Cindy's Birthday...

I just want to say happy birthday Cindy I hope you have an amazing day.

Cindy was actually lucky to receive a card from me at all this year because as I was making it, I decided I loved it to much to give away but mum convinced me you can't hang on to everything.:)

This is the finished card - 

I really love how it turned out. The background and patterned paper I used is from a 6x6 paper pad from doodlebug called 'Kraft in Color' which is just a picture of all different patterns in the basic colour selection. 

I then die cut the banner from the set Justrite 'Buntings & Buttons' in SU Basic Black and also cut out a selection of clouds from a few dies I have (the largest cloud is actually a top of a cupcake) 

To finish it all off I just layered it up and used the sentiment from crazy about you stamp set and thinlits dies which I heat embossed with the Wow! powders to give a little shine.

I hope you love it as much as I do.

Be Back Soon! Sharni xx

Happy 14th Birthday Sofie!!

Yesterday was Sofie's 14th birthday, we went to westfeild shopping center for the day, as Sofie is at the stage that she just wants money for her birthday, so she can go shopping and choose her own presents (and we get to enjoy the day). :) 

This is the card I made for her...

The patterned paper is from the Simple Stories I Am collection, I am a little obsessed with it, its just so beautiful. Almost to gorgeous to use, but i'm trying to not be a hoarder and enjoy using it not just keep it safe stashed away for years. The yellow bunting at the top is from a Justrite dies set called - Bunting and Buttons Die, which I then embossed in the Swiss dots embossing folder.

This is us at Nando's for dinner (Sofie's choice), it was lovely! 

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Happy Birthday Sandie!

I made Sandies card using the gorgeous Stampin Up butterfly die, I love this die so much it cuts out so nicely and is just beautiful.  

I also heat embossed 'Stitched Circles' Justrite background stamp in 'Azure' which is the perfect match for Stampin Ups Tempting Turquoise. 

Hope you had a great day Sandie!

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Happy Birthday Kay...

I made Kays Birthday Card this year using some more papers out of the  Teresa Collins, Nine & Co. 6X6 paper pad.

The frame in the center is a Justrite cling stamp from the set called 'Kindness' and the matching dies that are in the set called 'Labels Twenty Set', its one of mum that she has has for quite some time and I have never used it as in the packaging I think it looks a little dated but on this card I really love it! I think stamping in the mint colour on the white card-stock really brings it to life. 

Hope you have a great day Kay!

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Ingalilly Digital Stamp...

Kirsty Wiseman posted this cute free digital stamp a few days ago, so Mum and I both challenged ourselves to use it along with this weeks PaperTake Weekly Challenge. The stamps name is Ingalilly and she is the perfect size for on a larger card.

I used the stampin up colours 'Pumpkin Pie' and 'Melon Mambo' which work perfectly with the doodlebug designer paper called 'Pretty Pink Asterisks' I used Copic pens to colour in the image for her face I used the colours E51 & E50, Hair YR31 & Y21, Flowers Y15 & Y17, The orange YR15 & YR16 and for all the pink RV14, RV13, RV10 & RV02. The large sentiment is from Justrite and its called vintage labels four.

Click here to see what mum created. 

I'm really happy with the way  mine turned out I have to be honest i'm never really a fan of working with digital stuff but I think this one was ok as I got to color it myself and wasn't restrained to colors that had already been chosen.  

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Birthday Card...

Today's card I made using the Stampin up 'Starburst Dies' I really  love that they are a circle shape with just a little bit of a different edge to them. I am very tempted to buy the stamp set that fits inside. I'm just not sure how often you would use those words. 

I also tried the resist technique by heat embossing with Wow! superfine 'opaque bright white' onto white card stock and then distressing with Tim Holtz 'Spiced Marmalade' all over the top, I really like the way it turned out actually I wasn't sure as I was doing it but now its on the card I think it really pops and that its kind of nice that it has a bit of texture to the colour.

I have also used the stamp by Justrite called 'Ticking Stripe' and heat embossed that in Wow! 'Matallic Silver' onto SU 'Bermuda Bay' card stock.  The orange that you see is actually just SU washi tape that I have punched out and placed on top to add a bit more colour to the card. 

What do you think of the resist technique?

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Naughty Little Haul...

On Black Friday Me and Mum placed two sneaky Orders. One from My Favorite Things (which had to come all the way from america =)) and the other from JustRite.

From My Favorite Things I got:

Bottom line Alphabet Dies

Bottom line Numbers & Symbols Dies

Big Birthday Numbers Stamps

Cooper Alphabet Stamps

Expand Your View Stamps

Enjoy The Journey Stamps

 Captured Memories Stamps

Dizzy Border Edge Die
Oval Dainty Doily Die
Oval Dainty Doily Duo Dies
Oval Open Scallop Doily Die
Circle Dainty Doily Die
Circle Open Scallop Doily Die
Open Bracket Border Die
Double Dot Border Die
Harlequin Die
Notched Border Die
Jumbo Monarch Border Die
Stax - Designer Labels 1 Dies

From Justrite I got:

Victorian Tile

Floral Flourishes

Stitched Circles

Vintage wallpaper

Harlequin Script

Chevron Stripe 

Ticking Stripe 

Fleur De Lis 

They are all cling background and they honestly stamp so lovely, I have definitely started a on going collection.

Did you treat yourself to anything on black Friday or over the Christmas period? 

I would love to see what goodies you got =) 

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Christmas Card 8...

Christmas Card 8...

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Card Making...

Back at the beginning of the year when mum first suggested that I got back into crafting, I was adamant that I wouldn't do cards just project life. That was fine for the first six months before I started to get all of my own crafting supplies and wanted to create more than I could keep up with in photos. Plus when all the family realised I was crafting it felt a little strange that I wasn't making them a special card from myself. So i started just making the odd birthday card here and there.

So this year is the first year that I have taken on the challenge to do all my own christmas cards, before I was just always included in our family's cards that mum created.

I will be posting them up individually as I create them, so keep popping back to see what I have been making.

This was my first one - 

I used a stamp set from justrite called snowflakes that I brought from ally pally earlier in the year.

I used Stampin' ups real red and smoky slate cardstock and the matching inks plus bermuda bay inkpad for the snowflakes. 

I hope you like my card let me know what you think...

Be Back Soon! Sharni xx