sakura Gel pen

The red flowers are from a roll of ribbon (May Arts?)

The gems in the center are by Hero Arts

On the Penny Black Blog, the challenge this week is to use triangles.  Well my border punch is a series of a little triangles, so I will enter my card there also.

Thanks for visiting my blog!  Have a good day! 

Bonne journée à mes amies francophones et Bonne St-Jean!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

The Penny Black Saturday challenge this week was to use green.

Here's my card:

The Penny Black Saturday challenge blog is here:
Thanks for visiting my blog. Merci de votre visite.


Louise

Sparkle! Penny Black Challenge

I made this card for the Glitter challenge on the Penny Black blog.
(and it is also for a class at Bonnidee later in May.)

The background paper from K&Co. came with it's own glitter.

The image by Penny Black (4164K A rose), was watercoloured with Tombo markers.

The edges of the image were distressed with a pink chalk ink.

The flowers were glittered with a Stardust Gel pen.

The top and bottom of her dress were glittered with a glue pen and fine glitter.

The punches are both EK Success: the bottom border is called Bracket 54-40023

and the one repeated on each side of the image is called Retro Flower 54-40095

The cardstock are by the Paper Co.

Here is a close-up of the image.



Thanks for visiting my blog! Merci de votre visite.

Another Penny Black challenge

I made this card for a possible upcoming class but it also fits the Penny Black Saturday Challenge here.

The challenge is to make a Penny Black card with more than 1 fold.

Here is my card:

Here is the view of the inside:




Now for the details:

Image is a Penny Black stamp watercoloured with Tombo on Beckett cardstock.
The patterned paper is by K & Co.
The cardstocks are by the Paper Co.
The greeting "Celebrate with style" is by Hero Arts CL139
Distress ink around image Ranger Distress Broken China

Thanks for visiting my blog. Merci de votre visite.

Penny Black challenges

I am here in Florida and I still get the chance to play with my stamps and make cards. It so nice not to have the snow - but I feel bad that Julie has to shovel it all.... Julie if you read this, we are very grateful and we owe you...

Here is a card I made for the Penny Black Blog challenge.
The challenge: make a card with the colours: teal, orange and purple. Not a common colour combination.. And not an easy one!

Here is my card:

The stamp is Penny Black Pansy Bunny 40-066
The background (on the orange background paper) is Paisley outline 40-048 stamped in orange
The greeting is Hero Arts Find Joy CL497
The image was stamped in black on watercolour paper and coloured with Tombo markers.

I would also like to enter this challenge on the Penny Black at Allsorts blog here.

The challenge is to make a Penny Black card on the theme "Welcome Spring". I think that my little pansy bunny fits the challenge. Isn't he cute and springy?

Thanks for visiting my blog! Merci de votre visite!

News from Florida: it rained all day today, so we shopped.... Tomorrow should be sunny! (but at least no snow :) )

Wedding card version 2

Julie asked me to do a wedding card for her and since I was leaving on Holidays, I didn't have time to re-invent the wheel, so I used the same design as the wedding card I showed you a few posts ago...

Here is the card:

There is a little too much glare on this photo because of the shiny silver cardbase, but these colours are more true to life. Here is another view without the flash - you can see the details better....





Here is a closeup of the flowers:




Ok now the details....

The cardbase is silver cardstock from my stash.
The pattern paper is from a 12 x 12 paperstack, I think from My Mind's eye (not sure - I'll check...)

The silk roses, the bling, the Congratulations are from Stampin'Up!

The leaves I found in a gift bag store.

(and for my friends back home... I'm loving the sun... Sorry for all the snow... Maybe someone wants to go give Julie a hand with our steps....)

Thanks for visiting my blog! Merci de votre visite!

Louise

Bobbie's Birthday card

i can't sleep, so I might as well do something useful....

My son, Bobbie, (Robert for everyone else) turned 29 yesterday (on the 28th).... He's my youngest - so that makes me feel old.....

We had been talking recently how much we enjoyed the spring break every year on his birthday.  We used to rent a chalet up North and enjoyed many family get togethers.  And most of the time, we skied on Bobbie's birthday (yes, even me!  I wanted to keep up with my family and started skiing in my 30s..)

Anyway, I thought I'd try to fnd a photo from those days to put on his Birthday card.
Isn't he just too cute!  With his fluorescent ski outfit!

The funniest thing is that Bobbie (oops Robert) took the day off from work on Monday (the 28th) and went skiing on that same hill we used to go to, where the photo was taken.  Isn't that a neat coincidence!
Well, he enjoyed the card and seeing the photo!  He said that things at the ski hill haven't changed and he skied the same runs he used to enjoy as a little boy....

So here's the card:

The Happy Birthday is a Hero Arts stamp.

The cardstock are by Stampin'Up and are retired colours.

I stamped a snowboarder and "snow" inside the card, but I don't have a photo.... The stamps are by Stampin'Up.

Here is a photo of Bobbie, Marissa and me at the restaurant on Monday night.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Merci de votre visite.

Second Wedding card

As promised, here is the second card I made for Bobbie and Marissa's Wedding.

This one was from Jim and I.  Since I was running out of time (so much to do the last week before the wedding...), it was a much simpler one.

I used a frame and papers from K&Co.  that I had been saving for a looonnnng time for a special occasion. I guess this was a very good one (special occasion).  The photo doesn't do it justice - the colours are a lot more vibrant in real life.

I also used some Heidi Swapp bling (the word Love) and I stamped and blinged the word "Congratulations"  (not sure what stamp company this stamp is... (sorry).

I used a shimmery pearl (Star Dream) background cardstock and rounded the corners.

So there it is:

Thanks for your visit.

Merci de visiter mon blog!

Card for Bobbie and Marissa's wedding

I promised to show "stuff I made" for the wedding, but I will not be going at it in order....
Just the way I am I guess...

So here is one of the two cards I made for them for the wedding.  This one was for Julie.
We dropped them in the big chest at the wedding reception.
And Bobbie and Marissa paid me the nicest compliment.  The next day when they were opening up all the cards, they said that they had a few favourites and it turned out that they were both made by me.  Isn't that nice!!
(Today is Bobbie's birthday, so I better hurry and make him his birthday card.... always at the last minute...)

So here is the card I made for Julie to give them.

Their wedding colours were Black, turquoise (Tiffany Blue) and white.
So I had bought lots of papers and accessories in those colours.
The patterned paper is "Lush" by My Mind's Eye.  The crystals are also by My Mind's Eye.
The white roses, pearls and leaves, I found at a gift bag supplier.

So here is the first card:

I'll show you the second card tomorrow.

Thanks for your visit.

Merci de visiter mon blog.

Penny Black Challenge Easter

Here is a card I made for the Penny Black Blog weekly challenge.  The challenge this week is Easter cards.  I just bought this cute little bunny and had to use it for the challenge!

I colored the image with Copic Markers.
The patterned papers (pink glitter and flowers are from a stack from DCWV.)
I cut the image and the mat with Spellbinders Nestabilities.
I also sewed a plain stich all around the patterned paper.

The "Easter Wishes" greeting is by Stampin'Up.  The flowers are Prima and the bling in the flowers and by the greeting are Hero Arts.

Thanks for looking!

Marissa's Birthday card

What a beautiful Sunday morning!

I am at my computer, working on downloading the wedding photos to be printed and I am enjoying the beautiful sunshine coming in the window.

While going through the photos, I realized that I never really shared all the "stuff" I made for the wedding events.

So I'll try to post them one a time over the next few weeks (don't want to bore you...:) )

Here is the first one.  It is the card I made for Marissa's birthday on August 1st.  We had a nice garden party at her parents' house.  Marissa is a dental hygienist and her sister had a beautiful cake done for her.  So original!!

Here is the photo of the cake (and beautiful Marissa).

Isn't the smiling tooth amazing???  I can't remember the name of the pastry shop, but if anyone is interested, let me know and I'll find out....

And now here is the card I made:

I used a digital image by Mo Manning.  I colored it with my Copics (of course!)

Marissa likes a lot of bling (like me...) so I used my best K& Co. blingy patterned paper, some gems on the cat's collar and on the image.  

The image and mat were cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities.

The ribbon is Certainly Celery by Stamping Up.

The greeting was computer generated.

The little flowers by the greeting were bought at the Dollar store a long time ago....

I'll be back with more!  Enjoy the beautiful day!

Bonne Journée!!!