Stamp and Stack Fathers Day Class

Hi All,

Just a quick post today, to show what we made on the weekend at my Father's Day Class.

I designed the card for the Helping Hudson Challenge #1 last week, so you probably saw it here. However, I have to tell you about this box. It's so easy to make, I followed the tutorial on Marelle Taylor's blog,and 'blokeyfied' it by using Close to Cocoa Designer Series Paper and Card. My guests all had the choice of stamping several images over the box before adhering it but I choose to leave all mine plain.

A tutorial for the bow on the top of the box can be found here, they are a little fiddly but once you've done a couple, I think they become easier and easier - and you'll never need to buy a bow again! lol

Materials Used
Stamp Set: Loads of Love, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Weathered
Close to Cocoa Designer Series Paper
Very Vanilla & Close to Cocoa Cardstock
Black Ink
Close to Cocoa Ink
Button from my stash
Blender Pen
Close to Cocoa & Mellow Moss Stampin' Write Markers


Thanks for looking,

Recent Workshop Results

Hi Everyone,


Well, this time it's the cards from my Mum's workshop back in May.


Everyone made 2 cards and this is one of them...

It was a great card to make and didn't take very long.

Materials Used:
Stamp set: Teeny Tiny Sentiments & Fifth Ave Floral
Colours: Kiwi Kiss, Glossy White, Cameo Coral
Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon
Rounded Tab Punch


One day, I'll show you the first card we made (which was a little more time consuming) but I haven't photographed it yet.

 Thanks for looking,

"Always" First Ink

Hi Everyone,

So last night I inked up my new "Always" Stamp set... Its a very pretty set and one I've been umming and ahhing about for ages!!! So my Mum bought it for my b'day and this is the first chance I've had to play with it...

This is a quick card I made using the bird from the set and simply stamping onto some designer series paper...

And can you notice anything different about my photo.... I've made blurry edges to attempt to make it a little more 'artistic'... I had a play around on my photo editing program and worked it out with the help of Tania Gould's Photoshop Tutorial (I use a free download of "Gimp" which is kind of like Photoshop).

Materials Used

Stamp Set: Bird: Always, Sentiment: Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie

Whisper White Grosgrain Ribbon

Scallop Oval Punch

Large Oval Punch

Well, I'm sure loads more cards will be on the way with this set, its just a matter of when... Why is there never enough hours in the day to stamp and also play farmville.... LOL!!


Thanks for looking,