Diamond Anniversary

Sorry for the delay in getting back to my blog - I keep forgetting how long it takes me to prepare for and get straight after a workshop and I did my usual thing of having two workshops in a week, so my craft room still looks like a bomb has gone off in it.

However, I was still able to produce this Anniversary card recently for some friends celebrating their 60th Wedding Anniversary.

Here I've used Sale-a-Bration designer series paper (last chance to order this fabulous paper as the promotion ends today - an order of £45 qualifies you for one FREE product), for the background, simply corner stamped using the scallop trim corner punch, using rhinestones to highlight the corner detail. The central heart is from the You are Loved set, done in silver emboss on shimmer card stock, with rhinestone jewels for that extra sparkle for their Diamond celebration ;-) Inside the card . . . .

I used a greeting from the Delightful Dozen set and the heart stamp from the Confetti set in Poppy Parade to match in with the DSP, then six rhinestones - one for each decade to highlight the greeting.

Following my recent workshops, the orders were delivered with this card.

As you can see it's the fabulous blossom stamp from the Easter Blossom set, printed in Early Espresso ink on Naturals Ivory card stock, blossom simply coloured in pink pencil, some pearl jewels for the flower centres. Thanks so much greeting from a hostess set and Crumb cake seam binding tied at the side. Keep on crafting - the Easter Bunny is filling his basket :-)



Card Club Projects

A big thanks you to Llandrindod Card Club who invited me along for a workshop last Sunday. So I thought with Mothering Sunday next Sunday we'd make this card - a simple wipe swipe technique using Blushing Bride, Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum inks on the fabulous shimmery white card stock (IB&C p95). Then the corner stamp from the My Friend stamp set (Spring Mini p19), flowers made with the Boho Blossom punch with Pearl jewel centres. Mum stamp from the For my Family stamp set (IB&C p85), and a side crimped background with 1/4" grosgrain ribbon to finish it off.

Then, with my favourite season just around the corner, we also did this Easter card.

This is the gorgeous Easter Blossoms set (Mini catalogue p9). Here we've used Crumb cake and Baja Breeze colours, Scallop Trim Corner punch and Decorative Label Punch on naturals ivory card stock for the Easter greeting. we used Baja Breeze underneath the Victoria crochet trim for the bow to highlight the detail of this gorgeous lace ribbon. I love the silhouette of the girl and her egg collecting basket. It can easily be changed to carry flowers and then usable all year round.

Easter wouldn't be the same without a little chocolate treat, and here's how we wrap it up!

I took the inspiration for this from the Idea book, p28 and with Llandrindod card club we used Staz On and aqua painters to colour the bunny in his shell, from the Everybunny stamp set, with Decorative Label punch for Brights DSP as a background for the bunny. Then the Easter greeting from the Delightful Dozen stamp set (IB&C p85) punched out with the Modern Label punch (p116). Using Pacific Point card stock for the pillow box cut out on my overworked Big Shot ;-)

This week I was also asked along to Dolau Youth Club where we did Mother's Day and Easter cards like the ones we did at Abergavenny After school club, with the Easter treat as an addition, slightly simplified for a younger group, using the decorative label punch as a highlighted border with DSP, but the addition of background stamping for the pillow box.



Ponderous Petals

At times of sadness, sometimes creativity helps.

This is actually one of the present Hostess sets from the Idea Book & Catalogue. Here I've used Perfect Plum for the outline and background card, with Baja Breeze seam binding and flower petals. I balanced out the ribbon with the Scallop Trim Border punch, highlighting the scallops with pearl jewels and printing the sentiment in Whisper White ink.

I have really fallen for this Stamp set, easily makes everyone look arty :-) Here I've simply used Early Espresso for the outline stamp, then Rose Red for the blossom, seam binding and background card with Scallop Trim Corner Punch highlighting the scallops with Pearl jewels.

Keep on crafting, Gen xxx