HAPPY BIRTHDAY... on a drizzly day in May

This really is a very pretty card, one we have made during the workshops.  I love the simplicity of the colours, they work so well together!  The stamp I have used is one from Sarah Kay, the butterflies are the little embosslit dies beautiful wings, the corner stamp is from clarity.  The little ferns have been punched out using pearlised paper.
To make the flowers you need three scallop circles, I used the stampin up punch to punch them out of  navy cardstock. Then pass them through a crimper (also available from stampin up), this is to break the fibres of the cardstock.  Then carefully flick the edge of the scallop and tease each scallop apart so that you have six shapes.  Place three together and attach with a brad in the centre.  Then dampen slightly with a water spritzer and screw gently in one hand.  By screwing up the card and rearranging the petals you can get the desired effect of real flowers.
I hope this doesn't sound too complex and that you will have a go as the results really add something to this card!
Happy crafting.....and thank you for stopping by.

Victoria's Birthday Party.. my little book of little things

Crafting on a wet bank holiday, what could be better?... only the fact that it was a crafting birthday party!  Victoria was 10 yrs old yesterday and I spent the afternoon making handbags and notebooks with her friends and family, we all had a lovely afternoon.  "Happy Birthday Victoria". A stampin' up lady couldn't go to a birthday party without taking a card, so here is one I made earlier... sorry it is not using stampin up products but a brilliant stamp from lavina stamps, they are beautiful.  If you would like your own crafting party for children or 'mummies' then please get in touch stampin.pinkbutterflies@gmail.com

Here is a picture of the handbag and notebook that we made.  The papers used were from the lap of luxury range and the cardstock pink pirouette and concord crush, I really love this combination.  The swirls and butterflies were created using the embosslits and the big shot found in the new mini catalogue.Click here for a link to make the flower using the scallop punch.

Sew Lovely

Hi Just a very quick post today to give you a sneek preview of a card we will be making during my class next week.  It uses the sew lovely stamp set from the new mini catalogue and is really well suited for all those out there who are interested in sewing.  I got the idea for a dresser card from jackie click for a link to her blog where you can search for a video. 

Hope you like the card, the idea of the dress made from the scallop punch came from a talented lady at Peterborough training, but I didn't catch her name (sorry).  I used pacific point to smudge around the edges and the twill tape to stamp the ruler onto and of course those lovely buttons are made with the new and exclusive sweet buttons embosslits dies... (only available through your stampin'up demonstrator).  They are so much fun and can be used with other die cutrting machines as well as the big shot... which is now available through stampin'up too... how brilliant is that! contact me if you would like to order yours :)