Print Poetry with flat flowers

Today it is another Stampin' Up Sister's birthday - Nicola's and here's my card for her.

It's a different version of the card I posted last Tuesday , when I said that 

whoever received it  had to live locally. 

 This is a flat flowered version that will go through the Royal Mail system 

with just a normal 1st Class stamp on it - fingers crossed!!!

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The colour combo of this is Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse and Very Vanilla.

I have used a different sheet of the Print Poetry DSP Stack - which you will be able to order

from the 1st February from the Spring Summer Seasonal catalogue.

Instead of the raised flowers, this time I have used punched flowers, 

using the Boho Blossoms and Itty Bitty Flower punch.

(I think it was Laura's suggestion to put the the flat flowers underneath the sentiment)

For the centres of the flowers and the "dots" down the scalloped edge I have used 

the waste produced from the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border- they are so tiny!

The sentiment is stamped onto very Vanilla card and punched with the Large Oval punch,

layered onto Crumb Cake card cut with the Scallop Oval punch,

then finally layered onto Midnight Muse card cut with the Decorative Label Punch.

Hope that it still goes through that narrow slot at the Post Office!!

Happy Birthday Nicola - have a great day!!

Ger's birthday

Today is my Brother-in-law Ger's birthday and I have made him this card.

I am really pleased with it.

I was inspired by something similar on Pinterest (what would we do without it!!)

The colour combo is basically Crumb Cake and Soft Suede on a White base card -

in retrospect I should have done it on cream or Very Vanilla.

That said - it doesn't look wrong.

The Crumb Cake panel is textured with the Textured Impressions Square Lattice Embossing Folder.

I think this is really suitable for men's cards .

The narrow borders were punched with Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch and cut in half.

The pennants are cut freehand from some Mocha Morning DSP - now retired.

and the old faithful sentiment from Curly Cute stamp set.

Name is die cut with the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits Dies

(also now retired - but it is a useful size!)

Happy Birthday Ger!!  Have a great day!

Birthday card - feminine

I have several birthdays over the next couple of weeks, so I hope not to bore you with birthday cards.

Here's the first of many!!

Beautiful colour combo of Pink Pirouette, Lucky Limeade, Baja Breeze and Marina Mist.

Stampin' Up products used :-

Twitterpated DSP, Beautiful Wings embosslits for butterflies.

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch.

Adorning Accents Embossing folder.

Sentiment from Petite Pairs stamp set and embellished with Basic Rhinestones.

Simon's Birthday

Tomorrow is our son Simon's birthday  so I needed inspiration to come up with something

suitable and it's not easy doing cards for fellas - as you all know well.

I decided to keep it simple with crisp clean lines, and decided that I would use

the Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing folder to do stripes.

Horizontally for the top section and vertically on the bottom section.

Kept to a colour combo of Night of Navy and Whisper White.

Punched two borders to go either side of the ribbon using the

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch.  Stamped the sentiment

 from Happiest Birthday  Wishes (Hostess set) and die cut "Son"

using the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits Dies.

Happy Birthday Jan

Today is my good friend and fellow crafter Jan's birthday.

I wanted to make Jan a really special card and didn't have much inspiration.

I looked back at some photos that I took at our Quarterly Training get together

and found this design, which I believe is one of Julie's.

I really love this Attic Boutique DSP and the colours are so delicate.

The sentiment is an all time favourite from "Oval All".

The colour combo is Pool Party, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla 

with a touch of Daffodil Delight.

The Butterfly is die cut using Beautiful Wings embosslit, 

The flower is mad by scrunching and dampening punched flowers using the Boho Blossoms punch.

I used the Adorning Accents edgelits and Embossing folder and Adorning Accents Edgelits Dies

to achieve this beautiful curve in Crumb Cake.

For the paper ribbon border I used the  Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch,

For the obligatory bling I used Basic pearls for the butterfly's body and head

and for the flower centre.

Heather's birthday

Today is my good friend and ex work colleague Heather's birthday, and I have made her a card

 not dissimilar to Beryl's card  (see posting 29th May), but I put a Baja Breeze button on instead

 and coloured the two little flowers on the base in with Baja Breeze also.

Happy Birthday Heather!!

Brother's birthday

Good afternoon everyone, hope that you are all well.  I am a happy budgie today,

 because Chris (sis-in-law)  is here with me and we are crafting - just for a change!!

Here is the card that I have made for my brother - another Chris!- as it's his birthday today.

Stamp-set French Foliage, Colour Combo Old Olive, Cajun Craze and Crumb Cake.

The button is from a pack that was in the Spring mini - but I find these really useful so am still using them.

The Dotted scallop ribbon border punch was used for the detail on the side. 

Linen thread was criss-crossed underneath the button.

Black on Black

Well after my attempt at White on White, I wondered what Black on Black would look like.
I realized that I would have to rely on different textures, so did some embossing with the Square Lattice and Perfect Polka Dots embossing folders. Then made the oval frame with the Designer frames embossing folder. One Lace Ribbon border punched and one Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punched. One spiral flower and two fringed flowers to decorate the oval, along with a couple of leaves punched from the Bird Builder punch.
A couple of black stamens for the centre of the fringed flowers and voila!



I have really left this too late to photograph, as this photo looks positively gray - it really does look better in its natural state of black - honest!!

Beau Chateau

I have just got back from Chris's (sis-in-law) after spending a few hours crafting with her and her friend Anita. We have had a splendid time and an excellent lunch, followed by delicious cream cake.
Here is the card that I have made (cos Chris's and Anita's were slightly different) - using Beau Chateau DSP, Marina Mist Cardstock and ink, and Charming stampset.
The Textured Impressions Designer frames Embossing Folder was used to emboss the frame and then the flower was stamped and cut to fit inside it.
A slit was made in the frame, and seam binding ribbon was threaded between the frame and the oblong (stamped flower) paper.
A cardstock ribbon was made using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, and a tiny butterfly made with the Beautiful Wings embosslit die A little bow was made to match, with a white brad to fasten, and Basic Pearls put the finishing touches to it.

Stephen's Birthday

It's a late posting today, I have been golfing, taking advantage of the mild weather. It was a lovely sunny morning, but it has got progressively cooler as the days gone on. Had a good game, then went shopping, fetched the washing in, and now I can relax after having had a lovely tea.
On the 1st of March it's my nephew Stephen's birthday, and whilst my mojo was working overtime yesterday, I came up with this creation. I'm quite pleased with the results.
Colour Combo is Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Old Olive.
Strips in each colour were punched with the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch.
The frames from "Creative Elements" stamp-set were stamped in each colour.
Computer generated "Stephen" was printed directly into the card .
I used the 1/4" square punch (now retired) to do the little feature at the bottom right.

Happy Birthday Sarah-Jane

Today it's one of my SU sisters, Sarah Jane's birthday and she should by now have received and opened her cards so it's safe to post this piccie.
Night of Navy and So Saffron is the colour combo I have used here.
The background is stamped with the En Francais stamp, and the stamp in the oval Textured Impressions Designer frames Embossing Folder is from the Charming stamp-set.
The sentiment is from You are loved. The flowers are punched using two of the Itty Bitty punches and the flower centre are the tiny circles punched out of the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punched in Night of Navy. Tiny leaves punched out with the Bird Builder punch.Sentiment punched out with the Word Window Punch and layered onto a punched Night of Navy Modern label.
I'm quite pleased with this and do hope that SJ likes it.
Have a great day!

Happy Birthday Gemma

Today is the birthday of Gemma, who, up to last month, was part of our Julies' Jems Team. So just to let her know that we haven't forgotten her, I made her this card. I used a colour combo of Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla teamed up with the fabulous (and free) Sale-a-bration DSP. I cut out Gemma's name using the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Dies and the sentiment is from Sincere Salutations, punched with the Oval Punch and layered onto a punched Calypso Coral Decorative Label. Two faux ribbons were punched in Calypso Coral using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch, and finishing touches of Basic Pearls.
Have a great day Gemma!

Spice Cake Thankyou

I have started making my thank-you cards for my January customers.
Here's the first one - I have used Early Espresso in the Designer Frames Textured Impressions Embossing Set, then cut around it. I then cut a piece of Spice Cake DSP to fit inside the frame. Itty Bitty Blossoms and a Boho Blossom punched out of Pool Party Cardstock and some hand cut tiny leaves finished it off. Thank you sentiment from Curly Cute. A Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border was cut in Early Espresso and voila!

Simply Soft

This Hostess Set - Simply Soft is an absolute snip at only £12 (Hostess pounds)for the clear set.
I couldn't resist this myself and am really pleased with the results.
The colour combo is two of the new In-Colours - Lucky Limeade and Pool Party and who would guess that the ribbon trim is actually a punch.
Just can't decide who will be the lucky recipient of this card!