Viva Diva Dare...

Hello!

Long time not see again... sorry about that! This past few months have been crazy busy with lecturing, working, running classes etc - I haven't had much of a chance to play. But this past week has been quiet so I dug out my Verve stamps and Kaisercraft papers and had some fun! I wanted to play along with the Diva Dare this month over at the Verve blog, which is a great combination of Divas Laurie and Maureen's styles (both utterly fab!). After drooling looking through their blogs I decided to use some of the features they both use quite a lot: a mix of pattened papers, lots of layers, ribbon, buttons and a bit of a shabby edge. I used one of the Viva la Verve sketches for my layout and decided to make a little decorated notebook...

I used Kaisercraft's Utopia collection along with Verve's Making a Statement set (for the flowers) and Words of Wisdom for the sentiment. I added some purple ribbon and buttons to embellish.

While I'm here I thought I'd share my other Viva la Verve creations for this month...

 

I think the last one is my favourite - love the pink and black combo and the foiled paper really makes it look special! Can't go wrong with butterflies either... {grin!}

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Some cards to share...

Hello!

Remember me..?? lol! I was reminded the other day by my friend Evi that I last posted here in September... eek! Sorry for my absence (did you miss me?!) - I've been so busy with work as well as my other blog that this one kinda got neglected. Anyways, I'm popping in to share a few cards that I made with some recent Kaisercraft purchases. I've just come back from Australia and was able to visit the Kaisercraft outlet in Geelong... all I can say was that I was in 7th heaven lol! I could have spent all day there but only got a couple of hours (still managed to buy a lot of goodies though!!). One of the collections I got was called Magnolia, and it was the first one I played with when I got back. I used this week's Seize the Birthday sketch to help me make this one...

I also made a couple of cards using the same collection of papers with a couple of the Viva la Verve sketches this month...

and...

I used Early Espresso card for my layers and added Magnolia stickers and coordinating embellishments (mostly from Kaisercraft). Stamps are from Verve (as well as a butterfly stamp from SU).

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Owl Journal...

Hiya,

I made an altered journal the other day using this week's Waltzingmouse sketch...

I rotated the sketch and pulled out some DCWV paper I got on special a while ago as well as a WMS addition to my stash - Words of Wisdom.

The sentiment was stamped inside a Labels 18 shape stamped with a coordinating stamp. I used an owl stamp from an old Sale-a-Bration set stamped twice and punched out then I added some orange brads to their waistcoats.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Sunshine Shopping!

Hiya,

Just popping in with a quick notebook I made using a couple of challenges...

       

I used one of the little hard-backed notebooks I picked up at a supermarket a while ago and got to work decorating the cover...

I started with a piece of Regal Rose card and layered a piece of white card that I embossed with PTI's Sunshine impression plate. I die-cut a doily with an MFT die from Daffodil Delight card then layered a Whisper White circle on top, that I stamped with PTI's Mehndi Medallion using Daffodil Delight, and sponged around the edges. I stamped the shopping lists stamps (from Layers of Colour) over the top with Melon Mambo ink. The butterflies are from Hero Arts, die-cut with the matching dies and coloured with copics. I added a few rhinestones to finish.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

ODBD Journal...

Hiya,

I found a challenge over at the Our Daily Bread Designs blog to use a scripture on your project and I thought it was a great opportunity to make another altered journal...

I started with a slim exercise book and covered the front and back with K&Co paper, wrapping it around the spine and also lining the inside of the cover as well. I added a decorative strip where the two papers overlap, cut using Spelbinders edgeabilities dies. The corners of all the pages and cover were rounded using a Zutter corner punch. The scripture (from one of ODBD's Scripture collections) was stamped on Very Vanilla with Chocolate Chip ink then die-cut with nestabilities and layered on a Spellbinders floral oval shape. I stamped some butterflies from a Tim Holtz set in choc chip ink and attached them around the sentiment with dimensional glue. I added some vanilla satin ribbon and a button to finish.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Tissue Paper Flower...

Hi there,

I found some time to play with this week's Waltzingmouse sketch today...

I pulled out some Kaisercraft papers and WMS stsamps and came up with this:

I used the Fancy Phrases stamp set as well as the Dainty Doilies 2 set with Bravo Burgundy, Taken with Teal, So Saffron and Very Vanilla (taken from the papers). I created the tissue paper flower using Stampin Up's Blossom Party die and several layers of tissue, spritzed with So Saffron reinker (mixed with water) and some glimmer mist - I used a Kaisercraft pearl brad in the centre.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Birthday Butterfly...

Hi there,

Sorry for the long absence from this little blog! It's been a crazy few months of finishing my studies and I'm pleased to say that I'm all finished and graduated - yay! I've got more time on my hand now so I spent a little time playing along with the current Diva Dare challenge over at the Verve blog, which is to make a birthday themed project. I combined this with the first Viva la Verve sketch from this month to come up with this:

I used some Lost & Found papers from My Mind's Eye for the layers and for paper piecing the butterfly. The label is from Verve's Tag Time set (I coloured around the frame with a copic marker), stamped with a sentiment from Making a Statement and a flourish from Blue Skies. I added some Kraft buttons and ribbon from PTI to finish.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x