Happy Birthday Dad!

Hi and Happy Valentine's Day!

It's also my Dad's birthday today so I'm going to share the card I made for him...

I have used the Wetlands stamp set again, while I still have it on loan from Jen! I sponged the background using Soft Sky and Wild Wasabi, then stamped the birds. The goose was stamped in Early Espresso and I sponged Chocolate Chip ink over it to make it look 'real'. I then cut it out to give some dimension and interest.

I used my new Hardwood stamp for the background, stamping it with Sahara Sand onto Sahara Sand cardstock. I added some Crumb Cake Seam Binding across the middle and finished with my sentiment and a wooden button from the Designer Naturals buttons.

I used the sketch at Mojo Monday as my inspiration...

Stampin' Up! supplies used

 

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I do have a Valentine card to show you at some point this weekend, but it was a commission so I have to be sure it was given to the recipient before I can blog it!

Have a wonderful day today, whatever you're up to!

Hostess and Hardwood

Hello hello!

How are you? I really hope you are safe and weathered last night's storm ok. Wasn't it vicious?! 

It's time for a new challenge over at CAS - Colours and Sketches and it's a sketch...



So here is what I came up with...

After being out of stock due to it's popularity my Hardwood stamp finally arrived this week so I couldn't resist having a play! Isn't it gorgeous?? I teamed it with the fab hostess set Nature's Hello and the complimentary Secret Garden set.

I stamped two sets of leaves onto the card base and added another two die cut sets.

The great thing is that this set is compatible with the Secret Garden Framelits, so I cut the flower out with my Bigshot nice and easily!

Stampin' Up! supplies used

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I really do like how this card turned out...it has a nice clean, fresh feel about it!

The hostess only stamps are available when you spend £150 or if you host a party with total sales of £150 or more...so if you would like to book your party with me, please do contact me! (And I'll bring the cake too!)

Have a great day!