Baby Boy Baby Prints by Stampin' Up!

Hello there from a very windy South of England!!

I hope you are enjoying the half term holidays? I am just finishing getting ready for classes and team training this weekend, message me if you would like to join us for either event ;-)

So, I promised a Baby Boy card the other day and here they are, same layout as before but with pretty Nursery Nest DSP, this paper is also part of this months 4 for 3 promotion :-)

 stamped feet inside too,

 and the arty angle to finish today

Short and sweet today I'm afraid, lots to do in my craft room (also known as a bomb site!! Think I may have to tidy up too!)

Thanks for visiting today

Stampin' Hugs,

Simply Stampin' Challenges, Week 8, "Floral Frenzy"

Good Morning to you,

And welcome to Week 8 of Simply Stampin' Challenges! I hope you will join us for this weeks challenge, a nice easy one as it is called "Floral Frenzy" So many options with this challenge and we would love to see your take on it. If you have no idea what I am on about then hop over to the challenge blog for more info and to see what the rest of the DT have made to inspire you this week :-D 

Now, the first stamp set that came to mind for me was the cute little set "A Flower For All Seasons" and if you have come from the Simply Stampin' blog you will have seen I decided to make a set of 4 cards each using a different stamp from the set.

I die cut, embossed and spritzed with shimmer paint a flower from the  Fun Flowers die to back each coloured and punched image,

If you haven't noticed this set in the catty, it is on page 53 of the main IB&C and at just £12.95 I think it is a little gem! and just perfect for colouring therapy ;-)

I teamed the spring image with daffodil delight card and ribbon with a so saffron button,

Summer is Melon Mambo card with Pretty in Pink ribbon and button, 

Autumn is Pumpkin Pie card and Old Olive ribbon with a Cajun Craze button,

And Cherry Cobbler with Basic Black for winter. Sentiment punched using the Modern Label XL punch.

I coloured all the images using ink pads and blender pens. The pens are great for the water coloured look but much more precise for smaller images. The sentiment is from Hello, You tucked away on page 86.

Well, I hope you have enjoyed today's project and if you want to see it in person then pop along to Lyndhurst Community Centre on Monday this week, and say Hi too!

Thanks for stopping by today, Stampin' Hugs, 

Thinking of You

Good Morning to you all,

I hope you are all enjoying the gorgeous weather we are having at the moment? I am not sure what we will be doing this morning, but I do have to go into work this afternoon for more training so that really doesn't help with school holiday fun let me tell you! booo! ;-)

Anyway, I know I promised you a sneak at this months class but I just haven't had time to photograph the projects yet, so I will share with you a card I made a while ago but haven't gotten a chance to blog 'till now. It was for my Dad (in law) to let him know we were thinking of them both on the day it would have been Mum (in laws) birthday.

Pear Pizzazz base with Elegant Soiree papers, Stamp set is A Flower For All Seasons which I watercolured using blender pens and ink pads, I punched it our with the 1+3/4" circle punch and backed it with the Fancy Flower XL punch out which I also embossed with the square lattice folder, phew!

and a touch of Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding ribbon topped with a springtime big button to finish,

Well, that's it for today, I have been asked to show how to make the bags from yesterday so I will try to get a little tutorial done in the next few days too,

Have fun in the sun! but don't forget your factor 50 ;-) lol!

Stampin' hugs,

More Sick Peeps!

Hello,

You may have noticed I had a day off of blogging yesterday and that's because it was my birthday! So, first of all I would like to say a massive THANK-YOU to all the kind and thoughtful ladies who sent me a card or Birthday greeting, it really made my day and I will take some photos of the gorgeous cards I received to share them with you over the next few days :-)

But today I have had to make another card for another SU! sister who is poorly, I hope you are on the mend Sharon xx As I had new found love with A Flower for all Seasons stamp set I used another of the images for Sharon's card..



Wild Wasabi base with So Saffron DSP from the subtles stack (see page 91 of the current IB&C for details) I layered it up again and added crystal effects to the little frog ;-) {ribbon is retired} image was coloured with blender pens and ink pads.



Sentiment is again from Fun and Fast Notes, punched with the Word Window and layered on top of the Modern Label punch,



So, a quick post from me today, it is Josh's birthday on Saturday but he is having 3 friends round for a sleepover tonight! One night I will not be too bothered about going to work, avoiding the DVD/X Box fest and probably being generally uncool! ;-)

I also have training with SU! on Saturday, one of the many great events we get to go to with this fab company! If you would like to know more about joining SU! then drop me a line and we can have a chat, don't forget this is the last few days of SAB, last chance to get your hands on FREE stamps when you purchase and FREE stamps when you sign up too! email me now with your order/questions!
Thanks again for my Birthday Wishes,
Big Stampin' Hugs,