My workspace

This is a photo of my workspace while preparing a workshop!  The area gets smaller and smaller with all that I get out until I have to tidy up and start again!

A Farewell Card

At the eleventh hour I bought this stamp set from the Summer Mini.  So glad I did as it was perfect for making a card for some friends going overseas.  The paper co-ordinated beautifully.  I am going to use these sets to make a travel book for Zac - he loves keeping a record of our day to day experiences when we go on holidays.

Stamps:  Sentimental Journey, Extreme Elements
Card:  Night of Navy, Whisper White, Travel Journal DSP
Ink:  Night of Navy, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie
Tools:  1" Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, Word Window Punch
Accessories:  Gold Brad

Happy Easter

Happy Easter to all who pop in here for a visit.

Another Baby Card

I have made a few baby cards lately, not that I know anyone having one, but I have had a shop order some cards.  If you like candles, check out Candlewick House.
The stamp on this card has long ago retired, but I thought it was a good demonstration of the new Decorative Label Punch.  See how it fits nicely behind the Oval Punch?
This card also uses my favourite edge punch: the Scallop Trim Border.

Stamps:  Punches Three (retired)
Card:  Pretty In Pink (I think!?)
Ink:   Pretty In Pink
Tools:  Decorative Label Punch, 5 x 3.5 cm Oval Punch, Scallop Trim Border Punch, 2mm Circle Punch
Accessories:  Gold Brads, Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon

Baby Tees

I have been having a bit of a play with the Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel.  There are five different style jump suits on the wheel which you can either wheel out in a row, or cut out separately, as I have done here. 

The little star on the Blushing Bride jump suit is done using paper piecing.  The So Saffron suit is coloured using blender pen.

I love the texture that the Big Shot embossing folders can add.

Don't forget that you can now buy patterned DSP in each of the colour families.  This is the Blushing Bride from the In Color Designer Series Paper Patterns Stack (page 127 of your catalogue)

Stamps:  Baby Tees Jumbo Wheel
Card:  Blushing Bride, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Co-Ordinating DSP
Ink:  Blushing Bride, Certainly Celery, So Saffron
Tools:  Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots TEF, Square Latttice TEF (still available as a carryover item from the Summer Mini!)

A Sweet Summer Case

I found this design on Wendy Todd's blog and immediately wanted to try it out.  This is my first card using any of the 1.6cm Satin Ribbon - it's so lovely to work with.  Although this SAB set is now retired, this is a design that would be easy to adapt using another floral image.  This colour combo is Perfect Plum and Old Olive.

I tried it with Rose Red and Old Olive too.