When I'm busy and I need to make a card I look up at all my supplies on the top of my wardrobe and find myself struggling to want to drag it all down and start. In those moments that I find time to drag it all down, I find myself easily creating a number of cards in such a short space of time that I wonder what took me so long. :)
This evening I managed to take down those supplies because I had a number of cards to prepare. A couple for my mum, who gave me a nice long list at the beginning of the year, and also a valentines card for my lovely boyfriend. I'm cutting it fine on making this one, although not as fine as I could have cut it. :P I won't show that card just yet, because he needs to see it first...but I will take photos and put it up at a later date. I'm very proud of it.
Today's post will be dedicated to a birthday card I have made for mum and dad to give to my uncle. I love knowing that every month there will be a beautiful image coming my way from 'From the Heart Stamps', which means that I have a reason to sit down and make sure I use the image from the current month. Motivation is a freebie, and a beautiful one at that. Thank you Faith Skrdla. :)
Here is my card and a list of the supplies used to make it:
- From the Heart Free Stamp - 'Birthday Candle BirdBrain'
- Papermania Relations stamp set
- Make & Create 5" x 7" White card blank
- Promarkers - Honeycomb, China Blue, Mustard, Lime Zest
This is the inside of the card with the extra sentiments that came with the candle birdbrain image this month. This image is beautiful and the sentiments are so sweet. I really hope my uncle likes it. :) The challenge can be found here, and the shop can be found at this link. Please do go and take a look at all the beautiful cards that have been made using the beautiful image. :)
Take care everyone. See you soon.
Sara x
Happy New Year Everyone!
I'm writing this nine days into 2014, but still I haven't had anything to put up here in a little while. I'm all settled back in after a trip home for Christmas and ready for Uni to restart again. I need some routine! It's got so bad I don't even know what day it is half the time. lol. :P
Anyway, I've set myself a card making challenge this year. I asked my Mum to give me a list of the cards she would need throughout the year and I am challenging myself to make sure that I make all the cards that my Mum needs in 2014. So far I'm doing well, and I'm even finding time to fit in an extra card here or there.
I am planning on entering this months From the Heart Free Monthly Stamp Challenge again this month, and have already made two cards with the beautiful image that Faith has given us this month. The first card is one I made for my sisters 18th birthday so I won't be able to show you all that one until after January 20th, but I couldn't wait that long to put a card up on the challenge blog post...so I made a second card.
Here is my Make a Wish! Card:
This card was made using:
- Jennifer Ellory, Hazy Days paper pad
- Boofle Red Ink
- Jennifer Ellory, Bake a Cake stamp
- From the Heart Free Stamp - 'Caught your Heart'
- Make & Create 5" x 7" White card blank
- Promarkers - Berry Red, Sandstone, Pear Green, Honeycomb, China Blue, Black (fineliner)
I love this card, although not quite as much as I love the other cards I made in the last few days...none of which can be put up here until after the 22nd January as they are birthday cards that I don't want to risk being seen by accident.
I love the From the Heart stamps and encourage anyone who reads my posts to go and have a look at their website and all the amazing things they have available. Just click here to take a look. Oh and do check out the shop too! :P
I'm going to go and relax before bedtime now. See you all again next month. Take care.
Sara xx
