Tweet little card

This lovely little card uses the bird and cage stamp from the soon-to-be retired Happy Moments set. Have I said how much I will miss it?

The base card is a 10cm x 10cm Always Artichoke card. I divided the front into four and used Tea & Crumpets designer paper to make four 'patches' (oohh might have to go back and add some faux stitching - didn't think of that before!!). The image is stamped in Always Artichoke onto Whisper White card and then die cut along with a Pretty in Pink background. A bow of Always Artichoke grosgrain was added to the top of the cage and the whole image popped up on Dimensionals.

A really simple card with no sentiment so it can be used for different occasions.

Simple Happy Moments parcels

I am soooo rubbish at photography - SORRY!!

I am really going to miss this set when it is retired at the end of this month. You still have a few days to get your hands on it though, just spend £45 in the current Stampin' Up! catalogue and this set can be yours for FREE!!

This card is inspired by the Nouveux Chic designer paper colours. I started with a standard Blush Blossom A6 card and added stripes of Basic Black, Basic Grey, Sage Shadow, Apricot Appeal and I left a stripe at the top of Blush Blossom. The image is coloured using blender pens and the 'squish the ink pad' technique in Sage Shadow, Blush Blossom and, because I don't have Apricot Appeal ink pad - YET -, So Saffron. I used a couple of nestie dies to cut out the image and a black background. The sentiment is from the same stamp set inked in Sage Shadow, punched out with the Word Window punch and raised up on some Dimensionals. I tied a bow of Basic Grey Taffeta ribbon and stuck it at the top of the parcels.

Unusual, I know, but I think I like it ...............

Happy Moments cake

You will be seeing a lot of these colours, So Saffron and Old Olive, as they have been on my desk for a while and I just can't seem to put them away!!

This is just a simple card using the cake and greeting from the free Sale-A Bration Happy Moments stamp set, Tall Tales designer paper, So Saffron and Old Olive cardstock and ink, and Always Artichoke ribbon.

Lovely!

Julie's Happy Moments make and take - part 2

This is another version of Julie's make and take, this time using the parcels from the Happy Moments free Sale-A-Bration stamp set - contact me for more details.

I used this card as my last demonstration at Julie's party and then let the ladies have a go. I had already prepared the card and papers so that all the ladies had to do was to choose which image from the set they wanted to use and then assemble the card. It was a huge success - many thanks girls!!

Julie's Happy Moments make and take

OK, so this is a total CASE from Chic 'n' Scratch's Angie Juda, but I thought it was the perfect card for a make and take at my lovely friend Julie's workshop. As there were a few ladies who did no crafting at all I wanted something simple but pretty.

We used Kraft cardstock for the card base, Mellow Moss designer paper, cardstock and ribbon, Happy Moments and Whimsical Words stamp sets, Blush Blossom, Pale Plum and Barely Banana inks to colour the image. A hole was punched at the side of the image and Mellow Moss Taffeta ribbon tied in a knot. Holes were punched around the image using the Mat Pack to add a little detail.

All the ladies were really pleased with what they made and really supported Julie who ended up with 3 free stamp sets and £40 to spend in the Stampin' Up! catalogue!! Oh, and ladies, how much wine did you drink after I left??

Holey Happy Moments

I made this card on the evening out at Helen's (my upline). I wasn't going to post it as it is not one of my favourites, but here it is anyway!

Helen watched me with great curiosity as I punched holes in a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock and this is how it turned out. I wished I'd thought about where to put the holes first as you can't see many of them. The image is from the free Happy Moments stamp set (contact me to find out how to get your hands on it!) and coloured using Bashful Blue and Close to Cocoa inks and Blender Pens. When I got home I added a piece of Basic Grey taffeta ribbon.

Happy Moments handbag

Wow!! Pink Passion and Basic Black, what more can you say?

I doodled a basic handbag template and cut it out from Pink Passion card. I wheeled across the flap with the Whimsy jumbo wheel and added highlights with a white gel pen. The black and white striped grosgrain ribbon was my inspiration for the whole project and looks amazing tied in a simple knot. The bird and cage image is from the free Happy Moments stamp set that is in the Sale-A-Bration range and punched out using the largest circle punch. Helen showed me how to create a scalloped edge by using the scalloped oval punch - will definitely be doing that again! The handle is a strip of Basic Black card.