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

Sharing Birthday Wishes

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is a set of six lovely 'birthday' cards.

The card bases are Stampin’ Up Shaded Spruce, Rich Razzleberry, Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow.  The printed paper is Stampin’ Up Share What You Love layered on more Shaded Spruce, Rich Razzleberry, Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow.  The sentiments are Verses Rubber Stamps, Penny Black Special Sentiments and Banner Sentiments, and My Sentiments Exactly Handwritten Sentiments stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Shaded Spruce, Rich Razzleberry, Petal Pink, Pear Pizzazz and Mossy Meadow.  The embellishments are Stampin’ Up Iridescent Pearls, a sticker of unknown origin, a Wish leaf die cut from Shaded Spruce, a glittered butterfly of unknown origin, Burgundy Stickles, Recollections Black Candy Dots and Pebbles Black Candy Dots.

I'm quite pleased with all six of these cards.  They're very much Stampin' Up cards but though they use many of the same elements, they all have a different look and feel. I love that some of the cards are pretty neutral.  I used some new-ish sentiments and am quite pleased with them.  I think I'll get a lot of use from them.  I used a wide variety of embellishments and wish I could say my stash is diminishing but it's not!

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

Gisèle

Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas everyone!

Today's post is yet another lovely Christmas card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed papers are American Crafts layered on a green of unknown origin and a red Core'dinations.  The sentiment is from Wish stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more green and red.  The card is highlighted with Holly Stickles.

Yet another striped card!  I couldn't help it!  These are awesome papers and I couldn't just choose one.  I love these vehicles!  The sentiment is perfect in the design 'sweet spot'.  The Stickles adds just that little bit of sparkle which just makes a Christmas card as far as I'm concerned.

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

More Christmas Gifts

 Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great Christmas card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The printed papers are American Crafts Deck the Halls layered on Stampin' Up Basic Grey and a red of unknown origin.  The image/sentiment is from Wish stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more red.  The card is highlighted with Xmas Red Stickles.

I'm really impressed with this card.  I wasn't sure about the grey at first but it just came together beautifully.  My neighbor twisted my arm to pick up this set of Wish stamps and I'm rather impressed with this one.  They are very detailed so I think Versafine is a must to get a good impression.  The pops of red are just awesome!  It's a fantastic result!

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

Gisèle

Just Dance

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a lovely card I crafted to send to a girlfriend.

The card base is Stampin' Up Bermuda Bay.  The printed paper is Stampin' Up Lily Impressions layered on a white of unknown origin and Blackberry Bliss.  The image and sentiment are from Wish stamped in Altenew Jet Black on Whisper White.  The image was painted with LuminArte Blue Zircon and Black Cherry Twinkling H2Os.  The sentiment was layered on more Bermuda Bay.  The embellishments are TPC Studio Heartfelt Travel jewels.

I borrowed this set (which looks very similar to a Stampin' Up set) from a girlfriend a while back and hadn't spent much time experimenting.  I quite love the results.  I was hesitant because this is certainly outside my comfort zone!  Keeping the painting simple and the layout straightforward helped make crafting this card less stressful.  I'm thrilled with the embellishment placement!  How come that doesn't happen every time!

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

Gisèle 

Inked Hello

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a lovely hello card.

The card base is Stampin' Up Soft Suede.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a light pink and a white of unknown origin.  The sentiment is from Wish stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections Vanilla and layered on more light pink.

I really like this simple card.  The printed paper is awesome!  This row of fancy fountain pens is just wonderful.  The hints of pink are perfect with the medium brown, a colour combination I just can't resist.  I think the flowing sentiment really suits the 'fountain pen' images.  The theme makes for a great card for a letter writer (or card maker).  It's a better result than I had envisioned.

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

Gisèle

Happy Thoughts

Hello everyone,

Today's post is a cheerful thinking of you card.

The card base is Stampin' Up Barely Banana.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on Stampin' Up Always Artichoke and a Recollections yellow.  The sentiment is from Wish stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White.  The card is highlighted with Xmas Red and Diamond Stickles.

I love this cheerful floral paper.  The colours are wonderful!  It wasn't too difficult to choose it for a thinking of you card.  I originally intended to adhere the banner on the vertical but after playing around with the layout, the horizontal banner just had more appeal.  I love the tiny heart on the sentiment as it is perfect for a titch of red Stickles.  It's a great result.

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

Gisèle

Just Delightful

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great cat card.

The card base is Recollections White.  The images are from Wish stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and coloured with Faber-Castell watercolour pencil crayons.  The image panel is layered on Recollections Black and brown of unknown origin and BasicGrey Porcelain.  The sentiment is My Sentiments Exactly Handwritten Sentiments also stamped in Versafine Onyx Black on Recollections White and layered on more Recollections Black.  The embellishments are Crafts Rhinestone stickers.

This Wish stamp set was borrowed from my cardmaking neighbor.  I couldn't resist this cute kitten and I loved the anticipation of a tussle with a ball of yarn.  How delightful!  I spent quite a while colouring.  First trying crayons then, a variety of watercolour pencil crayons.  I do so wish colouring came easier to me.  These are really simple images and shouldn't have caused such anxiety.  I love how well the sentiment applies to the images.  It's a wonderful result!

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

Gisèle

Golden Trio

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another great cat trio card.

The card base is Recollections Vanilla.  The images are from Wish stamped in VersaMark on Recollections Vanilla and heat embossed in detail gold.  The image panel is layered on DCWV All About Girls card stock and a burnished gold of unknown origin.  The sentiment is Annabelle Stamps Square Posies stamped in Stampin' Up Soft Suede.

These cats are wonderful!  I love the funky patterns and couldn't resist heat embossing.  I was going to try embossing in different colours but that is going to take some experimenting!  I wanted the focus to be entirely on the images so I kept the sentiment short, sweet and small.  I think it's the perfect expression for these three kitties.  It's a better result than I even imagined!

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

Gisèle

Party Gifts

Hello everyone,

Today's post is another really fun birthday card.

The card base is Craft Smith.  The printed paper is of unknown origin layered on a pink of unknown origin.  The sentiment is cut from a 'Wish' die in Recollections purple and is layered on more pink.  The embellishments are of unknown origin.

My neighbor recently discovered all the card making supplies available on the 'Wish' web site and brought me over some of her purchases to do some experimenting.  This sentiment die cut was particularly appealing.  I did add the pink circle layer to make it easier to read.  The die worked  perfectly and goes great with this printed present paper.  The birthday embellishments just add to the overall fun of this card.

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

Gisèle