Sunday 31 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 14

Half way - hmmm, wonder if that means I am half way to a new habit, or if it should already be a habit now?

For some reason today I had the following lines stuck in my head:

"The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea 
   In a beautiful pea-green boat"

It should, therefore, be no surprise as to my theme!


I had fun trying out a couple of different techniques and products. Firstly, I used the roundish solid stamp from Swirly Birds to make the moon. Then I masked the moon and used the new sponge brayer to do the sky. I also used one of the Timeless Texture stamps, stamped several times in several different colours to make the sea. Finally, I used an aqua painter and So Saffron stamp pad to make a moonbeam in the water. I have to say, I was pretty happy with the result!

Here is a list of the rest of the products needed to make the card:



Until tomorrow!


Saturday 30 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 13

Almost half way!! YAY!!

I find it very difficult to make a card every day without casing Pinterest. I have been good though. If they are similar to any on Pinterest, it is completely unintentional. I do try to always give credit for any inspiration I get from another source.

I have a warped sense of humour and my card today reflects that. I hope you can see the fun in it!





Until tomorrow!


Friday 29 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 12

I was going to do another version of yesterday's card, but I have had a busy day and needed something quick and easy!

I think this will be great at my class stack next week too!



Until tomorrow!


Thursday 28 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 11

Another day, another card!! I got another delivery yesterday and it had the Blooms & Bliss DSP which I had been wanting to make a card with! I love the simplicity of this card - just three colours - all co-ordinated!!

I am thinking I may try another one tomorrow with some slight design changes (as well as using different Blooms & Bliss DSP)!

Here is today's fun card!





Until tomorrow!

Wednesday 27 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 10

While I was looking for inspiration for today's card, I saw a video Stampin' Up!® CEO Sara Douglass posted today. On the video she makes a card using Thoughtful Branches and a watercolour technique. You can see the video here.

I enjoyed watching and was inspired to make a VERY similar card for today's blog!! Thanks for the idea Sara!!


These are the products I used to make this card:




You are also going to need the Thoughtful Branches bundle which will be available on 02 August 2016! This set will only be available for one month so if you are interested in it, I suggest you order early in the month to be sure of getting it!! You can order from 02 August 2016 through my online store or contact me!

Until tomorrow!!

Tuesday 26 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 9

Today is a two for one day! Thoughtful Branches arrived yesterday and today I had a chance to play!

One of my favourite flowers is the hydrangea, I love how you get so many colours in one flower! I think the blue ones have all the colours I love best in them!

So........of course that was the first thing I wanted to make. Here they are.




I have kept them simple as I wanted the flower to be the hero! Isn't it amazing how different they look just by using different coloured cardstock!

Here are the products you will need to make the two cards:


You will also need the Thoughtful Branches bundle which will be available at my online store http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/debmacdowell/ from 02 August 2016.


Until tomorrow!



Monday 25 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 8

Running a bit late today - it has been quite busy! Still, at least I have made it!

My card today was made for a Fab Friday challenge.

I perused my stamp sets and decided the one that lent itself to the colours the best was my old favourite (and my first purchase) Lovely as a Tree. This is such a versatile set, it just suits every occasion!




You can see the other entries by clicking here.

The products I used to make the card


Don't forget to leave a comment!

Until tomorrow!


Sunday 24 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 7

YAY!!!! Made a week!!! Only 3 more to go!

My card class this week is a challenge and the theme is punch art, so off to Pinterest I went! I had a list of things I wanted: cute, not too easy, lots of punches, something that would appeal to a wide audience (I hope). Then I saw it......soooo cute!!! I can do that! My ladies can do that! It made me smile! My card today was inspired by Ellen Kemper at blinkthinkink.blogspot.com.au - thanks Ellen.



Here is the list of products I used:
Until tomorrow!

Saturday 23 July 2016

#acardeverydayfor30days - Day 6

Almost to the end of the first week!! So far it hasn't been that hard, but then there haven't been any flat chat busy days either! That's always when it gets hardest to motivate yourself.

Today I have decided to enter another challenge. This time it's CAS colours & sketches


You can see the other entries by clicking here.









Until tomorrow!

Friday 22 July 2016

Day 5 - #acardeverydayfor30days

July is the busiest month for birthdays in our family! It seems we collect friends with birthdays this month too!!

Today's card is for another of my lovely card ladies.


As I said the other day, we have themes for our cards. The theme for this one was wonky dimensionals! It doesn't show well in the photo, but all the mounted pieces are mounted on one side only, or not stuck as well as they should be. The reason behind this theme is that this lady used to forget to use dimensionals when making cards in class! We do like to rib one another a bit!! All in good fun though, no nastiness!

If you would like to make a card like this, the products are listed below. I would suggest using more dimensionals though!!

Until tomorrow!!

Thursday 21 July 2016

Day 4 - #acardeverydayfor30days - Global Design Project #45 | Colour Challenge

Today's card is my entry for this week's colour challenge at Global Design Project #GDP045.

The colour challenge is:



The minute I saw the Wherever You Go stamp set, I immediately thought of sunrise/sunset over water which seemed to lend itself to this challenge very well. What do you think?

I guess it could make great fireworks too - maybe using the baby wipe technique! Hmm, maybe an idea for another day!!


Don't forget to go and see all the other entries - just click here!

Until tomorrow!!

Wednesday 20 July 2016

Day 3 - #acardeverydayfor30days

Today's card is one I made for a very special friend for her birthday. She is also one of my card class ladies, so we always set a theme for the cards. The theme for hers was flowers and distressed. Here is my effort.


Until tomorrow!

Tuesday 19 July 2016

Day 2 - #acardeverydayfor30days

Well, we are off to a great start!! Two in a row!! Lol.



The products used:

See you tomorrow!!


Monday 18 July 2016

Day 1 - #acardeverydayfor30days

My plan is to post a card a day for one month (and no, it won't be the same card each day....lol). I need motivation to blog more regularly and thought this would make me more accountable.

As I need a minimum of 16 cards per month for my classes, it will encourage me to be organised for classes too!

How hard can it be? I think I am already starting to regret it....lol.

I don't already have the cards made, that would be cheating!

Okay, here is the first one - Day 1 - #acardeverydayfor30days


Here are the products I used to make it:



Here is my challenge to you - join me - make a card every day for 30 days and post it on your blog! #acardeverydayfor30days

Send me a photo of your cards or a link to your blog, I would love to see what you do too!

Until tomorrow.

Deb


Friday 15 July 2016

International Blog Highlight - #frommetoyouwhenyouarefeelingblu

Hello again!

Life just keeps taking over at high speed and leaves me behind in it's wake!! I have no idea where the weeks go, let alone the days, hours or minutes....lol

It's time for another International Blog Highlight with Kylie Bertucci. The theme this time is From me to you when you are feeling blu #frommetoyouwhenyouarefeelingblu

Click here to come and see all the wonderful creations! Don't forget to vote for your favourite!!

I had to choose between two cards I had made and eventually chose this one:



The list of product used:



For any of you who are interested, here is the other card I had made


Here are the products used for this card:



Until next time!