PTI Blog Hop Notebook...

Hi there,

I made a little something for this month's PTI blog hop - love the inspiration piece this month! Here's what I came up with:

I pulled out Rosie Posie as well as the Mat Stack 5 collection, Take Note and the Damask Delight background sets for this one. I found a pack of notebooks at a bargain store recently and thought they would work well as altered journals so I bought some to experiment with... turns out they're perfect! I went back to the store last week to get some more and they were all gone... eek! Just hoping they'll get some more in at some point. I used some Spring Rain bitty dots paper to cover the spine then used pink cardstock (stamped with the damask background) to cover the front and back. I added a filigree die-cut border to hide the join - love this die! The flowers were stamped in matching pink then shaded with copics.

That's it for now... Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x



VLV Shabby Birthday...

Hi there,

I have a few cards to share with you today - all using the Viva la Verve sketches this month...

This one was created using some Kaisercraft goodies - papers, tags, lace, flowers and a pearl brad. It's a bit of a loose interpretation of the sketch with the arrows but I tried to incorporate a number of pointed elements to represent the arrow shapes. I distressed the edges and curled the top corner to 'shabbify' it a bit.

For this one I used some new papers I've just gotten - Lost and Found 2 stack from My Mind's Eye - 180 sheets of pure gorgeousness!! I chose the pink patterns and coloured the Verve image with copics to match. The sentiment is from Verve's Small Sayings set and is attached to some PTI Kraft ribbon.

This is my favourite of the bunch - more MME Lost & Found papers with a sentiment from Verve's Small Sayings. The circle with the correspondence banner was cut from one of the papers and layered on a die-cut from Early Espresso card. The butterfly and sentiment panel were also cut from the papers. I added some lace and buttons to finish off.

Well that's all from me for now - thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

Mother's Day Cafe

Hi there,

When I saw the colours over at the Play Date cafe this week I knew I had to play along - LOVE these colours together! I combined the colours with one of the Viva la Verve sketches this month.

 

I decided to make a card for my Mum for Mother's Day coming up in May in Australia - hopefully I'll actually get it to her on time this year! I used some old SU papers as well as a few Verve stamp sets to create this...

My Mum loves her cups of tea and she loves blue so this is very 'Mumsy' in design. The Kiwi Kiss background was stamped with a background from Verve's background basics usign Versamark ink for a subtle effect. The circle panel was stamped with the greeting in Charcoal ink and the tea cups with Baja Breeze with a little 'steam' swirl with Tea Stain ink. I layered the circle (sponged with Baja Breeze) onto a MFT doily. I added some Baja Breeze ribbon and a button to finish.

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x

One Layer Cake..

Hi there,

I decided to play along with this week's Waltzingmouse sketch, despite it being VERY un-me!! I never do one-layer cards but I thought it would be a good challenge for me... good to push yourself out of your comfort zone once in a while! Anyway, this is the result...

I used the Eat Cake set from WMS with Blushing Bride, Riding Hood Red and Early Espresso ink. I added some flourishes (from Flouishes scallops and dots) and a satin bow (couldn't have a completely flat card now could I?? lol!). The edge of the card front was die-xut with a Spellbindes edgers die for a bit of an elegant touch. I finished it off with a few rhinestones on the cake..

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x