thinking of you

Good evening blogging friends . Have you had a great start to the weekend? Or is Saturday a day of catching up with home maintainance ? You know , lawn mowing , pruning , weeding and decobwebbing the verandah sort of thing.  Well I do hope that there was just a little time for crafting .
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A simple ....is there any other kind from me?? card to share tonight . I had a  real newbie here for card making today . And this was one for her to practice punching and sponging edges .

I love Autumn tones and I have used these papers before . This Specialty Design Series Paper SU, Autumn Spice , is thicker and suitable as card base . Gotta love that !
The tag on top is the other side of this paper . The image in Soft Suede is from Autumn Days SU. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments SU . Both are stamped on Peach Parfait card.   1 3/4" Circle Punch and the Word Window Punch used for image and sentiment . The Chocolate Chip ribbon and rhinestones are from my stash .
Hope you like it .
Catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-Anne .

Happy for you

Hello blogging friends , welcome to my room . A pleasant Autumn day here . Hope that your day is bringing you joy where ever you are.
Another male card to share today .

All SU products used for this creation , except for ribbon from my stash. Thought it could be for , maybe retirement , birthday or new licence  celebrations .

For a friend

Hello everyone . Welcome to my room . Hope that the new week has pleasant surprises for you.
 Now here I am again starting a card one day and finishing the next ...I can't believe that it is so late . It seems as though my mojo kicks in at about 11.00 o'clock.
You might guess that this is going to be a short posting .
I began this card at 11.00 and finished at 12.00 .

I began with Chocolate Chip card base  and two SU  DSP, Some mesh ribbon and Chocolate Chip ribbon .
The image from SU set Friends Never Fade is inked in Chocolate Chip.
Looks better in RL . I am happy with it . Hope you like it too. Thanks for popping in .
Catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-Anne.

Just for you

Hello , here we are again . Welcome to my room . Hope that you are all well .
Spring sprung away today here in Adelaide and it has been cold . Michelle has rearranged  to visit at the end of this month ....WHOOPIE!! so am hoping it will be a lot , lot warmer , her coming from Queensland and all.  Please can you all send positive thoughts to us hoping that nothing pops up again to delay our Daughter's flight. Thank you in anticipation .
Todays card still in Autumn tones . Have used more scraps of dsp . And I practiced using Copic colours.

All card stock and the DSP is SU.
The flowers are from Hero Arts and I use them a lot .  The sentiment is from Expressions . Both are inked in Soft Suede. The little craft safety pin was laying around...
I must be getting old as I am feeling so tired and it is only just after 10.15  so I had better get on with comments and blogging . Hope that you like todays creation .
Catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-Anne.

dream time

Hello , my friends . Hope that you are all enjoying your day/ evening. Thank you for calling in .
I happened to visit one of my favourite shops today . Vintage Decor on Magill Road in Adelaide .
"Vintage Decor" To Di for ...is on the business card . Di and Hubby are the most delightful people and they have some beautifully  awesome  and  amazing vintage  furnture , soft furnishings and a huge range of gift ideas . I am always inspired to make vintage style cards after I visit because of the nature of the place .
And so to todays card .

I began with a White Gloss card . I brayered over front with Peach Parfait ink . I then  randomly sponged green ink over that . Using Soft Suede I sponged the edges and dabbed some on front . All this to hopefully achieve a 'vintage'  background . Then in Soft Suede again I stamped En Francais on the front . And stamped 'dream '  from  an Inkadinkado  set , at top . The image stamped on DSP , Patterns Stack , Subtles Collection   from set , Every Moment SU , is coloured with  pencils . I cut around image roughly then  sponged edges with Soft Suede. I only added a flower with Rhinestone centre as embellishment .
Off now to search through my stamps  , vintage papers and embellishments to create more .
Thanks again for stopping by , catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-anne

Musical note.

Hello , welcome to my room . Sunshine today in Adelaide. Had a few girls together for craft today but now we have school break of two weeks .  So hopefully I can find some spare time to create some vintage cards as something different and may be even find a challenge that I can take part in .

First card to share in that style is this one . Hope you like it .

Using dsp music sheet  from new pack , Newsprint. I used Certainly Celery as card base . I had a piece of dsp as negative from diecut scallop oval so place that over piece of music paper and laid that onto more dsp . Added a butterfly , flowers and Basics Pearls  from stash . The flower centres are Ice Circle Rhinestones from SU.

The sentiment is from Everyday Messages Stamp Set  from Stampendous.

Loved this so am hoping my vintage mojo stays with me .

Catch you again soon , cheers for now  Shirley-anne.

Musical Birthday Wish

Hello there, welcome to my room . Thank you for calling in and I hope that you enjoy the visit.
Fran,one of my card  making friends,   asked for a sample of using new dsp from , Newsprint.
Here is one ,  a 10 minute card I have just completed .

                                       

All ingredients are from SU with Chocolate Chip being card base. 

Now I have no idea what the music is but the title seems, to me . to indicate that it is bold and loud , which would be ok for male card.

Now if someone could tell me what the music is,  i'll know what scrapbook page it would suit. So if some kind visitor would let me know , that would be great!
Short posting today . Catch you again soon , cheers Shirley-Anne.

Still Autumn tones

Hi there . I'm thrilled that you are visiting and I will  be even more so If you leave a comment and your link so I can return the favour. I love blog browsing .
Tonight I have made a card with lots of scrappy bits . I hope that they all go together .

Some Taffeta Ribbon , flowers, tag, vintage paper and some mesh ribbon . The only recent product are the rhinestone brads from SU .

Big day at workshop today ..lots of fun and laughter .Thank you for your company today girls .

Then Doug and I did huge shop so now I am ready to close shop here .

Hope that you checked out other of my  posts  while you were here, if you are a new visitor.

Catch you again soon , cheers for now Shirley-Anne.

Believe to see.

Hello and welcome to my room . Hope that all is well with you and yours. Have you had a great start to the weekend ? I managed to make one card today which I may use for  Sunday workshop . I have taken the layout from the new catalogue pages .

I love this new set , Just Believe . I have used Old Olive as card base with a mat of Certainly Celery. I used Old Olive ink for sentiment on Naturals Ivory , and Pumpkin Pie for Floral image . And to finish some ribbon from my stash.

Might add this to Michelle's , Make It Monday Party .

Clean and simple  , just as I like them .

Hope you like it too.

Dont forget to check my side bar for details on how to share your creation on Michelle's blog.

And after that why not visit Sue, for the chance to win candy?

 http://a-consuming-passion.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-candy.html

Catch you again soon . Have a wonderful Sunday .

Cheers Shirley-anne

Soft Suede for Autumn cards

I really love this new colour , Soft Suede. Here I have tried to keep colours subdued . Materials for both cards are as follows . Soft Suede as card base .

First card  here  I used Kraft  and Choc Chip card , SU , Ribbon , SU. Stamp, Medalion SU.

Ink, Creamy Caramel  SU and  Marker, Chocolate Chip.

The tag behind flower is from Sizzlits 4-pack dies SU

I wanted to divide the top mat from the part image of the medalion so I created  faux stitching , just below it.

 With Card 2 on the right I managed to find  some scrap DS  paper with autumn leaves  of  which I used both sides in two layers on card front after edging with Creamy Caramel.

The greeting,  inked in Basic Brown, is from Stamp-It.

That is  layered onto Kraft card , then Soft Suede before adhering onto card front. 

The lower strip of kraft card is edged with unknown punch, over which I placed  Mellow Moss grosgrain 

ribbon , SU. I finished card with flower embellishment with SU brad in centre. 

If it is a fine day here tomorrow , Saturday , Doug and I might gopher [ he gophers and I walk] venture out for a long walk to Thorndon Park which is about 3 k's from us for a picnic lunch . So no craft tomorrow I daresay.

Hope you like these I shared tonight . Have a great weekend , be safe , be happy .

Cheers Shirley-anne