My Baby Shower!!

Hey everyone, sorry for the late post tonight - i have had the most amazing day - today my sister, mum and my two bestest ever friends Lucy and Suzanne arranged a baby shower for me! An amazing number of people came and both myself and baby Tiddlywink was completely spoilt!!

Now i have to find homes for all the beautiful gifts that everyone brought!!

Today i have a card that Jade made for me today - a special baby shower card:

On a 'Bashful Blue' cardbase she has glued a piece of embossed 'Whisper White' card using the 'Perfect Polkadot Embossing Folder'. (notice she has used the a circle from the 'Owl Punch; to shape the corners!!) Onto this she glued a piece of 'Bashful Blue' card (again embossed using the 'Perfect Polkadot Embossing Folder' and the circle from the 'Owl Punch; to shape the corners, before gluing it downshe wrapped a piece of 'Whisper White' 'Satin Ribbon'. She stamped the 'for your shower' sentiment from the fab 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set inked in 'Daffodil Delight' and punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch', raising it up using 'Dimensionals', She glued a 'Designer Button' threaded with some 'Linen Thread',

Next she ran some 'Whisper White' card through the 'Big Shot' using the frame die from 'Textured Impression Embossing Set', which she then cut out. Finally she made the cute babygrow - using the wonderfully versatile 'Owl Punch' which she finished off with some 'Brads'.

I love this card!! Thankyou Jade!! And thankyou to all my lovely friends and family for making today so fabulous!! Love you all!!!

An Owl On The Fence!

Hey all! I couldn't resist making this card when i saw several versions of it whilst googling card designs using the fabby 'Owl Punch'!

I created the fence by stamping a piece of 'Crumbcake' cardstock using the 'Woodgrain' background stamp, using 'Early Espresso' ink. I have to admit i had overlooked this stamp in the catty - but i'm warming to it - as there are so many uses for it:

I then punched the card using the 'Word Window' punch to create the fence!!! I glued this onto a 'Baja Breeze' cardbase and then punched some leaves from 'Pear Pizzazz' card using the branch part of the 'Two Step Bird Punch' and glued these into place!

I punched a 'sun' out using the '1-3/8" Circle Punch' from some 'So Saffron' card and glued it onto the base and then punched the owl from 'Early Espresso', Crumbcake' and 'Whisper White' card and some 'Baja Breeze' 'DSP'. I glued all the components together and used 'Dimensionals' to raise the owl and create a 3D effect! Finally i printed the sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset (obviously i used this one for Fathers Day although you could of course use any sentiment on this card!) and punched it out using again the 'Word Window Punch'.

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Embossing Tinfoil! A motorcycle card!

I love experimenting with techniques and products. I also love playing with everyday household items!! You may have seen on a previous blogpost i embossed tinfoil and used it on a card. My friend Jade saw this technique and it inspired her to create the card i want to share with you today, which we made at Jades recent craft class!!

Now i have to warn you - although effective - this card is fiddly and not necessarily a card for any perfectionist to attempt! The hardest part is neatly cutting the tinfoil, as it is very delicate, then you run it through the 'Big Shot' in this case using the 'Lattice Square Embossing Folder'. We layered this onto a 'Soft Suede' cardbase.

Next up we stamped the 'happy fathers day' sentiment from 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' (but you could of course use any of the other sentiments to suit the purpose of the card) and the 'it's your day' stamp from the 'Happiest Birthday Wishes' set, using 'Old Olive' ink onto 'Old Olive' card. We placed three silver 'Brads' along the edge and then glued this piece of card to the bottom of the card,

Finally we stamped the motorcycle image (using 'Early Espresso' ink) onto 'Whisper White' card, we coloured in the image using an 'Old Olive' 'Stampin Write Marker' and then cut this out using the 'Big Shot' using the 'Labels Collection Framelits Die' and then mounted it onto a bigger 'Label' cut from 'Old Olive' card.

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For My Grandad! A Framed Scrapbook Page

Today i have a framed scrapbook page to share with you that i made for my Dad for Fathers Day from bump!!

I brought the box frame (size 8" x 8") from The Range for a bargain price of £5.99!! I cut a piece of 'Cheerful Treat DSP' to size to create the backing. I used the 'Big Shot' and the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' to cut out the letters from 'Whisper White' card and glued them into place. The patterns in the corners of the page were also created using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Swirls Scribble Die' - which i LOVE!!!

Finally i printed off three pics from Baby Tiddlywinks 3D scan onto photo paper, cut them to size and them mounted them onto a strip of 'Whisper White' card!

My Dad really liked his gift. Do you have a love ones birthday, or a special event coming up - why not have a go at creating a gift like this for them. Email me if you would like some advice on colours/ layouts etc: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Tag Scrapbook Tutorial!

Hey all, today i have a fab scrapbook idea to share with you - that a very talented crafty friend of mine, Kerry shared with me!! It's a brilliant 'Tag Mini Scrapbook':

Here's how you make one of these:

Stage 1:

Find three or more toilet rolls.

Stage 2:

Next squash them down flat!!

Stage 3:

Wrap these in coordinating 'DSP' - i have used 'Cheerful Treat DSP'

Stage 4:

Next punch a hole in the bottom of each tube using the 'Crop-a-dile' and then tie some ribbon to attach them!! (I used 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Ruffled Ribbon')

Stage 5:

Next make some tags from cardstock (I used 'Melon Mambo' card) and edged them with a strip of coordinating 'DSP'

I just think this is fabulous idea and really want to thank Kerry for sharing it with me... i think this design would be a lovely gift to give to friends and family - you can place some photos in them to make a beautiful personalised gift!! If you don't fancy making one for yourself why not check out Kerrys blog as she sells them at a really reasonable price and her designs are beautiful!!!

Crafty Boots Challenge: Sports! My Baseball Owl!

Hey all, back again with another Crafty Boots Challenge - this one has been set by Zoe and i have to be honest - i found it quite a tricky one. The theme for this fortnights crafty challenge is SPORTS! I looked through my craft stash and realised i had NO sports related stamps, so had to think outside the box... and heres what i came up with:

I have to be honest - i'm quite proud of this card - a completely original design it did take me some time to come up with!!

On a 'Very Vanilla' cardbase i mounted some glittery 'DSP' from the 'Holly Berry Bouquet' collection. I created two baseballs by punching some 'Whisper White' card using the '1-3/8" Circle Punch' on which i drew on some stitching using a 'Cherry Cobbler' 'Stampin' Write Marker', i raised these up on the cardbase using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect. The sentiment is from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set, inked in 'Cherry Cobbler' ink and then punched out using the fab 'Wrod Window Punch' (again raised up using 'Dimensionals')

Next i created the baseball owl using the amazing 'Owl Punch'! Here's a close-up:

I punched the owl out using 'Early Espresso' card, his eyes created from scraps of 'Whisper White' and 'Basic Black' card. His body has been punched out using 'Real Red DSP'. I punched some wings out using the 'Two-Step Bird Punch'. His baseball bat has been create from 'Crumbcake' cardstock which has been stamped using the 'Woodgrain' stamp (using 'Early Espresso' ink) I handsnipped it into a baseball bat shape. The baseball was created using the eye part of the 'Owl Punch' from some 'Whisper white' card, and then i drew on the stitching using a 'Real Red' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. Finally owls baseball cap was made using some scraps of 'Real Red' card cut into two semi-circles, on which i glued a small 'Whisper White' circle (eye from the 'Owl Punch') and the 'w' emblem is a 'Real Red' owl foot!

I mounted the baseball owl onto a couple of 'Scallop Circles' ('Whisper White' and 'Cherry Cobbler'.

I hope you like my baseball owl as much as i do!! I'm very proud of him!! I can't wait to see your sporty creations! Don't forget - if you would like to own the fab 'Owl Punch' for yourself you can order it through me!!

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A Shirt Design Post-it Holder

Hey all! Something a little different for you today - not a card!!! But a post-it note holder!!

I found a fab tutorial to create an origami shirt scrapbook on @reddebs website - which has tonnes of brilliant mini scrapbook tutorials on it!! Check it out! So here it is:

The origami shirt has been made out of some 'Tempting Turquoise DSP' which has been cleverly folded! Click here for a direct link to the tutorial and view the dimensions! I glued some 'Rich Razzleberry' 'Designer Buttons' using some 'Red Sticky Tape'.

Inside the folded shirt i placed some post-it notes:

This is a fab gift project. Why not give it a try!! Don't forget Stampin' Up! has a fab offer on DSP this month - email me for details: amyjtidd@gmail.com