Daisy Doodles Challenge #41

I had a blast working with the Postcard image the last challenge, and I couldn't resist using it again on this card.  I know some of you are enjoying your Summer holiday, so this card is especially for you.  Take time to have a good break and some fun!

On this card, I used the Postcard and the Notebook image from Schooltime.  I folded the Notebook a little and used pop dots on both ends of the book to give it some dimension.  The Notebook was coloured with Copic markers B01, E02, E00, E31.  The Postcard was distressed along the edges, and the stamp on it was coloured with colourpencils. To add a little interest, I adhered some tickets & stamped a sentiment on the card.

For details on the challenge and more inspiration, please visit the Daisy Doodles' blog.

Thanks for visiting, and have a lovely day!!

Beauty in All Things

This card came about, using stamps from the Unity June 2011 KOM.  It's a set that I've not used much :(  Sometimes, there's so much to play with that I forget.  I had help from the Unity KOM challenge sketch to create the card.  Here's the sketch: 

I know, my post is very late for the FWF, but better late than never...  Please visit the Unity blog to see all the list of participants.  I know you will be inspired.

Enjoy your weekend!

Friends Forever

Hi Friends!  The weather is getting warmer here in Auckland, and it feels Spring is about to arrive.  It's always exciting when the seasons change.  Today I have another project using one of my favourite stamp sets, A Year of Borders by Melanie Muenchinger.

Despite the changing seasons of life, some things stay constant, like the love of dear friends.  I've always been blessed with great friends, and this card is dedicated to them.  You have indeed touched my life!

The cardbase was embossed with a woodgrain impression plate.  The stamped image was coloured with copic markers (YG11, YG13, YG17 (leaves) YR02, YR04, YR07, Colourless blender 0 (flowers)) and adhered to the card using pop dots.  The word "friends" was stamped onto the patterned paper.  For the blue strip, first I adhered the left piece on the card, then the longer strip was adhered with pop dots for some dimension.  The word "forever" was die cut from a woodgrain paper and adhered with Glossy Accents to the blue strip.  To add a little balance, I cut a small section of the floral image and attached it to the bottom of the card.  The patterned papers are from Echo Park & Jillibean Soup.

Have a blessed weekend!

Stamps : Gina K "A Year of Borders", PTI "Wonderful Words Additions"

Papers : Echo Park Paper Dots & Stripes Candy Shoppe & Summer Days, Jillibean Soup Apple Cheddar Soup

Ink : Versacolor Pinecone

Other : PTI Wonderful Words Die Collection, Zva Creative pearl

A Thousand Miracles

Somedays I think my life is so ordinary and boring.  I'm typically a person who loves exciting adventures and learning new things, and not very good at being still.  When I came across this sentiment "In every ordinary day there are a thousand miracles" it was a good time to pause and reflect.  So true, isn't it?  I wrote about my dad before, that his memory is fast deteriorating.  These days he takes a longer time to remember my name :-(.  I feel so afraid to face the day when he no longer remembers who I am.  Now that I'm away from home, I know he looks forward to my calls and it's amazing that he recognises my voice.  We chat about the little things, and about God and faith too.  Small miracles, right?

Today's tag is also a response to the challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ.  I don't often make tags, I'm not sure why.  Perhaps I find it hard to work with a smaller area.  I decided on a CAS tag with no other embellishments except stamp images and some colour.  I hope you like the result.

Thanks for visiting me, and I so appreciate your comments & support. {smiles}  I hope your day is filled with many wonderful miracles.

Stamps : GKD "A Year of Borders", PTI "Beautiful Blessings"

Paper : Hero Arts Layering paper Punch, BasicGrey Basics Manila

Copic Markers : E00, E02, E31, E35

You Are In My Thoughts

 

It's time for Tableau Tuesdays at Daisy Doodles.  I have another CAS card to share ;-), guess I am on the roll for CAS.  For my card, I used the Apple Basket image - love this sweet image.  I coloured the image with Copic Markers, I didn't have the right red markers for the apples but I suppose pink apples would work too.  The card measures 3.5 x 3.5" and I found a patterned paper which was perfect with the basket.  I cut a strip of kraft cardstock for the sentiment, and adhered it onto the card with foam adhesive.  Then I popped up the Apple Basket image and added a couple of blings to finish off the card.

Hope you are having a great day, and please visit the Daisy Doodles blog for some wonderful inspiration from the team. 

Thanks!

Card Patterns Sketch 129

How was your weekend?  I didn't get to do very much... read a few books and went out with my sis to get some new equipment for the office.  I looked at the iPad2 and the new Macbook Pro, very very tempted to buy them, but I guess not yet.  Perhaps next year... ;) 

After all that, I got home, made a card. You know, I think I'm in the mood for CAS cards lately. It's quite amazing that I've not touched my copic markers for sometime! 

Here's the card :

Based on this sketch:

It's been a long while since I played along with Card Patterns sketches.  This is one I really like...but I had a bit of trouble keeping the focal image in the centre.  On my card, it just didn't look right, so I had to place it a little off to the side.  I played with a bit of masking and stamping on the cardbase.  For the centre strip on the cardbase, I used the mini doily stamp from TCM Just For You set, alternating the colours with Memento Pear Tart & Rose Bud (I did a second generation stamping with Rose Bud for a lighter pink).  The borders were stamped with one of the TCM Timeless Tags stamp with Memento Rich Cocoa.  The focal image large doily is from TCM Simply Delightful, I stamped it with Memento Rich Cocoa and sponged Pear Tart around the outer edges and Rose Bud in the centre.  The sentiment is from the TCM Timeless Tags.

Hope you like the card ;-)

Stamps : TCM Just For You, TCM Timeless Tags, TCM Simply Delightful

Ink : Memento Rich Cocoa, Rose Bud, Pear Tart

Paper : Hero Arts Layering paper Snow

Just For You

I'm so glad to finally have some time to make a card for The Craft's Meow's sketch challenge.  It's been a long time since I made my own patterned paper/background... so I did a quite some stamping and colouring for this card using just one stamp set, "Simply Delightful" (love this set).  I kept the card pretty simple in two colours, lilac & pink.

The sun is out today, and I know tomorrow will be another beautiful day.  I hope the weather is lovely where you are.  Enjoy your weekend!

Stamp : The Craft's Meow Simply Delightful

Paper : Hero Arts Layering Papers Lilac & Snow

Ink : Memento Rich Cocoa & Sweet Plum, Memento Marker Angel Pink

Other : Paper flower, Zva Creative pearls