Skateboard Fun for #GDP005

With 2 little boys and friends all with boys too, I must ensure I have an endless supply of Boy Birthday cards! Well thats the excuse anyway.
I was inspired by the designers over at the Global Design Project with challenge #GDP005

I love this card!! I've kept it fairly simple buts here's what I did.
I started by stamping the skateboards with Basic Gray Archival Ink and then snipped them out. I added a bit of dimension by using the coordinating marker to the bottom edge of the skateboard. Adding circles to the background  just makes the skateboards POP don't you think? Love love love!

Skating By - 2015-2016 Annual Catalogue pg 44

 Here are the card measurements so you too can create this card:

• Standard Australian C6 card base in Soft Sky Cardstock (half A4 sheet)
• Basic Gray Frame -  3-5/8" x 5-3/8"
• Whisper White Panel -  3-1/2" x 5-1/4"

Get inspired with this colour swatch, feel free to share and pin it!

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Remarkable You - Lotus Flower WOW

I hope you like todays card. I was meant to post it last week along with one of the many challenges I like to play along with and I totally got the dates mixed up! No matter I still wanted to share my creation with you. We took a break from our crazy lives and took the kids to the Melbourne Zoo recently - their favourite track is the one that take you along to see the Elephants. So ever so quickly I whipped out my card and took a picture while the lighting was just perfect!

Carolina's Tip's & Techniques
Make the Lotus flower POP right off your card by covering it with Crystal Effects! I added up to 3 coats for this flower - make sure you allow enough time between coats to allow each layer to dry properly.

My gorgeous upline Kylie recently created a video where she showed a sentiment shadowing technique. This technique is effortless. I stamped the greeting in a nice dark colour first (Blackberry Bliss) then with a light shade (Smoky Slate) I stamped again, over the top and slightly off to one side to create a 'shadow' look. I love it - here you can see the difference it makes. 

  Here are the card measurements and the colours I used so you too can create this card:

• Standard Australian C6 card base in Bermuda Bay Cardstock (half A4 sheet)
• Crumb Cake Frame - 2-1/4" x 5-1/4"
• Whisper White Panel -  2" x 5"

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Quick Bohemian DSP Cards with Bravo Stamp Set Greetings

I'm enjoying using this Designer paper so much I've made another set of quick cards! This time I've used the 'Bravo' stamp set - which is very cool with some lovely fonts, large sentiments and a good variation of words too.

Here are the colour combinations for you too!

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NEW English Garden DSP inspired Stamped Design Cards

I really can't wait to share with you the online photos of all the lovely new range of designer papers coming on June 2nd. Until then you'll just have to trust me that they're beautiful, and keep watching my posts as I have gathered inspiration from what I have seen from the catalogue.

The sentiments on today's cards are stamped with a new Hostess set called A Whole Lot of Lovely. I have taken inspiration from a new set of paper called English Garden. You will notice the flowers on this DSP are quite similar to the soon to be retired stamp set Painted Petals from the Occasions Catalogue.

Here is a picture of English Garden from the Gold Coast Convention May 2015

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Here are my cards

You're Fabuloius from A Whole Lot of Lovely
Background Leaves from Kinda Electic

Thank You with A Whole Lot of Lovely
Beautiful background stamped with Painted Petals

A Whole Lot of Lovely card
Beautiful background stamped with Painted Petals

Carolina;s Tips & Techniqies
Colour your stamps in by using the Stampin' Write markers - don't forget to *huff* to reactivate tbe ink then you're ready to stamp!

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Everything Eleanor with Petite Petals - more fab cards

If you saw yesterdays post, then 'no' you haven't gone mad I did make more of the same card, just in different colours. I really couldn't help myself - sorry! I just had to make more of this fabulously quick and simple card design.

Here are 3 colour designs Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry & Basic Grey - love'em all!!

Everything Eleanor & Petite Petals pair up really nicely

'To You From Me' in Tempting Turquoise
flowers also stamped in Marina Mist & Island Indigo

'You Made My Day' in Rich Razzleberry
flowers also stamped in Perfect Plum & Wisteria Wonder

'Here for You' in Basic Grey
flowers also stamped in Basic Black and Smoky Slate

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Everything Eleanor with Petite Petals - A Card for the Amazing Kylie

Today's card is one I made for a special friend, my Stampin' Up! mentor and upline Kylie. 

She is an amazing support person and never tires of helping all the Crazy Crafters out.

Thanks for all you do Kylie here is my card...

We'll be saying goodbye to the Modern label punch when the new catalogue launches however yippee and hooray that Everything Eleanor and Petite Petals will return for another year. 

I got all excited after I created Kylie's card here's a sneak peek at tomorrow's cards..

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NEW Farmers Market DSP inspired Punch Art Fruit & Vegetables Cards

If you haven't checked into my blog for a few days you will want to look back on the last few posts.  I have been showcasing and definately teasing you all with inspired cards from the new catalogue DSP's.

So today's cards I designed around the fruit and vegetables that you can just see in the featured in the NEW Merry Moments Designer Series Paper.  Please leave me a comment I'd love to hear what you think and don't forget to Pin my cards on Pinterest too!

Here is a picture of Farmer's Market from my friend Sue Wdowik

I'm really liking these darker, mature tones, available on June 2nd

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Here are my cards, enjoy!

Inspired by the upcoming Farmers Market DSP, these cool Punch art cards are very farm-like.
All finished off with a current stamp set 'Oh My Goodies'

A BIG bunch of grapes - I think the subtle white sponges makes it really pop.

I really do love Punch Art - Even I'm impressed with how well this Artichoke came out!
I'm going to miss you Mosiac punch - its a discounted item on the retiring sale folks!
The background stamping is from 'Sheltering Tree'

The 'Live well, laugh hard, love big" stamp has become my newest favourite stamp.
I used Stampin' Write Markers to colour in the lettering.
To make the strawberries I have used the Mosiac punch and 'Wonderous Wreath Framelits' set for the green cap

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