Heartfelt Wishes

Hello everyone! I hope that you are well. I am trying my best to have some balance in my crazy time of year...reports!! As I look outside my window, I see a beautiful sunny day and wish that I could be spending some time in it sipping coffee. So my aim is to reward myself with getting a quota of report comments done and then doing just that!

Today I have created a card following the current sketch from Mojo Monday and also at the Wednesday challenge over at Simon Says Stamp which is 'a hint of pink.'

I get hooked on buying loads of supplies and lately I have been digging deep and rediscovering the treasures that I haven't seen for a while and enjoying that. I have used an older paper collection from Pion Designs plus some of my favourite dies to create this card.

Supplies:

Paper: Pion Designs For Mother

Stamp: Hero Arts Everyday Messages

Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia and Distress ink Vintage Photo

Dies: Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves, JustRite Custom Die Template, Spellbinders A2 Scalloped Borders One

Other: Green Tara Roses and Wild Orchis Crafts, Stampin' Up! Doily

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#blessed

Hello everyone! Today I am sharing another layout which is for an album that I am making for my cousin of his lovely twin boys. It's amazing how quickly they grow...they are 23 weeks old so I need to keep moving so I don't fall too far behind. I am using Pion Design papers for this layout....a collection that I've hoarded for ages and it seemed a perfect match for this photo.

I distressed all of my edges an inked them using Gathered Twigs distress ink. I also added foam tape behind one of the photo layers so that I could tuck in some embellishments that I fussy cut from the papers.

My title is from Dusty Attic. I used gesso to alter it. The frame is a from Scrapmatts and I painted it with gesso then used 13 Arts mist to paint it using a paint brush, then I dabbed off some of the mist with a paper towel to add some texture.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The tiny blue ones I have had for a very long time and they coordinate perfectly with the papers. It really pays off to dig deep into your supplies...it's amazing to find your hidden treasures!

Supplies:

Paper: Pion Design Vintage Garden Collection Blue Ornament, Flax and Borders and Tags sheets

Stamps: Bobunny Midnight Frost Clears Stamps

Ink: Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Ranger Archival Jet Black

Other: Scrapmatts Flourishes 05 and Ornate Frames 17, Dusty Attic Hashtag Sayings #1, Wild Orchid Crafts Flowers, Lace, Flat Back Pearls, Twine, Lace Doily, 13 Arts Pastel Blue mist, Liquitex gesso, Elizabeth Craft Curvy Leaves.

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Special Day

Hello everyone! I hope that you are enjoying your weekend. Today I would like to share a card that I have created following a sketch from The Sweet Stop.

I really liked the design and had some time so I thought that I would play along this week. I haven't created cards with much stamping lately and wanted to pull out my favourites and stamp away! I stamped the floral centre onto some SU! water colour paper and used my SU! subtles markers to colour it in.

I used some muted tones throughout my card...my favourites! I repositioned the bow to the side as it worked better for me there as I wanted to add some flowers.

Supplies: 

Paper: Pion Design, SU! crumb cake and very vanilla cardstock

Stamp: JustRite Botanical Medallions and banners

Ink: StazOn jet black, Versa Magic pink petunia, Memento desert sand, SU! subtles collections markers

Other: Spellbinders floral ovals, classic ovals small, JustRite nested oval medallion labels, Vintage label and banner dies, lace, Hug Snug lyric rose seam binding, Prima flowers encore B

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For You

Hello everyone! It's been a while since I've participated in a challenge, so I found some time today to create a card. I thought I would complete a Cardabilities sketch (miss the team) as I really like Karan's designs. My card follows the latest sketch from Cardabilities and a photo inspiration from The Shabby Tea Room.

You are asked to create a card or project inspired by photo using RED, WHITE (or CREAM), AQUA AND TWINE and/or BURLAP!

When I saw this image, I immediately pulled out some Pion Designs papers that had red. Iinked all of the edges of my papers and machine stitched around the main background papers. I played around with my doilies. The half doily on the sketch wasn't working for me, so I altered it slightly and kept it whole.

Supplies:

Paper: Stampin' Up! very vanilla, Pion Designs For Mother and From My Heart II

Ink: Distress Ink antique linen

Other: Spellbinders timeless rectangle, Martha Stewart eyelet lace punch, Stampin' Up! cherry cobbler seam binding, cherry blossom, Green Tara roses, burlap, lace and a doily.

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Remember When ~ Easter Layout

Hello everyone! I am sharing a layout that I have created following the latest sketch from Sketchabilities. It features a photo of my brother when he was in kindergarten, which I intend to use in his album that I am working on. As it is approaching Easter, I thought that it is the perfect time to reminisce about that time so many years ago.

I used quite a number of Scrapmatts chipboard pieces. For each I applied a layer of distress stain. Once dry, I repeated this again. I dabbed some gesso on the pieces to create a distressed look. I used an embellishment from the Pion Design collection and typed the event onto my computer and printed it out. It tucks in neatly with my side cluster of flowers etc.

 Here I have simply cut some cardstock and created fishtail banners. Using the one piece of cardstock, I had cut it into two different lengths and used both the front and back.

My side cluster consists of three chipboard flourish pieces. I filled in the gaps with some different sized flowers and die cut butterflies.

Here are some other close ups..

Supplies:

Paper: Pion Design Studio of Memories and For Mother Collections, Kaisercraft coffee bean, DCWV neutral stack

Ink: Walnut Stain distress stain, gesso

Other: Scrapmatts Ornate Frames 10, Flourishes 05 and Assorted Words 16, Dusty Attic Dusty In Bloom smokey blue and leaves, Green Tara flowers, Spellbinders Les Papillions Two, Memory Box Elegant Scrollwork, Martha Stewart flourish lace punch, lace.

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Shabby Chic Dress Form Card

Hello again! The weather is just beautiful at the moment and I certainly hope to get active in my poor garden today to do some weeding and enjoy the fine weather while it lasts. The card  am sharing with you today is a dress form card. The design follows the latest challenge from The Shabby Tea Room. 
You are asked to create a card or project inspired by the photo using PINK, RIBBON/LACE/TULLE and a FLOWER!

I have been drawn to creating cards that feature dresses and dress forms lately.....excited by this challenge!

In the past, I have used a paper template to create my dress forms, but I recently purchased the die from Tim Holtz which is what I used here. I used a brown cardstock and ran it through my Big Kick. I inked the edges to give it an aged look. I ran it through the Big Kick again, this time with some patterned paper. I trimmed the top and bottom, inked it up and attached to the brown form using foam tape. To create the skirt I cut some seam binding, a little bit wider than the waist of the dress form. I cut strips of tulle and cheese cloth approx 1cm x 8cm and attached it to the seam binding with fabric glue. Once I had enough layers, I attached to seam binding to the dress form. I attached the daisy trim and added adhesive pearls to the centres. I cut a strip of ribbon to add a bow but then experimented with it and decided to add it to the skirt as another layer.

Some flowers and a sentiment complete my card. Here are some more close ups...

Supplies:

Paper: Stampin' Up! Very vanilla, Pion Design From My Heart II

Ink: Versafine vintage sepia, walnut stain and antique linen distress ink

Stamp: Fiskars Cameo Ovations

Other: Tim Holtz Sewing Room Bigz die, Fiskars scallop punch, Kaisercraft pearls, Hooked on Craft flowers, Dusty Attic In Bloom leaves, Distrezz it All, doily, daisy trip, pink ribbon, tulle, cheese cloth.

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Happiest Birthday

Hello everyone! I just love Pion Design papers and today the card I am sharing with you uses papers from the For Mother collection. When I first bought some Pion papers, I didn't want to touch them as I was scared I would mess up and that would be that. I have over come this and just love the Shabby Chic/Vintage feel that they have. For the design of my card I have followed a sketch from Cardabilities.

I had bought a stamp set from Stampin' Up last year called Apothecary and decided it was time that it was used. I stamped my image onto some watercolour paper coloured it in using my Stampin' Up! markers and blender pen. I inked up a blending tool with distress ink and went around the edges of the image. Using the SU framelit, I ran the image through my Grand Calibur. I selected on of the sentiments and created fishtail banners, to compliment the other fishtails in the sketch.

I added some doilies, flowers and some pearls to finish my card.

Supplies:

Paper: Pion Design For Mother

Stamp: Stampin' Up! Apothecary Art

Ink: Stampin' Up! markers, distress ink antique linen, Stazon jet black

Other: Stampin' Up! framelits labels collection and very vanilla seam binding, Spellbinders twisted metal tags and accents, Kaisercraft pearls, Green Tara flowers, Distrezz it all, Prima distressing tool, doily.

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You're So Sweet

Hello everyone. Today I am sharing a card with you that I have created using some gorgeous Pion Design papers. I have been a huge fan of their range, due to to shabby chic/vintage feel in all of their ranges. My cards design follows the sketch from Mojo Monday.

I replaced some elements (but not too much). I used some banners instead of the rectangles. I stamped a sentiment from JustRite Stampers and embellished with some flowers.

Supplies:

Paper: Pion Designs From My heart II 6x6, Kaisercraft ballet, Stampin'Up! very vanilla

Stamp: JustRite Stampers You're So Sweet

Ink: Distress ink Victorian Velvet

Other: Spellbinders marvelous squares, classic squares small and lacey circles, Martha Stewart punch branch, Kaisercraft pearls, Hooked on Craft flowers, creme ribbon.

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Pion Design Blog Candy

Hello again! I am a fan of the Pion Design paper ranges. The designs are simply gorgeous. They are simply perfect for creating vintage cards and scrapbook layouts and all things vintage! As they are not readily available in Australia, I have not had the opportunity to personally use them in projects. I have only admired other scrapbookers who have!


If you like me wish to have the opportunity to win some Pion Papers, simply join in the blog candy they are currently offering. To see just how gorgeous some of the creations are click here.

My favourite collection would have to be the Forget Me Not From My Heart II. I love the subtle imagery and soft tones they feature.

If you participate in the blog candy, you too have the chance to win the beautiful range From My Heart II.

Have a great day!