Stampin up party

Hi ladies
I just wanted to show you the pretty little makes that I created at Tracey's Stampin up party last night.
I met some lovely ladies, made new friends and shared cake and a natter... it really was a lovely evening.

We all came away with some really pretty little projects.

The first I would like to show you is a card and tag.  The bow was made using a bow builder punch, this is absolutely fab - I think I might have to buy one of these myself, it was so easy!  What do you think?

I think this is so clean and simple.  You could add all sort of decorative embellishments if you would like to have something more fancy.

 

The other two little projects were a tiny post note holder and a small card.  The stamp on the card is called lotus blossom.  It is a two step stamp.  Meaning that you stamp the lines with the textured stamp of the flower with a dark colour ink first and then stamp over the top of this with a lighter colour using the solid stamp.  It really is not difficult and gives a wonderful 3d effect to your flower.  I do hope that you like the projects as much as we enjoyed making them. If you are interested in knowing more about Stampin up then please follow the link to my friend Tracey's blog.

 

Thank you for stopping by on this nearly dark Saturday afternoon :)

 

 

 

A Man's World

Hi to everyone who has popped by today, it is a beautiful sunny Saturday morning as I blog at my kitchen table.  Finally I have a few moments to do this.  Time has just simply flown by and been full of family being poorly and busy days at work.  Perhaps this sounds like your life too!

This morning I bring cards that I have created just recently for the men in my life! 

The theme for my grandson's birthday was a jungle one and this card is just right.  The letters are stamped out using an alphabet from penny black, I have had it for a very long time, but is so useful as the focus point of a card.  The little 'hugs' label is one from a collection by Little Claire. 

I was in one of those well known stationary shops and saw the jungle toppers, I couldn't resist them ... Lion, Zebra and palm tree, there was also a Monkey he is inside :) and they just added the finishing touches.The stamps are from Stamping up.

These cards I really like.  They are neat, clean and simple.  The same but different!  I have made them with a stamp that came free on the front of a magazine that you might have found in a craft shop a month or two ago. 

The globe has been stamped with clear versa mark and embossed with a rust coloured embossing powder.  I have cut it out and mounted it on sticky pads in front of a circular topper from Kanban.  Happy Birthday has been die cut from dies that are available from Pink Frog.  I think that they are very useful and come in a range of words ready for you to add to your cards.  The cards have then nee finished off with raffia, safety pins, buttons and cogs from Tim Holtz.

I hope that I have inspired you to do some crafting this week end.... have a wonderful time.