Hi there,

I have a gorgeous friend her name is Claire and she recently had her 10th Birthday and something we both have very much in common is that we both love and adore Hello Kitty! You must admit she really is a cute kitty. Anyway I made her this card using the Hello Kitty die-cut from the cricut machine.

Here it is:

 Isn’t she just so cute!

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi There,

This weekend we had my nephew’s 13th Birthday, so I thought I would share the card I made for him. I didn’t go with the number theme as I thought he would get heaps of age cards.

I picked up this cute Monster stamp from my local scrapbooking store, knowing I would get good use out of it seeing I have boys. The Happy Birthday to you! stamp is from the Stampin’ Up! Spring Mini catalogue, I have also used the scalloped edge punch and the Pattern Paper is from the green stack collection from Die cuts with a View.

I think my Nephew liked his present an ITunes gift Voucher more than the card.

Anyway I enjoyed making it.

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi there,

I found some time at last, so I decided to have a go at Makeesha’s Colour Challenge for this week. I was really suprised at how well these colours go together.

Here are the colours:

Here is what I came up with:

Card Recipe: Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Pumpkin Pie & Very Vanilla. Pattern Paper: DSP – Retired Summer Picnic - (Bashful Blue- Polka dots). Fiskas Border Punch – Apron Lace. Other: Blush Round Pearls & Butterfly Template.

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi again,

This weekend I had planned to take some time out to get in to some scrapbooking, but unfortunatley it hasn’t happened. My eldest son has come down sick and my husband has redesigned a better rabbit hutch for our bunny’s to live in, so I have ended up baby sitting them all day. But not all hope is lost as I have managed to make a card.

This card I have made is for one of the Director’s at my husbands work, as sadly he has been diagnosed with throat cancer and is off work having kemo treatment. My husband gets on well with him as they both have a common interest which is “Kombi’s”.

I manged to get this great stamp set called Road Trip by Inkadinkadoo, which of course has a Kombi stamp, so here is what I came up with:

Artwork – Cindy Banks

My husband didn’t want my to put any words or writing on front of the card so inside the card I have stamped some get well words.

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Road Trip. Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White. Ink: Basic Black, Not Quite Navy & Basic Grey. Pattern Paper: Cosmo Cricket – Get Happy Collection.

I hope this card cheers him up!

Thanks for looking

Cindy

Hi there,

I am always excited when Stampin’ Up! release new products and the Spring Mini Catalogue is right up there, with gorgeous new stamp sets and divine new designer series pattern paper.

One particular stamp set I absolutely love is “Great Friend”. I love this set so much I actually haven’t put any of the other new sets I got together yet. 

So here are a couple of cards I have made with this set:

Recipe Card 1:

Stamp Set: Great Friend. Cardstock: Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Cameo Coral & Kiwi Kiss. Ink Baja Breeze, Basic Black & Cameo Coral. DSP: Walk in the Park. Other: Gems-Pink x3.

Recipe Card 2:

Stamp Set: Great Friend & Background- Polka Dot. Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Mellow Moss & Very Vanilla. Ink: Always Artichoke, Rose Red & Mellow Moss. Stampin’ Write Marker: Mellow Moss. Other: Gems-Green x2 & Corner Punch

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi there,

Well after a very hectic week I managed to sit down this afternoon to create a card for this weeks challenge, which is to create a project using Designer Series Paper.

Here is what I came up with:

I have used Designer Series Paper Patterns - chocolate chip in two of the different patterns, traced a butterfly image on one and cut it out. The base is cameo coral in the textured cardstock and the cut out butterfly in the centre is the plain cardstock in cameo coral. I have stamped the words “Thinking of you” from the Thoughts & Prayers Stamp set in chocolate chip ink onto whisper white cardstock backed in cameo coral. Placed some whisper white taffeta ribbon above the pattern paper and finished the butterfly off with a button and some DMC thread.

Thanks for looking!

Cindy

Hi there,

This week challenge from the Southern Belles group was to make a card using a background technique. I have seen the technique Pullin’ Pastels but I hadn’t actually tried doing it before, so I thought this challenge was a great time to have ago at this technique.

Here is what I came up with:

Card Recipe:

Stamp Set: Great Friend. Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Basic Grey & Pretty in Pink. DSP: Tea Party. Ink: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Basic Black & Versa Mark. Stampin’ Pastels: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron & Certainly Celery. Other: Ribbon – Gros-Grain 5/8″ Certainly Celery & Spongue Daubers.

I really love the effect the Pullin’ Pastels technique gives. I’m glad I tried it.

Thanks for looking!

Till next time

Cindy

Hi again,

Well the kids are back at school and the peace and quite has returned HOORAY!!!!!! Gives me much more free time to do what I love best. So I got straight into making a card for Keesh’s colour challenge:

Here is what I made:

Card Recipe:

Designer Series Paper – Rose Red. Cardstock: Mellow Moss. Scallop Edge Punch - Rose Red. Cardstock Very Vanilla punched with Spiral Punch and Stamped with Background Stamp “Calendar”. Bird Stamp from Fun & Fast Notes stamped on Very Vanilla Cardstock cut as circle. Scalloped Circle – Always Artichoke. Inks: Basic Black & Mellow Moss. Stampin’ Write Marker – Rose Red. Stamp Set: Great Friends – Words. Other: Green Gem.

Thanks for looking!

Till next time

Cindy

Hi,

With the kids on school holidays and the weather being just to horrible to go outdoors, today I decided to have a play with the stamp set ”A Kind Word”. I love this set as it is very girly and gives me a chance to use some pretty papers and colours.

So here is the card I made using this set:

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose & Bashful Blue. Ink: Bashful Blue, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Carmel, Yo Yo Yellow, Green Galore, Versa Mark & Craft Whisper White. Pattern Paper: Pink Paislee – Pop Fashion Collection. Stamp Sets: A kind Word & Polka Dot. Cricut – Leaves, Buttons and a Paper Flower.

Thanks for looking

Till next time

Cindy

Hi there, 

I’m starting to find that I’m getting really addicted to Makeesha’s Challenges. This weeks challenge is this sketch:

Here is my card:

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White. Stamp Set: Tart & Tangy, Background Stamp Canvas (Retired). Stampin’ Write Markers: Real Red and Old Olive. Ink: Basic Black & Old Olive. Pattern Paper: Sassfrass Lass – Serpendipity Collection – Apple Delight. Other: Metal Round Tag & Clear Stamp word: Hello.

Till next time

Cindy