The Under My Umbrella stamp set is perfect for Coffee and Cards. It has a matching punch, some beautiful sentiments and the images lend themselves to colouring and easy cutting out. The flowers are so fun tumbling out of the wellies, aren't they? Not a traditional Valentine card but still has a "love" theme. This card is made using just stamps, ink and paper. You can add a little colour with the Stampin' Write Markers as I've done here. Add some Clear Wink Of Stella to add some shimmer ... VIEW POST
Under My Umbrella At Coffee & Cards
A Great Big Wish
Inspire Create Challenge #062 Anything Goes! Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I have a card for you using the sentiment A Great Big Wish For Happiness from the Sending You Thoughts stamp set free from Saleabration. Perfect to team up with the Painted Poppies stamps and for the Inspire Create Challenge this week where with this sketch anything goes! This poppy image is just beautiful, isn't it? I've incorporated some of the Peaceful Poppies Designer Series Paper as a layer on this ... VIEW POST
From Our House To Yours Christmas Card
Inspire Create Challenge #058 From Our House To Yours Card. A perfect sentiment for this Christmas card and also the name of the stamp set. We have a colour challenge for the Inspire Create Challenge this week. I'm definitely still in full Christmas card making swing here and thought incorporating Blushing Bride in with Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive might be a challenge However, when I received this gorgeous little Christmas card in the post this morning from my dear friend Baz, I ... VIEW POST
Wrapped In Plaid Christmas!
It's a Wrapped In Plaid Christmas! Just one of the cards for my Christmas Card Class the week before last. The wrapped in Plaid papers are gorgeous with gold foiling running through and have the Christmas Tree Punch and Perfectly Plaid stamps as part of the suite. Shaded Spruce, Cherry Cobbler and Night Of Navy are the colours in the Wrapped In Plaid papers. Wrapped In Plaid Christmas! This is a fun card to make. The gold frame is created using the Rectangle Stitched Dies. Choose ... VIEW POST
Rooted In Nature Birthday Card – Inspire Create Challenge #053
Rooted In Nature Birthday Card - Inspire Create Challenge #053. With a special birthday card to make last week and the Inspire Create Challenge #53, inspired by the season I pulled out the gorgeous Rooted In Nature Bundle. We have a sketch challenge for Inspire Create Challenge this time. I used the Woodland Embossing Folder which may be a stretch for the sketch but it works really well for my card. The leaves are turning all sorts of beautiful colours around here and the Rooted In ... VIEW POST
Sympathy Card – Bloom And Grow
The theme is Sympathy cards this time for the Inspire Create Challenge. I decided to use the gorgeous Bloom And Grow stamps and dies and paired it with the Sympathy die from the Well Written die set. I used the delicate colours of Petal Pink and Whisper White with just a little Old Olive. The ribbon in Petal Pink finishes it off. Creating a sympathy card is not an occasion any of us want to have to make and give but giving a card is such a comfort, to tell that person that you are ... VIEW POST
Window Birthday Card – Inspire Create Challenge #044
Over at the Inspire Create Challenge this time, we have a sketch and it's a pretty simple one too, leaving lots of room for creativity! I decided the square shape would make a great window and these gorgeous flowers won't need any water!, so I pulled out my current favourite, the Everything Is Rosy Medley. It's a whole collection of products that all match, in Rose Gold, Night Of Navy and Melon Mambo. I decided to stay with this colour theme too. I just needed the ... VIEW POST
Dandelion Wishes – A Note For You
Dandelion Wishes - A Note For You Inspire Create Challenge #040 This week for the Inspire Create Challenge we have a colour theme of Black and White. I wanted a clean and simple card and I thought the Dandelion Wishes stamp set would be perfect for it. I stamped it in Black to begin with but I felt there was something missing. I decided to stamp and emboss in Silver to compliment the monochrome without adding extra colour. I added the "a note ... VIEW POST
