Penguin Birthday

Hello to you out there.
The last couple of days have been very wet in Sydney and colds and flu have been non stop in our house.
I have managed to get some craft done and following on from my last post my son went
to a party of a firend from his pre-school. They unfortuately they don't go to school together, but it was a
nice catch up for them both.
He took this card for his friend.

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 Using the 2 Step Owl Punch was how this little guy was made and my inspiration came from Teneale Williams as she made this some time ago. My children kept asking me why has he got a hose in his mouth?
It's not a hose it is a party blower just to clear that up if you all thought the same.
So I hope it was liked by the birthday boy.
Well thanks for stopping by. I will be posting up coming classes, so stay tuned.
Michelle

All of a flutter

Happy Monday!!!
It was a long weekend here and it is just coming to an end.
It has been poor weather for adventuring out big great for staying indoors and catching up on those things
you have longed to do, but never get round to it. (Are you all saying YES)?
Well I had a go at trying to reorganise my craft room.I did manage to make some difference and it's still
work in progress, but more about that another time.
So this time I made a simple card for the birthday girl and I think butterflies are always a winner with girls.

The colours are Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White.
Framed Tulips (in the new Autumn/Winter Mini) is the embossed frame around the card place onto Whisper White card stock.The gems I used are non SU.
The stamps are from Butterfly Prints and On a Pedestal.
Thanks for stopping and taking a look.
Until the next time ....
Michelle

Late Mother's Day

Hi to everyone out there.
I hope it hasn't been too cold for you where ever you are.(or too hot)
Now I know Mother's Day was last month, but I made this card  along time ago and I had forgotten about it. Now that doesn't mean my dear mum didn't get one, this is just an extra one I made.
I used the Big shot for the embossing and the die cutting.

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For this card the colours I used were Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive and White Confetti.
The strips of DSP are from the Patterns Pack Bold Brights and Cottage Wall - (Retired).
I used the curved slot punch either side of the top note to thread through the Old Olive silk ribbon,
as that punch is no longer available you can use a craft knife to place slits each side.
You may not see that I have used Champagne Mist around the butterflies and I daubed on the edges
of each of them.
A better look is by enlarging the photo.
Well I hope you enjoyed looking and please come back soon.Let me know what you think.
Michelle

Supplies:
Stamp Sets:Well Scripted
Ink:Rich Razzleberry
Cardstock: White Confetti & Rich Razzleberry
DSP: Patterns Stack Bold Brights & Cottage Wall ( Retired)
Other: Big Shot- Top Note,Lattice Embossing Folder, Butterfly Wings Embosslits
Champagne Mist, Large Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4 circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch
Pearls

Princess Scrapbook Page

Good Morning to you all.

I wanted to share something that I haven't done in such a long time.

I used to be really into Scrap booking before I joined Stampin' Up! and now it's not something I do so much

anymore. It was great to do it again and I find the subject of my children so easy to do.

The whole idea of what I wanted on the page didn't come easy, so it did take a bit of time.

Here's the finished product.

My favorite part of this page is the circle.

I used the Eyelet Boarder punch.Cut 2 strips of DSP 12x12 and folded small amounts all the way

round. I then just stuck it down using snail.Placing it on the page was with dimensionals.

The flowers I cut out are from the Bliss Stamp Set.

My colour pallet was mainly So Saffron, Pink Pirouette, Certainly celery and Very Vanilla.

I hope you enjoyed today's post as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Michelle

Motorbike Male Card

Welcome!
Today I would like to present to you a card that I hardly ever do and that is a Male card.
This one has been sent to my dad who just turned 63 last month and was excited to use the Motorbike stamp which hadn't seen daylight until know.
I have also made another card for another special man in my life
which is my husband. I'll show you that a little later in the month.

My colours are Sahara Sand, Real Red, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla.

Square Lattice Embossing folder was used for the background on DSP.

The sentiment was used from the Happy Moments stamp set.

The motorbike was stamped in Staz On Black to allow for colouring.

Well that is all from me today. I have a poorly 5 year old at home and I better give him my attention.

Until next time.

Michelle

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          



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More Birthday's With A Box

Hello to a very wet day in Sydney.
I said this month is busy for birthdays and here is another card and box to show you.
Now I'll warn you it is bright.

See I told you it's bright.
Now this card is special to me. Apart from the person it went to I learned how to do a bow from a very clever and talented Teneale Williams. It is from her Workshop Wow card 1 from convention and I just had to have a go. I had always been curious how she does those bows so perfect and now we know why.
The colours used for this two items are Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo, Very Vanilla and Pumpkin Pie.
Top Note Die for the big shot and scored across 3/4 of the way up and fold and their is your purse.
A button is placed in the center of our purse and there you have it. So simple.
Well I hope my post brightened up your day especially if it is miserable outside.
Not looking forward to the school pick up run to get soaking wet again :(
Till next time.
Michelle

Birthday Purse

Howdy fellow readers.
If you read my last post I mentioned this month is a busy month for birthdays and parties.
I love the new DSP Sweet Stitches from the new Autumn - Winter Mini 121781 $16.95 and decided as the
card is for a little girl I would used it here.

It's loud I know, but I think it's what kids love.
From the Big shot I used the  Top Note Die. I cut 2 pieces stuck them together and scored 3/4's of the way up to fold over.Now you have your purse.
I embellished it with an Eyelet to disguise as a button.
The card stock buttons are embosslits also from the Autumn - Winter Mini 121813 $21.95  aren't they cute?
Hope you enjoyed the post.
See you soon
Michelle

Busy month for Birthdays

Good day to you all.

Not such a nice day out there, so stay indoors and keep warm.
I've had a few cards to make this month as their is a few birthdays going round and funny enough they are
all female.
The card I'm going to show you is a copy of a card we made at our team meeting a little while ago. Very very simple to make and yet cute.

It's like a shadow box because we used deminsionals to give it that 3d look.
The cupcake I stamped is from Got Treats and in fact I coloured it with SU's markers Blushing Bride and Peach Parfait.
For the Happy Birthday I used versa mark. Not that this photo shows it so well but I did stamp flowers on the Blushing Bride cardstock from Good Egg. If you click on the photo itself you can see it better.
So like I said a nice simple to do.
Thanks for stopping by and I'll be posting again soon.
Michelle

Goodies Used:
Ink: Blushing Bride
CardStock: Sahara Sand, Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait, Whisper White
Stamp Sets: Got Treats and Good Egg
Markers SU: Daffodil Delight, Blushing Bride, Peach Parfait and Versa Mark
Other: Brad, Blushing Bride In Colour Ribbon, 1 3/4 circle punch and Dimensionals

It's been awhile.

Hello to you all out there.
As the title says it's been awhile.
Where do I begin,well I'll try and make it short.
Hubby went to the UK and came back with pains in the tum, so off to the hospital he went.
He stayed for a few days and whilst this was happening I was doing his job.
Just thinking soon he will be returning to work when he took himself back into hospital because he was in extreme pain and he had done more damage.
So still working. This time he was in hospital alsmost a week.
Again he is signed off and now for a month.
It has been at times extremely hard and it has been a complete role reversal for me and my husband.
On a happier note, it's our daughters 9th birthday today and pre-celebrated over the Mother's Day weekend. It's a very special time because I share my day with them.
Here's a card I made to share.

What's different about this card is I did a spin circle and placed it in the center of the punched flower.

Our team made something like this at Stamp Camp from a shoebox swap.

From the same flower punch is how I made the love hearts.

The colour combo is Concord Crush,Old Olive and Whisper White. 

Thank you all for stopping by.

Michelle