Z-Fold & Card Class

I'm holding a card class on Friday 25th March, with this Z-Fold card taking centre-stage. Dawn Griffith made a great video showing how to make this clever fold.

Recipe
Stamps: Balloon Celebration
Ink: Watermelon Wonder, Blushing Bride, Mint Macaron
Cardstock: ShimmeryWhite, Birthday Bouquet DSP
Accessories: Baker's Twine, Balloon Bouquet Punch

Debra's Work of Art

My sweet and dear friend, Debra, sent me this absolutely gorgeous card last week to mark the passing of our family dog, Molly. I've known Debra for many years now and she never ceases to amaze me with her talent. Take a look at her blog.

Thank you, my friend, love you!

Mother's Day Window

Next Sunday is Mother's Day back home in England. I wanted to make something Spring-y and pretty for my lovely mum. As is so often the case, my online stamping friend Amanda Bates had posted the most gorgeous card over on her blog. As you can see, mine is almost the same, except for the colour of the frame and the sentiment. Thank you Amanda for another fabulous card for inspiration!

Recipe
Stamps : Happy Home, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Ink : Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Basic Grey Archival
Cardstock : Watercolour Paper, Shimmery White, Sahara Sand
Accessories : Aquapainters, Big Shot, Hearth & Home Framelits

Mum's Birthday

This was my first attempt at a cascading card. They are so visually different and really quite simple to make, once you master the technique. I bought the 'From the Garden' stamp set last year and never used it, I know, imagine that! I thought the picks were perfect for my mum's birthday card. Love how it turned out. I used LeeAnn Greff's instructions here.

 Recipe
Stamps : From the Garden, Petite Petals, Perfect Pairings
Cardstock : Birthday Bouquet DSP, Whisper White
Ink : Rose Red, Mossy Meadow, Basic Grey
Accessories : Stampin' Trimmer, Hand Picked Framelits, Flower Punches, Half Pearls

Auntie Sue's Birthday

My Auntie Sue lives in a small village in Yorkshire. She has the most beautiful flower-beds in her garden. I made this birthday card for her, I think she'll like it :)

Recipe
Stamps : Flowering Fields, Cottage Greetings (sentiment)
Ink : StazOn
Cardstock : Tip Top Taupe, Shimmery White
Accessories : Blender Pens & Ink, twine

CAS Get Well

Well, I have to admit, I loved this orginal card SO MUCH I just unashamedly copied it!!! Same papers, everything although mine is much more CAS. I did switch it up a little bit, I added the charm and twine and left off the lemon and the piercing so it's not an exact copy :) Thank you Yvonne in the Netherlands for a great original to inspire me!

Recipe
Cardstock : Crumb Cake, Have a Cuppa Paper Stack, Shimmery White, Sahara Sand
Accessories : Big Shot, Cups & Kettle Thinlit, Have a Cuppa embellishments, twine

Valentine Cupcake

This card was made using the Label Card Thinlit. I haven't used this die much, but when I pulled it out to make this I realised just how unique and interesting it is for something a little different. The cupcake is made using the Sprinkles of Life set and matching punch. Very easy and sweet. The cupcake has dazzling diamonds glued on with the fine tip glue pen. The last photo is the back of the card.

Recipe
Stamps : Sprinkles of Life
Ink : Crumb Cake
Cardstock : Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Shimmery White
Accessories : Big Shot, Label Card Thinlit, Sprinkles of Life Punch, Dazzling Diamonds