Baby Shower Card

This is my first ever shaker card and I really enjoyed making it for my friend on her baby shower. The patterned paper is from the Studio Calico Atlantic 6x6 paper pad. The stork and sentiment are from the Plus One stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I used Stampin' Up Smoky Slate ink instead of my usual black as I thought it created a softer look, inkeeping with the design. I coloured the stork image with Stampin' Up markers in Crushed Curry and Pool Party. The sequins are a selection from my stash. My one disappointment in this card is that I used vellum which was not pure white and I think this spoiled the overall effect.

Bunting Congratulations Card

I made this simple card for a friend on her baptism this Easter. I used patterned paper from the Fresh Cut 6x6 pad by Basic Grey. I used the banner punch from Stampin' Up and pink bakers twine from Dovecraft Riverbank Revels collection to create the bunting and attached it to the card with the Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher. I then used sequins and stamped a sentiment from the Stampin' Up This Day Forward stamps set, embossed with Versamark ink and Papermania gold embossing powder.

Hoppy Easter Card

I made this card for my Vicar at Easter. The design is inspired by one of Laura Sterckx's cards - I'm addicted to watching her Saturday Stamp Day videos on YouTube! I used the Mama Elephant stamp set, Honey Bunny. I love the cute images and sentiments in this set. I used a small piece of patterned paper from the Basic Grey Fresh Cut 6x6 pad - this is my most favourite collection at the moment. The brightly coloured watercolour florals are bang on-trend and the perfect colours for spring and summer cards. I overlayed the paper with vellum to tone-down the colour and allow the bunny image to stand out. I crumpled it to add texture and added sequins from my stash for extra interest and sparkle. Finally I stamped a sentiment, also from the Honey Bunny stamp set, in Versamark ink and heat embossed Papermania gold embossing powder over the top. I also made some coordinating pillow boxes containing chocolate gifts for some friends, but sadly I forgot to take a picture of them before I gave them away.

First Birthday Card for Thomas

I made this card for my God-son Thomas' first birthday. I love the background paper which I've had in my stash for a while (I think it might be from Kaisercraft). The photo-realistic grass contrasts with the cartoony style of the other images, which I cut on my cricut mini using the create-a-critter cartridge. I love using bakers twine on my cards and this one is no exception. This green twine is from the Dovecraft riverbank revels collection. I used a yellow My Paper World paper pen instead of enamel dots - it works out much cheaper and I can create them just the size I need each time. Finally I used my dymo label maker and a light blue label tape to complete the sentiment.