Predominantly white card challenges

Just a quick post for a couple of challenges. These cards are for the City Crafter Challenge Blog and the Cupcake Craft Challenge.

School starts tomorrow for Aiden, so off to check his school bag, lunch bag etc. Before I go here is an adorable pic of Luke having his afternoon nap and Aiden typing his spelling words on my laptop.

Bye for now.

A very crafty Sunday

I have managed to get a few hours of craft in today and made a couple of cards - thanks to my sister and brother-in-law having the boys for a few hours. Thanks Diana and Stephen:) 


The first card is made for two challenges: Colour Throwdown #114 and City Crafter Challenge Blog Week 26.

I will be making more of the above card as thank you cards for my son's recent birthday party. I designed a card that he could help me make. He loves to help with the stamping and punching. He finds it easier to punch with Martha Stewart punches than Woodware punches.

How to: Stamp the background with HA Designer Woodgrain with TH Distress Ink Pad Walnut Stain. Use another two stamps (HA Heart Flourish and HA Swirl with Flowers) and ink with TH Distress Ink Pad (Peeled Paint, Barn Door, Vintage Photo). Then spritz with pearlised water (Perfect Pearl plus water in a mini mister) and stamp onto saffron coloured card and dry with heat gun. The pearlised water gives the image a shine. Then use the Martha Stewart butterfly punch. Use foam applicator and add some colour to the edges of the butterfly. Then adhere all components of the cards as above.


The second card I made is for ColourQ Challenge.

I have used the HA Large Flower cling stamp on soooo many of my cards. I just love the versatility of the stamp. I used parts of the flower for the leaves. The background was stamped with Inkadinkadoo Letre stamp with Anna Griffin Green ink pad. I stamped the flowers on coloured cards with StazOn blank ink and added some colour with TH Distress inks, dusty concord and spiced marmalade. For the 'leaves' I used TH Distress inks, shabby shutters and peeled paint. Added some pearls and the DeNami 'Congratulations' stamp was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink pad.

Autumn colours

I am maximising my time in my craft room during the weekend. Spent a good part of Saturday organising the boys' rooms. A dear friend of mine, Rani and her husband, Mano (from Malaysia) came to visit for a week and stayed with us. We moved the boys into one room to allow them to have the other room. However, now the boys want to continue sharing a room. So we have moved them to the bigger room and will use the other room as their study. Do they need a study? Probably not but us it a space for Aiden to put his school books, bag, desk etc.

I made the card below for a few challenges - City Crafter Challenge Blog, colourQ Challenge and Pollycraft Challenge Blog. It is quite simple and perfect for a guy.

I finally used the HA Creative Trees WB stamps that I got ages ago. I do really need to enter challenges to use my vast supply of craft products.

One for the Boys!

I have been waiting for a challenge for boys and there are two challenges that fit the bill. This layout is for ColourQ challenge-49 and CCCB Week 21. These pictures of my sons were taken professionally in Nov 2009 at their nursery.

Ever since Aiden heard the song "Two little boys" by Rolf Harris, he loved it. He likes to say that the songs are about his brother and him. Most of the layout is with my trusty Uniball Signo White Gel Pen. I really love the look of it against a dark colour.

CCCB Week 20 - Let Your Light Shine

This week's theme is "Let Your Light Shine". The challenge is to create a project with either the word "light" in it or has an image of something that gives light on it (sun, moon, lamp, light bulb, lighthouse, etc.).


When I saw this challenge, I immediately knew I was going to do a layout on Aiden's love for the song "You are my Sunshine". Here is my take on it.

I printed the titles and journaling directly onto the card stock.

Used the Marvy markers directly on stamp, huffed on it and stamped onto the card stock. Added Glossy Accent to the centre of the flowers.

The journaling is hidden in the layered pouch above. It reads as follows:


"Since 2008, Aiden’s favourite song has been “You Are My Sunshine”. He will sing (only the chorus) it to anyone who asks him to sing a song, especially Thatha and Ammamma.


For his Daddy's fortieth birthday, Paul compiled a video where friends and family would say a few words. When it was Aiden's turn he said he wanted to sing "Happy Birthday" to Daddy. However, when the video was turned on, he started singing "You Are My Sunshine".


He also went on stage and sang this song in front of all the guests at David and Donnamarie’s wedding reception on 9 April 2010. This song is also always requested by Aiden when he gets into Daddy’s car."


When I started this layout, I wanted to know the original singer and writer of this song and googled it. Only then did I realise that there was a bit of a controversy about this and hence there is a pouch for the history of this song, and of course also one for the lyrics. I like the pouch idea, so you will definitely be seeing it again

Supplies:
Card stock - Bazzill Bling Card, BG Basics Tally-Bas, Ivory
Title Font - SA Inkspot
Journaling Font - Rough Typewriter
BG Rub On
TH Distress ink pad - Walnut Stain, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey
AL Clear Stamps - Word Flourishes by Rhonna Farrer
Clear Button
ColorBox Fluid Chalk ink pad - French Blue
Marvy Brush markers - 13 Ochre, 25 Bottle Green
Sunflower border stamp (not sure from where)
Silhouette image - sun_1577
Glossy Accent

CCCB Week 19 - I See Stars

This challenge is from City Crafter Challenge and the theme is...
" I See Stars"  your card or project should include stars or a star or in the shape of a star or anything else you can come up with that has a star incorporated in it.

I made this card for my two-year old son, Luke. I used Clear Hero Arts Stamps Galaxy of Stars to stamp stars on the square panels and the Hero Arts Star DesignBlock for the background and added some distress inks to the edge of the card and square panels and added some stitching.


Have a good night.

CCCB Week 18 - Isn't She Lovely?

Today's challenge comes from City Crafters Challenge Blog. The theme is as this post's title and it is to make a project with a girl or lady on it. I chose my lovely niece, Carryn for this layout. She has such a lovely smile.

I learned this distress ink technique from Jennifer McGuire. To make the flower background, do as follows:
1. Stamp the HA Cling Wildflower Garden stamp with Versamark Ink onto watercolour paper. Sprinkle with white embossing powder and heat emboss.
2. Apply TH distress inks - first Tumbled Glass and Broken China at the bottom, then Barn Door at the top, then Wild Honey and Scattered Straw in the middle.
3. Don't bother trying to blend the colours with the applicator, just apply the distress inks quite thickly.
4. Then fill up the Mini Mister spray three quarters full with water, then with the back end of a paint brush or a spatula insert a 2-3 scoops of Perfect Pearls into the mini mister. Close Mini Mister and shake.
5. Then spray liberally onto the watercolour paper. This will make the distress inks blend and give them a shine (see image below). You can see some of the Wild Honey drip into the Tumbled Glass and it dries like that when you dry it with your heat gun. Lovely.
6. Then tear the top of the watercolour paper towards you to reveal the white core of the watercolour paper.

I learned to make this rosette from Tami Hartley. To make the rosette cut a strip of paper measuring 11" long and 3/4" wide or whatever width you want, depending on the size of rosette you want. (Lightweight paper recommended as it easier to fold.) Score the entire strip at 1/4" increments and accordion fold. Bring the ends together to form a pleated circle. Secure ends with glue or tape. Push down to flatten into a circle. Adhere stamped circle (I stamped the circle sentiment with Pumice Stone) on top, using Glossy Accents. Apply pressure until glue is dry. 

Supplies:
The Langton watercolour paper
Autumn Leaves clear stamps - Sentiments Circles by Katie Pertiet
Autumn Leaves clear stamps - Journaling Stamps by Katie Pertiet
Silhouette - beautiful_smile_C00021_23445
Red paper to make rossette
HA Cling Wildflower Garden stamp
TH Distress Inks - Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Barn Door, Wild Honey, Scattered Straw and Pumice Stone.
Versamark Ink
White embossing powder
Rangers Perfect Pearls
Rangers Glossy Accent
Rhinestone gems
Tools: Ranger Mini Mister, Foam applicators, Heat gun