Year after Year

I thought it was about time I blew off the dust and had a play with my demo kit from Stampin Up. I signed up as a demo last November but as the day job has taken over my life I have not planned in any workshops to date!

This card was made using a set called Year After Year. I just need someone to have a baby, graduate or fall in love to use some of the others in the set :)

Petal Prints

It's very rare that I have to make a sympathy card, but a colleague I work with lost her Mum last week and I made this for her from all the girls who work with me.

It uses a retired set from Stampin Up called Petal Prints and is a great set to reach for when looking for a pretty image that's not too over the top.

Time Flies!

Well it does when you are working hard both at home and work :) But Spring is on the way, Easter is around the corner to look forward to and I have a few days off to celebrate my big '50' with friends and family over the next couple of weeks.


It was Mothering Sunday recently and so I made this for my wonderful Mum, using Doodle This from SU and the last of my stash of these pretty papers. SU have some lovely new hardware out in the US and I traded a big tin of it for a stamp set not available over there yet.

Wild Rose

I have neglected this stamp set since I bought it - it's a really tricky set to stamp with as lining up the two steps takes some practice. I'm pleased with how it came out though - I just kept it simple and let the rose pop out.

Carte Postale

This stamp set is actually in the UK Stampin Up catalogue so I thought I would use it for a birthday card for Seona, and then make a second for when I actually get around to holding some workshops! The card was inspired by a fellow SCS'er.

Sketch Challenge 1

I love looking at the sketch challenges on SplitCoastStampers and this one leapt out at me for a birthday card for Burnice. I just can't put this PapertreyInk stamp set down! I think the cuttlebug background goes well with the flowers of the stamps.

It's Been A While!

I can't believe that I have been so tied up with my new job that I haven't updated my blog since mid-December so here are just a few of my latest bits and bobs since then:)

There were two forum friends birthdays last month - this first one is for Sharon using my new Papertrey Ink stamps called Spiral Bouquet

And this one was for Jenni using one of my favourite Paperbag Studios stamp - an oldie but goodie :)

Lots of Flowers!

I had two new things last month - a new stamp set from Papertrey Ink and a set of scalloped nestabilities from Spellbinders so I had to try them both out on this birthday card for Penny.

Blue and Tan

This was made for Nellie for her birthday using stamps from Fancy Pants (Pollen Dust) and Stampin Up (True Friend). I don't think I've put tan and blue together before but I like the combination.

I pierced the holes and stitched the zig zags with embroidery floss and used a bit of matching hodgepodge hardware.

True Friend

I haven't got much done so far this month as I started a new job two weeks ago and it's been really hard to find time and space to create. This little card was made for a sketch challenge and swap recently. The set is called true Friend by Stampin Up and I got to use my cuttlebug again after I blew the dust off it! Lots of layers and cutting out here but it was a fun one to make. I think pink and black is one of my favourite combinations.

For Norman

It was Norman - my mil's partners birthday last week and so this was made for him using another new (to me!) Stampin Up set called Lovely as a Tree - one I think you'll be seeing a lot more of from me. I think they'll be great for men's cards - ones I always struggle with. The oak is coloured with pencils I've had since I was my DD's age and the sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

How do you like my kitchen tiles and coffee jars?:)

Halloween

I really should have shown this little number at the end of last month! This is my first attempt at using a Magnolia image - friend Anne sent me two great pages of stamped images to play with :)