Category Archives: Birthday

Swirly Bird – Slider Card

By | August 26, 2016

Hi there One of the ladies from the Stampin’ Up! Home Office shared a post about a special boy who is having a birthday next month and asked if some of us could send him a birthday card.  This is one of the great things about card making and the Stampin’ Up! wider family.  We… Read More »

Sitting here – with my cat

By | July 26, 2016

Hi there There’s something very relaxing about colouring in – and the new set Sitting Here is a great set for that.  This time I’ve used the cat – I’m sure he’s enjoying basking in the sun :). I tend to stamp the cushions (and cat) on a scrap piece of paper then colour in… Read More »

More Playful Palette samples

By | July 17, 2016

Hi there Sorry for the lack of posts this last week – I was busy preparing for our team Extravaganza event which we held yesterday.  I’ll share with you later in the week the five projects that were taught. I thought I’d better finish sharing the rest of my samples from OnStage featuring the Playful… Read More »

In Colors One Sheet Wonder

By | July 10, 2016

Hi there As part of my display for OnStage back in April I created a One Sheet Wonder (OSW) using the new 2016-2018 In Colors.  The template for these cards is the same one I used here.   This particular OSW template also makes a cute box for the cards to be stored in.  This… Read More »

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 »