Papillon Potpourri Birthday and a floral frame!

I do like to make cards and gifts for my friends... I am so glad when they have birthdays so that I can have an excuse to create something just for them.

 Last weekend it was Michelle's birthday ... so I created this little card... I do hope she likes purple.
Most people do, don't they?

 Perhaps it's a little over done, but who wants a simple birthday card really????
It gives me the chance to show case about ten new things in the Autumn Seasonal catalogue!

 Just have to layer up these amazingly pretty butterfly punches, stamped from the Papillon potpourri.
Background Embossed with clouds and adorned with some vintage Flower trim on tulle.

 You might also be noticing some Sale-a-bration goodies on the second project.
The Pretty Petite Happy b-day stamp and pretty petite punch.
A butterfly from "Bloomin' Marvellous" and a layering of embossed flowers made with the framelit die.

Inside I have created pockets with Sycamore street patterned paper. Used a few paper clips for decorations, a t-bag, post-it notes  and buttons too.

Happy Birthday to my team mate Michelle (next month you will have been with stampin' Up! twelve months can you belive that?)

Feeling a little sentimental?

One thing most women love to do is party with their friends.

If I could plan my future it would be to spend more time with my girlfriends !

Whether it be over a cup of tea, at a  cafe having coffee or walking and talking we enjoy sharing our ideas and friendship. Knowing someone else is treading the same path and taking a similar journey makes life a whole lot sweeter.

 Todays card ... this one makes me smile.
I like the sentimental phone box and I have added the Pretty Petites "Hello" - stamped and punched out with the mini curly label punch. This is so cute and you can get all three of these products free when you have a sale-a-bration party!
This card reminds me to just pick up the phone and call for a chat - how about you?

Sycamore street circles

Featuring FIVE Sale-a-bration FREE products this one card is simple yet eye catchingly bright.

Card Recipe:

Stampset: Pretty Petites

Petite Curly Label punch

Ribbon and Button Pack (Island Indigo, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry)

Sycamore street Designer series paper

Vine Street embossing folder

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry, whisper white.

Circle punches: 1 3/4", 1 1/4".

The first five products you can get for FREE during Sale-a-bration 22 Jan to 22 March.

Place an order by email nerida_carter@hotmail.com 

or have a sale-a-bration party at your place with a group of friends.

Feeling sentimental in three designs

Last week of the summer holidays here. In between visiting friends and chilling at home I have made a few cards with the new sale-a-bration stampsets.

I have really been experimenting with different styles to feature the "Feeling sentimental" stampset.

Which one is your favourite?

Oh so simple is this technique of using the Clear stamp blocks as rectangular stamps.

As you can see I have stamped the A block in summer star fruit, H block in Pool Party and the D block in sahara sand.

My Ferris wheel is stamped with Early Espresso and the universal "Celebrate" greeting up the top.

I have added a button, tied with a linen thread bow, and finished with a flag of patterned paper from the Sycamore street DSP pack.

The Second card is inspired by red telephone boxes we had many decades ago for public phones.

I have created a window in the front of the card with my Window Frames Collection framelits.

The "hello" sentiment is from another Sale-a-bration FREE set called Pretty Petites and a matching Petite curly label punch.

For someone who can only coordinate her shoes with an outfit if they're black I love how stampin' Up's products co-ordinate so beautifully.

Check the  Raspberry Ripple stitched ribbon, the patterned paper, ink and cardstock in the same gorgeous deep red the colour of raspberries.

And to complete the collection is this penny farthing bicycle.

Have you got your Sale-a-bration on yet?