Custom order- First Communion Card

I’ve had a flurry of custom orders lately, and a few that I’ve forgotten to share with you.  Here’s a First Communion Card for a customer’s Grandson I made last month.  A fellow stamping friend suggested I check out The Doodle Pantry for their digital stamps.   I used a cross from their Christ’s Gift set and took inspiration from one of their sample cards.  I was drawn to how the cross had been coloured, with a faint hint of a glow behind it.  I coloured the cross with my Prismas and blended with OMS.  It took me a few tries to get the “glow” to look subtle, but I’m pleased with how it turned out. ...

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Floral Chiyogami for Mom, and For Japan

There is a lot of beautiful paper out there…and too much of it is in my craft room, but the Japanese Chiyogami paper is absolutely gorgeous.  I was more aware of buying coordinating papers this time around, vs buying all that I thought was gorgeous and trying to work with it later.  I knew immediately these patterns would work well together, but I didn’t realize just how well until I had put the card together.  With edges of gold and deep greens, this card is stunning. I paired it with SU Old Olive and SU More Mustard paper.  I’ve never used More Mustard, but I’m quickly warming up to it. It worked beautifully with the patterned...

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Butterfly Chiyogami for Mom (and For Japan)

Here’s another Chiyogami Mother’s day card in my For Japan line.  This paper is incredibly gorgeous- I had a really hard time cutting it! I also had a hard time trying to keep it the main focal point of the card. Often a stamped image or sentiment is the focal point on a card; once I started thinking of the paper AS a stamped image, it became a little easier to envision. I used SU Baja Breeze and Real Red- which matched the Chiyogami paper quite well.  I used some satin red ribbon to compliment the scalloped edges I punched on the blue and red paper.  A simple “Thank you Mom” was stamped on a banner, cut out and popped up with...

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Melon Mambo Mojo Monday

Mojo Monday is a great source for inspiration, with a weekly sketch released each Monday.  When I saw the Mojo Monday 186 sketch I knew it would work well for a milestone birthday card I was making for my mom to give to a co-worker. I love this Kaiser Kraft paper, and it was perfect for this feminine 50th birthday card.  I used SU Melon Mambo for the base, a really great and vibrant pink.  Pear Pizzaz matched quite well with the green in the Kaiser Kraft paper, and I found some green ribbon in my stash. The sentiment is from SU- although the name of the set escapes me at the moment.  I printed out the number “50” on the...

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Celebrate in Style!

A recent custom order was for a special birthday card.  The recipient will be celebrating a milestone birthday, and my customer wanted this to be a special card.  Knowing the recipient’s favourite colours were orange and teal, I went hunting for some DP.  This is the card that started my obsession with the My Mind’s Eye Fine and Dandy paper, I just kept forgetting to post it and show you. The layout is from MojoMonday (177 to be specific) and I really love how it turned out.  I completed this card far too late to include in the contest, but that’s the great thing about blog archives and sketches- they’re timeless!  ...

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Chiyogami for Mom (and For Japan)

Mother’s day is around the corner and I wanted to incorporate the gorgeous Chiyogami paper with this year’s Mother’s day cards.  I picked out my paper and got to work.  I used a sketch for this card, but for the life of me, I can’t find out which one, or where from.  I usually shy away from cards with panels, but since I’ve been using my Nestibilities (these are the small rectangles), I’m not afraid anymore!   The nesties really make a big difference.  I cut the panels from two 4x4 sheets of Chiyogami paper and used my paper piercer and a gel pen to create a faux stitching around the edges.  I adhered them...

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Spring

April showers might bring May showers, but my idea of spring is leather shoes.          Leather shoes, sprayed and ready for their first venture outside, anxiously await a sunny day to go exploring.   Ecco Lite in Moon Rock Happy Spring!...

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Every little bit helps…Chiyogami Birthday Wishes

Today the Birthday Wishes card sold locally here in London.  This is my first sale in the For Japan line, the first of many I hope!   I created this card using a piece of Chiyogami paper from Vancouver that I’ve had in my stash for years a while.  It’s a bit embarrassing to admit that I’ve hoarded kept paper for so long, but ask any papercrafter and I know I’m not alone.  Sometimes, it’s just waiting for the right layout, or ribbon, or occasion.   I used Crumb Cake for the base, and layered Pear Pizzaz and Pink Pirouette paper, before adding the cherry blossom pink Chiyogami.  The texture of this paper is ...

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Blue Daisy Chiyogami

Part of my ‘For Japan’ line, this blank greeting card features some blue and black Chiyogami paper I picked up years ago in Vancouver.  I came across this layout while blog hopping…but I seem to have misplaced the link.  I really liked the simple layout; the original card used a stamped pattern for the vertical column but I wanted to use the paper as much as possible.   I created a mat of blue and black cardstock for the vertical panel.  Following the CASED card, I used my Score-Pal to score two lines, and placed some black satin ribbon in between.   I found this silhouette stamp in my stash- one I had completely...

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Chiyogami for Japan

I have always loved the gorgeous and colourful Japanese silkcreened paper, Chiyogami.  I brought some home from a trip to Chicago last year and made some beautiful Mother’s day cards that were very popular.  With all the tragedy that Japan has experienced over the last month, battling earthquakes, tsunamis and now nuclear threats, I’ve decided to arrange my own fundraising effort from items created from Japanese Chiyogami paper. I’ve recently picked up some more Chiyogami paper and will be busy over the next few weeks making as many items as I can.  A portion of each sale, outlined in each listing, will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross, Relief efforts in Japan.  While there are many worthy charities helping the people of Japan, I have chosen to donate to the Canadian...

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