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Icecream and cupcakes …

Do you ever have a favourite stamp set that you absolutely fall in love with, use it lots and lots, but then put it to one side and neglect it for ages?  I came across a couple of sets that I'd not inked up for a while - they are ones that I just love too… Continue reading Icecream and cupcakes …

Birthday · Handmade · Punch art

Around the World Stampin’ Up! challenge #1 and a masculine 21st birthday card …

There are lots of fabulous new products in the latest seasonal catalogue from Stampin’ Up! and the sweater weather designer series paper is no exception.  The colours and patterns are not only good for autumnal cards and projects, but they are perfect for masculine cards too. Our friend’s son, Owen, was celebrating his 21st birthday,… Continue reading Around the World Stampin’ Up! challenge #1 and a masculine 21st birthday card …

Birthday · Cakes · Children · Punch art

Dinosaur punch art with a little artisan label love …

My neighbour's little boy had his 4th birthday a few weeks ago, so I made this fun dinosaur punch art card for him.  I used two of the new in-colours from Stampin’ Up – baked brown sugar and pistachio pudding – the colours sound so delicious … Different sizes of oval framelits were used to cut shapes from pistachio… Continue reading Dinosaur punch art with a little artisan label love …

Birthday · Children · Punch art

Despicable me minion card …

Just for fun, and because he is still young at heart, I made this minion card for my husband’s birthday … He had seen the new Despicable Me 2 movie at the cinema with my daughter and her husband … a new definition of taking the kids to the movies perhaps???  Although I think the… Continue reading Despicable me minion card …