Love Story RS#92

I nearly didn't make the time to make this card, but I'm easily distracted from my chores!!! I already had the Shimmery White card cut and embossed so that helped a lot. Then I found a banner cut from the Retired Twitterpated DSP and so I only had to find  my set of One In A Million stamps for the pair of greetings. I didn't think the Frosted Finishes 'button' added enough glimmer and gleam so added three rhinestones. It's just a shame my camera wasn't playing nicelty today, it wouldn't focus properly, so it is hard to pick up all the lovely glitter. The sketch over at Retro Sketches was my inspiration.

I'd like to say a big hello to all my subscribers, I've noticed there are a few new people, so welcome!

I hope you're all set for the end of 2013 which is so rapidly approaching. I'm hoping to be able to share my Christmas cards with you over the weekend.

'Bye for now

Rachel

Little Leaf PP#172

Leaves are among my favourite images, but I don't own any current stamps with leaves, mainly
because Autumn/Fall isn't as important in the southern hemisphere.

The challenge at The Paper Players is clean and simple with leaves, pop over to check out the cards.

 Faith In Nature is a retired Hostess set, quite lovely too,and I stamped a leaf on water colour paper, and coloured it using an aqua painter and Bermuda Bay ink. It's another Sympathy Card in soothing blues, love those colours.
This type of card is called a Joy Fold Card, I hadn't made one for a while, so it was fun to play with this style for a change. I've kept it quite plain, with some texture on the left fold with the Pretty Print Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (132175) and on the right is some of the lovely Winter Frost DSP Stack (132183) It is held closed with a button from In-color Boutique Details (130938) and a scattering of Rhinestones finish it off.

I do hope I don't need to send this card any time soon,
Rachel

My Little Leaf card was picked by LeAnne!

Remembering Your Birthday

This love of pink is something new for me and I think it has a lot to do with the arrival of a little girl in our family - after 38 years!!! A long wait but well worth it.

I've found myself using pink for scrap booking, of course, and also for cards. When you have a stamp that says "Today calls for something pink with sprinkles on top" it DEMANDS pink, doesn't it?

Beginning with Pink Pirouette, I used an embossing folder, Pretty Print Textured Impressions(132175),  from the current Holiday Catalogue. The banners are cut from retired DSP, mostly Twitterpated and I stamped and punched a cupcake with the Cupcake Builder Punch(121807). I have been neglecting my punches for a while, but they are so quick and easy to use, and I love a pretty cupcake.

The stamp sets are Create A Cupcake (128520) and  Remembering Your Birthday (131347) and the greeting is stamped inside alongside another cupcake.

I've used this sketch by Kathya at Sunday Stamps as my inspiration and stamped in Melon Mambo and Pink Pirouette.




I have finished my three days at work for the week, and look forward to a visit tomorrow with my son, daughter-in-law and their three cherubs. It has been raining all day here, I do hope it finishes and the sun comes out soon.
Happy stamping,
Rachel