Sweet Cupcake in sweet sugarplum

Sweet Cupcake Bundle was on the top of my wish list & I finally got a chance to play with it, this card is a 10.5cm square z-fold card, real easy & super sweet.

Butterfly Birthday Party

 The theme for my daughters 13th Birthday was Butterflies. Colours Caostal Cabana, Calypso Coral & Gold.
The party favors were so simple, some lollies in a sealable C6 cello bag, cinched in the middle with a peg covered in washi tape with a die cut butterfly attached, the back a stamped thank you.
I love the butterfly branch that was the centrepiece for the main table.
I embellished some pretty paper straws with butterflies like I did here. Also used for the tea bags.
The cute candle was put together using some pieces I had left over & it looked so sweet with a little more than just washi tape, which is what I normally do with tea lights.
The party had to include some crafting so this year the girls took instant photo's with the frames we altered (a little help from my dear friend Louey) to use on an easel card, a lovely momento, keepsake.

Teya's Party Favours

 I was so sad to see the Fancy Favor die retire but will still be using for party favors. These I made for Teya's birthday, they turned out super cute & I even made cupcake pop tops & they turned out delightful & were so yummy, I baked a basic chocolate cake & added enough Nutella to get the right consistency to put in the mold, I'm not keen on the non baked variety & nutella being a staple item in our pantry as Teya loves it we thought it would work nicely & it did. I attempted to make leopard print cupcakes & hand painted the hearts but they did not turn out as expected, the icing did not set hard enough & the hearts started to melt when I placed them on the cupcakes, they were yummy & the girls thought they were amazing so the time spent creating them was worth it in the end.

Birthday Candles Wheelin'

 

Harry & Jasper have to be a part of everything! - as I manage to get some shots to post of the cards I made using the Birthday Candles Wheel. I used the new In colour Markers, direct to rubber, to ink up part of the wheel. Label Love stamp set has an Artisan punch to bundle & save 15%, see pg 32, love it 'cause it covers all occasions. Wow! to the Gingham Wheel inked up here in Strawberry Slush, love it! & the clay button looks cute stitched in Coastal Cabana Marker. Some Dazzling Diamonds added on the flames.

Sunray Label Love

I thought I'd try the sunray paper piecing technique with the new in colour Core'dinations C/S embossed in various Folders, I love the result & had to share. The gorgeous new Ruffle Ribbon frames the label from "Label Love" stamp set beautifully. Base C/S is Naturals White, the size of my rays are 1.5" x  6" cut on the diagonal top left to bottom right point to point. Frenchie has a great video tutorial I discovered after I had made a couple of variations & not much different to the way I would make it.

Pinwheel Twirly Birthday

This little Pinwheel Sizzlits Die is super cute & at only $8.95 worth it, yes it's easy to just cut a square piece & DIY but the holes are pre-cut on this die so less fiddly & of course precise cutting.
I attached the lolly stick with a mini glue dot that inserted into one of the silver mini brad prongs & another to stick it to the card front. How cute are the clouds, Cloudy Day embossing folder & I adore the "Wishes Your Way" stamp set, perfect for the pinwheel but still versatile for many other stamps. The rick rack is die cut from Tasteful Trim Bigz XL & the DSP "Sycamore Street" is from SAB as is the gorgeous Island Indigo Ribbon -only a few more days to get this pack for free!

You Rule Teya

 Teya's Birthday card using "You Rule" stamp set.
Colours are Whisper White, Marina Mist, Pool Party & Wisteria Wonder. The crown is embossed in Pewter.
Other supplies: Ovals Collection Framelits Die, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Polka Dot DSP & Pool Party Satin Ribbon from SAB Sycamore Street Ribbon & Button Pack & some Large & Basic Rhinestone Jewels.
This card is a case of my own here.

Memorable Moments Summer Smooches birthday

A little sneak Peak of "Memorable Moments" Stamp set with Summer Smooches DSP.
I used the Diagonal Plate on background of the 15th card, colours used co-ordinate with Summer Smooches DSP, lots of Brights to choose from, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry, Tempting Turquoise, Island Indigo, Real Red, Tangerine Tango & Whisper White.

Birthday Party update

Teyas' 10th Birthday card

Teya loved her party & all had a ball.
A lot of prepping goes into parties & you are sure kept on your toes -a little exhausting but well worth the effort.
I want to thank my dear friend Louise who helped me get through the scrap booking & pizza making, I couldn't have done it without her.
It's hard to see in the pic but the cupcakes are decorated with edible glitter & flakes, they looked impressive, I must say so myself & as a bonus they tasted good too.
A nice little momentum to scrap a fun pic of the day & making their own pizza's was a hit as well.
I thought I took a pic of the lolly bags which were stacked next to the cupcakes but mustn't had, they were pretty but simple.
Teya's Birthday card: "Under the Big Top" stamp set. Whisper White & Regal Rose CS. Black ink & Blushing Bride & Regal Rose markers. I used Regal Rose re-inker & an Aqua painter to colour the Silver Glimmer paper & threaded some Lucky Limeade Ribbon through the Lace Ribbon Border. I added some Dazzling Diamond glitter to finish.

Birthday Invites

 Double digits for our Our little girl this year! Petite Pocket invites in her favourite colour. Not sure to add the butterfly? I just have to print the inserts, add a tab to the top & some ribbon. I will miss the Glimmer paper (currently available in the summer mini) but I have a feeling (fingers crossed) it will carry over.

Topsy Turvy Celebration

Topsy Turvy Celebration stamp set was not on my wishlist but I was lucky to get it for free as an incentive gift from Stampin' Up! & I'm so happy I did. I finally inked it up yesterday & really had fun creating this bright, funky set of 3. Colours co-ordinate with Cheerful Treat DSP (hostess gift). I thought the handbag here was supercute & clever so had to case.

I love how pretty the ribbon weaving looks on the Perfect Pennant Doily die.

Eat Chocolate, Happy Easter & a Birthday

 Happy Easter!
Scallop Envelope Bigz Die. Cut 4 out in Pretty in Pink CS & Embellish with 4 pieces of Melon Mambo DSP from the Brights Patterns Stack,  link for scallop envelope box tutorial on this post here. Eat Chocolate Stamp set, 2 of the images I stamped & combined, I added a Melon Mambo mount using the Decorative Label punch, I also added some Pompom Trim along with a bow tied in Satin Ribbon held together with an Antique Brad.

Teya's BF is having a Birthday tomorrow, we made her the same card I made Teya for hers. Teya chose the colour combo of Marina Mist, Perfect Plum & a little Rose Red.

Flight of the Butterfly Brights card

 

If you are a SU! Demonstrator then you may recognise this card front? I cased it from the Colour training Video with Carrie Cudny, which I found to be very inspiring & it has made me excited about the new colour change. Here I have used So Saffron instead of Daffodil Delight. The inside has a spring pop up, I have been meaning to try this for some time now & thought it perfect for this card. I used a punched out  1 3/4" circle out of a Clear Window Sheet for the spiral & the little butterflys inked up in So Saffron, Tangerine Tango, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Kiwi Kiss & Regal Rose are each attached with a mini Glue Dot.  Here's a tutorial on splitcoast for this cool spiral pop up.

Scallop Circle die Card

I'm loving the Circle Scallop Die for cards. I made this one for Teya's Best Friends B'day, so cute! Colours are Melon Mambo, Pirouette Pink & Kiwi Kiss.

Teya's 8th Birthday

Teya was delighted with her Birthday card, cupcake cake & party favours I made.

4 hours of fun for Teya & her 11 friends yesterday, they played lots of games, swam of course (Pool Party) despite some rain, ate yummy party food & even got to make a 6x6 scrapbook page, which the kids loved, I made sure I took the pic of them all before they went for a swim, then my wonderful DH popped out to get 14 copys printed. A lovely memory for them all to keep.

A Happy Heart card

I made this cute little 4x4 card for Teya a few days ago & she spotted it today, so it's back to the drawing board I go! I'll be up late making her another tonight. I guess I was a little lazy & serves myself right as I cased this card from splitcoast & had already worked out how to do the medallion layers with the scallop edge punch & had them ready for a card (not specifically for Teya's!). I should have put more thought into it, none the less I wanted to share my little blunder & this cute card. I'll be back to share with you the card I end up giving her soon.

In the meantime here's a Gift Certificate Wallet I made last night & express posted today. I just loved Alley's clever idea on using the Linen Thread for the ribbon on the Gift. The closure works well (seen in previous post) & I had to add the balloons as the width of the wallet needed something more, I was real happy with it & it did look better IRL (most do I guess).

Supplies:

"Happy Moments" & "Big Bold Birthday" stamp sets.

Pink Pirouette DSP, Sahara Sand, Pretty in Pink & Whisper White CS, inks, Pretty in Pink marker, Linen Thread, Dazzling Diamond & 2way glue, Word Window 1" & 1/2" circle punches & Rhinestone Brad.

Butterfly Prints

Pink Flamingo DSP (on sale for only $12.71)

click on the label on the right to view Stampin' Up!s inventory clearance sale!

What a great idea to use the Butterfly Punch this way (not quite all the way through the CS). I saw this gorgeous card on Jayne's blog here & had to case! I love the new coloured buttons & as you may already know, the Red Polka dot ribbon (I used sticky strip to ruffle & adhere it -super easy!) I made these cards for my summer mini open home & forgot to post my samples, so I'll get onto that now while I have the chance, lol, such a busy & very enjoyable time of the year!

Baby's 1st Birthday card

I was really excited with how the puff paint heated up! I bought some from Spotlight ages ago especially for this cupcake from "Big Bold Birthday" stamp set & finally got around to using it.
the card measures 4x4"'s & colours used are Pirouette Pink, Riding Hood Red on Whisper White, I used a little Bella Rose DS Paper as well & some Pink Pirouette Striped Ribbon & White Brads. If you haven't got any White Brads you can heat up a silver/Gold brad with your heat tool & dip it into White embossing powder & heat it again to set the powder , do this a couple of times & use tweezers to hold the brad.

1st Birthday cards

I purchased some more embossing folders for my Cuttlebug (can't wait for Bigshot to get here!) & this Paisley one was perfect for this Simple chipboard 1st Birthday card, Colours are Piroutte Pink & Riding Hood Red on Whisper White. I inked up the chipboard with white craft ink first & heat set to dry, I then inked it in a lttle Riding Hood Red purposely leaving some White so that when I dazzled it with Heat & Stick powder & Diamonds it wasn't to deep in colour. The scalloping I did with the scallop edge Punch & the card is finished off with Riding Hood Red Striped Ribbon & retired Hodgepodge Buckle.

The original #1 chipboard I dazzled was on raw chipboard which wasn't girly enough & even though I have no 1st Birthday boys to give it to but I wanted to use it & the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I cased this layout & loved it so much that I made 4 other cards (I already posted 2) -it's a great inspiration to start with a layout!













Tea Party DS papers for the monogram cards below were also perfect for the Christening & Teya's Reconciliation card. The T & S are embossed in silver & Dazzled with Diamonds with 2 way glue pen. Tea Party DS papers has Basic Grey in it so I mounted the letters on the Grey then onto the Scalloped Pretty in Pink & added Silver Brads to tie it all together.
Thanks Andrea for making it easy for me to make these beautiful cards!