Cara's Birthday

Today it's my friend and fellow crafter, Cara's 40th birthday.

I have made her one of the patchwork Tailored Tag cards

using some beautiful (but sadly retired) DSP and matching card stock

(part of my "use what you've got "campaign!!)

White Base card

Lost Lagoon mat and Blackberry Bliss layer and ink.

Sentiment from Happy Birthday Gorgeous.

Have a super Birthday and a great day Cara!!

White on White

This weekend we didn't play golf, so I had time to go round a few blog hops.

I happened across a beautiful card, which I have cased here,

unfortunately I haven't been able to find the blog of the lady

whose card I have cased.

If you know whose it is, please let me know so that I can credit her with it.

A really CAS white on white card, that isn't too difficult to make.

but I think it looks a million dollars - dont you??

No stamps used at all, just dies.

For the corners, Petals and More Thinlits dies
and the greeting - Happy Birthday Thinlits die.
Some double sided tape and some Stampin Up Glitter!
I love it!

Bit Box Cards # 1

If you are anything like me, you save bits of paper, card, ribbon etc,

in the hope that one day these will come in handy - does this sound familiar?

Well as well as making the resolution to use up retired DSP and card,

I have now resolved to sort out my ever growing bit box!!

Here is the first card example

Papers from unknown source.

Sentiment is Stylized Birthday, one of the most used  greetings that I use time and time again.

The stars die cut from the bit box was a little bent, but I straightened it -

it had been cut using the retired Starblast Edgelits (which accompanied Birthday Blast)

The corners are cut with the Curvy Trio punch and the small stars are punched out

of scrap pieces of Black card from the BB.

I hope to do a series of bit box cards, showing what super use you can make of it!!

What do you think??

More of Cheryl's Petal Passion Memories and More Cards

Morning all!

Way back in January, my friend and Stampin Up downline, Cheryl,

sent me a variety of cards that she had made using 

the Petal Passion Memories and More Card Pack, and I blogged one of the for you.

I promised to show you some more, but have only just remembered!

So here's a couple more of her samples!

Thanks for sharing these Cheryl, really must get mine out and make a start with them!!

Matt's Birthday card

It's my niece Heather's partner, Matt's birthday on the 13th

and this is the card I have made for him.

It's one that I made when Chris was here on Wednesday

and the design is cased from Sarah Rayner.

I have used retired Stampin Up DSP,  it's from the 2009/2010 catalogue!!

Do you remember this?

It's great for a man's card, and I made a resolution to use up old DSP

and I have made a few cards up to now using retired papers.

I can safely post this on my blog today, as Matts not into craft blogs at all!!

Anyhow, Happy Birthday for next Friday Matt!!

Chris's card

Here's one of the cards Chris made on Wednesday

Once again she used the Tailors Tag punch to cut the shapes from the Fresh Florals DSP

-think this looks really clean and classy.

This is in Berry Burst, lovely and vibrant dont you think?

Tailored Tag Punch card

Yesterday Chris came over  for our weekly get together.

We made four different cards today using the Tailored Tag Punch.

Here's one of them

Basis colour combo of Pool Party and White

For the scene itself we used the Waterfront stamp set

and the sentiment is from the Birthday Bouquet stamp set.

I love the mosaic effect!!

I'll post the others over the course of the next week....

Watch this space!!

Mary and Pete's Golden Wedding Anniversary!

 On Friday it was our Golfing friends Mary and Pete's Golden Wedding Anniversary.

To mark the occasion I  made them this card.

We've not played golf with them yet this year, mainly because of the weather,

but look forward to putting that right as soon as the weather picks up

 and the snow disappears - again!!

Happy Birthday Hayden

Today it's my Great-nephew Hayden's birthday and he will be 4 years old!

How time flies!!

Here's the card that I have made for him.

It was made using mainly free Sale-a-bration free items,

i.e. the Party Pandas stamp set and the balloons are punched out of 

the Myths and Magic 6" x 6" Glimmer papers.

Happy Birthday Hayden!

xxx

Happy Easter Everyone!!

Well as the title says - Happy Easter everyone!

It's just a month exactly since my last posting.  Which is terrible really, however,

if I might explain...

Barry and I went away (with sister and brother-in-law Maggie and Gerald) to Lanzarote in January,

for a six week break in warmer climes!

During this time I had scheduled posts on my blog for the time I was away.

We came home on March 2nd after a long delayed flight, due to the bad weather in the UK.

The following Monday (5th March) Barry was involved in a very bad accident, 

where a fire engine came through a red light at crossroads and sideswiped Barry's car, 

shunting it sideways up the road for some 50 yards.

Needless to say, the car has been deemed a write off, and Barry is lucky to be alive!!

Cars can be replaced!! Barry was lucky to survive this, with internal bruising and more

than a little discomfort and stress to say the least, but at least no broken bones.

So the past few weeks have been spent sorting out everything that needed to be done,

and we now only have the one car, which for the time being we are sharing!

So I am trying now to get back into a normal routine, which is still hampered by the weather!!

I haven't played golf this year - can you believe that!!

So roll on the real Spring weather and warmer temperatures!!

Hope to be seen on a more regular basis now!!

Watch this space.......

Another Jo's birthday card

As promised yesterday, the card I have to show you is for yet another of 

my friends called Jo - this is my very good friend and ex work colleague Jo

whose birthday was also yesterday.

Here's her card

This is the same one that I made for Emma and Nicola last month, 

but this time the colour is Pool Party.

Hope you had a great day yesterday Jo!!

I have another card to show you,

but I'll save it for tomorrow - its the one I made for my niece 

Katie's birthday, which was yesterday.

Happy Birthday Stephen

Today is my nephew Stephen's birthday

Here's his card

a really CAS card today

Just a mat of Night of Navy

a layer of retired bright and colourful DSP

and a die cut sentiment in Night of Navy using the Happy Birthday Thinlits die.

et voila!!

Love it!!

Happy Birthday Stephen.

PS:  pop back tomorrow as I have another card to show you

this time for another Jo - who shares this date for her birthday too.

Elizabeth's birthday

Today is the birthday of one of my golfing friends from my old 

Golf Club, Sandhill, Elizabeth

Here's the card I made for her

I found out some old Stampin' Up! Ink and card to make this card.

The colour is called Lavender Lace, and it is probably one of the first colours I bought 

way back in 2009 - How many of you can remember this colour?
Its the same design that I made recently using Heartfelt Blooms

The sentiment is from Happy Birthday Gorgeous, stamped on a White oval

 Stitched Shape Framelits die cut, on top of a scalloped Layering Ovals Framelits die cut.

Happy Birthday and have a great day Elizabeth!!

And its Barbara's birthday today!

Yes, February is a busy month for birthdays

here's my friend and crafter, Barbara's card

These cards are really useful when you don't have much time, and the stampset

is so easy to use.  One of my friends thought it was at least 2 step stamping, 

and was amazed at the definition for a single impression .

The colour combo this time is Blushing Bride.

Have a lovely day Barbara.

Richard's Birthday

You remember that Chris and David went to stay with their son Richard

in Australia for a month recently, well it's his birthday today, so 

I just had to make my favourite Nephew a card,

and here it is!!

Don't you just love those cute little animals - they are from 

the "We must Celebrate" stamp set and I really enjoyed

colouring these in with my Stampin Blends.

The sentiment is Stylized Birthday and the name is cut out

using the old faithful (but now retired) Little Letters Thinlits.

Happy Birthday Richard, have a great day!!

Happy Birthday Eileen!!

There does seem to be quite a few February birthdays -

today is Eileen's -a crafting friend of mine.

Here's a simpler version of the card I did for Jo the other day,

but I think I prefer this version.

This is simply stamped directly onto a 6" x4" card,

coloured in this time with Wisteria Wonder and Old Olive  Stampin Blends.

Which do you like best -the simple one, or the matted and layered one?

Happy Birthday Jo

Here's the card that I made for one of my three friends who are all called Jo.

This Jo lives in a little village near me called Pilley.

(as opposed to my golfing friend Jo and my ex work colleague Jo- 

whose card you will see on the 1st March)

This uses the Floral Statements stamp set, stamped in Memento Black ink

the coloured in with Pool Party and Old Olive Stampin Blends.

I  really enjoy colouring in, but don't profess to be any good at it!!

Anyhow Jo - have a super birthday - enjoy!!

Emma and Nicola's birthday today!!

Today is the birthday of my God-daughter who is also my niece, Emma

Here's her card in Perfect Plum and White

and its also the birthday of my nephew Stephen's wife, Nicola,

so I made her the same card as Emma, but in a different colourway Black and White

This uses the Flourish Thinlits dies, the Floral Phrases stamp set

 and the sentiment is from Birthday Blossoms

This is another one of my go to cards that don't take too long to make.

Happy Birthday and have a great day both of you!!

5 year Anniversary as a Stampin' Up Demonstrator

My good friend and downline, Mavis has been a demonstrator

with Stampin' Up FIVE years today, so to mark the occasion

I made her this card.

I stamped the central motif HELLO in Memento Black ink using 

the Floral Statements stamp set.

Then stamped the Happy 5th Anniversary in Pumpkin Pie

using the Number of Years stamp set.

The flowers were coloured in Pumpkin pie and the leaves in Old Olive.

One of the Dies from the Flourish Thinlits was used for the bottom right corner.

HAPPY 5th STAMPIN UP ANNIVERSARY Mavis!!

Happy Birthday Molly

Today is Molly's birthday, she is an old friend of ours who very kindly 

used to put us up when we went to Ladies nights in Mansfield

when her husband George was alive. 

Sadly he passed away a couple of years ago, but we still exchange birthday

and Christmas cards with Molly to keep in touch.

Another version of the same card using Heartfelt Blooms,

but the colour is Crisp Cantaloupe (retired now) with matching ribbon.

These are really quick cards to make and I needed some quick!!

Happy Birthday Molly have a lovely day!!