Old man birthday card

Cute tortoise, bit of ribbon and letter stamping. Got to keep it simple for old people (recipient is 32 hehe).
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Monkeying around

Fox & Friends monkey stamp, the branch from the Bird punch and Earth Elements colour scheme. Another for a baby on the way!
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Joy baby card

I LOVE the Fox & Friends stamps and matching Tall Tales papers! Used here in reds and yellows for an unborn baby of unknown gender!
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New SU goodies

Julie brought round the Stampin' Up! goodies we ordered from my workshop on Monday so I had a quick play!
The Fox & Friends stamps are soooo adorable! Got a few friends with babies on the way so they will get lots of use!
I am also in love with the Bird punch.
Colours used here are Chocolate Chip ink, Old Olive card and ribbon and Tall Tales paper. And a Stitched Felt leaf.
The letters are some random stamps I have.
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SU album

I made this album from a Stampin' Up! kit put together by Monica (see her awesome blog here). The papers are totally stunning and I love the felt pieces. I did the baby one as a practice as Monica included a little example.

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First ever easel card

Tonight I decided to make an easel card. A friend is in hospital so I hope this will cheer her up a bit.

Everything except the spotty card base is by Stampin' Up! The stamps are from the Botanical Blooms set and I just love the two-step effect. The ink colours are Rose Red and Always Artichoke from a free card kit. And the yummy ribbon and felt buttons were from the goody bag Julie gave me for hosting a workshop.

Definitely a winner in terms of colour combo and theme I think.

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Stampin' Up! workshop

Julie came round to my house last night to run a Stampin' Up! workshop for myself and some friends and we had LOADS of fun. :-) We had some foodage (pizzas, sweeties, crisps and Nicolien's beautiful cupcakes), lots of natters and giggles and got very crafty.
Julie used the Vintage Vogue set and showed us how to make a little gift box first. She put some goodies in and handed it to me! :-) I got some ribbons and some of the felt flowers, very lush.
Then we made a cute card using the set and gorgeous pinks and yellow cards and a bit of ribbon.
A great evening all round. I ordered lots of great things - can't wait till they arrive and I can play.
Big thanks to all my lovely friends for coming round and to Julie for being fab! Make sure you go check out her blog here.
I'm thinking about becoming a demo myself now ...

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Fascinator number two

I made this one to match a rosette brooch I made with the WI a while back (which is lost somewhere in my room!). Anyway, I covered the base in the same chequered material and used a maroon bias binding to edge it and some maroon netting. The feathers are black and maroon goose and the ribbon is a strip of the chequered fabric stitched into some bias binding. I am in love with it. Now need somewhere to wear it ...
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Fascinator number two

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Vivienne Westwood scrapbook page

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Mulberry scrapbook page

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Cross stitch garden

I stitched this for my grandma's birthday. It's the second in the set - the first is similar but with a garden bench and was her Christmas present. I love the colours and the haziness of it - gives just the right effect. And is good cos backstitching annoys me!
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Fascinator making with the WI

At last night's Buns & roses WI worshop we made fascinators. I decided to go for Chanel-influened green and pink for mine, with ribbon and buttons. It will go nicely with a scarf I am knitting in the same colours. Don't expect to see that anytime soon though!

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First ever scrapbook page - F1 theme of course!

Here is my first attempt at a scrapbook page.
The picture of Sebastian Vettel and the quote from him under the flag were from an interview in the latest Red Bulletin. I made the flag by weaving strips of paper. The big wings were in a mix bag of embellishments I ordered off eBay and I think the yellow ribbon came from some sort of goody bag as well. I stamped Vettel on to corrugated paper then went over it with a Sharpie to make it clearer.
Overall I am pleased with the result. I think it was actually a tough theme to start on.

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ILWS challenge

I made this card for the In Love With Stamping May Design Team Challenge Sketch, which you can find the details for
here. It didn't turn out quite as good as I had hoped to be honest, but it's a learning curve. The white flowers were just ruffled up circles of crepe paper, with pre-made daisies stuck on top. This is the kind of thing I want to get better at doing.

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Pink happy day

Here is an unashamedly pink birthday card! This used the happy day stamps from the SU Simply Sent card it and a sprinkling of funky glitters!

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Butterflies, bows and buttons

This is the card I made for the latest Inspiring'Inkin challenge here. I'm really pleased with it. Bit of everything here - simple Origami butterfly, beautiful papers, ribbons and some cute buttons.

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F1 card by Alex

The pupil has graduated! Alex made this while we watched the Spanish Grand Prix.

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Anyone for tennis?

Tennis-themed card for a girl at work who is leaving. Bit of stamping, colouring in and a piece of ribbon.

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Wowser

There was a demo day at Samuel Taylor yesterday. Made me realise just how much fun stuff there is to play with! Lots of exciting glitters and cutty things and papers. Managed to resist the temptation to spend lots, but bought some mags with lots of inspiration in. My head is exploding with ideas!
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Have an ACE day

This is one of my favourite cards so far. :-) I got the idea for the tri-fold card from Julie, an SU Independent Demonstrator who is coming to do a workshop for me later this month. Check out her awesome blog at http://juliesjapes.blogspot.com/

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A Formula 1 card

I made this today for my friend Paul. The flag was made from weaved strips of paper, with a rolled up bit for the handle. I'll probably do a similar one for my dad's birthday, which is later this month.
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A veritable feast of products

Stampin Up flower stamp, coloured pencils, handmade paper, chocolate box layer and Origami paper!
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A card for all seasons

I made this for the May DT challenge over on the In Love With Stamping forum. The Stampin Up set is called A Tree For All Seasons and all but the black ink are SU colours.
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Cross stitch card

Made with the help of my gorgeous assistant Alex.
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Pretty card

Freebie paper, a bit of decoupage and bargain ribbon.

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Oriental theme

Using funky background paper and rub-ons from TK Maxx!

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