Spotted & Dotted

Hello everyone,

Today's card was commissioned by a male colleague who needs a baby card. I used the One Stop Craft Challenge, to use spots and dots and the i{heart}2stamp, Sketch For You To Try as inspiration.


All the paper on this card is Stampin' Up Delicate Dots, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Whisper White. Cuttlebug Spots & Dots and Sizzix Small Dots were used to provide texture. The focal image is Gina K Lovely Labels and Stampin' Up So Many Scallops. The brad is from the dollar store and was re-invented with scrap bits of Stampin' Up paper and Star Dust Stickles. The ribbon is Stampin' Up and Textured Trios.

I think the only thing on this card that doesn't have a spot or dot is the scrap of Bashful Blue on the brad. I really like making baby cards. I don't do them all that often but I sure like how they turn out. Of course, the Delicate Dots paper really helps because it lends so well to gender neutral baby cards. I think this is a great card for my male colleague to give as it's certainly not frou frou.

Please enjoy and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

Sleigh Bells Ring

Hello everyone,

I can't say that I'm any further ahead today than I was yesterday but I did steal time to make a card. Once again I turned to the 365 Cards blog which asked for a card based on a song.

I've just been looking for an excuse to use this stamp from Close To My Heart. This is from the Magical Season set which is wonderfully whimsical. I embossed the image with my favourite Close To My Heart Silver Pearl embossing powder on top of black StazOn. I used Sakura 3-D glaze pens to colour the image. I also highlighted with a variety of Stickles. The paper is Stampin' Up Whisper White, a dollar store find and a scrap of atd Holiday Cheer. There are three different ribbons - Holiday Bow-tique, Dashes, Dots & Checks and Textured Trios - all of which were found at Michaels. I used four Making Memories eyelets.

I'm quite pleased with this card. It was a much needed fix after not getting an opportunity to be creative yesterday. I can't wait to use more of the Magical Season stamps, they are so fun and cheery, I see so many possibilities.

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

Gisèle

Sweet Romance Tag

Hello everyone,

If you follow I SPI you'll know that last Sunday I posted three cards I had made for a colleague as part of his marriage proposal. Well, he asked me to make a gift tag using a sentiment that I had presented as an option for one of his cards. I decided to combine this project with this week's No Time To Stamp? blog challenge which was to make a tag. I also joined Penny Black's Saturday Challenge which is Christmas For The Girls - being part of a marriage proposal can't be more 'GIRL'.

I used Stampin' Up paper - Whisper White, Real Red and Christmas Cocoa Specialty paper - all cut with a Spellbinders label die. I Stickled the berries on the holly paper with Xmas Red. The sentiment is from Penny Black stamped in Real Red and embossed with Close To My Heart Silver Pearl. The ribbon is Textured Trios.

I've never made an elaborate gift tag before so I'm very pleased with the results. Next to the sentiment, my colleague asked for holly so this was a perfect excuse to use one of my favourite holly papers. I also just love the sentiment, it gave me the chills from the moment I saw it. Cross your fingers that the tag is a go. I really hope my colleague and his fiancee love all four pieces.

I hope you enjoy this tag as well and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle

A Challenge Fix

Hello everyone,

Well, the hand is on the mend but after getting my club cards done this afternoon, I really needed a clean and simple (CAS) this evening. I was also itching for a challenge and found the perfect one at the Willow Sketchie Challenge Blog

The paper in this card is all Stampin' Up, Whisper White, Not Quite Navy and Ski Slope Designer Series Paper. The image is Stampin' Up's Scandinavian Season. The sentiment is Penny Black's Banner of Joy. The ribbon is Textured Trios and the brads are from Multicrafts.

I love Christmas cards in non-traditional colours and all shades of blue are a favourite. I hope you enjoy this card and come back to SPI again soon.

Gisèle