Baby

Sweet, sweet aviary …

My friend, Giovanna, was leaving to go on maternity leave to have her second baby and I made a card for us to send her well wishes. I just love the pastel, sherbet colours pool party, pretty in pink, bashful blue and so saffron used here, with a bit of embossing, punched circles and whisper white ribbon. … Continue reading Sweet, sweet aviary …

Birthday

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!

Thank you

Pink Ladies dsp swaps and baroque motifs ……

The new designer series papers from Stampin' Up are just gorgeous!  I love them all, but have a few favourites too… I got together with Michelle Last and some fellow Pink Ladies to take part in a paper share - a great opportunity for each of us to own a sample of each of the new… Continue reading Pink Ladies dsp swaps and baroque motifs ……