Love is in the Air on Sycamore Street cards

Hey there
Here are the 4 love-ly cards inspired by the Sycamore St dsp from this year's sale-a-bration catalogues that were canvassed in this post.

First up is 'Artistic Amour'. I just love this stamp set! Paris being the city of love and the Eiffel tower being the symbol of Paris, you couldn't get anything more apt.

Colour palette – tangerine tango, island indigo, whisper white, sahara sand

Card base – tangerine tango cs, 14cm x 20cm and score at 10cm,  background stamp the medallion from ‘Artistic Etchings’ in either t.tango ink or versa mark. This size card base will fit SU’s crumb cake envelopes.
Mount – cut a piece of pool party card stock to 11.5cm x 6.5cm, cut an upside down V, run through bigshot using the vintage wallpaper embossing folder. Attach to card base using sticky trip

Focal image – cut piece of whisper white cs to 8.5cm x 5.5cm and cut off top to edges 1 cm in to create tag. Stamp the medallion from Artistic Etchings in tangerine tango ink (stamp off first so not so saturated), rub cs with embossing buddy, stamp Eiffel tower from same SS in versa mark ink and heat emboss with silver embossing powder. Punch a circle from pool party cs with ¾” circle punch, score down centre and fold over top middle of tag. Punch a hole and thread some pool party ribbon through and tie.

Sentiment – cut piece of sahara sand cs to 6cm x 1.2 cm and hand cut upside down V, stamp amour from Artistic etchings in tangerine tango ink, adhere with some sticky strip and then a staple. Attach whole tag to mount using dimensionals.

Next up is 'Ton of love'. I made this for Koala. He's only 14 months old but it was lovely to write to him of 3 things that I love about him! It will go into his 'happy box' as a record and for him to read when he's older.

Colour palette – Island indigo, pool party, calypso coral, rich razzleberry, summer starfruit

Card base – whisper white

Embellishments – strip of Sycamore Street dsp (SAB) – 3cm x 10.5cm

Focal image – On sahara sand cs cut to 8cm by 10.5 cm and mounted with dimensionals, elephant image from Patterned Occasions (SAB) stamped and hand cut with extra ear mounted on dimensional. Hearts cut from same dsp using Heart to Heart punch. Strings hand drawn with white gel pen.

When we made this card on Wednesday night, Stef came up with another version with one of the heart balloons flying off into the heavens. Here's my take on that idea -

Our 3rd make'n'take for the evening was 'Love on the line'. In my previous post, I showed it in bravo burgundy. It looks just as sweet in island indigo -

Colour palette – Island indigo, pool party, calypso coral, rich razzleberry, summer starfruit

Card base – Rich razzleberry cs, run through big shot using vine street (SAB) embossing folder

Embellishments – String (non su) tied around cb twice, Heart and Heart to Heart punches on Sycamore Street dsp (SAB), mounted onto contrasting cs and hand cut to create border, attached with mini pegs (non su).

Sentiment – from Tiny tags SS, cut with Jewellery tag punch, and mounted with mini glue dots

The 4th card from the Love is in the Air on Sycamore St collection is 'Who loves who'. This is a really sweet and simple card. I used the simple letters alphabet dies which is now retired, but it would work just as well with the current 'typeset alphabet bigz' on page 192 of annual cattie.

Colour palette – sahara sand, whisper white, island indigo, pool party

Card base – sahara sand, landscape, hand draw stitching lines with white gel pen.

Focal image – mount is whisper white cut at 6.7cm x 11.7. For letters,  cut strip island indigo cs to 2cm x 6.5 cm and 4.7 x 4.7. Using low tack masking tape, tape down the cs over the letter I and U and roll through big shot using alphabet die. Punch heart from Sycamore Street dsp using full Heart punch. Adhere letters with snail and heart with dimensional.

Embellishments – Tie some pool party ribbon around mount and attach a pool party button to heart with mini glue dot (both from ribbon and button pack SAB).

Well I hope you enjoyed these cards. If you have any questions or would like to order any of these products to make your own creations, please email me via my email on my profile page.
Have a great weekend!
Renée M-B

Love is in the air on Sycamore St

Greetings!
We had our first session of our CardART club on Wednesday night. It was great fun. Especially the wine and cheese for supper. As it was the eve of Valentine's Day, the theme just had to be love :-)
I'd conceived 6 projects all inspired by the Sycamore St dsp (one of the freebies in the sale-a-bration cattie). Pictured above is the bunting I made for the occasion. It spells 'create' (hard to decipher in the photo).
I also made up a paper mailbox that my family and I have dubbed our 'love note box'. It's going to sit on our kitchen bench and whenever we want to write love-ly things to each other, we can post them in our box. The munchkins love the love heart flag.

 

I found the template for the box  on Tiffany Bird's fantastic blog. But as it was sized for tiny love notes, I enlarged the template by 130% and added some extra length in the centre in order to fit standard sized cards. For extra reinforcement along the bottom and sides, I cut a piece of pool party dsp to 7 3/4” x 6 7/8” and scored it at 1 3/4” and 6”. I also resized the tab to 3”x7/8" and scored at ½” and 1 1/2”. 

Here's the front -

 

And here are all the cards -

 

I designed 4 cards for the 4 much loved members of my little family, 3 of which were the make'n'takes for the club session. It's really nice to reflect on and communicate what it is that you love about your loved ones. Valentine's Day is one of my favourite festivals. Anyway, here's the collection -

 

In my next post, I'll go through each card in detail. So stay tuned!
Renee M-B

CardART club 2013

Hi there!

I have some information for you on the JoieDeVivre House CardART club for 2013. Our first session is on Wednesday, 13th February from 7:30pm to 9:30pm, with a repeat daytime session from 9:30am to 11:30am on Thursday, 7th February. These sessions are obligation free. So if you are new to cardmaking or papercraft, you can give it a test run :-)

How the CardART Club works

The club is a group of up to 5 people who like to make beautiful things out of paper and other art and craft materials!

We meet every two months: February, April, June, August, October, and then in November, (as December gets way too busy!) at my place in Bulimba.  You can also join as an 'online' member if you can't make it to classes - you receive the same benefits and I will send you the diy kits to make up your session projects at home.
We make 2 to 3 paper/craft items each time (e.g. a card, a gift bag, etc). All Stampin’Up craft materials and instruction are provided. You just bring along your tool kit (adhesives and scissors). I usually charge $20 for these types of classes, but if you become part of the CardART club, they are free.

Each member takes a turn at ‘hosting’ – so bringing along something yummy to eat (I'll provide the wine for the night session and coffee/tea for the day session)
Each member commits to placing a $50 minimum Stampin’Up order at each session (6 sessions in all). This ensures each hostess qualifies for the hostess benefits when it’s her turn. 
Each member on their hosting month will receive the Stampin Up hostess benefits ($50 of free product of your choice, free postage and a free gift).

What you will gain from it:

      ·         Enjoy some creative and enriching time out for yourself!

·         Learn new skills and paper/craft techniques.

·         Make beautiful handmade projects for your family, friends, or yourself.

·         Build up your stash of paper art/craft supplies. bit by bit, over time.

·         Obtain 15% off general tools and adhesives for every order as an extra bonus.

·         Receive free Stampin Up catalogues for the duration of the club (valued at over $15).

·         Earn guaranteed hostess benefits of $50 of free products of your choice.

How to join

Please contact me if you would like to be a part of the CardART club or would like more information. Phone 0407 562 535 or email jdvhouse@gmail.com.  

Looking forward to crafting with you soon!
Renée M-B

Peace with friends

Greetings!
Quick post!  Just loved the colours in this week's play date cafe challenge. So I created this card. The photos don't do it justice. Much prettier in real life :-) I'm also linking it to just add ink's just add Christmas.
Used 'little friends' and 'greetings of the season'. It's the perfect little image for a summery, Australian Christmas. And it's a timely message.
Cheers
Renee

star tree trilogy

Greetings!
Here are 3 cards made with the 'star tree' stamp and the greeting is from 'curly cute'. I've done the tree in 3 different ways to show you how versatile it can be! The common colours are elegant eggplant, garden green and whisper white.

 

Here, I've stamped it tone on tone with garden green and embellished it with rhinestones, and cut it out.

 

In this second card, I've stamped the tree onto white, and then added some dazzling diamonds to the 'tinsel'.

 

For the third card, I've stamped the tree again on white, but using a masking stencil, I've sponged over the top in garden green ink.

Hope you've enjoyed this post!
Cheers
Renee
 

sweet and simple sugar plum favours

Greetings!
I whipped these up today just in time to give out at school to the school mums, admin staff etc. I've been really struggling to find the time to do my usual handmade Christmas gifts and cards. Koala, child no. 3, does not like me sitting at my craft table! So rather than give up altogether, I've had to come up with really quick, simple but sweet designs.
So for the 10cm x 10cm gift card, I just stamped and punched 2 of the baubles from 'delightful decorations', hand-drew the ribbon from the piece of embossed soft suede cardstock. I wrote inside using the soft suede marker. And it ended up looking quite stylish!
To package the sugar plums, I use the large tag punch and the star punch from the 'merry minis' punch pack.

It felt really good making and giving these out today. In this age of emailed or texted greetings, I am consciously making the effort and finding the time to connect with my community in a more personal, meaningful and tangible way.
Cheers
Renee
 

Road to Happiness Bro's Birthday

Greetings!
Whipped up this clean and simple card for my brother's 36th birthday - he loves the beach, surfing and plays guitar so this stamp set - 'road to happiness' - was a perfect choice! Really like this stamp set. Thought you could use the presents in the car for a 'season's greetings' card too. The groovy sketch is from 'freshly made sketches no.64' and the gorgeous colours are from 'playdate cafe challenge 160'. In stampin'up language, they're bashful blue, baja breeze, marina mist, midnight muse, whisper white and sahara sand. Dsp from 'festival of prints' - loving that pad of papers! And of course the numbers (embossed in white) are from 'memorable moments'.
If you'd like to order any of these projects, or this card ready made, please contact me!
Cheers
Renée

bunny rabbit party invites

Greetings
My little Koala turned 1 not long ago and we had a wonderful bunny rabbit themed party for him. I made a bunch of invites using the gorgeous bunny stamp from 'The Nicest Things' (ret.).

The text I did in word and printed onto naturals ivory cardstock and mounted it onto pumpkin pie, after distressing edges and using the corner rounder punch. The flowers are made with a combo of the fancy flower punch and the scallop circle in garden green, old olive and certainly celery. I spritzed the flowers with water and scrunched them up to make them look a bit like cabbage or lettuce leaves.

To colour the bunny, I used blender pens in the colours listed above. I also used champagne shimmer paint and coloured pencils on the ears. On the back, I used adhesive magnets so the recipients could stick them on their fridge :-)

Cheers
Renée M-B

 

confirmation card with boho blossoms

Greetings!
I'm doing a bit of a catch up of cardartistry posts so will have a few cards to share with you over the next few weeks.This one is a confirmation card I made way back in May! Anyway, it features two symbols of confirmation - the white flowers and the green leaves. Flowers are made with boho blossoms punch and leaves are the wings from teh bird punch. Nice and simple and sweet.
Cheers
Renée M-B

thank you hearts

Greetings
Really cute sketch over at retrosketches this week, no.33. I've stuck pretty close to the sketch because I just love the dangly hearts. Nice way to show off SU 2012-2014 in colours that just arrived in the mail. That gumball green is a really beautiful, bright green!
Cheers
Renee M-B

 

uncle's curly cute happy birthday

g'day

whipped this card up today for a special uncle's birthday. used the sketch from ppa  145 and the colours are from the paper players 117.
was fun putting together cajun craze, bravo burgundy, night of navy and very vanilla. nice graphic sketch too to play with.

ingredients (all products from stampin up unless otherwise specified)
sentiment: curly cute
colours: as per challenge
dsp: regals dsp pack
tools: corner rounder, big shot and vintage wallpaper embossing folder, heart punch, paper piercing pack
embellies: vintage button, white gel pen

cheers
renée m-b


 

birthday bakery gift card holder and card in one!

Greetings!
I'm pretty excited to share this creation with you :-) It's a birthday card for my son's school teacher with a gift card holder attached to the front. The colours are from the colour throwdown challange 207. However, I ran out of time to enter due to the time zone differences with the US, it seems!

Anyway, I used rose red (melon mambo), peach parfait, so saffron (barely banana) and wild wasabi (gable green). Ss is birthday bakery - a retired hostess set that I love and have never used, so it was nice to finally have a play.
Now the really cool thing about this card is the front top note part, which is actually gift card holder!

 

I used a large flower brad to keep it closed. The inside sentiment says 'hope your day is the sweetest ever' from 'crazy for cupcakes' ss. Here is the link on how to make the top note gift card holder. I adapted it a little and I also made an actual card for it to be attached to - as I always like to write a fairly long message in my cards.

Hope you like it!

Cheers
Renée

 

new catalogues are here!

Greetings!

Click on pic to view new annual catalogue for 2012 to 2013

Click on pic to view new Holiday catalogue!

To celebrate their arrival, Card ARTistry is offering 15% off all Christmas related products for the month of September! Please email me to place your order!

Cheers
Renée

just a note

g'day
have this little cutie to share with you today. it's for a very special friend. she knows who she is! Used quite a few different elements here:
mini envelope die, polka dot and lattice embossing folders
extra large bird punch
mozart sheet music (non su)
pearls and grey satin ribbon
white gel pen for the 'stitches'
colours are b.black and b.grey with orchid opulence (which is unfortunately a retired su colour)
hope you're having a great day!
x renée

case study 97 - anniversary 8

Greetings!
Playing along at the last minute with case study challenge no.97! I made it for my darling husband as our 8th anniversary card. There are 8 hearts to symbolise each year of our marriage and the colours are bronze (aka soft suede) as that is the traditional 'gift' for an 8 year anniversary, red (aka cherry cobbler) as that is the colour of love, and blue (aka baja breeze) as that was the complementary colour of our wedding!

I loved this case challenge. The layout is so clean and simple. And I just can't go past a one layer card! As I write this, I'm thinking I'd like to emboss the 'always' bit and maybe embellish that corner a bit more - but I've run out of time!
For the cross side frame bit, I used twill tape and hemp twine as there was a fair bit of stuff going on with the hearts. The hearts are punched out of scraps of dsp. Love is from 'tiny tags' from SU and 'always' is from 'define your life' SU (retired).
Cheers
Renée