Balloon Gift

Hello there! Gosh this first week back is going quickly for me! Not sure my boys would agree, they cannot wait for the weekend! 

When I was crafting in between Christmas and New Year I was very conscious of working in Product Suites and doing a few cards with each set/suite. This is why you have seen the It's My Party suite for the last couple of days! I had a spare little doggy left over from a few months ago when we made them in class so I decided to use her on this card, again using up my paper and card scraps.

I am loving the balloon bouquet punch and think this is going to be a regular favourite of mine. Balloons on birthday cards are suitable for all ages I would say.

Again I inked the balloons quite heavily around one side of the balloon to make it more "balloon like", hope you get what I mean there!  I have added a cheat sheet of how to make the dog but please note the Boho Blossom punch for the hair has retired so I used the new Blossom Bunch punch.

Hope you enjoy making these!±

See you tomorrow

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Ross’s 16th Birthday Card

Good Morning. If you are a regular blog follower of mine you will know that our eldest son Ross celebrated his 16th Birthday last Friday. You will also know that he is cricket mad! He eats, sleeps and breathes it and we now live overlooking the cricket ground so he is in his element. Over the years   I have had to make numerous cricket cards and we have never had a cricket stamp in our catalogue! This year it had to be special and I adapted the fabulous swing card that my lovely downline Amanda created and I was also inspired by my downline Anna who changed up the square to a circle and added a football and then my cricket card idea was born.

I used Cherry Cobbler for the ball and I inked it up lots around the edges and also spent a while doing the stitching. The bat was cut freehand with the Word Window punch for the handle, which I also used for the stumps and bails.

 The 16 is from the Metro alphabet which is now retired but I kept this one for my Project Life projects.

 The card went down very well with the birthday boy who thought I got the stitching on the ball very accurate!

Don’t know what I am going to make next year!

Sprinkles of Life

Good Morning! I am up bright and early for a Saturday morning. TO be honest I woke up at 6.30am and couldn’t get back off to sleep, I am still buzzing from last nights amazing Catalogue Launch and Retired Sale. Thanks to my lovely ladies (all 32 of you) who attended and to my wonderful helpers Jane and Wendy. I also could not have managed without my family. My husband Robin baked for most of the day yesterday, making Chocolate Buns, Scones and Lemon Drizzle cake and my boys came and set up with me! Total team effort. Thank you again to everyone who attended and I am pleased my old stash has gone to lovely new homes.

Here is a simple card with the stamp set that was most popular for purchases at last nights event - Sprinkles of Life and the matching Tree Builder Punch. The great news is that for every purchase of the stamp set, £2 goes to Ronald McDonald House in the UK! It’s a Win Win.

The card uses the new Neutrals Paper Stack which is currently unavailable for ordering at the moment as there was a problem with the size of it but don’t worry, it will be back real soon. The ice cream parts have been stamped on Watercolour paper and then I took an Aquabrush and spread the ink out a little. It looks really nice if you use the Dazzling Details on the ice cream but we wouldnt have had time for this to dry at our Stamp a Stack.

I don’t know about you but I am quite fancying a nice ice cream now!!

 I have generated a Hostess Code for the month of June. Please use code 6VFVG2ZMwhen checking out on my Online Store if you order is over £20 but under £150. During July I will be sending you a little gift in the post to say thank you.

New Home Card

Hey there and happy weekend to you! Today I am sharing a card I really enjoyed making last week. A friend of mine asked me to make a couple of cards for her Mum and although I don’t usually have time to do cards for commissions, I couldn’t say no to my friend as she is bringing herself and Mum to my Crafternoon Tea in a few weeks. 

I remembered a card I made last year using the Hardwood stamp which you can see HERE and I just made it a little bigger and a bit more special. There is quite a lot of product on this card as I used 4 punches but just 2 stamp sets. 

I really enjoyed putting this little scene together and used the following colours, Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizazz, Soft Sky, Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake and Whisper White.

 The Daffodils were made with the Petite Petals punch and then the flower from the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack.

Hope you like this card, Rachel’s Mum was happy with it.

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Sneak peeks!

Hello there! I’ve been enjoying a lovely break at Christmas but it’s coming to an end now and I have been easing myself back into work mode by preparing some samples using the gorgeous new items from the Sale-A-Bration offering and the Spring/Summer Catalogue which both launch on 6th January. I will be posting catalogues out to my online shoppers in the next couple of days.

I am really looking forward to using all the new stash, with nice spring and summery colours after creating with Christmas colours for the last 4 months! Are you???

So I promised sneak peeks and here is one using a Sale-A-Bration stamp set that you can earn exclusively for FREE from 6th January. If you are not sure what Sale-A-Bration (or SAB) is then do not fear I will reveal all on 6th January.

 I also thought I would share this lovely new little bow punch with you! I love bows and this cute punch is going to be very popular on my projects in the next few months.

So just 2 little sneak peeks for you today! I will be back with more later in the week, maybe I will reveal what the bow is attached to!

Don’t forget, if you would like items from the Current Autumn/Winter Catalogue you have until next Monday to get your hands on these items!

Santa Tags

Hello there! Today I am carrying on from yesterdays post and sharing some more punch art Santas with you! I have added a photo below of all the shapes you need and then at the end of my post there is a Supplies List of all the punches used for the Santas.

I made some little tags for 2 special Christmas gifts that will be travelling a long way as we speak! 

 The wrapping paper is currently in our Autumn/Winter Seasonal catalogue which is only around for a few weeks longer. I have really enjoyed using it on my presents!

 Hope my special friends like their tags when they arrive at Christmas!

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1-3/4 Inch Scallop Circle Punch	1-3/4 Inch Circle Punch	1/2 Inch Circle Punch	1 Inch Circle Punch
Extra-Large Oval Punch	Owl Punch	Word Window Punch	Boho Blossoms Punch