Birthday Blessings!

I celebrated my ? birthday on Friday and had a fantastic day. My fanfabulous (Made up word) husband surprised me with a lovely dinner with family and friends at the Iguacu restaurant in Parnell. It was a very special evening. I thought I would share some of the cards I received. I love receiving cards people have made for me. You know as a cardmaker there is often alot of thought and time that goes into these.
The first card was given to me by my very talented daughter Sarah. She also made the Artistic Etchings card which was commisioned by Ian.


My very good friend Anabel gave me a beautiful necklace which was presented in this box and a matching card.



My son Daniel took the photo. I suspect he did not want to be in it. The one with him in it, the birthday girl had her eyes closed!


So thank you for a most lovely day.

Debbie

A New Flower!

This is such a gorgeous flower, made using the Fancy Flower punch!


I came across this idea from Mary Fish. Mary has also made a great video tutorial.
I also put together a photo tutorial. Enjoy!

You will need:
The Fancy Flower punch
The Boho Blossoms punch
The 1/2" Circle punch
A strip of scrap cardstock:

Step 1- Stick the scrap piece of cardstock onto the back of the Fancy Flower, using Dotto, as shown:


Step 2- Slide the Fancy Flower into the Fancy Flower punch. Position it so that the points on the punch are in the middle of each petal, as shown. Then punch:

You will now have this new flower:

Step 3- Stick the Boho Blossom and Circle onto the flower, using dimensionals:

And your done! This gorgeous, new flower is now ready for your cards and projects!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Sincere Salutations
Card/Paper: Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz, Whisper White, In-colour DSP
Ink: Concord Crush
Accessories: Fancy Flower punch, Boho Blossoms punch, 1/2" Circle punch, Scallop Edge punch, Concord Crush 1/2" stitched-poly ribbon

I am looking forward to creating more of these flowers in the future, in all sorts of different colours!

Debbie

A Few Cards

Hi there, life is a bit busy at the moment, but I thought I'd share a few cards with you all.

The dress on this first one is made by cutting into the Scallop Circle die:
Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Sincere Salutations
Card/Paper: Riding Hood Red, Whisper White, Vellum, Candy Lane DSP
Ink: Riding Hood Red
Accessories: Riding Hood Red 1/4" taffeta ribbon, clear rhinestone brads, Scalloped Circle die, Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder


Here I've used the Sweet Stems stamp set and Tea Party designer paper:Supplies Used:
Stamp Set: Sweet Stems, Thank You Kindly
Card/Paper: Certainly Celery, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Tea Party DSP
Ink: Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Basic Black
Accessories: 1 3/8" Circle punch, Scallop Circle punch, Pretty in Pink 1/4" grosgraion ribbon


This last one was a CASE, sorry I can't give full credit because I can't remember where I found it. Well anyway, it is a purse using the Top Note die:Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Best Yet
Card/Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Kraft, Cottage Wall DSP
Ink: Rich Razzleberry
Accessories: Rich Razzleberry 1/2" grosgrain ribbon, Top Note die, Build-a-Brad, 1/2" Circle punch

Which one is your favourite? I think mine is the dress one. Better get going, I have a watercolouring class on tonight.

Debbie

Birthday Sunset

Last Friday was my father-in-law's 80th birthday! All the family went out to a delicious buffet lunch to celebrate! This is the card that I made for him, CASEd from Dawn Griffith.
I must admit, this is the first time I've ever used my brayer! I definitely want to use it more often.Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Embrace Life, Sincere Salutations
Card/Paper: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Whisper White
Ink: Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron
Accessories: Vintage Brads assortment, 1 3/8" Circle punch, Brayer, sponges

Debbie

Vintage Vogue

I hope you all enjoyed the weekend and are refreshed and ready to go for a new week! I made this card a while ago. I love this template. Change the stamps, colours etc, and you have a totally different card.
I have a crayon resist technique class this Thurday. Would love to see you there! Take a look at my upcoming classes to the right on the side bar. :-)

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations
Card/Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Piroutte, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Pink Piroutte, Chocolate Chip, Riding Hood Red
Accessories: 1 3/4: Circle punch, Scallop Edge punch, Pretties Kit, Top Note die, Big Shot

Debbie

Sympathy Gift

Yesterday, our elderly neighbour passed away suddenly. It was a big shock and tragedy for her family who live with her.
This morning I whipped up a batch of chocolate muffins, I needed a quick card, this one was a CASE from Jo, who has such a inspiring blog HERE. She liked gardening, so I also gave them these peace lily's.
I hope this little gift will ease the sadness of the loss of their beloved mum, mum in-law and grandma.

Supplies Used for the card:
Stamp Sets: Vintage Vogue, Sincere Salutations
Card/Paper: Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Ink: Orchard Opulance, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Accessories: Clear Rinestone brads, Scallop Edge punch

Cherish the time with your loved ones,
Debbie

A Rainbow of Butterflies

The butterfly punch out of the Summer Mini Catalogue is a winner! Sarah made this card using the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the butterfly punch. She embossed the butterfly's on various colour card using Versa Mark ink and clear embossing powder. It makes me think of summer days, so colourful and bright!

Supplies Used:
Stamp Sets: Flight of the Butterfly, Sincere Salutations
Card/Paper: Lavender Lace, Pumpkin Pie, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Whisper White
Ink: Bashful Blue, Versa Mark
Accessories: Butterfly punch, clear embossing powder

Debbie

Our Tribute

Last week, Ian's mum passed away. Sarah and I wanted to thank people who had supported us and were kind by giving us flowers, cards and baking. So we spent a couple of days in the craft room and made 40 cards. Each card was very special because it had either used a stamp set or colours that she liked.
We thought that we would share a few on the blog. If you have any questions about any of the cards, please leave a comment or send me an email.
Debbie

Swaps from America

These are the swaps that I received from my swap sister in America. They are so lovely. Isn't the white ribbon just so gorgeous?! The purple is one of the In- Colours in America.

Debbie

Masterboard with Organic Grace

You can create a Masterboard by stamping an A4 piece of card and then cutting it into various shapes. With these I created ten cards. The Organic Grace stampset lends itself well to this technique. The colours I used were Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss and Pink Pirouette. It is a great way to make alot of cards in a short time.

Sarah's May Thank You Cards

Hi this is Sarah posting. I have been helping Mum by making thank you cards. Each month there will be a different design. We put a hand written thank you card with every order.
Here are the supplies used:
Stamp Sets:
Eastern Blooms
Sincere Salutations
Cardstock:
Whisper White
Inks:
Regal Rose
Basic Gray

Keep an eye out for next month's!

Eastern Blooms

I went to a workshop on Friday night and we had a great night. It is so nice to be able to share something that you love doing. We made this teabag holder or a chocolate can fit as well. I used the Eastern Blooms and Sincere Salutations stamp sets. The card I used was Riding Hood Red.