Circle Circus

Sorry I haven't posted for a couple of weeks.

Two reasons.

Firstly, (and I mentioned this on my last post) I lost my mojo there for a little while.  I'm pleased to report that it's slowly making itself known again so, with a bit of luck, I'll start churning out some decent looking cards and scrap pages again soon.

Second reason (and I'm tipping this is what made me lose my mojo in the first place (lol)) I've been caught up in the love triangle of Bella, Edward and Jacob.  Yes, I'm talking about the Twilight series of books.  I had read all of these books last year but, then I went and saw Eclipse at the cinema and that got me started back into them again.  I was totally addicted.  Anyways, I've finished all five books so my head should be in the right place for my cards again.

At our Stamp-A-Six-Stack on Friday we made some cute cards using the Circle Circus stamp set.  I've been wanting to purchase this stamp since this current Catalogue was released but kept getting side-tracked into buying other things.  I'm glad that I finally got around to ordering it - I LOVE IT!!  This is a very versatile set as you can use it for both male and female cards

Nice aren't they?  I've used colours which will be carried over into the new 2010-2011 Catalogue (can't wait to get it - starting to count down the sleeps).

Have a great day and I'll be back sooner with another post (oh but how I miss my Edward and co!!)

New Baby

With the kids back at school and Mum safely back in Perth, I'm hoping life will take on a bit more of a "normal" feel again.

I haven't had much of an opportunity to stamp during the past three weeks and now I feel like I've lost a bit of my "mojo" - so please bear with me as I try and get back into the "stamping groove".

Over the holiday period a friend of mine had a new baby girl - her fourth child (!!!!).  I couldn't quite decide what to get her as a gift, as she already has everything with this being her fourth child (!!!!) - so I decided to make her some thank you notes.

Firstly, I made a card for me to write in.


I then decided to follow along the same theme for the thank you cards

Of course, I had to have a cute little box to put the cards in

I made a total of ten little cards and popped them into the box with some small envelopes.

Materials used:
Stamp set:  Fun and Fast Notes
Card stock:  Whisper White, Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa (card)
Ink:  StazOn Black, ink for shading - Pink Porouette, Pretty In Pink Going Gray
Misc: Eyelet border punch, word window punch, blender pen, chocolate chip 1/4" ribbon (box), pink button (box) (not Stampin" Up!)

Please let me know if you'd like a copy of the template I've used to make the box.

Congratulations Kylie and Mike on the safe arrival of your new baby daughter!

July Promotion - Two-Step Stamping

Have you ever tried two-step stamping?  It's fun and looks great!  Stampin' Up! are offering us a great selection of two-step stamp sets during the whole of July and, the best part is you'll save 20% off these sets.

Choose from the following stamp sets:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Sale Price
116386	39	Loads of Love	$39.95	$31.96
116342	42	Big Bold Birthday**	$53.95	$43.16
115860	78	A Rose is a Rose**	$66.95	$53.56
116332	86	Playful Petals**	$52.95	$42.36
115770	98	Cheep Talk	$47.95	$38.36
115946	115	Wonderful Favourites	$39.95	$31.96
119187	14*	Tiny Tags (wood-mount)	$38.95	$31.16
118592	14*	Tiny Tags (clear-mount)	$28.95	$23.16
119163	31*	Cottage Garden (wood-mount)	$32.95	$26.36
120003	31*	Cottage Garden (clear-mount)	$24.95	$19.96

*From 2010 Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue
**Retiring stamp sets!

I made this card a little while ago using the Cheep Talk stamp set.

Not Enjoying This Weather!

I know we need the rain, but why can't it rain overnight and be glorious during the day - ESPECIALLY DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!!  Please..... take pity on us poor mother's.

In an attempt to brush away the grey, gloomy clouds, I decided to make a "summery" card.

Unfortunately, the colours haven't really been captured in the photo.  The card base is made with the lovely new Melon Mambo card stock.  I've inked the flowers with Melon Mambo, Certainly Celery and Yoyo Yellow ink.  The sentiment is from the Heard From the Heart stamp set which is available from the Autumn-Winter mini catalogue.  How cute are those pearl centres?  They are from the Pretties Kit.

Why don't you make something bright today too to brush away the gloomies.

Close to Cocoa Card Stock Running Low

I just wanted to give you a heads up! 

Close to Cocoa A4 card stock is running low and we've been advised by Stampin' Up! they are expecting to run out of this item within the next several days, so......... if you need to stock up on your Close to Cocoa card stock, please place your order immediately.  Once it's gone - it's gone - never to be seen again.

First Scrapbook Class

Okay, so I'm a little late in posting the scrapbook pages I made for my first scrapbook class - but I have a good reason.  My Mum arrived on Monday from Perth (yay) and we've been busy catching up (and eating copious amounts of chocolate). 

My scrapbook page was inspired by Mum's visit.  Earlier in the year I mentioned that Mum and Dad celebrated their 40th Wedding Anniversary (remember the puffy circle scallop flower card I made for their anniversary?), so I decided to scrap a page to celebrate their Anniversary.

I created two 12"x12" pages on Kraft card stock.  I used several sheets of different designer series paper (dsp) from different dsp packs.

I wanted to make the pages look vintage so I distressted the edges of all the card stock, dsp and photos and daubed Chocolate Chip ink around the edges.  I also tore some of the edges to give it a bit more of a vintage feel.

I used the Big Shot and the SU Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies to create all the lettering for the page.  "40 years together" was cut from Very Vanilla card stock, but before I put the card stock through the Big Shot I  stamped it with the hearts stamp from the Sprinkles stamp set with Chocolate Chip ink.  After the letters were created I daubed the edge of each of them with Chocolate Chip ink and then gently (very gently) sponged the top of each letter with Chocolate Chip ink.

I wanted to add an additional colour to the page to brighten it up a little, so I used Kiwi Kiss coloured dsp to create "love".  This also tied in with the SU Little Leaves dies which I placed under the flowers which were punched using the 5 Petal Flower punch.

The girls in the class were given the same card stock and dsp and it was fun to see the different completed pages.

Deal of the Week #4

Wow!!  I love this week's deal.  Why?  Because I LOVE embellishments.  A card or scrapbook page without some form of embellishment is pretty boring (in my opinion), but add a bit of bling or a bit of ribbon and it makes all the difference.  This week's deal is right up my alley and I hope you think so too.

Item 109113  Page 149
Square Ice Rhinestone Brads
Were $19.95   Now $11.97

Item 109111  Page 149
Circle Ice Rhinestone Brads
Were $19.95   Now $11.97

Item 109112  Page 149
Square Fire Rhinestone Brads
Was $19.95  Now $11.97

Item 111848 Page 150
Bashful Blue 1" Double-Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon
Was $19.95  Now $10.97

Item 109050  Page 151
Certainly Celery 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon
Was $14.95  Now $8.97

What do you think?  Give me a call or email me to place your order.  Don't forget that this offer is only available from now until 11:50pm on Wednesday 30 June.

A Baptism Card for a Boy

I've had a run of Baptism cards lately, but this time I had to make one for a baby boy.

I stamped the cross from the Special Blessing stamp set onto Bashful Blue card stock using white Kraft ink and then embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I also stamped poka dots onto the Whisper White card stock base and embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I used the Top Note die to cut out the Whisper White and Bashful Blue top notes.  I've trimmed the white top note and then run it half way through the Polka Dot embossing folder.  I then tied a piece of white ribbon around it and adhered the cross to the card with dimensionals.  Using a marker I coloured the "Baptism" word from the Special Blessing stamp set and stamped it twice onto Whisper White card stock - they were then punched out using the Medium Jewelry Tag punch and tied onto the white ribbon using a piece of linen thread.

Check back over the weekend as I'm going to post the layouts from today's Scrapbooking class.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Deals of the Week #3

Wow!!  This week's deal is a beauty - 50% off five different stamp sets (ss).  Remember, you have until 11:50pm Tuesday 22nd June to place your order.  Can you believe that I don't have any of these stamp sets (yet)??

114263  pg 34  
A Happy Heart ss
Was $41.95  Now $20.98

115792  pg 57  
Greetings Eight ss
Was $49.95  Now $24.98

116330  pg 78  
Bella's Bloom ss
Was $24.95  Now $14.97

113009  pg 97  
Enjoy Every Moment ss
Was $53.95  Now $26.98

114283  pg 105
All Scallops ss
Was $55.95  Now $27.98

Stamp-A-Six-Stack

I held my first Stamp-A-Six-Stack workshop on Friday.  The girls made six cards (three different designs, two of each design) and these are the cards we made.  The idea for these cards came from a swap which I received from Nikki Spencer (thank you Nikki, your swap was lovely). 

This is very similar to Nikki's swap.  Isn't it gorgeous - a bit vintage I thought.

And these two cards were inspired by the colour scheme of the above card.

Materials used:

Card Stock:  Kraft, Whisper White, Pink Pirouhette

Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouhette, Soft Suede

Stamp Sets:  Vintage Vogue, Medallion, Whimsical Words (retired). 

Tools:  Extra-large two-step bird punch. scallop square punch, 3.2cm square punch, eyelet border punch, Big Shot, Top Note die, Polka Dots embossing folder, crimper, heat gun, clear embossing powder, dauber, ribbon, gold brad, dimensionals 

If you're interested in coming along to my next class, please give me a call.

1st Birthday - Inkspirations Sketch #27

Today I decided to try my hand at another sketch challenge.  This sketch was set by Makeesha Byl and, as I had to make a 1st birthday card for a friend, I thought I'd use Makeesha's sketch to get my creative juices flowing.

Here's the sketch:

And here's my take on it:

Materials used: 

Card stock - Apricot Appeal, Tangerine Tango, Bashful Blue, Whisper White

DSP - Washington Apple, Patterns Pack II (hostess gift)

Ink - Pacific Point, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron

Accessories - Button Bouquet buttons, sml Metal Edge Tag, Linen Thread

Thanks for stopping by!!

Deal of the Week # 2

It's Wednesday, which means Stampin' Up! are offering us a new deal.  Our second deal of the week is a great saving on a selection of designer series paper (DSP).

113975  Raspberry Tart DSP               Was $16.95 - Now $11.02
112470  Haiku DSP                            Was $16.95 - Now $10.17
113992  Tea Party DSP                       Was $16.95 - Now $10.17
113976  Pink Flamingo DSP                 Was $16.95 - Now $11.02
114037  Sweet Slumber Specialty DSP   Was $22.95 - Now $14.92

This deal is available until 11:50pm on Tuesday 15 June.  Enjoy!!

Faux Stitching Technique Class

How lovely are these two cards which we made at my techniques class on Friday?  We faux stitched with white and chocolate chip faux stitches.

The first card is stamped with the Heartfelt Thanks stamp set (an oldie, but a goodie).  We versamarked the flower first and then used the co-ordinating two-step stamp and stamped the chocolate chip flower over the top of the versamark flower. 

The second card uses the Boho Blossoms punch (on special until the end of Tuesday).  The Kiwi Kiss ribbon has been pleated and glued into place with mini glue dots.

Don't forget that technique classes are held on the first Friday of every month.  This Friday is Stamp-A-Six-Stack.  Click on the CLASSES tab at the top of this page for more information on my classes.

Last Chance for Fond Farewell Colours

I mentioned in a previous post that Stampin' Up! is retiring some of their core colours as from 31 August 2010.  Stampin' Up! has advised all Demonstrators that the retiring colours are selling very strongly and these colours will only be available until stocks run out.  So, if some of the retiring colours are on your wish list or are favourites and you'd like to stock-up on them, please take this into consideration when deciding when to place an order for inks, refills, cardstock or ribbons.  Don't leave your order too late!!

Deal Of The Week # 1

Throughout the month of June Stampin' Up! is bringing you a new deal every week!!  With the deals of the week you'll get up to 50% off  a selection of products from the 2009-2010 Idea Book and Catalogue.

Be sure to check my blog each Wednesday in June to see what new deals are up for grabs during that week, then contact me to place your order!

This week's deals are all about punches:

Item #     Pg    Description                  Reg Price   Sale Price

112081   152   Scallop Square punch    $30.95        $20.12
109183   153   Trio Flower punch         $30.95        $20.12
110711   153   Boho Blossoms punch   $30.95        $20.12
114889   n/a    Scallop Oval punch        $30.95        $20.12

Remember, you must contact me before Wednesday of next week if you want to order any of these punches at this fantastic price.

Also, don't forget that the Starter Kit Offer is still available until 31 July - Regular price $324.00, Discount Price $259.00.

Heaps of offers for you to take advantage of don't you think??

Welcome Megan Black

I'm absolutely thrilled to announce that Megan Black has joined my team and is now a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator.

I first met Megan about a year ago at a demonstration - she was a scrapbooker and had made a few cards.  I've been doing card demonstrations and workshops for Megan and her circle of friends and family constantly during the year (almost monthly) and, during this time, Megan's card making has been fantastic. 

When Megan announced that she wanted to become a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator I was thrilled.  She is based in Cranbourne so, if you live around the Cranbourne area and you're interested in holding your own workshop, please let me know and I'll point you in Megan's direction.

I know she will be a succesful Demonstrator and I wish her all the very best.  Congratulations Megan!!

Extra Large Two-Step Bird Punch

I have made several cards with this new punch - I really like it.  This is the Mother's Day card and gift we sent to my mother-in-law (Lois) this year.  The ingredients for both are as follows:

Card Stock - Not Quite Nave, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White
Ink - Kiwi Kiss 
Accessories - Billy Joel (Big Shot), Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder (again, I know), Kiwi Kiss Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Hodgepodge Hardware, Brads

The gift (two Elizabeth Arden lipsticks) are packed in a medium cellophane bag and I topped it off to match the card.

Thankfully, Lois appreciated both (phew! in the good books with my mother-in-law for another year (lol)).

Starter Kit Special Offer

This is a fantastic offer for those of you who have been considering purchasing the starter kit.  From now, until the 31st July 2010, when you purchase the starter kit you'll receive 20% off it.... 20% OFF!!

Regular price - $324.00 (valued at over $560.00)
Discounted price - $259.00
Save $65.00

One of the biggest benefits of becoming a Demonstrator is the opportunity to earn a little extra income (and who couldn't use that?).  You'll also purchase all your Stampin' Up! products at a 20% discount, you'll be able to see and purchase all the new Stampin' Up! products first, have access to a HUGE range of project ideas, and become part of a world-wide stamping family.

With the new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue being introduced soon, with all the new stamp sets, new colours, embellishments, etc, etc, etc, this is a fantastic time to purchase the starter kit so that you too can receive 20% off the new up-coming products.

It's very simple to join my team.  All you'll need is a current ABN and your credit card.  Click Here To Join My Team.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Embellishments

So, the other thing that I want to speak to you about today is embellishments.  I love them !!  Embellishments come in various shapes and sizes and can be used in all sorts of different ways.  Clips, designer brads, hodgepodge hardware, ribbons, buttons, tags, flowers, letters, etc, etc, etc.  Add an embellishment to your card or scrapbook page to give it that finishing touch.

Stampin' Up! have a fantastic range of embellishments.  Personally, I love ribbon, and the Stampin' Up! ribbon is available in a variety of widths and Stampin' Up! colours. 

This Baptism card uses ribbon (of course), a button and Hodgepodge.

Colour Renovation

Sorry for my sporadic posts lately.  I'm back on track again now and promise to post on a more regular basis.

Firstly today I want to discuss a new colour palette Stampin' Up! are introducing with the new 2010-2011 Idea Book and Catalogue.  The new colours are organised into four collections:  Subtles, Brights, Regals and Neutrals.  25 of our current colours will remain and 10 past In Colours will return as core colours, plus there'll be 5 additional new core colours.  Click here to view the new colour palette.  In addition to the new colour chart, each year Stampin' Up! will introduce 5 new In Colours and they will remain for 2 years.  This means that the 2010-2011 In Colours will be introduced this year, but will not be retired until the 2012-2013 colours are introduced.  This year there will be only 5 In Colours, but after that, there will always be 10 (the previous year's plus the new 5).  Exciting hey!!

In order to make way for the new colours we will have to say farewell to a few of our current colours (thankfully not Chocolate Chip or Old Olive - you know these are two of my faves).  Click here to view the colours we will have to say farewell to.  Let's make the most of these colours til the end of August.

Adding Colour

I  love adding colour to my stamps to give an image a two tone effect (or more, depending on how many colours you use).

On this Upsy Daisy card I stamped the whole image with a Pink Pirouette ink pad and then, using a dauber, I daubered (is that a word) the top of each flower with Rich Razzelberry ink.  You simply take your dauber, dab it onto your stamp pad and add the ink to your stamp.

On this Pocket Silhouettes card I used my dauber to add several different colours - Old Olive for the stems and leaves, Cameo Coral for the petals and Rich Razzelberry for the centre of the flower.

Here's another Upsy Daisy card, but this time I used my markers to add colour to the stamp.  I love my markers!!  For this card I used the Old Olive, Not Quite Navy and Chocolate Chip.  The markers are really easy to use.

Don't you just love the Hodgepodge Hardware?  It sets off this message beautifully.  I'm going to send this card to Mum and Dad in Perth.

Embossing Folders

Have I mentioned that I'm thoroughly enjoying my new Big Shot?  Yeah, I know.... only a hundred times!!  

These are a couple of cards that I made a little while ago.  I've used the Stampin' Up! Textured Impressions Embossing Folders which create a deep embossed image.  

I'm thinking I might add a "Happy Mother's Day" message to this Manhattan Flower card and send it to Mum.  

I've already given this Perfect Polka Dots card away to one of my regular customers (hi Rachel), so had better make another.

Faux Stitching and Faux Tiling Technique Classes

Unfortunately I had to cancel the faux stitching technique class last month (sorry to my regular ladies).  Therefore, the scheduled faux tiling class this month will also incorporate faux stitching.

Date:  Wednesday, 28th April
Time:  7:30pm
Venue:  My home
Cost:  $15.00 (4 cards and envelopes - 2 cards of each technique.  All materials supplied)  
RSVP:  27th April

Please  telephone me (0419 945 031) if you'd like to come along.

Mother's Day Gift Offer

I'm offering you a gift for Mother's Day!!

Order the Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine ($179.95) before Mother's Day and I will GIVE you the Buttons #5 Sizzlits Die (valued at $9.95 - page 10 of the Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue).

I can't tell you how much I'm enjoying using the Big Shot, and it has added a whole new dimension to my cards.  If you'd like to demonstrate the Big Shot, please give me a call on 0419 945 031 to arrange a suitable time.

So talk to your kids and let them know what you'd like for Mother's Day this year.


(Please note, this offer is not a Stampin' Up! offer and is only available from me - thanks)

Baby Cards

Now for a couple of cute baby cards.  I don't have the need to make many of these anymore, so it's always fun when I do.  I have to confess that I've cased the baby boy card from a magazine, and then I created the baby girl card along the same lines.  Both cards are made on a Kraft card base which has been embossed half way with the SU Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and I've used the Nursery Necessities stamp set.

Maureen's Thank You Cards

Hi there, sorry it's been a few weeks since my last post.  What with Easter, the whole family having gastro, school going back and an intense swimming programme for the kids, I haven't really had  much time to update my blog.  Okay, apologies over, I'll show you what  I have found time to do.

Do you remember the card and gift voucher holder that I made for a friend's 60th birthday? (click here if you don't).  Well, Maureen liked the card so much that she asked me to make her thank you cards in the same colours and layout.  This is what I came up with...

I've embossed Whisper White card stock with the  SU Perfect Polka Dots textured impressions embossing folder and adhered it to a piece of Rich Razzleberry card stock.

The flower is cut from the new Vintage Vogue stamp set using the Rich Razzleberry and Orchid Opulence stamp pads.  I've adhered the flower with a brass brad to Orchid Opulence and Rich Razzleberry card stock and a piece of the new Rich Razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon.  The gorgeous leaf has been cut from the SU Little Leaves sizzlits die and glued behind the flower.  I stamped the thank you message from the new Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set and punched it out with the window punch.  Maureen was very happy with the end result.

Ohh - did I mention that she needed 45 of them!!

ESAD Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue Blog Hop

Yay!  It's the 1st of April which means the new Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue has been launched today.  If you'd like a copy of the new catalogue mailed to you, please email me and I'll pop one in the mail to you.  Otherwise, take a look at it on-line by clicking on the image of the catalogue on the right.  Enjoy!!!

 If you are taking part in the ESAD Autumn-Winter Mini Catalogue Blog Hop - WELCOME. You will have just "hopped" over here from Julliette Chapman's blog.

I'm delighted to be taking part in another blog-hop with the wonderfully, talented group at ESAD.

What is ESAD?  Well, it stands for Extra Special Australian (and New Zealand) Demonstrators and it's an online group just for Australian and New Zealand Stampin' Up! Demonstrators.  We all love to craft and share our creations, not only with our customers, friends and blog visitors, but with each other as Demonstrators.  We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps, and we are always there to help and support each other when it's needed.

So, if you're a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand, then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.  If you're interested in becoming a Demonstrator so that you too can be a  part of this talented group, please contact me.

For this blog hop I've made several things to share with you.  A pillow-box, a scrapbook page and a card.

Elegant Pillow-Box

This cute little box was created with my brand new Big Shot die-cutting machine (yes, I'm a little excited about having it).  Using Elegant Eggplant card stock, I cut out the image with the pillow-box die and then randomly stamped the large flower from Vintage Vogue onto it with Elegant Eggplant ink.  I decided to purchase this stamp set in the new clear mount rubber stamps and I think I've been converted!!

To embellish the box I used the Stampin' Up! Little Leaves Sizzlits Die to cut the leaf  from Certainly Celery card stock and tied Certainly Celery ribbon around the centre of the box.  I then used the Buttons # 5 Sizzlits Die to cut out the button and gave it a gloss with Crystal Effects.

This box is a perfect size for popping in a small piece of jewellery as a gift.  It would also be a great way to present a small gift for hostesses (would you like one?)




Cup Cake Scrapbook Page

I haven't been scrapping for long, but I must confess that when I do make a page, I thoroughly enjoy it.  This page was created of Holly, my youngest (of 3) children.   Bailey joined his big sister, Caitlin, at school this year which means that Holly and I have lots of quality time together.  On this particular day we decided to make cup cakes.  They were delicious...

One of the biggest reasons (but who really needs a reason- right?) why I LOVE the Big Shot is because of the alphabet dies.  These are great!!  Even if you don't scrapbook, but you  like to add names to cards - these are a must.

For this page I've used several sheets of the Cottage Wall designer series paper as the background and for  the lettering.  The squares are cut from Rich Razzleberry (one of the new colours) and I've stamped the flowers from the Vintage Vogue stamp set (this is my new fav).






A few brads, ribbon and the scallop edge punch have been used to embellish.  Overall, I'm really happy with the final page.












Lots of Bots Robot Card

For this card I've used the Lots of Bots stamp set.  This is a great set and I'm sure it will get a lot of use this year (due to having a 6 year old son).

I've used Pacific Point card stock for the  background and I crimped a piece of silver card stock to add some texture.  I would have liked to have used silver eyelets but I didn't have any so had to make do with the black ones.  I coloured the image in with ink and blender pens.

Bailey thinks it's a "cool" card, so I guess that's good.

As part of this blog hop we are again offering Blog Candy (not lollies, but gifts from the Demonstrators).  What you need to do is complete the blog hop until you get back to me (or who ever you started with).  Once you've visited and commented on every blog, then you'll need to email Sharlene at stampwithsharlene@hotmail.com who will then put your name into the draw for the blog candy.  There will be one winner from New Zealand and one from Australia.

Your next blog to hop on over to is the talented Karen Rogers.  Thanks for visiting and please don't forget to leave a comment.  Happy Hopping!!

Showing Off A New Colour

Yippee!!!  I've received my box of goodies and let me just say "I'm in heaven!!".  You are going to lurve the new mini catalogue.

Of course, I've put my some of my new "stuff" to good use already.  A very good friend of our family (Maureen) will turn 60 this week and I've made a gorgeous card for her (even if I do say so myself).  What do you think of the new colour?  This is just one of three of the new colours in the new mini catalogue (but I'll be able to discuss this in more detail with you on the 1st).

I'm addicted to flowers at the moment, so this is another card with a big puffy flower - but check out the textured background (told you.... you're going to lurve it). And the numbers - way too easy!

As a gift, we purchased for Maureen two Gold Class tickets to the movies, so I also made a holder for the tickets to sit in to match the card.

So, what do you think?  Leave me a comment as I'd love to hear your thouhts.

Hope you have a great rest of the weekend.  You've probably guessed what I'll be doing.......