cards_r_us Friendship pages complete

I've been extremely behind on my yahoo group cards_r_us Friendship pages, which were due at the end of March. Won't go into the reasons for my lateness, but needless to say I have now finished all pages, ready for posting tomorrow, Monday 26 May 08. I will say that half way through this swap I lost my craft mojo, so I have found it challenging to finish these pages and some of the themes were challenging to me as I didn't have anything or minimal items within that theme range to use. However, at the end of the day, I am happy with how each of my friendship page themes turned out.

Theme: Green & Friendship
Front of page

Theme: Green & Friendship
Back of page

Theme: Green & Friendship
Back of page - booklet opened

Theme: Things with Wings
Front of page

Theme: Things with Wings
Back of page

Theme: Things with Wings
Back of page - booklet opened


Theme: Vintage Christmas
Front of page


Theme: Vintage Christmas
Back of page


Theme: Vintage Christmas
Back of page - booklet opened


Theme: Travel
Front of page


Theme: Travel
Back of page

Theme: Travel
Back of page - booklet opened

Theme: Turquoise & Copper
Front of page

Theme: Turquoise & Copper
Back of page

Theme: Turquoise & Copper
Back of page - booklet opened


Theme: Friendship
Front of page


Theme: Friendship
Back of page


Theme: Friendship
Back of page - booklet opened

There is still one friendship page not completed, but that is my own page. My theme was Girl Stuff with a splash of Pink. Since we are binding our own friendship pages, I have not worried that mine isn't done. I will work on it over the next couple of weeks, including the front & back cover, then I will bind it using my bind-it-all machine.

Cheers FiLoMa

Stampin' Up Card Fronts

Today was my monthly Stampin' Up® Demo Training. As usual, it was a great morning & I thoroughly enjoyed making the following cards:

This was my first time using the Stampin' Up watercolour cardstock. Even though I'm not the best at colouring in, I did find this an interesting card to make (card 1). Of the three cards made, two of the stamp sets (Lovely As a Tree & Garden Whimsy) were already on my to buy list, but now I think I'll have to add "Pick a Petal".

Edited correction 13 June 2008 - At the time of this post, I forgot to give credit from where these card fronts were CASED. The butterfly card is CASED from Marelle Taylor, the tree CASED from Jennifer Connolly and the Happy Birthday was from Splitcoasters, but unfortunately I can't recall who that was. I sincerely apologies to anyone I may have offended by not actually stating where the idea for these cards came from.

Cheers FiLoMa

Cards made Thu 15 May 08

As mentioned in an earlier post, I have been behind with my swaps on a couple of yahoo groups. When I got back from my holiday in Queensland, I decided that I will catch up on all my overdue swaps. I am still a little behind, I have 6 outstanding cards to make before I am completely caught up. However, I did take time out last Thursday to catch up on as many as possible, focusing on outstanding birthday cards and the flood swap run by yahoo group WWRS. Here are the cards I made:

WWRS - Flood cards

WWRS - Flood cards

Went through my stash of pre-stamped images and found this present.
WWRS - Birthday cards

Went through my stash of pre-stamped images and found this present.
cards_r_us - Birthday card

Went through my stash of pre-stamped images
and found these "All About U" stamp set stamps.
I had stamped these using my friends stamp set.
However I now have this Stampin' Up stamp set.
WWRS - Birthday cards

I am very happy with how all these cards turned out. I really love the Stampin' Up stamp set "All About U", I find it a very versatile set. Also, I very rarely ever make a card just using stickers, I generally have at least one stamped image on my cards somewhere. However, since I have many stickers that are just begging to be used, I thought I'd give it a try to use what I had and not feel that I had to add a stamped image. I am very happy with how these cards turned out, but I doubt these types of cards will be in my regular card making, as I just love to incorporate stamping in my card making.

I will be working on the last 6 outstanding swaps that I have. Once they are completed, I will post them. These cards will be done within the next week.

Cheers FiLoMa

Cards_R_Us March 2008 swaps

I have been extremely late in getting my yahoo group "cards_r_us" March 2008 swaps done. I finished one swap on time, but I still had my 3 ATC's and a Corset card to make. I actually finished these before I went on my holiday to Queensland, but never got around to posting them off to my partner. I posted them on my return home.

The 3 themes for the March ATCs were:
Food - Time
& Birthday

Corset Card

Cheers FiLoMa

Another Blog to check out

Thought I'd do a final post before I fly out to the Gold Coast for a few days to celebrate my birthday. This link is to another Stampin' Up demonstrator, Karen Barnes who has also done the OSW technique. These cards are great and the "Garden Whimsy" set has just risen in priority on my must have list. I hope you enjoy these cards as much as I have.

Karen Barnes' website for her OSW cards is http://www.goldcoaststamping.com/OSW.htm

Cheers FiLoMa

Mother's Day Card

I've been pretty slack when it comes to Mother's Day since my mum lives in South Aust and I live in the ACT. I'm good at remembering to ring her, but a pretty poor daughter in sending her a card. However, this year we will both be in Queensland at the same time, so tonight I took a few moments to make a Mother's Day card for her. I'm pretty sure she will like it, but just in case, I'm planning on making her a "shopping" card like the one I did in an earlier post and then closer to the time I will decide which one I will use. I might even ask my dad, which one he thinks I should give her. I'm pretty happy with how this card turned out. The photo doesn't really do it justice, the Bazzill Bling (Black) doesn't come up very well.

Cheers FiLoMa

Check out this blog

Stampin' Up demonstrator Caroline Cassidy has posted to her blog the cards her and her friends did using the One Sheet Wonder (OSW) template. These cards are fantastic and very inspiring, so I am posting a link to Caroline's blog so that you can go and check these cards out.

Caroline's blog is www.cardscreatedbycaroline.blogspot.com

Cheers FiLoMa