Christmas Card Challenge - Twelve Days of Christmas

 This week’s Christmas card theme is the Twelve Days of Christmas.

To created this card, I started with a Real Red card base and matted it with Whisper White.

Onto scrap card, I stamped the partridge, wooden sign, and pears using Stampin’ Up!’s Arrange a Wreath stamp set and die cut them with the matching dies. I also cut the wreath and flower shapes using the die set.

I adhered the wreaths to the front of the card, and popped the partridge, pears and sentiment up on dimensionals to add a bit of interest. 

I’m not always a big fan of die cutting but this is definitely one of my favourite die sets and it makes a stunning card.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Whale Done Birthday Card

I participated in a challenge this week to make a card using any two of Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Pacific Point and Balmy Blue.

As I love all shades of blue I quickly grabbed my Whale Done stamp set and matching DSP!

To create this fun fold I cut a sheet of A4 Balmy Blue cardstock in half lengthways and scored it at 74mm and 111mm from each end. I then folded it as shown in the picture. I cut two pieces of DSP for the front panels measuring 68x99mm and lightly stamped some seaweed across it in Basic Gray. I cut a piece of white cardstock the same size for the centre panel and stamped the sentiment and fish before adhering it inside the card.

I stamped the first whale in Pacific Point and punched it out with the coordinating punch. To create a whale facing the other direction, I stamped it in Coastal Cabana onto a gel press then pressed the white cardstock onto the gel press to transfer the image. 

Finally I stamped the sentiment in Pacific Point and adhered it to the front as shown.

This card will be going to my nephew who turns 8 next week 😍

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Alphabet Challenge - Fire

 This week’s alphabet challenge was really tricky - F for Fire.

I didn’t think I had any fire related stamps or dies then I found this tiny stamp of a fireplace and Christmas tree. It was a bit small to be the centrepiece of a card so I had the idea of seeing the fireside scene through a window.

To create the card I started with a white card base and covered the front in this brick effect DSP to represent the wall of a house.

On a small white rectangle I stamped the image in black memento ink and coloured it using Stampin’ Write pens. I normally prefer the blends but with the image being so small I needed a bit more accuracy!

I adhered two vellum pieces on either side of the image to look like curtains, then finally added strips of wood effect DSP around the edge to make a window frame. The panel was then mounted to the front of the card. 

I wasn’t sure where to put the sentiment so after trying various spots it ended up slightly offset. It’s interesting how some cards seem to come together really easily and others not so much. I’m not overly happy with the finished result of this card, and probably won’t use this stamp again in a hurry.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Balloon Adventures Card

I set myself a little target of using every single stamp set I own this year to make sure I don’t neglect any of them, so I am gradually working my way through my alphabetically ordered shelf. This week was the turn of Balloon Adventures.

This retired stamp set has a coordinating die set which can be used for making pop up cards but I find this a bit fiddly so I cut out the panel from Misty Moonlight cardstock and trimmed it to mat on Whisper White before adding it to the front of a Coastal Cabana card base.

I then took another piece of Whisper White and stamped three balloons in Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral and a gorgeous Grape. I punched these out using the balloon punch. Lastly I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with the coordinating die.

Finally I adhered all the pieces to the front of the card as shown.

This was not a quick card to make due to the numerous parts but it has turned out bright and cheerful and reminded me how much I like this set!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Hey Girlfriend Card

 This week’s Stampin’ Birds’ Monday challenge was a colour challenge. 

The three colours I had to play with were Shaded Spruce, Grey Granite and Melon Mambo.

This colour combination was pretty tricky, as I would never put Shaded Spruce and Melon Mambo together normally! I started with a Grey Granite card base and matted it with a piece of Melon Mambo DSP from the Plaid Tidings collection.

I then took a piece of Whisper White and stamped the image from the new Hey Girlfriend stamp set in black memento ink. I coloured it in with Stampin’ Blends giving the dress a gorgeous Shaded Spruce colour.

Finally I stamped the sentiment from the retired Balloon Celebration stamp set, punched it with the Banner Duo punch and layered it with another piece of the Plaid Tidings DSP. I adhered the sentiment under the girl image using dimensionals. 

I mounted the image on to a piece of Grey Granite before adhering the whole piece onto the front of the card. 

This card is for my teenage niece’s birthday so I made sure the girl’s hair was coloured in the same gorgeous auburn colour as my lovely niece’s hair.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Football Birthday Card and gift

I had great fun this week playing with some free stamps I received with a magazine. One of my son’s best friends is a huge football fan, Everton in particular, so I created this birthday card for him in his team colours.

I cut an A4 piece of Pacific Point cardstock in half lengthways to create the base. Taking a piece of Whisper White cardstock I stamped the grass along the bottom using Garden Green, the net in Smoky Slate and ‘Goal’ in black. On a piece of scrap card I stamped the scarf using Pacific Point, and the football in black and fussy cut them out.

To create the goal posts I just cut thin strips of Whisper White and stuck them round the edge of the net. I then added it onto a black mat and centred it on the front of the card. Finally I added the ball and scarf using dimensionals.

To complete the inside of the card I stamped a football shirt and the number 8 in Pacific Point.

Finally a special birthday needs a special present. Whilst browsing on Pinterest for ideas I saw a T shirt which I thought would be perfect. It was really easy to recreate with my Cricut and I think he will love it.

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Christmas Card Challenge - All White

 Here’s another card for the weekly Christmas Card Challenge, the theme as you can probably guess was ‘All White.’

To create this card I started with an A4 piece of Whisper White, cut in half lengthways and scored at 148mm. I cut a separate piece of card measuring 148x105mm and carefully cut a rectangle from the middle to create the frame. 

Using the retired ‘Bethlehem’ dies I cut out the two street scenes and the star from more white cardstock. Then I assembled it as shown using glue and dimensionals. 

I normally put a sentiment on the front of cards but I decided that it would spoil the symmetry of the piece, so I left it without.

Thanks for reading, 

Bec x