Happy Birthday Pennants

When is a pennant not a pennant?  When it's a bow tie!  As soon as I saw this card, I knew I had to case it!

My ladies loved making this on Monday!  The happy birthday sentiment comes from the Best Dad Ever stamp set, which I am rapt to see is in the new Stampin' Up! catalogue beginning on September 1st!

I love the simplicity of the inside!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Best Dad Ever

Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Twitterpated DSP

Ink:  Cherry Cobbler

Accessories:  Pennant Builder Punch, 3/4" Circle Punch, Regals Buttons, Linen Thread, Paper Piercing Pack, Stampin' Dimensionals

Apothecary Birthday

Today's card is a sneak peek for my lovely group of ladies who will be coming to stamp with me on Monday :)

I love how elegant this is!

I know my ladies will love making this!  Stay tuned for another sneak peek tomorrow girls!

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin',

Stamps:  Apothecary Art

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Shimmery White

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive

Accessories:  Big Shot, Adorning Accents Framelits, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, 1/4" Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain Ribbon, Blender Pen

More Under The Big Top

As promised, I'm sharing the matching gift card and tag to yesterdays card :)

That clown is still cute!!

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Under The Big Top, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Scallop Dotted Ribbon Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Under The Big Top

It's always great to use a stamp set that has been in your stash for ages.....I wonder why I never used this one before???

I'm thinking that clown is pretty cute!

Got a matching tag and gift card to this card, so check back tomorrow for those :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Under The Big Top, On Your Birthday

Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Real Red, Whisper White, Big Top Birthday DSP

Ink:  Jet Black Stazon, Real Red, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight

Accessories:  Scallop Dotted Ribbon Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

More cards for my treasure chest...

I love these cards!  Super quick and easy, yet very elegant :)

Again, I kept the inside simple, but I still love it!

Tomorrow I will share the matching gift cards :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Perfectly Penned

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Mocha Morning DSP

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories:  1/4" Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Mini Glue Dots, Stampin' Dimensionals

Cards for my treasure chest...

Here are the first two cards I made to go inside my treasure chest.

The same design, in 2 different colours.

...and the inside...

I love how these turned out! I will be back again tomorrow with some more cards to fill that gorgeous box!

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Perfect Punches

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Mocha Morning DSP

Ink:  Basic Black

Accessories:  Basic Black 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Wide Oval Punch

Embossed Doilies

Today I am sharing another of the cards we did at my Delicate Doilies class last Monday.  I did mean to post this a lot earlier, but sometimes life has to be allowed to get in the way :)

How striking is that?  Is it not just pure gorgeousness?????  I am completely in love with this card....every time I look at it I think how awesome it will look in Island Indigo.....and Concord Crush.....and Basic Black.....Mmmmm.....I may just need to make a few more!

I kept the inside simple, but I still love it :)

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Delicate Doilies, Perfectly Penned

Cardstock;  Melon Mambo, Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Ink:  Versamark, Melon Mambo

Accessories:  White Embossing Powder, Embossing Buddy, Heat Gun, Stampin' Dimensionals, Basic Pearls

Telescoping Open Sea

Today's card is another one we did at my class last Monday.  The girls loved this, and were surprised at just how easy these telescoping cards are to make :)

I've already decided that this will be my Father-In-Law's birthday card, even though that isn't until August :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Stamps:  The Open Sea (Retired), Perfectly Penned

Cardstock:  Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Nautical Expedition DSP (Retired)

Ink:  Early Espresso

Accessories:  Big Shot, Nestabilities, Silver Brads, Paper Piercing Tool

Up, Up and Away...

No, not going anywhere....just popping in to show you the gorgeous card I cased from Lisa Martz.  You can see her card here.

...and inside...

As you can see, it's almost exactly the same as Lisa's card, except I used Marina Mist Scalloped Dots Ribbon instead of the Concord Crush ribbon....but only because I didn't have any :)

Thanks for stopping by,


Stamps:  Up, Up and Away
Cardstock:  Concord Crush,Marina Mist, Basic Black, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Marina Mist DSP, Concord Crush DSP
Ink:  Concord Crush, Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Jet Black Stazon
Accessores:  Marina Mist Scalloped Dots Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Stamp A Ma Jig, Subtles Buttons, Lucky Limeade Bakers Twine, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots

Bordering On Romance

There have been so many gorgeous creations posted lately that my CASE file is getting out of control!  It's time to get some made :)

Today's card has been cased from Judy May at Just Judy Designs.  You can see her card here.  I changed the sentiment and my flowers are a little less detailed than Judy's card, but other that's it :)

Here's my version:

.....and the inside.....

Gorgeous, isn't it?  My lovely group of regular ladies made this card yesterday, and LOVED it!

Thanks for stopping by,

Stamps:  Bordering On Romance, Well Scripted (Retired)

Cardstock:  Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Very Vanilla, Watercolour Paper

Ink:  Crumb Cake, Jet Black Stazon

Accessories:  Big Shot, Framelits Labels, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Finial Press Embossing Folder, Designer Frames Embossing folder, Wide Oval Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Aqua Painter, Basic Pearls, Very Vanilla Seam Binding

A 1st Birthday Present.....

Yesterday we celebrated the 1st birthday of the daughter of special friends of ours.

I made this cute frame with her name in it:

Super simple with the Nursery Nest DSP and our alphabet dies :)

I made a telescoping card to match:

.....and open.....

Cute hey?  Hope Mum and Dad love it as much as I do :)

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Up Up and Away

Cardstock:  Perfect Plum, Whisper White, Nursery Nest DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper, Chipboard

Ink:  Perfect Plum

Accessories:  Big Shot, Simple Numbers Alphabet dies, Simple Letters Alphabet dies, Nestabilities, Sponge Daubers, Mini Silver Brads, Paper Piercer

A special 60th birthday card

My mother in law turned 60 on Friday, and last night we had a party to help celebrate her special milestone.

Here's the card I made her:

How gorgeous is that 60?  I used silver glimmer paper from our current mini catalogue and sponge daubers with Calypso Coral ink to turn them this gorgeous colour!

I am really pleased with how it has turned out, although I am going to have to fire my photographer for not taking better photos!

Thanks for stopping by,

Stamps:  Elementary Elegance (SAB), Fresh Vintage (SAB)

Cardstock:  Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Whisper White, Everyday Enchantment DSP, Silver Glimmer Paper, Chipboard

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz, Poppy Parade

Accessories:  Simply Scored, Jumbo Alphabet Dies, Big Shot, Sponge Daubers

Yet another Fresh Vintage CASE!

There are so many gorgeous cards floating around in cyberspace made using the Fresh Vintage Sale-A-Bration set!  I think I  have about a million saved, and today I want to share my latest one with you.  

I was inspired by this card over on Splitcoaststampers.  Did you look yet?  Gorgeous hey?  So, I was stamping away, as you do, and this is what I ended up with:

.....and the inside.....

So, while not quite the same as the original, I didn't deviate very far from her card :)

Thanks for stopping by,

Stamps:  Fresh Vintage SAB, Petite Pairs

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Everyday Enchantment DSP (SAB)

Ink:  Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzaz, Poppy Parade

Accessories:  Nestabilities, Big Shot, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Everyday Enchantment Ribbon (SAB)

Aviary Center Step Card

A good friend and fellow Stampin' Up! demonstrator, Janine, made this gorgeous card using the Aviary stamp set.....so I borrowed her stamp set, changed the measurements to make it square, and used scallop dots ribbon, but everything else is the same :)

Pretty cute hey?  I think so!  I haven't given Janine back her stamp set yet, so I might have to play a little bit more :)

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Aviary, Petite Pairs

Cardstock:  Marina Mist, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, Nursery Nest DSP

Ink:  Marina Mist, Pear Pizzaz, Basic Black

Accessories:  Simply Scored, Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Marina Mist Scallop Dots Ribbon

Forever Young

Today I am making center step cards with my lovely group of ladies.  I am sure Deb will be up to see this sneak peek of one of the cards they will be making today!

I'm sure the ladies are going to love doing these cards :)  I have really enjoyed making them!  

Happy Stampin'

Stamps:  Forever Young, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Bring On The Cake

Cardstock:  Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Timeless Portrait DSP

Ink:  Versamark

Accessories:  Heat Gun, Embossing Buddy, Black Embossing Powder, Simply Scored, Stampin' Dimensionals, Word Window Punch, Designer Label Punch