How cute is this little fella? I took along the Little Ladybug stamp set to Coffee & Cards today. It has lots of ladybird images and lots of useful sentiments. They fit inside the 2" circle punch perfectly. This my sample for a simple one layer card using this set but there is so much more that can be done with it. Little Ladybug - Coffee & Cards Choose which ladybird you would like and stamp him onto Whisper White card using Black Memento Ink. Colour his wings in Dark ... VIEW POST
Little Ladybug – Coffee & Cards
Painted Poppies & Shimmer Embossing
Painted Poppies and Shimmer Embossing. What a combination!! It's gorgeous! Anyone who crafts with me knows how much I love embossing and I can't believe this is the first time I've tried the Shimmer White Embossing Powder. It's so sparkly in the light! Embossing is such a simple thing to do, If you've never done it I would encourage you to give it a go. A word of warning though, it's addictive! This is one of my favourite sentiments from the Sending You Thoughts stamp set from Saleabration. ... VIEW POST
Painted Poppies Thank You Card
Kylie's International Blog Highlights Winners Hop Wow! When I entered Kylie Bertucci’s International Highlights December Blog challenge I never thought I would be voted to come in the top ten!! As a winner, I am blog hopping with Kylie and the other nine winners. So exciting! The theme we have is Thanks, and the gorgeous Painted Poppies stamp set is perfect to create a Thank You card. This one is an easel card. Use the dies in the Peaceful Poppies bundle to cut out both the ... VIEW POST
The Gang’s All Meer!
Inspire Create Challenge #060 It's All Relative! The Gang's All Meer! How cute are these guys! I must admit I've been really stumped by the theme for the Inspire Create Challenge this week. We have no family birthdays at all this month except for my gorgeous little Great Nephew. The perfect opportunity to use the brand new The Gang's All Meer! stamp set. He will love these meerkats! Which meerkat is me? He will have a giggle about which of us is which! I'm probably the one with the ... VIEW POST
Perennial Birthdays Card
Perennial Birthdays Card - Inspire Create Challenge #055 We have a colour challenge this time over at the Inspire Create Challenge and they are gorgeous! Perfect for making a birthday card using the Perennial Birthdays stamp set. Perennial Birthdays Card Here's how I made it - Stamp a layer of Whisper White card 14.3 cm x 10 cm with the flowers and leaves from the set in Lovely Lipstick, Old Olive and Blushing Bride inks. Adhere to a Lovely Lipstick card base. 14.9 cm x 10.5 cm ... VIEW POST
Come To Gather & Harvest Hello’s
I have a fun Pumpkin card for you today using the Come To Gather Papers & the Harvest Hello's Bundle. A cute card to send to a friend as a thank you or for any reason at all. This card was inspired by the season. The nights are drawing in, indeed our clocks will go back at the end of the month bringing in the short days and early dark evenings. There are pumpkins everywhere at the moment and my favourite candles are spiced apple and pumpkin ones. The Come To Gather Papers remind me of ... VIEW POST
Paper Pumpkin!! Hugs From Shelli. Reserve your Kit!
Just a quick post from me today but I had to let you know about something that is very exciting that is coming next week. If You don't know, Paper Pumpkin is a monthly kit that has been available in North America and Canada for years. You can purchase it as a one off or as a monthly subscription. and we have been asking for Paper Pumpkin for soooo long! Well Stampin' Up! listened. This one off, Hugs From Shelli kit is going to be available from the 15th of May for this month ... VIEW POST
Dragonfly Dreams At Coffee And Cards
We had a lot of fun making these cards at Coffee and Cards this week. Dragonfly Dreams stamp set and the matching Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits are retiring. They are also one of my favourites so I took it along to play with It's a simple square card. Whisper White, with a layer of either Coastal Cabana or Balmy Blue to chose from. I used the spotty stamp to create a background with Coastal Cabana, Balmy Blue and Calypso Coral all stamped off and stamped randomly onto the card. It looks a ... VIEW POST
