As promised, here are the whole cards that I gave you a brief sampling of yesterday. I know that one of the cards has been received due to the very sweet and enthusiastic comment left earlier (*waving* SJ!) and I’m going to take a chance that the other two will have been found before the recipients check in here….
So here we go….
This card was sent to my lovely Aunty Mary, sister of my mum, frequent blog commenter, enthusiastic cheerleader and a wonderful influence in my life. I wanted her to know just how much I love and appreciate her.
For the card itself, I stamped the birdie using Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder. Then I used markers in the colours of the cardstock I had chosen and coloured in the little “carved out” bits through to the cardstock below.
“A card for Aunty Mair”
Stamps: Always, Best Yet, Sanded
Paper: Old Olive, Cameo Coral, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Versamark, Old Olive
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Old Olive wide grosgrain, Old Olive & Cameo Coral Markers, Stampin’ Sponges
Here’s the next one…
This one landed in the mailbox of my dear friend and fellow demonstrator, Sarah Jane Kalé, one of many friends I have made due to my association with Stampin’ Up! and one of the reasons I am thankful that I became a demonstrator at all.
During the recent school holidays, SJ and I were meant to catch up with our little ones but on the morning in question I woke up with a raging migraine and had to cancel to spend the day on the couch with an ice-pack on my head. Sarah offered to have the girls for me so that I could ice my thumping head in peace – just one example of the sweetness that is Sarah, not to mention that she is one of the most talented stampers I know! Love ya SJ! 
The sentiment on this card is perfect and I wanted to use a bunch of vibrant colours, so I chose a combination of markers that I liked based on the colours in my small girl’s current favourite dress and coloured the words all differently. The Baroque background stamp is embossed with clear embossing powder.
“A card for Sarah Jane”
Stamps: Occasional Greetings, Baroque
Paper: Baja Breeze, Old Olive, Pink Passion, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: Clear Embossing Powder, Certainly Celery wide grosgrain, Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink & Apricot Appeal Markers, Eyelet Border Punch, Button Bouquet Designer Buttons, Linen Thread, Stampin’ Dimensionals
Now for the last one…
This one went to Makeesha, another demonstrator and gorgeous friend who endlessly shares her boundless stamping talents. I was looking forward to catching up with her at the Perth Regionals last weekend, but this time the migraine monster came visiting her and she wasn’t able to attend.
I wasn’t the only disappointed one, as I know many Perth stampers were busting for the opportunity to breathe the same air and maybe even exchange a word or two with Keesh, stamp-star that she is, and I’m sure she was also saddened to have to miss out on such a fun day of stamping.
For this card I inked up Garden Whimsy, which I haven’t done for quite some time, and was happy with how it turned out. You might notice that the layout is pretty much the same as Aunty Mary’s birdie card, just different stamps and colours 
“A card for Keesh”
Stamps: Garden Whimsy, Best Yet, Sanded
Paper: Bashful Blue, Riding Hood Red, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss, Bashful Blue
Accessories: Pumpkin Pie striped ribbon, Pumpkin Pie Marker, Eyelet Border Punch, Stampin’ Sponges, Stampin’ Dimensionals
I hope you enjoyed checking out my cards as much as I enjoyed making them If you’d like further information about any of the techniques or products involved in the creation of these cards, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
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Welcome back. You’re forgiven for not blogging for a month since you supplied gorgeous eye candy.
It’s a bit hard to type with tears in your eyes! Thank you my dearest girl, that is the loveliest thing that’s happened to me all week xxx
You and me both Aunty Mary (may I call you Aunty Mary?) It was so lovely to FINALLY meet you on Saturday. Such BEAUTIFUL cards for such a BEAUTIFUL gal!!!!
xx Sarah
You may indeed …and it was lovely to meet you too. I so enjoyed the day. Aren’t we spoilt by this special girl with her beautiful cardmaking? xxx
Lovely cards …. and lovely people they went to. I am privileged to know them all, including the beautiful girl who created them.xxx
Awww Sarah these cards are beautiful! So that’s how you did the little birdie! Wow. Did you emboss the sentiment too? That turned out so crisp. I see what you mean about thinking of the person while making the card.
P/S: I’m very glad to have met you too S. xo
These cards are beautiful Sarah and I am sure that the recipients loved them too!
Ooooh, these are all such gorgeous, happy cards Sarah. What lucky ladies to receive them. I really love the colours you’ve used, the brilliant birdie on the first one & the ribbon & button greeting on the second one. Fab! Inky hugs, Di
PS: So glad to see you blogging again.