Birthdays Galore

I seem to have birthdays galore over the next few weeks so thought I had better get cracking. I have decided to make different shaped cards and so got to searching in the old grey cells (not a pretty site) lol. I popped over to StampwithUs blog and decided to make one card to fit their challenge which is a Receipe Challenge this week; 4 Patterned Papers; 2Card Stock and no other embellishments (eeeek). So, decided to use Stampin' Up! Playful Petals Set; Tea Party Designer Papers, and for a different shape I cut a Zig Zag card in Whisper White. I stamped and Cut out the flowers in designer papers and 2nd choice card stock Certainly Celery. Three Papers were used on the card and the 4th paper was used to stamp on and cut out the flowers. The image above shows the Happy Birthday greeting, I also inked all the edges of the paper to give definition. I also stamped inside the card on the bottom edge with small stamp from the set.

This is the Open View

Closed View

Inside front

Inside Back

Receipe for Zig Zag Card: Tea Party Designer Paper x 4; Card Stock Whisper White and Certainly Celery; Stamp Sets Playful Petals; Occassional Greetings; Best Yet; Ink Bashful Blue

2nd Birthday Card

I remembered I had seen a flower pot card somewhere on the web so I begain my search and found it here I used Playful Petals Stamp Set again.

Receipe: All Stampin' Up!

Playful Petals Stamp Set

Very Vanilla and Close to Cocoa Card Stock and Brocade Blue

Designer Paper from Holiday Treasure Pack

Ink Night of Navy and Close to Cocoa
Tag Punches
Very Vanilla Ribbon

I will pop back with some more when I have finished them

Back from Holiday

Hello everyone I'm back of my hols, a good relaxing break in Cornwall and apart from one really bad storm we had good weather-yes the sun shone and I dipped my feet in the sea - it was freeezing! Meg (our Golden Retreiver) went for a swim but even she only went out a little way.

On Monday 22nd I was invited by Lisa (Hi if you have dropped by) to give a demonstration to her craft group in Kidderminster, I had a great evening and met some lovely ladies, most of them had never stamped before; but by the end of the evening everyone had had a play with a Stampin' Up! Stamp Set, Inks and punches and had stamped a card and enjoyed themselves.

For the make and take I kept the project simple to show, with the minimum products how easy it was to make a card, using one stamp set a set of Ink spots and card in the same family colour.
These are the samples I made for inspiration.

This is the card I demonstrated using Stamps Set Organic Grace Ink, Sanded Background Stamp; Ink Spots Soft Subtles; Oval All stamp set and Oval Punches.

Thank you for a lovely evening and I hope to meet up with you all again.

Going around in Circles

This is the sketch for this weeks challenge on Stamp With Us blog

My week seems to be exactly like the Title, I'm seem to be going around in ever decreasing circles; is it me or do the days and the week get shorter and shorter; lol. I know I can all hear you saying "it's an age thing", well we won't go there today!! ;-}

Anyway I found some "me" time and here is my take for this weeks challenge, I love the Colour Taken with Teal and the Stamp Set Doodle That is one of my favourites too. I have kept the design simple and stayed exactly to the sketch. The background is stamped in Night of Navy with the Sanded Background Stamp, this is such a versatile Stamp. Circles Stamped in Taken with Teal and Night of Navy on Whisper White punched with 1/1/4" punch, Night of Navy Card punched with 1/3/8" Circle Punch . The verse is from Best Yet Stamp Set. A simple design; sometimes less is more!

Receipe: All Stampin' Up!
Card Stock Taken With Teal, Night of Navy and Whisper White; Ink Pads Taken with Teal and Night of Navy; Stamps: Doodle That and Sanded background stamp and Best Yet Stamp Set; Punches 1/3/8" and 1/1/4" Circles; Dimensional Foam Pads

What a Surprise!

A quick post today as I just had to share with you all this lovely Coaster Tile I had as a present at a recent workshop hosted by Sue Law (click on the link to see her work).

Stamp used is from Stampin' Up! Summer by the Sea Set; stamped onto a tile and coloured with copics pens. This Tile stands with pride in my craft room and is not for putting cups on!! We had a great workshop at Sue's where at her request the guests made a Bag-a-loop and co-ordinating card. Thank you again for a lovely gift. I love it.

Stamp with Us Receipe Challenge

When I saw this weeks challenge I decided to stay with bright colours, as I had been playing with Petal Party from the Simply Scrappin' Kits over the weekend making mini albums; and as the kit was still spread all over my desk (lol) I thought I would use it for this challenge.

The Kits include 12 x 12 Textured Card in 4 colours (2 of each), 3 sheets 12 x 12 DSP and sheets of self adhesive die cuts. I placed one of the tags onto card and cut around then used the Spiral Punch on the edge to give the effect of a page torn from note book, the flower pieces are also mounted onto card and cut out and layered using Dimensionals - foam dots. I inked the edges of the paper with Old Olive and attached two ribbons Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie with staples to the tag.

Hope you like it.

All products Stampin' Up!

Petal Party Simply Scrapping Kit - Card, Paper, & Die cuts

Stamps - Best Yet Set

Ribbon - Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive

Button- from Soft Subtles button pack

Stamp With Us Colour Challenge

My card for last weeks challenge made Stamp with Us top 5 - Woweeeeee a lovely surprise - Thank you

Now for this weeks Stamp with Us colour challenge.

This challenge really was a challenge for me and has taken me out of my comfort zone - bright colours - all together - help!! Any way after much thought and placing papers together (sleepless nights; mess all over craft room; - LOL) I came up with this design - hope you like it. I used Loads of Love Stamp Set; why did I wait so long to get this set loved it all along but have only just bought it; (sorry rambling again) which I watercoloured with the ink pads for the Pick Up Truck and the Flowers in the back of the truck, after stamping In Real Red and So Saffron. The flowers on the greeting are from my stash but the colours went perfectly; I added brads to the flowers from Rich Regals for the green element which was in the picture (above). Surprisingly once I had decided which papers this card was really quick to put together and I am pleased with the overall effect.

Stamp Set - Loads of Love; Designer Papers - Washington Apple (New Mini Cat.); Inks - Pumpkin Pie ;Certainly Celery; So Saffron; Brads - Rich Regals; Ribbon Rich Red ; All Stampin' Up!

Flowers fom stash.

Theme Challenge Stamp With Us

This weeks Challenge on Stamp with Us blog is Theme - Thank You.
Receipe:Taken With Teal Ruby Red and Whisper White Card Stock
Stamps are True Friend and Oval All & Oh So Lovely
Inks Taken with Teal and Ruby Red
Chipboard Butterfly is inked with Taken with Teal stamped in black with head of flower stamp from Oh So Lovely set and then embossed in clear with a sprinkling of glitter.
Embellished with felt flower and brad
Punches Oval Scallop and Oval & Scallop Circle


Hope photo turns out better this week - seem to be having trouble in getting clear image onto blog!!