Beautiful Bicycles

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a wonderfully whimsical 'birthday' card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a white and a yellow Bazzill.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Birthday Blossoms stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more yellow Bazzill. The embellishments are Recollections epoxy stickers.

Like grey and brown, I'm not a huge fan of using yellow because it can be hard to find just the right shade.  In this case, I drew on the yellow from the bicycle baskets and was so happy with the shade that I left a larger than usual reveal.  I also decided on simple yellow dots for embellishments because I just couldn't get enough of the colour.  I could have easily coloured the banner yellow but I think it would have been just a little over the top!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Funky Floral Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a great funky floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is PhotoPlay Be Loyal layered on a green Bazzill and Close To My Heart Blush.  The sentiment is Close To My Heart Happy Birthday stamped in Altenew Industrial Diamond on an ivory of unknown origin and layered on more green Bazzill and Blush.  The embellishments are The Paper Company Flowers and Frills Jewels and Queen & Company Snowflake Rhinestones.

This is not the type of floral paper to which I'm normally drawn but it is such a fun piece of paper I just couldn't resist using it for a card.  It was pretty easy to find coordinating solid colours and I didn't have to worry about trimming.  The flowers were great for adding a variety of gems, allowing me to use up some leftover packages of embellishments.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Dotted Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a fun, floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a green Bazzill and Stampin’ Up Wisteria Wonder.  The green layer was textured with Cuttlebug’s Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The sentiment is Hero Arts – Small Greetings stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more green Bazzill and Wisteria Wonder.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This is another scrap where I only had enough for a layered strip.  The flowers are in a rather funky style and have great colours for coordinating.  I chose Wisteria Wonder because it's not a solid I use all that often because I'm not a huge fan.  I prefer a deep, rich purple!  The white dots inspired using the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  It coordinates wonderfully with the printed paper.  The sentiment has a simple font which I think works great with the style of the images.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Fabulous Floral Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a great floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is Pink Fresh Studio “Indigo Hills 2” Glen layered on Stampin’ Up Lemon Lime Twist.  The sentiment is Rubbernecker Best Wishes stamped in Close To My Heart Outdoor Denim on Recollections White and layered on a navy Bazzill.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

It's rare that I can resist a piece of navy printed paper.  This piece is particularly appealing because the images are wonderful and the different hits of colour are wonderful.  I love the Lemon Lime Twist elements.  It's not a green anyone should like but it really works with navy.  I love the sentiment element with the crisp colours and interesting layers.  This is a card that I could repeat often!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Fancy Feathers

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a really sparkly 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Worldwin Silver Ore.  The sentiment is Flonz stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on a purple Bazzill.  The card is highlighted with Lime Green Stickles.

This is an awesome card! The pattern is wonderful with the rows of feathers being the perfect scale for a card.  There are tons of sparkly bits to catch your eye and send you to a happy place!  The purple/green colour combination is just wonderful.  I decided to layer with some burnished silver which was a great choice with the white of the feathers.  It's a great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Beautiful Blue Floral Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great floral 'birthday' card.

The card base is The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin’ Up Pale Plum and a blue Bazzill.  The sentiment is Stampin’ Up Birthday Blossoms stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Pale Plum and blue Bazzill.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone Stickers.

This is another favourite card!  I love this printed floral paper.  The watercolour style of the images and the colours are so very appealing.  This piece, layered and vertical, was perfect for placing the sentiment on the angle and I love how it turned out.  The rhinestones fit perfectly on some of the flowers and add just the right amount of sparkle.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

More Floral Wishes

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a very pretty blue and white 'birthday' card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin’ Up Bordering Blue and a navy Bazzill.  The sentiment is Creative Expressions Butterfly Field Collection stamped in Close To My Heart Outdoor Denim on Recollections White and layered on more Bordering Blue and navy Bazzill.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Floral Accents.

The Bordering Blue and metal flower embellishment on this card are supplies that I dole out carefully because once gone, there is no re-ordering and I absolutely love both!  I think Bordering Blue is one of the best blues every put out by Stampin' Up!  Ditto for the metal flower from Close To My Heart.  I took advantage of using this flower because I know this card won't have to go in the mail.  I love this colour combination because it's always clean and crisp.  It's a great result!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Tea Birthday

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great 'birthday' card.

The card base is Craft Smith.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a dark brown Bazzill.  The sentiment is Close To My Heart Happy Birthday stamped in Stampin’ Up Early Espresso on a vanilla of unknown origin and layered on more dark brown Bazzill.  The embellishments are Close To My Heart Mocha Opaques.

I've used variations of this paper for a good number of birthday cards and am always so happy with the final results.  Though I'm usually more drawn to greens, blues and purples, I do love the colours in this paper.  I trimmed this one carefully to have both the bird and a bit of the tea bag label showing. It's almost as though the bird is tweeting the wishes!  

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Beach Birthday Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great pair of fun 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are The Paper Studio.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a bright yellow Bazzill and a white of unknown origin.  The sentiments are Stampin’ Up Tin of Cards stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on Stampin’ Up Melon Mambo.

These are such happy and fun 'birthday' cards!  The beach images are the perfect scale for cards and the variety of colours are wonderful for colour coordinating.  I chose to do a horizontal and vertical card to show versatility.  I didn't add any extra embellishments because the printed paper was busy enough that no extras were needed.  These are great results.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

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Kitty Cat Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a trio of fun cat 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Recollections White, Close To My Heart Crystal Blue, and Darice White.  Two of the printed papers are of unknown origin while the third is Echo Park "Little Girl".  The printed papers are layered on Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler, a black Bazzill, a vanilla of unknown origin, Close To My Heart Eggplant and an orange Bazzill. Some of the images are Wish “Cat” dies while others were punched with the Stampin' Up cat paper punch.  They were cut from a white of unknown origin, Recollections Black and more orange Bazzill.  Two of the sentiments are Frantic Stamper while the third is Rubbernecker Happy Birthday.  All three are stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and Vanilla, and are layered on more Cherry Cobbler, Crystal Blue and orange Bazzill.  The embellishments are Frantic Stamper.

I think this is the first time I crafted cats cards for the seniors' residence birthday card commission and I can't figure out why I hadn't done it before because these are three great cards!  I just had a ton of fun pulling all the elements together!  I think any cat-minded person will love getting one of these cards.

I hope you enjoy these cards and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Loving Hearts

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is the last of the Valentines I crafted this year.

The card base is Recollections White Linen Texture cardstock.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a red Bazzill and Recollections Black.  The sentiment is Gina Marie All Seasons stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Resin Hearts.

This is the Valentine I crafted for my hubby who, under all his bluster and swagger, is a real romantic!  This piece of scrap Valentine paper is perfect for his card because it's not over-the-top, frou frou or feminine.  I love this simple sentiment and it expresses my feeling much better than "Happy Valentine's Day".  I like that the wider banner fits these three small resin hearts which are also mimicked in the pritned paper.  My favourite Valentine this year!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Splashy Thanks

Hello everyone,

Today's post is the last 'thank you' card I crafted for a recent commission.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a green Bazzill and a bright blue of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Verve Amazing Wishes stamped in Altenew Starlight on Recollections White and layered on more Bazzill green and bright blue.  The embellishments are Jolee's All That Bling Variety Studs.

I've always love this piece of paper.  It reminds me of a splash of water.  The layout is not dissimilar to other cards in the commission.  I used the blue strip on the right side to anchor the oval sentiment.  The silver stud embellishments speak to the small circles in the printed paper.  It's a pretty decent result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Thank You Coffee

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another 'thank you' card in the commission I've crafted.

The card base is Recollections Vanilla.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a medium blue Bazzill and Stampin' Up Early Espresso.  The sentiment is Impression Obsession Vertical Greetings stamped in Early Espresso on Recollections Vanilla.  The embellishments are Stampin' Up Subtle Candy Dots.

Not all corporate 'thank you' cards have to be serious so when I came across this paper I knew I'd use it in this commission.  I love the pile of coffee cups and was thrilled to have this vertical sentiment in my stash. It couldn't be more perfect for this card and the final result is just fantastic!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

More Green Paisley Thanks

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another wonderful 'thank you' card.

The card base is Recollections Vanilla.  The printed paper is Fancy Pants "Happy Together" Always layered on a dark green Bazzill.  The sentiment is Avery Elle stamped in Close To My Heart Ponderosa Pine on Recollections Vanilla.  The embellishments are from Fabricland.

This was another necktie inspired paper well worthy of a card.  Paisley just works wonderfully for neckties.  This great light olive green colour was also perfect for my friend who commissioned these cards as it's his favourite colour.  The angled sentiment is great and of course, inspired the placement of these square metal embellishments which could be considered cuff links.  Once I got on the 'suit' theme, it just kept my mojo going.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Christmas Joy

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a very joyful Christmas card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed papers are Bazzill Countdown to Christmas layered on Recollections Black.  The sentiment is from Wish stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The card is highlighted with Xmas Red Stickles.

I had a bit of thing for stripes happening when I crafted these last few Christmas cards.  I was playing with this set of Wish stamps which are really quite wonderful.  This card was given to our neighbors who both retired this year and got a new grandchild.  It is going to be a very joyous year for them!

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Perfect Polar Bears

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a wonderful, non-traditional Christmas card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a shimmery white of unknown origin layered on Stampin' Up Pool Party.  The sentiment is Penny Black Joy Filled stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on a shimmery light blue of unknown origin.  The embellishments are Bazzill Basics adhesive pearls.

I absolutely love this card!  The polar bears are wonderful and this layout is works perfectly!  The non-traditional winter colours really appeal.  I was thrilled to find two great pearl embellishments in just the right shade of pale blue/green.  I'm always thrilled when this kind of thing happens.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Vintage Christmas Drive-By

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another really fun vintage style Christmas card.

The card base is an ivory Bazzill.  The printed paper is layered on more ivory Bazzill, Stampin' Up Ridinghood Red and Recollections Black.  The sentiment is Close To My Heart A Holiday stamped in Versafine Onyx Black.  The embellishments are TPC Studio Christmas Cheer Jewels.

Slimline cards are a bit of rage at the moment so when I found this piece of printed paper I knew it would be perfect for a more oblong card.  It actually worked so much better than I had imagined.  The image is so fun I'm glad I hadn't trimmed it down to use on two smaller, traditional sized cards.  The layout is so straightforward and really focuses on the paper.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Vintage Holiday Bustle

 Hello everyone,

I'm posting another great vintage style Christmas card.

The card base is an ivory of unknown origin.  The printed paper is also of unknown origin layered on a dark green Bazzill.  The sentiment is Penny Black Vintage Snippets stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections white and layered on more dark green Bazzill.  The embellishment is TPC Studio Holly Jolly.

As with yesterday's card, this is another wonderful piece of printed paper with a definite vintage style.  Though I doubt we'll see the kind of Christmas shopping bustle in 2020 that many enjoy, it's rather fun to remember how things use to be.  The sentiment placement was a little more challenging given the 'Merry Christmas' on the printed paper but I think the banner style on the left side works rather well.  It's a pretty great result.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Joyfully Tree Shopping

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another vintage style Christmas card.

The card base is an ivory of unknown origin.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a dark green Bazzill.  The sentiment is Verve Glad Tidings stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections Vanilla.  The embellishments are BoBunny jewels.

This is more of a different style of vintage Christmas card - perhaps more 1940s or 1950s.  It is a style to which I'm particularly drawn.  I really love the images. There are a wide variety of colours with which to coordinate which makes for a very quick and easy card.  I love this simple sentiment and I think the font works pretty well for the style.  I used a paper punch to cut out the and took some time with the placement.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Another Vintage Winter Scene

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another lovely winter scene Christmas card.

The card base is an ivory of unknown origin.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a red Bazzill.  The sentiment is Impression Obsession Triangle Trees stamped in Stampin' Up Early Espresso.  The embellishments are TPC Studio Holly Jolly.

This printed paper is obviously from the same collection as yesterday's card I just have no idea to which company is should be attributed.  It does have the look and feel of a Heartfelt Creations collection. I love the pop of the deep red layer.  I used these rather large embellishments because I don't have to worry about mailing bulk.  The red in the embellishments works wonderfully with the red Bazzill layer.  This was yet another very quick and easy card.

I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle