Niece turns Nineteen 😇

 My fabulous niece down under turned 19 this year. She has a love of angel wings, pearls and simple colours; and I have a need to keep using retired items, but mix it up with some new ones too, like this gorgeous In Color Shimmer Vellum

These White velvet wings are taken from the Dove of Hope die set, and a simple punched a heart which I coloured with one of the new blending brushes. The sentiment from the Artistically Inked stamp set, all in Polished Pink, on a background of Linen ribbon and added pearl embellishments.

Keep on crafting love across the miles,

GenGen xxxx

Teenage Twins!

 Somehow the twins are 13!!!! Where on earth did that time go? This year their current obsession is Harry Potter, which as you can imagine caused a little concern for me, as SU don't do specific HP stamps, but MY obsession with all things witchy and Halloween, and an inability to release retired stamp sets and matching dies, stood me in good stead for resources - hee hee hee!

So Gryffindor colours of Real Real and Mango Melody . . . 

. . . . and Hufflepuff colours of Basic Black and Daffodil Delight.

Retired border star punch, numbers hand cut from an internet resource, quidditch broom, cat and frog from the Cauldron Bubble bundle.

In my quirky head a gift of a Pottery Workshop for this creative duo seemed the obvious choice :-)

Keep on crafting, GenGen xxxx

Card Commission

 While I was playing, a request came in for a 70th Birthday card, and this was just a pleasure to do, with a floral corner and the added bonus of using the new 2021-2023 In Color Shimmer Vellum as the base for this card.

Stamp set: Artistically Inked

Card stock: Polished Pink Shimmer, Expressions In Ink DSP, Whisper White, Ephemera Gold Foil

Ink: Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Pear Pizzazz, Shaded Spruce

Accessories: Artistic Dies, Gold gems

Keep on creative card making, GenGen xxxx

Artistic layers

Happy Birthday ADJ!

 Further playtime with the Expressions In Ink Suite. The strong print and foil of the DSP makes a perfect background for a floral foray!

Stamp set: Artistically Inked

Card Stock: Expressions In Ink DSP, Polished Pink, Whisper White, Shaded Spruce, Gold Foil

Ink: Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Pear Pizzazz

Accessories: Artistic Dies, Pink sequins from the Ephemera Pack

With this card I printed the Polished Pink flower on to the DSP, but then printed flower and leaves using the coordinating dies to build up the flower arrangement with a plain shaded spruce leaf background to contrast with the gold foil detail.

Keep on with card making, GenGen xxxx

Expressing in Ink

 When I had my sneak peak at the new main catalogue I just fell in love with the Expressions In Ink Suite, so simply ordered the whole suite as I knew I would get quite a lot of use out of it. 

I've really been enjoying playing around with this suite for recent Birthday cards and the colour suite is wonderfully bright and cheerful, with the Ephemera Pack and fabulous Expressions in Ink 12"x12" DSP facilitating easy co-ordination at your fingertips.

Stamp Set: Artistically Inked

Cardstock: Polished Pink, Expressions in Ink DSP,  Whisper White

Ink: Polished Pink, Just Jade

Accessories: Expressions in Ink Ephemera Pack for Gold Foil Leaf, Mint Macaron Lace, Triple Banner Punch, Artistic Dies, Gilded Gems

Keep on card making,

GenGen xxxx

Hydrangea Hill Suite

 With the greatest will in the world, I am often time poor, even in these unusual times. 

So when a suite is available where I can utilise the associated DSP, and add a few accessories and the card is done, even I can make the deadline :-)

I know I really should stop using this retired Happy Birthday die, but with Adhesive Sheet on the back of the Gorgeous Grape card stock I simply love the effect ;-) 

The Gorgeous Grape 1cm Sheer ribbon at the side, and a few Pastel Pearls to accentuate the Hydrangeas, and FINISHED! Just before you race out the door!!

Keep calm by card making!

GenGen xxxx

Time flies with Butterflies!

 As the years flutter by tiny girls get to be 12! How time flies!

This is some retired Foil with two of the Brilliant Wings dies with some Butterfly DSP underneath to peek through the outline, rhinestones added to the wings for a little girly glitz and a retired greeting.

Keep on crafting, GenGen xxxx