Moroccan Owl birthday card

The new Moroccan Nights stamp set is perfect for jazzing up the Owl Builder Punch. 

The pattern on the large stamp can be sectioned out and used to punch out the feathered breast of the owl, while its centre makes a good background for googly owl eyes. I punched them out with a 3/4" circle punch, then layered the punch out pieces from the owl punch over the top.

Quite the hootie cutie!

Here's what I used:

Moroccan Nights stamp set 141718
Owl Builder punch 118074
Layering circles framelits dies 141705
Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set 140273
Timeless Textures stamp set 140517
Kinda Eclectic stamp set 135350

Sunburst gift bag

 

Today's make features Stampin' Up!'s new Gift Bag Punch Board. I made this bag quickly using a sheet of A4 Whisper White cardstock. I stamped the sunburst from Kinda Eclectic and layered up a couple of punched pieces in coordinating colours of Cucumber Crush and Watermelon Wonder.

 

Quick, easy, practical & stylish :)

 

 

 
 
 
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Butterfly hello card

For this card I repeat stamped the typed dots from Kinda Eclectic for the background. Use a stamp positioner to help line them up in the right place (I use the MISTI which makes this technique a doddle). 

I stamped the butterfly in Bermuda Bay ink (stamping off the first impression to give a lighter look), then over stamped in black with a similar butterfly, then punched it out with the elegant butterfly punch.

Here's what I used:

 

Beautiful boxes

 

I love the gift box punch board. It turns any reasonable size piece of thick paper or card into packaging in seconds. The big boxes could fit a Yankee style candle jar, while the smallest size is great for wedding or party favours.

 

And then the fun begins deciding how to decorate. For this one I made the paper lace using the Stampin' Up! Edgelit die. The bow on the left is the Bow Builder Punch & the flowers are the Spiral Flower Die.

I'll be running a class on boxes in a couple of months - check back here or my facebook page for more information.

So Happy card

A bright pop of colour to chase away the January blues. I used the 2013-2015 colour palette. I'll be so sad to see this go in June, I love these colours.

The "Yay" is from the free Sale-a-bration You Brighten My Day stamp set (the one featured here) and the banner punch pops it out. "So happy for you" is from yesterday's featured set, Simply Wonderful & the sunburst is from Kinda Eclectic, which, as you probably know, is THE BEST STAMP SET EVAH!

If you've ever wrestled with the gold sequin trim, I find the best way to attach it to a card is to cut a new piece of card that is the width of your card & glue a length of the trim to that. Then trim the edges once it's dried. You can then stick the panel to you card without stray sequins pinging off.

Sale-a-bration stamps can be earned free with every purchase of £45 or more, until the end of March. Click on any of the items below to start shopping.

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.95

Gold Sequin Trim

£4.50

Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine

£3.25

All Abloom Designer Series Paper Stack

£6.25

2013-2015 In Color A4 Cardstock

£6.25

Venetian Crochet Trim

£6.25

1-1/4" Scallop Circle Punch

£14.25

Banner Punch

£11.50

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

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New stamps (video)

Loads of lovely new stuff in the new 2014-15 catalogue. Have a look at my stamp haul video. You can click to buy any of the products featured in the link below.

Alphabet Rotary Stamp

£13.50

Amazing Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£18.95

Kinda Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.95

Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£13.95

Dictionary

£12.95

Pictogram Punches Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£14.95

1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch

£14.25

Elegant Butterfly Punch

£14.25

Bitty Butterfly Punch

£14.25

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