Hi there I love the stamp set I Dig You and it’s great for boys cards. My friends son is turning 4 this week so out it came again. I’ve used the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to help me out. None of my circle punches were big enough to fit the image so I’ve used my… Read More: Freshly Made Sketches »
Hi there I’m slowly getting ink to the new stamp sets I bought last month. Here are baby cards I made on behalf of work for two guys who have recently become fathers again. I used my markers to ink up the image so that I could have multiple colours on the one stamp. I… Read More: Embellished Events Baby Cards »
Hi there One of the guys at work has become a dad again to a beautiful little girl. I’m so glad I bought this set when it was in the Autumn/Winter mini – it’s had a bit of ink time but will see a lot more soon as I have at least another 4 baby… Read More: Welcome New Baby »
Hi there My best friend’s daughter is having her baby shower today. Unfortunately I won’t be able to attend (I’m in the US) but I have made a card and left a gift for the day. I’ve used the rattle stamp from the Button Buddies set except I didn’t want to hide the ‘rattle’ part… Read More: Baby Shower »
Hi there Hope your week is going well – it’s hard to believe we’re nearly at the end of July which means it’s not long to wait till the new catalogue is released! I can’t wait. The retired list will be out on Wednesday 1st August so keep an eye out for that. Today’s post… Read More: Welcome Baby »
Hi there I’ve been a bit remiss of late with my blogging – I have such a backlog of projects to share so I’d better make a start. This card is a case from the current catalogue (pg 58) I did for our neighbours son’s 2nd birthday. This is such a great set for kids… Read More: Fox & Friends catalogue case »
Hi there I’ve had a great day today – I’ve made two cards! which is a big thing considering I haven’t felt like crafting for weeks. I may even do some more this evening. Friends of our have three children. Each child receives a bath towel with a cross-stitched panel on it. The first got… Read More: Happy Birthday Dominic »
Hi there I needed a baby boy card for one of the ladies at work who has just had a baby. I’ve been struggling trying to think what design to do and found this sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches which is perfect. I don’t have any baby stamp sets (this will change come 1 April) so… Read More: Freshly Made Sketches #27 »
I’ve just realised that today is Yellowbear Stampin’s first birthday – can you believe it. I have now been blogging for one year and my posts have certainly changed from a year ago. It only seems fitting to celebrate my first anniversary by posting a card made for the same person who had the first post… Read More: Happy First Anniversary Yellowbear Stampin »
Hi there As promised here is an amazing card I cased from the very talented Marelle Taylor. Friends of ours eldest son celebrated his 6th birthday yesterday so this design was perfect. I was really pleased with how it turned out. I don’t have the Itty Bitty Punch so used the largest circle from the Owl… Read More: Lego Card »
Hi there Todays card incorporates two challenges – a sketch from Stamping411 and a colour combo from Pals Paper Arts. I love the combo of Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy & Very Vanilla. It’s great when a card just comes together – this is such a great sketch and works well with this stamp. I’m using this stamp… Read More: Two for one »
Hi there Yesterday the Creative Inkers’ held their Christmas Extravaganza. We had over 50 ladies attend and they created 5 fantastic projects. This was my first extravaganza demonstrating a project – I must admit it felt funny being on the other side of the table! We had a great time and I really enjoyed it. I have… Read More: FREE pass to give away plus Try Stampin on Tuesday… »
Hi there Well it’s a beautiful day in Auckland – it really feels like Spring has arrived. There are more and more trees now with leaves so that’s got to be a good sign. This weeks challenge over at Try Stampin on Tuesday is a good one. I’ve flipped it over so that I could trial… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday – #35 »
Hi there Well it’s that time of the week again – a new Try Stampin on Tuesday challenge has been loaded. This weeks challenge was to have an envelope or pocket holding something on the front. I’ve gone for a sweet treats cup filled with M & M’s. Great for a birthday card. So that you… Read More: Try Stampin on Tuesday #12 »
Hi On Friday night I tried my first ‘Try Stampin On Tuesday’ challenge http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/ (I have now added this link to my ever increasing ‘favourites’!)This was the sketch: and this is what I came up with: I had a few trials for the blank squares. I started off with a plain white square but this looked too stark,… Read More: Try Stampin On Tuesday Challenge »