All that's Glitter

Well it's been a while since my last post, I've been quite busy. I haven't been stamping but have been going out and about quite a bit.  The weather's cold but bright here at the moment, trying to do more exercise so go for a walk most mornings which sets me up for the rest of the day. Not good at yoga and stuff, can't keep my mind quiet while trying to contemplate, I think about what I could be doing instead (so not much good). 

I've also started my Christmas cards for this year, YES got 12 done already. I try to do at least six a month, find a card I like the look of and make six of them all the same.  Not very creative I know but it gets them done in between the birthday and anniversary cards.

I only get a couple of hours each morning for my card making as once hubby's up i'm kicked out of the play room so he can get on his computer and watch the sport on tv (not my idea of fun). Plus once he's it here it's a bit cramped (I need room to create and make a mess haha).

The card today was for our grand daughter and she likes everything that glitters and butterflies so this is what I came up for her. Quite simple but she liked it.

The materials used are:

® = retired, (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Card stock: Glimmer Paper, Shimmery White, Whisper White

Ink: Sweet Sugarplum

Stamp sets: Vertical Greetings

Thinlits: Little Letters ®, Timeless Tags ®

Ribbon: Taffeta ®

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x

Blast from the Past

Well I think this is a first, a card with no stamping.  I had die cut the Happy Birthday in what I thought was Chocolate Chip only to find it was Bravo Burgundy, which was retired a long time ago. Well what the heck why not use it. So here it is. I raided my extensive stash to find the To the Nines DSP which includes Bravo Burgundy. Then embossed some Very Vanilla card stock with the Pinewood Planks embossing folder that I'd swiped with Bravo Burgundy ink. The result was just what I was looking for.

I dressed up the DSP with some linen thread and a Silver Basics button and that was it card done.

I now try and use more of the goodies I buy like DSP, Sequins, ribbon and threads etc, but find it so hard to start using them when they're new. Maybe you can recreate this card with up to date materials, you'll find it's so easy to make and it's a good card for the men in your life.

The materials used are:

® = retired, (nsu) = not stampin’ up

Card stock: Bravo Burgundy ®, Glimmer Paper, Very Vanilla

Ink: Bravo Burgundy ® 

DSP: To The Nines ® 

Embossing folders: Pinewood Planks Dynamic

Thinlits: Happy Birthday

Buttons: Silver Basics ® 

Accessories: Linen Thread

Will be back again soon with more cards

Love Annette x