Happy Father's Day!

Hope you're all having a lovely Sunday, and hope all the dad's are getting spoilt a bit!  Hopefully the weather will hold out for some nice walks or BBQs!

Today I am sharing the cards I did for my recent card class which was themed 'For the Boys'.  I let the ladies choose the sentiments on each card so they could make father's day cards, birthday cards or anything they wanted.

The first card uses the Open Sea stamp set and a technique I learnt from Lynn Fahey at our regional training event in Telford last month to make the watercolour-wash effect background. I don't know if this technique actually has name but it involves marker pens or ink pads, an acrylic block and a water spray bottle and it is so much fun! I was going to explain how it was done but I've just found a video on Lynn's blog so do check it out!

Products used:

Stamps: Open Sea

Ink: Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake

Markers: Marina Mist, Island Indigo, Not Quite Navy

Card stock: Early Espresso, Marina Mist, Whisper White

Other: Early Espresso Bakers Twine

The second card uses the Up Up and Away stamp set which is retiring next month!  This card would be suitable for anyone of any age I think. The cloudy background paper is from the Sunshine and Sprinkles designer series pack - one of my favourites. The sentiment was stamped onto a strip of Vellum card and wrapped around.

Products used:

Stamps: Up, Up and Away, Perfectly Penned

Ink: Basic Grey, Real Red, Lucky Limeade

Markers: Real Red, Lucky Limeade

Card stock: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Vellum Card

Papers: Lucky Limeade from Designer Series Paper Stack, Sunshine and Sprinkles

The third card we made features the very popular owl punch! Most people who use this punch want one for themselves and I have sold a few in the last few weeks. This card is so cute with the owl peeping through the hole and the wood effect background paper is really effective.

Products used:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Card stock: Rich Razzleberry, Gumball Green, Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Papers: Natural Composition, First Edition

Punches: Owl Builder,Bird Builder, Circle, Scallop Circle, Word Window, Modern Label

After a break for a cuppa and some cake we sat down and did this shirt and tie card involving some relaxing origami to make the folded tie. It looks more complicated than it really is - which is always the best way round I think!

Alex personalised her card for her step dad with my Notable Alphabet stamps - and I copied her idea and did one for my step dad too.

Products used:

Stamps: For my Family, Notable Alphabet

Ink: Midnight Muse

Card stock: Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla

Papers: Sahara Sand from Designer Series Paper Stack Subtles

Other: Mini Brads, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch

Well hope you like the cards,  My class next month will be summer themed - think hot colours, summer flowers and garden parties, see the classes and events page for details and contact me to book your place.

Kylie x

Fathers Day Card

A quick post just to show you the father's day cards I made this weekend!  I wanted to try out the cute origami shirts I have seen online - I searched for a tutorial on you tube and found they were really straightforward!

The shirt is made from lovely striped paper from the Mocha Morning designer series.  The background is stamped using the 'Dad' from For My Family and the sentiment is from the very versatile Teeny Tiny Wishes set - which has a stamp for nearly every occasion!!

Products used:

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes, For My Family

Inks: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Papers: Mocha Morning DSP

Card stock: CrumbCake, Old Olive

Ribbons: Old Olive Grosgrain, Twill Tape

Punches: Curly Label, Word Window

4 Today!

My niece Emily is 4 years old today!  Here is the card I made for her...

I stamped the ice cream using stamps from Create a Cupcake and Pennant Parade sets, and punched out the ice cream and cone with the Cupcake Builder and Petite Pennants punches.  I used my Big Shot to die-cut the number 4.  The papers are the Cheerful Treat designer series papers (an exclusive hostess product).  Colours are melon mambo, wisteria wonder and whisper white.

Happy Birthday Emily!

A male birthday card

I always find male cards much more of a challenge to create than for the ladies.  I recently had to make a card for a male friend, and I just didn't think cars, bikes, planes, ships or footballs weren't going to do it. 

But he is a keen geographer and I remembered I had some old Stampin' Up! papers which would be perfect!!

The gorgeous old map paper is from the Newsprint Designer Series Papers which is unfortunately retired (but the First Edition series in the current catalogue is just as nice!).  The sentiment combines stamps from the Teeny Tiny Wishes and the For My Family sets and I also used the border from Four Frames stamp set and the matching decorative label punch.  The colours are basic black and very vanilla.  The card was finished off with some striped grosgrain ribbon and brads in the corners - see how the corners have been cut out with the circle itty bitty punch - a technique I learnt in one of Julie Kettlewell's Stamp-a-Stack classes!