Sunday, March 15, 2009

Cheers to you

Just going throught my previous sketch and found this one that I made for my supervisior last year, a special birthday with a zero. It was my first attempt as using Roses in Winter from Stampin Up
Recipe:
Roses in Winter,Lots of thoughts - Stampin up
White cs, Rose Red, Nana's Nursery - DCWV
Whispers - butterscotch, Sunshine, Savoy Green, Green Leaf. Stampin Up - Purely Pommergranate ribbon, Nestabilities, brads.
TFL
Maryann

Friday, March 13, 2009

Best Things

I made this card very late last night, I was looking for a stamp to make a male card, but a came across this and since I found out my work friend had a birthday this month I just had to ink it up. My friend is always talking about her weight as we work all day with food it is hard not to be tempted with the goodies that we make.
Sorry about the quality of the photo but last night it didn't look blurry, I did not realize it was until I loaded it up today and I have already given the card away, but I think that you will get the general idea.
The sketch I used for this is from Talyor's Taylored Expressions Cupcake challenge TECC38

Recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado - 97648 bad or fattening
Paper: DP- GCD cupcakes, Blue Bayou, Real Red, Marigold Morning
Other: Blue Bayou ribbon, nestabilities, sml circle punch.


TFL
Maryann

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Sending Chocolate

I made this card just to add to my emergency cards, you never know when someone might need cheering up.
As it turned out my daughter is going to an eighteenth party and is giving chocolate as a present so it worked out perfect.
The sketch I used can be found at Splitcoast Stampers it is MFTSC66.
Stamps: Stampabilities - House Mouse
Paper: Chocolate chip, Brillant Blue, Soft Sky, DCWV - Brights DP.
Other: Word Window Punch, nestabilities, Chocolate chip ribbon and brads, copics, Cuttlebug houndstooth embossing folder.
TFL
Maryann

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Birthday Frills



I have been busy making my way through a list of sketches.
This is another card from Taylors of Taylored Expressions Cupcake Sketches, the sketch I used was designed by Sherrie Siemens TECC52SS.

Stamps: The cat's Pajamas Paper: Kiwi Kiss cs, Bali Breeze - DP,brillant blue cs. Other: Cuttlebug embossing folder- frills, nestibilities,Kiwi Kiss striped ribbon, copics.

TFL
Maryann

Monday, March 9, 2009

Time to Fly

I found this cute House Mouse image when I was going through some card stock, what a waste of a good image so I made this card. This card started out as sketch TECC46, but I made a few changes along the way. It was my first attempt at faux stiching,mmmm I think I need so more practice.


Stamps: Stampabilities - House Mouse, Paper Chic design by Cristina Re. Paper: Brilland Blue, Tempting Turquoise, sky blue. Other: blue satin ribbon, scallop punch, circle punches, copics, blue bayou ink, scallop boarder punch.
TFL
Maryann

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Bunny Greetings

This is my first attempt at a Alota Sketch, I have had Alota stamps for quite some time, years ago I bought several grab bags and this stamp was in it. I am not a member of Alota Rubber Stamps Paper Craft Planet Group but you can find this particular Sketch here.
Recipe:
Stamps: Alota- Bunny Juggling /2002, MFT sassy sayings.
Paper: Grant Archival Dena Designs - Brights,Real Red cs, Taken with Teal cs, pixie pink cs.
Other: Copics, glitter brads, foam dots, oval punch - su, Designer Label punch - su, real red grosgrain striped ribbon.

TFL
Maryann

Saturday, March 7, 2009

You're Sweet


Today's card was made for Taylors sketch challenge TECC57 . I used a new cupcake stamp that I was given for my birthday, it is from Amuse. I wanted to use Rose Red cs but I was shocked to find that I had used it all, I was so sure I had some more there. I did manage to find Ruby Red which was a close match so I went with that. I used my berry bliss dp, I just love it so I am glad that I have ordered more before it is discontinued.

I used the Happy Birthday embossing folder for my panel and the main image was coloured with copics and cut out with my nestibilites. The verse was punched with the word window punch.

Recipe: Stamps: Amuse - cupcake set
Paper: Berry Bliss dp, ruby red, pretty in pink, white cs
Other: nestabilities, word window punch, glitter brads, small rhinestones, copics, cuttlebug EB.

TFL
Maryann

Friday, March 6, 2009

Disney Presents

Hi There,

My close friends know that it was my birthday last month and I was a bit sad because my daughter was away, way away living over seas for six months, she had just left before my birthday. But it was great to hear that she has settled in well and who wouldn't working and living at Disney World in Florida. It was good to see that she did not forget her Mum's birthday and a package arrived this week. My daughter knows my well and has purchased things for my hobbies, a golf ball with the Disney logo, eyelets for making cards and a jigsaw puzzle. The only thing missing was a book from our favourite author, but I know that she has been looking so may be for Mother's day. The only thing that I really asked her for was some Martha Stewart boarder punches, it is sad but we can't buy them in Australia, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.


Maryann

Monday, March 2, 2009

Doggie Bliss

Again I am working my way through past sketches this time at Taylored Expressions. I thought I would have a go at TECC45 posted in December 2008. I used berry bliss dp soon to be retired from stampin up in Australia. The stamp is from a new set that I got for my Birthday from a friend. I made the background with the seeing spots set and versamark ink.
Recipe:
Stamps: The cat's Pajamas - clearly swanky stamps,seeing spots- stampin up
Other: Berry Bliss DP, close to cocoa, pretty in pink, chocolate chip (stampin up) and pink satin ribbon, Brads, craft affair, hole punch, versamark ink,brillance black ink, copics
TFL
Maryann

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Lighthouse

I have been looking at past sketches over at scs and came across this one, sc118, which was fairly easy to case. I have used a stamp that I have had for some time, I like it because it is great to watercolour.
Recipe:
Stamps:PSX
Other: Cuttlebug - d'vine swirls, water colour pencils


TFL
Maryann