Christmas in July

I thought I would show you the cards that we are making at Bel Air Baptist Church "Creative Card Group this Thursday night. Our first card uses paper folding as our technique using designer series paper (dsp) to make a tree.

Stamp Sets : Perfect punches

Ink: real red

Paper: certainly celery, pacific point, whisper white, pacific point, DSP- In Colour pack, chocolate chip

Accessories: top note die, big shot machine, scallop circle die, scallop circle punch, word window punch, petals-a-plenty textured impressions folder

Technique: paper folding

I first saw this technique on the blog of Connie Babbert:- http://inkspiredtreasures.com/cards/stamping-411-folded-christmas-tree/>

Our second card is using heat embossing.

Stamp Sets : Perfect punches, Christmas classics

Ink: garden green, watermark, real red, encore gold

Paper: garden green, real red,

Accessories: top note die, big shot machine, scallop circle punch, riding hood red red

Technique: heat embossing

Simply Said

Stamp Set: kindness, simply said, perfect punches
Card: pink pirouette, basic black, whisper white
Ink: Rose Red, pretty in pink, basic black, regal rose
Accessories: full heart punch



Stamp Set: Simply Said
Card: rich Razzleberry, whisper white
Ink: rose red, basic black
Technique: stamp off.

Motor Cycle

Stamp Set: Motorcycle, afterthoughts
Card: Marina Mist, old olive, whisper white
Ink: Stazon, old olive, baja breeze, chocolate chip, cajun craze
Accessories: Aqua Painter, square lattice textured embossing folder

Greenhouse Gala

Stamp Set: Punch Potpouri
Card: Baja Breeze, Greenhouse Gala, marina mist, whisper white
Ink: baja breeze, marina mist, pacific point
Accessories: marina mist grosgrain ribbon, scallop trim border, sizzix circle die, boho blossoms punch

Create A Cupcake

Hi everyone, Just thought I would show you the cards that we are making Friday and Tuesday at Bel Air Baptist Church's Creative Card Class. They are both using the "Create A Cupcake and punch that matches from the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue.


Card Recipe:
Card: whisper white, regal rose, pink pirouette, regal rose and rose red
Ink: Sahara sand, regal rose, dafodil delight
Accessories: extra large oval punch, word window punch, perfect polka dots textured impressions embossing folder, build a cupcake extra large punch, sizzix circles die

"Hello Blossom" Fundraiser for Phill and Bek Pickering

Hi, I thought I would share the projects that I made for a fundraiser I did at my church for a young couple who are going to Zimbabwe to do some mission work. I decided to use the "Hello Blossom" stamp from the Stampin' Up! Autumn/Winter catalogue.


The first project I used elegant eggplant for my base layered with whisper white. I stamped the flowers along the bottom edge of the page using old olive. I then used the Sweet Buttons embosslits from the Autumn/Winter mini with pretty in pink, pink pirouette, perfect plum, tangerine tango and rose red. I have embellished the card with some melon mambo ribbon (retired) and the butterfly wings embosslit. My greeting is from curly cute stamp set.

My second card (and I think my favourite) is on a base of rich razzleberry with a layer of perfect plum and a scalloped edge of elegant eggplant. and my image is stamped on whisper white. I measured my whisper white layer to measure 2 1/2" x 3 3/4" and then used the 1 1/4" square punch to punch out my grid. the scalloped eggplant is using Stampin' Up!'s new Tasteful Trim Bigz XL Die also available in the Autumn/Winter mini catty. My image is stamped in rich razzleberry with matching ribbon trim.

My third card is using riding hood red as a base. I used my markers to colour in my flowers, being careful to omit the letters in the centres of the flowers. I then lined up my card in my "petals a plenty" textured impressions embossing folder and through the bigshot.

My last card is on a base of riding hood red again, with the stamped image in riding hood red on the wisper white. I then have used the new "Framed Tulips" textured impresions embossing folder on the top edge above the stamped image and below the stamped image. Hint:- I used some dotto to hold the card in place in the embossing folder.

I hope you enjoy these projects, see you again soon.

Oh Sew Suite Needle Holder

This is a fun project, I saw this great folded card on Mary Fish's website. She has a great video tutorial on her website.



The base card is tempting turquoise with a layer of melon mambo. The dsp is Sweet Stitches. I have stamped the "buttons" from the Sew Suite stamp set.




On the inside I have attached some pink felt for the needles.

The card is held folded with a piece of tangerine tango ribbon.