Simple thank you

I've been experimenting with different styles lately.  Here is a super simple thank you card that involves minimal stamping and incorporates a large Kaisercraft rub on (which took ages to apply).  Maybe rub ons aren't so convenient after all?  Perhaps this style is best described as 'clean and lazy:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white cardstock
Stamps - PTI mega mixed messages (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - Kaisercraft Prairie Lane rub ons

Snow globe shaker card

Ho ho ho here's another card with glitter for the festive season.  This time it's a  snow globe featuring some of my favourite Christmas paper from Cosmo Cricket's jolly by golly collection.  I made my own snow globe cut using SCAL:

Supplies:
Paper - PTI vintage cream, dark chocolate cardstock, cosmo cricket jolly by golly patterned paper and borders, SU kraft cardstock
Stamps - PTI fancy flourishes
Ink - PTI fresh snow pigment ink, vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - SVG die cut, PTI woodgrain impression plate, SU chunky sprinkles, foam mounting tape, acetate, WR memory keepers corner chomper, white metallic thread

Moxie Fab World Tuesday trigger part 2

I came up with another card from the Tuesday trigger on the Moxie Fab World blog.  The stripes on the gloves inspired this stripey thank you card:

 

Supplies

Paper - PTI stamper's select white cardstock, Cosmo Cricket Golly by Jolly patterned paper, SU yoyo yellow

Stamps - PTI YOF: violets (sentiment)

Ink - Versafine onyx black

Accessories - PTI victorian lace border die, Mark Richards metal stickers, cricut die cut, foam dimensionals

Moxie Fab World Tuesday trigger

  
I saw the Tuesday trigger over at the Moxie blog and was inspired to use up some scraps of ribbon to make this mitten card.  Of course it's the wrong season for mittens down here (25C today) but I'm thinking ahead.

Here's what I came up with:

I printed the sentiment and the font is called 'rough typewriter'.

Supplies
Paper - SU kraft cardstock
Ink - PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - mitten svg file, cricut, PTI hawaiian shores bitty dot ribbon, hawaiian shores saddle stitch ribbon, dark chocolate twill tape, dark chocolate swiss dto satin, scarlet jewel twill tape, white ribbon from stash, PTI simply chartreuse felt, PTI friendship jar toppers die, pop dots

Delightful doilies

I've seen such gorgeous cards recently using doilies that I wanted to use them too.  I managed to get some from Diane Jaquay on the PTI forums and here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream cardstock, BasicGrey Nook & Pantry patterned paper
Stamps - PTI friendship jars holiday fillers
Ink - SU chocolate chip, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - BasicGrey Nook & Pantrychipboard stickers & brad, Making memories yellow ribbon, mini tag svg file cut with cricut

Moxie Fab World Glitter is Glam challenge

There's a great glitter challenge over at the Moxie Fab World blog (details here).  Here's the card I came up with. I've just been to a vintage card class, so I'm continuing with the vintage theme.  I was planning to make a glitter frame, but when I saw this angel I couldn't resist the idea of glittery wings:

Supplies

Paper - PTI vintage cream, pinefeather cardstock, DCWV Mariposa matstack

Accessories - vintage lace, PTI victorian lace border die, angel from Kathleen Green vintage collage sheet, Zig 2 way glue pen, prisma glitter, sewing machine, SVG frame file, Mark Richards metals stickers, printed sentiment

Grocery list notebook

For Christmas this year, I'm churning out notebooks. Haven't had so much fun in ages. I got inspired when I saw the many wonderful notebooks on Mish's blog.  Here are a couple more I've made as gifts for friends and relatives:

Supplies
Paper - PTI new leaf, pure poppy, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry 6 x 6 patterned paper
Stamps - PTI take note
Ink - Versafine black
Accessories - PTI new leaf grosgrain ribbon, new leaf & pure poppy buttons, rustic cream button twine, white ribbon from stash, cricut die cuts

Supplies
Paper - PTI aqua mist, pure poppy, Basic Grey Nook & Pantry 6 x 6 patterned paper
Stamps - PTI take note
Ink - Versafine black
Accessories - PTI aqua mist grosgrain ribbon, aqua mist & pure poppy buttons, rustic cream button twine, white ribbon from stash, cricut die cuts

Vintage Christmas

At the weekend I went to a vintage Christmas card class at my local scrapbook store. Vintage isn't really my thing, but we got to try out some new techniques like micro beads, image transfer and crackle effects. I had a lot of fun and might be brave enough to try a few more cards like this:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white card stock,  card stock & patterned paper from kit, Kathleen Green collage sheet
Accessories - Ranger crackle accents, red rhinestones, black lace trim, sewing machine

Packaging

It's that time of year when you need simple but effective packaging ideas. I've just packed up a birthday present for a friend and made a 'box in a bag' using this tutorial from Splitcoast Stampers. I just altered the size to fit my gift. It was very easy and I'm pleased with the result (and I think my friend will be too!) I used double sided designer series paper from SU which works really well:

And a view looking from the top:

Supplies
Paper - SU baja breeze, rose red, Cutie Pie DSP
Accessories - scor tape, apron lace punch, making memories ribbon, hole punch, white gel pen, curved tab svg file

Birthday card & bookmark

After my notebook frenzy, I've discovered bookmarks.  Papertrey Ink's bookmark die makes it super easy to crank them out (literally!)  Here's a set I made for my Godson's sister Sophie (shhh don't tell her). 

I often cut letters or sentiments with my cricut but for this bookmark I wanted to stamp a monogram instead.  Since I don't have any alphabet stamps I improvised and inked up the 's' in the 'notes' stamp from PTI's Take Note. Maybe I don't need alphabet stamps after all?  Here's what I came up with:

Supplies
Paper - PTI stamper's select white, SU Cutie Pie DSP
Stamps - PTI birthday  bash sentiments, take note (tag circle & monogram)
Ink - Versafine onyx black
Accessories - SU so saffron grosgrain ribbon, circut die cuts, foam dimensionals, PTI vintage cream button twine

Card Creations: Favorite Occasions Week All Occasion Challenge

Here's a card and matching bookmark I created for the All Occasion challenge over at the Moxie Fab World.  The bookmark was super easy to make using Papertrey Ink's bookmark die and some patterned paper from Stampin' Up's Haiku DSP:

Supplies
Paper - PTI vintage cream card stock, SU tangerine tango, so saffron, Haiku DSP
Stamps - PTI Asian Fusion,  2008 Holiday Tags (sentiment)
Ink - Versafine onyx black, PTI vintage tea dye duo
Accessories - PTI bookmark die, SU so saffron grosgrain ribbon, PTI vintage cream button twine, foam dimensionals

Ribbon wreath

I fell in love with Alli Miles' ribbon wreath and had to make one of my own. I used PTI's scarlet jewel, hwaiian shores, new leaf, chocolate chip and fresh snow.  The base is a 20cm polystyrene wreath from Spotlight which I wrapped in brown ribbon first:

Supplies

Base - 20cm polystyrene wreath

Ribbon - PTI dark chocolate Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon, Topnotch Twill, Classic Grosgrain,

New leaf  Luxe Satin Ribbon, Classic Grosgrain Ribbon, Bitty Dot Satin, Topnotch Twill

Hawaiian Shores Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon, Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Bitty Dot Satin, Topnotch Twill, Luxe Satin Ribbon

Scarlet jewel Swiss Dot Satin Ribbon, Topnotch Twill, Saddle Stitch Ribbon, Bitty Dot Satin, Luxe Satin Ribbon

Fresh snow Topnotch Twill,  Classic Grosgrain