For The Love Of DSP

Hi Everyone. I'm finally getting the chance to upload some pics of some cards I have made recently. I wanted to make a few Mother's Day cards and cards suitable for birthdays or just when you need a card for someone special. So here are 8 cards I've made. They have all been very simple and I've made them while watching the footy on a Friday night so minimal concentration required, lol. All the cards are decorated on the inside as well (except the pocket cards at the end which don't have a traditional middle) I love using DSP.....

Well that's it for now. I hope you like them.

Good Morning Sunshine Pocket Card

Hi there, just another very basic, very under embellished pocket card to show tonight. I needed something quick. There was some stamping done on the little card insert bit too. Well that's it for now. Have a great weekend.

Present for Jodi's Birthday

My friend Jodi had a birthday last week and like always lately I was running late getting her little pressie organised. I am happy with how all this came together using the gorgeous Bella Rose DSP's.

I made for Jodi a little 3"x3" Note Card Box with some little note cards in it (instructions on how to make one can be found here), a Box in a Bag full of yummy chocolates which I have made before (instructions can be found here) and one of my favourite little Pocket Cards (instructions can be found here).

I hope she likes it all. All these ideas came from the Splitcoast Stampers website. You can find lots of other great projects they have done tutorials on here. So here are some pics to show you.

Bella Rose Pocket Card

Hi There...Here to share another Pocket Card, this one using card stock in red ridding hood, kiwi kiss, chocolate chip and whisper white and using DSP Bella Rose. I've also used some chocolate chip ribbon and 2 red rhinestone brads. I'm using these cards up as quick as I make them. They are very simple to make yet very effective. To see the instructions for these cards and to see previous pocket cards I've make, see here.

Raspberry Tart Pocket Card

Loving these pocket cards at the moment. Here is another I have made using Raspberry Tart DSP. Have a great day.

Pocket Cards

Well I have just been itching to use some of this gorgeous DSP from Urban Garden for ages and last night the kids went to bed super early, dinner was dealt with super early and I wanted to get to bed super early because I'm off to see PINK in concert tonight (as long as she doesn't cancel) but it was just too early to go to bed.... so I made this quick pocket card before I went to bed. The pocket card come from a tutorial on Splitcoaster Stampers and can be found here. I have pulled the little insert up for the photo.

I was really happy with how it turned out and just had to make a second one. This time I used some paper from Fall Flowers and here is that card. Thanks for looking, now off to do some housework, sigh :)

Makeesha's Colour Challenge #9

Keesh has set us a colour challenge this week and the optional extra challenge of trying to use these colours to create a male card. Needing to make a card for my brother-in-laws birthday I set off on the challenge. Now I really lack male stamps so I really need to just really on DSP's when making a male card. So for this card, here are the colours we were to use.

For my card I have made another pocket card. Any usual visitors to my blog know I have used this style of card several times, see here. This style of card was a Make it Monday Keesh done some time back. I just love making these simple yet different cards for all sorts of occasions. If I get a chance later, I'll pop back with the recipe but as you can see it is pretty self explanatory.

Another Pocket Card

Hello Everyone. I have made pocket cards a few times, see here and made another one a few weeks ago but never got around to taking a pic and posting it. So here it is. Nice and simple and ready for one of the many birthdays I have coming up.

Another Pocket Card

I really like the pocket cards I made a couple of weeks ago, see here for all the details, so I made another one for a friend of mine who has just had a beautiful baby boy. It's not a traditional baby type card, but I really like these colours together for a little boy.

Mel's Weekly Challenge Number 9

Well, what can I say. There is one advantage of it being a rainy day and having your 3 yrs old unwell and wanting to sleep most of the day. I had the chance to make something for Mel's weekly challenge. Usually Mel's challenges are quite mmmm...... challenging, but this week she took it pretty easy on us and just wanted a card using current Stampin' Up designer series paper.

So here is my creation. The layout however is not my idea (I'm not that clever) and I must give credit to one of my favourite paper crafters Keesh for this lovely pocket card idea. The instructions on how to make one can be found here. I have made mine a little different to her samples. Unfortunately I don't have many punches like she has used to make great embellishments and I'll even come clean that the tab on the card insert is not made from the tab punch, I have actually just traced the tab out of the catalogue onto vellum paper and retraced pressing down firmly onto the patterned paper and cut it out freehand. The joys of being a poor paper crafter, he he. Thanks for looking.

And because I like the first one so much, I made another one.