A Monkey New Baby Card From Jade!

Back again with another beautiful handmade new baby card. This time a card made by the wonderfully crafty Jade!

She actually used my own stamp set, 'Fox and Friends' to create this card with the cute little monkeys (very sneaky!)  Jade carefully stamped them using her 'stamp-a-ma-jig' so they 'hang' from each other. You will see the middle one has been cut out by hand and raised up with dimensionals and his tail is looped into one of the letters, i love this effect!

Jade used the 'Top Note die' cut from 'Whisper White' card stock and mounted this onto a 'Bashful Blue' 'Top Note' and then added the lettering cut with the 'Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies', of course stamping the cheeky monkeys first.

Jade the stamped out  out the 'hello baby' sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes 'stamp set placed just above the 'BOY' inked in 'Bashful Blue', and then she mounted the panel onto 'Shimmery White card; and added a 'designer button' to finish.

I just love this card and of course with changing of sentiments and wordings it could be a fab kids birthday card too!

Thanks Jade!!This card is fab and will most definately be going in Xanders scrapbook!  xxxxxxx

Happy 30th Lisa!

On the 31st July it was my cousins fiancee Lisa's 30th birthday and so today i have the card i made her to share with you:

The cardbase i used is 'Lucky Limeade'. On which i layered a pice of 'Whisper White' card. On a seperate piece of 'Whisper White' i stamped the flower image from the 'Mixed Bunch' stampset three times using 'Pool Party' ink and then punched it out using the cooridnating 'Blossom Punch'. I layered two of these straight onto the 'Whisper White' base, trimming the edges slightly. I punched some 'Lucky Limeade' and 'Island Indigo' card again using the 'Blossom Punch' to create the leaves and another flower, which i glued in place and then glued the 'Pool Party' on top. I then stamped the circle image from the set using 'Island Indigo' ink, punched it out using the '3/4" Circle Punch' and then placed a teeny tiny'Basic Pearl' in the centre! Finally i ran some 'Island Indigo' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' to create the '30' which i glued to the corner of the card. To finish off the card i stamped the sentiment (from 'Happiest Birthday Wishes') on a seperate strip of 'Whisper White' using 'Island Indigo' ink and handsnipped the edges!.

I haven't featured this stampset before it uses the wonderful 'Mixed Bunch' stampset - which i completely LOVE!!! And the brilliant thing is that it comes with a coordinating punch!!!!

This is a must have for you craft kit - and being in the summer mini catalogue - there is NO guarantee that it will be in the new stampin up catty - so if you want it you really should order it THIS MONTH!! Email me to place your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com 

A New Home Card Made Using A Baby Stampset!

A while back my friend Jade gave me the fab 'Little Additions' stampset as a baby shower gift! I have LOVED using it to make baby related cards....

...but decided to have a play at using the set for some non-baby related cards and came up with this 'New Home' design:

On a 'Saraha Sand' cardbase i layered some beautiful 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' (which you can buy only for this month - checkout the top of my blog for details) to create wallpaper and carper. I stamped the armchair, cabinet and lampshade all from the 'Little Additions' stampset using 'Pear Pizzazz', 'Chocolate Chip' and 'Pool Party' ink onto 'Very Vanilla' card and then cut them out and glued them into place. I then stamped the frames image using 'Chocolate Chip' and 'Poppy Parade' 'Stampin' Write Markers' and glued them into place and then cut a small piece of mirror card (not Stampin' up!) to craete the oval mirror!!

i finished off the card by running some 'Pear Pizzazz' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' to create the 'New Home' sentiment and glued it into place!!

I hope i've inspired you to take a good look at your stampsets and try to use them in alternative ways!!! If you'd like to order these papers or the fab stampset email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Hospital Thankyou Card!

You may have guessed that i have been super organised and have scheduled all these posts in advance - the reason?! Because my baby is due anytime and i didn't want my CraftyThINKer followers to feel abandonned!! I will interject a blogpost at some point to announce the arrival of Baby Tiddlywink i promise!!

I have been super organised and have even made a thankyou card for the midwifes that will be assisting me and it's already packed in my hospital bag!! Check me out!!

I started with a 'Pool Party' cardbase which i folded at the top and embossed using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Perfect Polkadot Embossing Folder' (notice i inverted the dots' to create a dimpled effect') and added some 'Basic Pearls' along the edge of the card to add some bling!!

I then ran some 'Calypso Coral' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Mahatten Rose Embossing Folder' and cut the roses out by hand and layered this onto the cardbase!

Finally I ran some 'Pool Party' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' to create the 'thankyou' and glued them into place!

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 Jack!

Today is my little neighbour Jack's 5th Birthday! Jack is my friend and the best cat-sitter in the world!! He's such a cool little man and i just had to make him a special birthday card!

I layered some 'Pacific Point' 'DSP' onto a 'Real Red' cardbase. On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the balloon image (from the 'Crazy For Cupcakes' set) twice using 'Basic Black' ink and coloured them in using 'Real Red' ink and a 'Blender Pen'.

Next i used the 'Big Shot' and the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' to create the 'Jack' (from 'Real Red' card) and 'is' (from 'Pacific Point' card) and then the 5 (again from 'Real Red' card) which i layered onto a '-13/4" Circle' punched from 'Pacific Point' 'DSP' and then onto a 'Real Red' 'Scallop Circle'.

I hope Jack has a fab birthday and loves his card!!

It's been awhile but i have decided to enter this into the Cupcake Craft Challenge which is currently 'Number Cruncher', basically the expectation is that you incorporate something numeric into your work so i hope i have fulfilled that criteria! Hello Cupcake Craft Challenge DT team - it's been a while but i'm back!! xxxx

I Heart You Hubby!

Hey all! I cannot quite believe that it is 10 whole years since me and hubby had our first date!! Time flies when you're in love!! I couldn't let today pass without some recognition (although it is our official wedding anniversary a week today) So i made hubby this card:

On a 'Cherry Cobbler' cardbase i layered some 'Basic Grey' squares of card. On which i layered some smaller squares made from 'Very Vanilla' card, which i ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder' to add some texture.

I then ran some 'Cherry Cobbler' card though the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Die' (the hearts also come from the die set!) and glued them onto the squares. I ran the smallest heart though the 'Big shot' using the 'Perfect Polkadot Embossing Folder' to create more texture and raised it using a 'Dimensional'.

I finally added a sentiment to the card, by stamping 'Happy Anniversary' from 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set using 'Cherry Cobbler' ink onto 'Very Vanilla' card and punched it out using the fab 'Word Window Punch', raising it using some 'Dimensionals'.

I LOVE this card almost as much as i LOVE my hubby!! If you like the look of any of the products i have used and would like to order them then feel free to drop me an email!! amyjtidd@gmail.com

For Now You're A Scan Of My Unmade Plans! (2nd Smash* Book Page)!

Hey all! Back today with my 2nd Smash* book page which i'm using as a baby journal to document key moments for baby Tiddlywink! This page records our 30 week 3D scan:

I continued the 'Ed Sheeran' 'Small Bump' theme onto this page printing lyrics from the song onto 'Whisper White' card and glued these into place and the top and the bottom of the page. I printed out two of the 3D scan images and then framed these by using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Labels Collection Framelits Die' to cut a hole from some 'Whisper White' cardstock. I journalled around these images using my Smash* pen. Next i cut a strip of 'Basic Black' card and glued it in the centre, then used the 'Big Shot' and the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' to create the word 'scan' (from 'Pear Pizzazz', 'Real Red', 'So Saffron' and 'Pumpkin Pie' card)

Finally i made some embellishments from 'Pear Pizzazz', 'Real Red', 'So Saffron' and 'Pumpkin Pie' card punched out using the '1/2" Circle Punch' and some coordinating 'Brads'.
I'm really enjoying creating my baby journal - i hope baby Tiddlywink will enjoy reading it in years to come, and i'm loving using my Stampin' Up! stash in a different way to my usual cardmaking!!! So, just to re-cap here's my first double layout:

My First Smash* Book Page!!

Hey all! I'm so excited to share this with you... as you know i'm usually a card maker who dabbles once in a while with other mediums - but mostly i make cards...

Well, with Baby Tiddlywinks due date less than a month away - i was keen to start a baby journal to mark all the key moments in his little life. So when my friend Stephanie Emma (AKA craftyboots) suggested a Smash* Book i thought why not!

There is a specifically themed baby journal - so that seemed to be the most obvious choice:

Smash* Journals come with lovely backing pages and a pen with a glue stick on the end!!

Now as you know i totally utterly adore Stampin' Up! so intend to completely utalise my Stampin' Up! stash in this journal!!

I was a bit nervous getting started  (as i'm not a natural scrapbooker) but here is my first page....

A simple page... I printed off the lyrics from Ed Sheerans 'small bump' onto 'Whisper White' cardstock (fab card for printing!) and cut it out... I printed a pic of me (24 weeks pregnant) and hubby and glued it onto the centre of the page. I then used my 'Big Shot' to cut out the letters to create' small bump' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' from  'Melon Mambo' card and glued them into place. Finally i wrote 'bump at 24 weeks' using my 'uni ball signo pen' (page 113 of catty)

I'm hoping i can keep this going to keep a record of my little mans life and hope i have showcased how you can use cardmaking products in a different way!! I will update regularly with different smash* pages.

If you think you would like to start a smash book - why not check out Stephanie-Emma at Crafty Boots Smash* selection, and don't forget you can order all your Stampin' Up goodies from me at any time: amyjtidd@gmail.com (Don't forget to check out the July offer at the top of this blog!!)

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!!

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

Happy Fathers Day!!

Today is FATHERS DAY!! So wishes all the Dads out there a very happy day - i hope you all get spoilt rotten!

I couldn't resist making hubby a Fathers Day card from bump!! So here it is:

I have Jade to thank for this design as i CASE'd it from her last week when she came around mine for a crafty session!! On a 'Pool Party' cardbase i ran a strip of 'DSP' from the 'Beau Chateau' collection down one side. On some 'Whisper White' card i stamped the dad image and the baby image created using the 'All in the Family' stampset. (TIP: use a 'stamp-a-ma-jig' to line up the componants' of the set) I coloured these images in using a selection of 'Stampin' Write Markers' and then carefully snipped them out. I created the 'Daddy' by running some 'Marina Mist' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies' and glued the images and letter into place on the cardbase. Finally i stamped the 'Happy Fathers Day' sentiment, from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set along the bottom of the card (using 'Marina Mist' ink). Finally i threaded some 'Linen Thread' through a 'Marina Mist' 'Designer Button' and then glued it into place on the top lefthand corner of the card!!

I hope my hubby (and every other Dad) has a lovely fathers day!!

Happy fathers Day! (From the Cats!!)

Ok ... yes, many of you will probably think that i'm incredibly sad to create this card for my hubby! But the cats are part of our family and every year since we've had them i have made a Father Day for him from the cats!!

On a 'Real Red' card base i mounted a piece of 'Just Add Cake' stripy 'DSP'. On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the man image and the two cats using the 'All in the Family' stampset (hint: you may want to use a 'Stamp-a-ma-jig' to line up all the components nice an straight!!) I coloured the images in using 'Stampin' Write Markers' and then mounted it onto a piece of 'Real Red'card and then glued in onto the cardbase.

I stamped the 'happy fathers day' sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set using 'Marina Mist' ink and then punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch'. Finally i ran some 'Marina Mist' card through the 'Big shot' using the 'Timeless type Alphabet Dies' to create the word 'Dad' which i glued in place at the bottom of the card!

This Fathers Day is a little bit more special for my hubby this year - as he not only gets a card from the cats but also from Baby Tiddlywink! I got a lot of enjoyment making Fathers Day cards this year - check out my blog tomorrow to see the card from bump!

Wedding RSVP For Kat and Gary!

In August  a friend of mine Kat will be getting married. She is busily planning her wedding and it sounds like it's going to be a lovely day. Her wedding day is very close to our due date so currently we are unsure if we're going to be able to attend, however i wanted to send her an RSVP nethertheless. So here it is:

Onto a 'Bashful Blue'' base (folded at the top) i have invert embossed the cardbase using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder'. Next up a ran a piece of 'Pink Pirouette' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Manhatten Rose Embossing Folder' and glued this to the cardbase. I ran some 'Bashful Blue' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless  Type Alphabet Die' to cut out the RSVP letters and glued them onto the card. Finally i popped a little of bling to the top righthand corner using some 'Basic Pearls'.

A Mothers Day Card For My Nan!

Another Mothers Day make to share with you today that i made last week for my Nan. As i was in hospital on Sunday my lovely hubby had to go round and deliver the flowers and the card. My Nan is like a second Mum to me - i love her to pieces and i hope she had a lovely day!

Here's the card i made for her:

The cardbase is 'Wisteria Wonder', on which i layered some 'Pear Pizzazz' card and a piece of 'Whisper White' - on which i stamped the flower image from the 'Blessed Mother' stampset (using 'Perfect Plum' and 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Stampin' Write Markers'). I wrapped a knotted piece of 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Seaming Ribbon' around before gluing it in place. I ran some 'Wisteria Wonder' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Die' to create the 'Nan'.

Finally i stamped the sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset and punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch' and placed in the left hand corner of the card and placed a little 'Pear Pizzazz' butterfly (created using 'Pear Pizzazz' card, the 'Big Shot' and the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die') finishing it off with a couple of 'Basic Pearls'.

Don't forget if you like the look of this card and want to buy the materials to make something similar yourself you can place a Stampin' Up! order through me. Just email it over: amyjtidd@gmail.com (And don't forget the Sale-a-bration promotion is still on til the end of the month - so if you spend £45 or more you can also get an exclusive stampset or paper pack for FREE - see the righthand side of this blog for more details!) Don't forget after March these sets WILL NOT be available - so get your order in ASAP!!

Mothers Day Preperations! (sorry for the delayed post!!)

Hey everyone. I'm back home and under strict instructions to rest - hubby went out this morning and brought lots of supplies and told me not to move from the sofa so i thought i'd get out the laptop and update my blog.

I had my little sister stay with us on Saturday and we spent the afternoon/ evening crafting preparing for Mothers Day. So here are our creations.

First up the card i made for my mum:

This card is a 'Poppy Parade' cardbase. On which i layered some of the lovely Sale-a-Bration 'Everyday Enchantment DSP', which i folded over on one corner. I ran some 'Old Olive' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die' to create the butterfly and placed some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre. On a strip of 'Whisper White' i stamped the 'I'm blessed to call you mother' sentiment from the 'Blessed Mother' stampset using 'Old Olive' ink. I mounted this onto a wider strip of 'Old Olive' card and tied a piece of 'Baja Breeze' 'Seaming Ribbon'. My mum loved this card and i love this design - i will most definately be CASEing this design in future.

Next up is the card i made for my hubby's Mum to place on her grave:

This card has a 'Wisteria Wonder' cardbase. I layered a piece of 'Paisley Petals DSP' onto a piece 'Concord Crush' card and glued it onto the cardbase. I ran some 'Concrod Crush' through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die' to create the five butterflies and glued them into place, placing some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre of each one.

I stamped the sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset onto some 'Wisteria Wonder' card and punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch' and finally ran some 'Wisteria Wonder' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Die' to create the 'Mum'.

Before i go i just have a couple of makes my sister made using my craft stash for my mum (bear in mind she is 9 - she is quite the crafter!!):

And here is a cupcake craft giftpot we sewed toegther using some felt and pompoms - it was quite an ordeal to make but i love the end result and we popped some chocs in to give to Mum:

For My Nanny ...

Hey all, sorry for the late post today. I've been really busy preparing for Mothers Day! So tonight i want to share with you a gift i made for my mum from baby Tiddlywink:

I brought this box frame from the 'Range', it comfortably fits a 8"x8" layout in it. The background is a piece of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP'. I printed out two scan pictures of Baby Tiddlywink - one at 12 weeks (top pic) and one at 20 weeks (bottom pic) - onto photopaper, mounted this onto some 'Pool Party' and then some 'Lucky Limeade' and glued them in pace. Next i ran some 'Pool Party' and 'Lucky Limeade' card through the 'Big Shot' with the 'Flower Daisies Die'. I glued that into place and placed a 'Designer Button' in the centre with some 'Red Sticky Tape'. I next ran some card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die' and placed some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre. Finally i created the words 'For my Nanny' by running some 'Pool Party' through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies'.

I'm really pleased with how this project turned out and hope my mum likes her first gift from her first grandchild!!

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, we are off visiting family to give out gifts and cards and i even have had a secret package delivered to be opened tomorrow - my first mothers day!!!

Hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow, check back at this blog to see the cards i made for this special occassion!!

Sale-a-bration: It's 'Elementary' ... Elegance!

OK all, today i have a new Sale-a-bration stampset to share with you today and over the next few days - the beautiful 'Elementary Elegance' stampset:

So here's todays card showing off this stampset to it's full potential:

This card could of course be made in any colour combo and have any number on to suit any occassion or recipient. But this cardbase has been created from some 'Pretty in Pink' card. On a piece of 'Very Vanilla' i stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment in 'Rich Razzleberry' ink (don't you just love that font?!) and then above that i stamped the frame stamp also in 'Rich Razzleberry'. Next i punched a 'Modern Label' from some 'Rich Razzleberry' card and placed it in the centre of the frame. Next i ran some 'Pretty in Pink' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Die' to create the '50'. Finally i stamped the beautiful bird stamp onto a scrap of card with some 'Rich Razzleberry' ink and handsnipped it out and glued it in place at the bottom of the frame. I mounted all of this onto some 'Rich Razzleberry' card and then placed it all onto the cardbase!!

I just LOVE this stampset and i'm certain i will make you completely, utterly fall in love with this set too!! I just love how it coordinates with the 'Curcly Label Punch'!!

Make sure you visit back tomorrow to see another card made with this stunning stampset... and if you're already won around and want it for your craft collection email me over an order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Tying Up The Loose ends of Christmas!

Hi all! It's New Years Eve! Have you got any plans?! We're off to a fancy dress party this evening at a friends house! So i thought it would be a good idea today to tie up all the loose ends of Christmas... i have a few crafty things to share with you from Christmas.

First a card that my good friend Lucy made for her boyfriend Tim for Christmas. She came around and used my craft stash to make it, but i was under strict instructions not to post her masterpiece on my blog until after Christmas. So here it is:

Lucy started with a 'Whisper White' Card base. She layered some 'Old Olive DSP' on the front of the card. She then ran some 'Whisper White' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Top Note Die'. She then stamped the cute little penguins and the Christmas Trees from the fab 'Polar Party' stampset ontot he 'Top Note' and coloured them in using 'Stampin' Write Markers' and various inks and 'Blender Pens'. She punched out a small heart from some 'Real Red' card to place inbetween the penguins and created some mistletoe using  'Old Olive' card and the bramch part from the 'Two-Step Bird Punch'. The berries were created using some 'Basic Pearls'! Isn't it a super cute card!!

I also have the other card totes that i made for our grandparents for Christmas gifts. They took me ages to make and here they are all finished:

'DSP' used for this project is from the 'Cheerful Treat' DSP set!

'DSP' used from the 'Brights Collection'

'DSP' used from the 'Holly Berry Bouquet DSP' collection

The card totes were very well recieved! Everyone was very happy with their gifts and i really hope they find them useful! Check back to my later posts to see how these totes were made!

Anyway, wishing you all a very happy 2012! Happy New Year!!

Happy 60th Birthday Card!!!

Hi all, i hope you're all having a great week and enjoying the countdown to Christmas!! Sorry for the late post today but i have been super busy prepping for a craft workshop that i'm doing for a local Rainbows group tomorrow!!

Today i have a card to share with you that was made on Sunday - you may have remembered from Sundays post that i had a really crafty day with Jade in the morning and my friend Lucy in the afternoon. This card was designed by Jade and then made by Lucy!!

This card has been created by folding over an A4 piece of 'Whisper White' cardstock. We punched lots of branches (using the 'Two-Step Bird Punch' from 'Old Olive' card, as well as lots of flowers (using the 'Boho Blossom Punch') from 'Rich Razzleberry' card. All of these pieces were arranged on the card before gluing them down, with some 'Basic Pearls' placed in the centre of each flower!

The 60 has been created using my 'Big Shot' and the 'Timeless Alphabet Dies', from 'Rich Razzleberry' Card. The 'Happy', 'Birthday' and 'th' have all been selectively stamped onto the card using a 'Rich Razzleberry' 'Stampin' Write Marker' and a stamp from the 'Happiest Birthday' set.

Finally we can some 'Rich Razzleberry' 'DSP' through the 'Big Shot' using 'Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die' to create the cute butterflies and placed some teeny tiny  'Basic Pearls' to create their bodies!!

Lucy is a primary school teacher and this card has been made to give to her headmistress for her birthday and will be signed by all the staff! I hope they all like the card!! Well done Lucy - it is a beautiful card - i'll make a crafter of you yet! And thanks once again to Jade for designing a card that i will be making again and again!!!