Christmas Star

Cardstock: Whisper White
Inks: Baked Brown Sugar, Sahara Sand, Smokey Slate
Stamps: Festive Flurries, Christmas Star
Other: Dazzling Diamonds, Frosted Finishes

Joyful Christmas # 1

The Joyful Christmas Stamp Set is really lovely, the Poinsetta makes gorgeous Christmas cards.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana

DSP: Winter Frost

Stamps: More Merry Messages, Joyful Christmas.

Inks: Silver encore, Coastal Cabana.

Frosted Finishes embellishments.

Christmas Crackers

These are the medium sized Christmas Crackers made using a tutourial from UK Demonstrator Caroline Hallett here They are so quick and easy to make, I've just made 10 for my sister and had fun decorating them with the Joyful Christmas set and the Festive Flurries bundle. The ribbon used is non Stampin Up.

November Christmas Card # 8

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glitter

DSP: Winter Frost

Stamps: More Merry Messages, Festive Flurries.

Inks: Silver encore, Coastal Cabana.

Frosted Finishes embellishments, Festive Flurries framelits, Chevron Ribbon.

November Christmas Card # 7

This is one of my favourites lots of sparkle!

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glitter

DSP: Winter Frost

Stamps: More Merry Messages, Festive Flurries.

Inks: Silver encore, Coastal Cabana.

Frosted Finishes embellishments, Festive Flurries framelits.

November Christmas Card # 6

You may have noticed a certain theme in these cards!! Can you tell I'm quite keen on the festive flurries bundle and Coastal Cabana cardstock.

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glitter

DSP: Winter Frost

Stamps: More Merry Messages, Festive Flurries.

Inks: Silver encore

Frosted Finishes embellishments, Festive Flurries framelits. Silver Ribbon.

November Christmas Card # 5

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glitter

DSP: Winter Frost

Stamps: More Merry Messages, Festive Flurries.

Inks: Silver encore

Frosted Finishes embellishments, Festive Flurries framelits, scallop punch.

November Christmas Card # 4

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glitter, Whisper White

Stamps: More Merry Messages, Festive Flurries.

Inks: Silver encore

Frosted Finishes embellishments, Festive Flurries framelits, Stylish Stripes embossing Folder.

November Christmas Card # 3

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glitter

DSP: Winter Frost

Stamps: More Merry Messages, Festive Flurries.

Inks: Silver encore

Frosted Finishes embellishments, Festive Flurries framelits.

Anniversary Card

Tomorrow is our Anniversary, here is the card I created for my dearest.

I can't remember the name of the retired stamp set I used for the "Wonderful Husband"

Cardstock: Naturals White, Silver Glimmer
Inks: Real Red
Stamps: Hearts A Flutter
Framelits: Hearts A Flutter
Other: Simply Scored board

November Christmas Card # 2

Cardstock: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Silver Glitter
Ink: Silver Encore, Versamark, Clear embossing powder
Stamps: More Merry Messages, Four Seasons.
Punches, Round Scallop punches, Oval scallop punch, decorative label punch, Stylish Stripes embossing folder.

Christmas Card November # 1

This is the first of a number of Christmas cards I'm going to be posting this month.

I added an extra piece to the card.

Cardstock: Soft Sky, Smokey Slate.

Stamps: More Merry Messages.

DSP: Winter Frost.

Inks: Silver Encore, Midnight Muse.

Scallop punches, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Label card Thinlits die.

Wedding Table Tents and Place Names

A couple of awesome friends are getting married at the end of November and I have the honour of making their Table Tents, place names and favours.

Stamps: Fabulous Florets
Inks: Encore Metallic Pad Silver
Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Glimmer Paper Silver and a non SU card 
Other: Top Note Die, Alphabet Typeset, Scallop Punch

I gave the bride and groom some samplesof favours and place names to choose from.

Christmas Card in a Box

Thanks so much to Sally who I cased this "Card in a Box" from and she in turn cased hers from Monica Gale view her video tutorial Here This card can be folded down to post, as in the 2nd photo. I used Coastal Cabana as my base colour,  this new "in Colour" is fast becoming my go to for Christmas cards this season.

Journal Cover

A Journal I made for a friend as a Thank you 

Stamps: Shop around, Rue Des Fleurs, That's the Ticket, French Foliage.
Cardstock: Whisper white, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso.
Inks: Early Espresso, Sahara Sand.
Other: Paper Doilie, 5/8" crochet trim.

Grandson's 6th Birthday

This card was for one of my Grandsons, we had a fun family day to celebrate.

Stamps: Sketched Birthday, Itty Bitty Banners
Inks: Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Pumpkin Pie
Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Birthday Basics DSP

Christmas Card 3

The third Christmas card I made for my friends
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana
DSP: Winter Frost paper stack
Inks: Smokey Slate
Other: Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Silver 1/8" Ribbon, Chevron Ribbon, Labels Collection framelits.

Christmas Card 2

This is the 2nd of the Christmas cards that I made for my friends.
Cardstock: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Primrose Petals Core'dinations
Stamps: More Merry Messages
Other: Frosted Finishes Embellishments, Silver 1/8" ribbon, Silver embossing powder, Northern Flurry Embossing folder.

Christmas Cards again!!

I'm having a busy time at the moment, we moved into our new house in Patumahoe a week ago and this week as it's school holidays I have three of my grandsons to look after. On Friday I'm heading down to Queenstown with three girlfriends on our annual "Girls Weekend" I use the term "girls" loosely as we will be celebrating the 70th birthday of one of our number! Each year I make 3 or 4 Christmas cards for each of my friends to send to their friends, I will post them over the next couple of weeks. Here is the first one along with the decorated gift bag I put the cards in.

Cardstock: Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White.
DSP: Sycamore Street.
Inks Wisteria Wonder, Calypso Coral, Versa Mark.
Stamps: More Merry Messages, Ornament Keepsakes, Special Season.
Other: Silver embossing powder, Chevron ribbon and Washi tape.

Thank You cards

These cards were cased from Dawn Griffith Here I changed the embossing folder I used as well as the sentiment.These are simple cards but I think very effective.

Christmas Card - Special Season

I made this card using the holiday catalogue stamp set "Special Season" and the dryer sheet technique covered with dazzling diamonds glitter.

Cardstock: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana.

Inks: Costal Cabana, Versamark.

Stamps: Special Season, More Merry Messages

Other: Framelits Labels Colection, Polka dot embossing folder, Modern Label punch, Frosted Finishes embellishments, used dryer sheet.

Sketched Birthday

This card is quick and easy to make, but I love the final result. I cased this card from Brenda Hofstatter on "Stampin Connection"

Cardstock: Very Vanilla Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe.

DSP: Birthday Basics.

Stamps: Sketched Birthday

Inks: Strawberry Slush, Crisp Cantaloupe, Coastal Cabana, Pistachio Pudding.

Two more Christmas Cards

Here are a couple of Christmas cards that I have created using the retired hostess set Four Seasons.

Cardstock:Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder.

Inks: Midnight Muse, Versamark.

Stamps: Four Seasons, More Merry Messages

Other: Framelits Labels Collection, Perfect Polka Dots and Modern Mosaic Embossing Folders, Chevron Ribbon, Frosted Finishes Embellishments, 1/8" Silver ribbon, Circle punches, used dryer sheet, Dazzling Diamonds glitter, iridescent ice embossing powder.

Christmas Card

Like many others I see that Christmas is getting ever closer, I'm going to get more organised this year and start creating Christmas  Cards earlier than last year. So far I've managed 6 designs, pretty good for me. Absolutely love the new Frosted Finishes embellishments from the Holiday Catalogue.

Stamps: More Merry Messages

Inks: Coastal Cabana

Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

DSP: Winter Frost Paper Stack

Other: Frosted Finishes embellishments, Big shot, Polka dot Embossing folder, Bigz Snow Flurry die, Chevron ribbon, Silver 1/8" ribbon.

It's a Wrap meets Sketched Birthday

Love how these cards turned out I cased these from Debbie Henderson from USA-Maine

Stamps: Sketched Birthday, It's A Wrap Occasions
Cardstock: Smokey Sate, Early Espresso, Old Olive, Midnight Muse, Whisper Whiye
Inks: Old Olive, Midnight Muse
DSP: Etcetera
Other: Big Shot Machine, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch, 3/8" Stitched Ribbon & Retired Ribbon.

Alphabet Press and Flower Shop

I'm going to teach this card at my class next week, I love both the flower Shop stamp and punch as well as the Alphabet Press embossing folder. I cased this card from Shari Fritz on Stampin Connection Click here

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Whisper White, Primrose Petals Core'dinations, Silver Glimmer paper.
Stamps: Flower Shop, Itty Bitty banners
Inks: Strawberry Slush
Other: Alphabet Press embossing folder, Candy dots, Rasberry Ripple 3/8" satin ribbon.

Fathers Day Cards

Here are some of the cards I created for my Grandsons to give to their Dad on Fathers Day, these cards can be easily used for any Masculine card needed. I have lined all the envelopes using the new framelits I love the way these finish of my creations.

Sons Birthday Card

This card is for our eldest son's birthday. I used the Trusty Clockworks stamp set, a definite Go To for Masculine cards.

Cardstock: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Gumball Green

Stamps: Clockworks, Label Love

Inks: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Gray, Coastal Cabana, Marina Mist.

Other: White embossing powder, Artisan label punch.

Baby Card for a darling wee girl

This card is for the first granddaughter of a very dear friend

Cardstock: Whisper White, Strawberry Slush 
Paper: Silver Glimmer paper, Quatrefancy Specialty DSP
Stamps: Label Love, Papillion Potpourri
Inks: Strawberry Slush
Other: 2-1/2" Circle, 2-3/8" Scallop circle punch, 1-3/4" Circle punch, Artisan Label punch, Elegant Butterfly punch, White retired ribbon.

Swallowtail

I've recently purchased the Swallowtail stamp and just love it. I have cased a couple of cards from Eva Gail Lowe on Stampin Connection Click Here For one I used the same colours and only changed the back ground stamps, the other one I changed the Swallowtail embossing powder and sponged two of the new In Colours. Eva Gail very generously sent her tutourial to anyone who sent her an email and then followed up with instructions for taking a class in this card. Thanks Heaps Eva Gail.

Regarding Dahlias

Regarding Dahlias is an awesome stamp set to work with, with very little effort, you can create a stunning card. Here are a couple of examples. Easey peasey.

I've used two of the new In Colours: Crisp Cantaloupe and Pistachio Pudding as well as Whisper White.

Other: En Francais Stamp, Label Love stamp set and punch, Chevron ribbon, Pearl basic jewels. 

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New Holiday Catalogue

New Stampin Up Holiday Catalogue out now, products available from today until 1st February 2014.
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 If you would like a copy posted to you email me at janet.mills@xtra.co.nz and I will send you a copy.

There is a  wonderful special until 30th September the butterfly bundle at an amazing 15% discount. Two of my favourites "Papillion Potpourri" stamp set and Bitty Butterfly punch.


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Field Flower Card

I made my own DSP for this card using the "Field Flowers" stamp set I was really pleased with the result, Midnight Muse ink on white cardstock looks outstanding.

Cardstock: Whisper White

Stamps: Field Flowers, Chalk Talk

Inks: Midnight Muse

Other: Elegant Butterfly Punch, 1-3/4" Punch, Pearls Basic Jewels.

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