Baby Cards... using the same stamp.

One of these cards I have made for a very special little girl....our little grandaughter Mathilda (Tilly) born on the 13th of May. Making a card for her prompted me to think perhaps my next workshop could be on baby cards. I have a couple of friends who have just had a little one or about to. Method in my madness there.

I have made 3 different cards using the same theme , or rather the stamp. The jump suits are on a Jumbo wheel stamp which I have embossed with gold, colored and cut out. I have then mounted them on the cards with dimensionals to lift them.  3 different shaped and colored cards were fun to make. I am about to expand the collection with some more ideas using this stamp. I thought it was sweet without being too flowery for the little boys but still girly enough for the bubby girls. I also enhanced the envelopes to suit each too. Hope you enjoy them.

Don't forget the enhance the inside of your card it . It finishes your card perfectly.

Congratulations.... Neville and Edna a wonderful milestone

embelishment on the envelope

happy 70th . The more candles the bigger the wish.

Congratulations on your Golden Wedding Anniversay.

Our wishes

These cards I made for a couple who achieve 2 wonderful milestones in their lives, a 70th birthday and a Golden Wedding on the same day. Congratulations to you both. I never miss an opportunity to put a stamp where I think it needs it , envelopes are such plain pieces of paper without something. Often wonder if the Aust. Post sorters or the recipients enjoy my solutions. Well off to organise another workshop....

Birthday Cards for special people

I made these cards this week for 2 birthday girls.  We are going to the party for one Birthday girl who is turning 50. No presents, so I thought I would make the card so I could put some lotto and scratchy tickets in. The Balloons and the Champagne Glass  I thought spell celebration.  Instead of an envelope I made a fancy sleeve so that the card was just poking out the top,making it so inviting to pull it out the take a peep. Inside the card I put a littlegift pocket to put the  tickets. ... something so pretty and so personal.

The Cup Cake card is for another friend who has a birthday on Sunday. It has been made with the new cup cake punch. I did enjoy doing this card and have a lot more ideas for this punch.  I teamed it with the Happy Birthday with a cherry on top stamp,  The Cup Cake Punch has the cherry included how lucky was that !!
 I also used the Stampin' Up Die , Top Note for the front  (folded over) and the reverse or the  inside.
Don't forget to 'Pretty up' your envelope too... Never miss the oportunity to use your creativity. 

This weeks workshop pieces....just in time for Christmas gifts.

I am demonstrating these at a workshop this week. a Calendar that will stand on a desk and a book mark complete with its own pouch. Both would make a wonderful personal gift for Christmas. The Calendar has a Tulip  on the front made with an oval punch and the Bookmark has a Heleconia flower made with the Bird Punch. Both are very effective and pleasing designs for these 2 projects . A variety of techniques will be shown and I am sure the ladies will go away very pleased with their 'Make and Takes' this week.  I have so many things I want to do in this papercraft that I wake up in the morning wanting to go to my craft room immediately. But life must go on and the day to day running of a home needs to be sorted first. I can but just dream.

Another great Idea for a cute inexpensive Kris Kringle gift for Christmas.

How many times before Christmas do we have to take a small gift for a Kris Kringle at the last get together before the big day. With the expense of Christmas looming I have been thinking of some cute little gifts that are not expensive to make, but will be appreciated by the recipient. Here is another one....a Calender that will stand up on your desk.

Off the Page with some Christmas Pressies.

I don't know if you are like me, but I really like giving more than I do receiving. I love to give presents that are useful, not expensive and personal and preferably made by me. Past Christmas gifts have been a lovely plate of home made slices and biscuits. Plants that I have propogated and put in a pot and fancied up with paper and ribbon. Hand towel embroidered etc. This year my presents will be square tissue boxes. The ideas for them are limitless. I found a Teddy Bear paper that was just right for a friend who is Teddy Bear mad. Birds , flowers, stamped images etc will adorn the many that I will be making for my friends this year along with some very snazzy book marks. So if you are a freind that usually get a little gift from me at Christmas you will be able to have a sneak preview.

Contact me if you would like to come to a workshop to learn to make some great card and gifts.You can send me your email address if you like and I will advise you when the next few workshops will be. Easy Peasy.

Just a bit of Glitz.

In my stash drawers I found some interesting things to add to some cards. Here are a couple I have made using some of it. You can always find something interesting in my craft drawers. I think the years of being a florist has something to do with that. Can't wait now to see what else I have hiding away. Interesting trinkets make interesting cards.