I've been longing to share the card I made for Anna’s birthday, using the gorgeous patio party designer series paper. Now that she's received her card, I can show you … I used patio party designer series paper for the background, with its scrummy cakes and pretty colours, and made the sentiment, from the create a cupcake stamp set, the focal… Continue reading Birthdays, cakes and pretty pink bows …
Category: Birthday
Punch art Spiderman …
Inspired by a punch art card I saw on Pinterest, I decided to recreate it for my nephew’s birthday... I used the spider web embossing folder from Stampin' Up to add texture and then did a little bit of sponging to add shading using sponge daubers and ink… The punch art was adhered to a base card of bashful blue, with some… Continue reading Punch art Spiderman …
Vintage 60th birthday with Everything Eleanor…
My friend was organising a surprise birthday party for one of her friends and asked me to make a special birthday card. The brief was anything to do with wine and something classy. I don't have any stamps that are specifically wine related, so I decided to make the card in wine colours with a vintage style ... maybe a tenuous link but that's all I… Continue reading Vintage 60th birthday with Everything Eleanor…
Madison avenue glamour …
I love the gorgeous glimmer paper from Stampin' Up! and how it looked on the card I made a few weeks back here, so I used it to make a birthday card for my niece, Becky … I stamped a patterned background with versamark ink and clear embossing powder using the madison avenue sale-a-bration stamp set, together with my new love… Continue reading Madison avenue glamour …
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