CAS(E) this Sketch 70

Hi everyone.


Early Saturday morning post for my card for the current sketch challenge over at the CAS(E) this Sketch Blog.

I have done the die cut inlay technique for the first time using the 'Leaf Filled Flourish' die from the Die-namics range by MFT.

This is my card:

 

 

I have coloured my flourish with four different distress inks and coated it with Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer to give it some shine.

The sentiment is in Afrikaans and says 'Congratulations'.

I finished it off with 3 black rhinestones.

 

This is the sketch:

Thanks for popping in and have a super weekend!!

Kind regards
Petra

RS#106

Hi everyone.

Can't believe it's Thursday already!!  We have a public holiday, Human Right's Day, tomorrow, so it's a lovely long weekend here!!  I've made my card for the Retrosketches#106 challenge this morning.
 
This is what it looks like:

 

 

I've used a piece of dp by Simple Stories, from the 24/SEVEN collection.

The leaf stamp is by Verve from the 'Bloom & Grow' set.  The sentiment is in Afrikaans and says 'Congratulations'.

The 'Hybrid Winter Rose' die is form the Die-namics range by MFT.

The border punch is from Upikit.

Added a twine bow and three black rhinestones to finish it off.

 

This is the sketch:



Hop on over to the Retrosketches Blog to have a look at all the lovely entries!


That's it for now!  Have a super day!!  Thanks for popping in!!

Kind regards
Petra

Wedding cards.

Hi everyone.

Today I want to share with you two wedding cards I have made for my DS. 

My sister has 2 daughters and a son, all in their twenties, so they are attending a lot of weddings lately.  My sister has asked me if I could make them some wedding cards to give to their friends who are getting married.
I am having a lot of fun with these cards!!

Here are the two cards I'm sharing with you:

I really like how these daisies from Verve (VS-09-PJ016) look when heat-embossed in white, on vellum.  I've fussy-cut them and added a pearl in the centre of each.  The dp I've used is by Teresa Collins, from the 'Far Away' collection (it's actually paper with a travelling theme, but I find them suitable for almost any card!! Some of my previous posts also shows cards where I've used this paper.)  The sentiment is in Afrikaans and says 'Congratulations'.

The roses on this card is from KaiserCraft and again some of the 'Far Away' dp by Teresa Collins.

That will be all for now!!

Thanks for the visit and hope to see you again soon!
Kind regards
Petra 

Spécialement pour vous, Anita (in France)

Hi everyone.

A blogging friend of a lot of us, Anita (in France), celebrated her birthday on 18 Feb, but nobody knew about it!!  To set the matter right Bev and Darnell organized a surprize birthday party today to celebrate Anita's birthday.  In the short time I have known Anita, I have come to know her as someone with a lovely sense of humour and a great talent for card making!!!  She is a great CAS artist!!  Her blog is always a joy to visit!!

 So, Anita:  ceci est pour vous et vous êtes la star du jour!! 

 I could not make up my mind if I should do a true ‘Petra card’ with lots of layers and patterned papers and flowers, or a CAS card seeing that you are a CAS lady, Anita.  In the end I decided to use the retrosketches#105 sketch and I tried to keep it CAS. 

As all my French stamps were stolen last week  (LOL!!) , I decided to go for an Afrikaans sentiment, as Afrikaans is my home language and I thought that would make it a bit more special!!  The sentiment says:  Juste pour vous!   (By now you have to be impressed with my French, hey!!  LOL!!) 

So this is the card I made specially for you   (…for your 29^th(???) birthday (maybe not quite!!??  LOL!!!):

 

 

 

This card comes with warm wishes for a blessed year and for days filled with everything that makes you happy!!    Félicitations!!! 

I won’t keep you any longer, Anita, you probably have a lot more blogs to visit!!

Profitez de la journée 

Salutations et les voeux de l'Afrique du Sud  

Petra

 

P.S.  Luckily we’ve got translators available on the net, hey!!!  (No way I can speak a word of French!!  LOL!!   thank goodness I don’t have to pronounce all of that!!  LOL!!)

 

I don’t think anyone will forget your birthday again, Anita!!  Next year we’ll be on time!!

 
Thanks to the lovely Bev and Darnell for making this a fun day for all of us!!!

Mojo Monday #337

Hi everyone.

My second post for the day, this time it's my card for the current sketch at the Mojo Monday Blog.

This is my card:

 

 

For my cards I've used dp by Teresa Collins from the 'Far Away' collection. 

The sentiment is in Afrikaans and says 'Congratulations'.  I've also used a stamps from the 'Borderline' collection by Verve.

The flower I've used is by Petaloo and the leaves I've cut with the 'Royal Leaves' die from the Die-namics range by MFT.

Added some vellum and a twine bow and it was done.

 

Here's Teresa's sketch:

 

Have to be off to fetch my son from school.  School closes earlier at the moment as they are busy with exams.

Hope you Monday is a super one!!
Thanks for popping in (...and I love comments!)

Kind regards
Petra

ATCAS#34

Hi everyone.

The current codeword at the Addicted to CAS Blog is 'Luck' and this is the card I've made with the codeword in mind:

Hope you like my interpretation of 'Luck'!

The rainbow I've cut with my Spellbinders circle nesties and the 'U' die is from the 'A CUT above Dies' range by Verve.  The stamps are also from Verve.

Thanks for popping in and have a lovely day!!
Kind regards
Petra

Vellum Cards.

Hi everyone.

Those of you who visited my previous post will know that my friend, Angela Bode, has sent me some vellum from America and since it arrived I am having a lot of fun making cards using some of the vellum on it.  At the moment I'm busy making a lot of cards for charity and I want to share three of the cards with you.

The first card was inspired by cardabilities #94 by Karan Gerber.  I have only recently discovered the cardabilities challenge and love Karan's sketches - really some great stuff there.

The sentiment is in Afrikaans and says:  'Best Wishes'.  The lovely little wooden arrow was among some goodies that Angela has included in the parcel with the vellum.

The second card was inspired by the layout of retrosketches #20.  And you'll see another of the little arrows Angela has sent me.

The sentiment says 'Congratulations' and the arrows stamped at the bottom is part of the 'Borderline' stampset by Verve.

The last card came about just playing around with some elements till I got a pleasing result.

 

 

The sentiment says 'Enjoy your birthday'.

 



All the bits and pieces of dp are by Teresa Collins.

 

 

I have made quite a few cards already for my charity project and I might share some more with you later.  In the mean time, have a lovely Sunday.  I'm off to make some coffee as it is already nearly 4 o'clock in the afternoon in South Africa.

 

Kind regards

Petra