Well it’s been a while – I know. But to get things rolling along again, I thought I’d share a card I made at the last craft get-together I had with my Stampin’ Buddies Ju and Kelly… Let me set the scene: I’d had a bit of a hiatus from all forms of stamping and took a good break from doing workshops during all of June and this created a certain Lack of Creativity! WOW… I never imagined that I could lose my Mojo so quickly – but maybe, just maybe it was perfect timing to have a break!? It’s kind of like the Chicken and the Egg… Which came first??? Well, what came first for me? Did I lose my Mojo and co-incidentally I’d already decided to have a break from stamping? OR… Did the break from stamping CAUSE my  Mojo to go AWOL? Either way, my Mojo is back now!!! *HURRAY!!!*

But Seriously! It was well and truly gone! My sweet little boy (not so little) turned 6 during June and I struggled to make his card. I had a lot of trouble designing the layout and couldn’t decide on colours and accessories (ARGH!) for ages. I finally made something I was happy with, although I kind of feel that I ripped him off and should make him another one with my full faculties LOL!

Thanks to my buddies, though (*hugs*) I created 4 cards during our stampin’ night, and I’ll share this one with you.

When making cards and deciding on which stamps to use, don’t overlook the Stampin’ Up! roller wheels (Jumbo and regular). Roller wheels can be the feature or main image of your card and take just moments to make!

Kindness Jumbo Wheel

I’ve used a base card of Summer Sun and wheeled the Kindness Jumbo Wheel onto Whisper White c/s in Riding Hood Red. I’ve mounted that onto a strip of Riding Hood Red (quite a mouthful – now known as RHR!) I’ve used my Eyelet Border Punch to create a very pretty scalloped edge on Tangerine Tango c/s and then mounted the RHR section onto that! To create a soft look to the card, I’ve sponged the edges in the same ink as the cardstock… so for example, the Summer Sun card has been sponged with Summer ink and the Tangerine Tango c/s sponged with Tangerine Tango ink etc…

I’ve used the saying from Simply Said as that set matches the Kindness wheel so beautifully! To finish it off, I’ve coloured the tiny flowers with ink to match the cardstock by using my Blender Pens.

This card was very quick to make, and by simply exchanging another Jumbo Wheel for the Kindness wheel you can just imagine the possibilities!

On a side note, I’m glad the school hoilidays are nearly over – not because I’m sick of the children, but because they’ve been sick! LOL. Darling daughter’s asthma flared up after a minor viral infection last weekend and we’ve been pretty much in-doors for the week. It’s been cold outside, and the cold air just makes her cough worse so we’ve been watching many DVD’s and doing indoor activities (*much love to Gran and Poppa for the children’s painting books – what a life-saver!!!*) I also look forward to getting back to the gym once the children are back at school! YAY for routines! Can’t wait to get back into the swing of things.

Enjoy