General · Handmade

Something old, something new …

... but nothing borrowed and nothing blue... Instead some gorgeous smoky slate cardstock and ink – a brand new colour shade which I just love! Plus a brand new stamp set too, all available in the new Stampin’ Up! catalogue available from 2nd July 2013.  So a little sneak peek of some up-and-coming goodies for you… Continue reading Something old, something new …

Birthday · Handmade · Masculine

I-phone birthday card …

My new son-in-law is an IT developer and writes computer programs for phone apps, so this fun i-phone birthday card was just perfect for him … Inspired by Melissa’s card, I used pieces of world spectacular designer series paper to mat and layer the card, and cut pieces of cardstock to make the i-phone. I stamped the… Continue reading I-phone birthday card …

Wedding

Creative elements wedding card …

There seems to have been a lot of weddings around lately - but I guess it is the season for it!  The parker's patterns designer series paper was perfect for this pretty wedding card for my friend, Amy.  I added a row of stamping in marina mist ink close to both edges, stamping off once to… Continue reading Creative elements wedding card …

Cakes · Stationery · Wedding

Wedding guest book …

As well as the wedding invitations and stationery, I also made my daughter's guest book … I used on board sheets and covered them with Fan Fair designer series paper from Stampin’ Up! They both loved that I was able to position the map to show the UK, Iceland (where they had a fabulous holiday together) and, of… Continue reading Wedding guest book …