Birthday · Children · Punch art

Pennants on parade…

For our recent trip to the NEC, we all made sample cards for the display to show off the gorgeous products from Stampin' Up.  I focussed on using the pennant parade stamp set and matching punch  … I used the new in-colour inks in calypso coral, pool party and wisteria wonder to stamp the images,   then adhered these… Continue reading Pennants on parade…

Birthday

Big shot makes thirty a breeze…

  My friend, Sarah, turned 30 recently and I knew exactly what I wanted to do for her card.  She has a bubbly and bright personality so I wanted her card to be the same, so I used calypso coral, one of the new in-colours from Stampin Up, for the card base, adding a strip… Continue reading Big shot makes thirty a breeze…

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Tiffany dazzling diamonds, beautiful wings and the wonders of heat and stick …

My daughter loves Tiffany - what's not to love? - and the new Pool Party in-colour from Stampin’ Up reminds me so much of the Tiffany blue I just had to use it for her birthday card… I cut out several butterflies in whisper white cardstock using the beautiful wings embosslit and the big shot… Continue reading Tiffany dazzling diamonds, beautiful wings and the wonders of heat and stick …

Birthday · Masculine

Sail away – aye, aye sailor!

My friend asked me to make a birthday card for her sailor husband with a nautical theme … I first stamped the Sail Away image - available as a single stamp from Stampin Up - using black stazon ink onto whisper white cardstock.  I stamped the same image onto a post-it note then cut it out to use as… Continue reading Sail away – aye, aye sailor!