Christmas Stamp-A-Stack 2

 Hi everyone, here's the second card we made in card class:

 

 

This one had Natural Ivory as the background (it's a bit sturdier then Very Vanilla and good for a base card) and Cherry Cobbler. We used one of my favourite Christmas stamps, Dasher, which is sadly being discontinued but there is something similar coming your way (hint, hint). Here's a close up of the rhinestones in the antlers:

 

 

The Designer Series Paper is called 'Be of Good Cheer' which has this lovely Cherry Cobbler snowflake paper. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny wishes, punched with the world window punch and the Modern Label punch:

 

 

Check back for more soon. x

 

 

Aviary - Card 2.

Hi everyone, apologies for not blogging for a while. I've done 2 fairs this week and now I'm not very well with a nasty cold. Still it gives me a bit of time to do some typing. I bet you thought I'd forgotten about the Aviary cards but I haven't. Here's the second of the Aviary cards which we made at the last card class. This one use the oak tree from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set, as a fern. Have a look:

I used Old Olive, Melon Mambo and Always Artichoke cardstock. The foliage of the oak tree was inked using old Olive, taking care not to ink the tree trunk. An Always Artichoke marker was then used to dab spots of darker green onto the stamp, to create depth. The small stamp from Lovely as a Tree (just 2 leaves and a pine cone) was stamped round the edges, creating a 'fern leaf look'.  The birdcage was then stamped on top of the 'fern' in Basic Grey ink, which looks less stark than black (although in the photos it looks like blue) Here's a closer look:

The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set again. I've used the gorgeous dotted scallop ribbon in Melon Mambo and the fllower was punched using the Boho Blossom punch with a rhinestone in the centre for a bit of bling. Here you are:

The scalloped edge was punched using the Scallop Edge Border punch. If you fancy making these cards and need any products, then please get in touch. x

Aviary Class May 16th

Hi everyone, here's a sneak preview of the Aviary Class which will be held on the 16th May, 7.00-9.30pm at my house:

We'll be making these lovely bright cards, not at all my usual colour scheme but I really enjoyed making these samples.

I won't keep you waiting to see all of these cards in more detail so here's the owl card:

I used Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie. The little owl is one of the stamps from the Aviary stamp set. I used the clear set so managed to stamp one owl on top of the other without using the stamp-a-ma-jig, although this is still my favourite tool.

The greeting is from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set. This set is so useful as it contains just about every greeting you can think of and they fit the Word Window punch. The label is punched using the Modern Label punch. Here's a closer look:

 

If you fancy making this card, and the others, then it's not too late to book your place. Just contact me on 07970 708348. Check back soon for the others in close up. x

Get well Mum

My mum is having an eye operation next week, so I've made her a Get Well card in advance. My mum loves birds and I have just treated myself to the Aviary stamp set. This set is great!!. You can just play about and have birds in the cages, out of the cages, it's a lot of fun. The Nursery Nest Designer Papers also match the set, although I haven't used them in this card:

I used Pool Party, Soft Suede and Whisper White for my colour scheme and I love how it turned out:

I used a bit of bling on the cages and the Scallop Ribbon Border punch to create a Soft Suede edge to the Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon. I then used one of the Lots Of Tags dies in the Big Shot to cut the tag out of Pool Party and punched a Modern Label shape in Soft Suede. The Get Well sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes. 

The stamp set has a gorgeous little owl image which I just had to use but it didn't really suit the card front - so I used it on the inside of the card. The inside sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set:

Oops, I've just noticed that I haven't rubbed out the pencil line yet. I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to position my owls in a perfect line. It makes this sort of thing very easy. I hope you like this card. I enjoyed making this card so much, I also made a birthday card using the Aviary set. Check back soon for details. x