Another Clean and Simple Valentine

Hello everyone,

It is late for posting - I was distracted by a Harry Potter movie - but I still have a card for you. It is a really quick card à la clean and simple. It is also representative of the colour garnet which is yesterday's challenge from Daring Cardmakers.

I used the usual Halcraft card base. The sentiment is Stampin' Up Wonderful Words. The image is from Waltzingmouse. The ribbon is So-Facile.

Again, a very simple Valentine but, quite effective. I love it!

Enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Mercy's Puppy

Hello everyone,

First off I'll explain. This is the Christmas card for the breeder of our puppy. Juno, is a Chinese Shar-Pei. I sent a her a Shar-Pei card last year that she just loved so I thought I'd make a really, really customized card for her this year. I used Mercy's Tuesday Sketch as inspiration and just had fun making this very special card.


The background paper is atd Under the Tree which I highlighted with Holly Stickles. I used some scrap atd Holiday Cheer paper. The ribbon is Offray Firefly Gold and So-Facile Narrow Metallic. The sentiment is Gina K. Designs Tag, You're It! stamped on a Stampin' Up Whisper White scrap. I also used some Real Red scrap. I've no idea where the green scrap came from - it could be anywhere. The photo is one of my own, taken this fall in our backyard.

I just love this card, not only is it for a very special lady but it is all about my awesome puppy! I even included some candid shots on the inside of the card. I apologize for continuing to use this atd paper and the Stickles but the effect is sensational. Believe it or not I'm still using the same 12 x 12 piece and there are three more sheets in that particular pad.

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

Gisèle

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Hello everyone,

Today's card is this week's Winter Wonderland challenge which was Ho Ho Ho. How can you resist that kind of a challenge?

The background paper is atd Under the Tree. The remaining paper is from my scrap box - likely Stampin' Up Whisper White and one other I couldn't tell from where. The image is Stampin' Up Holiday Tag Team coloured with Tombows. The sentiment is Inkadinkado Warm Holiday Wishes embossed with Close To My Heart Olive. The white ribbon is a dollar store find while the red is So-Facile. The brad is from Multicrafts. I Stickled Santa's fur and the stars with Star Dust, Santa's beard with Frosted Lace and the background paper with Holly and Xmas Red.

I was rather ho-hum about this card. I'm not very good a colouring but maybe I'm just too fussy. I also had layout issues - I really don't know what I was thinking. I have to say, though, once I added all the Stickles, it just came together beautifully and I'm quite pleased with the final result.

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

Gisèle

Happy Birthday

Hello everyone,

I started out really liking today's card but in the end, I wish I'd just left it alone. I think it's a case where I fussed with it too much and I should have stopped when I was ahead. I'm not all that happy with the numbers stamps I used but these are the only numbers I have - I have to start looking for a better option. This is a challenge card from Stampin' for the Weekend Challenge Blog which asked us to create a card for a landmark celebration. I chose to do a 29th Birthday because you can use this number over and over and over.

I used My Mind's Eye Wild Asparagus paper for the background. The image is Stampin' Up Birthday Whimsy in Rich Razzleberry on Whisper White. The corners of this element was punched with the Fiskars Lace corner punch. The sentiment is Sweet 'n Sassy Birthday Greetings. The number is from an old set of my daughter's and I've no idea of the brand. The ribbon is So-Facile which I believe was a Dollar Store find. I used Shimmerz Burgundy and Gold Glimmer to highlight QuickKutz Embossing Frame which is also sponged with Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede. I also used a bit of Platinum Stickles to highlight the image.

Not the worst card I've ever made (those will never be published) but not the best either. Sometimes you should just leave well enough alone!

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

Gisèle