Happy Birhtday Gemma

Today it is Gemma's Birthday - hopefully Mr Postman has already delivered lots of beautiful handmade cards and presents!!  Have a wonderful Birthday Gemma!!

This is the card I made Gemma, using the gorgeous Sale-a-bration Bliss stamp set, it looks so elegant and suits Gemma's current "vintage" style perfectly!!  You can take a peak at some of  her beautiful creations here.

The colours are Rich razzleberry, Early Espresso and whisper White.  I stamped the vine image in Pretty in Pink and Rich Razzleberry ink , and I used the same colours for the "rock & roll" butterfly before cutting out and adding a sparkly rhinestone trail, "Bliss" is stamped with Early Espresso ink.

I better get on and finish clearing my desk and put some of my stamp sets away before its time to collect Philip for "another" hospital appointment!!  I have had so many appointments since November - so fingers crossed the splints will be right as they have finally agreed the last pair were no good - thankfully his school shoes have managed to hold together, but they definately won't last much longer!!!

Angela x

Bliss

Its been another busy week and although school is back I dont seem to have found much time to craft, but  I plan to get my projects planned and up to date for my classes over the weekend.  I have a special card that I must make this weekend - my "baby" will be 5 next week -  how did that happen????

I want to try out some new techniques, so this is my first "vintage/distressed" card using the FREE stamp set Bliss. Details of how to get your FREE stamps are here.

I think this is one of my favourite colour schemes - Baja Breeze, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, so you will no doubt be seeing more cards in these colours, they are perfect for any occaion!!  I have stamped the butterfly on a peice of Baja Breeze 12x12 designer paper and spritzed the paper, tearing it at the corner and inking the edges with Early espresso ink, the flowers were stamped onto Very Vanilla and cut out with a little Dazzling Daimonds in the centres.  I stamped the beautiful filigree stamp in Crumb cake ink on to Crumb Cake card, I used distressing tool arund the edges inking them with more Early Espresso ink. Both of these layers have been spritzed with the cool spritzing tool and the marker pen to match - well I did say I would spritz anything if it kept still long enough!!!  I stamped Bliss in Early Espresso and inke the edges, addin some narrow ribbon and a cut out butterfly stamped in Baja Breeze, with some of the gorgeous self adhesive pearls for the body!!!

Look out for details of my Bundle offer with everything you need to create cards like this one.  It will include a FREE  Bliss stamp set in a choice of wood or clear mount.

Hope you like it, I would love to know what you think???  Have a lovely weekend and as the weather forecast is cold, its the perfect excuse to stay inside and craft!!!

Angela x

Something Different

My lovely SU mum Julie showed me this link to some collage pictures made with many different Stampin' Up! products, well I just had to have a go at making my own version!!

I have used the square punches from Stampin' Up! to make the mats for the collage and the gorgeous polka dot paper is from the neutrals 12x12 paper stack.  I have added lots of pearls to the pieces to add a bit of glamour.  The punched cupcake is also "CASED" from Julie's Christmas card, you can see it here.

I have used the new FREE sale-a-bration stamp sets Punch Bunch and Bliss.  The colours are Pink Pirrouette, Baja Breeze, Early Expresso and Sahara Sand selected from the fabulous colour coach to compliment the pale colour of the frame.

I will give the picture to my sister when she finally comes home from hospital, she has been there since Christmas Eve, so all of her presents are still to be opened!!  She should have come home last week, but they gave her penicillin, she is very allergic to it and was wearing a red wrist band stating this, so it caused her to be very ill, we are now eagerly waiting for her to come home soon before they do any more damage!!

My sister got home today!!

Angela x