Raspberry Suite Colour Challenge 2/ Mojo Monday 79

I thought I would combine two challenges today - Dawn McVey's second week of the Raspberry Suite Colour Challenge and the sketch from this weeks Mojo Monday.

I don't have any teal cardstock or paper so I subbed Ocean Tide from Papertrey instead and stamped the flowers from Floral Frenzy in chocolate and celery with a touch of aqua blue. The paper is from the Bitty Dot paper pack and a touch of spring moss ribbon to finish. I thought it came out clean and fresh and will definately use these colours again!

Monogrammes for Mother's Day

I was hard at work last week making sets of monogrammed notecards for my Mum (Cynthia) and Mother in Law (Patricia) as gifts for Mother's Day on Sunday.
















I also made matching boxes to hold them but I am camera challenged and couldn't fit them in.




















The monogram stamps are by JustRite and the first two use Papertrey papers, ribbons etc and this third set for my Mum's friend uses all Anna Griffin.

Raspberry Suit Colour Challenge1

Dawn is hosting her first colour challenge over on her blog this week and as I just got my Damask stamp set I had to give it a go. It turned out to be an expensive arrival though as I got stung by customs :( I gave myself the extra challenge to make a sympathy card for a fellow crafter but was a bit worried that too much raspberry and yellow might not be appropriate so I clear embossed onto the chocolate card and so kept it clean and simple. My DD would have loved a bedroom like the photo - we need a Pottery Barn over here I think!

All the supplies are by Papertrey.

Trees for Dad

It's my Dad's birthday next Sunday but as they are off to sun themselves in Gran Canaria in the next few days for a couple of weeks so they can have a good rest I gave this to him today when they came for tea.

It's a simple card as my Dad doesn't do fussy but I jazzed it up a bit with some gold mirri card. The stamp is Lovely as a Tree by Stampin Up and the paper is the new Bitty Dots from Papertrey.

Raspberry Fizz Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day this Sunday and I have both sets of parents coming over for a real old fashioned high tea- it will be great to have everyone here together.

















I have two sets of monogrammed notelets in the making for both Mum's but in the meantime here is the card for my dear Mum. She loves pink and pearls so I hope she will like this one made with Papertrey raspberry fizz and dark chocolate card, raspberry fizz ink along with a bit of sparkle.

Sugar Nellies

This is Daisy - isn't she sweet? I don't really think of myself as doing cute but I like these images from Elisabeth Bell at Sugar Nellies. Suagr Nellies is a small Scottish company - really worth checking out.

This first one I made for a friend's birthday this weekend using Stampin Up papers and flowers from the Pretties kit, Bazzil cardstock and Copic markers to colour her with.

With this next one I was trying to make her a bit less fussy and less "like a cutain card" as my DD calles some of my cards! I have so much paper that I'm on a mission to use more of it- I can't remember who this one is by but it's nice and bright and cheerful.

Daisy - funny that's the name of our dog too - is coloured with Copic markers again and it's dressed up with some hardware from Stampin Up.

Mojo Monday 75

Well more like Mojo Saturday! I don't get much chance to craft during the week but I think I might get this in before it's Monday all over again!


I often look at the layouts on Mojo Monday and this one spoke to me for some reason - I still think it's missing something but maybe I'll get it out in a couple of days and add something.

The paper is Bella Rosa by Stampin Up and the tulips are from a Gink K set callled A Year of Flowers. I coloured the tulips with Copics and added some little half pearls. I'm sure I'll find room for a sentiment somewhere!

Floral Frenzy

I really enjoyed all the design team samples for the new Papertrey stamps this month and especially this one by Geny Cassady. Until my Friends to the End stamps arrive I am challenging myself to make some cards with my existing stamps and cardstock using inspiration from the design team











I used raspberry fizz, chocolate and ripe advocardo with vanilla ink. The stamp set is Floral Frenzy - I love the fresh daisies in the set.
I couldn't make anything with Papertrey if it wasn't for my lovely friend Chris in Texas - every month she so kindly takes delivery of my PTI order and then posts it over to me - how kind is that? So this is going across the pond as a thank you!

Got Your Shades On?

You'll need them for this card :)

I have this lovely pack of Papertrey Raspberry Fizz paper - I love it and it sure is bright! As it's so cheerful I made this for my dear friend Lana to add a little boost to her day.

I got to try out my new Labels 2 dies from Spellbinders for the first time here - I think they are my favourite to date - that is until the CHA releases appear over here!

Dawn's Favourite Colour Challenge

The last challenge before the big release tonight over at Papertrey Ink is to create using one of Dawn's colour schemes that she has been showcasing. I saw this combination of Vintage Cream ink on purple and had to have a go. I remembered I had this ruffled bloom stamp from Stampendous so although the challenge wasn't to case a card I wanted to try these flowers out;)

The paper is Polka Dot Parade and the ribbon is Lavender Moon - both from Papertrey, as is the sentiment on the Spellbinders ribbon tag. I filled the flower centres with stickles but it doesn't show up too well in this photo.
I don't think I will be able to get up at 3am for the party but I bet it will be fun!

Papertrey Bitty Dot Challenge

I can't think of anything I'd like more than to win $300 worth of Papertrey ribbon - it's not like I don't have loads already but a girl can never have too much epecially of the new tiny Swiss dot ribbon!

So for this challenge you have to download a-connect-the-dot drawing and make up a card from the resulting sketch and although it's getting late here I had to have a go.











The stamps are Floral Bouquet and the cardstock is Papertrey Raspberry Fizz, Craft and White along with some Raspberry Fizz paper (I can't wait to see Dawn McVey's new stamps as I am sure I will love them epecially if they go with the great papers!).
The raspberry fizz put me in mind of a nice glass of Rose - so I opened a bottle and poured Paul and I a glass - cheers!

Valentine Roses

A work colleague asked me to make her a valentine card with red roses for her husband so here we have a pair from GinaK designs "A Year of Flowers" - my favourite flower set! I managed to cut the top of one rose off when I ran the die through the cuttlebug so the lovely Jenni suggested that I cut down another rose and add it - so I did it with both roses and liked the dimension it gives to them.

The roses are coloured with Copic Ciao markers in R35 Coral, R46 Strong Red and R59 Cardinal, and the leaves with YG63 Pale Olive and YG63 Pea Green. I like the Ciao markers and can't see/feel any difference between them and the Sketch markers apart from Ciao's are half the price - but it does wind me up that the colour numbers aren't on the caps! The paper is from the SU Bella Rosa paper pack.