Aviary Mother's Day Card

Hello everyone.

A very quick post today (I always seem to be in a hurry) to show you the Mother's Day card I made for my Mum this year. Here it is...

 

I took inspiration from this card at http://enchantedoccasions.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/less-is-more-week-50.html

Mine is an easel card, for which I used the cute Aviary set and the Thoughts and Prayers set for the branch. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny sentiments. I inked the word 'mother' (you can see the full sentiment on the inside of the card) using my Rose Red marker and punched it out using the Jewellery Tag punch, one of my favourite punches, along with the little flower from the Itty Bitty Punch set. The flowers were embellished with adhesive half-pearls.

The branch was also coloured with markers - Chocolate Chip, Certainly Celery and Rose Red. The cage was stamped in Basic Black. The birdies were stamped with Rose Red ink.

The inside was decorated with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Punch and the Decorative Label Punch.

The cardstock was Whisper White, Chocolate Chip and Rose Red.

Now bring on Mother's Day! Always a great day, isn't it?

Take care.
Andrea

Retirement Card

Hello.

I'm back earlier than anticipated. One of the mums from school asked me to make a crad for her to give to a lady at her work upon her retirement. I had very short notice but I have to say I like the end result. Here it is...

I used Crumb Cake and Soft Suede cardstock, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Pretty in Pink ink, Pretty in Pink ribbon, twine and lots of tiny little self-adhesive half pearls.

The stamp sets used were Thoughts and Prayers & En Francais for the background. The requested personalised sentiment was computer-generated.

So that's it. Another quick post before I have to fly out the door.

See you soon.

Andrea

July Class Cards

Hello everyone!

Yes, it has been a while but I have finally managed to get myself organised enough to post photos of the two cards we made during a class last Friday, and the little gift tag I made for everyone as an attendance gift...

If you'd like any information about supplies used, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Take care.

Andrea.

Sympathy Cards

I didn't plan to be back before Christmas but here I am. Unfortunately, my husband's good friend lost his mother yesterday and so I have made some cards to send to his family. Here they are...

I'm really liking this colour combination at the moment. It is so soft & calming.

The next card is another sympathy card but this time for one of my husband's co-workers...



I'll also take this post opportunity to show you the card I made for our brother-in-law's birthday...


I haven't provided details today but if you'd like to know anything, all you have to do is ask.

Well, enjoy the rest of this beautiful day. I'm off to watch the girls swim in the pool.

Take care.
Andrea.

Thoughts and Prayers Get Well Card

Hi everyone!

It's been a while, huh? I've just been so busy with day to day things. Hopefully, it won't be so long until the next post.

Well, today I have a "Get Well" card made using the Thoughts and Prayers stamp set...

For this card I used a lovely colour combination of Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Old Olive & Very Vanilla. I used Stampin' Write markers in Chocolate Chip, Old Olive & Pretty in Pink to colour the image. Stampin' Write markers are fabulous for multi-coloured images. You use them just as you would a texta, directly onto the rubber of a stamp, & stamp your image as you normally would.

I also used little clear crystals & a flower from my stash.

I hope you like it, but more importantly, I hope it inspires you to create something today!

Take care.
Andrea.