A wedding

A good friend of mine at work is getting married in a couple of weeks and as part of a close-knit team, we're all going to the wedding.  As she likes my lacy, flowery creations, I've put together this wedding card (using a Stampsmith Stamp) for all of us to sign.  

 

Here's a close up of the detail

As a memento of the day, I've also made a little lacy heart and the hanging has got their names  on one side and the date of the wedding on the other.  

 

... and I was very lucky to find the perfect matching box!

PS - for those of you who are aware of the different spellings for boys and girls' names, her name is spelt the male way(!)

TSC3: Ovals

Time for the next Stampsmith Challenge which this time round is "ovals."  Use one or more oval shapes in your project.  You don't have to use Stampsmith Stamps but obviously if you do have some the team would love to see them.

The template I've used here is for a Diamond Fold Card and there are plenty of videos available on YouTube explaining how to do this.

TSC2: Black and white and one other colour

The second challenge is just up on the Stampsmith Challenge blog and this week it's to create a project in black and white and one other colour.  If you need some inspiration and want to have a go, here's the link.  

This is my effort.  I have no idea where the damask paper came from.  It was buried in my stash but if anyone has any let me know because I LOVE it! lol  I've used a Tim Holtz texture fade to accentuate Marilyn who's image is from Marilyn Sheet 1.

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Stampsmith DT - Bring out the star in you!

Well here's Marilyn who was definitely a star.   The background paper is Webster's Pages with flowers from Prima.  The cardstock and the flowers have been edged with Golden Rod Stickles.  Although I swore I would never own anything Magnolia the tag is one of their DooHickey dies (what a name! LOL) and it's very cute.

Stampsmith DT Let your light shine....

A more simple layout than I usually make.  This is a gorgeous image and she certainly seems to have some sort of inner glow.  The papers are a digital download from Bearly Mine.

Stampsmith DT - Disdainful

This image always raises a smile.  If looks could kill.......  There's another card made with this image on the Stampsmith website which says "we've been through a lot together and most of it was your fault."  It makes a great humerous anniversary card.  The quote here is from Bette Davis. You can click on the image to enlarge it . It says "I'd love to kiss ya but I just washed my hair." LOL

Stampsmith DT - My husband and I.....

I've used this stamp a lot over the years.  It's been fun to use in overseas swaps because of it's very (if rather old fashioned) Britishness.  The papers are from Craftwork Cards and the die cut is from this Etsy seller.

... you can put any relevant greeting inside - doesn't just have to be birthday!  It's also perfect ATC size.

Stampsmith DT - Adore

I've got two sets of friends getting married later in the year and this may well be a wedding card for one of them. I've been very influenced by Lisa Pace's style recently so you may see similarities here! I had to invest in a pair of pinking shears too!

 

The frame is Maya Road, covered in a book page and then sprinkled with Diamond Dust German glass glitter (thanks Chris!)

An apology.....

The Stampsmith produce a(n) hilarious plate called "Oooh Baby" which features different photos stamps of baby expressions.  I think the one used here really sums up the sentiment, which is also a Stampsmith Stamp.

PDCC31 Think of me..

I thought this week's Play Date Cafe colour combination was interesting and not my usual choice so it was a bit of a challenge to work with LOL. The colours are pretty accurate IRL but the camera has distorted them slightly. 

.... and in case you're wondering the picture is of Lucille Ball (a Stampsmith Stamp).

Hello Cheeky!

Yes, some of you may recognise this card but it just goes to show that changing the sentiment can change the whole ethos of the card.  This is for my dad for Father's Day next month  (he's 85!) and I've also entered it for Tuesday taggers which, this week,  is to make a man's card.

No regrets...

I'm not quite sure for what occasion you would want to use this card. If any of you find it appropriate, let me know and I will send it your way!

Oh yes... and if your interested, I made all of those little holes with a Japanese screw punch.  There's dedication for you.

Stampsmith DT

And finally for today my next Stampsmith DT make.  I'm really enjoying including some stitching in my work at the moment.  This is a Maya Road canvas tag.  I initially sprayed it with some Glimmer Mist, stamped a text stamp over this and edged the tag with the same sepia ink.  I've stitched round the edge with gold thread, attached the pic in the same way and VERY carefully (LOL) stitched the letter"f" and "L" .  (click on the pic if you want a closer look) 

This is the lovely Audrey Hepburn by the way. The bling is from Prima, the flower from Maya Road and the lace from Webster's Pages (yes they do gorgeous trims too!).  By the way - isn't the stone I've photographed it on just gorgeous?

Stampsmith DT and a giveaway

...well it was supposed to be just an A6 card size but somehow expanded into an 8 x 8 inch page.  This stamp is the gorgeous Lily.  Very dreamy looking.  By the way, I had real trouble deciding where to put the dew drops so in the end I just chucked them down onto my work and just glued them where they landed! 

I thought I would also make this a giveaway.  I am getting such a collection of pieces that I'm running out of room. So if you would like her, just leave a comment and I will do a random generator thingy for the winner at the end of the month

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Here's my latest for the Stampsmith DT which I also made for one of the girls on our forum.  It always strikes me as a very cheerful, cheeky stamp.  The background paper is from Club Scrap which I love and have now nearly run out of and the white flourishes and flowers are Kaiser rubons.

Memory

This is my latest Stampsmith DT creation.  The paper is Prima "Indeed" collection.  It's absolutely gorgeous.  I've also used the backing card from a couple of Prima flower packets - it's way too good to waste.  The frame is Maya Road - again covered with the Prima paper.

  

You can't see it very clearly in the photo but this is the little heart charm hanging at the bottom (actually this isn't a very good photo either so apologies).

  

 

I couldn't resist showing you a couple of pics of the lichen from the old apple tree where I took the photos. 

  

It reminds me of the sort of things we would have had to paint in art when I was at school - and was rubbish at. LOL

Serena

There are two images of Serena produced by the Stampsmith and this is no 2.  No 1 is just as gorgeous but portrayed from a sightly different angle.  I am always slightly amazed at the quality and detail of these pictures when you lift the stamp off the ink.  LOL - I've just had to replace my archival ink pads which are pretty ancient and just that bit too dry to produce a good image.

Ophelia

I've been enjoying reminding myself which Stampsmith Stamps I own.  The trouble is once you start buying stamps you get carried away and do tend to forget what you have! (anyone else have that problem?!)  Ophelia is a lovely image and must  be one of the most well known Stampsmith Stamps.

.... and I'm very sorry - it's another easel card.  I promise to do something different next time!

Stampsmith DT

I was very honoured to be asked to join the Stampsmith DT recently for a six month period. I've collected a lot of their stamps over the years, particularly the photo stamps. They can be a bit tricky but once you get the hang of them the quality of the images is fabulous. This is my first DT card. It's also my first easel card and I can see me making lots more as it's a very addictive shape.

Make sure you check out the other new DT member's blog too. Lynne Moncrieff creates gorgeous work and I'm really pleased we're sharing this together.