Happy 60th Birthday - Botanical Bloom (Retired)

This card was made using a retired stamp set called Botanical Bloom, but to be honest, you could make it with any flower and leaf stamp set that you have.  I stamped the flowers and leaves in Old Olive to start with all over the bottom of the small piece of white card.  I then overstamped the flower head only in More Mustard.

The Happy 60th all came from the Memorable Moments set and was stamped in Cherry Cobbler.

The stamped card was then mounted on some Cherry Cobbler cardstock and then a strip of More Mustard was put onto a DL sized card made from Whisper White card.

I could have easily added other things on to this like ribbons, buttons, but I quite liked the clean look of the card.

Pennant Parade In Color Birthday Card

I absolutely adore this card combination.  It is one that I know I will replicate again and again.

This one is using a DL card base made in Whisper White cardstock and then a smaller piece of Whisper White laid on top.  On to this I have stamped out two each of the Pennant Parade stamps using all of the In Color 2011-13 colours.  I have then used the small star stamp from the same set and stamped this up also.

These three sections are then all punched out using the Petite Penants Builder double punch and the star was punched out using the small circle from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch.

The card is completed by stamping Happy Birthday from the For my Family stamp set and a knotted bit of Calypso Coral bakers twine finishes the card off.

I am going to have a go at making some masculine versions of this card with perhaps the Neutral colours.

If you would like to purchase any of the items that make up this card, please let me know, details below:

Whisper White cardstock
Pennant Parade Stamps
Itty Bitty Shapes Punches
Petite Penants Builder
For my Family
In Color Inkpads - Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade, Pool Party
Calypso Coral Bakers Twine

Stampin Up Demonstrator

Stampin Up Demonstrator

I have decided to take the plunge (again) and signed up to be an Independent Demonstrator for Stampin Up so all posts from now on will be dedicated to Stampin Up.

If you are interested in purchasing Stampin Up products with no pressure selling contact me and I am sure I can assist.  Links on the right will take you straight to the Annual Catalogue and also the new Spring/Summer catalogue and the best thing ever ............ the annual Saleabration flyer.  Where if you purchase £45 worth of items you get a free gift of your choice from a selection of over 15 items.

Wish me well.

Stampin Up Thank You Cards - Four Seasons

Here are a batch of thank you and thinking of you cards that I put together after Christmas.

The supplies are all Stampin Up and comprise of Four Seasons Hostess Stamp Set stamped in Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White card.  This was then layered up on Cherry Cobbler Cardstock and then again on More Mustard and then onto a Whisper White card.

These were so simple to make and I think very effective when you need to make a batch of thank you cards.

Unfortunately the stamp set is only available until June and as a Hostess set.

Stampin Up Hostess Seasonal Set - Christmas Card

Here is another Christmas card made with a Stampin Up set.

The central stamp is a Stampin Up Hostess seasonal set stamped in Island Indigo and then punched out.  The centre is then restamped and punched again.  This is all layered up and mounted at a jaunty angle onto another punched circle of Island Indigo cardstock.

This was all mounted up on some My Minds Eye Christmas papers layered onto, yes you guessed it, Island Indigo.

The corner embellishments are from Memory Box and are the snowflake corners.

This was such a simple card to do, particularly with all the punches being used.

LOTV Christmas Cards

 Almost there now with the Christmas cards I made last year, that seems strange, saying last year!

These two are both using LOTV stamps and very old My Minds Eye papers.  Really simple cards, which I think is what we all need when doing our Christmas cards.  They both have Island Indigo cardstock from Stampin Up as embellishments to the cards, which I think makes them pop a bit more.

Molly Bloom Christmas Fairy

 Here are some cards I made using an old Molly Bloom Christmas Fairy stamp.  I loved this stamp but have used it for a lot of cards over the last couple of years so have now sold it on, to make way for future stamps.  I tend to only use a Christmas stamp for two years and then resell to make way for new stamps.

The papers in the background are from My Minds Eye and the circular words are from LOTV.