Birthday

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…

Birthday

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 …

Birthday · Cakes

Memorable moments floral birthday …

I love the memorable moments stamp set from Stampin' Up!  The cursive font of the sentiments is really lovely and looks so great next to the stylish numbers. My friend, Diane, asked me to make a card for her aunt so I knew which stamp set to turn to. I first stamped the greeting and then cut… Continue reading Memorable moments floral birthday …

Birthday · Cakes

Glimmer glamour …

Today’s card was inspired by one of my cakes. The silver glimmer paper looked quite striking against the basic black card, and looked so sparkly and pretty in real life ...   My daughter's friend asked me to make the cake in black and silver, with feathers ... ... for her classy, diva nan. ~ I was really pleased… Continue reading Glimmer glamour …