Workspace Wednesday

The idea for Workspace Wednesday came from Marcy Penner.  I love the idea of the glimpes into what is currently on my desk, and it gives me motivation to keep working in my creative space.

While I had said that I had been aiming to get my story stamp for the month finished so I was ready for this month when it arrived it just hasn't happened.  We have been down for the count with the horrible bug that has been around and this week it was my turn.  The great thing is when I do finally get a chance it will still be there waiting for me to get to it.

In the meantime I was asked to make a card for a colleague at my husband's work.  It has been a while since I made cards so it took a bit to get back into the swing of things.  Loved it!  I am in my element pulling out things here and there and seeing how I can put them together.  One messy space.

Here is the end result.  Love how it turned out.  It looks much better in real life.

Party time

One of my biggest projects has been catching up on the stories that I want to tell.  Birthdays made it to the top of the list.  I have been having fun telling the little stories but I want to make sure that I have all the big stories too.  We have lots of fun at our boys parties and I want to remember them.

I had pulled all my birthday related products together and went from there.  Seems the grid theme is working for me at the moment.  Especially as I have lots of photos for the parties.

I am pretty much up to date on birthdays now.  Just this year's to go!

Cards for Him

So I headed away for the weekend to our church girl's getaway weekend.  So good for the soul.  We had some time to choose something that we wanted to do and so I headed to the craft spot for some creative time.  I started out with some cards for boys as I need to add to my collection.  A little bit here and something else there and they came together.

It was all the more easy with this handy tote where I keep a few bits and pieces, including papers in colour lots.  It keeps all the little bits together and is so easy to throw into my cart when I am creating away from my space.  It also gives a challenge to use what I have.

Cards for sale

There have been a number of craft markets about New Plymouth that some of my crafting friends have had tables at.  When I got into stamping and cardmaking I bought products with the intention to sell cards that I had made.  Apart from making some for friends and my husbands work I haven't really made that many and branched any further into the market.  Seems like enough to keep up with making cards to give.  Anyway after being asked whether I wanted to have some cards to sell I put together what I had and made a stack more.

I started with repeats of cards that I had made.  You can see the originals here and here.

 And as the boy cards were few and far between I pulled out some boy products and picked a colour combo and had a play.

Colours:  white, basic grey, baja breeze, pacific point

Stamps:  kids zone (kaiser), itty bitty banners (SU),notes (studio g)

Finishing touches:  paper clip embellishments (unknown) , papers (various), star punch, notebook die (verve), banner die (SU), washi tape, circle punch, rub ons (rasberry), stars embossing folder (craft concepts), chevron embossing folder (SU)

Needless to say my cards didn't sell.  I had a chance to use them again at a ladies night fundraiser through our school.  I put together more of my organisation side of things and with my recent clean outs added a discount basket of supplies that was all but empty at the end of the night.  There is definitely a lot more to putting together a table for sales than just putting out your product.  What I did learn is that it isn't what I want to get into.  I will still make cards for sale but not for markets.  And my card stash is rather healthy.

Lego card

What was a lego party without a lego card.  I had pinned this card from Yellowbear Stampin and this was my take on it.


Colours:  black, white, real red, pumpkin pie, pacific point, daffodil delight, garden green
Stamps:  stylish sentiments - birthday (PTI)
Finishing touches:  distress tool (TH), dimensionals, headline alpha die (PTI), circle punch (SU)

Cards for boys

With birthday season upon us it was time to make some more cards.  I had pinned this card on my cards for him board on Pinterest and it was an easy option for a quick card. 

  I used the wrapping paper for the colours.  The bright maze puzzle stood out on the black.

Colours: red, black, silver

Stamps: lots of spots (CDS), Birthday bash sentiments (PTI)

Finishing touches: maze puzzle, silver and red embossing powders 

The next cards were inspired by a design on one of my boy's t-shirts 

Stamp the image directly onto the page.  Stamp another image onto white and colour.  Crop pieces of the coloured image and use dimensionals to lift off the page.

Colours:  brocade blue, wild wasabi, pumpkin pie, crumb cake

Stamps: boys will be boys (elzybells), stylish sentiments birthdays and happy trails (PTI)

Finishing touches: dimensionals, black embossing powder, ribbon, headline alpha die number (PTI), spritzer tool

Something girly

Another chance to use my new sandable paper from Echo Park and my embossing folders.  I haven't done any colouring for a while so it was fun to get the markers out and colour.  I love the chance to make girly cards.

Colours:  certainly celery, blushing bride, rose red, white
Stamps: dress up lily (PCS), wonderful words (PTI),hey cupcake (EB)
Finishing touches:  paper (heidi grace, MME and EP), seeing spots embossing folder (cuttlebug), button, stitching, wonderful words die (PTI), washi tape

More cards - Inspiration from pinterest

I have lots of great ideas pinned.  Cards for her and cards for him.  Time to actually do something with it.  Sometimes it is just one part of the card, sometimes it is the colours and sometimes it is the whole thing that inspires.  I hadn't scrapped for over a month, so feeling rather rusty there was nothing like some inspiration to get me started.  Once I started I didn't want to stop!

This one is from a fun card that I found at Love My Tapes.  Thinking that it would have worked better using the same colours.  Love the circle stitching. 

Colours:  crumb cake, pumpkin pie, early espresso, wild wasabi, real red

Stamps:  stylish sentiments - birthday (PTI), simply serif alpha (SU)

Finishing touches:  pinwheel (kaiser), brads, stitching, toothpicks, washi tape, circle punches

This one was a simple card by Debby at Lime Doodle Designs.  I liked the clean lines and colours for a guy.

Colours: white, wild wasabi, black

Stamps: splatter background (IO), game on (PTI)

Finishing touches:  circle cutter and corner rounder (SU) tiny tags die (PTI), black pen and ruler

This card was from this card by Dawn McVey.  I love the colour combinations that she uses.  I CASED this one using things from my stash.

Colours:  sahara sand, baja breeze, daffodil delight, black

Stamps: headline alphabet (PTI)

Finishing touches:  for the record papers(ep), washi tape, vanilla flower trim and antique brad (SU), baja breeze seam binding ribbon (SU)

I discovered A Bit East-coast blog and love the colours and shapes that she uses.  These cards are inspired by this card and this one

 Colours:  basic grey, white, cherry cobbler

Stamps:  newsprint background (impression obsession), background basics - text style and retro (PTI), punctuation (KP), everyday (LYB), 

Finishing touches: corner rounder,, circle cutter (CM), maraschino bakers twine (the twinery), beautiful wings embosslits (SU), bling embellishment (recollections), paper (studio calico)

Colours: basic grey, daffodil delight, pumpkin pie 

Stamps: craquelure (IO),  stylish sentiments - birthday (PTI)

Finishing touches:  beautiful blooms die, (PTI), corner rounder, stone bakers twine (the twinery), ribbon, button, chipboard arrow (unknown), papers (studio calico), circle cutter (CM)

Just a few cards

Way back when I had an opportunity to spend time with my Mum and sister for a scrappy weekend. Usually I organise a number of pages and at least have an idea of cards that I want to do.  This time as it was short notice I threw in my bag a whole lot of bits and pieces along with stamps that I haven't used or are favourites and went.  I have started a few different layouts that I need to finish.    A little time putting together the different bits and pieces that I had brought with me and these are the cards that I came up with.

  

Colours: daffodil delight, basic grey, very vanilla

Stamps:  hello sunshine (PTI), pattern pieces (SU)

Finishing touches:  ribbons (SU), buttons, stitching, washi tape, papers (MME)

 Colours:  bashful blue, night of navy, white

Stamps:  fancy flourishes and stylish sentiments - birthday (PTI)

Finishing touches:  seam binding ribbon, square lattice embossing folder, beautiful wings 

embosslits and silver button (SU), 

Colours:  riding hood red, basic grey, going grey, white

Stamps:  lots of spots (CDS), background basics - retro and papertrey (PTI)

Finishing touches:  washi tape, buttons, maraschino bakers twine (the twinery)

 Colours:  very vanilla, calypso coral, going grey

Stamps:  background basics - retro, stylish sentiments - birthday and fancy flourishes (PTI), ciao baby (SU)

Finishing touches:  ruffled ribbon, designer frames embossing folder and rhinestones (SU), washi adhesive sheets (WAMK),   flowers (prima)

 Colours;  black, white, old olive

Stamps:  background basic - inspiration and stylish sentiments (PTI), punctuation (KP)

Finishing touches:  washi tape, domino tiles (JB), stitching, anchor and brad, charcoal bakers twine (the twinery)

 Colours:  not quite navy, old olive, very vanilla

Stamps:  background basics - retro and hello (PTI)

Finishing touches:  hello die (PTI), ribbon

Colours:  crumb cake, sahara sand, not quite navy, early espresso

Stamps:  grunge me (PTI), graph paper (verve)

Finishing touches:  rectangle rounded die (verve), button, faux stitching, alpha stickers, peg (pebbles)

Colours:  very vanilla, rose red, tempting turquoise, garden green, black

Stamps:  draft (amy tangerine) 

Finishing touches: headline alpha die (PTI), sketch papers (amy tangerine), ribbon, washi tape, buttons, stitching, anchor and brad

Colours:  tangerine tango, night of navy, very vanilla

Stamps: in the stars and itty bitty banners (SU) 

Finishing touches:  ric rac ribbon, washi tape, itty bitty banners die (SU), 

Great additions to my card stash.