Category Archives: Birthday

Sheltering Tree – Happy Birthday

By | June 19, 2016

Hi there It’s been a while since I used Sheltering Tree but it was the perfect stamp set to use for my brother’s birthday card last week.  He enjoys a good bike ride on a Saturday morning – 160km bike ride!  This set has so many components one of which is a bike 🙂  The… Read More »

Sitting Here – Happy Birthday Delys

By | June 10, 2016

Hi there Yesterday was my friend and fellow demo’s birthday.  I hope you had a lovely day Delys.  It was a ‘special’ birthday but I didn’t want to plaster that all over the front of the card.  Instead I went with a new stamp set which I love called “Sitting Here”.  This is a great… Read More »

Happy Birthday Cards #5

By | June 7, 2016

Hi there Well this is the last of the birthday card posts.  These are the lovely handmade ones Phil received – some great ideas for when I’m stumped on creating masculine cards.  Again thank you for all the lovely cards we received. This last card is from our neighbours – Jacob (6) and Toby (3… Read More »

Happy Birthday Cards #3

By | June 5, 2016

Hi there It’s been so nice enjoying the sun today.  Here’s the third installment of birthday cards I received – feeling very loved.  I hope you are enjoying the wonderful creations.

Happy Birthday Cards #1

By | June 3, 2016

Hi there Last week Phil and I celebrated our birthdays and I thought I’d share with you over the next couple of days the amazing handmade birthday cards we received.  Thank you to everyone that sent us cards and wishes – we had a lovely day.   Check back tomorrow for the next installment.

May Birthday Cards

By | May 31, 2016

Hi there May has been a busy month for birthdays – I think I had over 20 cards to send out.  Here are the last of them. Our neighbours son turned 6 and so I made him this Spinner/Shaker card – he was suitable impressed with it.   Supplies:Stamp Set – Number of Years, Teeny… Read More »

Pun Intended – Snappy Birthday

By | May 26, 2016

Hi there Today you get a ‘sneak peek’ at some of the new In Colours and one of the Hostess sets from the upcoming 2016-2017 Catalogue. Not only is today my birthday but it’s also my husband Phil’s birthday.  One of his hobbies is photography so when I got the Hostess set ‘Pun Intended’ I… Read More »

Butterfly Punch Cards

By | May 24, 2016

Hi there I needed some ‘congratulations’ cards earlier this month and came across a card by Mary Fish which I just had to CASE.  I loved the design so much that I also made a ‘Happy Birthday’ one.  I was recently introduced to the Cottage Greetings stamp set – I LOVE the font and have… Read More »

Going Places Final Call

By | May 22, 2016

Hi there May is a very popular month for birthdays for me – I think at last count I had 20 cards to make.  I still need to make one very important card by Thursday 🙂 The Going Places paper stack is retiring at the end of the month.  It’s been great for masculine cards.… Read More »

Awesomely Artistic – Sneak Peak Colours

By | May 19, 2016

Hi there Here’s another card using Awesomely Artistic.  This time it’s using three of the new 2016-2018 In Colors, some DSP and ribbon.  I’ve CASED this from the new catalogue which should be out to you in the next week :).  This card is for my friend and fellow demo Paula who is celebrating her… Read More »

Awesomely Artistic

By | May 18, 2016

Hi there Not sure how but I missed posting this card when I made it back in March! This is one of my favourite stamp sets – it’s so versatile being an outline stamp and all the stamps within the set are great.  This time I’ve used four of the 2015-2017 In Colors – Watermelon… Read More »

#imbringingbirthdaysback

By | May 13, 2016

Hi there Well today is a special day – it’s Shannon West’s birthday.  You ask who is Shannon West?  Shannon is our wonderful Demonstrator Training Manager and at the beginning of the year started the #imbringingbirthdaysback campaign.  Shannon has been sending us handmade cards for our birthdays so now that it’s her birthday demonstrators from… Read More »

Farewell to Summer Silhouettes

By | May 11, 2016

Hi there This time of year is always a sad one – saying goodbye to those stamp sets we’ve loved for the last couple of years.  The main image is from Summer Silhouettes and is a great two-step stamp. I used my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to make sure the flowers end up in the right place.  It’s… Read More »