Hubby's 40th - Card & Cake

 My hubby turned 40 recently and asked for a guitar for his birthday as he had always wanted to learn one.  We found a lovely blue left-handed one so I knew I had to make a card to match!  I used the beautiful card here for my inspiration.  I used a needle and thread to make the strings, and the black patch next to the "hole" is the wing from the XL Bird Punch.

Stamps: Itty Bitty Banners, Patterned Party, Woodgrain
Cardstock: Basic Black, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla, Pacific Point, Gold Glimmer Paper
Ink: Basic Black, Soft Suede
Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits, 1" Circle Punch, Slit Punch, XL Bird Punch, Sponge Dauber, Gold Brads, Needle & Thread

Just wanted to share too, here's the cake I made for him to match his guitar as well.

 

I got my inspiration from here for this project.  Of course the cake was a hit too!

Final Days of Designer Series Paper Special

Stock up and save on designer series paper until 31 August, buy 3 get 1 free!   4 days left, be in quick.  See here for flyer.

JAI Scrap #19: Monochromatic Challenge

Now I have to say, I do struggle with monochromatic layouts, although I did manage to make good use of my latest stamp sets of Six-Sided Sampler and Creative Elements again.

Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler, Creative Elements
Cardstock: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Tempting Turquoise
Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Soft Sky, Pool Party, Island Indigo
Accessories: Big Shot,  Simple Letters Alphabet Bigz Dies, Paper Doily Sizzlit Die, Hexagon Punch, Stampin' Spritzer, Sprintzer Tool, Sponge Dauber

Magnetic Platform Layout

The new Magnetic Platform is so cool!  It holds framelits and edgelits perfectly in place while they go through the big shot.  It's especially handy when cutting out a stamped image so that it doesn't move at all.

I whipped up this layout in a matter of minutes and challenged myself to only use framelits and edgelits.

 

Stamps: Calendar Alphabet
Cardstock: Tangerine Tango, Sycamore Street DSP, Whisper White
Ink: Island Indigo
Accessories: Big Shot, Magnatic Platform, Framelits: Ovals Collection, Hearts A Flutter, Bitty Banners, Adorning Accents Edgelits, Cloudy Day Embossing Folder

Hexagon Layout

 

Hexagons would have to be one of the most "in" shapes at the moment.  I was so pleased that Stampin' Up! was bringing out a hexagon punch, along with matching stamp set, it was the first thing I put on my wishlist!

Stamps: Six-Sided Sampler
Cardstock: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla, Pool Party
Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Pool Party
Accessories: Hexagon Punch, Word Window Punch, Big Shot, Tasteful Trim Bigz Die, Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlit Dies

New Annual Catalogue Starts Today!

2013/14 Annual Catalogue

The new 2013/14 Annual Catalogue is now available and filled with lots of new and exciting products to get those crafting juices going!  Contact me to get your copy.

A Rustic Monotone Layout

 

I've had the stamp set "Creative Elements" on my wish list for ages.  I finally got around to ordering it and it arrived last week.  I knew exactly what photos I needed it for!

I tested out a number of different base cardstocks; Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand before deciding on Soft Suede.  I think the effect of the white swirls on it looks so cool!

 I wanted a rather rustic monotone feel to this layout to go with the photos which didn't have alot of colour in them either and just love how it turned out.  I also sanded around each photo which gave them a aged look.

Stamps: Creative Elements. Calendar Alphabet, Hearts A Flutter, Lovely As A Tree, Woodgrain
Cardstock: Soft Suede,Sahara Sand, Early Espresso
Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Sahara Sand, Soft Suede, Whisper White Craft, Garden Green
Accessories: Big Shot, Hearts A Flutter Framelits, Chipboard, Simple Letters Alpha Dies, White Bakers Twine, Sponge Dauber, Spritzer Tool, Stampin' Spritzer, Sanding Block

Single Stamps

Single Stamps Flyer

From now until 31 August 2013 (or while supplies last) Stampin' Up! is excited to offer 5 single-image stamps for you to choose from!  See the flyer here.

Best of 25 Years Stamps

June Set Flyer

As part of Stampin' Up!'s 25-year anniversary celebration, they're bringing back some of our favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into 11 sets, which will release—one set per month—until April 2014. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image!
Check back here monthly to download a flyer for a new Best of stamp set, and be sure to share it with your customers.

Lego Layout

Here's me loving rainbows AGAIN!  I can't take any credit for this cool layout though, see here for the original.  It just seemed to go really well with lego!

Stamps: Word Play
Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White
Ink: Basic Black ink & marker
Accessories: Big Shot, Simple Letters Alphabet Bigz Dies, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack, Brights Buttons