Birthday

Charming rainbow circles …

I just loved playing with the Charming stamp set from the new mini catalogue.  Once I started working with it, I found it so easy to make beautiful patterns and my own background papers with the images in the set.  My favourite stamp is the circular image and at first I was using it on everything!  I had to… Continue reading Charming rainbow circles …

Birthday

A very scrappy birthday …

Don’t you just love it when things fall into place? When I needed a card last week, I turned to my scrap box for inspiration.  Amongst my bits and pieces that I just can’t bear to part with – I found some dsp, a strip of card sponged in different colours, and a stamped flower – but what to do with them? Adhered to… Continue reading A very scrappy birthday …

Birthday · Children · Punch art

Birthday pennant parade…

More of my NEC sample cards, with the pennant parade and punch from Stampin Up. I used a piece of designer series paper from the Holly Berry Bouquet series, and teamed it with icecream colours in pretty in pink, crumb cake and early espresso.  As well as the pennant punch, I also used the scallop… Continue reading Birthday pennant parade…

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…