Happy Birthday in pink

My son was invited to a classmates party and I thought I would make a nice 'girly' card for her. It is a similar design to a card I have made before (check out http://stampmagic.blogspot.com/2009/06/idea-book-inspiration.html) , but it was nice to be doing it in something other than blue.

Design notes: I have trimmed the front section of a folded card to 2.5cm and a different colour cardstock is adhered behind the flap. Happy Birthday was stamped onto white cardstock and trimmed so it doesn't show behind the flower on the opposite side. The big flower has been stamped in the same colour as the cardstock, and the little flower in the same colour as the main text.

Supplies: Coloured cardstock, pewter brads, flowers and 'important message' stamps and are all from Stampin' Up!.

A-dorable

This is absolutely one of my favourite photo's of my son and I have even kept the outfit he is wearing.

Design notes: I have used a digital diecutter for the large letter A and have printed 'is for' onto vellum before adhering to the back of a handmade slide.

Partners in crime

My boys have an absolute addiction to mud. At least my nagging has paid off and they have learnt to strip off first so at least the only washing involved is done with a hose!

Design notes: Main title is an clear overlay

Gift Card Box

There is a bit of a story to this gift box ... my two boys absolutely adore our neighbours and are constantly over at their house. They are very patient with the boys, playing games with them, teaching them songs, even taking them out to lunch or dinner occassionally and now refer to them as their 'grand-friends' (very cute!). On several occasions they have babysat for us, but refuse to take any payment or gift.

I decided that a handmade gift doesn't count so to show my gratitude I made this gift box and filled it with some of my homemard cards. When I delivered it I made a point of telling them it was handmade rather than store purchased. Several days later I asked if they liked the gift and was greeted by a laugh and the confession that it was assumed it was a box of chocolates and was promptly put in the fridge for later. I can only imagine their surprise later that night when they thought they would treat themselves to some handmade chocolates only to find a box of cards - I hope they weren't too disappointed!!

Design Notes: Be sure to add a tag or piece of ribbon to bottom of sliding box to make it easier to pull it out; Stamps used on the box are from the 'Scribble This' set from Stampin' Up!; Stamps used on card shown are from the 'Loads of Love' set from Stampin' Up!

It's official!

I've done it ... I've finally joined up as Stampin' Up! demonstrator and I'm very excited! I have created another blog that only my Stampin' Up! designs will be posted to, so keep an eye on www.stampmagic.blogspot.com as well as this one.

I look forward to sharing some new stuff with you soon.

Tania

Celebrate

I made this card for my mum for her birthday - actually she hasn't even been given it yet, so I suppose this is a little cheeky! The stamp is 'slanted tree' by Hero Arts which I purchased at a craft expo a couple of months ago.

Design notes: The tree is stamped in basic brown onto my card base and I have used my blender pen to colour in the flowers. I have restamped the flowers, coloured them in, cut them out (a little fiddly but worth it) and used a pop-up dot to raise them off the card. The blue background is torn tissue paper.

I adore you

I have a terrible/wonderful habit for making 'passion purchases' - you know where you just fall in love with a paper and MUST have it, even when you don't currently have a photo to use with it (am I alone here??). This paper was purchased well over a year ago but when I printed this pic I knew exactly what paper to use ... there is a method to my madness!



Design notes: I used a knife to cut around the flowers and leaves so the photo would slot behind them. The title was created using chipboard letters, inking in blue then covering with Crystal Effects to give a glossy effect. As the ink didn't perfectly match the shade of blue on the paper I have used a blender pen to colour some of the flowers and this seems to have created a partnership between the title and the paper.

Ho, ho, ho!!

I pondered for a very long time how to get my collection of xmas photo's onto one layout. I knew what papers I wanted to use, but knew that if I put all the pics on the page the paper would barely be visible. After a few coffees (and possibly some chocolate too!) this was the result ... and I love it!



Design notes: The title is printed onto cardstock and cut to size. The corner embellishments are made on my digital diecutter, as are the album brackets. The santa was printed onto cardstock and coloured in using a blender pen and inkpads, as was the title on my 'album'. The journaling on the last page is printed onto paper and attached to the page.

Rome wasn't built in a day ...

Hi fellow scrappers! I am a keen scrapbooker and card maker and have finally got away from the scrapdesk and onto the computer to set up my blogspot. Wonders will never cease.

Bear with me as I no-doubt make many changes as I um and ah over the various options of layouts and settings. I plan to design my own header but my design programs are on the blink so this may take some time.

Watch this space for more updates ...