Some cards..

Hi Y'all!
Well Jaimeson and I survived our big day out in the city yesterday, it was lots of fun! I fed him 3 times while we were out, which was a big achievement and had to change his nappy in the pram twice which was a challenge! We had a great day though, I got lots of cool stuff at the show and Dad's 40yr Service Medal Ceremony was very good! Everyone said how well behaved Jaimeson was, which was excellent! Good work Jai!
So I've been making cards lately, hooray! I like making them cos they are little individual projects that I can complete in short bursts in the limited time I have at my desk! I have been trying to step out of my comfort zone too and use some different papers to my normal style! And these papers have been in my stash for a little while too, I hope you still think they turned out good! I have brushed off some stamp sets I haven't used in a bit too and I've had lots of fun! I used Stampin Up's Aviary and Awash with Flowers stamps for the main images and the sentiments are from Thoughts and Prayers, Good Friend and Rivetting. Plus I rolled out some cool die-cut Nestability shapes (what the birdhouses are stamped on) on my Cuttlebug which I haven't done in ages too! Yay! {high five!} I wish I could spend even more time at my desk making cards, or bring my desk up to our warm bedroom instead of in the cold cold garage, cos I have been very inspired lately but it just gets too cold at my desk by the afternoon. Bummer! So you know how I love to make 2 cards at the same time, cos if you've got the stuff out and you're making one, you may as well make 2! Especially if you already have someone you're going to send the first one too, then you have another one ready in your box for the next person! So anyway, here they are...
So what are you doing this weekend? Last weekend we hired a movie (The Fighter) and I fell asleep after about 1/2 hr! Plus Jaimeson was a bit unsettled through it so I wasn't concentrating anyway. I didn't bother going to Civic Video to hire another one this week! Especially after our busy day in the city yesterday and cos Will did OT at work until 2am this morning cos one guy called in sick. Will is such a trooper, but no doubt he'll be asleep on the lounge by 9pm too!
:) C

The other class samples...

Here they are! The other class samples I promised you from Mum's Stampin Up class on Sunday.
These are the ones I made with Aviary:This first one is cased off one from Splitcoast Stampers. Have you visited splitcoast? If you have Stampin Up sets and you need inspiration then you really should go there! It's full of awesome card samples using Stampin Up sets and they are super easy to find. Go! Visit! I love the muted colours of this one and the little "pop" when you see the birdie! So sweet!
And this one is just a fun little one showcasing the Aviary on the stand that comes with the set. I like to combine different sets and the background flower on this one is from Baroque Motifs. Ohhh, I wish it wasn't 2am or I would head off to my desk and do some stamping now! I feel inspired! Maybe inspiration will multiply while I sleep and I'll be extra creative when I wake up. LOL! {giggles}.
And now Awash with Flowers:
Oh I love the monochromatic colours of this card, isn't it cool?! It uses the 2 step set Awash with Flowers and the sentiment is from Great Friend. I love the Daffodil Delight and Basic Grey combo, it's really funky! It was fun to stamp a whole garden in yellow too! (And did I mention it was super quick too? Love it!)And last of all, a beautiful one for the Mum's (and no, I don't think I'll make it as a Mum on Mother's Day this year- Peabody is due 2 weeks after Mother's Day! Bummer!!) I "painted" the edge of the petals by inking up the flowers with Pretty In Pink then inking only the edges of the flowers in Melon Mambo (without stamping off the Pretty In Pink ink) and then stamping it on the white card. Doesn't it create a great effect? I got this card idea off splitcoast too, but I know I will be replicating this one a lot! Its very pretty!
Good night!
:) C

Sing sweet Birdies!

Hello y'all!
How was your weekend? We went to Pancakes at the Rocks today with our work friends. Oh so yum {drool!} I had the all-day breakfast of Pancakes, Egg and Hash which is delicious (and so American cos I put Maple Syrup over pancakes and the Hash!) Hope you did something fun as well!
I made these cards last weekend using the Stampin Up set "Aviary" which is from the new Summer Mini Catalogue. I was SO HOPING that this set would become available in Australia cos I had seen it on Splitcoast stampers and loved it and wanted it! Of course all things birds and birdcages are hot at the moment, which suits me cos I have lots of bird stuff and I love it! I dug out some Heidi Grace paper and paired it with SU's retired colours Cool Carribean and Groovy guava which matched the PP perfectly! The sentiment and label shape are from SU's set "Great Friend". I love stamps that look like handwriting and this "for you" sentiment is one of my fave's. It's also a super versatile phrase cos it means you're not locked into using the card for one event it could be used for anything e.g.birthday/anniversary/thanks etc. I dug out some organza ribbon and pearls and voila! The Cards are done! I love this set cos it has a few different birdcages and the birds are separate stamps so you can put any bird/birds in any cage. I already have heaps of ideas flowing around in my head for more cards, I hope the pain in my back (possibly a tiny foot or some of my internal
organs trying to work their way out!) gets better soon and I can sit for longer at my desk! I did make the 2 similar cards at the same time which is what I always do cos it's so easy as you've already got all the stuff out kicking around your desk!
I hope you have a great week!
:) C

Thank You Cards

Ooohh, don't you just love this cute little birdie!! She's from Studio G (cost me $4 at Art Stamps at the Rocks- Bargain!!) I think she's soooo sweet and fun to colour too (coloured here with blender pens and SU inks). I'm bummed Art Stamps is moving to Pymble, they are soo close to me here and its great to be able to pop in before work. Oh well. That just means it's even more of a craft wasteland in my area after we lost Lincraft and the 2 Scrappin shops at North Parramatta. Thank goodness for online shopping :)

Why can't I get out of the groove of using pink papers? I dunno, I need help! I'm sure not everyone wants a pink card but I love using pink. I should take all the pink stuff off my desk for a week and challenge myself to use other colours. I did manage to make one blue/green card (see below) but then I reverted to pink again. D'oh!

I am also loving my Cuttlebug with the Nestabilities dies :) it's so great! Last night I sat down and cut out a whole bunch of rectangles in all different colours so they're on hand when I want to quickly whip up a card. So cool. And I'm slowly using through my massive pile of Prima flowers, as you can see. I'm sure everyone is like me and has about 4 bottles of the things! They are great for cards though.

And here I am back to the pink cards again, and it's my favourite tree stamp from Inque Boutique. There are so many in this brand that I want to get, and at $6 for a set they are the world's best bargain at the moment. The flourish with leaves comes from the set too. The wording is from a Hero Arts set and is actually being said by a little birdie (who I didn't ink up cos he wouldn't fit on the card) who is also very cute. Man I am totally into birds and tree stamps at the moment, I can't get enough of them! I am waiting on Owl stamps from America too so you'll be seeing more birds from me!

Have a great Tuesday!

:) C