Category: Birthday

Butterflies

Here is the third card I made using Kaisercrafts new paper collection – Magic Happens. I also used the matching chipboard, and stampin up cardstock – Taken with teal and Night of Navy. Today has been a busy day in the kitchen stewing peaches from our tree. We had a bumper crop, – 16 buckets. We gave bucketfuls away to family, neighbours and the retirement village, but I still stewed 5 buckets and filled the freezer! We will have peaches all winter, can’t complain about that even if at the moment I can’t even look at them! Til tomorrow….

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Magic Happens No.2

Tonights post is the second card I have made using Kaisercrafts new paper – Magic happens. I fussy cut the fairy out of the paper, and used Stampin Up cardstock – Taken with Teal and lovely Lavender, sadly both retired colours but luckily I stocked up! Some bling, ribbon and lace, and thats it finished! Til tomorrow….

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Owl punch & Cheers to you

I made tonights card for a work mate, and used scrap patterned paper, Stampin Up cardstock – Early espresso and cherry cobbler,and my owl punch and Stampin Up Cheers to you stamp set.I added 3 gold brads on the bottom circle, and I couldn’t resist putting wobbly eyes on the owl holding the mug of beer. I stamped the mug, coloured it with twinkling h2o’s and cut it out.I enjoy doing cards like this, as the characters seem to come to life and have personalities of their own. Little conversations take place in my head as I put them all together. My sister thinks I’m mad – maybe I am – too much time alone in the craft room!Til tomorrow….

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Magic Happens

This is the first card I made using the new kaisercraft range of paper – Magic happens. I also used Stampin Up cardstock – Blushing Bride. I have made a few with this range – its great for young girls. I will intersperse them in the blog over the next week or so. Today I have been trying out new things for my class, I want to get a couple of lessons ahead, but I have hit a crafters block, so will take a break and get tea organised instead! Til tomorrow….

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Heritage cricut cartridge

I made this card after trying the technique I mentioned a few posts down using my cuttlebug and the swiss dots folder. I managed to only emboss the border of the cardstock, leaving a circle in the centre unembossed. I cut the swirls and cameo with my cricut, and added lace and a brad from My Minds Eye – Lost and Found. There are 35 gorgeous brads in this one packet – a bargain!The cardstock is Stampin Up Bashful blue and basic black, and I can’t for the life of me remember what the paper is – I blame the extreme heat! Til tomorrow…..

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Stampin Up Heart Punch

Kay Showed me how to make these flowers using a stampin up heart punch. I’m not sure where she saw it but you can find this idea on various blogs. You just fold a slim piece of paper in half and only punch the top part of the heart out. I inked the resulting petals with Perfect Plum ink and yo yo yellow in the centres. I hand cut the leaves and inked them with certainly celery.I used Stampin Up cardstock ( Perfect Plum) a Martha Stewart butterfly punch, and my swiss dots cuttlebug folder. I have spent most of the day in the craft room, and Nathan took some card photos for me. I had done some different shaped cards which were not easy to photograph but he finally managed to get some good shots. Til tomorrow…..

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Oxford Impressions Truck&Barn

Tonights card is made using Oxford Impressions Truck and barn stamps from the Farm Boy collection.The cardstock Is Stampin Up Close to cocoa and Riding hood red, I sponged my own background, and the gravel under the truck was done with a stamp from Stampin Up Bird on a branch set. I  was at the market today, and I have a lot of work ahead of me to replenish my boxes, but I am easily distracted, and found myself blog hopping over to Shirleys blog : http://shirley-anne-stampingforjoy.blogspot.com/2011/01/join-us.html

and learnt how to emboss with the cuttlebug and folders, leaving a plain shape in the middle of the card – It looks quite simple and you could make the plain bit any shape you wanted to. I am off to try it now, Thank you Shirley for the great idea! Til tomorrow….

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Oxford Impressions Tractor No.2

I missed last nights post as apparently we were backing up the computer, so I thought I would do an early one today. This is the second card I have made using Oxford impressions tractor from the country Girl set. This time I brayered the background ( still getting to grips with this technique) and stamped a couple of twiggy bits from my Stampin up set – Bird on a branch. The cardstock used is stampin Up choc chip. I am now set up in my craft room, thought I would have chucked a lot of stuff out in the move, but nothing went in the bin, and I found things I had completely forgotten about, and can’t wait to have a good long session to play with everything! Til tomorrow….

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Oxford Impressions Tractor

Tonights card uses the tractor stamp from Oxford Impressions Country Girl set. I have have this stamp set since before christmas, but havent had a chance to play with it, and really only scratched the surface of what I want to do. Oh, for more hours in the day! The cardstock is Stampin Up soft suede, and the patterned paper is unknown from the bottom of one of my drawers, found while I was rummaging and I knew straight away what I wanted it for. that tree was crying out for an old tractor parked under it! An old button from Grans tin and some twine completed the card. The big move into my craft room has happened, with lots of forgotten bits and pieces rediscovered, and my head is buzzing with ideas, but a busy weekend coming up, with my class tomorrow, and market on sunday, so not sure how much cardmaking is going to be done. Til tomorrow…..

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Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante No. 2

Tonights card is the second one I have made using Graphic 45 ‘s new range of papers called Steampunk Debutante. On this one I have used Stampin Up cardstock – Taken with Teal, and some Bazzill cardstock. I also used a Prima flower, and Kaisercraft rhinestones. No cards tonight as my new craft room has been painted, but I want to paint the shelves before I put all my stamp sets on them . Now its getting exciting! Til tomorrow….

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