update 1 - mini cards

Okay, so just I realised when I was taking photos that there's actually A LOT of cards, so I'm going to split up all I have to show you into several more bite size chunks! Here is the first instalment...mini cards! I LOVE this size card, they're just so cute and just perfect for all those little thank you's you have to send out to people all the time! They make excellent little surprise "hello" cards to give someone just for the fun of it too! I think I'm addicted...at least, I suppose there's worse things to be addicted to, right?!

thank you

Stamp Set: Forever Flowers Standard Wheel (retired)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black 

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Early Espresso

Extras: Blender Pen, White Gel Pen, Modern Label Punch, Standard Wheel Handle, Dimensionals

Simple card, I just wheeled out the pattern to cover the background and then coloured it in using the blender pen, adhered some torn cardstock at the top with a dash and dot line and finally wrote the sentiment on the modern label and adhered it to the bottom right hand corner.

hello

Stamp Set: Watercolor Joy Standard Wheel (retired)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Elegant Eggplant

Extras: White Gel Pen, Modern Label Punch, Standard Wheel Handle, Dimensionals

Again simple card, I wheeled out the pattern to cover the background, adhered some torn cardstock at the top with a dash and dot line and finally wrote the sentiment on the modern label and adhered it to the bottom right hand corner.

happy

Stamp Set: Fast Flowers Wheel

Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Extras: Blender Pen, White Gel Pen, Modern Label Punch, Standard Wheel Handle, Dimensionals

Simple card, I just wheeled out the pattern to cover the background and then coloured it in using the blender pen, adhered some torn cardstock at the top with a dash and dot line and finally wrote the sentiment on the modern label and adhered it to the bottom right hand corner.

thanks

Stamp Set: It's Beautiful Jumbo Wheel (retired)

Ink: Night of Navy

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Night of Navy, Garden Green

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Extras: White Gel Pen, Modern Label Punch, Jumbo Wheel Handle, Dimensionals

Again simple card, I wheeled out the pattern to cover the background, adhered some torn cardstock at the top with a dash and dot line and added some rhinestones for a little sparkle. Finally I wrote the sentiment on the modern label and adhered it to the bottom right hand corner.

gratitude

Stamp Set: Leaves a la Carte (retired)

Ink: Basic Black, Pacific Point, Old Olive

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pacific Point, Old Olive

Extras: Blender Pen, White Gel Pen, Modern Label Punch, Jumbo Wheel Handle, Dimensionals

Simple card, I just wheeled out the pattern to cover the background and then coloured it in using the blender pen, adhered some torn cardstock at the top with a dash and dot line and finally wrote the sentiment on the modern label and adhered it to the bottom right hand corner.

Hope you enjoyed them...second instalment coming soon! Hope you're having a good evening. Please feel free to leave a comment, they make my day! 

Amanda xx

stampin' around

Ok, so I still don't think I'm having a very creative day, I toyed with the idea of starting making some swaps for regional training in a couple weeks time, and also making some little thank you cards to give to my lovely customers from my two recent workshops, but on both occasions I decided to wait because I've ordered some goodies and I can't wait to try them out so I'm holding my horses for the moment! I've got a few ideas floating around in my head, now I just have to wait 'till my stuff arrives! I am really excited! 


So for the mean time I am keeping myself busy with getting to know my wheels a bit better (Mainly due to the success of my card I made for Pap using the Watercolor Vine earlier). I've tried the wheels briefly before but never really got on with them particularly well. Perhaps it was because I was using Stampin' Up inks or my technique has changed slightly but I seem to be connecting a lot better with them and really enjoying using them now! I think previously I was maybe pressing too hard which was sending me crooked and also slightly distorting the design! Both of the following cards are very similar, same layout just different wheel cartridge and accessory.

Thanks

Stamp Set: Leaves a la Carte

Ink: Old Olive

Cardstock: Kraft, Rich Razzleberry Textured & Smooth

Accessories: Old Olive Button

Extras: Linen Thread, White Gel Pen, Glue Dot, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

Thanks

Stamp Set: It's Beautiful

Ink: Pumpkin Pie

Cardstock: Kraft, Rich Razzleberry Textured & Smooth, Very Vanilla 

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Extras: White Gel Pen, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper

As I said they're both very similar. I rolled out the wheel and then adhered a thin strip of Rich Razzleberry textured cardstock. I rounded the top two corners and then the top two corners of a small rectangle of smooth Rich Razzleberry that I adhered to the bottom right hand corner and wrote Thanks on it. To the first i added a button and some linen thread, the second I rolled the wheel out on sone Very Vanilla cardstock and cut out one of the flowers, I finished it off with a rhinestone in the centre for a little sparkle!

Coco

Stamp Set: Every Little Bit

Ink: Basic Black, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Marina Mist

Cardstock: Kraft, Pacific Point Textured and DSP

Extras: 1" Circle Punch, Blender Pen, Dimentionals, Scallop Edge Punch

This is just a little card I was working on last week but finished off today. Its a bit messy, but I was just trying to use up little scraps of cardstock and DSP that I had left over! Its similar to the Girls, Girls, Girls and Pie cards I posted last week! 

Please feel free to leave a comment! I love reading them and they really make my day! 


'til next time, 


Amanda  xoxo