My Beautiful Baby is 16 today

I'm feeling father nostalgic today as my baby is 16, I know we all say it but I cannot believe how fast time flies by. Poor Abi has her second day of exams today, she has worked hard & revised for months, so I have everything crossed.
We are off out for a quick meal tonight so she can get back early & revise, we're off to the Waffle House in Norwich I've never been before &I know it will definitely blow the pro points budget, good job we are all going for our weigh in before we go & have a whole week to work it off.
All weekend I was making samples for the forthcoming all day event, every time  Abi popped into the craft room she hinted that she wanted her card made using the Baby Blossoms set which suited the card I had in mind perfectly.


Abi's Card

Cardstock
Pretty In Pink
Rose Red
Shimmery white
Whisper White
Ink
Blushing Bride
Pretty in Pink
Rose Red
Wild Wasabi
Pear Pizzazz
Bashful Blue
Marina Mist
Stamps
Just perfect alphabet
Baby Blossoms
Party This way
Pretties
Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon
Dazzling diamonds
Tools
Paper piercing tool
Mat Pack
Scallop border punch
Boho blossoms punch

Hand cut number silhouette

Card Banner

The whole card in Kath Kidston Style

Inside of card

A Beautiful card for my beautiful baby, Happy 16th Darling

It's that time of Year again

It's that time of year again, exam time for both Dan @ Nottingham Trent Uni & Abi is in year 11 at High school, Both have their first exam today. Abi has been revising for weeks & going to extra revision session her teachers have been running.
Dan has had major hand ins & a programming module that he has already been awarded a provisional first for. Dan has been having 16 - 17 hour days & has been consuming lots of revision food ie: chocolate Hob Nobs & Quick meals like pasta.


So I know they have both done everything they can by now & hope that their memories both serve them well.


Dans Good Luck card
Front

Inside

View of homemade card spring

Stamps 
In the Stars ( Retired )
Cardstock
Tempting turquoise
Pacific point
Confetti white
Ink ~ Brights family
Pacific point
Tempting turquoise
Real red
Daffodil Delight
Old Olive
Rich Razzleberry
Pumpkin pie
Pretties
Basic Rhinestones
Tools
Star punch
Scallop Border punch


Abi's Good Luck Card

Stamps
Baby Blossoms
Basic Phrases
Cardstock
Bashful Blue
Whisper White
Ink
Pretty In Pink
Rose Red
Wild Wasabi
Bashful Blue
Marina Mist
Pretties
Dazzling Diamonds
Pretty In Pink 3mm Taffeta ribbon
Tools
Scallop Square punch
Top Note Die
Dots embossing folder
Extra Large tag punch
Large tag punch
The inside of the card

An early start in our house today to make sure everything is ready & time for a homemade fruit smoothie & Bagels, before getting to school early.


Good Luck to both of you ~ Dream, Believe, Succeed xxx


All of the above products are available  from Stampin' Up with the exception of the retired stamp set & are available to purchase through me.

Dusty Stamp set

Own up, We all have them, Dusty stamp sets that often get put on a shelf as something new comes along, I know this to be true as I talk to crafter's of every age group everyday. We are stash~a~holics, as soon as our favourite brand brings out some lovely new stash we NEED it!!
I am no different from crafter reading this blog, only in my case as a demonstrator I NEED to demonstrate all of the lovely new stash so I feel justified making every Stampin' Up purchase. Well the stamp set in question is Sense of time, I originally bought this as soon as it became available, I had some scrapbook layouts in mind for this set, I don't remember if I every got round to making the layouts, {Mental note to self check scrapbooks & add to my to do list.}


Whilst I has hopping around blog land I found a card using this set that inspired me to ink up my stamps. I was actually looking for inspiration for the Baby blossoms set when I first mounted it & I came across this blog by Cherie Franklin & this card is a case of one of her beautiful cards, Thank you for inspiring me to dust of a sense of time.

The card is so pretty & girly, {but mental note to self, look for inspiration for masculine cards, you currently have none in your stash.}

Close up of the beautiful Sense of time clock face over stamped with Baby blossoms

Inside of the card

What do you put on the inside of your cards?

I would love you to share with me the inside secrets of your cards.

At the moment I have been decorating all of the insides of my cards, I think that it is a nice finishing touch.

Do you stamp your envelopes? Thats something I have been thinking about trying as well.

To make this card I have used.

Ink

Soft suede

Pretty In pink

Rose Red

Pear Pizzaz

Certainly celery

Whisper white

Cardstock

Pretty In Pink

Confetti White

Rose Red

Stamps

Fine flourish

Basic Phrases

Baby Blossoms

Sense of Time

Tools

Top Note Die

Perfect polka dots embossing folder

Big shot Die cutting machine

White embossing powder

Heat embossing tool

Stamp~a~ma~jig

Paper piercing tool

Mat pack

Pretties

Brad from Hodgepodge hardware

Oversized pearl {from retired Stampin' Up stash}

Whisper white Organza ribbon

Everything to make these cards is from Stampin' Up & If you would like further information about products or business opportunities please contact me.

Baby Blossoms

This set is an absolute must have set from the current mini catalogue, it is just fabulous & so en trend at the moment & so in keeping with the Vintage / Cath Kidston style.
I have to be truthful & say I got mine FREE on of the perks of being a demonstrator is earning free stamp sets in promotions throughout the year. 
When the set arrived I was initially not even going to mount it as two step stamping sets used to scare the life out of me, But now I am totally in love.
I found a sheet on the internet on a fellow demo's site that simplified the stamp set & took all of the brain fudge out of using it. I had seen so many beautiful projects, once I started stamping with this set I was hooked.

The card wallet

Mini scrapbook card ~ this could also include photographs

Stamped greeting on the 2nd page of the mini scrapbook card

The 3rd page of the mini scrapbook card ~ I thought a photograph would look lovely matted onto  this page.

The whole card

To make this card I used

Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz

Whisper White

Rose red

Watercolour Paper

Ink

Whisper White

Pretty in pink

Rose red

Pear pizazz

Basic Grey

Stamps

Baby Blossoms

All A Flutter

Bella Toille

Curly Cute

Tools

Stamp a ma jig

Crop o dile

Heat embossing tool

Scallop trim border

Aqua painters

Pretties

White embossing powder

Rose red Seam binding ribbon

Pear Pizzaz Seam binding ribbon

Subtles designer buttons

Basic pearls

Linen Thread

Dazzling diamonds Glitter

Designer Series paper ~ Springtime Vintage

Stampin' Write pens

Rose Red

Pretty in pink

Peach Parfait

Everything used to make this card is available from Stampin' Up through me as an independent demonstrator. Please contact me if you would like information on products or how you too could earn free stamps.

Baby Blossoms Pinwheel

I have spent the day preparing samples for our forthcoming all day event, The event is going to be centered around the mini catalogue & a colour family, I can share this card with you as I got sidetracked from my prepping & distracted about the colour family idea & came up with this beautiful card.  
Baby blossoms is so versatile, every blog that I look on at the moment is show casing the versatility of these beautiful set. I have teamed the set with the beautiful Springtime Vintage Designer series papers.

Close up of the pinwheel

For this card I Used

Stamps

Baby Blossoms

Basic Phrases

Ink

Rose red

Regal Rose

Old Olive

Tools

1 1/4" Circle punch

1 3/8" Circle punch

Word Window punch

Cardstock

Chocolate chip

Very vanilla

Regal rose

Shimmery White

Pretties

Dazzling Diamonds

DSP Springtime Vintage

I now love to decorate the insides of the cards

For the inside I used

Top note { Exclusive to Stampin' Up } die

Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder { Exclusive to Stampin' Up }

Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Everything you need to make this card is available from Stampin' Up & can be purchased through me.

M I A

It was amazing when I looked back at my blog & I realised that I had only made one post in the last two weeks. I have been M I A , well not so much missing in action as working on other projects. Some of you may know that I also have a Bunting company called Lavender Bunting, I make bunting to hire for any occasion or bespoke orders. Thats what I've been doing finishing a very large order for classroom packs, I have struggled to get anymore Calico to finish the order but last week I eventually tracked some down & have managed to get the order finished.
Having the sewing machine out over the last couple of weeks has just served to remind me how much I love sewing. 
Yesterday after the order was finished I made a fabric bag & customised another, Can you spot the Stampin' Up products used in these two projects?


First the customised canvas bag

Using up the scraps to make a Lavender Bunting Bag

Can you spot the Stampin' Up products on this bag?

Regal Rose Grosgrain
Subtles designer buttons
Antique Brass jumbo Eyelets

Did you spot them?

This is a bag that I made from scratch using some of the extra Calico as the lining & half a Metre of beautiful floral fabric. The inside has a pocket as I always lose my keys in the bottom of my bag, now theres no excuse unless of course I forget theres a pocket!!

Can you spot the Stampin' Up products used on this bag?

If you cant here's a close up

Old Olive Striped Grosgrain ribbon

I covered the webbing straps with the Old Olive Striped Grosgrain ribbon.
I still have about 2 Metres of Calico left so watch this space & see how I combine the fabric with the beautiful stamps from the Mini catalogue.

Birthday Boy

A birthday boy card today using Pick a Petal, Party this way & the very versatile just Perfect Alphabet.
Boy cards are always harder to make than girl cards, especially at the in between age, not a teenager & grow out of toys.

The dogs ears are made using the pick a petal stamp set.

 The bunting is from the Party this way set  the alphabet is the Just perfect Alphabet.

Cardstock

Pacific point

So saffron

Pear Pizzazz

Ink

Pacific point

Tools

Stamp a ma jig

Paper Piercer

Mat pack

1/2" Circle punch

Eyelet Border punch

Pretties

Silver elasticated cord

I hope your all enjoying the Royal wedding.

9 weeks old Today

Todays Kitten diaries will be the last in the current series & peanut Butter & jelly went of to live with their new Mummy & Daddy yesterday & have already settled in very well using their new Mummy as a climbing frame, she cant say I didn't warn her.

Jelly keeping warm on my Netbook

She will be a beautiful cat

" No I'm not moving this is a perfect spot warm netbook & sunshine, I'm happy here.

Mum I'm a big boy now, I dont need you to wash behind My ears.

When Alice came to collect the kittens yesterday we weighed them before she took them.
Jelly is the placid one & sat quite happily on the scales.
When she was born she weighed 117g & just 9 weeks on she weighs 780g she gained 663g in that short time.
Weighing Peanut Butter was much harder he is a real livewire & doesn't sit still, so he ended up being weighed about 3 times before we got an actual reading.
When he was born on 21st February he weighed 143g and now 9 weeks on he weighs 1219g his weight increased by a massive 1076g.
So with the kittens going to their new home today it was a funny day but one question remains to be answered!! Did the Daddy cat who got in last week catch Maddie in season? 
Watch this space over the next 4 weeks to see if we are expecting again, obviously part of me hopes not so Maddies body has time to recover, but speaking to the vet he has said providing she is well fed & nourished she will be fine. But there is part of me that has got used to having the babies around.

Larissa is 3 today

Happy Easter everyone, whilst you are all opening your Easter eggs I wanted to share with you the card that I made for Larissa our 3 year old Grandaughter. Just like all the little girls I know I just love pink so I chose various shades of Stampin' Up cardstock in pink for the card it is A5 size.

This is a larger version of a Cake shop window card that we were shown as a Make & Take at Monica & Bekkas training day.

Cardstock
Blushing bride
Melon Mambo
Whisper White
Pretty in Pink
Ink
Pretty in Pink
Melon Mambo
Rich Razzleberry
So Saffron
{ Stampin Write pens used to colour two colours on one image }
Tools
Oval Punch
Scallop Oval punch
Scallop Border punch
Word Window Punch
1/2" Circle punch
3/4" Circle punch
Stamp  ma jig
Stamps
Crazy for cupcakes
Just Perfect Alphabet
On A Pedestal
Pretties
Melon mambo Polka dot ribbon { Now retired }




I know that Larissa had a lovely day she went on a picnic with all of her cousins & some of her friends, the pictures that her auntie & Mummy took were lovely of them all & most of all the day stayed sunny for them.

Easter for the kids

It is amazing how quickly  the scraps build up when your a crafter, so as I have a basket of scraps sitting on my desk I thought that it was time to make a couple of Punch Art cards & with Easter just around the corner what better excuse than these two cute cards

The backing papers are from the Designer series paper stacks. These stacks are so useful & of course they co-ordinate with the whole Stampin' Up colour range.

All of the Lamb is made using the range of punches from Stampin' Up range & they are so versatile.
Stamps
Sentiment from A Good egg
Ink
Pear Pizzazz
Cardstock
So saffron
Whisper White
Basic Black
Pacific point
Tools
Oval punch
Boho blossoms punch
Word Window
Scallop circle punch
Small heart punch
Crop o dile
Papers
Designer series paper stack Brights & In Colours

Cardstock

So Saffron

Whisper White

Daffodil Delight

Cherry Cobbler

Tangerine Tango

Ink

Wild Wasabi

Tools

Ornament punch

Oval Punch 

Boho blossoms Punch

Scallop Circle punch

Round Tab punch

Papers

Designer series paper stack Brights & In Colours

It seems ages since I last did some punch art, I forgot how much fun it is to have all of the punches out & fiddle around with scraps of card.

A beautifully simple Happy Birthday card in crumb cake with pastel shades. The Neighbourhood wheel was stamped onto Watercolour paper with the basic black ink.

To colour the individual houses I used the Stampin' Write marker pens, I scribbled onto the Pringle lid & then used an Aqua painter brush filled with water to pick up the colour & colour each individual house, set them aside to dry before cutting them out.

The flowers are also made with the Watercolour paper, I love how this paper reacts with the inks & water. The flowers are all punched using the smallest flower on the Boho blossoms punch, each flower is then edged with a pastel colour from the Stampin' Write pens using the brush tip. Then a few dots in the middle with the Black Stampin' Write pens using the fine tip. To shape the flowers use the soft mat from the mat pack & the slimmer end of the Tombow glue to shape the flowers. Crystal effects in the centre of the flowers & a light sprinkle of Dazzling Diamonds. The branches are cut from the two step Bird punch, with the leaf markings drawn on using the Wild Wasabi Stampin' Write marker.

Cardstock

Crumb Cake

Watercolour Paper

Wild Wasabi

Ink

Stampin' Write Pens

Rich Razzleberry

Tools

Aqua Painter brush

Boho blossoms punch

Two step Bird punch

Stamp

Neighbourhood Wheel

Party this way

Pretties

Dazzling Diamonds

Crystal effects

All of the above products are from the Stampin' Up range and are available to purchase through me.