Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Colour Challenge Time at Swap Sisters

This time it was a colour challenge, how bright and lovely is that??

I used the retired Kaleidoscope paper, tempting turquoise cardstock, summer sun cardstock, dimensionals, scallop square and square punch to create my second ever joy fold card!
I havent given it a sentiment yet as I am not sure what occasion I might use it for
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Thanks for visiting, have a great day!
Amanda

Monday, April 12, 2010

ATC third times a charm???

Courtney on Swap Sisters set the ATC challenge again this past wednesday and the requirements were

  • It needs to be one colour, various shades
  • use a Button or brad
  • Word or sentiment
  • one or more images
I decided to unleash the 'girly girl' in me and go PINK!!!

Here is what I came up with
Thanks for looking!
Have a great day!

Amanda

Sunday, April 11, 2010

2,5,7 10 box

Shelley and Megan challenged me to go out of my comfort zone and make a 3D item, namely the 2,5,7, 10 box and today when hubby got home from work i set about creating it!

Here is my wonky 2,5,7,10 box, don't look too closely and i wont show you the bottom or sides!! Lets just say that I really need to work on following instructions!  This is the 2nd ever box i have tried and the 1st box that wont have the items put in it fall out on the floor!

Thanks for looking!! Amanda

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Safe is Nice

When it comes to cardmaking, once i master a technique or card design if i find it easy then its all I do!
Love you EASEL CARDS!!, however my friends Shelley and Megan keep telling me that i must try new things especially 3D(shudders)

I dont do 3D because
1.  Straight and I are not friends!
2.  I dont have a nice scoring system, Megan told me i can use a ruler and bread knife but I think I will pass
3.  My fingers are really fat which gets in the way of fiddly/tricky things

They have challenged me to create a 2,5,7, 10 box and they kindly gave me a month to complete the task, so watch this space as sometime in the next 30 days a wonky box will be making its internet debut!!

I also made my first Joy-fold card the other day for a workshop i have in a few weeks, i think it turned out well but only time will tell if it becomes my new favourite!

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Have a great day!! Amanda

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

All in the Family birthday card

My friend Natalia is celebrating her birthday this month and I decided that it was time to ink up All in the Family.

I stamped the card using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig, coloured in the family with watercolour crayons and aqua brush.
Whisper white cardstock, tangerine tango DSP, yo-yo yellow cardstock, trio flower punch.

Have a great day

Amanda

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Swap Sisters Sweet Sunday Sketch 4 (SSSSS 4)

Its Sunday again and that means SSSSS #4 has been posted, see below:

I got cracking and created the following page based on the above sketch

I have used all SU products
Very Vanilla cardstock
Chocolate Chip DSP
Kraft cardstock
Close to Cocoa cardstock
More Mustard cardstock


Hope you are having a great Easter! 
Amanda

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Artist Trading Cards

Artist Trading Cards are beautiful mini artworks with wonderful layers and colours and just so pretty!
On SS they have ATC Wednesday and I have been trying my hand at them.
This weeks attempt-Easter theme

I am thinking that I really should be an admirer and give up on the creation part, although i have been told my creations are lovely against those that make them they look a little underdone!!!


This is one of the two i made last Wednesday-trees/foliage theme, their are gremlins at work that are uploading my photos as portrait even though they are landscape in my folder and nobody wants to look at a sideways picture(although it might be an improvement LOL) and im too new at blogging to figure out how to change the way my photo is once i add it!

Have a great day!
Amanda