Big Day Birthday Card

My favourite stamp set from "Sale-a-bration" would have to be the "Big Day" set and it's perfect to use on the chalkboard paper (now retired) for that real chalky look.

Party Time Event Project

Below is my project I made for the Stampin Up Party Time Event held in Canberra back in February. We could make any project we wanted as long as it was made using current stock.

I used the "Gorgeous Grunge" stamp set for the grungy background, the medium butterfly from the "Butterflies Thinlits" die set and the "Banner Banter" stamp set for the sentiment. I added ten long banners in different colours to my card base, then added the crumb cake layer with the butterfly cut out on top. I also added a white butterfly to the cut out section and fanned the wings upwards to give a 3D effect. Lastly I added the finishing touches of flowers and pearls.

Balloon Birthday Card

This card was based on my hot air balloon card and makes a perfect birthday card for anyone.

I used the cloud shape die from the word bubble framelits to create the blue cloud and the outline cloud. The cupcake punch was used to make the small clouds on dazzling diamonds glimmer paper.
The sentiment was stamped from the "Hello Life" stamp set. The balloon was made with 4 balloon die cuts from the "Balloon Framelits" die set, each balloon piece was gently scored in the middle and folded in half and carefully glued together to give the balloon a 3D effect.

Banner Birthday Card

This card is perfect to give to both genders and would certainly brighten up someones day. The card uses the "Amazing Birthday" stamp set from Stampin Up. I cased the design from Erica Cerwin, but decided to flip mine 180 degrees and use a different background stamp.

Flower Shop Grunge Cards

A couple of cards made using the "gorgeous grunge", "flower shop" and the "mixed bunch" stamp sets. The original design came from Valerie Moody.

Simple Flower Cards

So I wanted to show a couple of easy flower cards made with the same flower, but a different background. I used the "Beautiful Bunch" stamp set with the coordinating punch to make the flowers and added some pearls to the center. The leaves are made using different stampin up dies.

The layout of the card below was cased from Debra Currier. I have used different colours, flower and leaves and sentiment for my card.

For this card I just wanted to use a simple embossed background and added plenty of pearls to bling it up.

Artisan Embellishment Card

Another simple card made using the "Artisan Embellishment Kit" and a antique brad to finish it off nicely.

Masculine Cards

Lately I have been working on some masculine cards as I know a lot of my customers struggle to come up with card ideas for the special men/boys in their lives.

The card below was a birthday card I made for my husband.....and in case you couldn't tell by the card, he loves football! The hardest part of this card was getting the football cut in the right shape.....this was done by hand.

I have seen many of these shirt and tie cards on the internet, and thought I would give it a go to make one. The tie can be a little hard in getting the proportions right, but when you do, I suggest making a template of it to use for future cards.

You Brighten My Day Stamp Set

I love the little house in the stamp set "You Brighten My Day". Below are 3 different cards that I cased from 3 different designers using the cute little house.

The first card was cased from Chat Wszelaki and is my favourite. I did make a few subtle changes and I think the cloud from the "Hello You" stamp set is perfect for this card.

Part of the card below was cased from Heather Klump. I liked the simplicity of Heather's card, but wanted to add a little more to the top of the card.....clouds and a sun seemed to be the perfect choice. I decided to use the clouds that I made for my hot air balloon card and then add a cute little sun, just to make it a little different.

The last card was cased from Julie Kettlewell, again I made some subtle changes just to make it a little different.

Embellished Events Step Card

A couple of weeks ago I had my 3rd stamp club night this year. I wanted to do something a little different, rather than a normal A5 card, so decided it was time to teach how to make a step card. Once I worked out my measurements of the cut and score marks, it was then time to decorate.

Stampin Up Party Time Event

Back in February, I went along to the Stampin Up Party Time Event held in Canberra.

It was a great day and I got to see many fantastic projects using current stampin up products. We made 3 "make and take" projects during the day and 2 of mine are shown below.....the third one I accidentally ruined, so it never made it to my portable light box for a photo.

Build a Bouquet for Mothers Day

I bought the "Build a Bouquet" to give to my wonderful mum for mothers day. This was a massive project and took me approximately 6 full days to complete.....my mum is worth all the effort I put into this beautiful bouquet and I'm sure she will love it when I give it to her.

Sketched Birthday Card

The card below uses some items that are retiring, such as the "Sketched Birthday" stamp set and the "On Film" framelits. Please check out the Stampin Up retiring list, to see if the items you want are retiring, if so make sure you grab them before they are gone for good.

Artisan Embellishment Rose Card

I wanted to share a card using the "Artisan Embellishment Kit" from the occasions catalogue. I liked the card that Mary Fish made using the gold satin ribbon, but wanted to change the colours and the style slightly.

Sweet Swinging Owl Card

Today I wanted to share with you a card that I cased from Sandra Wieffering. The cards she makes are stunning and she is one of my new designers that I follow.

My general layout is the same as Sandra's card, however I only wanted to use Stampin Up products for this project. So with that in mind, I use the "Take Care" stamp set for the tree branch and swing seat, the "Build an Owl Punch" for the owl, "Off the Grid" stamp set for the background, "Thick Bakers Twine" for the swing ropes and the card was embellished with some punched flowers, pearls and a happy birthday sentiment.