January Birthdays!

One of my many indulgences was the Cottage Garden Set (IB&Cp53) and here I've used the In Colour Inks (IB&Cp81) Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Concorde Crush and Blushing Bride. I also used the retired stem sayings for the front of the card with the leaf from the Vintage Vogue set (IB&Cp62). I cut out a second butterfly and raised it on a dimensional and added basic rhinestones for the body of the butterfly (IB&Cp99). The Birthday Greeting comes from the Perfect Punches set (IB&Cp66) and then punched out with the extra large oval (IB&Cp105). I think when I do this type of card again I'll use clear embossing for the large flower on coloured card stock - but definitely food for thought!

Next is a neutral card using the Just Believe stamp set (IB&Cp57). Being a fan of all things neutral I've used Sahara Sand and River Rock Inks (IB&Cp85). I have printed the circle on Naturals Ivory card stock (p87), and then punched out the circle and scallop circle to make the embellishment for the soft suede polka dot Grosgrain side ribbon. Then as a simple embellishment I used a strip of the small basic pearls (IB&Cp99), which are sticky backed, making them incredibly easy to use. I really love this flower set and it would be a great set for toppers :-)

Finally for the end of January I used one of my other new stamp sets from Convention - Party This Way (IB&Cp31). Here I've used a simple silver background card to highlight the simple birthday balloons using my new 1 1/4" Large Square punch (IB&Cp106), using Not Quite Navy ink on white and blue card stock. The Happy Birthday Greeting is a quite funky and with the simple stripy ribbon, hopefully not too home made for the trendy teenager it went to. As always I've used my motto Keep It Simple :-) Keep on Crafting! More to come soon, GenGen ;-)

Catch Up Queen!

Having had a crafty afternoon today, with my fellow crafter Mandy she has managed to nag me sufficiently to update my blog with the few cards I've managed to produce! I am embarrassed to admit that these cards are from December 2010 and as you can see I still have a real weak spot for all things relating to stars and as there are quite a few male December Birthdays, I have kept to Blues and Greens. More specifically in this card you see the Classic Stars (Idea Book & Catalogue p69) Jumbo Wheel in Night of Navy ink printed on Tempting Turquoise card stock with some stripy ribbon I have lying around. I have punched small and large stars (IB&Cp105), out of some retired card stock in blue and white. Then the greeting is framed by the Word Window Punch (IB&C p105).

Continuing my star fetish, here I've used Night of Navy card stock, punching the extra large star at the bottom of the card and then placed 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon (IB&Cp97), in stripes behind the cut out - here I've used tempting turquoise and elegant eggplant. I have then used Whisper White Ink for the stars and Birthday greeting - a real case of less is more :-)

Lastly in this update, but still along the same theme I've added another ribbon colour of Old Olive, this time with Not Quite Navy card stock and three small stars punched out at the side. I've used a retired greeting stamp set in Whisper White Ink. As always all of my envelopes have been stamped to keep the Postman cheerful. Will post again soon, as the backlog is rather huge, and perhaps one day I'll be up to date - slowly catchy monkey!