Lots of Doilies

There is a real trend at the moment for doilies, both in the cardmaking and scrapbooking worlds.

As usual, Stampin Up is right up with the new trends and we have both doilies, stamps and papers in our new Idea book.

This card I created with my new stash! The background paper and doily are from the new paper pack Flirtatious Specialty. There are two whole sheets of laser cut doilies that you can cut apart or use as a piece. They come in two colours and the back of them are white. So you can just turn them over and make them white or whatever colour you like with your inks!

This is a very delicate card with the lace and lace edge punch.

I have also used one of the new embossing frames folders...these are gorgeous!

Some pearls and stamped flowers just finish this gorgeous card off!

This little piggy

This was a card I made recently for one of my son's friends.

I wanted something a bit humourous...

This cute little piggy comes from a set called button buddies. It is a really fun set that you can embellish with buttons.

I added a cute little party hat and a greeting from Party Hearty (now retired).

I cut a scallop circle with my Big Shot and embossed it with the dotty embossing folder to give some texture to my card. I hand made the little roses and punched the leaves with my leaf sizzlit die.

Pretty cute card!

Pennant punch card

Last month I was concentrating on cards for men.

I was also playing with my new goodies...the Pennant Punch and the matching stamp set and paper.

This is one thing that Stamping Up does really well...building products that go together effortlessly. If you choose things out of one suite you can be sure to have things that will coordinate.

There are a number of product suites in the new catalogue. If you don't already have one, give me a call. I will also be recomencing workshops next month if you want to have a play with some new goodies.

Fro this card I have used the new in-colour Island Indigo for my card base. The paper is from the Just add cake pack. The stamp set is Pennant Parade.

For Dads who like Music

This was a card I designed for a Father's Day workshop.

I used Cajun Craze for my card base and for stamping the sentiment.

We used the Music wheel and the Decorative label punch and also the Bird punch for the bird and branch. I gave my bird a little red breast!

More Fathers day Goodies

This little bag/box we created in my workshops last month.

It is completed with just one piece of A4 cardstock (in this case Concord Crush).

The sweet little stamp set is called Sweetheart which fits the Heart punch perfectly.

The paper is from the In-colour pack (Concord Crush).

I scalloped the top edge of my bag with the scallop edge punch.

The letters are made with the timeless Type sizzlit dies and the Big Shot in tempting turquoise.

The sentiment is from the Teeny tiny sentiments stamp set.

I also made one of these boxes in Cajun Craze and placed a real red heart in the middle to match my previous card. Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo before I gave it away!

Fathers Day card

This is a card I designed for Fathers' Day with the new Petite Pennants punch and matching Pennant Parade stamp set. Both my husband and my father play golf so the card suited both!

I made it in 2 colourways (I will share the other one shortly).

The paper is from the new pack called Just add Cake. This is a great "occasions" pack.

I have made quite a few cards from this pack already!

This card would also be suitable for a birthday card by just changing the sentiment (see the Teeny tiny sentiments stamp set).

Scrapbooking loss

For me, scrapbooking is all about recording my memories supported by photos.

It is a place for me to record my thoughts.

This is a page I created as a healing process. This month we lost my much loved mother-in-law.

This is a treasured photo taken last year.

I was inspired by a layout I saw at convention with this punched heart design.

I received some gorgeous new papers recently called Cheerful Treat and I loved this paper

in the pack for my page design. The lettering is done with my Big Shot and the Timeless Type sizzlits set. This is my favourite lettering for my scrapbook titles as it is a perfect size.

I have teamed the paper with Bashful Blue and Concord Crush cardstock.

The buttons are from the brights button collection.