Something a bit different

On Tuesday night I had my team training and also in a week or so I have a card class making male cards so I combined the 2 this week!!

A couple of weeks ago I saw a lovely card Monica made with a row of ties using ribbon so I decided to make a shirt to match!! I showed my girls at training how to make the shirts (we practised on cheap copy paper first!!!!!!)

Here is the card I made to show them (and the one we will be making on 12th June). The colour combo is Bashful Blue and Soft Suede and I think they are a lovely combo!

The background was created using the Seeing Spots stamp set which I havent used for ages (I seem to say that a lot).
The shirt was made from the Bashful Blue Designer Papers and the tie is of course the Soft Suede polka dot grosgrain.

Added a strip of ribbon to mount the sentiment onto, which is from the WOW flowers set and punched out with the Word Window layered onto the Oval punch.

Hope you like it, I really like making mens cards and must make Ross a card tonight as its his birthday on Saturday!!!!

No weddings for me today, having a well deserved day out with the boys, the sun is shining and we have a lunch date!

Jules xx

Neglected monkey!

Now you know I have a thing for cupcakes??? Well I also have a thing for monkeys!!! I have had this monkey stamp for ages and I have never used it!!!! SO I made sure I took it to the card group I went to on Thursday!

I have coloured the image with my copics and used a colour combo of Chocolate Chip and Bashful Blue. The papers are Chocolate Chip designer papers and I have used the Spiral punch down the side, this is a great handy punch.
The sentiment is from the WOW flowers set which I have punched out using the trusty oval punches! Also used my star punch, gosh I love my punches!!!!

Arty farty angle!!

Well I am shattered after my night of having baby Lucas! He was a very very good boy and slept from 10.30 (his last feed) through until 6.15 but I have hardly slept myself! He was in our room in the travel cot and as he was next to me I heard every little snore, squeak, grunt etc..... I was on edge all night as it wa his first time here!!!

Think it could be an early night for me or even an afternoon nap!!

Jules

x

P.S DOnt forget to come back tomorrow when the Stampin Up retired list will be announced. This list will operate on a Last Chance basis and will only be available until end of September or while stocks last!

Papertake weekly

I am early this week with my entry for the Papertake Weekly challenge.

I have made this card for my Brother in Law James who celebrates his birthday on Friday.

Everything is Stampin Up except the little monkey image which was sent to me ages ago by the lovely Michelle from The Card Grotto, thanks Michelle.

I have coloured the cutey monkey with my Copic Ciao markers. The papers are Close to Cocoa designer papers, only available until 30th September as are the Brilliant Blue designer papers that I have used. I have tried to add the sentiment so it looks like the monkey is carrying it. The sentiment is from the WOW flowers stamp set.


Arty farty angle as usual.

Rubbish rainy day here today, the boys have gone off to football for the day again (they love it and so do I!!!!!)

Jules x