Summer Fun card

Two days ago was our card making day here in the Netherlands, so my post today had to be a card.

This card sure was a delight to make.

Because the placement of writing on the tabs and the butterflies, this makes it possible to have the card standing or laying, as above. This would be determent by the way you write your message on the inside of the card.

Stamps from Heartfelt Creations are used to make the 3 roses. All three rose's are different sizes. Stamp and cut x 6 for each rose. I first stamped on white paper then sprayed with Glimmer Mist to give them the fantastic soft orange/apricot color. 

It is a shame you can not see it in the photo's, but the roses have a gold shimmer to them, which is what makes glimmer mist so great.

There is so much more of this yummy sort of mists on the market now, but I need to use up the stash I already have...

(I think we all have a bit of this luxury problem?)..haha..

The stamp used is from the BOTANICAL FLORAL 2 HCPC3407
Love this stamp set!

Spellbinders, Do'Hickies and Joy dies. 

These have been used to make all the leaves and swirls to compliment and frame the roses.

Embossing these butterflies on the back ground gives the card something extra. 

The stitching was well worth the effort of stitching by hand. 

Tucking a few gold flower stamens here and there under the rose's. Not to forget also a few dots of gold stickles, this allows a bit of interest to the arrangement. 

Love the tabs. Placed while making the card, later when the card is finished, write something. This makes life so easy.....love easy....

One could really personalize the card, by writing the persons name on the tabs that you intend on giving it to. 

Close up of the smaller rose's. All the rose's are finished with a few dabs of gesso, this gives the card a shabby look.

Which of course is what I like......I think this card has already found it's home. 

I'm going to send it to my self. It is always nice to get a card in the post.

I hope you all had a great, inspiring, fun, inky, scrappy card day on the 3rd, and are ready to take the new week on.

Till next post scrappy hugs, Sussipoppins

I MADE CARDS

Getting into the cards.... seriously!

hahaha...laugh not too hard....first take a look at my effort. Still trying, and a lot different from doing a LO.

Not as much room!

The above card is my Fav. Love these birds and frames from Joy. Balled and misted for that vintage distressed look. Love it! Flowers from Nelly S. punches to be found in Holland.

Something a bit different, but simple...I have found with card making for me any way....

"less is more"....

The back ground and swirls are made with the help of those wonderful Cherry Lynn Dies. Just love them, like all my other dies....can we ever get enough of them,........

NO!

Flowers are the left overs from the last posted LO. 

All is finished with the Glimmer Mists...can't not use my most fav. colour "Olive Vine"

Letting you in on a secret.....

I am having this great big giant love affair over here in Australia....... 

while the cat is away the mice will play......

It is to do with paper and ink and all things yummy! (as always).....

(what is she up to now??????)

It's called "Stamp'in Up" 

We all know it is hitting Holland 8th October..... that's old news.....I just wanted to do a lot of home work to see if it was for me or if, "Stamp"in Up" fits into my life plan. Well it does! And I sure will be signing the dotted line when I get back from this wonderful gallivanting around the other side of the world....

........having so much fun and all that..So watch out for further posts......

I was invited to give a WS here in Cairns,  the Table Lands, at a Stampin Up retreat, given through Shannean Moncrief, the Stampin Up guru here in Cairns. 

What a success it was,

 I have never had so much crazy fun, made 31 card front swaps, met so many wonderful ladies and gentleman...yes there was one from MARS there! I might add, I was very impressed with his work. 

I can be saying with out a lie.I had only 3 hours +- sleep from Friday am till Sunday night.

I was wearing dark glasses all day Sunday to hide all the eye make up that made it's way down the face...I am talking about those dark rings that are in the wrong place.Who cares when we can scrap till we drop, ....literally! 

Not enough time to sleep. Scrap book challenges.

She was a tough one! No flowers allowed! It's called tough love over here..you know the sort of love you use with your kids.. Goes with out saying, there was also, card making challenges through the weekend.I sure learn't lot's,last weekend.

My WS was working with the "Stampin Up" product. Just love'n what the paper does for my flowers.

Therefor I shall have to take photo's and up load them for you....just let me catch up on some shut eye first.

Sorry, you will have to wait a few days for that.

So until then keep on scrapp'n, create'n and have'n fun.

Scrappy hugs and love SussiP oxo