But the real surprise is inside. I popped the letters of the word 'forty' inside on acetate. I remembered this technique a while back from a card on Liams blog, and it was so simple to do!
Here is a close op of the pop up:
And my magician friend seemed to love his card, so that was great! Ciao for now!
We used the ever so popular Vintage Vogue set with soft suede & pirouette pink, as well as the top note die & bird punch & vintage wheel! I love how this card turned out. The inspiration for the male card came from Christine Blain's blog, she is a very tricky lady, who's blog I love to stalk...I mean visit! lol! Here is my card:
We used creamy caramel, basic black, close to cocoa & choc chip, as well as a bunch of circle punches, the circle circus & outlined for fun sets. The next one is for a boy and we used the oh, so fun Fox & Friends set, along with stem sayings & petal pizazz, here is my card:
I love that cheeky monkey! And for the girl card I used the owl out of the fox & friends set, polka dot background and that sentiment is a brand newie that will be in the new catalogue in September!
I added some googly eyes for fun and embossed the polka dots at the bottom of the card, for some interest! We had a very fun night, great to catch up with these great girls!
When I saw a card like this on SCS I knew that I wanted to share it with the girls who frequent my workshops. I knew they would love it! Plus, we got to make a huge mess with the green super nova glitter (It was St Patty's day after all)
And I also wanted to show them a new technique. We did the emerging colour technique, which was new for me to. I had seen it demo'd but had never done it before. We also got to play with the new "Rich Razzelberry" colour, which so so gorgeous I could eat it all up!
We also made this and this card, from a previous post.
Then of course we had to make some cards to go inside, and since we made all of those lovely tabs, we made a female, male, baby, kids & thinking of you card. Here is the female card using my newest favourite set called razzle dazzle. The got the original inspiration from here on SCS.
This is the male card, We coloured the beer in with pencils and blender pens, then added chunky glitter to the froth and crystal effects to the glass.
This is a thinking of you card which would be perfect for a sympathy card or to say get well, or even for someone who is just having a tough time. I find the blues to be very calming. Inspiration for this card came from this tutorial on SCS
Here is our kids card using the ever so fun "So Sweet" set. This set is perfect with bold bright colours, which I usually find difficult to use.
And, here are the baby cards, each person chose a colour to suit them. I had originally made the pink & blue ones ages ago and just made a yellow one using the elephant for something a little more neutral. I know that I did not come up with these cards all on my own, but I cant seem to find the original source, sorry. Update: I have found where I have cased these baby cards from, it was the fabulous Leigh, you can see her cards here.
I hope you have enjoyed this post. I know the girls all enjoyed making this stuff, and I know I certainly enjoyed the workshop!
Now, as a Mother of 2 girls I really have no idea when it comes to boys, but I hear this Ben 10 guy is pretty popular at the moment, so I googled him and it appears as though he has a special watch that looks something like this:
So hopefully I got it right, and the watch is significant, otherwise Cameron will just think he got a very strange card from Logan & Matilda.
Sorry to use the one where your head is chopped off Phil, but I had way too many chins in all the others!
I think that most of these designs have come from somewhere, but nowhere in particular if that makes sense. I have just seen stuff around the traps and mentally stored it in my mind for the right time. There is a tutorial here for these cute little neckties and I know that the golf bag idea was almost a complete case but I cant find from where, so sorry, if it is yours, please let me know and I will give credit!
I love playing along with a color challenge. Color selection is not my strongest point, so a challenge is really a challenge, especially these bright colors together. Cameo coral is actually one of my favorites, but I usually team it up with purples or other soft colors, this one was tricky! Anyway, bold colors deserved coupling with a bold set so I chose Priceless and sort of did a "patchworky" number:
I have also created this little footy(afl) "spinner card" for one of our friends birthdays coming up in July, he is Geelong mad, so I am sure he will appreciate it.
And some female cards:
The workshop is on Sunday21st June at 1pm. I still have a couple of spots free so email me to reserve your seat if you are interested. On a completely different note, Emma, who is a regular at my workshops has had to take some time out this month because she has just given birth to her new little boy Oscar. I got a chance to go for a cuddle this week and thought I would share some snaps with you. Congratulations to Emma on the safe arrival of little Oscar, hope to see you back stamping soon! And wishing you all the sleep in the world!
Little monkey in the making even opened his eyes for this shot! Isn't he adorable?
And following on from my husbands birthday card yesterday, I have made another for a friend of ours who is visiting tomorrow night. He is a Richmond supporter and is not impartial to the odd beer here and there so I thought I would combine the two with this bubbly card! I have decided that the men in my life really do not appreciate the time and effort that goes into a hand made card, so they are all getting 3 minute cards from now on! lol! (that is my excuse and I am sticking to it!)
He loved it, and to be frank, I really enjoyed the simplicity of it! Sometimes I get so caught up in technique that I forget to KISS! Have a great night!
I loved this "Cheers to you" stamp set the moment I saw it but I have had trouble making good cards with it. I do like this one though, I think the Kraft card stock helps sometimes, I never think to use it! I have also used Tangerine Tango which is another color that I am not very confident with, but it all seems to have worked out! Here is a close up of the sparkly froth and crystaly effected beer (I couldn't resist!)
And then on Monday I have not one but two of my nieces birthdays! They are not from the same side of the family and this can be tricky when it comes to birthday parties, but this year has worked out for us, luckily. This card is for my niece Ava who is turning 2, she is my special girl and she adores Elmo so I just had to put him on the card, but she is also a pink girl, so it was a little tricky to co-ordinate but I think it turned out ok...
And then Miss Logan wanted to "follow" my card and make one too. She is getting so clever with her card making!
I am so pleased to be able to find some time to stamp again, I was beginning to think I never would. So I am off to work soon, hopefully when I get home I get to make niece number 2's birthday card!
This blue is called Baja Breeze and is from the new In Color range to be released on the 1st April, isn't it lovely, I think it is my fav of the new colors (this week!). I combined it with very vanilla and close to cocoa, as well as some choc chip ink. I stamped the "gran" using the big deal alphabet set, the leaves are from lovely as a tree and I rilled the half circle with the textured wheel. I do struggle with the masculine cards...
