Another Harry is 7!

As I mentioned yesterday Zack had another birthday party to go to on Sunday, and yes this boy was called Harry too! Pouplar name 7 years ago it would seem ;-) Anyway this was a football party and so I was inspired by an invite in the current catalogue (on page 46)

I used an England inspired colour combo of Real Red and Night of Navy to make this card

Clear heat embossed footballs decorate the bottom half of the card

Sentiment is from Party This Way again, such a versatile set this

a ribbon is tied around the card to hold it together and knotted through the eyelet along with a piece of real red 3mm taffeta

The Top Note die was used to create the insert,

and finally a little stand is adhered to the back so it can stand

O.K. I will be doing a mini tutorial with measurements for you as soon as I get some time this week,

Before I go this is your last chance to book onto Decembers Christmas Party class where we will be making this gorgeous banner, along with a free raffle each day this class runs, a Christmas present from me, mince pies and loads of fun guaranteed! I have added Thursday 15th December to the dates due to popular demand, message me now to reserve your spot!!

So, thanks for stopping by today,

Back tomorrow with some more convention shares,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Harry is 7!

Super quick post as I am just off out to work, Zack had two parties this weekend for two boys both called Harry! This was the card I made for the first party on Saturday.

I used Party This Way stamp set, a great all rounder!

In a colour combo I don't really use a lot thanks for the idea Sally Ann! Pumpkin Pie and Lucky Limeade with a hint of Bashful Blue, I stamped and cut out the balloons and then punched a section with "7" on it and added crystal effects

I embossed the sentiment panel with the Perfect Polka Dots folder

and the party this way stamp was used for the background

and inside to finish

Well, must dash, back tomorrow, hopefully a bit earlier though!

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Boys Lego Card with Lego Punch Art Tips

Hello there!

I am here today with a card I was requested to make for a friend. The only real specification was it had to be Lego! Well, as soon as she said that I was sure of what I was going to do, almost easy even ;-) lol!

So, I made this, it is a large 8"x8" card

The circles were made with the 1/2" punch, and the bricks are 3.5cm x 5.2cm each

The tall stacks were made by cutting a 3.5cm wide piece of Daffodil Delight card and scoring at 2cm marks, fold and ink, then add a couple of different colours to make the stack look more realistic!

Some of the bricks along the bottom were glued and some were popped with dimensionals at one end too. edit to add: I would add the spots with dimensionals too, if possible.

I also used the new perfect pennant punch for the name bunting, if you only get one thing before Christmas then this should be it!

On the subject of Christmas I will be offering a "Wish List" service again this year and also gift vouchers for sale too. So if you need SU! goodies in your stocking rather than socks then message me with your list of SU! wishes, then direct all your friends and relatives to me and we will do the rest!!

and some decoration inside to finish

O.K. I know I promised you Zack's card today, but I still have to edit the pics. 

So anyway I will be back tomorrow with a smaller, more girly, lego card ;-) and I will get Zacks card on here before the weekend, I promise!

Stampin' Hugs to you all,

Elaine's Special Day

Good Morning to you

Well, the weather has certainly brightened up since this morning but it's still very muggy here, I am working on my next tutorial for you at the moment so this will be a bit of a quick post today.
 I have a card to show you today which I made for my good friend Elaine's birthday last week, I used my favourite colour combo again Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride and Perfect Plum. This combo is from the Colour Coach, Love that little tool!

Flower brads old the end of the banner, pennants are from Party This Way and the Alphabet is Just Perfect,

This Blushing Bride Designer Series Paper is the In Colour Stack (page 91) and I made a Ribbon Rose with the matching Poly Twill ribbon and XL Fancy Flower punch,

And a little decoration inside,

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see you tomorrow :-D
Stampin' Hugs,

Katie is 10!

Hello today,

I am off into town with DH in a bit but I wanted to pop on and share a card I made for Zoe's friend who's birthday it was on Tuesday, we went around yesterday afternoon to celebrate with her and this is the card I made :-)

The colour combo is Melon Mambo, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight, I love this combo, so bright and summery (unlike the weather here!)

I used the new Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzix Alphabet Dies to spell out the Katie's name which was adhered on top of the bunting which I stamped onto Pacific Point DSP

Curly Cute sentiment again with Itty Bitty Buttons on each of the ends ;-)

and Itty Bitty Punches used inside with a little piece of Melon Mambo DSP behind to finish

Well, that's me for today, I'm off out :-D

Thanks for dropping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

1st Birthday

Hello,

I am soo excited to show you the lovely box of Mini Catalogue goodies delivered yesterday! Unfortunately I was in the middle of cleaning the oven :-( but I am definitely going to have a long play with all the yumminess today, I cannot wait to show you what is in the new catalogue, but more on that soon, I promise..

Back to today's card, I was asked by a friend to make this 1st birthday card and the request was "Very Pink, please" I think I managed that O.K. ;-)

This card is 8"x8" with a base of pretty in pink and rose red DSP (retired)

I used the Party This Way banner with the Just Perfect Alphabet, I punched a tiny hole for the Silver Cord to go through and attached it to the card using Subtles buttons and glue dots,

the number one is from Schoolbook Serif numbers and the today is from Basic Phrases,

the pretty crown is from Every Little Bit blinged with glitter and a white satin bow to break up a little of the pink *wink*

and finally a picture of inside with the XL Fancy  Flower Punch, sentiment is from Afterthoughts the level one hostess set,

Thanks for visiting today,

I hope you like today's card, I am off to play with my new goodies :-D

Stampin' Hugs, 

Happy Birthday Mum!

Good Morning to you all,

Today is my Mum's birthday and so I made her a card, we had her birthday tea last night as my sis is working this afternoon so she has had it already and I know I am safe to post today :-)

I have used the lovely Greenhouse Gala papers which are on offer at the moment for just £7.00, I think they are gorgeous but easily overlooked in the catty with the tiny pics ;-)  I also used the yummy Broadsheeet Alphabet to spell out "Mum", I LOVE this alpha! Happy Birthday is from Party This Way.

Now, my flower was inspired by the ones I did last week for the Golden Wedding card and also a swap I received at training last week made by Catherine, I thought it was yummy, don't you? Thanks for the inspiration Catherine x I am so happy the XL flower punch is now in stock, I used this loads! this one is punched from the same DSP and sprayed with shimmer paint,

I added a satin ribbon bow to the bottom to balance the card, {{still 1 SHARE left!}}

and a little pic of the decoration inside,

So, that's it from me today, I am going out for a coffee and cake with Mum at lunchtime but will be back tomorrow with a Diamond Wedding card for a friend,

Thanks for stopping by today, I really appreciate it :-D

Stampin' Hugs,

Happy Birthday to Josh!

It's my big boys birthday today!!! Our Josh is 14, OMG! I don't feel old enough to have a 14 year old son, some reckon I look it though, ha ha! ;-) Anyways, as you can see I decide to go with a colour combo of Real Red, Night of Navy and Crumb Cake, for his card and Milk Carton (filled with Jazzie chocolates)

I have used Party This Way for the bunting with Just Perfect Alphabet, buttons are from the Regals pack and it was all threaded onto silver cord,

Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Level 1 FREE hostess set Afterthoughts,

Inside with a couple of candles and a touch of paper to finish,

and the matching Milk Carton a little closer, HERE is a little tutorial for the carton :-D

Well today I am off to SU! training (on my boys b.day too!) however he had 3 friends on a sleepover last night, family coming round later this afternoon and birthday tea on Monday with some other friends too! So I was doing a lot of baking on Friday, I will share the 3 (yes, 3!) lots of cakes later in the week along with my swaps for today.

There is lots to show you this week, be sure to keep checking back :-)

Have a lovely day whatever you are doing and a big Happy Birthday to Josh!
Hugs,

Monster of a Card

Hello,

In a week or so my friend and upline Julie is having a team training day, I cannot make it this time unfortunately but I am participating in the Card Candy swap so that's what I have been doing the last few days. I am pleased with the end result but I will have to wait to blog them until when the are going to be swapped so as not to spoil the surprise for the other members of the team ;-)

So, back to this card, I just fancied playing with this monster set the other day as I have had it for ages and not really gotten round to playing with it, I used the colour coach for the combo again, it is Rich Razzleberry, Pear Pizzaz and Tempting Turquoise,

The little banner is made using the star punch and the balloons are from Party this Way, it really is such a great set and the little star in the background is from Every Little Bit,

and an arty angle,

so a quick and easy little card for a boy today, I am going to clean my car this morning, boo, but then I hope to get inky later,

Have a great day whatever you are up to and thanks for stopping by to visit today xx