Inspired by repeat customers...

I recently posted a card and frame made with the name Claudia on it. It was great to get a call a couple weeks later from the same customer who wanted the same gift for a new arrival called Addison. The photos are below (not the greatest quality unfortunately).Thanks Emma!

Will be back soon!

Hi all! Sorry it has been a while since I last posted something. There has been a lot going on in my life and I have not been creating for a few weeks. I look forward to be getting back to things soon and posting my latest creations.

I did enjoy taking a break and headed to Woodend last weekend to visit the Sugar and Spice market. There were so many great stall holders and I look forward to the September one.

I shall share a secret with you, I am getting my website created so I shall let you all know when that is launched... very exciting!

I will be back soon....

Inspired by True Love

I was very happy to team with Amy of Bloom Resin to complete the above frame. Amy made me the word LOVE from resin which was a great addition to the frame. This frame was for a customer who wanted it made as an engagement present. She provided me with photos of the couple along with their engagement invitation. This was a great invitation which was a little story in how the couple met and I cut it all up and included it in the frame.

Thank you to Amber and Anthony for allowing me to put these photos on my blog.

Insipred by little finds 2

Several weeks ago I wrote about finding little things in my craft room and challenging myself to make things with them. Well this week I found a pack of these cute little wooden creatures and challenged myself to create with them. I recall buying these about three years ago at a craft fair and them being put in a container with many other embellishments of which I forget about.

I was also very excited my my recent Cuttlebug machine purchase so was keen on using it to emboss the paper of the cards with lots of patterns. I was able to come up with these 8 very colourful little cards. I look forward to continuing this challenge next week and cleaning out all of my goodies!

Inspired by Buttons

There are so many sizes, colours and styles of buttons around and of course I have my fair share scattered around my craft room. Time to do something with them! I have used them to create number cards. I have always wanted to do some cards with ages on them so buttons were the perfect thing to use. Let me know what you think!

Inspired by May MMM...

I had the pleasure of having a stall again at last weekends Maribyrnong Makers Market. The weather was kind to us and I was lucky enough to enjoy the sun and chat with the many locals who came down.

Thank you to those who ordered a frame at the market. They are becoming a popular purchase for the many babies that are being born in the Yaraville and Seddon areas.

I love being able to make cards to compliment the frames also. Below is a order from the lovely Emma for a new baby Claudia who recently was born. A card was made to match the frame and welcome the baby into the word. The other frames that I made from this market can all be viewed in the Frame Gallery.

Inspired by that little extra touch.

My partner wanted to give his mum a recent family photo as a Mother's Day gift. I couldn't just put the photo in the frame and give it to her... That's just not me! I thought there could be something done to the frame to make it a little more personal. So I cut out the letters to spell family in some cardstock and drew white lines around each letter to give it a stitched like finish. Then I added the flowers to the corner of the frame which were secured by brads. These were two simple things to add to the frame to make it that extra special!

Hope this gives you a tip when next giving someone a framed photo.

Inspired by thank you cards

Here are the cards I have made for my family and friends to say thank you for the gifts and wishes we have recently received for our engagement. I know how nice it is to get a handmade card so I was adamant in making something for everyone. But I also needed to keep it simple as I had over 40 to make!

Inspired by little finds

For those of my fellow crafters reading this, then you will understand what I am talking about. My study/craft room is what only can be described as organised mess. Boxes, containers, drawers of various papers, stamps and embellishments. I pretty much know where everything is, well except when I am in a rush and that important last piece is nowhere to be found. Yesterday I was looking for something and I came across these cute little bottles. I cant even remember buying them so they have probably been sitting amongst the clutter for years. It then gave me the challenge of using them. I went with a nice simple baby card and used the colour of the top of the bottle for the base and worked from there. I looked forward to sharing more challenges I have given myself when I find more treasures amongst my junk!

Inspired by Japenese Papers

I love that there are so many beuatiful papers out there that can be used to create so many different types of cards. I have a wonderful friend that has bought me papers back from Japan over the years and I thought I would share some of the latest cards I have made with them.

The below photo uses a tissue like paper with the patterns through it. Over time I have tried to use it in a variety of ways but I think the cards I created below are my favourite so far. It is such a delecite paper and I have to be so careful when cutting it!

The cards below have used other designs of Japanese papers. They are always full of great colours and patterns and there are endless ways they can be used to create cards.

Inspired by Mothers Day

Mothers Day is not far away so please let me know if you are needing a Mothers Day card. Here are some that I have created for this weekends market. So if you want one, please stop by Yarraville Market on Sunday and say hello and I shall have one there for you!

Inspired by Frames

Thanks to all those who have been ordering frames from Inspired by Paper. This weekend was a busy one getting the latest orders all done. Below is a look at some of the ones I have made.
A few special requests were made and it was fun creating airplanes to replace the boats in the standard Jack frame.

Inspired by Weddings

Here is a peek at a frame that I have made for my friends who recently got married. They have yet to receive it so I hope they don't look on here in the next few days!

Inspired by New Gift Cards are in store!

Babies and Kids in Seddon is the exclusive retailer for Inspired by Paper's gift cards. I stocked up the store again today so if you are after one of the cards below, head on down to Babies and Kids and grab a card.

And I am sure you will be able to find a great gift for a little munchin too. I certainly didn't leave empty handed today!!

Baby Shower Invites

Here are the baby shower invites that I completed on the weekend for a work colleague. It is very hard when you don't know the sex of the baby but I think this paper was a good colour selection and suitable for a girl or boy.

500 blog hits!

Just came on to post my latest entry about todays market and saw that I have 500 blog visitors! That makes me the lucky 500th person so I would like to celebrate my blog by saying thanks to the next visitor. So the first person to read this will receive a pack of cards from me. Please email me on kaseyburnham@optusnet.com.au and I will send you out the prize. My stat counter tells me where people are visiting from and the type of computer they have but not your name- so please let me know!
And thank you to those who are visiting and for all your support.

Yarraville's Easter Saturday Market

I was excited today to have my stall at the Yarraville market and be able to sell some of the new cards that I have been working on lately. Thank you to all those who took time out of their long weekend and stopped by for a visit and a chat.

I was happy to find some time to work on some baby shower invites for a work colleague (which I will post on here soon) in between chatting with customers and other stall holders. I was pleased that Kirsteene from Scrumptious Productions was one of my fellow stall holders again. I love her jewellery and they make great presents. You should check out her web page here and see where you can buy some yourself.

Now back to my latest cards. I have a lot of lace that used to belong to my mum and has been sitting in boxes for years. I decided to pull it out and see how I can incorporate it into my cards too. Here are some wedding cards that I have made using this lace.

And I also used the lace to make these cute little ballerina cards.

Next I used this cute little bird cage stamp set to make the cards below. I love this stamp set and look forward to trying it in different ways in the future.

The next lot of cards I tried to keep very neutral and simple. I think it could be for boys or adults.

And finally, I made the cards below based on a card that Kristina Werner created. I love reading her blog and tutorials and couldn't help but make these cloud cards.