Ray of Sunshine and Pretty Petals

August 17, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ 1 Comment

How about another one of those crazy mornings, that absolutely ran away from me. To be honest, I was helping out everyone else and didn’t get my own goodies done. Everything came together and worked out so, no worries!

Is this designer paper adorable or what! This particular print reminded me of a recently retired stamp that has the most beautiful poppies in it. I do love it when everything goes together so nicely.

A simple layering of designer paper, with coordinating paper and a length of ribbon to bring it all together. I did a double layer of tags and squeezed in this sunshine sentiment keeping everything in calypso coral. Love that color. Six pretty little flowers all sponged and centered with basic rhinestones and I am in love with this card.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Kinda Eclectic with a Ray of Sunshine

June 23, 2015June 20, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

This burst of sunshine should be posting while I am in Utah getting my Denali all settled at university. She is a huge burst of sunshine in my life, so it suits the day perfectly.

I have used the sunburst stamp from the Kinda Eclectic set in so many projects. It is why I bought the set, but the rest of it is just as beautiful. I am so glad that it carried over to the new catalog. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye just yet.

I loved using the super smooth whisper white card stock to make a matching bag. It folds rather crisp, but is easier to manipulate that the other card. And of course I love the stamp. This set is done in hello honey and it works so well. I even got out an embossing folder to give it a little extra.

A simple card that is all about the saying and a few bright touches to bring it full circle. Perhaps this one will find its way to someone in need of a pick me up. Sounds about right!

Have a creative day!

Moana

Ray of Sunshine CASE

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

What happened to yesterday? Well, it was absolutely all over the place! It started out with finishing up this batch of handouts for a church youth lesson, 32 of them to be exact. I had to enlist some family help to get them done in time. They really looked beautiful all splayed out on the dining table.

We were off to church and it was so lovely. My lesson went really well, because I have a great group of young ladies that I get to work with. I made sure to share the extras before I came home, no need to add to the large stack of blog projects. We went up the hill to have dinner with my husbands parents, spending much needed time there. Only to return home to remember a church girls camp meeting that I had indeed completely forgot. What a busy day.

I did CASE myself on this one. But I needed a sunrise background to match the phrase which went perfectly with the theme of my lesson. Inking up all of those backgrounds can give your hand a bit of a cramp. But since I was all over the place I didn’t have a chance to share them with you.

So, I missed a day, sorry about that. It should be a bit more calm today, I hope. Let’s hope work is reasonable. Oh, and I get to pre-order today in the new Stampin’Up! catalog! It doesn’t go live for another month, but that is a perk of being a demonstrator!

Have a creative day!

Moana

Ray of Sunshine with Perfect Pennants

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

Color, color, and more color. I obviously had color on the mind. I have been wanting to make a card that felt like a sunrise. This fit the need nicely.

It wasn’t easy for me to leave it alone with just ink and a sentiment, but I managed. I have coordinating ribbon, but didn’t want to break up the colors. My supporting committee backed me up and here they are.

A friend of mine recently had an adorable little girl and I couldn’t wait to use this stamp for a baby card. It feels like a warm cuddle, just like a baby. Yummy.

I took my inks and sponges and went to work. I started at the bottom with crushed curry and sponged and swirled away. I progressed across the card with the four different colors ending with night of navy on the top. After the ink dried I stamped my sentiment where I wanted it to sit and embossed it with black powder. I headed to the big shot and cut out my image. Yes, that left a hole in my background piece. But with my framed bit also done in night of navy, it was all covered up. I just popped that up on dimensionals and called it done. A great technique on both fronts.

Have a creative day!

Moana

Kinda Eclectic Ray of Sunshine

March 21, 2015March 21, 2015 ~ moanaj ~ Leave a comment

Eclectic is the true nature of this card. A little bit of everything coming together to create something beautiful. With these colors, stamped images, punches, and a perfect Walt Whitman quote, how could you go wrong?

Of course I had to layer in the 1/8th” fashion as is my thing these days. But it makes me happy, even if it seems a bit wasteful. I often punch or cut out underneath anyway, so it isn’t too bad. I didn’t think I would notice if I inked the edges or not in such a narrow border, but you totally do. It looked almost plain otherwise with this combo. Interesting.

When I stamped inside I used just the corner of the sunburst, it was just right. It made me think of a quilt block I have never been brave enough to try. I think I have seen it called New York beauty and it involves paper piecing to keep those points just so. Beautiful, but daunting. Maybe someday.

Well, today is workshop day, so I had to keep it brief. No time for a second variation of the card and a matching bag. I still have to get to the store before I go!

Have a creative day!

Moana

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