tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40043132285492580792024-03-06T11:20:30.020+10:00The Card ConnectionI make my cards to connect with people, to share with them, and to show them that I care for them.Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-44084163442918739732012-11-19T20:44:00.001+10:002012-11-19T20:45:41.272+10:00Purple TildaI made this card for my friend Helen, to take to her when I visited with her.
Details:
Image: Tilda stamped for me by a friend. I added the nose and mouth detail.
Colouring: Coloured pencils and baby oil.
Embellishments: Larger rose purchased, I think, from Bizzy Becs. Smaller roses I made myself using Vinca punch. And Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-63383384725464587572012-08-25T09:38:00.000+10:002012-08-25T09:38:40.779+10:00Pirate Bear
I made this card for a little friend of ours, and would like to submit it to Dustin Pike's "Bear Minimum" challenge. It was a fun card to make.
Details:
Image: by Dustin Pike
Colouring: coloured pencils and baby oil
Embellishments: Shell, and the anchor came out of a Christmas bon-bon.
Regards
Vivienne.Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-68056197099052830152012-01-29T18:58:00.001+10:002012-01-29T18:58:15.290+10:00Rock On!
I made this card for my niece.
I have some pink fur material from a toy pig that nobody wanted - who wants a furry pink pig that is supposed to walk, but no longer does, has a broken arm, and is hard and clunky?!
I saved the fur, thinking that it would make an interesting card. And the above card is the result.
Details:
Inspiration: Sassy Teenager card - Yes, I know my Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-40859807614278366912012-01-22T15:02:00.001+10:002012-01-22T15:02:33.317+10:00At the beachI made this card for my friend's birthday.
The image is cut from an old card from the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists association. I trimmed the card down, and added it onto a new base. I then added the starfish (painted with Glossy Accents to give them extra strength), the twine, and the matting. The sentiment was printed on the computer, chalked, and stuck on top. I Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-19902264150773901872012-01-21T20:20:00.005+10:002012-01-21T20:20:52.581+10:00Artist cardBelow is the card I made for my nephew's birthday. My nephew gets together with his grandmother regularly, and they do lots of crafty things and painting together.
Details: Image: Dustin Pike Coloured: Colouring pencils & oil Punch: Martha Stewart Laurel leaf double edge Embellishments: Pearls; easel from a Kinder Surprise kid's toy, and the "painting" is trimmed Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-57652171867241351992011-11-30T17:36:00.001+10:002011-11-30T20:55:43.059+10:00Thank you cardBelow is a Thank you card that I made for my son's French Horn teacher. I didn't want anything too fancy, so it's a fairly simple card.
I actually modified a card that I had made in 2005, and it was still in my stash.
Here's what the original looked like.
Sometimes it's really interesting to see how my card style has changed over the years.
Regards
Vivienne.
Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-55082326324734071732011-05-22T10:24:00.001+10:002011-05-22T12:58:14.785+10:00Stamp storage ideaHi.
I'm feeling quite proud of myself as I've come up with a new way (new for me anyway!) to store my clear, and unmounted, stamps.
And I'd like to share. :)
Here's a pic:
If you'd like to know what I did, read below for some basic instructions.
You'll need
A ring-binder folder - a nice big one, preferably with more than two rings.
Clear plastic page protectors
A4 card (or letter-sizedViviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-23737384640886679132011-05-02T09:54:00.000+10:002011-05-02T09:54:01.195+10:00Anniversary Card
This is a late anniversary card that I made for my husband. There was just too much happening around the time of our anniversary, and I didn't get to make the card for him then. I'm fairly happy with it.
I'm submitting this to Dustin's current challenge. The criteria is to use two of the colours from his blog header. But it doesn't say to use only two! So I think Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-52518959163048001992011-04-13T18:02:00.000+10:002011-04-13T18:02:49.793+10:00Fairy bear
Life has just been waaaaay too busy this year. And my New Year's resolution was to not be so busy! I've made hardly any cards so far this year. I normally make 60+ (not counting Christmas cards), so this is pretty pitiful.
Anyway, I started this card more than a month ago, and now I've finally finished it. It's for my little niece. I'm almost too embarrassed to Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-49108709897084708672011-02-20T15:46:00.000+10:002011-02-20T15:46:31.180+10:00More fairy cards
The fairy with the butterfly above was made for a little friend, and the flower one was for a niece. I've used this fairy before.
Details:
Image: from www.coloring.ws.
Coloring: colouring pencils and baby oil.
Flower: made using instructions by StampArtic.
Stamp: C16K Butterfly by Crafty Kids (now known as Kaszazz - I really don't like the new name).
Regards
Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-53538246526698869412011-02-14T07:21:00.000+10:002011-02-14T07:21:00.584+10:00Valentine's DayHappy Valentine's Day!
I made this card for my husband. It's a direct copy of a card mady by "Kbear". Though my bow isn't anywhere as neat as hers!
Details: Image: by Dustin Pike. It's mounted up on foam dots. Kbear gave the link to the Valentine Subway Art background image Colouring: Pencils and baby oil.
Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-31486255746827796262010-12-30T11:20:00.000+10:002010-12-30T11:20:34.055+10:00Sunflower
I made this card for a friend who has a bright and sunny personality.
Inspiration: from Designing with Michelle
Image: digital stamp by Dustin Pike
Colours: colouring pencils and baby oil.
Regards
Vivienne.Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-71819325045281800762010-12-05T07:24:00.000+10:002010-12-05T07:24:11.730+10:00Butterfly
I made this for a friend of mine who was unwell, and going through a rough time.
The words say: "The will of God will never lead you where the grace of God cannot keep you." (I'm sorry, I can't remember where I copied them from).
Details: Image: I downloaded it a long time ago from a picasa album here. Colouring: Pencils and baby oil, plus chalk for the background.&Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-8130111725350845652010-11-24T18:50:00.000+10:002010-11-24T18:50:56.696+10:00Get Well Soon
I made this card for a friend who wasn't well, but then ended up changing my mind and sending her something else! So this card is still in my stash waiting for a suitable occasion.
The image is one by Dustin Pike. He's cute, isn't he? (The owl, that is, not Dustin. Though for all I know maybe Dustin is cute!). Dustin has a pretty awesome sale on at the moment. &Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-86551658683071448322010-10-22T11:21:00.001+10:002010-10-22T11:32:15.359+10:00Sweet bear
There's a little story to go with this card. When my hubby first started having lessons with his current piano teacher, it seemed that without fail, it would rain on the day that he had a lesson, and he would arrive dripping wet. She still has fun telling the story. For his most recent birthday she wanted a special card to give him, and so asked me to make one, preferably with Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-56124116828432644042010-10-21T21:01:00.000+10:002010-10-21T21:01:33.834+10:00Fairies and Music
I made this card for my beautiful Aunt.
Here are the specs: Image: It came from the Dover Sampler for this book: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486996921.html. (I regularly receive an email from Dover Sampler, which has samples from books / CDs they sell. The samples are only available for a limited time. Check it out here.) Colouring: Crayola &Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-65647624419804715992010-10-17T09:48:00.000+10:002010-10-17T09:48:45.223+10:00Beware of Dragons
I made this card for my friend's son, who is turning 10.
I was inspired by the card made by Cindy and shown here, for Dustin's design team sample:
http://dustinpike.blogspot.com/2009/10/once-upon.html
And you can read more about the card on Cindy's blog:
http://thepaperfreak.blogspot.com/2009/10/Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-84292400154033447462010-10-13T20:41:00.000+10:002010-10-13T20:41:54.167+10:00Shoes
Recently I had to make cards for two 18 year olds. One was for a girl from my work, and the other was made for a friend to give to her niece.
I'm quite happy with how they turned out.
Inspiration: I was inspired by a card my mum made, which was inspired by this card:
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1457039?&si=miss%20boo
Stamp: http://Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-24228583236506522932010-09-29T07:00:00.000+10:002010-09-29T07:00:01.790+10:00Shiny Knight in AmourThis is the card that I made for my husband for Valentines this year, but I haven't shared it until now.
I got the clever "Shiny Knight in Amour" saying from Ellen's cool blog here: http://blinkthinkink.blogspot.com/2010/01/shiny-knight-in-amour.html
And the image is a Dustin Pike image. His blog is here: http://dustinpike.blogspot.com. He's coloured with colouring Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-10064261556129439672010-09-27T11:18:00.000+10:002010-09-27T11:18:47.010+10:00Mice birthdayI started making cards in about 1998, but I really got in to in after moving to Denmark in 1999. (We lived there for 2 and a bit years).
I still have some of my earlier cards, and lately I've been "updating" them so that I can use them for someone.
Here is a card I made in 2004.
And here is the "updated" version. I sent this to my 5yo niece.
Image: the mice & flowers are stickersViviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-92074455540716691582010-09-25T12:43:00.000+10:002010-09-25T12:43:01.179+10:00Doggies
Earlier this year I made a small batch of puppy dog cards. These went to 3 boys - 6yo, 3yo and 2yo (my nephew).
The images were colouring using colouring pencils and baby oil.
Regards
Vivienne.Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-44972808046961149702010-09-13T21:08:00.001+10:002010-09-13T21:20:19.419+10:00AnniversaryThis is the card I made for my husband for our wedding anniversary. We've been married over 14 years now!
The image is from coloring-page.biz. I've coloured it using colouring pencils and baby oil, fussy cut, and attached to the brown layer, which is up on magic mount. The little jewellery gem is free hanging from the bottom of the brown layer.
Regards,Vivienne.
Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-80263616923177197202010-09-13T21:04:00.000+10:002010-09-13T21:04:47.027+10:00Purple
I made this card for a friend at church. The image is cut out from a cross-stitch catalogue (the Fox collection).
I'm happy with how the colours came together, and my friend really liked it.
Regards,VivienneViviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-31766693447088948522010-08-25T16:23:00.000+10:002010-08-25T16:23:00.246+10:00Elegant birthdayI made this card for an older friend of mine.
The main image is cut from a postcard.
The flower is made from the instructions by StampArtic. The greenery behind is a punch by Martha Stewart. It used to be called "scary branch", but I think it's since been given another name.
Regards,
Vivienne.Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4004313228549258079.post-26672354999013833762010-08-23T14:30:00.002+10:002010-08-23T14:30:00.615+10:00Ship ahoyAnother male card. The boat image is cut from an old greeting card. And the hessian was originally wrapped around a gift soap. I love recycling!
This was sent to one of my nephews.
Regards
Vivienne.Viviennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02992830803862266513noreply@blogger.com0