Big Balloon Day

This was another large card made for a boy who loves big and bold,

so I used the biggest balloon die from SU Balloon Festoon, big sentiment dies from SU Words and Wishes, and bright colours.

I stamped stars on the yellow background, and added some glittery punched stars and bow.

AAA Birthday #90 is going Big and Bold

Cut it up challenge #366 (more than 3 die cuts, 8 I think!)

Just Add Ink #795 (dies/kids)

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Glittery card for Mum in law

I used an old SU set recently to make my lovely MIL a card for her birthday.

The Cottage Rose set had stamps, dies and papers, so I used all three on a large A5/C5 card.

I used a background paper, another sheet, with flowers, was cut and coloured,

the words cut from an orange/pink glimmer paper, and some enamel glittery dots added.

Snippets Playground #542 (snippets of glimmer, DSP)

Triple B (blooms)

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Football frenzy girls and boys

 Today’s cards are for a niece and nephew who are both football fans.

All the elements are SU, from the Wonderful Match papers,

the sentiments are from old SU sets.

I did some colouring with blends and a lot of layers and fussy cutting which I enjoy too.

Card one for a niece who plays and teaches small children

Card two for a nephew and fan of Manchester City

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Coloured DSP

 Hello, today I’m sharing a couple of cards using some old stash from SU,

Abigail Rose, Cottage Rose, and Spotlight on Nature dies.

The papers did all the work (mostly!)

Card One

The papers are neutral, and I coloured them with Blends,

matching the card base with one of the colours.

Card Two

They were very therapeutic to make, although colouring in is not everyone’s favourite.

I always try to add some embellishments, hard to see on the busy papers

Challenges:

Allsorts #858 (AG) (2)

Seize the Birthday #334 (AG) (2)

Triple B # blooms (1)

We Love Stamping (AG stamped sentiment) (1)

 

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Happy dancing Hippos

 Hello, it’s Hippest Happy Hippo Hop here to make you smile!

An old SU set, stamped 2 in the background, and stamped and die cut the one in front, 

using a snippet of white and another snippet for the sentiment.

The hearts and flower die cut from another snippet.

The floor is a very useful die from Gummiapan.

Playing in the following…..

Snippets Playground #541

Creative Fingers #329

Craft Catz #719

Pink Gem of A Craft #8

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Take off your flip flops….

 Hi there, as summer is near its end I thought I’d share this card using SU Rolling Waves dies.

I also used a Sizzix die set for the camera and flip flops, coloured with blends.

I stamped detail (splodges 😂) on the pool party sea, and crumb cake sand,

and stamped a sentiment strip.

I’m hoping I’m not too late for the Snippets Playground #540

I used lots of scraps/snippets for the die cuts

We Love Stamping (anything goes)

Seize the Birthday #334  (add a sentiment strip)

Crafty Calendar (Summer)

Apologies for lack of /late comments, blogger is not updating my reading list at all 😢

Have a good weekend

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Allsorts of creatures great and small

 A favourite challenge is Allsorts, and this time the theme is “all creatures great and small”.

It just so happens I’ve been using some old SU sets for some younger members of the family,

and here is one of them showing a large animal with a very small one…

I’ve used a new SU set for the frame, Tile Garden, a new embossing folder Swirls of Magic

on two tone paper, lightly sanded, and an old set Elephant Parade, all from SU.

Elephant, mouse etc lightly coloured with blends.

Challenges:

Allsorts #857 (all creatures great and small)

Sweet Stampin  (use a die cut)

MyNBUS #90  as I’ve used new EF & die set

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