Birth Announcement

My girlfriend wanted to make some birth announcement cards for her son and asked if I could help. I was naturally, more than happy to. She really liked the example used in the current catalogue on page 58, so we used it for our inspiration. The card base is bashful blue. We have then layered using old olive and certainly celery. The certainly celery has been stamped with 'Print' background stamp (retired set) in certainly celery ink, we then have used a white gel pen to create patchwork effect on the card. The word 'baby', stamped in bashful blue, has been created using the defining alphabet set (page126). The word 'welcome' comes from the stamp set 'short & sweet' (page 118), which has been stamped in certainly celery. The giraffe has been taken from my favorite baby stamp set called 'bundle of joy' (page 58), stamped onto barely banana with chocolate chip ink, and the spots have then been coloured using a blender pen and the chocolate chip stamp pad lid. We have then used a star punch on the whisper white cardstock, and cut some additional stars in bashful blue. They have been mounted using stampin' dimensionals. A little glitter glue has been used for added sparkle. The back of the card obviously shows the gorgeous Timothy.....what more can I say!!! This is a beautiful keepsake to have. Let me know what you think.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Bundle of joy, prints, defining alphabet and short & sweet

Stamp pads: Certainly celery, chocolate chip & bashful blue

Cardstock: Bashful blue, certainly celery, old olive, barely banana & whisper white

Accessories: Glitter glue, stampin' dimensionals, blender pens & star punch

Man's Birthday Card

This is a card I made for the kids to give their Dad for his birthday. It uses the stamp set Boatloads of Love (page 45). I have stamped the image in chocolate chip onto some sky blue cardstock. I have then used my blender pens and my stamp pads to colour image in. The clouds have been coloured using my white gel pen. For added sparkle I used some glitter glue. The birthday present in the tug boat is from a retired set from last year's catalogue, 'Favorite Teddy Bear'. I have placed present in the boat using the 'masking technique'.

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Boatloads of love & for a friend (hostess set)

Stamp pads: Rose red, blue bayou, soft sky, always artichoke & chocolate chip

Cardstock: Blue bayou & soft sky

Accessories: White gel pen & glitter glue

Little Girl's Birthday Card

My son has been invited to a girl's 5th birthday party tomorrow. The theme is princesses and fairies (I know, my son has been informed he can wear batman, spiderman or something else boy related). Anyway, I couldn't go past the 'Pretty Princess' stamp set (page 38). I also bought a new cuttlebug embossing folder called 'Textiles' which I couldn't resist using on the card itself. I have used a piece of pale plum and covered using the Dazzling Diamond effect (see this post). I have stamped the princess image on very vanilla cardstock using chocolate chip ink. I have then used my blender pens and stamp pad lids to colour image in. The very vanilla was then attached to pretty pink cardstock and adhered to the card using Stampin'dimensionals. The tag was made using the tag punches, both located on page 142. Hope you like!!

Materials used:

Stamp sets: Pretty princess

Cardstock: Perfect plum, pale plum, pretty in pink & very vanilla

Stamp pads: Perfect plum, pale plum, pretty in pink, apricot appeal, certainly celery, chocolate chip & versamark

Accessories: Heat tool, heat & stick powder, Stampin'glitter, stampin'dimensionals, tag punch, eyelet setter, eyelet, ribbon, cuttlebug & embossing folder.

September Promotion

Some of you may already be aware of the fantastic promotion that Stampin' Up has for September. For a limited time, you will be able to buy a selected stamp set, and receive the matching Stampin' Around wheels for free!!! How cool is that. Feel free to check out flyer at left (Just click on the red cross at left of box). If you have troubles opening, can view flyer on the Stampin' Up website. So get your catalogues out and start looking...feel free to contact me if you would like to place an order. On another note, my workshops in September are booking up fast. If you were interested in attending, please let me know so that I can reserve a spot for you. Due to limited space, I can only have 8 people in each class. I would hate for any of you to miss out. Happy Stamping and have a great weekend!!

A little bit of Christmas

One of my customers requested some Christmas card 'make & takes' for her upcoming workshop. So where better to look for inspiration, but Splitcoast Stampers. This one is sooo easy. The stamp set used is the All about Christmas jumbo roller (page 29). I have inked it up using always artichoke, and rolled it across the whisper white cardstock. The snowflake anchored to the word 'joy' is from short & sweet (page 118). I have used my 1/2"circle punch, and then attached using a silver brad. The pattern paper is from the current mini spring catalogue entitled 'Holiday Harmony' which matches beautifully with the purely pomegranate card. To finish it off, I have added some purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon. Hope you like....

Materials used:

Stamp set: All about christmas and short & sweet

Stamp pad: Always artichoke & elegant eggplant

Cardstock: Purely pomegranate, always artichoke & whisper white

Accessories: Silver brad, 1/2" inch circle punch & purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon

Baroque Motifs - take three

I wanted to make a card for a friend, and somehow I just can't get past Baroque Motifs. As you can see, it is the same design I have used in an earlier post, but I decided to change the colours. The combination used here is always artichoke, elegant eggplant & purely pomegranate. Unusual but I think I like it.

Material used:

Stamp set: Baroque motifs

Cardstock: Always artichoke, elegant eggplant & whisper white

Stamp pads: Always artichoke, elegant eggplant & versamark

Accessories: Purely pomegranate double stitched ribbon, stampin' glitter, heat & stick powder, heat tool, silver brads & stampin' dimensionals

Upcoming workshop dates

With Christmas fast approaching, and birthdays always popping up, it's always handy to have little gift bags and boxes to put your goodies in. What about some pretty handmade ornaments for your tree? Well this is a workshop you won't want to miss. For just $15, you can make an ornament, tote bag & folded gift box (all instructions & material included). All you will need to bring is adhesive & a paper trimmer (if you have one). Workshops will be held at my home in Kings Langley. Dates and times are as follows:

Tuesday September 9th 2008 7pm
Monday September 15th 2008 7pm
Friday September 26th 2008 10am

If you are interested in any of these dates, please email or contact me on 0401 441 244. Class sizes are a maximum of 8.