New Blog Header

What does everyone think of the new blog header I designed? I love the colours. It uses some of my favourite things. I used Bella Rose and Urban Oasis DSP, Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set, Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon, Button Bouquet Designer Buttons, the eyelet border punch and Kiwi Kiss cardstock.
I know I haven't been on here much lately but my son missed a few days of pre-school and I am still trying to catch up. It is amazing how much I rely on those days when both my kids are at school to get things done. Hopefully I will be all caught up soon.

In the mean time I can finally show you the baby card I made for a friend of mine. It took me 5 weeks or so to give it to her but finally I can share it with you.

The little duck is from a punch class called Simply Punches I signed up for a couple of months ago that Heather Summers held online. Isn't he cute. She has just started a new class today called Simply Punches Three.

You can't see it very well but I hand stitched round the edge of the top layer. The DSP I used is the new textured, coverweight cardstock called Sweet Slumber. The colours I used are Not quite Navy, So Saffron, Baja Breeze and Whisper White. The stamp set is the level 1 hostess set Punches Three.

Warning Very Girly Card

Here is a card I made last night with my new stamp set A Kind Word. I just couldn't wait to do a very girly card using it. The colours used are Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue and Blush Blossom. I used the sentiment from the On Your Birthday stamp set, I also used the En Francais background stamp and the number 5 is from a retired number set.

The accessories I used to make this card are the Small Oval Punch, Boho Flower Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Aqua Painter, Water Colour Paper, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Snail Adhesive, Pink Pirouette Ribbon and Pink Pirouette Patterns Designer Paper. Oh I almost forgot, I used my going grey marker to outline the image after I coloured it, that helps to make it pop off the page.

I have more to share with you but I have to prep for classes and a workshop so I better leave it for another time.

A Rose is a Rose

Here is a card we made at a stamp-a-stack I held last weekend. It is made out of a Stampin' Up! envelope and I saw the idea at last years Stampin' Up! regional training. I am not sure who originally came up with the idea. I have used the fantastic set A Rose is a Rose as well as the On your Birthday stamp set, Bella Rose DSP, Kiwi Kiss Satin ribbon and the colours Pink Pirouette, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive and Kiwi Kiss.

I Love Flowers

For this card I have used the colours Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Grey and whisper white. The new stamp sets used are Fifth Avenue Floral and On Your Birthday. I have also used a Baja Breeze button from the Button Bouquet Designer button pack and Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon.
This card was inspired by this card by Dawn at Dawns Stampin Studio.

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The end of School Holidays

Sorry I haven't been posting much. My kids have been on school holidays so I have had less time to post to my blog. Here is a card I made last week using one of my new stamp sets called Inspired by Nature. I coloured the stem directly onto the stamp with an old olive marker then added colour to the flower directly to the stamp using sponge daubers starting with Summer Sun, then Cameo Coral, Ruby Red and then Bravo Burgundy. I thought the Echinacea flower was perfect for a get well card.