STAMPIN' UP! GOOD MORNING MAGNOLIA MEMORIES & MORE CARDS

I'm very pleased to report that the eye surgery I underwent on Monday was a great success, and my vision is better than it has been in many years!  I was pretty anxious about having my eye operated on, and worried about my sight being damaged or lost ... but my surgeon did an incredible job, and I am so relieved.

Today I'd like to share with you a couple of cards that I think are just gorgeous - the colour scheme really appeals to me.  I started off with a couple of large cards from the Assorted Memories & ore Cards and Envelopes, and chose my favourite large card design from the Magnolia Lane Memories & More Pack.  All I had to do was add magnolias that I'd stamped, coloured, and die-cut, and a sentiment and some ribbon and sequins.  How pretty is this?

My second card uses almost all the same products as the first, apart from a different stamp set for the sentiment (the "hello" comes from Beauty Abounds), and punches for the sentiment.  I have turned the floral Memories & More card around, for a slightly different background:

Here's a list of all the products I used on these cards.  If you'd like to buy them for yourself, and you live in Australia, I'd love for you to shop with me.  You can get to my online store by simply clicking on one of the thumbnail images below.  I have several more magnolia cards to share with you, so please keep coming back to visit!

Product List

Good Morning Magnolia Bundle [151087] $111.50	Darling Label Punch Box [146855] $78.00	Beauty Abounds Cling Stamp Set [148726] $40.00	Stamparatus [148187] $85.00	Assorted Memories & More Cards & Envelopes [149710] $18.25
Magnolia Lane Memories & More Card Pack [149554] $19.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $15.50	Mint Macaron Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147283] $15.50	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $15.50
Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585] $7.75	Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147273] $15.50	Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad [147106] $13.00	Stitched Labels Dies [146828] $57.00	1" (2.5 Cm) Circle Punch [119868] $21.00
1-1/8" (2.9 Cm) Scallop Circle Punch [146138] $28.00	Petal Pink 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Organdy Striped Ribbon [149441] $14.00	Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins [146933] $12.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! WONDERFUL ROMANCE CARD MADE FROM SCRAPS

There's not much crafting happening in my corner of the world at the moment.  I have just returned from New Zealand, where I was privileged to be closely involved in the last days of my much-loved aunty's life.  It was a very special time with my extended family.

Before I went away, I challenged myself to use up (rather than my default action of throwing away) several "bits and pieces" left over from an earlier craft session.  I had a coloured and die-cut floral spray, a strip of Petal Pink card that I'd embossed with the Subtle embossing folder, a piece of speckled DSP, a lone baker's twine bow, and a piece of Whisper White card that I'd embossed with a leafy edgelit die, in a failed attempt at cutting (I put the card through my Big Shot the wrong way!).  I really love how all these scraps came together:

Listed below are all the Stampin' Up! products I used to make this card.  If you would like to buy them for yourself, and you live in Australia (and don't already have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator), I would love for you to shop with me.  You can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Tomorrow I'll be sharing another card I made before going away ... while I was still in a phase of using Petal Pink!

Product List

Wonderful Romance Cling Bundle [150592] $88.00	Darling Label Punch Box [146855] $78.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $13.50	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009] $14.75	Mossy Meadow A4 Cardstock [133683] $14.75
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $17.00	Floral Romance 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [148586] $24.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $10.00	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [147272] $15.50	Mossy Meadow Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [148547] $15.50
Big Shot [143263] $159.00	Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [143706] $17.00	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] $50.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00	Silver & Petal Pink Baker's Twine [146288] $7.00
Frosted Flower Embellishments [148782] $12.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00

STAMPIN' UP! FIRST FROST BIRTHDAY CARD IN GREENS

Today's share features the beautiful new First Frost bundle, and my favourite designs from the Frosted Floral Designer Series Paper pack.  I normally make this birthday girl's cards in blue, but decided these gorgeous papers just had to be used.

The DSP is the star of this card.  The only stamping is the sentiment (from the Darling Label punch box), and one little flower in Tranquil Tide.  I have embellished the flower with a tiny snowflake, from Santa's Workshop enamel shapes, and a rhinestone coloured with my dark Soft Suede Stampin' Blends marker.

Here is a close-up of the cluster of foliage, and the stamped and die-cut flower:

I have listed below all the Stampin' Up! products used to make this card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to buy these products, I would love for you to shop with me.  My online store can be accessed by clicking on any of the thumbnail product images below.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog today.

Product List

Darling Label Punch Box [146855] $78.00	First Frost Clear-Mount Bundle [149943] $85.50	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] $15.75	Card Stock A4 Pear Pizzazz [131290] $14.75
Tranquil Tide A4 Cardstock [144252] $14.75	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock [119982] $14.75	Frosted Floral 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [147800] $24.25	Silver Glimmer Paper [146960] $8.75	Big Shot [143263] $159.00
Stitched Labels Framelits Dies [146828] $57.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] $58.00	Sprig Punch [148012] $31.00	Pear Pizzazz 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon [144153] $12.25	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220] $8.75
Dark Soft Suede Stampin' Blends Marker [146875] $7.75	Santa's Workshop Enamel Shapes [147811] $12.25	Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00