Happy Mother's Day

Here's wishing my Mom and Mother-in-law a very Happy Mother's Day! 

It's holidays like these that I wish I could be closer to home. To show each of them that I am thinking of them, I sent a unique pop-up greeting card. Using the card-in-a-box fold, I filled it with tulips and butterflies. Love how it turned out! 

I am entering this card in the theme challenge over at The Pink Elephant. 

"Mother's Day" 

To all the mothers and mothers-to-be, have a Happy Mother's Day! 

Card Ingredients:
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Summer Smooches DSP (ret.), Retro Fresh DSP
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Tools: Bird Builder punch, Beautiful Wings embosslit die, Scallop Border punch, Word Window punch, Modern Label punch, 1-1/4" Circle punch
Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's)

Card in a Box

I feel like it's been forever since I've written my last blog post! Being away for a couple weeks and then jumping right back into work, my nights have been left to catch up on housework, etc.... After a bit of a break, it feels good to get back into crafting & blogging again! 

Today I want to share with you a fabulous fun-folded card that has been popping up everywhere on Pinterest lately! It's called a "Card in a Box".  Ever since I saw it I've been wanting to try it for myself. I followed this great tutorial on youtube. It really is quite easy to make! In fact, the real challenge for me was decorating it, but once I chose my designer paper and coordinating cardstock, everything kind of fell into place. 

Isn't it so fun?! I chose to make mine into a bright and colourful birthday card, decorating it with pinwheels, butterflies, and clouds. The best part about this card is that it collapses to fit inside a regular A2 sized envelope!! Perfect for mailing! 

I can see this being one of MANY that I plan on making in the future :) 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Pennant Parade

Paper: Melon Mambo, Gumball Green, Basic Gray, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White, Sunshine & Sprinkles DSP, Neutrals DSP, Brights DSP

Ink: Melon Mambo

Tools: 1" Circle punch, 1-1/4" Circle punch, Scallop Oval punch, Designer Label punch, Scallop Border punch, Pinwheel die, Itty Bitty punch, Cupcake Builder punch, Beautiful Wings embosslit die

Accessories: Grey bakers twine (CTMH), Silver brads

KCRR41: The Quilting Technique

Welcome to a new KCRR challenge!

The Quilting Technique

Flower Trim

Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die

Interesting combination of elements! My first thought was... adding all three of these elements on one card could make it look quite busy and cluttered! However, there's always room for some creativity. I wanted to try out a new quilting pattern with paper. I did some Pinterest searching and came across this great pattern. I also loved the colour combo in this card so I decided to CASE it, adding some of my own detail.

I cut off a flower from the flower trim and added it to the center of the quilt design. I used Marina Mist for the butterflies and added pearls to the center of each of them. I love how this card turned out! 

Thanks for stopping by! Make sure to hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how she used these elements in her card.

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Curly Cute

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist, Very Vanilla, Beau Chateau DSP (ret.)

Ink: Marina Mist

Tools: Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, Beautiful Wings embosslits die

Accessories: Flower Trim, Pearls (Michael's)

Inspired By... Beautiful Home Decor

Happy Friday!

It's almost the start of a long weekend here in B.C. (Family Day on Monday)!  We plan on traveling from one cold place to another to visit with family and enjoy a fun weekend at the West Edmonton mall! This has been one place I have always wanted to go to! Waterpark, TONS of shopping... what's not to like?

But before we start the weekend, we must introduce a new inspirational photo challenge!

It was Karly's pick this week and she chose a photo of beautiful home décor:

IB #34

I wanted to tie this in with another card challenge and came across the Muse Challenge. I love the design in the Muse card this week - lots of layers and different patterns!

I picked out the following colours from the photo: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso and Whisper White and came up with this design:

 

Baja Breeze is still one of my favourite blues, but since it's retired, I'm sadly running out... :( I love how it combines so well with Early Espresso, as in the photo. The detailed designer paper, delicate doily and embossed elegant lines make for a pretty birthday card, I think!

 

 

 



Thanks for stopping by! I will be back next week with a fun folded card made for my nephew, a true hockey fan!

 

In the meantime, hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how this photo inspired her!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Fabulous Phrases

Paper: Early Espresso, Baja Breeze, Early Espresso, Whisper White, Festive Prints DSP, Subtles DSP

Ink: Early Espresso

Tools: Elegant Lines embossing folder, Delicate Doilies die, Beautiful Wings Embosslits die

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's)

Inspired By... a Rainbow of Butterflies!

Today's the day I get to pick up my sister and brother-in-law from the airport! It'll be so good to see them again (a year is too long!). After enjoying the upcoming weekend just relaxing here in PG, we have planned a camping trip to Lake Louise/Revelstoke/Clearwater area next week - so excited! 

Time for a new inspirational challenge!

This week it was Karly's pick. She chose a bright and colourful photo for inspiration:

How pretty is this?? My first thought was to use the "Beautiful Wings" embossing folder. I picked subtle neutrals for the card front (Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla) so that the colourful butterflies would stand out.

 

My thinking was to closely resemble the final product in the picture above and I think I did just that! I added the simple, but fun sentiment from "Blooming Marvelous" and embellished it with rhinestones to complete the card. I love how bright and cheerful this card is!

 

 

 

What do you think?

 

Make sure to hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how this photo inspired her!

 

I'm taking a break from blogging for the next couple weeks as I spend time with my sister and brother-in-law. I look forward to sharing with you when I return!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Blooming Marvelous

Paper: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist, Island Indigo, Elegant Eggplant

Ink: Island Indigo

Tools: Beautiful Wings embossing folder

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's)

Freestyle Collage

It's been an uneventful weekend, but it was so nice to relax and just hang out at home. Here's hoping this work week flies by! We look forward to a visit with my sister and her husband. They fly in on Thursday - can't wait!

For today's card, I'm going to share one that I made a couple weeks ago. It's a birthday card that was inspired by a design I saw in the latest Papercrafts Magazine. In this issue they described a cardmaking technique called freestyle collage. I absolutely love this type of design/technique. You simply gather all types of patterned paper, die-cuts, stamped images, and embellishments and piece them together in an asymmetrical way.

Here's what I came up with:

 

 

 

Hope you also feel inspired to try out the freestyle collage technique. Thanks for visiting!

 

Card Ingredients:

 

Stamps: Memorable Moments, Blooming Marvelous

Paper: Pool Party, Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo, Whisper White, In-Colour 2012-2013 DSP, Attic Boutique DSP

Ink: Island Indigo, Pool Party

Tools: Delicate Doilies Sizzlit Die, Beautiful Wings Sizzlit Die

Accessories: Pool Party buttons, Island Indigo bakers twine, Rhinestones (Michael's)



 

Inspired By... the Grand Prismatic Spring

Today we introduce a new "Inspired By..." challenge!

It was my choice this week and I chose one of my favourite photos from our California road trip:

 

This is called the Grand Prismatic Spring located in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. My hubby took this photo from the top of a steep hill. It was a tough climb on a hot day, but so worth it! The colours of this hot spring are spectacular!

 

I decided to use these colours as inspiration for my card design. I thought it would be fun to use the masking technique and sponging to create a background for the card front. Here's how it turned out:

 



I first cut out the framelit from a post-it note (using the big shot) to use as my mask. I then placed it in the center of the card front and sponged around it. After I was happy with background, I peeled off the post-it note and stamped "Happy Birthday" in the middle. I then added small butterflies with rhinestones to embellish the card. It's a simple design, maybe a little too simple, but I think it really makes the colours stand out.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by! Hop on over to Karly's Creations to see how this photo inspired her! 

 

I will be spending the weekend with family (yay!) and will return on Tuesday with a new post. Have a great weekend!

 

Card Ingredients:

Stamps: Memorable Moments

Paper: Island Indigo, Whisper White, So Saffron

Ink: Island Indigo, So Saffron

Tools: Framelits, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die

Accessories: Rhinestones (Michael's)



Mojo276 {Be My Valentine}

Happy Tuesday!

I can't believe how fast yesterday flew by...I had a productive day at work, which is quite unusual for a Monday! My evening wasn't as productive, but I did manage to make a card based on the Mojo Monday sketch and I just love how it turned out!

Here is the sketch:

I found this to be a nice simple sketch and with Valentine's Day being only one month away, I decided to make a card for this special occasion. I chose the new More Amore DSP from the Stampin Up Spring Mini and picked the colours that coordinated with it (so easy to do with Stampin Up products!)



I like adding detail to my cards. This was the first time using the hearts embossing folder and I just love it! The embossed butterflies and button with bakers twine add that finishing touch :)



Card Ingredients:

Stamps: P.S. I Love You (ret.)
Paper: Basic Gray, Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Whisper White, More Amore DSP

Ink: Basic Gray

Accessories: Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Primrose Petals satin ribbon, Pool Party button, Pool Party bakers twine, Adorning Accents embossing folder

Thanks for looking!