CFC 15 - Sketch Challenge

It's been a while since I entered a challenge.  I think doing a scrapbook project did me in - 40 layouts in 2 weeks!  Anyway, slowly getting back my mojo.

CASual Friday Challenge 15 is a sketch challenge - and what a good one it is too.  Do go and check it out. ;)  Here's my entry.  With netball season over, I've got to make loads of thank you cards for my girls' team coaches, managers, etc.

Very much inspired by this week's card by DT gal, Julie Day.  Hers is an OLC while I used some designer paper.  but the stamp is the same - Stampin Up Just Believe set.

This sketch is so fab and easy and really works.  Just what a girl needs for making a stack. :-)

For an extra touch while still in keeping with CAS guidelines - a bit of twine, a small flower and the tiniest pearl.

Did all of them in an hour, maybe less even.  You know what it's like - time flies when you're stamping!

Cheers all and thanks for stopping by.

Baby Card

I've been making far too many farewell cards at work.  This is another one, sort of.  This is for a colleague who's off to have a baby and promises to be back - farewell, but not goodbye.

It's a big A5-sized card (A4 folded in half).  I did use a stamp-a-ma-jig to line up those baby pjs.  As we don't know the baby's gender, I tried to keep the colour 'safe' though did squeeze in a pink-and-blue jumpsuit.  Stamps  are from Stampin Up sets (A Slice of Life and So Happy for You).


Here's a bit of detail on the inside.

I folded a sheet of copy paper in half, trimmed a bit off the sides.  I then border punched the top and glued a strip of orange paper (match the feature colour at the front) on the bottom to highlight the detail.

I usually put a sheet of paper inside for group cards as it provides more space for people to write messages.  Otherwise, they just write their names and where's the fun in that???




For those who follow this blog - sorry, I haven't posted much lately.  I've been busy with the scrapbooking project I was making for my mum.  Here's a page from it - my last challenge entry and blog post.  I'm so happy to finish it.

Cheers all and thanks for looking.

PDCC 91 - A splash of RED

The Play Date Cafe Challenge #91 is A Splash of....and I chose RED.  I'm creating a brag book (8"x8") scrapbook of my 2 girls for my mum - you know I'm a "sentimental" crafter, right?  Anyway, this challenge was the perfect inspiration for my cover page - "simply us Sisters".

I had these beatiful B&W photos of my girls taken by their dad which capture a bit of their personality and bond.  This cover page is apt for what the scrapbook is about as well as the showing my kids simply as who they are....growing up.  This is my 7th layout and I've got such a loooong way to go.  You know, much as I'd love to give this away, I think it'll be tough as well.

This has been inspired by many of the DT gals work including:

• use of twine
• use of red 
• black matting
• use of chalk (well, it was by a DT gal but not quite for this week's PDCC)

I was going to do a dry-brush approach but don't really have the right red paint so I ended up using red chalk  (with fingers - messy fun!) which I saw in one of the DT gals blogs....this is why you go visiting DT gals' blogs.   My chalks are hardly ever dug out of storage so it was good to have the inspired nudge to do so.

Happy visiting.

OLW 62 - Make it personal

I haven't played with the OLW crowd for a while and it's about time I did!  Susan's OLW challenge #62 is to make it personal - my kind of crafting as mentioned here and I really needed to make this (read more below).

I like OLW challenges because of the focus on simplicity and design, CAS-style.  There are no prices or badges or anything like that.  The community is great and friendly and truly talented; not that I'm saying I am. :-)  Plenty of pure CAS inspiration there, let me tell ya.

'Nuff prologue, here's my card:

All products from Stampin Up.

Stamps: Bring on the Cake, A Slice of life
ink: Basic Black
various markers

This is my 2nd attempt and design - 1st one obviously failed (ha ha).  I had a few other design themes in mind but this one is okay so will go with it.  I decided not to go OC about the colouring and lining up as it looks more handmade and less contrived....more fun, in a way, too.

The personal bit - this card is for my younger brother whose birthday is on next week.  It is rather cheeky to tease him about the number of candles because I certainly have 1 more than him this year, and every year for that matter (if cheeky is your thing, you might care to check out another of my challenge-entry cards here).  Because it is for my brother, I restrained myself from putting on some sparklies (dang).

Cheers.

CFC #10 - Shaped Card:iPhone(R)

I don't tend to do shaped cards so very nearly passed up on CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #10.   Head on over to see what others have done but first, check out what I've got ;)

Ta da!

The inspiration came from the latest issue of PaperCrafts magazine.  There was an old-style phone there created using a telephone die-cut.  Well, here's a phone, too, so technically it is a shaped card even if it looks like it's not.  Cheeky, just a bit.  I'll have you know, thought that it is to-scale (1: 1.375, to be exact, roughly 3"x6").  I thought it would be fun to give to someone who loves their iPhone (mine's white just like this) and chocolate ...yes, I know just the girl.

Tossed up between this "view" and a text message of "call me".  Obviously, this one won out.  Putting it out there, though, to inspire you to create something similar.

I was going to put more little bits but decided not to, to keep it CAS and focused on the To-Do list.

stamps are all from Stampin Up: Eat Chocolate, Playful Pieces, Short & Sweet.

Cheers.