Chris B's Birthday today!!

Yesterday was also the birthday of my good friend and ex-work colleague Chris B.

I told you that I knew loads of folk called Chris didn't I?

This card is a copy of one that I made some time ago, and I swore that I was going to keep it for myself.

Because I love Chris B a lot, I decided that I would make another one just for her!!

I think the little flower faces are so cute!

Hope she loves it as much as I do!

Happy Birthday Chris B!!

Chris C's birthday

Today is the birthday of my  Stampin Up sister Chris C

(I have quite a few friends called Chris - have you noticed this?)

here's the card that I have made for her.

Colour Combo - Early Espresso, Soft Suede and Pink Pirouette.

Background is stamped with the swirl from Charming stamp set.
Do you recognise those little squares that I have used in the past- they get everywhere!!
I have stuck them onto a mat o Early Espresso and done faux stitching with white gel pen.
The flower (from Mixed Bunch is stamped with Versamark on Pink Pirouette card
then embossed with Gold EP and then punched out with the Blossom punch.
(I am really getting my moneysworth out of the stampset and matching punch!!)

So...... Happy birthday Chris C
(Chris B - see tomorrow's blog!!)

Beryl's Birthday

Today is my friend Beryl's birthday and here's the card that I have made for her.

Sorry to bore you again with yet another  scallop easel card, but I love them!!

Colour Combo is Soft Suede and Very vanilla.

Background stamped with Creative Elements swirl (another favourite!)

Sentiments from Petite Pairs.

Flower stamped in Versamark on SS card and embossed with Gold EP,

then punched out with the Blossom Punch.

Dotted scallop Ribbon border punched from Soft Suede.

Large button in soft suede to match and tiny piece

of seam binding threaded through and knotted.

Happy Birthday Beryl!!

Left-overs

Hi everyone - here's a card that I made using a left over piece of card 

from when I was making  the faux mother-of-pearl technique cards.

I needed a quick get well soon card (well you don't really have much notice

 that friends are going to get ill do you?) and I found this tiny piece in my bit box.

I used half a sheet of matching A5 card, but folded it to make it a 

tall skinny card instead of the conventional way. 

 I then added a punched Lace Ribbon border and the greeting - and Voila.

Moral of this story - go through your bit box regularly - who knows what you might find!

Square Scallop easel card

I am getting hooked on these scallop edged easel cards, so this time

 I decided that I would try a square one for a change. 

Here's the front of it

and here's the arty farty angle.

I cut two scalloped squares with the Bigz Clear Scallop Square die

out of Melon Mambo card stock.

I stamped the design onto the Whisper White square in Basic Gray

 using the Bordering on Romance stamp set

I then coloured in using blender pens with the inkpads 

in Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink and Riding Hood Red.

The sentiment is from You are loved (retired)

For the "brake" on the base I stuck a knotless bow

made with Melon Mambo ribbon and a matching brad from my stash.

May thank you

Every month I make little thank you cards for my customers, and I don't write on them, then , 

if they wish, they can recycle them and send them to someone else. 

 Here is one of the ones that I made for this month.  Its very CAS, but I think effective. 

Onto a White 10cm square card base, I have glued a smaller mat of Blushing Bride card stock, 

that has been stamped with the swirl from Creative Elements in Riding Hood Red ink.  

The flower has been punched using the Twitterpated DSP (is this not lush!!!) and the Blossom punch,

 then smaller centres have been punched with the Boho Blossoms punch. 

 As I said before - simple but effective.

Happy Birthday Sally

Today is another one of my Stampin Up sister's birthdays - Sally Marshall.

I have been so busy this week that I had to do a Blue Peter - and use a card that I had made earlier!

The Scallop Square Bigz Clear Die was used to cut the Soft Suede layer.

Then I matted a layer of Pink Pirouette on top.

I love the Hello stamp from "My Friend" which was in the Spring mini 

The flower is made up from the small stamp from "Charming" 

and the butterflies are made with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

Colour Combo is Soft Suede, Very Vanilla and Melon Mambo.

Hope that she likes this - Happy Birthday Sally!!

A different Wedding card

A new lady, Lesley, joined the Tuesday class this week

 and asked if she could make a wedding card for her daughter 

- and that her favourite colours were blue and orange. 

 I wasn't too sure about this colour combo. so suggested that she might 

want to introduce a little Ivory/Cream into the equation.

This is the card that we came up with between us.

Lesley was thrilled to bits with it and is certain that her daughter will love it!

The heart (from the You are Loved set) was stamped in Versamark

then embossed in gold embossing powder.

The couples initials were cut out of Gold Mirri card

 using the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet.

Medium Sizzlits dies
Ta da!!

Happy Birthday Lady Captain

Today is our Lady Captain - Joan's birthday.  This is the card that I have sent her!

You will have seen these beautiful little panels on a similar card that I made HERE.

I had some left over and this is what I did with them 

 I love this colour combo  - Early Espresso, Pretty in Pink and Soft Suede.

Janet's Scalloped Circle Easel card

Today, my Tuesday crafting ladies made a scalloped circle easel card - each lady chose her 

own colour combo- this is the one that Janet did.  I love the soft subtle tones that she used.

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.

Cherish the moment

Here is one of three cards that I made for a friend to congratulate various 

members of the family on the birth of a baby boy.

This is for the parents.

The stamp-set used is Baby Prints, including the sentiment, which is embossed with Silver EP.

The personalised border I have printed on the computer.

The colour combo is Bashful Blue and Whisper White.

Hope that they like it.

Monthly Saturday Morning Workshop

Hello everyone.
Have had a busy morning and am now sat relaxing after my Monthly Saturday morning Workshop.

Today one of the techniques  I showed the ladies was the Faux Mother-of-pearl technique and you have seen my efforts at these on past blog posts.
Here is one that one of my ladies made - Christine Miller - and she put her own perssonal touch on her card, so I thought I would share it with you.  I think its fabulous - wouldn't have thought of putting the punched  Dotty scalloped ribbon across the corner and having the tiny tags above.
Well done Chris 10 out of 10!!

Bordering on Romance - bag

Here is the bag that we (should have) made when we went for our all day training in April - but I only finished mine yesterday and I am very pleased that \I took my time rather than rush it.
Its simply Whisper White card stamped with the Bordering on Romance set and then coloured in and trimmed with Riding Hood Red.

Pop-up plant pots!!

Front

Centre

Plant Pot close up

I really enjoyed making my cup-cake pop-up card the other week, and decided that I would like to do another one, I decided to make one with plant pots with flowers in.
Colours for plant pots -Calypso Coral, flowers - Wisteria Wonder and leaves - Lucky Limeade.
The swirls are from the Creative Elements stampset and the sentiment is from Heard from the Heart

Berry Blossoms (now retired) used for the front and inside panels.

(Might keep this one for myself too!!)

Another Scalloped Easel

Having done a scalloped easel card last week, I decided to have another go at it.

This time I changed the colour combo to Daffodil Delight,  Bashful Blue and Pretty in Pink.

Still used Bordering on Romance stamp-set, with sentiment from Petite Pairs.

Am not giving this one away - I'm keeping it for me!!

Lynda and Julie's birthdays

Afternoon everyone.
Today it is the birthdays of two of my SU sisters - Julie and Lynda.
Obviously I wanted to make them both a card (Luckily I didn't forget these two!)
Last week I posted this card which I have sent to Julie, and here is the card that I have sent to Lynda

Happy Birthday to the two of you - hope that you are having a great day!!

Belated Birthdays

Would you believe it! (I couldn't believe it myself)  I have completely missed 3 birthdays in the space of a week - on the 4th, 5th and 9th May no less!  Desperate measures were called for!
What I ended up doing was to have a furtle around in my Birthday card box and find 3 cards that could be "adapted" into belated greeting cards.
Here's the results.

Can you tell that these have been doctored?? Lol!!

Poppy Parade

Hello everyone.  I have had a lovely play this morning, making this card featuring what is supposed to be a poppy!  I am not sure about the similarity, but am pleased with the overall card.
Colour Combo: Poppy Parade, Basic Black, Very Vanilla and Old Olive.
Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder used with VV card stock and then softly inked over with a dauber and Basic Gray ink.

The leaves are made using the Little Leaves Sizzlit die and the Blossom punch is used for the poppy. I sponged around the edges of the petals with Black ink.
For the centre of the poppy, I attached stamens round a 3/4" circle of Black, and then punched an Itty Bitty flower out of yellow and inked over to give the centre detail.
Designer Frame Textured Impressions embossing folder used for the Poppy Parade Frame.
Sentiment stamped on Black using Versamark and White embossing powder.

Timeless Portrait DSP

I saw a scrapbook design recently on Jo Dumbleton's blog and just had to make a card using these papers.
(I am not yet into scrapbooking but could fill a small library with the DSP that I own!!)
I just love the colour combo of Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black and Very Vanilla.
The flower is punched using the Blossom punch and the Modern Label punch - the centre is a ribbon flower that I made (not impressed with it though) and a beautiful Vintage brad.
The leaves are made with the Bird Builder punch.
The knot-less bow uses Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding with a black brad.