Funky Cards for Funky girlz...

Yay, it's Friday!! Happy days {dancing}. Only 8hrs of the working week to go... oh I can't wait! Got a couple of things on this weekend, a birthday dinner, Tupperware party, Lawn Bowls for another friend's birthday... so should be fun :)

I had the thought to make some "funky" cards, suitable for funky little Misses or teens, cos I've had this ipod paper for ages and hadn't used it yet! When I bought the Prima Owl stamp at the show on Weds I knew I wanted to use it with this paper for some funky chick cards! The Owl is so cute! She has an eye patch that has a tiny Skull and Cross Bones on it!! Lol!! I traced around her with my normal black pen to make her outline stand out more. The grungy Happy Birthday and round star "celebrate" stamps are from a Studio G acrylic packet I got at the show also. The cool fibre I got on a roll from Yvette years ago and have finally broken it out. I really like it! I think you'll see it more and more now, I don't know why I haven't used it before?! Probably cos it was buried on my super neat {wink!} desk! And true to my style I made another one the same, only with different colours and a different PP for the artisan shape. Do you like them?

And then, cos I had the negative of the spotty PP where I had cut out the Artisan shape with my nestabilites die, I was inspired to make another card, this time using my new Stampin Up "Forest Friends" set from the Spring Mini. Oh this set is just so darn cute! I hope to get lots of use out of it!! There are 4 images- deer, tree, rabbit and owl; they are pretty small images though, but I'm sure I'll work out some cute ways of using them! I glittered up some of the tree's leaves and traced around the artisan shape with my glitter jellyroll too. Oh so cute! I might have to keep this one in my personal stash cos I have an idea of who to give it too {shhhhh}.

Have a good end to the week! I hope your Friday isn't too much hard work! (I hope mine isn't too!)

:)C

Some weekend cards.

I was doing so well with my regular posting in March, now the wheels have fallen off a bit! I meant to post these cards on Sunday, then Monday and now I'm squeezing this post in before work! Must leave time to make lunch and blow-dry hair!

I made these 2 cards on Saturday, it all started with looking at the actualy working space on my desk shrinking and shrinking cos I had so many scraps creeping in to the middle! I pulled out all the scraps, threw away the tiny ones (why do I insist on keeping unusable sized scraps?! {sigh}) and pulled out some stamped images to make cards with. This kitty from The Cat's Pajamas was there so got layered up with a scalloped nestabilitie piece, some papers from my scrap stash, some beautiful Prima flowers (I don't care if everyone else is over them, I LOVE them still!) with jewels in the centres and some pretty satin ribbon. I glitzed up Kitty's pearls with Kindyglitz too, for a little sparkle!

And then I found this Toilet-girl stamped out on my desk. I love these stamps by Scenic Route and so I thought why don't I make a card for once that I would like to be given to me. Something funky, a bit retro with lots of my fave symbols and pieces on it. Don't get me wrong, I usually do like the cards I make and would like them to be given to me, but this one was something different. Cos I didn't think about what other people would think of it.. so here it is.. I just used a black felt pen to draw the mary-jane shoes, bracelet, necklace and heart on the toilet-girl, isn't she so cute! The skull tape was from Yvette for my birthday and I already had that piece of scallop paper kicking around on my desk (see- ridiculous shaped paper scrap!) so I jewelled each "bump". Then there was a big empty space at the top so I used an a-symetrical flourish and stamped the sentiment and punched it out with a circle punch. Isn't the sentiment so cute!! "Hey You!" So if anyone is visiting me they may steal away this card and send it back to me in the post! Anyone... anyone.. LOL!

:) C

Grunge It Up.

Skulls, grunge, orange and black. It's not everyone's cup of tea I'm sure! But when Alicia said she needed some more man cards I set about making some different ones (she is my best customer after all {hugs!!}). I haven't used the orange and black colour scheme before and it was fun! I think they turned out quite well :) Mum will probably hate them! I didn't want to make them too involved and full of layers (being "involved" makes me think they are a bit too girly cos I imagine different beautiful papers and flowers and colouring- and guys just don't care!) I do love this skull, its quite anatomical really, with the sockets, cavities and fissures. It must hark back to my Developmental and Comparative Anatomy days at Uni, they were my favourite subjects! The 'wishing you a one of a kind birthday' is the most boy-ish birthday sentiment I have too, so it gets a real beating. Guy stuff is really hard to come by! Let me know if you find any cool guy stamps {wishing someone would have made stamps of some of the cool drawings on the desks and walls at school! There were some truly talented kids there!.} The PP is from Fiskar's Ink range which is the same range as the stamps are from. It's really cool to have matching paper and stamps- I never usually do! I have ordered some new Stampin Up papers which will match my SU stamps too. I can't wait to use them!
Happy Hump Day of the Week! Tomorrow is "out to dinner" night with my work friends. Yippee!!
:) C

Riding the Creative Wave

Quickly Quickly!! This has to be the fastest post ever so that I can get back to my desk and do more creative stuff before the day zooms past me... qqquuuiiicckkk!!
Here are some quick and simple Dad Cards I made with my new Gizmos and Gears set from Lizzie Anne Designs. Did I mention that I won a $20 voucher in their birthday celebrations, so I had to order stuff (as if I needed an excuse! lol!) I thought this set would be great for Dad cards as flowers and hearts don't seem to be manly enough! I didn't want to add too much ribbon or bling so this is how they turned out.. hopefully not too boring! The co-ordinating paper, letters and tag are all from a Colorbox pack I got at Walmart in Hawaii for $5. Man I love shopping in America, especially for scrappin stuff!
And now some more skull cards (hehe, I know you hate them Mum, but I like them!!)
I love a pink and black combo for girls with this set, it's so chic and pretty even though the skull image is not so girly!! I love blinging up the skull with bows or these gorgeous little heart jewels I got in RJ's at Corrimal in Wollongong. Every time I visit Mum and Dad it is an absolute MUST that we visit that shop. It's the best "crap shop" (cheap shop) ever, and they have heaps of great craft stuff like Jewels, 3D stickers, the Kaiser range.. all this at a discount variety store? Amazing! And of course there's a little nestabilities die cut with the sentiment on it :) so sweet.

And not to be left out, here is one for the Fella's which I made this morning. (The others were mostly made last Friday and I just hadn't stuck them all together). It's nice to have started off my creative day already! For this boy card I used the "Ink By Steph" range by Fiskars- the paper and stamps both come from this range. I got the paper pad really cheap and it's awesome to have some papers that go exactly with the stamps :) I love this range!
Ok now it's back to my desk to mount some SU stamps and make samples for a class on Sunday!!
:)
C

Lets hear it for the Boys

I can hear you now..."More boy cards? uggghhh {sigh}" Well I'm sorry but the Rocket Ship was the only thing that inspired me last night! Thats right people, after another whole day of laying on the lounge willing myself out of the flu I finally got some energy to create something! {happy dance}.

The rocket is from the Inque Boutique set: "Out of this world" but funny enough it doesn't include that little sentiment! The sentiment is by Studio G, they had a whole bunch of new mini sets out when I went to Lincraft and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this one, I knew I had to have it to go with this rocket. It also came with the cutest tiny rocket in the set! I am trying to use up my ever growing pile of PP scraps cos the paper keeper they're in has broken once already, and I ain't just buying a new keeper just for scraps! In the end I thought these 2 papers do pretty well together!

Then I finally inked up this cute little Webber BBQ stamp also by Studio G (but a wood mounted one- who knew they made them?!) and made this fun Father's Day card. I have had the red chequered paper for ever but have used it on so many picnic pages/cards. I think I may be sad to see it all finally used up... wait... nah, I'm good. I made the sentiment using Stampendous clear alphabet I've had for yonks. It's a totally simple card, clearly in my flu-ey state I didn't have too much imagination, but I was happy to finally get something done!

Hope y'all are having a good weekend!

:) C

A Couple of Quickie Boy Cards

Hello!

I'm sitting here watching Pirates of the Carribean 2 while creating a few things at my desk (the main one is a giant mess, as usual...) I watched POTC 1 last week while I was sick and then I really had a hankering to watch 2 & 3 so I rushed out to BigW and bought them (on sale.. hehe!!). I haven't seen POTC 3 yet cos I missed it at the movies so it's down to watch this arvo before work or tomorrow. I love these movies, they're so rich in settings and costumes as well as being funny, entertaining and action packed!

So I've just made 2 quick boy cards for my card box. I hope you like them!

This first one uses one of my favourite clear stamp sets by Wordsworth. I love these stick people! I have the wedding one in the same series, it's so cute! The ribbon along the bottom is die cut along one edge with baby things like a bottle, pram, bib, dummy little feet etc. It's really gorgeous! I got it at Art Stamps (recently moved to Pymble) and used it exactly how I had imagined (along the bottom edge of the card) I love the die cut edge, so pretty! I punched the ribbon hole with my SU double slot punch which is awesome for putting a little ribbon as an accent. An of course, there's one of Fliss's frames (the negative frames from my Nestabilities dies). I have them hanging all around my desk and their scallop edges get caught on everything so I have to use them all up so they're not hanging around anymore!!

This second card uses a Hero Arts stamps (the pram) and the sentiment is from the boy clear set by KI Memories. I coloured the pram in with my blender pens and SU inks (I spent ages this morning drooling over Copics on the net... soon.. yes soon... they will be mine {cue scary music}). The cute little "button" brads are by Making Memories and the scallop oval is a Marvy punch. Do I have to reference my Scallop Nestabilities or are you all over them now?!

:)

C

Sweet Skulls

Ok Ok Yvette, I'm posting just for you! Lol. I've been meaning to post but the days have been flying by and I haven't done anything!
I was at Spotlight on Thurs gathering stuff to make a Sailor Moon costume for my friend's Japanese Party when I came across these fantastic stamps from Fiskars (who knew they would make stamps I would actually like to buy!) I have been after stamps to make for guy cards and seeing as skulls are totally in right now I've been keeping my eye out for them. There haven't been any that suited my needs though.. until now! I am sooo happy to have found these ones!

I know skulls aren't everyone's style but I love how this set adapted well for Funky Girl cards as well as for Guys and I love them {and I'm totally not even a goth either ;)}. The sets are called "Ink" cos they're modelled off Tattoos and the sets include skulls, barbed wire, crosses, flaming hearts, banners, roses, stars etc. Totally cool for my age group. I prettied up the girl cards with pink jewel hearts and they are so cute! I promise next week I will try to have a "pink-free" week {eek!} cos I know I use it toooooo much!

And then the final card is one for the boys :) and I used my "Boys Rock" sizzix die with my Cuttlebug machine, it's way cool and so much fun to make the die cuts too. Ok maybe it's just me but I like rolling them through. Though I always tense up the butt cheeks when I'm rolling one through after reading stories of people snapping their acrylic plates with a big bang like a gun shot {oh no!}.
Hope you're all havin a great weekend.. and go the Wallabies!!
:) C

Bellas

Ooohhh... I love Bellas! They are all soooo fantastically funky with their modern looks (you can even get one with an ipod!) and they make awesome cards. They are so much fun to colour in too, I've just used my SU inks and blender pens. One day I will get Copics... one day. I'll save my pennies ;)

This first one I made for Yvettes birthday. It was so much fun to colour her into an outfit I thought would suit Yvette! Lol.

And this one is for someone's birthday later on in the year. I love her cool sunnies on her head!

I'm off to the Craft and Quilt Fair at Darling Harbour tomorrow, hopefully I'll pick up some new and exciting stuff, as well as some bargains!

:) C