Festive Friday #26 Challange

I fancied a challenge today and after looking through my usual list of challenge sites I found one over on Nicole Derendorf's Blog that tickled my fancy. I thought to myself, what could be better then a Christmas challenge using my least favorite colour Blushing Bride!!

Every Friday, Nicole holds a Festive Friday Challenge and this week it's a colour challenge.

All the other colours are my go to colours, but I have a love hate relationship with Blushing Bride. I think it's a really dirty pink colour... however I love the pleated ribbon in that colour. Go figure!!

So my card, that started out totally different to how it finished up, uses both what I love, pleated ribbon, with what I hate, Blushing Bride lol.

 

Unfortunately my Crumb Cake stamped snowflake background hasn't really come out in the photo which is a shame. I really need to get some sort of photo booth set up... 

I popped the little snowman up with a dimensional and then added a Very Vanilla button... I just love this little guy, he's such a Christmas Cutie lol.

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend,

Chlo

Ingredients

Ink - Early Espresso

Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Early Espresso, Blushing Bride and Crumb Cake

Stamps - Snow Swirled and Button Buddies

Other - Blushing Bride pleated ribbon, Early Espresso Bakers Twine and Very Vanilla Button

Love a simple card

I wanted to take some cards to my Stampin' Up workshops to demonstrate how all the products work so beautifully together.

 

I really love the Button Buddies stamp set. It can be used for some many different occasions and I think it's a great first stamp set. These colours all come from the Bright colour family, but I made the exact same in the subtles and they were just as good. I guess you just have to decide on whether the person receiving the card is a bright or subtle person lol. The sayings all came from the hostess set Happiest Birthday Wishes. Another must have set and can be yours for free... who could ask for anything more!!!

Have a Fun Day,
Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Real Red and Whisper White - Stampin' Up
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Real Red, Chocolate Chip and Old Olive - Stampin Up
Stamps: Button Buddies and Happiest Birthday Wishes - Stampin UP
Other: Brights DSP and Brights Buttons - Stampin Up, Thread.

Thank you cards

Today I wanted to share with you, my customer thank you cards which double as my business card.

And this is a close up of one of them...

I wanted to make them as simple as possible as I will be putting one in with each, new customer order. I was hoping that people would think they were to nice to throw out and keep it with there craft things lol.

It's also a really good way to use up scraps of cardstock!!

Thanks for visiting,
Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock: Basic Black, Whisper White, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, So Saffron and Perfect Plum - Stampin' Up
Stamps: Just Believe, Button Buddies, flight of the Butterflies and Three little words - Stampin' Up 
Ink: Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, So Saffron and Perfect Plum - Stampin' Up
Other: tag die - sizzix, Bigshot, Scallop punch, Polka dot embossing folder and black ribbon - Stampin' Up.

Gift Voucher Holder

I hate to give gift cards or vouchers. I always think that the person receiving it feels that I couldn't be bothered to think of something special so I just got a voucher. I don't feel like that when I receive one, but I always feel like that when I give one... strange I know.

And then they always come in the most boring envelope in the world... ever!!! I've tried stamping on the envelope or wrapping it up, but it just doesn't feel like any effort has been put in. So when I decided to buy a voucher for two very close, couple friends, I wanted to make something nice and inviting to put it in.

I searched the Internet for a template or design idea but only came up with Gift Cards and not vouchers, so I decided to just give it a try and see what I... me... could come up with.

I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with myself. I showed my hubby and he just said "yeah, that's nice". I really wanted to show my fellow scrapper and BFF but the present is actually for her and her hubby. I know she'll be really impressed and super excited about it when she actually gets it!!!

The little snowman has been embossed with the polka dot folder, but only half way to make it look like it's snowing. He also has some glitter on his hat but the photo has come out a little bright.

And just after I made these, I noticed that the Just Add Ink challenge this week is Just Add Fancy Packaging. Don't you love it when a plan comes together lol!! Oh and the challenge is running for TWO weeks, so it gives you all plenty of time, in between all the holiday celebrations, to come up with something.

So to all my fellow blogger out there, I hope you all have a super marvellous Christmas and an amazing New Year!!

Hugs and Merry Christmas,
Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive and Real Red - Stampin' Up
Ink: Old Olive and Real Red - Stampin' Up
Stamps: Button Buddies - Stampin' Up
Others: DSP in Real Red and Old Olive - Stampin' Up. 1.5" circle - Spellbinders Nestabilities, 2" circle punch and 3" scallop punch - EK Success. Rhinestones - Kasiercraft.

Pals Paper Arts Challenge

Today I decided to make another challenge card, but this time for the Pal's Paper Arts blog. The girls and boys on the design team over there are amazing. I also follow a couple of them on their blogs too. Mary Fish, has to be one of my all time favourite designer. Go and have a look at her blog Stampin Pretty, not only is she very talented but also she's a regular blogger, Hooray!!!

Ok, so the challenge today for Pals Paper Arts is to use a sketch, designed by Margaret Moody:

Isn't it a great sketch. Very easy and you can't help but feel your creative juices working. So this is the card I came up with...

 

I made this card for my friend, who is expecting her second baby in a weeks time. We held a little baby shower for her and I wanted to make a baby shower card, without being too boyish or girly. She and I are both convinced it's a boy... but you can't ever be too sure!!!

Because that card came together so quickly and the sketch was so user friendly, I decide to make another quick card, but this time only using one colour... there's nothing like a double challenge to get the blood pumping.

I think I could get very addicted to this design. Oh and doesn't the Calypso Coral really pop!!!

Hugs and Merry Christmas
Chlo

Ingredients - Baby Card

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White and So Saffron - Stampin' Up
Ink: Certainly Celery and So Saffron - Stampin' Up
Stamps: Button Buddies and Petite Pairs - Stampin' Up
Other: Certainly Celery and So Saffron DSP - Stampin' Up, Ribbon and Rhinestones - Kaisercraft, Designer label punch - Stampin' Up, 3" scallop circle punch and 2" circle punch - EK Success, Spellbinders Nestibilites.

Ingredients - Birthday Card

Cardstock: Calypso Coral and Whisper White - Stampin' Up
Ink: Calypso Coral - Stampin' Up
Stamps: Party Hearty - Stampin' Up
Other: Everything else the same.

Please baby, go to sleep...

It's now 10.21pm and my 4 month old is still refusing to go to sleep. He's usually such a good little sleeper and I only generally get up once or twice a night for a feed, but tonight, he has other plans for me. So while I sit here hoping that THIS time I've calmed him down enough that he'll go off to sleep, I though I would share a new card that I made this weekend. Hold that thought, baby's calling...

... 10 mins later and baby is asleep... Hopefully!

Right, where was I?? Oh yes the cute little card I made. Yet again, it's using Stampin' Ups Button Buddies stamp set. But this time I'm using the lovely flower from the set. Now I don't know about the rest of you, but everyone that I've spoken to has said that the flower was the original reason for buying this set (like any of us need a real reason to buy yummy craft items lol!!!). I have to say I adore this stamp. Not only does it stamp beautifully every time but Stampin Ups 1-3/4 Scallop punch fits the stamp perfectly... All very handy!

I ended up making a couple of these cards in different colours, but have to say this was my favourite colour combo by far... very sunny!!!

Hugs,
Chlo

Ingredients

Cardstock - Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, So Saffron and Whisper White - Stampin' Up
Stamps - Button Buddies and Happiest Birthday Wishes - Stampin' Up
Ink - Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip - Stampin' Up
Other - Bigshot, Polka Dot embossing folder - Cuttlebug, and Buttons.

It's a boy!!!

My cousin finally had her baby last week. Baby George Powell was born on 12/11/11. Almost an 11/11/11 baby!

All my family live in the UK and have been sending me heaps of photos of the little guy as they know how sad I am that I wont get to have a snuggle with him.

So I wanted to make a special card for him and couldn't help trying out my new Stampin' Up set called Button Buddies. OK, so I know the obvious choice to use for a baby card would be the rattle stamp that comes in the set, but the little Piggy is far to adorable to pass up. And I had been wanting a reason to use him ever since I first saw the stamps. I know most piggys are pink but this one is for a baby boy after all so I used Bashful Blue and a little Wild Wasabi for his ears.

I also used the Square lattice embossing folder. I'm always amazed at how different the paper looks once it's been embossed. I have to say I'm a little addicted to my Bigshot and use it for nearly every project.

Oh and I want to give a special shout out to all my American scrappers. Hope you all have a wondering Thanksgiving!!!

Hugs,
Chlo

Ingredients

Stamps: Button Buddies and Petite Pairs - Stampin' Up
Ink: Wild Wasabi and Bashful Blue - Stampin' Up
Cardstock: Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue and Whisper White - Stampin' Up. Patterned paper - American Crafts.
Other: Bigshot, Square Lattice Embossing Folder - Stampin' Up, ribbon, floss, Wild Wasabi button - Stampin' Up.