Twins reach 12!

I know as each day passes time gets faster and faster,

seems like yesterday that L&E were born!

It's probably obvious that by now the twins have different interest, and I try at least to keep up with their latest loves ;-) L loves football, so with a green DSP background I used 12 footballs and copper stars for his number card.

As a cheat I now just accompany their card with a money envelope so they can chose something they would really like :-)

As E has just had her room decorated with Butterflies with Purple, Pink, Teal and Limed Oak, her card has 12 Butterflies, die cut, stamped on Bermuda Bay, Petal Pink or vellum, with of course rhinestones, glimmer paper using Butterfly Wishes stamp set and Butterfly Duet punch.

With her Birthday envelope matching in ;-)

Keep on card making,

GenGen xxx

Never too old . . .

. . . for a number Birthday card, 

or to be spreading a little glimmer wherever you go! 

Hee hee hee!

This is the simplest of cards, 

as I didn't want to over do my nephew's card, 

Happy Birthday for today MJ ;-)

So, retired foil card stock from Nobel Peacock for the background, 

and Stitched Stars die, with glimmer large numbers, 

as I was just unable to resist!

Keep on card making,

GenGen xxxx

Three decades to celebrate

I'm not really sure how it's possible my niece is 30! Obviously I printed/die cut 30 butterflies, and even though this card is A5 size I went with one butterfly for every decade instead ;-)

Stamp set: Daisy Lane, Butterfly Wishes

Ink: Smokey Slate

Card stock: Pink Glimmer, Whisper White, 

Highland Heather, Petal Pink

Accessories: Butterfly Duet and Daisy Punch, 

Nature's Thoughts Dies, Large Numbers Dies, Rhinestones

Keep the glimmer and sparkle going,

GenGen xxxx

Share DSP by USING it!

As I have a complete inability to resist DSP, 

my stash is much larger than I'd like to admit ;-)

As I was making a stash of cards for a friend, 

I bit the bullet and actually started cutting up some DSP,

used some retired sheer ribbon,

 and luckily my friend is partial to a bit of gingham :-)

Keep on crafting,

GenGen xxxx

My love of leaves

At difficult times, I find nature comforting

Stamp set: Forever Fern

Ink: Pear Pizzazz

Card: Whisper White and Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Forever Flourishing Dies, Ornate Frames Dies, 

Forever Gold Laser-Cut Specialty Paper (white on the reverse)

Our lives are richer for knowing them,

they live with us in our hearts and minds,

GenGen xxxx

Positive Thoughts

This time of year with gardens blooming and butterflies flying around translates into a June Birthday card.

Stamp Set: Positive Thoughts

Card stock: Pear Pizzazz, Very Vanilla

Ink: Rocco Rose, Pear Pizzazz, Pretty Peacock

Accessories: Nature's Thinlits dies, 1/2" Scalloped Linen Ribbon

Keep seeing Inspiration all around,

GenGen xxxx

Garden Inspiration!

In this difficult time it has allowed some of us to spend time in the garden, and allowed me to play with some goodies that arrived before lockdown.

So a friend needed a card for her garden loving friend, and I wanted to create a secret walled garden, with flowers peeking behind the gate inviting you in. 

Then I thought I'd change the stonework for garden loving Graham, and make the fence wooden . . 

with a few more tumbling trailers,

 and a visiting bird perching on the gate.

Stamp set: Grace's Garden

Ink: Staz On in black and Saddle Brown, Stampin' Write markers

Accessories: Garden Gateway Dies, 

Brick & Mortar 3D embossing folder

Keep on being inspired,

GenGen xxxx