Silver lining card

 

 

Love the clean simplicity of this card & the sentiment is very true. OK, maybe not "every" cloud - I know a fair few people going through serious things right now who might raise an eyebrow at that - but it's certainly possible to find positive elements in most things.

 

 

 

I used the Tree Builder Punch and Sprinkles of Life stamp set to make this card, and layered the cloud over a punch out of glimmer paper. I didn't even punch the glimmer cloud out in full cos I'm too mean - I just punched a sliver & peeped it out from underneath.

 

 

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Tree builder birthday

 

I love layered and collaged cards, and this card mixes the two.

 

I used the Sprinkles of Life stamp set and coordinating  Tree Builder Punch for the tree, and the stamped background comes from the For the New Two stamp set.

 

 

We'll be making this card (minus the machine stitching) at my card class. £10 to make 3 cards, 7-9pm 2 July. Message me to book a place.

New Stampin' Up! catalogue sneak peek (video)

 

It's that time of year when we Stampin' Up! demonstrators go all giddy & excitable. The new annual catalogue launch is just around the corner (2 June) & this week we got to pre-order & play with a select few items.

These cards showcase four products:

• the new 2015-2017 In Colors (a new set of colours Stampin' Up! introduces each year, available for the next 2 years)
• Cherry on Top 6x6 patterned papers
• Sprinkles of Life stamp set
• Tree Builder punch

£2 from the sale of every Sprinkles of Life stamp set goes to support Stampin' Up!'s chosen charity, the Ronald MacDonald House programme. This provides hospital accommodation for the families of sick children, so they can be together during very difficult times. It's a very worthy cause, & so it's worth buying this stamp set for that alone. It's also very cute & very versatile, with images that range from cupcakes to trees to flowers to clouds, plus sentiments too. You can see just how hard working these items are from these two cards, which use the same products but are totally different.

 

Ooh, I should add, that's the new dotted lace ribbon in one of the new In Colors.

 

Here's a closer look at the cards & the products themselves. You can buy them from my Stampin' Up! shop from 2 June 2015. In the meantime, if you'd like a catalogue, get in touch.

 

Sam x