Happy Everything

More images found in the already coloured pile, I wish I could say I was nearing the end of the pile but I fear I haven't even made a dent in it yet. I have made 20 cards so far with the images and I probably have another 300 waiting in the wings!!!!!

I will say that I am enjoying using stuff up, it gives a great sense of accomplishment even if I have no idea what I am going to do with all the cards lol.

I decided to use a very Jennifer Mcguire feel on these cards, I embossed the backgrounds and cut on a diagonal so I could make two cards from each panel. then I simply cut two thin strips of coloured card and glitter card and stuck those above the embossed background. I didn't have a cardstock to match the peach colour so I simply used a copic marker to colour a strip of white.

Ingredients

Image: happy everything from Clearly besotted

Sentiments: a little sentimental from clearly besotted

Embossing folders: we are memory keepers and provocraft

Rongrong Number 3

The third and final card in this quick series, I am sure there will be more though as I bought six sets of these stamps lol. They are perfect for elegant ladies cards and quick too lol. 

Ingredients
Image:Rongrong from Hampton Art
Dies: Mod Stitched Rectangle from MFT

Rongrong Number 1

I made a quick set of cards way back in January and I am just showing them now....bad Amanda. I used a range of stamps I bought last June in Joann called "rongrong" they are supposed to be for planners but most of the images work lovely on cards.

This is the first and probably my favourite of the bunch. All have a similar colour scheme and after a while that will become obvious lol.

Ingredients
Image:Rongrong from Hampton Art
Dies: Mod stitched rectangle

Earl Grey Peep

I am sure I have used this image before but I can't find it on my blog, I might have mis-tagged it though lol.

This is more my normal or actually older style of card making and I must say I did enjoy it and it came together really easily, it was a bit like riding a bike. I use this saying a lot but it is so true, if it ain't broke don't fix it and this is so true of card making, sometimes we all rush to the newest style or technique without realising or remembering what we enjoy most about this hobby and for me that is making a card I think the recipient will like.

Ok enough rambling you came to see a card so here it is.

Ingredients
Image: "earl grey" peep from Stamping Bella
Paper: "chalkboard" from We R Memory Keepers
Card: "black" recollections from Michaels
Dies: Blueprints 2 and 13, horizontal stripes and small scalloped circles all from MFT and Crealies XXL stitched circle stax

Copics
Skin - E11, 00
Hair - E77, 74
Dress - R22, 21, 20
Flower - R22, 21, 20, Y17, 13
Cup - G02, 00

Wine Shaker 2

This is the second wine shaker card and I think my favourite of the two, all the info is the same as the previous card but I did change up the sequins a bit and of course add a few more. I do find it hard to judge how many is enough for a good shake but not too many so that it doesn't move at all, as they say practice, practice, practice lol.

Ingredients
Dies: wine shaker and large cheers both MFT
Paper: "black and white" from MFT,  "chalkboard" from We R memory keepers , glitter paper from Paperchase
Sequins - Rose gold, marshmallow and sparkling clear from Pretty Pink Posh

Wine Shaker Card

I have had this card in my head ever since I first bought the wine shaker dies and pouches, of course it has taken ages to actually be made but still I have actually made it lol.

I made two same but slightly different cards in one sitting, I have been trying that if I think the recipients will like them but its not always quicker lol.

I eventually made this card because I picked up an unwanted paper pad at playday and this paper was just perfect for the idea in my head, I love that one persons trash becomes anothers treasure and this was certainly the case this time, so thank you Sher.

Ingredients
Dies: wine shaker and large cheers both MFT
Paper: "black and white" from MFT,  "chalkboard" from We R memory keepers , glitter paper from Paperchase
Sequins - Rose gold and sparkling clear from Pretty Pink Posh and stars from studio Katia

Beary Special Cake

In August Kay launched a challenge for the members of our playday Facebook group. We had recently taken part in the 30 day colouring challenge and we were feeling a little lost without the challenge of colouring each day so Kay decided we needed something else. This was the first challenge but I didn't want to post the card on my blog until the persons birthday had passed.

It was a bingo challenge and I chose "circles, dry embossing and punches" it seemed fairly simple at first but it wasn't. First of all I had a little difficulty getting the next level embossing folder through my ebosser, it took three attempts and lots of turning of the folder. Next was punches, I had a few martha stewart and a few ek success to try and they all seem to be working fine but its much more difficult than passing a die through lol, I'm pleased they still work though.

I very rarely make cards without having someone in mind although I do think I need to batch make more.

Ingredients
Image: Beary special bears from MFT
Paper: "snap" Simple Stories
Dies: Blueprints 1 and scalloped circle frames both MFT
Embossing folder: Basket weave from WRMK
Punch: Scalloped dot from EK success
Card: "Strawberry Slush" from Stampin Up (retired in colour)
Sentiment: "make a wish" MFT

Copics
Bear - E47, 44, 43, 42, 41
Cake - E53, 51, 50, Rv14, 13