Card and a half challenge card

The lovely Helen has a wonderful card challenge happening at

www.cardandahalf.blogspot.com. Here's my entry, very late and photographed by an I phone but I just wanted to give it a go.

Mini Album

This little mini album is about 3 inches square and lots of fun to make. Once you have done you will want to do more. It makes a lovely gift when boxed up. Great for photos or just messages. Add tags inside for added interest. Here I have used the Love Letter DSP adding flowers punched from Cherry Cobler cardstock and Hodge podge hardware. The stamp set is Elements of Style all by Stampin' Up!

Aviary again

Marina Mist is great fresh colour so I have highlighted the card with grosgrain ribbon on the neutral Kraft background. Very Vanilla cardstock was textured with the Lattice embossing folder run through the Big Shot. The Aviary birdcages were stamped with Early Espresso and Crumb Cake ink. The wording from Style Beautiful stamp set was stamped with Early Espresso onto a tag from Sizzlits Lots of Tags Level 3 set.

Friends 24-7

A strip of the Very Vanilla cardstock has been run through the very new TEXTURED IMPRESSIONS Embossing Folder and added as a feature to the side of this card. You'll find this embossing folder in the new Summer Mini catalogue. The LOVE LETTER DSP has been included in this card as you guessed it, I made it straight after the card on the previous post. The stamp set FRIENDS 24-7 is another favourite of mine and has been stamped using both BASIC BLACK and CHERRY COBBLER inkpads.

Summer Mini card

The Summer Mini Catalogue is out now www.ruthmassey.stampinup.net and I've used the very adaptable AVIARY stamp set. The CHERRY COBBLER coloured flower was created with the BLOSSOM PARTY Big Shot die. I'm loving the CROCHET TRIM and VINTAGE TRINKETS from the new Summer Mini catalogue also. The LOVE LETTER DSP provided the polka dots with a Rhinestone on top of an ANTIQUE BRAD. These ANTIQUE BRADS and RHINESTONES are a must in anyone's stash.....

Dasher Finale

Here's another Dasher in Cherry Cobbler in tag style. Yep I made these 2 cards one after the other and carried on using the Jolly Holly DSP. The Mediallion was stamped with Versamark and clear embossed over Dasher. Pear Pizzazz ink was sponged over the embossed images. The tag was topped with Old Olive Satin ribbon. Do you like?

The JOY of Christmas

I used a strip of the Holly Jolly DSP that was leftover and formed a tag for the wreath from Welcome Christmas stamp set. Then the rest just fell into place. The Early Expresso satin ribbon for a feature to the tag which was attached to the absolutely fabulous Cherry Cobbler cardstock. A little bit of a doilly also leftover from previous cards was attached. Bling rhinestone was added to finish off the card.

Have a wonderful Christmas
Ruth

Christmas Poinsettia

Why is it every new card becomes your favourite? At least until the next card!! I've had heaps of fun running the Bloom Party die through my Big Shot to produce all sorts of flowers. Will alittle pinching of the petals, the large flower is now a poinsettia using the Cherry Cobbler cardstock. Cherry Cobbler has a deep rich red colour and is very effective and eye catching. With a tea stained dolly and the music page from the Newsprint DSP and the stamped image from Welcome Christmas the card is complete. In the background I completed the same layout onto a 3D Christmas Tree.

Enjoy!!

Shimmer Dasher

So easy to use and adorable! Dasher is stamped in Early Espresso than punched out with a 1 3/4" circle. The edges were than sponged with Not Quite Navy and Early Espresso. Though you can't really see it in the photo the entire image was sponged with Frost White Shimmer paint. The background cardstock was embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and then sponged with the Frost White Shimmer paint also. White Taffeta ribbon was attached at the top of the card.

Season's Greetings from Many Merry Messages stamp set was stamped in Whisper White craft ink.

Thanks for looking.

The wide ribbon in Real Red is a favourite of mine, and together with some georgeous rhinestones to make a fabulous card.