Golden Wedding

A special couple celebrate 50 years together today

Here's what I made them....

Lots of gold embossing, some vellum,

and that lush gold ribbon, yum

I tried to photograph in different light,

as the weather's been a bit.....dull....

but this one went a bit wonky!

Have a wonderful weekend

Lesley

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For the Bird-man

Trying to show the versatility of this stamp set

For The Birds,

see yesterdays post if you haven't already!

This time I used the Woodgrain embossing folder,

and some Sarn candy or faux brads.

Stampin' Up! Diamond Anniversary

I was asked to make a diamond anniversary card 

for a friend's husband

EEEEEEK!

What a responsibility!!!!

Luckily Julie Kettlewell had blogged a card that I could 'case'.

So, I dry-embossed some of our silver card

(a nice soft quality silver).

Stamped and heat-embossed the greetings,

and a few flowers.....

well why shouldn't men have flowers too?!

I added some die-cut glimmer paper

(really blingy, hence a second photo in a vain attempt

to show you how blingy),

some lush white ribbon, and some rhinestones.

Oh, and I added some heat & stick powder and dazzling diamonds

to the flowers...

So, all silver and diamonds, as requested....

I just hope they liked it,

but more importantly I hope they enjoyed a 'Diamond' Anniversary!

Jan's project

I hope you are enjoying the warm weather?!

Here's the project Jan shared with our team.

It's using a stamp from the new annual catalogue due out on 2nd July Shhhhhhhh!

The stamp has been cut with a framelit die, and inked around the edges.

We embossed a strip for the background, added mini brads and rhinestones.

Isn't it pretty?

Uncle Jim & Aunty Pauline

Hiya

all the best laid plans.......

had a horrible cold virus, and feeling rubbish, so bit late as usual in sharing the latest....

sooooo many birthdays this month....

here's my lovely Uncle Jim's card....

Using Stampin' Up! stamp set Countryside, layered up using apothecary framelits dies,

with some well deserved gold stars, using merry minis punches...

Aunty Pauline's is the day before, but shows how my brain is non-functioning at the mo...

Used my fab new punch for the butterflies, some ribbon, and the same framelits.....

colours were dictated by the pretty design series paper...

will have to add details later....

I sooo wished I could see more of my lovely aunt & uncle....

Father's Day (tip for today)

I am lucky to have two of these cards to make!

This one was whetted by my appetite for shrink plastic....

I made a sheet for the background, which I then cut into panels.

Cut and embossed a frame, and used bakers twine to hang my hand made "trinkets".

My "tip for today" is.......if your punch doesn't cut as cleanly as you'd liked,

take the edge of scissors, and rough-up the edge all around.

I did it on the "Dad" oval......should have taken a close-up for you!

I then edged it in ink, using a dauber.....(am addicted to doing this too....it looks good, and masks any rough edges!)
Also difficult to see, but I "filled in" the sea with a dauber and ink.

Tiny brads add a finishing touch.
In hindsight, my "ship" background layer is too dark,
but you learn by mistakes!

Father's Day....

Here's the card front, from the previous post....

Using "The Open Sea", and Framelits dies,

I added one of the vintage tags, stamped with the compass,

and made an anchor from shrink plastic.

I love how this stamp set is so easy to layer up.

I also used my new lattice embossing folder.......I'd seen it on so many other peoples projects I just had to add it to my collection! It's particularly good for male themes.
The reverse gives an impression of little crosses.....good for other events.

Happy Birthday Matthew!

Wishing my "big" nephew a very Happy Birthday!

The eldest of two fab nephews I am lucky to have!

I couldn't decide between Stampin' Up! "The Open Sea",
"Up up and Away", and "Ain't Love Grand",
so I used all three!

This was my first real attempt at a swing card, like Natalie O'Shea tried to teach us at Training!
It's quite easy with the Framelits dies....

I had to add extra weight with the Lucky Limeade strips....

used a bit of Lucky Limeade bakers twine for the aeroplane banner..

Hope you had a great day Matt!!!!! xxxx

The Open Sea

This is one I did using my new framelits dies to make the "sea"

and my latest fave Stampin' Up! stamp set "The Open Sea"

so many ways to use this one......just not enough hours to play as usual!

The cloud is from Create a Cupcake, the birds are from Up, Up & Away
(methinks you'll see the birds a lot!)
Twine around the anchor, couple of brads, and some pool party ruffled ribbon...

Cased from our Stampin' Up! magazine...

changed the colours......cozz I luurrvv the in-colours...

Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, Wisteria Wonder...

Then I tried a shaped one with my new framelits die-cuts....

just need a bit more practise!

the embossing is one of my new Adorning Accents folders