Thinking of friends

Created this card for my gorgeous girlfriend JBH who is just starting her fight with thankfully early diagnosed cancer with a little c, sending lots of love.

 

This colour mix of this card is Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler. I've used the Morning Meadow hostess set and the coordinating pansy punch, layering the flowers with dimensional and finishing with a central large pearl. The Greeting is from the Blooming with Kindness stamp set.

 

Keep on crafting, Gen xxxx

Birthday's birthday's everywhere!

Often the inspiration for cards comes from the wrapping paper, as you can see below.

 

 

As the paper had a chalkboard look I used basic black card and whisper white ink, using multi- coloured lettering for the Birthday greeting, with 11 silver glimmer stars for each Birthday year! 

 

 

The bleakness of January is always improved by the birds in the garden and so one of my January Birthday cards is a simple neutral palette for simple Birthday wishes, using the Simply Sketched hostess stamp set in Early Espresso ink and a little pencil colour.

 

 

Finally, continuing with the delicious detail of SU stamp sets here is a Birthday Greeting using the Blooming with Kindness Stamp set, in a simple, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso colour combination, with a little punch edging on the right hand side.

 

Keep on crafting, always possible in the rainy weather ;-) Gen xxxx



Happy New Year!

Happy New Year!

 

As always at this time of year, I am always hankering for things past when all that is new and fresh approaches. Sale-A-Bration starts 28th January, same launch date for the Spring/Summer catalogue too ;-) 2013 seemed to pass in a flash and already it's 2014!!

Above is a simple New Year card that I made with a retired snowflake stamp set that I think look like fireworks and then a central plaque using the Memorable Moments stamp set with the matching Thinlit to cut around the plaque.

 

Keep on crafting, especially in the bad weather ;-)

 



24th Advent Window - Christmas Eve!

Well, the last few days have seriously flown by, nearly as fast as the wind that is whistling around us! So, I am ending this years advent blog with a double window showing two more decorations - as always I have serious hankerings to retired elements, but sometimes it's good to review ;-)

 

So this is of course this seasons fabulous Festive Flurry Framelits die, cutting out a very simple white felt, stitching on a central Frosted Finishes Embellishment and then simple Nordic inspired silver embroidery and the sensational 1/8" Silver Ribbon as a hanger. The outline of this snowflake is so stunning that I wanted to keep the decoration simple.

 

 

Here is a present that I made for a friend, which although it is so last year I simply love, and hope she does too :-) This design can be used with any of the decoration stamp sets, and can be done in the colour choice appropriate for your scheme - here seen in Old Olive and Cherry Cobbler.

 

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and Fabulous 2014, where of course crafting will be an essential element ;-) Gen xxxx





23rd Advent Window - glitter baubles!

 

Somehow my Sunday didn't include decorating the tree, but it is out of loft now ;-)

 

I've made these simple decorations using the 2 1/2" circle punch and the Season of Style Designer Series Paper.

 

The decoration on the right is made from 12 circles and the one on the left is made from 8 circles - I found out how to make them both on Pin Interest, and have simply edged the baubles with glitter, just to give some sparkle as they turn on the tree - eventually!

 

Keep on Christmas Crafting - not long now ;-) Gen xxxx



Advent window 22 - time for the Tree?

Even I'm thinking of putting my Christmas Tree up today, which by my schedule is EARLY as it doesn't usually go up till Christmas Eve, so here is a tree inspired card just in case I'm running a little behind schedule ;-)

 

So here I have used the Brushed Silver Card Stock with an embossing folder, then Wild Wasabi embossing powder for the Fir Tree Stamp from the Lovely as a Tree stamp set on Basic Black card stock. Greeting in Wild Wasabi ink on whisper white card stock from the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set, punched out with the word window. Silver glimmer paper and star punch for the top and 1/8" Silver ribbon for the side.

 

Keep on Christmas Crafting, Gen xxxx

 



Advent window 21 - shortest day!

So here's some sparkle!

 

So here is a variation on a theme for me, I've used the Sassy Salutations Merry Christmas greeting in Pear Pizazz, Old Olive, Baked Brown Sugar and Cherry Cobbler fitted together as an outside border.

 

The central Poinsettia flower is from the Joyful Christmas stamp set in Cherry Cobbler ink and the leaves in Old Olive ink, both on Parchment paper, with a Frosted Finishes Embellishment to add a little Christmas Sparkle!

 

Think I might do this with silver ink next time!

 

Keep on Christmas Crafting, Gen xxxx