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.

Cards, cards, cards

So thankful that I have a great stash of cards tucked away.  Especially at this time of year when most of our birthdays are it is great to have them "good to go"  So I had a chance to stock up on cards for later in the year.   A bit of this and that.  Am certainly a bit rusty it seems.  My favourites were the notes cards.

With so many I haven't included my usual list of bits and pieces that I have used.  So if there are any that you want to know leave a comment and I can let you know.

On a roll with my cards

This kit of gorgeous papers has been sitting together for quite some time.  Everyday enchantment is by far my favourite paper from Stampin Up.  Haven't seen more like it though.  So I have definitely been hoarding it.  Time to use it.

I decided to keep these cards blank and will stamp the sentiments as I come to use them.  Handy to have some in your stash for different occasions.

Project of the Week

Of all my Use it or Lose it projects this one has been a favourite.  This is a favourite colour combo of mine and I still like the papers that were in the set.  But it is time for a clear out and the last of the papers would have continued to sit there if I hadn't done something with them.  When I was away on my crop weekend we all got scrapping magazines in our goody bags and some had free papers included.  The colour match was perfect.  The bonus was also using the Kaiser word stamps that I had purchased some time ago and have been keeping for another project that I have.

Colours: baja breeze, chocolate chip, sahara sand
Stamps:  words (kaiser)
Finishing touches:  papers (kaiser and scrapping magazine), rub on, grosgrain ribbon (SU), buttons, distressing tool

Use It or Lose It

You may have seen from my Workspace Wednesday post that I have been having a clear out and looking at using up different kits that I had put together.  These were the result of the bits and pieces that I found.

 It took some time to get into it.  The papers are brighter and busier than I am currently using.  However once I got into it I actually enjoyed putting the pieces together and liked the end result.  And the best thing is now the kit isn't hanging about and I have some great cards to give away.

I had some of the pink ribbon and buttons left and while I could have put them away I decided to keep them out and designed another couple of cards to use the last of the bits.  I had matched the ribbon to my mist but when I went to spray it was more red than I had anticipated.  So I made two cards at the same time.

Wish big

Making cards for special people rates high on my crafting things I love and you get to add special touches that are unique to the person that you are giving them to.  And as I make them I am thinking of and praying for the person that I make it for.

The idea for these cards came from this card from Danielle Flanders and this one by Maggie Holmes from a Studio Calico Kit that I had pinned on my pinterest board Cards for Her.  Great to have inspiration at your fingertips, especially when you haven't been creating for a while and are in a bit of a rut.  I used my alpha die from Papertrey Ink to recreate the WISH tag effect.  I had a couple of cards to make and decided to use the cut out letters to create another card rather than throw away or drop them in the bottom of a pile somewhere.  The washi tape made it super simple to do.

Colours: very vanilla, baja breeze, calypso coral, blushing bride
Stamps:  stylish sentiments - birthday and happy trails (PTI), sketchy flourishes (inkadinkadoo)
Finishing touches:  paper and ruffled ribbon (SU), watercolouring, rhinestones, headline alpha die (PTI), stitching, eyelet sticker, flower embellishment (rosies studio), essentials hardward clip (SU), washi tape

House warming card

Once upon a long time ago I had made a very similar card to this one for a friend that had moved cities.  I couldn't find it on my blog and wondered if I actually ever had.  Of late I realise too late that I haven't taken a photo of the card before I send it off. And of course I have been blogging them which doesn't help either.  I loved the colour combo and putting together different elements for the grid design. 

Colours:  going grey, basic grey, white, daffodil delight
Stamps:  Houses wheel and polka dot punches (SU), flourishes (inkadinkadoo), favourite memories (TT)
Finishing touches:  dimensionals, type writer alpha die (cuttlebug),  stitching, heart punch

Wonderful words

I saw the water colour feature on this card by Danielle at Homespun with Heart.   I had started out wanting to try my new bike die and put the two together.  The sentiment from Wonderful Words by Papertrey Ink were perfect for the recipient of this card.

Colours:  crumb cake, cherry cobbler, rose red, pink pirouette, so saffron

Stamps:  wonderful words additions (PTI)

Finishing touches:   heart punch, (fiskars), vintage bike die (memory box), wrought iron fence die (spellbinders), water colour brush, stitching, wonderful words die (PTI)

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.