Mothers Day shaker card fun

Hey everyone!! Well its getting closer to that special month where we celebrate all you wonderful moms out there!!!

So for years now I've been making cards for Academy Florists in Winnipeg MB. They have some wonderful ladies in there are beyond talented when it comes to flower arrangements!! I'm always so honoured they want to share my cards with their beautiful creations!!! 

Mothers Day is a super buys time for them…heres a peek at one of the cards Ive recently made for the shop!!!

I recently jumped on the bandwagon of shaker cards and I can't seem to jump off!!! they are just so fun to do!! 

This one was pretty easy to put together! Using that butterfly frame die from Wplus9. I stamped the sentiment on acetate using white stazon ink…my first time ever and I'm in love!!!! Will for sure be seeing more of that!!!

Once all the pieces were die cut stamped and glued together,  I added 2 layers of foam tape on the back on the shaker box part…filled it with some fun sequins. Once it was on the card I added the silver butterfly just for some added depth to it!! A pretty clean and simple yet interactive card!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!
Chera~

Supplies:
Paper: smokey slate, strawberry slush, brushed silver
Stamps: strictly sentiments 4
Ink: white stazon
Accessories: pretty pink posh sequins, small butterfly frame die

spring thank you

Just thought I would post this quick little card I made…it ended up being a cute little square(ish) card cause I need to chop off the bottom half cause I wasn't happy with it…and didn't want to waste or start from scratch!

When making this card I also too a look on my desk to see if there was anything I could salvage. I had this grey cardstock already stamped with the pinstripes in a grey as well…so I took some scrap white card stock i had laying around and stamped the flowers and leaves!! Cut them out by hand arranged them on the card then did some stamping around it!! pretty easy peasy!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!
Chera~

sending sunshine

I think spring is finally among us!! The snow is almost gone, lots of puddles for the kids to splash in…so I thought I would pull out this super cute set from Wplus9 to celebrate!!!

This card is not my typical go to kind of card but how could you not love all the elements used for it to come together!!!!  Originally I had used the stencil on the whole white piece but I really didn't like it going out onto the scalloped edge so I die cut that piece out!!! After I had done that the card just came together. I die cut the sunshine and inked some tumbled glass distress ink. I ended up having some of the yellow still on my fingers from the sunburst but the colour combo was just to pretty…I did the same mixture for the back panel as well!!! After the ink was on the sunshine I knew it needed some wink of stella, cause really what card doesn't need a little glitter!! I die cut the clouds out of white and vellum, however I only used the white ones for this card. I needed to decide on placement for all the pieces so I played around a bit…once I got everything just right I wanted that sunshine to stand out even more! I proceeded to die cut 3 more out and glue them all together. Once everything was adhered to the card I got out the good ol glossy accents, went over the sunshine as well as the cloud outlines!!! And thats pretty much all there is to this card!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Chera~

Supplies:
Paper: white
Ink: tumbled glass and squeezed lemonade distress inks, black 
Stamps: sending sunshine
Accessories: sunshine layers die, wink of stella clear, glossy accents, sunburst stencil stampin up

partial die cut mom

Hey Everyone!! Hope everyones good today!! Here some more cards from the latest Online Card Class…I'm really liking these fun interactive cards!

It took  me a while to find the right die, in the video Julie Ebersole said that block letters work the best with this technique…however I don't have any big enough in my stash….but this one actually worked out really well, probably cause its all one  height. i did have to cut out the the space under the letters to make it proper tho!! (easy peasy with that good ol craft knife). I decided to use patterned paper for the card instead of stamping. I had an idea in  mind of how I wanted it to look and this was the easiest way for me to achieve that!!  

Anyway hope you enjoy and I hope you had as much fun in class as I did!! Thanks for stopping by!!

Chera~

Supplies:

Ink: black

Paper: white, patterned paper retired sale a brations from last year, calypso coral 

Stamps: mom and dad sentiment

Accessories: mom die, wink of stella clear pen, crystal effects

Peek a boo

Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing good today!! So todays card is a combo of my weekly Clean and Simple sketch and some Online Card Class fun!!! Hope you like!!!

Was a super fun card to make!! So quick and easy and just many fun dies you could use for the peek a boo window!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Chera~

Supplies:

Paper: white, black,  patterned paper from March 2014 Simon Says stamp card kit

Ink: black archival ink

Stamps: hand lettered hello

Accessories: pretty pink posh sequins, white embossing powder, butterfly die stampin up!

botanical bunch

This card came together after looking on my desk and seeing this image stamped in black and already on the panel…I looked at it and thought that could make a super elegant yet super simple card!! And I must say, thats exactly how it turned out!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!
Chera

Supplies:
Paper: white, basic grey
Ink: black
Stamp: botanical bunch, fresh cut florals
Accessories: wink of stella, sunshine layer die

botanical colouring

Happy weekend everyone!! I decided to take some me time and attempt to craft. Its been a while since I've had some dedicated time to do that. Got to say it feels good getting back at it again

For todays card I thought I would finally attempt to colour. Honestly this is my very first go at it. I'm sure with more practice I will get better!!! (or I hope to anyway)

Due to the fact I'm not a colourer, I don't really have many stamps that are good for doing so! I recently did a Wplus9 order and loved this botanical set!! Saw many possibilities (most with water colouring if I'm being honest) and knew it had to be added to my collection. I also knew that I wanted to pop up the bigger flowers….

I started off stamping the image and colouring the flowers then cut them out. After that I die cut the white card stock and restamped the image on there and proceeded to colour as well. Once that was all done I too the flowers I had cut out added some wink of stella to the middle and bumped them up with some foam tape. Once that was all together I then added some glossy accents…I also stamped the sentiment on there too!! Cant forget that! Once I completed the white panel I then die cut the black scalped edge piece added I then glued the white card stock to it. I went back and forth on a pink or purple card base and once that was decided I then popped up the black with some foam tape. 

Considering it was my first time colouring the card all in all didn't take me to long to make!! And even tho my husband says it looks like a grandma card I'm pleased with the outcome!!! Hope you do to!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Chera

Supplies:
Paper: white, black, pink pirouette 
Ink: MFT black ink
Stamps: botanicals bunch, strictly sentiments 4
Accessories: SU blenadabilities; wild wasabi, pink pirouette, wisteria wonder, sunshine layers dies, wink of stella, glossy accents

get well soon

Happy Monday crafters!! I've been a label making machine the past few days so I had all my die inks out. I decided to (avoid the fact that I've had no mojo) stamp the colours for swatches. Once I had done that I had a bag of these bigger blooms flowers all die cut and ready to go so I put together this cheerful colour pallet for this get well soon card!! Love how cheery it is!

Once  had all the die cut pieces stamped it took me a while to find an arrangement I liked. Like I said before theres been a lack of mojo lately. So I started playing around with a scrap rectangle stitched die I had laying around. And it all came together from there!! :)

Once I had the sentiment stamped I went and arranged the flowers next. After that part was done I knew I wanted to use this background stamp. A weaved basket look with flowers?? Oh yes please!! And in teal no less!! Just like that I was done this sunshiny happy get well card!!

Hope you all have a great day! 

Thanks for stopping by!!

Chera~

Supplies:
Paper: white, coastal cabana
Ink: wplus9: cockleshell, bloomsberry, sweet gelato, sweet nectar, falling star, beanstalk, flamingo, ocean drive simon says stamp: green leaf, green apple, stampin up! coastal cabana
Stamps: bigger blooms,  diagonal weave
Accessories: bigger blooms dies, stitched mats: rectangles

so grateful

Happy Saturday everyone!! Hope your day is well so far!! I had a few spare moments while my toddler napped. Pulled some inspiration from a couple places today. To start off Freshly made Sketches and for some colour I went to the Colour Me…! blog.

To get this card started I took a piece of the navy as well as the white paper cause I wasn't to sure which one I was going to use for the card front. But I knew once I inked those dots with the stencil this was the route I wanted to go!! So I taped down the navy card stock taped it down to my work surface then taped the stencil over top. I then took a sponge dauber with the same ink colour as the paper and went over it for that tone on tone look. Once that was done I cut a strip of white cardstock for the sentiment which I also stamped in the navy. Glued both these pieces down to a white card base. I die cut and stamped the feathers 2 with vellum and 2 out of white card stock and stamped again using the same blue for the feathers! I arranged them together then took some white bakers twine and tied them together adhering them with some glue dots.. and just cause took out the wink of stella pen and went over the feathers just for some added glitter. Thats it thats all! Came together much better then I pictured it in my head!! Love it when that happens!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Chera~

Supplies
Ink: night of navy
Paper: white, night of navy, vellum
Stamps: fanciful feathers
Accessories: fanciful feathers die , wink of stella, white bakers twine, circle explosion stencil (the crafters work shop)

I love you

Todays card is brought to you by the Papertrey Ink 8th anniversary celebration!! Just loved todays cards and wanted to get in there and make something pretty too!!!

When I started this card all I knew for sure was that I wanted to use the watercolour wonder set to make my own painted background like the new paper coming out!! But thats all I had in mind. To come up with the colour combo I went over to the ColourQ blog to see what this weeks challenge was and the rest came together from there!!!

I stamped all my colours down the front panel of the card. Once I was done that I then die cut the heart out of the front panel. To ensure that I got the words inside the heart I traced the outline of the heart on with a pencil then stamped the sentiment inside the traced heart. Once I erased the pencil marks I popped  up the front panel with foam tape on a white card base I made. And called it good!

Hope you enjoyed!! 
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Chera~

Supplies:
Paper: white
Ink: melon mambo, pumpkin pie, pretty in pink, real red, black
Stamps: watercolour wonder , signature greetings
Accessories: framelits hearts collection SU

one and only

I was taking moment and checking out some of Jennifer McGuires videos on her blog  the other day and I LOVED this card! It was a must make for me!!! So heres my take on it!!

These hearts are my fav!! I can't imagine them not being in my stash!!! Just perfect!!!! So check out Jennifers video…will give you a great idea on how this card came to be!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Chera~

Supplies:

Ink: non

Paper: coastal cabana, pistachio pudding, crisp cantaloupe SU, white

Stamps: non

Accessories: straight to my heart , pierced heart stax , wink of stella 

Coloured vellum

I've been watching all the videos for the Online Card Class Clean and Simple 4 and yesterday I was able to find some time to play. So hard to just pick on technique to try (in a short period of time of course). I decided to go get me some reinkers and try out the colouring on vellum technique!! 

So instead of cutting up card size pieces of vellum I used a whole 81/2x11 sheet and went from there. by doing this I was able to make 5 cards out of the sheet (probably could have made more but I made a goal of 5). 

I just love the look of that vellum! Its so pretty and looks so different on each card I made!!! Hope you are all enjoying the class too! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Chera~

Supplies:
Stamps: BG pinstripes background, keep it simple: sympathy mini
Inks: vera mark, seedless preserves evergreen bough and picked raspberry distress ink refills
Paper: smokey slate, white
Accessories: rubbing alcohol, pierced heart stax, with sympathy, black and white embossing powder

thinking of you

I decided I better pull out the Simon Says Stamp card kit for this month before the new one arrives!!! Its such a lovely kit I can't wait to use it more!! 

I just love this colour combo!!! I really need to experiment more with some others but this one is so pretty to me!!!.. This card as per my usual was pretty quick to come together as well! I had my good ol craft mat out and smooshed the distress inks down, two side by side and one underneath. then spritzed it with water, added my watercolour paper to it and moved it side to side ever so slightly. I did want the colours to mix but not to much! Once it was dry I then added the drops of water to it so the ink would react, after that was dry I then added the sentiment and the stars from the stamp set of course spritzed it with shimmer mist adhered it to the card base….

Hope you like todays creation! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Chera~

Supplies:
Paper: white card stock, water colour paper
Ink: broken china, picked raspberry, dusty concord distress inks
Stamps: hand lettered winter wishes
Accessories: stitched mats, shimmer mist

love potion!

Today I'm coming at you with some Valentines fun! A nice clean and simple card for you!!! That was super fun to make might I add! 

This card is pretty self explanatory as for how it came together!! I did some die cutting stamping adhering and called it good!!!! Hope you enjoy! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Chera~

Supplies:
Paper: white
Ink: regal rose, real red SU
Stamps: love potion
Accessories: stitched mats, love potion die

shaped cards

Good day everyone!! So I had a moment last night to make some cards! I wanted to get inky so I pulled out those fabulous distress inks and went to town!! Well sort off…didn't get to adventurous with the colour combos but was fun non the less!! I was also inspired to do a circle card after seeing Kristina Werners the other day!!! Which then of course turned into making a square card to!

Gotta say making a different shape card then the good old standard size was fun!!! Will pull out the envelope punch board and make me some pretty envelopes to go with!!

For both cards all I did was apply 3 different distress ink colours to my craft mat, spritz with water and placed the water colour paper in it moved it around a little. Once it was dried I went back in to get some of the add more colour around on there. Once I was happy with all the spots I then took some water to pull the colour out some more…dried it with my heat gun then added the sentiment over top! And of course spritzed it with some shimmer cause you can never have enough shimmer in my books!!!! I then took out my dies and started die cutting away!  For the square card I die cut the sentiment a bit to small for my liking so I matted it onto anther square, and just took my distress ink and added colour around the edges… Put on a few sequins and called er good!!! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Chera

Supplies:

Paper: water colour paper, white card stock

Stamps: make a wish

Ink: concord grape, broken chine, picked raspberry (circle card); crushed olive, squeezed lemonade, ripe persimmimmon (square card)

Accessories: framelits circle collection, framelits square collection (SU), shimmer mist, ppp sequins