Happy Birthday Neil!

Hello there,

Yesterday was my lovely hubby's birthday, I was V-E-R-Y behind and hadn't even made his card but luckily (for me) he had to take his car to the garage and so I made this card for him yesterday morning! On the face of it it is a really quick and simple card, however it took me an absolute age to make, mostly because I had a complete mental freeze and couldn't think of any men's style cards to make! I am quite happy with the end result but anyway, here it is for you to judge...

I stamped the Outlined Occasions (Free SAB set) with versamark and heat embossed it with silver powder, once this was melted I coloured the letters in with a Versamark Pen, a great little tool every crafter should own ;-)

I used Not Quite Navy card with Basic Black, and made matching tags with more silver embossing powder tied onto some more of the lush wide striped grosgrain ribbon

the inside was finished with the matching sentiment from Outlined occasions, I love this font!

Well, I am off out today, don't know where yet hubs is surprising me (I hope!)

Thanks for visiting today

Stampin' Hugs,

Button Tree

Hello!

I am back, two days in a row! Get me!! lol!

So, I have another Christmas card as promised today with a colour combo of Crumb Cake and Wild Wasabi with the Jolly Jingles wheel and Versamark to make the background

I used some some of my buttons from my stash to make the tree with oodles of gold glass glitter filling in the gaps with the help of some crystal effects,

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch (page 116) was used to make the trunk

 with scalloped dotty ribbon decorating the side with tiny tags too,

and some more roller inside to finish,

well, that's today's Christmas card for you, back tomorrow with some Christmas gift boxes

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Side Stepper card for a Baby

Hello,

Apologies for not blogging but I am just so crazy busy here, prepping for next weeks classes, getting ready for Christmas, blah de blah! How are your Christmas plans coming along??

Anyway a friend requested THREE baby cards this week, not a problem you say, but the minor complication with these cards were they were all for the same baby!! So I had to make three completely different cards ;-)
I will share them with you through the rest of the week but for today I have a stepper style card as my first offering ;-)

There is a full tutorial on how to make this shape card HERE, Main sentiment is backed with a die cut scallop circle, and the small scallop circle is cut using the Perfect Pennant Bigz die from the flirtatious papers,

Tags are from tiny tags ;-) and punched using the Jewellery tag punch, secured with a gem brad

and the rattle is from my new set Button Buddies, there is also a video tutorial for the bow HERE

Right, that's me off for today, I have lots of jobs still to do today but first I am going for coffee and cake with the girls, but I will be back soon! I hope you have a great day too,
Stampin' Hugs,

Less is More Butterflies

Hello there,

I wanted to enter the Less is More challenge again this week not least as it really does push me out of my comfort zone ;-) the theme this week is butterfly(ies) and so I made a mini card, it is just 7cm square,

Crumb Cake base with a layer of Baja Breeze. I used the Beautiful Butterflies Die and cut out smallest butterfly twice which I then embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder before sewing it onto the card front,

mat pack used to add a perfect straight line along the bottom as well as Tiny Tags stamp set with the matching Jewellery punch for the sentiment,

and a little decoration inside, this little butterfly is from Itty Bitty Bits,

Well, that's today's post for you, all supplies used here are SU! and available through me,

sarah-janerae@sky.com

 I have got Zack's celebration of work at school this morning and a couple of cards to make later, I hope you too have a lovely day, whatever you are up to :-D

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Eva's Birthday

Good Morning to you today,

As promised I have the birthday card I made for Zack's friend Eva who's party we went to on Sunday, she was just 6 so I went with the traditional girly style and the pretty colours of Daffodil Delight, Pretty in Pink and  Marina Mist, a colour combo from the Colour Coach,

Stamp set used was On a Pedestal I haven't used this set in ages and had almost forgotten how lovely it was! I used my markers to ink the stamps up,

I used some of the super soft Daffodil Delight satin ribbon to make a lush bow and hung some tiny tags punched with Jewellery punch, another set I haven't used for a while,

and added rhinestones to the corners

lastly inside with the lovely sentiment from the new mini, the level 2 hostess set called Something to Celebrate, if you need this gorgeous set then message me to arrange a date for a workshop ;-)

Well, thanks for stopping by today, I have another busy one ahead more getting ready for Sundays craft show plus a list of cards I need made today!

Hope you have a great day,

Stampin' Hugs, 

 

Dad's Birthday

Hello there,

A few days ago it was Neils Dad's birthday and so here is the card I made for him, now it is very different from the usual sort of card I make so please be honest and tell me truthfully what you think??? I mean I liked it but it I think it is just so different.. I used a base of Soft Suede and teamed it with Brocade Blue,

Birthday was stamped with the Just Perfect Alpha and punched with the Jewelery Punch I threaded it with Linen Thread which was then wrapped around Silver Brads, base stamped with the lovely Medallion stamp,

across the bottom I stamped some Twill Tape with the little flourish from Tiny Tags in matching inks, I then sponged the tape with Soft Suede to "dirty" it up a bit, finishing it with staples,

I decorated it inside too :-)

and the arty angle where you can see I have left the tags loose so you get some movement with them,

Thanks for stopping by today, Hoping your school holidays are going well ;-)

Stampin' Hugs

Pink Passion Milk Carton

Hello,

Bit of a quick post from me today, I made this for my sister the other day to give to her friend filled with choccies for her birthday, as the title says this one is made with Pink Passion card with Tempting Turquoise mat and tab,



background is made with the Good Friend stamp set, one I haven't used for a long time, I had forgotten how much I like it. Mini paper clip on the tab from the Clips Assortment tied with Satin Ribbon and Silver Cord,



and a quick close up of the image, I know it is a retired SAB set but it is just so perfect, Well done if you managed get your hands on a set :-) Love the little Tiny Tag Punch (mini catty) for sentiments,



I coloured the cake with blender pens and a mixture of ink pads and marker pens, If you would like to learn how then why not come to one of my monthly classes or even host a workshop? email me for more details or to place an order sarah-janerae@sky.com
Thanks for looking today,
Hugs,

Teacher Tastic!

Good Morning,

I have a class starting at 12 today, it will be my third one for this month! I have just finished tidying and mopping, just got to lay the table now for the ladies, if you would like to join us next month for some paper, fun and friendship then please email me for more info.

So onto today's projects, and I have to warn you this is a picture heavy post! so I would grab a cuppa now ;-)
I made 2 different designs using the same sets and colourways, the wine is for the teacher and the paperclip bookmark is for the teachers assistants (2 of them in each class) I have also decorated another gift but I think I will save that for tomorrow!

For this one I stamped the apple from Tart and Tangy using versamark and then inked the special apple using my markers, sentiment is Tiny Tags, For You is from Basic Phrases,

This set uses Basic Grey instead of Versa and more of the lovely gingham ribbon with Linen Thread, Sincere Salutations makes another welcome appearance too,

I have added a close up of this apple just to show the background. I inked and stamped all my Thank-You stamps from lots of different sets in co-ordinating colours to make a block before punching out with the scallop circle punch,

and a quick close up of the bookmarks, they have Real Red layer one side and Always Artichoke the other,



and the all together shot to finish, phew!!!
I hope you are still with me! Thanks for stopping by today,

Quick update on the building- Velux are going in today and windows in at the weekend! yay! then next week they are starting on the inside, so it looks like I will be going out quite a lot next week!! I will try really hard to keep posting here but the next couple of weeks are probably going to be hit and miss even as to whether I can get to my crafty stuff (I had better be able to do something or I will go a bit crazy(er) I think!)

Don't forget my special offer for this month only, see top of blog for more details

Have a great day,

Hugs,

Butterfly Birthday

Hello,

Another busy weekend round here, all the footings are dug out, I will pop a piccie or two on tomorrow of the *massive* pile of soil and rubble which is currently residing in our front garden and drive! They are pouring the concrete tomorrow, so exciting!

So onto the card for today. I made this for Chris, my SU! sis. Oooh, that rhymes! lol! but seriously I just cant seem to get enough of this gorgeous new colour Rich Razzleberry and the matching papers Cottage Wall, only available while stocks last, as with the spotty ribbon! Highly recommend them both before they sell out!!

Here I have stamped with Flight of the Butterfly the top layer straight onto the DSP and then punched, but just punched the bottom layer, sponging all the edges in co-ordinating inks,

A little decoration on the inside,

And the arty angle, lots of dimension on this one! I stuck the tags down with dimensionals so they stayed in place when stood up,

Well, that's all for today, I hope you like.

Back tomorrow with a boy graduation card,

Thanks for stopping by today and

sending you all stampin' hugs,