Ornament Punch Christmas Card!

This fab Christmas card was created by Daneila (a fellow demo at a recent swap event)

The cardbase is 'Confetti White' card. She then glued a strip of 'In Colour DSP' down the centre with the 'Ornament Punch' cut out.

She then punched out a separate ornament shape and using a '2-way Glue Pen' applied 'Dazzling Diamond Glitter' polkadots.

Finally the sentiment is from the 'For My Family' stampset inked in 'Chocolate Chip'.

I love the simplicity of this card. It would be a perfect desogn to consider if you was planning on making a big batch of cards! If you'd like to order some Stampin Up products drop me an email: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Nan! A bookmark card!

Yesterday i shared with you a beautiful bookmark we created at Jades 'Big Shot' craft class last month:

See yesterdays blog for details on how to create this bookmark!

Jade showed us how to transform this lovely bookmark into a card, which i intend to give to my Nanny Hazel as today is her birthday!!

We began with a square 'Whisper White' base which we folded along the top. On which we mounted a piece of 'Early Espresso' card and then a piece of 'Whisper White' card which we ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder'. We wrapped the bookmark around the card, securing it in place with a couple of glue dots (allowing the recipient to remove the bookmark with ease and make use of it!!) Finally we embossed the 'happy birthday' sentiment' from the 'For My Family' stampset using 'Versamark', 'White Embossing Powder' and a 'Heat Gun'. We punched the sentiment out using the 'Word Window Punch' and then secured it in place using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect.

I love this idea! A fab way of incorporating a gift and a card - don't you think?! Thankyou to Jade for sharing this idea with me! I will most definately be making more of these cards in the future!!

Happy Anniversary Badger!

Today is mine and hubby's 2nd Wedding Anniversary! So today i have the card i made for him to share with you...

We call each other 'Badger' i think it originated from the fact that he used to say i 'badgered' (nagged) him a lot - anyway 10 years on it has stuck and over time shorted to calling one another Mr and Mrs B! Random i know!!

Anyway i thought i would incorporate this onto a card... i googled for some time badger punch art but couldn't find anything suitable and unfortunately Stampin' Up! have yet to produce a badger stamp!! Anyway my friend Jade came to my rescue rumaging though her craft stash she found this stamp. I stamped it using 'Basic Black' ink and then coloured it in using 'Basic Black' ink and a 'Blender Pen' and then 'Wild Wasabi', Daffodil Delight' and 'Melon Mambo' 'Stampin' Write Markers' to colur the flower.

Finally i stamped the 'to my' sentiment from the 'For My Family' stampset, using 'Basic Black' ink and then cut out the Mr B using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Timeless Types Alphabet Dies' from 'Melon Mambo' ink.

I hope hubby likes his card!! I just love him so much!! Happy Anniversary Mr B! xxxxxxxxxx

Happy Birthday Aunty Jim!

Yesterday was my sisters birthday! See yesterdays blogpost to see the card that i made for her... however i couldn't resist making a card for her from bump... My sisters name is Jamie - but we often shorten it to Jim - so she WILL be known as Auntie Jim!!! Hehe!

So here is the card from baby Tiddlywink:

On a 'Old Olive' base i layered some 'Pacific Point' 'DSP' to create the background. Then on a piece of 'Whisper White' i stamped my sister and baby Tiddlywink - using the 'All in the Family' stampset and the trusty 'Stamp-a-ma-jig' to ensure all the components are lined up well! I coloured them in using a selction of 'Stampin' Write Markers'.

Next on a piece of 'Whisper White' i stamped the 'to my' and 'aunt' words from the 'For My Family' set using 'Pacific Point' ink. I punched it out using the 'Decorative Label Punch' and then mounted it on a 'Pacific Point' 'DSP' 'Decorative Label'.

Finally i used the 'Big Shot' and the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' to create the 'Jim' from 'Old Olive' card!

I know Jamie can't wait to be and Auntie and hope she loved this card from her little nephew-to-be!!

An Angry Bird Card!

Today is our friend Robs birthday. He is currently on holiday but i have posted this card so he will recieve it on his return! I made this card at a recent card class that my friend Jade hosted, which was great fun. It features punch-art to create an Angry Bird themed card, which is a perfect card to men/ teenagers (or men who still think they are/ act like they are teenagers hehe!)

On a 'So Saffron' cardbase we glued a piece of 'Sahara Sand' card which we ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Stripes Embossing Folder'. We first made the catapolt using the 'Word Window Punch' cut from woodgrain 'DSP' from the 'Well Worn Collection'. We glued this into place onto the base and wrapped some 'Linen Thread' around it.

The angry bird was created from 'Real Red', 'Whisper White' and scraps of 'Basic Black' and 'So Saffron' card using the '1-3/8" Circle Punch' to craete his body and the 'Owl Punch' to craete his eyes.

The sentiments come from the 'For My Family' set ( a perfect sentiment stampset to craete cards and scrapbook projects)

We stamped these images in 'Early Espresso' ink, punching them out using the 'Word Window Punch'  and then mounted them onto some 'Early Espresso' card.

I hope Rob has a fab birthday! And if you fancy making an order then email me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Hey all, Sorry it has been a few days since my last post - we are currently going through the joys of changing internet provider and have therefore been without my laptop for a day or two... but now i'm back!

I hope you're all having a wonderful jubilee weekend. Shame about the weather, but nethertheless we've still been making the most of some time off! Today we went to visit hubby's nanny and grandpa, as it is his grandpas birthday on Tuesday (we're going on a babymoon to Bath) so needed to drop his gift, card and cake around today. So today i have the card i made for him, featuring the 'Need for Speed' stampset - perfect for masculine makes:

On a piece of 'Bashful Blue' card i stamped the aircraft image from the 'Need For Speed' set three times in 'Basic Grey' ink. I stamped the 'happy birthday' and 'Grandpa' sentiments from 'For my Family' set (using 'Night of Navy' ink.) I tore the edge of this card, layering it onto a piece of 'Night of Navy' and then a piece of 'Red Riding Hood'. I punched three holes into the 'Red Riding Hood' card and placed three brads through and then wrapped some 'Linen Thread' around several times, tying it off in a bow. Finally i glued this all onto a 'Night Of Navy' cardbase.

I hope Frank has a lovely birthday Tuesday, and i promise my posts will be more regular! Hope you didn't miss me too much! xxxxx

Punch-Art Cat! (Featuring the amazing 'Owl Punch')

Hey all! Hope you;re having a good week! Today i have a card to share with you that i made at a recent 'Bird Punch' class that Jade hosted:

You will notice this card is very similar to the piggy card i shared with you last week! (Click here to view this card)

The card base is 'Whisper White' and we cleverly used a 'Crop-A-Dile' to punch holes down the left hand side of the card and then weaved a length of 'Early Espresso' 'Grosgrain Ribbon' through the holes and then back again and tied in a knot. I just love this technique - even if it is a little fidderly!!

Next we punched a 'Scallop Circle', from the 'Halloween DSP' (with the black cats) and then mounted a 'Whisper White' '1'3/8" Circle, which we embossed with the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder' using the trusty 'Big Shot'

Next up we created the punch-art cat:

His head  has been created using the 'Owl Punch' - the owls body, with its feet chopped off, created from 'Soft Suede' card! His features have been punched also from the 'Owl Punch' and handdrawn using a 'Basic Black' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. Clever huh?!

Finally the friend sentiment (from the 'For My Family' set) has been stamped in 'Early Espresso' in onto a strip of 'Soft Suede' cardstock - which we handsniped into shape!

I just LOVE this card and the fabulous 'Owl Punch' - it is super versatile!! I can't stop using it!! If you want to order it for yourself then email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Dad!

Today is my Dad's birthday! So today i have his birthday card to share with you - using the fab 'Need For Speed' stampset. I have specifically chosen the quad bike image because it is my Dad's dream to own one. One day i hope his dream comes true but for now he'll have to make do with having this card instead!!!

On an 'Early Espresso' cardbase, i glued a piece of 'Pumpkin Pie DSP which has been mounted onto some 'Old Olive cardstock. Next up i stamped the quad bike image (in 'Early Espresso' ink) from the 'Need For Speed' set and painted it using 'Old Olive' ink and a 'Blender Pen'. I cut this out and then secured it onto a larger piece of 'Whisper White' cardstock using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect. I stamped the happy birthday sentiment from the 'For My Family' stampset in the righthand corner and then mounted this onto a piece of 'Old Olive' card and then glued this onto the cardbase. I finished this card by stamping the 'dad' sentiment (also from the 'For My Family' set) and mounted it onto a piece of 'Early Espresso' securing it with a couple of 'Dimensionals'.

I just love the 'Need For Speed' stampset - it is such a perfect set to create masculine cards - a good one for Fathers Day!

It's not too late to order this set in time for Fathers Day creating - email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

I hope my dad likes his card and has a fab day! Love you Dad. xxx

Congratulations on your engagement Lisa and Mike!

Hey all, hope you're all having a lovely week and enjoying the sunshine!

Today i have a card to share with you that i made for my cousin Mike, who proposed last week to his partner Lisa - and of course she said YES!!

So here is the engagement card that i made for them:

This type of card was demo'd to us by Fiona a Stampin' Up! colleague of mine. The card base is 'Very Vanilla' which has been folded over in half and then the front folded over again. I layered two different pieces of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' on the card base.

I then ran some 'Poppy Parade' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Top Note Die', and then ran a piece of 'DSP' through as well - i trimmed off the edge to create a slightly smaller shape and mounted it to the 'Poppy Parade' 'Top Note' before sticking it to the cardbase.

Next up i punched two birds using the 'Two Step Bird Punch' from 'Very Vanilla' card, the wings from some coordinating 'DSP' and the branches from some 'Poppy Parade'. The cute little hearts were punched out using the 'Owl Punch' (I also placed three along the edge of the card too)

Here's a pic of the card open (in my lovely sunny garden!):

You may notice that i have placed a 'Very Vanilla' 'Top Note' in the centre, before stamping in 'Poppy Parade' ink a congratulations sentiment from the 'For My Family' stampset.

If you love this paper as much as me - it is only available until SATURDAY. So if you want some for your crafty stash you must place an order of £45 and you will get it for FREE. Email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Angry Bird Birthday Card!

It's my twin brother-in-law's birthday today. I always find it hard to make cards for men, especially younger guys. So i thought i'd browse the web for inspiration and found a fab online video tutorial to create a punchart angry bird card, which is absolutely perfect for any gadget fanatic!! The tutorial has been created by an American Stampin' Up! demo called Tami and does use one or two products not available in the UK and unfortunately i didn't have all the right tools in my craft collection so had to improvise a bit, even so i'm still very happy with the final result:

I'm not going to write a detailed tutorial on here because Tami's tutorial is so fab, so click here to access it.

However here is a list of the Stampin' Up! materials i used:

• 'Soft Suede' card - for the cardbase.
• 'Whisper White' card for the background.
• 'Bashful Blue' ink, a 'Sponge Dauber' and the icing part from the 'Cupcake Punch' (as a cloud template) to create the sky background.
• Some 'Garden Green' card snipped to create the grass.
• 'Word Window Punch' and an elastic band to create the catapult.
• A 'Red Riding Hood' and a 'Crumb Cake' '1-3/8" Circle', five 'Basic Black' strips and two 'Red Riding Hood' strips created made from the candle part of the 'Cupcake Punch', some hand-snipped 'Pumpkin Pie' card for the beak, two 'Whisper White' circles punched from the 'Cupcake Punch' and two teeny tiny 'Basic Black' circles created using the 'Crop-a-dile'.
• The 'happy birthday' and the 'Brother' sentiment are both from the 'For My Family' stampset, inked in 'Soft Suede' ink.

I just love punchart and really happy with the final card - i hope hubby's brother likes it too!! Check back tomorrow for another card made with Stampin' Up! products!
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