Stampin' Up Aviary Owls

Hello!

I have had a lovely class this morning making mens cards :-) and before I take the little ones out this afternoon I thought I would pop on here to share a girly card with you.

These cards use the same design as the book from the other day. 3/4" and 1/2" circle punches make the clouds and this one has the cute hearts embossing folder (Adorning Accents)  used behind

  The little owls are from Aviary and they are sat on a line from Little Additions, Clouds are from Up, Up and Away, I am getting loads of use from these clouds ;-)

I also made it in Marina Mist with a Pool Party front too

Well, I hope you have enjoyed today's cards, 

Before I go though I just wanted to say I have just 2 places left on my stampers 6 (virtual hostess) club, see THIS POST for more details 

and then message me to join the fun :-)

Stampin' Hugs from me for today,

Last Baby Card...for a while anyway ;-)

Hello there today!

Gee, the weather is rotten here tonight as I write this (scheduled) post!

I had another fab bunch of ladies for class today, what a fun time we all had with Christmas presents and a raffle...I so love doing classes! Another one is scheduled for today and tomorrow :-D

Why not join us next year?? We are a really friendly bunch and would love you to join us, there are some dates details and HERE

Anyway, I have one more baby card for you, this one uses Little Additions, such a cute set this one, you may recognise this as I have stuck to a similar style to some I have made before

I used a colour combo of Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand, DSP is from the in colour stack.

 I love this cot from little additions ;-)

Wording is printed from the computer and prettied up with a strip of pearls.

Bow is made with 2010-2012 in colour ribbon, lush! And I topped this with a filigree brad attached with linen thread

and a little decoration inside to finish, a bit blurry though, soz ;-)

Well, I had better get to bed as I have an early start tomorrow ;-)
See you soon!

Stampin' Hugs,

Baby Boy

Good Morning,

I was recently asked by a friend to make a Baby Boy card as she didn't give me any details I made this very general Baby card for her,

Baja Breeze and Crumb Cake colour combo, what ever did we do before Crumb Cake?? I used the Subtles DSP stack and the ever versatile Top Note die with Little Additions stamp set,

Matching Seam Binding ribbon with a double knot ;-)

Sentiment comes from Something to Celebrate, the level 2 stamp set in the current Mini catalogue and I punched it out using the Decorative Label Punch, a few punched stars from the same paper and inked around the edges make the background a bit more interesting,

and a bit of decoration inside using Versamark ink so it's nice and subtle,

Right, that's today's card for you.

 I am placing a Stampin' up! order in the next day or two, if you would like to add anything and live local you can jump in and make your postage just £1, message me to add anything or if you live further I will send your order on at cost ;-) Don't forget the gorgeous FREE gift available if you spend £75, I sooo need this gift and I'm sure you do too!! ;-)

Thanks for dropping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Get Well Soon Evelyn!

Hello,

Well, we did end up in IKEA for brekkie yesterday! and Jungle Jeans for a couple of hours of running (the kiddies!) and coffee and chatting (me and DH) a lovely day all in all :-)

But, back to reality today, all back to work and school and I have several cards to make plus I have to re-attach my punch bar as I purchased a cd unit to make a little storage unit/ shelf for my desk, more pics to follow!

But today's card is for a good friend and SU! team member had a trip to the hospital yesterday, I am pretty sure she will still going to be in there so I think I am safe to share it with you ;-)
I used a combo of Pear Pizzazz, Early Espresso and Perfect Plum, I started with a page from the colour coach but ended up combining 2 combinations from the same page to come up with this, I like it, what do you think??

I used an old sketch I had noted down, I think it was a Mojo one but can't remember and my book is in the other room...

The Images are from Little Additions with a flower "cushion" made with Boho Blossoms punch and rhinestones to bling it up ;-)

Sentiment is from Sincere Salutations,

Another chair decorates the inside,

and finally the side view.

Well, I hope Evelyn is well on the way to recovery and I am sure you will all join me in sending her many well wishes, Big hugs Evelyn xx

and many thanks to you for stopping by today, back tomorrow

Stampin' Hugs,

Baby Card for Niki and Ben

Good Morning,

Well, for most of us the kiddies are back to school today...except mine! They are on an inset day! and Neil has also took a day off work so we are going to take them out for a bit, not quite sure where yet but I suspect it may involve breakfast in IKEA ;-)

So, as promised I have the matching card I made for Niki and Ben to celebrate the birth of their beautiful baby Sophie,

 I have used Crumb Cake as a base (loving it!) with more Pretty in Pink DSP from the subtles paper stack on page 91, top corner if you have missed them, they are fab! and great value too at just £15.50!!

 Sentiment is computer generated and I used the Little Additions set with Pretty in Pink, Crumb Cake and Versamark inks to match yesterdays page :-)

A scrummy bow with matching Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, I hand cut out the cot attaching it over the bow and finishing with a strip of Basic Rhinestones to bling it up! You're never too young for bling, eh Sopie?!

a little more decoration on the inside using Little Additions and Something to Celebrate the Level 2 hostess set I also used on the 8x8 page.

and one final picture of both the card and scrapbook page/visitor book together.

I really love how everything matches, one of my favourite things about SU!

Well, that's it for today, thanks as ever for visiting and for your sweet comments too! They really make it all worthwhile!

And for a bit more of Cards and a Cuppa visit my facebook page and "like" for direct links to my blog posts, special info and sneak peeks :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Niki's Baby Girl!

Hello!

I have scheduled this post as I am once again at Lyndhurst Community Centre for the (mostly) weekly Craft and Gift Fair, please drop in and say "Hi" if you are in the area :-)

So, back to today's project. My lovely friend and SU! sister Niki had a beautiful baby girl, Sophie, a few weeks ago. When she had the baby,who was several weeks early, the DT on Simply Stampin' Challenge Blog (which Niki set up and runs) wanted to do something special for her and her hubby, Ben.

Organised by Becky we decided to make a double sided 8"x8" scrapbook page each which could be used as a visitor book for everyone to sign when they visit the new arrival!

Anyway, enough of me chatting, I will share the photos with you now...

I used a base of Crumb Cake Card with Pretty in Pink DSP from the subtles stack {on Page 91} and matching Pretty in Pink satin ribbon,

With the tag open to ready write in, the pale pink ink is Pretty in Pink but I also used Crumb Cake, Versamark and even some Regal Rose inks so it showed up a little more on the Crumb Cake card,

Little Additions stamp set and the baby-grow is a (retired) hostess set from last years mini catty, sentiment is Level 2 from this years mini, ((and it could be yours for free!)) Something to Celebrate.

and finally for today a close up of the top images based on the Top Note SU! exclusive die cut. "Congratulations" is from Curly Cute, one of my most used sentiment stamp sets,

Well, I hear she was pleased with the book and I look forward to seeing the rest of the pages, remember to check out the rest of the DT's blogs this week as I am sure they will be showing off their pages very soon!

Thanks for dropping by today and I will be back tomorrow with the card I made to match,

Stampin' Hugs,

Good Morning,

I have been wanting to play with my Little Additions stamps some more for a while now and just haven't had enough time but a friend needed a baby card and so it was just the perfect excuse! I love this set, it is so cute! Page 20 of the mini catalogue if you want a look at the whole set, there is a lot to see too ;-)

 I made a base of Crumb Cake with a Marina Mist DSP (from the subtles stack) layer topped with another layer of Crumb Cake with the name and date printed from the computer,

I inked the photo frames with the same colours plus a line of Daffodil Delight too, it looks very pale in this pic though,

I also used my markers to ink the cot too,

and some yummy wide striped grosgrain tied in a knot to finish the outside,

and I did much the same on the inside, sentiment inside is from the Level 2 set Something to Celebrate, it is also from the mini,

 So, I have still got loads to do today to be ready for Sunday, I hope to see you there! but I will be back here tomorrow with something very different from this,

Thanks for popping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Easter Mini Milk Cartons

Good Morning!

So, I showed you hubby's treat for Easter yesterday, today I will be sharing the first of the goodies I have made for the kids to find. I of course had to make 3 of these but as they are die cut it was hardly a problem ;-) I used Nursery Suite papers as the colours are just perfect to me for Easter,

The dinky little paper clips are from the Clips Assortment on page 99, they are the perfect size for these cartons, I tied each of them with a different colour 3mm taffeta ribbon,

Here I used the bunny from Little Additions again for the centres of my rosettes, loving this set!

and inside? Easter jelly sweets ;-)

Well, that's today's offering, I will be back tomorrow with more treats and a tutorial too!

Please do swing by for a look!

Stampin' Hugs,

Scallop Circle Easter treat

Hello!

I have been busy making Easter treat for the kids this week and thought I would share with you over the next few days some of the ideas I have had. This one (as the title suggests) was made using the new scallop circle die from SU! and the ever brilliant treat cups,

I stamped the So Saffron card all over using versamark and the cute bunny from "Little Additions" the punch art bunny was made with  the 1"circle and boho blossoms punches and stamped with the fine detail stamp from Baby Blossoms for some "fluffy" texture, 

I stamped Hoppy using Basic Phrases using my markers to miss the 'a' out and add the 'o' iykwim!

Easter was stamped using the Jumble Alphabet,

I used a Certainly Celery Scallop die cut for the reverse and stamped the same bunny all over that too, adding a scallop circle twist opening so the lucky finder (hubby?) will be able to get their eggs ;-)

{{sorry about the colour of this photo, I spent ages trying to get it right! tut!}}

Well, that's today's Easter treat, back tomorrow with another ready for the big hunt next week!

Stampin' Hugs,

Week 2 at Simply Stampin'

Happy Saturday to you all!

Well, what a great response to our new challenge blog, Simply Stampin'! A massive thank you if you managed to join in with the sketch last week. So onto this weeks challenge which is a colour challenge using Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette, Bravo Burgundy and Very Vanilla. 

Now I have to admit this challenge was well outside of my comfort zone. I rarely, if ever, use Bravo Burgundy, but ended up really happy with the card I made ;-) I used my lovely NEW stamp set from the mini called Little Additions, and yes it is baby orientated but as soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make it into a New Home card with all the living room elements...

So to make the chair and side table in a pattern (the stamp is solid) I heat embossed onto DSP with versamark and clear embossing powder and then inked over them to make them "pop" from the paper

I added a sentiment to the end of the Top Note Die cut shape but onto Vellum Card stock which I tied with Linen Thread

I love the little picture frames from the same set. I inked these with my Marker Pens,  missing the picture that said "so cute" so as to make it less baby and instead added the coffee cup from Itty Bitty Bits

And I also added a little bit of detail to the inside,

Well, that's this weeks challenge, I do hope you can join in with us this week too, don't forget to visit the other DT's blogs for loads more inspiration!

Thanks for looking and I hope you have a lovely weekend with lots more of that lovely sun around :-D

Stampin' Hugs,