Bloomin' Birthdays

I said in Tuesday's post that this "Birthday Blooms" stamp set was becoming a real favourite. It was a delight recently to take this stamp set and the coordinating suite of products to put together a half day workshop. I ensured I used every stamp from the set in designing the projects. This beautiful card used the single flower stamped tone on tone onto pool party card and then highlighted with a wink of stella pen. A strip of the gorgeous Birthday Bouquet DSP backed with silver mirri card. The main image coloured with blender pens and die cut with the deco labels and some of the beautiful pool party glitter ribbon. This glitter ribbon is very soft and malleable.

This ice-cream DSP from the collection is in wonderful sorbet colours and teamed together with the ice cream stamp from the Sale-a-Bration set "Honeycomb Happiness" and one of the fabulous honeycomb embellishments, this creates such a delicious card that reminds us that summer will come.

This card combines the bright watermelon wonder with black and gold to create a dramatic card.

The image is stamped with versamark and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. A square of DSP from the collection was chosen to coordinate along with some gold mirri card and some of the beautiful watermelon wonder lace ribbon. I have admired this ribbon sitting on my shelf for months. I am now making myself use it! The final finishing touch was the adorable little bow paper clip.

It is hard to believe this final card uses the same collection, but this heart border stamp is included in the set. I stamped it in bright colours. I picked out some of the colours and using my Stampin' markers I coloured directly on my  greeting stamp. I die cut an oval from cucumber crush card and punched the ribbon slits with the curvy corner trio punch. Some melon mambo hearts and ribbon and a spot of faux stitching completed this bright and cheerful card.

The workshops are always such fun and I have a full programme listed under the tab at the top and on my facebook page. I would love you to join us. You go home with a stamp set, leftovers from your kit and with a fistful of projects.

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Hope you have a bloomin' marvelous day

Helen

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From the shadows

We had a lovely afternoon recently creating shadowbox cards using a variety of stamps and colours and different dies to create the apertures. The basic shadow box card base is created by cutting a piece of A4 card in half and then scoring at each end at  1/2 " and 1 " on both of the pieces. An aperture is cut from the centre of one of the pieces of card to make the front. You do any stamping and decorating on the back panel before the 2 end 1/2 " sections are stuck together. They are a lovely dimensional card, but they will still fold flat into an envelope.

This first one uses a stamp set that has become a firm favourite - the Birthday Blooms. I also used the happy heart embossing folder. I coloured the stamp with ink and blender pens - I use these more and more.

This second card used the sadly no longer available -"Sky is the Limit". Hopefully you already had yours. 

We went back to the annual catalogue and the incredibly useful "Traveler" stamp set for this porthole effect card, with some additional detailing courtesy of "Gorgeous Grunge."

Neutral crumb cake cardstock and the "Bloomin' Heart" die and coordinating "Bloomin' Love" stamp set were used to create this affectionate offering. The heart die collection are unfortunately no longer available.

This final card was created for my sister's birthday at the beginning of the year in vibrant tempting turquoise. I used the mini balloon punch from the party punch pack, the greetings form the "Party Wishes" stamp set and the cake was built up using a selection of washi tape and the cake stand from the "Build a Birthday" stamp set.

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If you would be interested in joining any of my classes do check out the tab at the top. If you would like to purchase any of these wonderful supplies, click the picture to take you through to the online shop, or contact me directly. I would love to hear from you.

I hope you feel inspired to give a shadow box card a go.

Helen

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A Weekly Deal Banner

Just a quick post to share a card using s couple of items from this week's weekly deals. I used the 2 largest and 2 smallest dies from the banner framelits to cut out some DSP from the bright and zingy bumper "It's my party" collection. Dipping into the "Work of Art" stamp set, I stamped hearts and blobs randomly over my card base with melon mambo and crushed curry ink. I stamped the greeting from this set , added some melon mambo pink card to the back of the greeting and the largest banner. Finishing touches were some faux stitching in crushed curry marker, some enamel dots from the "It's my party" collection and some whisps of gold thread.

Very quick, very simple, but bright and effective.

 If you want to add the banner framelits or the "Work of Art" stamp set to your collection, check out the weekly deals and grab a bargain.

Here are all the products in this weeks deals:

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Have a good day

Helen

xx

Nearly time to go

Isn't it funny how you can suddenly love something even more if you know it is soon not going to be around anymore. That is very true for two products I have used in this project. Both are part of the sale-a-bration free product offering this year and both are going to cease to be available after 15th February.

This "The sky's the limit" set is fabulous and this airplane has so much potential. Here it has been stamped and heat embossed with black embossing powder. I also really like the font and style of the greeting stamps. The 2 sizes of clouds come in the set as well as a heart shaped "loop the loop" smoke trail. I am going to miss this one - but I've got mine. If you need one too make sure you hurry. 

The  other product is the backing paper - here in grey. One side has a watercolour effect and the other (as shown) is a marble effect. I admit to being unsure when I first saw it, but now I have started using them I am hooked. Glad I still have an unopened pack in reserve.

Here is another very different card I have made today using these papers.

The third set that was only available until the 15th February is the "Hello"set. A jolly little sentiment set with added accessories. Who wouldn't want a hat on their hello.

If you would like any of these items, you can only get them through placing an order for £45 from either of the current catalogues, so scan those wish lists and get in touch quickly.

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Have a crafty day

Helen

xx