Just believe in colour co-ordinated cards

With my intention to try and post more regularly, I have another card to share with you this week. I've created 2 different colour versions, using the Stampin' Up! stamp set Just Believe, which I have inked with markers to pick out the flowers in co-ordinating colours. 

The background behind the sentiment (from the Create a Cupcake stamp set) has been inked in the same colour ink as the base card, so it's a very subtle colouring.

Stampin' Up! colours: Pool Party, Pink Pirouette

Travel themed birthday card

Happy birthday to my very good friend Vicky!

I've used the Top Note die for the main piece on this card, along with the Open Sea stamp set from Stampin' Up! In fact most of my stash currently is still Stampin' Up! as I do really love their products.

Stampin' Up! colours: Wisteria Wonder, Old Olive

Baby elephants

I have a couple of baby cards to share with you today, which use the Top Note die and Patterned Occasions (retired) and Occassions Alphabet stamp sets from Stampin' Up!

The 'elephant' stamp is ideal for a baby card. I've inked the stamp with Stampin' Write marker pens, in order to pick out the flower in a different colour.

Stampin' Up! colours used: Pink Pirouette, Bashful Blue, So Saffron

Wedding congratulations and scrolls

Last weekend I attended a spectacular wedding...

My very good friend, Nathan, and his beautiful bride Jo, were lucky enough to have reasonable weather at this time of year... and I'm sure they had a lovely day.

I of course made them a card, which they probably haven't opened yet, as they headed off from the wedding venue for a few days in a hotel before embarking on their honeymoon to the Gambia. So here it is...

I've utilised some Stampin' Up! card stock in Wisteria Wonder and Elegant Eggplant to try and keep with the wedding colours of Cadbury purple and black. Then I've added some mulberry paper flowers that I purchased in Thailand.

I wasn't planning to be back before the wedding, so had already started planning the card from afar, hence the flowers. Fortunately heading back in the UK unexpectedly meant I had access to my craft stash, and could come up with something better.

As an added bonus, being back also meant I could get involved with some of the wedding preparation. I was assigned the task for making the order of service's for the church. Nathan and Jo had picked a nice simple idea so thankfully it wasn't as painful as wedding stationary can sometimes be.

90 scrolls and pieces of ribbon/diamante's later...

And a close  up...

I've been terrible at posting on here of late, although it's mainly due to focussing so much time on my travel site (here). I actually have a huge number of crafty projects to share, I just need to pull my finger out and post some of them ;).

Card for my Sister

Being back in the UK for a bit, I have finally gotten around to using my Xcut alphabet die from Hobbycraft that I picked up in the sale last year.

In fact, Hobbycraft have a lot of sale items in store now (1 year on) which I am having to resist the temptation to look at.

So here is the card, using some DSP from Stampin' Up!, a lovely laser cut wooden button from totallybuttons.com  that I've had in my stash from years ago and a few other items.