Sue Wilson Australian Background Card

Anniversary card made using Sue Wilson Australian background die, unbranded banner dies, Spellbinder Lacey Circle die and a Lili of the Valley circle sentiment stamp.

Unfortunately when cleaning the acrylic stamp after use it just disintegrated in my hands.  Sadly most of them have done and they no longer make them.  Perhaps that's why!

Shame, as they are my favourite way to use a sentiment on a card.  I know they have the same in digi form now but I don't have a programme that can get exactly the right colour that I want.  😭

Spellbinders Pa Scribe Nestabilities Birthday Card

Made using the Spellbinders PA Scribe die set.  The inset part was embossed in an embossing folder from a Sizzix Thank You set by Rachael Bright.

The tag is also by Spellbinders but I can't remember exactly which one as there is another one almost identical to it but it doesn't punch out the holes.

Added ribbons and gems.  It's a bit of a hotch potch this one because as usual I'd left it rather late in the day and didn't have enough of the right colour ribbon to match the number of gems I needed so it became a bit mix and match.

Why is it I have enough ribbon to stock a shop but when I want a particular colour in a particular width I never have it?  Lol!

Spellbinders Intertwined Spirals and Sue Wilson Italian Collection - Tuscany Birthday Card

Made for my very special friend for her birthday using Spellbinders Intertwined Spirals and Sue Wilson Italian Collection.

Played around with inks in her favourite colours but couldn't achieve what I wanted.

The inks are water reactive and I had seen a demo where after inking you spritz a mask with water, lay over the top and then lift to reveal the pattern in the background.  I will have to revisit it as my attempts were woeful!

Plan B, do a do-over and cover up.  I love the circular sentitment stamps from Lily of the Valley, but the ones I have used the most have just disintegrated so out of the ones I have left, I thought this was the best.

Even though we do not see each other very often as we live hundreds of miles apart, we have been very close for thirty years.  And this year we managed to spend her birthday together.  Lovely!

Yikes, where have the years gone?! Lol.

Darice Nature Embossing Folder Card

Card made as a sympathy card using one of the tall, slim Darice Nature Themed Embossing Folders.

The blackbird is one from the Memory Box Resting Birds set.

I usually make it a rule never to make the same card twice and this does look very similar to a sympathy card I made in December 2016  but in my defence

• I needed the card made that day
• I haven't used that particular embossing folder before so it is sort of different.
• I am a dentist phobic and have been having root canal treatment on a molar for the last few weeks, and feeling pretty traumatised, this was the best I could come up with!  Lol!

That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it. 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

All White Card

Well, more off white really.

I already had the base card made with Spellbinders Shapeabilities Fantastic Flourish laying in my stash.  I'd started it a few years ago and then didn't know what to do with it.😕

I also had the flowers I'd previously made from vellum cut with Sue Wilson Perfect Peony dies and then stamped and heat embossed with Sue Wilson Shaded Peony stamps.  Major problem when shaping the petals though as most of the embossing fell off!😢😀

Die cut Sue Wilson Fiji die and backed it with vellum.  Added the tags which are dies from China.  The hat pin I made myself and the Just For You die is one I found in a charity shop.  Yay!

New Baby Card

Card made to go with each of the cot quilts.

Made with Spellbinder dies, apart from the bunny dies which were from China, ribbon and pearlised card in colours matching the cot quilts.

Cot Quilt Shelley Cominskey Fluffy Bunny

My hairdresser and eyebrow lady were both expecting babies on the same day!

These panels are by Shelley Comiskey and are called Fluffy Bunny and came on the same piece and I thought they would be great as they were gender neutral as the ladies concerned were not being tempted into finding out the gender of their babies beforehand.

Anyway, I found out just before I had finished them that what I thought was a teal green is actually classed as blue as the company that produce these panels do exactly the same ones also in pink!

I was then praying that come 4th August when they were both due that little baby boys would come along.  On the 7th a beautiful baby girl was born and on the 12th another adorable baby girl was born. Lol!  It's the thought that counts.......................

The fabric is a lovely soft flannel to which I added more flannel borders and quilted round the obvious bits.  I gave the bunnies faces: just hope they don't scare the babies!!!  The quilt is backed with lovely white fleece.  All soft and cuddly!