It has been quite a while since I have posted anything on my Stampin' Up! blog. No I haven't signed up again as a Demonstrator, but I have finally had a chance to make something using my Stampin' Up! products. I have been keeping up with all that is new due to some good friends, but I had been busy teaching classes for Scrapbook Essentials BC for a while, and then I moved back to Alberta. Calgary to live with my daughter there for about 5 months, and then nearly a year ago we all moved to Lethbridge.
I am now making card kits for Scrapbook Parade in Victoria, and we mail things back and forth. If you wish to see what I design for the kits selling there, her is the link to my other blog, Aspiring to Creativity. If you go there, you can see the other two cards I made for my twin sisters. You see, my Dad and twin sisters all have their birthday on the same day! But since I used Stampin' Up! products for my Dad's card and not the others, I am only posting his on this blog.
I wanted to make an elegant masculine birthday card for my Dad, and I think I pulled it off.
You can see the layering in the above photo. If you remember me, I love layers!
I think this is one of my favourite tree stamps! And below's photo of the leaves...well I love them too. I only wish I had purchased the die set to go with the stamps. I never got around to it. So I had to cut them out with my fussy cutting scissors.
Well, that's it for this post. I hope that another two years doesn't pass before I post here again. I hope to use some Stampin' Up! products again. There are more family birthdays coming, so I hope I get the chance to use some of my favourites again.
Until then, Happy stamping and creating!
Showing posts with label Card. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Card. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 2, 2020
87th Birthday Card For My Dad
Labels:
2020 Posts,
Birthday,
Card,
Lovely as a Tree,
Vintage Leaves
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Dream Theme Blog Hop - Easter
Both my desktop and laptop computers went on the fritz within a week of each other. I just got them back from the repair shop just in the nick of time! It's Dream Theme Blog Hop time.
Welcome from Amy's blog!
Today we are sharing Easter creations! I have a card that involves a bit of fussy cutting using the SAB Avant-Garden stamp set and the beautiful Blooms & Bliss DSP. The piece of DSP I used reminds me so much of the cherry blossoms that fill many of our streets here in Victoria. Just this last Monday I noticed that a few of the streets were beginning to show that wonderful sign of Spring! I decided to create an A7 sized card this time (5 x 7) so that I could get a lot of lowers on the card.
It was an after thought to add the "Happy Easter" border which explains why it is upside down. I would have spaced everything better had I done is before adding the flowers. At least to me it looks upside down. In the photo below, you can see all the flowers and leaves I fussy cut after stamping, and arranged on the card. I decided that I did not want a monochromatic card and included yellow and blue flowers to the colour scheme. Colours associated with Spring colours.
In the side view below, you can see that I popped up the matted white rectangle as well as some of the flowers and the "Happy Easter" banner.
On the inside, I added my usual corner stamping. Since it is a larger card, there is plenty of space for it.
The next blog post to see is that of the very talented Jennifer!
Be sure to leave these talented ladies some love.
Teneale Williams (Australia)
Patrice Halliday-Larsen (New Zealand)
Tracy May (UK)
Amy Koenders (USA)
Sabrina Radeck (Canada) That's me!
Jennifer Pauli (Germany)
Hoping our hop has given you some inspiration for creating your Easter projects!
Happy creating!
Sunday, January 29, 2017
"Beautiful You" Card #4
The fourth and final card to this class, is a paper piecing one. I love doing this! Especially with the addition of alcohol markers to add some shading (not done here). I did use the Bermuda Bay Watercolour Pencil to create the blue highlight around the figure, though.
Close up...
I had one more photo to place here, but it won't upload for some reason. It is my usual side view so you can see the layering and is popped up. I guess we won't get to see it today. But next is the inside of the card.
So that's it for this class which is fun filled with different techniques.
Happy stamping everyone!
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Avant-Garden 2- Sale-A-Brations
Yesterday I shared with a card made with the Avant Garden stamp from the Sale-A-Bration brochure. Today I have another card to share using the same stamp set and the new Watercolour Pencils!
I used this stamp four times to create this tall stem of flowers. The background droplets were quite fun to do as it a random thing.
The little leaf stamp on the sentiment is just the right touch.
You can see the layering of the card, below.
The inside.... (I second and third stamped the drops)
SO there you have my second card using the Avant Garden stamp set. And like I said yesterday...
How to get this FREE stamp set? During Sale-A-Bration, for every $60 spent from the Annual & Occasions catalogues, you can choose something for free from the SAB brochure!
Why don't you try this card in a variety of colours... Place your $60 order today ($120 gives you two free items, and so on) and add this set as a free choice!
Have fun with this and see what this one would like in different colours, too!
Happy stamping!
Labels:
2017 Sale-A-Bration,
Avant Garden,
Card,
Watercolour Pencils
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Avant-Garden 1- Sale-A-Brations
Time to share something made from the Sale-A-Bration Brochure with you! This is a case from the brochure itself. It's quick and easy, and fun to make. If I had had the time I would have created several in a variety of colours!
And, for the inside... (you could also do this on the outside of a card stamping a larger sentiment in the center)
How to get this FREE stamp set? During Sale-A-Bration, for every $60 spent from the Annual & Occasions catalogues, you can choose something for free from the SAB brochure!
Why don't you try this card in a variety of colours... Place your $60 order today ($120 gives you two free items, and so on) and add this set as a free choice!
Happy Stamping!
Labels:
2017 Sale-A-Bration,
Avant Garden,
Card
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Beautiful You Class - Cards
At the recent Open House I had, many expressed interest in this class, so you had better reserve your spot before they are all gone!
BEAUTIFUL YOU CARD CLASS
Monday, February 20 - 6:00 - 9:00pm
Tuesday, February, 21 - 1:00 - 4:00pm
Tuesday, February, 21 - 6:00 - 9:00pm
Wednesday, February 22 - 1:00 - 4:00pm
REGISTRATION & PAYMENT DUE – Thursday, February 9, 2017
Just the Cards - $27.00
Cards, Pencils & Blender - $33.00 (141709 - $21.00 & 102845 - $7.00)
Cards, Pencils, Blender & Stamps - $55.00 (141709 - $21.00, 102845 - $7.00 & 143637 - $34.50) GREAT DEAL!
Great fun for this class! We'll be learning some new stamping techniques, sponging, watercolouring with the new pencils, fussy cutting for paper piecing an image, and splitting a sentiment stamp on two different papers to line up as one. You'll want to go home and make more of these cards!
BRING TO CLASS – Scissors, double sided adhesive tape, dimensionals/pop-ups, liquid glue, Stampin' Write Markers – Pekaboo Peach & Bermuda Bay, Clear stamp blocks & stamp cleaner, and if you are purchasing your stamp set for this class, please bring the following ink pads if you have them: Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray & Basic Black.
If you have any questions regarding this class, please contact me.
I will be showing these cards to you individually at a later date. In the mean time, Happy Creating!
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Dream Theme International Blog Hop - Sealed With Love Bundle - Occasions 2017
Welcome from Renate's blog! Have you seen some wonderful creations so far?
I used to just love Valentines Day when the children were growing up. I would do things like tie helium Valentine balloons onto their kitchen table chairs, make a cake, arrange some fun Valentine activities, buy them cards (before I got into this line of creativity), etc. Now they are all grown up with families of their own, so I don't do all those things any more, but I do love making the cards for my blog, because it always brings back those wonderful memories.
So, here is the card I am sharing with you today. I used the "Sealed With Love" Bundle in the 2017 Occasions catalogue.
The inside of the card, I used my Stampin' Write Markers to alternate colours on the line of hearts.
This bundle is so very fun to work with! It has so many parts that lead the imagination to many wonderful and fun Valentine ideas!
If you missed the previous blog...
The next blog is to the talented Jennifer Pauli!
2. Patrice Halliday-Larsen (New Zealand)
3. Tracy May (UK)
4. Delphine Lorelli (France)
5. Amy Koenders (USA
6. Renate Ecklmayr (Austria)
7. Sabrina Radeck (Canada) ...that's me...
8. Jennifer Pauli (Germany)
9. Krista Driessen (Netherlands)
Hope you are enjoying the hop and inspiration collected along the way. Be sure to leave everyone with some love as you go from blog to blog.
Happy creating!