Don't take pictures late at night...

Because I either end up with washed out photos, or yellowy photos from the yellow lights at home.  The pictures just don't do this card justice.  C requested a birthday card for her mom who likes bling and blue, so this is what I came up with.  Hopefully the recipient won't notice that the glittery blue paper in the background is Christmas (snowflake) design, but the colour as well as the amount of glitter was perfect so I had to use it.  I hope she likes it just as much as C!

Washed out (flash on) version:

Yellow (no flash) version:

Inside:

Welcome Baby Boy!

Most of the cards I make are for women, and even when it comes to wedding cards, I am allowed to make them as girly as I want.  So when my sister asked me for a card for a baby boy, I struggled for a bit.  Surely any baby girl card could be remade as a baby boy card by changing the colour scheme, but there's something about the cutesy patterned paper available for girls that just makes the cards look that much cuter. 

So alas I made her this simple card.  Not too shabby, eh? 

Birthday butterflies

As mentioned earlier, I am now addicted to stamping but boy are stamps costly.  So I went onto kijiji to see if I find some deals on retired Stampin Up stamp sets.  Afterall, cupcakes, flowers, and butterflies never go out of style, right?

Though much simpler, I like stamped cards just as much as Cricut-ed cards (especially how fast I can do them, and how different each card can be).  Whenever I find a card too plain, I can always spray a bit of glitter (Smooch Spritz) on them!

My sister's favourite earrings

Despite being a few years old, my sister still wears these all the time. I made these earrings with black chain and black findings to go with the black 'oval' at the bottom. The blue and orange crystals really make the earrings pop, and the butterfly add a softer touch.

Who would have thought 5 different shapes would come together so nicely?

Happy Birthday, G!

For G's birthday I made this blue + purple crystal bracelet. It's much more sparkly than the pictures suggest, and she loves sparkly!

Leaf pendant glass bead necklace

It's only February but I can't resist posting more spring/summer themed jewelry. Can you tell I'm anxious for warmer weather, "warmer" jewelry?

As a kid I remember wearing jewelry made of plastic beads that look similar to these glass beads. Who would have known I'd fall in love with them again! I've added some small detailing throughout the necklace (beads, leaves), and attached a big leaf as the pendant. The good thing about pendants is you can change them with relative ease anytime you want.

Crystal flower ring

One of my early creations was this ring: I created the look of a flower with crystals acting as the petals and a pearl or glass ball in the middle. The band of the ring was put together using glass seed beads.

I've made one for my sister in red+pink, and one for my sister-in-law in blue+pink.

Silver and blue necklace + bracelet set

I made this set for my mom some time ago and it's her "go-to" set when she attends parties. Despite having more silver than crystals, it's actually quite sparkly. My pictures don't do it justice.

I've contrasted a darker blue crystal with a light pink (though it almost looks clear in my washed-out photos). I think the colour combination works quite well. Dark purple and light pink would work too, as would greens and yellows, if you would like a less formal, more spring-like look.

Check out the single stranded version below.

Casual everyday bracelet

Wow, it's been a week since I last posted. Where has the time gone? So much for posting once a day...

Anyway here's a casual bracelet that can be worn everyday and of course can be made with different colours to match your wardrobe.