A Couple More New Baby Cards!

Morning all! Today i have two final cards to share with you that my lovely friends made to congratulate us on the arrival of Xander! We have been overwhelmed by the amount of beautiful handmade cards and gifts that we have recieved so thankyou so much for your creativity and kindness! It means alot and will all be presented in Xanders scrapbook!

First up a card from fellow Stampin Up demonstrator Julie:

I love this card. Julie used a 'Baja Breeze' cardbase on which she layered a piece of 'Very Vanilla' card which has been ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Stripes Embossed Folder', which she ran some 'Baja Breeze' 'Taffeta Ribbon' around. Next she layered three squares of 'Crumb Cake' card on some slightly larger 'Baja Breeze' squares. Then using punches she created the sailing boat (from '1-1/4" Circle Punch' and some handcut triangles, the star has been cleverly created from the ;5 Petal Punch' cleverly snipped and the moon from the '1-3/8" Circle Punch' - all out of 'Baja Breeze' and 'So Saffron' card. Although you can't really see it Julie 'spongue daubed' the edges of these and also raised the star using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect. Finally the sentiment (from 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' has been stamped using 'Baja Breeze' ink onto 'Very Vanilla' card and punched using the 'Word Window Punch' again 'Sponge Daubed' around the edges!

Andhere is a card from Jane (aka @janesgrapevine):

I LOVE this card! The embossed bear is so cute! And i absolutely love the sentiment!! Thankyou Jane!

Punchart: Beer Mug Card!

Hey everyone! Yesterday was my step-dad Johns birthday. So i thought today i would share with you the punchart card that i made for him.

I have to be honest it is not an original idea. I followed a tutorial by Tami White change a couple of the punches and the embossing folder Tami used as i didn't have them to hand! So here's the card:

The cardbase is 'Whisper White' on which i layered a piece of 'Early Espresso' card which i ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder' to create texture. The beer much has been made from 'Very Vanilla card (find the dimensionals by following Tami's tutorial - link above) and rounded the corners using the 'Corner Rounder', the handle is also made from 'Very Vanilla' card punched using '1-3/4" Circle Punch' (and i had to use a button lid to draw around as i didn't have the larger punch that Tami used) Next cut some strips of 'So Saffron' card and round the edges and glue them into place to make the beer!

The sentiment has been stamped from the 'Happiest Birthday Wishes' set onto some 'Whisper White Card and then mounted onto some 'Early Espresso' and glued into place.

Finally i had to make the beer froth! This was created by punching shapes out of some 'Very Vanilla' cardtsock using the '1-3/8" Circle Punch', '1-1/4" Circle Punch' and '1/2" Circle Punch', which i edged using a 'Sponge Dauber' loaded up with some 'So Saffron' ink and then arranged them into place. (Note i used some 'Dimensionals' to raise some of the froth bubbles!!)

If you would like to make this card and would like to order the products to make it then drop me an email: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Baby Congratulations! Welcome to the world Summer-Rose!

Hey all! Another baby related post at the moment - 2012 IS the year for babies it seems!! Last week an old friend of mine Daniel and his girlfriend Carly celebrated the arrival of their beautiful little girl Summer-Rose!! As each baby is born i get more and more excited about the arrival of Baby Tiddlywink - just over a month til due date now!!

So here is the card i made for Dan and Carly:

You'll notice it's a very similar design to the baby shower invites that i designed last month. The cardbase is 'Blushing Bride' which has been folded over the top. I punched a 1-3/8" Circle' at the top to create the babygrow headhole and then used the '1-3/8" Circle Punch' and the 'Scallop Circle' to create the lace from some 'Melon Mambo' cardstock. The legholes were punched using a '1-3/4" Circle Punch' and the 'Scallop Circle' punch to create the lace.

Finally i stamped the cute teddybear from the 'Every Little Bit' stampset, using 'Melon Mambo' ink (onto some 'Very Vanilla' card) I punched it out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch' and mounted it onto a '1-3/8" Circle' punched from 'Melon Mambo' card.

Congratulations to Dan and Carly once again on the safe arrival of their beautiful little girl!!

Crafty Meal Planner

As many of you probably know next month Baby Tiddlywink is due!! It's our first baby and i'm very keen to get into good organised routines before his arrival. One thing i have been trialing is bulk cooking and planning meals ahead so i customised a notepad to allow me to note down meal plans:

This was a pretty quick crfaty project. I simply covered a cheap notepad (from Wilkinsons) in 'Holly Berry Bouquet' and glued a strip of 'Cherry Cobbler' card along the top. Next up i used the 'Broadsheet Alphabet Stampset' to stamp the letters in 'Cherry Cobbler' and 'Pear Pizzazz' ink onto 'Very Vanilla' card. I punched them out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch' and then mounted them onto '1-3/8" Circles'. Finally i glued a very strong magnet (brought on e-bay) to the back so i can pop it on my fridge and scribble meal plans and recipes in it. Fingers crossed it'll make me more organised! We'll see!!!

Crafty Boots Challenge: Good Luck!

Hey all!!! As you may know - for my full time job i'm a teacher - so this fortnights Crafty Boots Challenge is completely relevant to me! This week my AS students will be sitting their first exam!! AAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH! And of course i want to wish them the best of luck. So for this challenge i created some Good Luck bunting to hang in my classroom!!! And i made it all using my trusty 'Perfect Pennants Die' - bunting made nice and quickly with a roll of the 'Big Shot'!!:

I went with a 'Regal Rose', 'Melon Mambo', 'Rich Razzleberry' and 'Old Olive' colour combo. Chopping the large triangles out of cardstock using the 'Perfect Pennants Die' and the 'Big shot'. Then smaller triangles from a range of stripey and polkadot 'Brights DSP'. The letters have been stamped from the coordinating inks onto 'Whisper White' card using the brilliant 'Broadsheet Alphabets' stampset:

I punched these out and mounted them onto the bunting using a range of punches: '1 1/4" Circle Punch', '1-3/8" Circle Punch', '1-3/$" Circle Punch', 'Scallop Circle Punch' and the 'Perfect Pennant Die'. Here's close ups of each of the individual bunting triangles:

To finish off the card i punched some holes in each corner of the triangle and threaded through some 'Old Olive' 'Satin Ribbon'.

I'm really please with how this bunting has worked out and really do wish my students the best of luck with their exams! Why not enter the crafty boots challenge yourself! I look forward to seeing your entries!

And if you like the look of any of these products and would like to order them or have any questions feel free to drop me an email: amyjtidd@gmail.com 

Birthday Wishes For Harry!

Tomorrow is Harrys birthday! Harry is our friend Rory and Poppys little boy and i can't quite believe that he will be 2 tomorrow!!

Harry (and his brother Jack) are very good friends with our two cats Dewey and Crazy!! and so i knew i had to create a card that incorporated a cat in it somewhere, so i used the  wonderfully versatile 'Every Little Bit' stampset to create this card:

On a 'Tempting Turquoise' cardbase i stamped the birthday wishes sentiment from the 'Happiest Birthday Wishes' set onto the righthand bottom corner. Next i layered a piece of 'Whispr White' cardstock edged using the 'Eyelet Border Punch', onto which i glued a strip of 'Pacific Point DSP'.

Onto some 'Whisper White' card i stamped the dog, teddy bear and cat (all from the 'Every Little Bit' set) using 'Basic Black' ink and then coloured them in with a range of my 'Stampin' Write Markers'. I punched these images out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch', then layered them onto some '1-3/8" Circles' punched from the same 'Pacific Point DSP', finally layering them onto the three 'Tempting Turquoise' 'Scallop Circles'.

I hope Harry has a fab birthday tomorrow and gets spoilt rotten!!!

Baby Shower Invites!

Hey all, i'm so excited! My sister and my friends are organising a baby shower for me! I'm to have very little involvement in the preperations myself. I just had to confirm the date, write a list of names to invite and oh yeah ... design and make the invites! But my sis is doing the rest!!!

So today i had a lovely day, out for breakfast with hubby this morning, shopping with sis this afternoon, then an evening of crafting and curry with sis!! This is the baby shower invite design we came up with:

This babygrow design was easily constucted by folding a 'Whisper White' cardbase at the top and then punching using '1-3/8" Circles' to create the neck and leg-holes of the babygrow! Next i ran the cardbase through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder' to add some texture. I punched out some 'Bashful Blue' 'Scallop Circles' and punched out the centre using the '1-3/8" Circle' to create the edging on the neck and legs! Finally i stamped the teddybear image (from the 'Every Little Bit' stampset) in 'Bashful Blue' ink using the 'Whisper White' card, punched it out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch' and then mounted it onto a '1-3/8" Circle' of 'Bashful Blue' card. Now we just have to find time to make a big batch of them!!! Tomorrow is going to be a very crafty day!!!

Strawberry Gift Box: Featuring the 'Fruit and Flowers' stampset

As i mentioned in yesterdays blogpost - the items from the Spring Mini Catalogue are only available until the end of the month - so if you want anything from the catty you have to get your orders in this weekend:  email your orders over to amyjtidd@gmail.com

One of these amazing stampsets that i will completely miss is the fab 'Fruit and Flowers' set:

So today i have a bright little 'Pillow Box' constructed using the 'Pillow Box Die' made using the 'Big Shot' (from 'Real Red' card) which i randomly stamped with the strawberry image using 'Real Red' ink (although i'm afraid my camera hasn't really picked up in this pic), which i have wrapped a belly-belt of 'Pear Pizzazz' card embossed using the 'Perfect Polkadot Embossing Folder'.

To complete this project i stamped the strawberry image using 'Real Red' and 'Old Olive' 'Stampin' Write Markers' onto some 'Whisper White' card which i punched out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch' and then layered it onto a '1-3/8" Circle' of 'Pear Pizzazz' card and then onto a 'Real Red' 'Scallop Circle'.

There you have it - a nice simple project perfect for putting a small gift or some yummy sweets in!!

If you would like to order some Stampin' Up! products email over your order - don't forget you have only a few days to take advantage of the April DSP promotion - a FREE pack of 'DSP' (12x12 papers) with every order of £45. Email me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com