Happy Birthday Mum!

Today is my mum's 80th birthday. 

We are celebrating this weekend but I had to put a card in the mail for her to receive on the day....and I know that she will receive plenty of cards from many of you too.  Thank you!

I wanted something bright and young-at-heart and saw this idea on Pinterest.

 

It took me a large part of the morning to make, mainly because I couldn't find my fine wire - locating it took up at least half the time!

 

 

 

Wishing you a happy birthday Mum!

 

And stop the press!  I had this post prepared a few days early but have just added this pic today.  This is Mum's table with a whole bunch of cards mailed by friends and family and also from my stamping friends.  Thanks so much for making her day!

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Anna

60th

I found and CASEd this card from Pinterest.

 

 

It's a really simple design that's given impact with the DSP and the Big Shot.

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired)
Card:  Well Worn DSP (retired), Early Espresso,, Crumb Cake
Ink:  Soft Suede
Tools:  Big Shot, Simple Letters Alphabet (retired) Stampin Sponges
Accessories:  Mini Library Clips (retired), Linen Thread

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Sycamore Street

It's been raining here...and raining...and raining.  We need bright things to brighten our day, so this card made me happy.  It's another using Sycamore Street DSP, free during Sale-a-Bration.

I particularly love the Tangerine Tango diagonal stripe.

I hope this card has brightened your day too.

Don't forget that this DSP is only available throughout Sale-a-Bration which ends on March 22nd.

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes
Card:  Tangerine Tango, Whisper White, Island Indigo, Sycamore Street DSP
Ink:  Tangerine Tango
Accessories:  Sycamore Street Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Goodbye Happiest Birthday Wishes

This Hostess set has been one of the most popular but it's time to say goodbye.  It's still available with Hostess rewards until the end of the month.

We made this card in a recent class.  The gingham effect is achieved by brayering ink onto the inside of the embossing folder.

I have just received my box of preorder goodies from the new catalogue.  Stay tuned for a look at the new In Colors.

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes

Card:  Cajun Craze, Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink:  Cajun Craze, Night of Navy

Tools:  Big Shot, Stripes Embossing Folder

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Catalogue Case

The Idea and Catalogue book is a great source of inspiration if you are stuck for ideas for cards.  This design is based on a card on page 78.  I kept the colour combination the same:  Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive (straight from the Colour Coach) but simplified the rest of the design.  I am not completely happy with it...I think it is missing a little something.  What do you think?

Stamps:  Medallion, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Card:  Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzleberry

Ink:  Pumpkin Pie

Tools:  Scallop Trim Border

Accessories:  Old Olive 6.4 mm Grosgrain Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Bright Birthday

One of my favourite Aussie blogs to visit is Kirsty Brown's.  She is a Queensland demonstrator who has such a flair for beautiful designs.   This card below was inspired by one of hers and I adapted it to use a SAB set.

The sentiment is one of my favourites at the moment and is from Happiest Birthday Wishes, one of the Hostess sets.

I used the floral image from Fresh Vintage, inking it up with my Stampin' Write Markers to achieve the different colours.

Sale-a-Bration is on.  Email or phone me if you would like to place an order or book a demonstration.  There is no better time of the year to order than now!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Well Worn = Masculine

I have so much DSP that I vowed I wouldn't order another pack till I had used some up, but (isn't there always a 'but'?) I was seeking some ideas for masculine cards.  I have made a sample book of all the DSPs and loved the look of Well Worn.  Teamed with the stamp set Extreme Elements, I made four cards based on a design by Carla Bazhenow which you can see here.
The DSP is so striking that it doesn't need much else.

For this one, I stamped one of the images from Extreme Elements.

This one is also has one of the Extreme Elements images stamped onto the DSP.  The sentiment is a perfect masculine one, from Happiest Birthday Wishes, one of the current hostess sets.

I made insides for all four cards but I'll just show you the inside for the card above.  A bit of sponging around the edges and one simple image in the corner.



And the last one I roughed up a bit more.  I wish I had put the brads a bit closer together.

That's topped up my supply of masculine cards for a little bit and hopefully given you some inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna

Stamps:  Happiest Birthday Wishes, Perfectly Penned
Card:  Soft Suede, Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla, Well Worn DSP
Ink:  Soft Suede, Early Espresso
Tools:  Decorative Label Punch, Paper Piercer, Colour Spritzer Tool
Accessories: Silver Brads, Early Espresso 6.4mm Grosgrain Ribbon

Paper Tricks

Tuesday's class was all about paper tricks.  There are so many gorgeous ways of using our DSPs for cardmaking.  The first card used Bargello which I first encountered in Impressions, the monthly newsletter sent to all demonstrators.  It's actually an embroidery technique using long flat stitches, but the effect can be achieved with strips of paper.  Each strip is adhered slightly lower or higher than the one beside it.

I was so pleased with how everyone's cards worked out.  This DSP is one of the Hostess choices.  The stamp, Triple Treat Flower, is my favourite of the a la carte stamps.

Stamps:  Triple Treat Flower, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Card:  Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Whisper White, Cheerful Treat DSP

Ink:  Concord Crush, Lucky Limeade, Melon Mambo

Tools:  Fancy Flower Punch, 5-Petal Flower Punch, 1.3 cm Circle Punch, Square Punch

Next up we tried some paper quilting.  Looks spectacular but it is surprisingly easy.

Card:  Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Orchid Opulence (retired), Cottage Garden DSP
Tools:  Paper Trimmer (perfect for cutting 1 cm strips of paper!), Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die

Thanks for stopping by!

Anna