Easter Matchbox Treats

I bought the matchbox die a long time ago and wanted to get using it so when I saw the easel card on a matchbox and then saw Dawn Olchefske's blog with this great Punched Art Bunny! I put the two together and there are my Easter Treats for my girls and my two day home kids. I think I will fill them up with Hersey's kisses.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Embellish Challenge -- Rosettes

Well it is that time again and I love love love the colours in this weeks Embellish Magazine Challenge. They are pretty and fun and perfect for rosettes. I admit that rosettes are not something I use a lot. I just recently learned how to make rolled flower rosettes but they are so pretty and fun.

The rules of the challenge are as follows;
Use the colours shown in the color swatch below and use rosette(s) for full details click on the Embellish Link below.   I used Stampin Up's colours;  Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise and Sahara Sand.  I also used Whisper White for the base. 

I spritzed the background with Sahara Sand and stamped the sentiment in Tempting Turquoise.  I added Pearls to the center of the rosettes because I love them ;)

Thanks for looking.

Janet Y

Smile

Well Sale-a-Bration is just about over so I have one last post to show off one of the many cute items you could get for free when you order $60.00 in product.  The Sprinkled Expressions Stamp set is super cute.  Honestly there were so many cute items to pick from but I really liked this one and I have seen some great ideas on other blogs.  Here is one of my creations with this card.  Hope you like it.

I used the teal embossing powder on the flower and the saying.  The colour pops so well on black! I layered the black and teal paper on a white base and added dimentionals to all of the layers to make them pop too!

If you are interested in placing an order before Sale-a-bration ends on March 31 please contact me at janetyates@shaw.ca or check out the link above to order through me on-line!

Have a great day.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Home Sweet Home

My daughter's Piano Teacher has just moved into her new home so I thought I would make her a card for the occasion.  On top of that she just announced she is expecting so I have two cards to give her!   I have to admit I don't have much in way of "new home" stamp sets let alone "your expecting" stamp sets so I made do with what I have.  The sentiments on the Home Sweet Home card are not Stampin Up (shh don't tell anyone) but all the other products are SU.  I have wanted to play with the milk carton die and make a little bird house so I made it to match the card. 

 I used Crumb Cake paper for the base and the house.  Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Marina Mist and Vanilla are the other colors used and Chocolate Chip for the ink. 

To the Right is the inside of the card. You can see a hint of the eggs from the outside but inside is the mama bird and her chicks. The bird punch is one of my favourite tools.  My oldest LOVES birds and has asked me to make a card like this for her!

 Ok so as I said that they are expecting and as it turns out she is not the only person I know who is expecting. I made two of these cards in different colors. I have seen these little peas in a pod cards before and have always wanted to make one. Now I have made two and I love them. Too cute!

For the card above I used Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz and for the card to the right I used Pool Party and Certainly Celery. 




Hope you like them.  Thanks for looking.

Janet Y

janetyates@shaw.ca

Embellish Challenge -- Spring

Embellish Online Magazine has color challenges you can participate in.   Click on the image to link to their blog.

The thing I love about color challenges is that they force you to try something you might not normally try. I tried a couple of different projects but the Spring theme kept tripping me up. Finally I went with Easter and came up with a cute little card I will give my daughter on Easter morning.

Rules:  Use Colors listed in the Challenge and Keep to the theme. 

In this case I used all Stampin Up products (as always).

Colors used are: Calypso Coral, Pool Party, So Saffron and Pirouette Pink. 

Also used were Whisper White paper and Chocolate Chip Ink.

 I used an old Easter stamp set only because I do not have any others but I love it, it is so cute.  The eggs I made from paper and the small oval punch. 

The inside of the card

This was my first attempt.  My major problem with this card is I did not find any good use for the yellow.  When I added it it felt slapped on so also it did not really fit in with my image of a spring theme so I changed it to a birthday card.




Thanks for Visiting.

Janet Y