Floral Birthday Card

With spring in the air it was hard not to play with floral stamps and bright inks to match.  I used a floral  background stamp on the bottom part of the card, I added two ink colours onto the stamp and misted with water before stamping.  With the main flower I stamped with Versamark and embossed with white embossing powder then inked the flower without worrying about staying within the lines as the white embossing acts as a resist.

Baby Shower Card

With a little help from my Big Shot and punches a baby shower card was made.  I used the Stampin' Ups! Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, Tim Holtz die cut and with a few other accessories to complete the card.  This image is one of Stampin' Ups! retired stamp sets from a few years ago, I just omitted the square lines around the image.

Stampin' Up! Layering Punch

This Video explains how to use the New Layering Punch by Stampin' Up! Just one of many great new products from the New Idea Book & Catalogue 2011-2012. Click image to play video.

Father's Day 2011

Father's Day this weekend and I had a lot of things to do today, I was considering to buy a card and thought against it.  I kept it simple and had the chance to use my retired Stampin' Up! stamp set and chalks-don't forget to spray fixative on your work this stops the chalk from rubbing off.  The Tiny Tag punch that I used remained in the 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue and stamp set to match.  I also had the chance to play with Tim Holtz Mini Rosette die - lots of fun and I found it easy to put the rosette together with the glue gun so girl dust off your glue guns because once you start making flowers it's hard to stop.