Thank You cards from Baby Jack and Family

I used the Anniversary Stamp Set (Everyday Classics)by Papertrey Ink for these Thank You cards this stamp set cannot be bought but I do have an extra set that I will be giving away to one lucky person later this week.

My brief for the Thank You cards was nothing fussy but still classy so hopefully I got this right, if not I'm sure my Daughter Lauren will let me know.

All stamped with a bashful blue ink onto cream card stock wrapped in a millennium blue satin ribbon and layered up with a light blue card stock.

Heartfelt Thanks wording from the punched out using the Stampin Up oval punches

The star was easy to cut around as it has a line border. stuck down onto the card with a foam pad to make it pop.

New York, New York!

New York Chic stamp made by Stamps Happen stamped in versafine black ink then coloured with Copic Sketch Markers, cut out using a quicKutz cookie cutter and another in the Burgundy wine base card colour, Basic Grey scrapbook paper for the background punched along the bottom edge with an Anna Griffin punch.

Finishing touches... sheer ribbon, velvet flower, buttons and stickles glitter glue.

Attention to detail...

I tied a sheer Burgundy wine ribbon around the card and under the stamped image then slotted the ends though 2 button and snipped the ends to finish.

The heart punch used id an Anna Griffin Punch that I bought in a sale, it can manage basic grey paper but that is as far a thickness as it will go.

I used stickles diamond on the backing card behind the punched shape.

A bit of Luxury

I walked into the house and a parcel greeted me on the mat (I love parcels)

Anyway after peeling back the wrapping I found a golden box on opening the box I saw cream tissue paper layered and sealed with a gold sticker I carefully peeled back the tissue to reveal the ribbons inside each ribbon was carefully wrapped in a thin piece of ribbon and a label attached saying was it was (how sweet is that?)

It isn't very often that a company goes the extra mile these days but I have to tell you I was more than thrilled with this parcel.

The ribbons are very high quality and worth every penny paid for them I will definitely use this company again.

Oh yes the company The Ribbon Shop

I think my button buying is becoming an obsession.

The button shown were bought from my local knitting shop.

Flippin Christmas - Christmas Cheers

Flippin' Christmas by Lapashe Designed by myself and Art work by Jim Harker

With this card I looked for an easy way to decorate the front of the card without taking the focus away from the Decoupage, my answer came in the form of snowflake punches and a bit of Stickles glitter glue, I thinks most of us own a snowflake punch or die shape.

All of Santa's work is done so it is time to relax with friends.

click the image for a more detailed view.

As you can see the snowfalkes were attached to the card with PVA glue the dabbed with Diamond Stickles glitter glue.

More finished cards can be found at the Design Teams Blogs

Toni

Karen

Jackie

I'm 5 days old...

... and already bright eyed and and watching everything around me.

oh yes and if you scroll down a little further my Gran has added a printable sheet for you to print out and give to a new Mum.

Click to enlarge, save, print, then roll into a scroll tie with a blue or pink ribbon and give it to a new Mum. The perfect poem to recite to her baby.

Christmas Delights - Paper Folding Flowers

I love how this Christmas gift box has come together, I started by making a box from red and gold card stock, the bits of the gold card that I had left over I punched out some leaves ready to add to the top of the box.

Now for the flowers, I found these on a very clever paper folding blog called Folding Trees you must check out the tutorial of the flower here

You can see on this close up image that I used a gold marker on the centre folds to make the middle of the flower pop.

More views click the image to enlarge it.

Let it Snow, let it snow, let it snow!

I simply love this stamp it's called 'Let it Snow' and is made by Impression Obsession and I can see me making a few of these cards this year.

The base card is a DL size card then I used a slightly smaller white piece of card and used the Swiss Dots and the Snowflake A2 cuttlebug folders to emboss it, once I'd done this I tied a blue satin ribbon around it then stuck it down onto the base card with double sided tape.

I stamped the image onto white card with the SU Brocade Blue ink then used a damp paint brush over the inked image to create shadows.

I cut out the image using the QuicKutz cookie cutters and also cut out a larger shape in the blue card then stuck these to the card. The sentiment was stamped in the same ink and I used SU oval punches to cut the sentiment and a blue scalloped oval out then added to the card.

I finished by using stickles and silver Bedazzles on the image.

My Mam's Baby Boy Cards

I need your help!

My Mam who was my inspiration to first making cards informed me today that she thought her card making days were over. she added that she felt that she just couldn't put a card together these days and that she has lost all her inspiration.

the two cards below are cards that she made, one for baby Jack to the parents, the other for myself and Chris as Grandparents.

Now I know I'm bias as this is my Mam but I think she has perfect colour co-ordination and everything she makes is perfect, no raggy edges or anything skewdy whiff.

I would love it if you would leave a comment of encouragement for her, I would hate her to give this all up.

I love this one too, I'm loving the humongous B the striped nestabilities label and the flower that matches perfectly, all finished with some fancy scoring on the base card and a sheer blue ribbon