Saturday 14 July 2012

Another Manly Birthday Card!

It is my brother's birthday today and I created a simple card for him using some of Stampin' Up's new goodies.  Check it out:


I know, I know....more Comfort Cafe.....have I mentioned how much I like it?!!!  It's a must (in my opinion) for everyone's stash of Designer Series Paper!!!  And isn't the Itty Bitty Banner Framelit so cute?!!  The Framelit dies are great.....and there are some FANTASTIC ones coming in the new Holiday Catalogue! 

Here are the rest of the details:

Stamp Sets:  Teeny Tiny Phrases

Paper:  Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Very Vanilla card stocks, Comfort Cafe DSP

Ink:  Midnight Muse

Other:  Itty Bitty Banners Framelits dies,  Word Window Punch

Sunday 8 July 2012

All A-Twitter

There is a baby shower for my cousin's new daughter today.  She is very special to me because she was born 2 days after my daughter but quite prematurely.  She is doing very well now and we praise God for her life.

I wanted to do something special for her so I put together another owl, this time using Stampin' Up's Twitterpated fabric.  It is such pretty fabric and I knew as soon as I saw it that I wanted it!  I was pregnant at the time and hoping to have a girl so I could use.  So....my daughter and my cousin's daughter will have matching owls.


So cute!  Stampin' Up's products are so versatile that I even used the Big Shot and a punch to create the eyes.  I ran the white felt through the Big Shot using the Circles #2 die.  To create the pupils I punched out felt using the 1/2" circle punch.....although I don't think you can punch fabric out using these punches the felt was soft enough that it worked.

Happy Crafting!

Simple Rainbow Cards #2

 As I was cleaning up my stamping desk and moving things around some left over DSP scraps caught my eye.  I love the combination of the colo...