Hi everyone - happy Friday, happy May and happy anything else!!!

I've just returned from 16 wonderful days in (mainly) sunny Portugal.

So back to reality and Stampin' Up! !!!!!

Here's a card I made before I went away for my lovely SU baby Jules - hope

you had a lovely birthday Jules xx!

 As you can see I've used some of the new products from the New Summer

Mini Catalogue - namely the Framelits, the Blossom Punch and the Blushing

Bride Pleated Ribbon - all yummy!!!

That's all for now - have a super Bank Holiday Weekend

Chris xx

Happy Easter Bunny!

Thanks to Mummy Julie and baby Jules for inspiration for these 

sour cream cartons with Easter Bunny faces for table

 presents this Easter. 

The only difference is that I've used wobbly eyes (non SU).

Here is the box of them ready to take to friends ready for Easter

celebrations at their house.  There will be 12 of us!

Happy Easter

Chris xx

A Bag in a Box and 3 Cards

Hi,  hope you are all OK.  I've been very excited and distracted

for the last couple of days because I've been playing 

with my new iPad!!!

Right, enough of that and down to the real stuff - crafting!!!

I have made this project with 2 groups of friends this week

so I'm getting pretty good at it!!!!!

We used the "picture" papers from the Pocketful of Posies papers

then chose card, inks and ribbons to coordinate - getting clever!!!

Here are the 3 cards in more detail.

We used the following stamp sets:-

My Friends,

Liebe, Love, Amour 

and Perfect Postage.

Right, I'm now off to pack as we are going away for the weekend - 

"down south" to help celebrate a friends really BIG birthday.

Have a fab weekend

Chris xx

Stepper Easle Cards

Hi everyone - long time . . . etc!

I spent a lovely morning yesterday at a monthly stamping group

I attend and Ann showed us how to make this stepper easle

card - thanks Ann! 

As you can see I've teamed the Sale-A-Bration papers with the new

In Colors - both card & ink - oh and ribbon!

This first card also uses the Leibe, Love, Amour stamp.

This second card uses one of the stamps from the Happiest Birthday Wishes

Hostess set.

 Again thanks to Ann
Chris xx

When is a Cupcake Not a Cupcake - When it's a Handbag!!!

Here is another card that I am making with friends this week!

It is based on the card we made at SU Training last month - thank you 

Mummy Julie for all your ideas!

Using the cupcake case makes a stunning handbag.  The new Red Glimmer Paper

from the Spring Mini Catalogue makes a fabulous flap to the bag.

Here is the arty farty angle!

That's all for now

Chris xx

Ice Cream Anyone?!

Happy Saturday!

Here is a card I will be making with some friends next week - hope

they don't see this - it's meant to be a surprise!

This card uses 3 of my favourite punches - XL Scallop Circle,

Build a Cupcake and Petite Pennants Builder.

Here is the arty farty angle!

That's all for now - enjoy your weekend!

Chris xx

Happy Birthday Pete

This week is very special in our house cos it's Pete's really, really BIG Birthday!

Lots of good things are planned for him starting tomorrow when

we go away for a few days then ends at the weekend with a party

on Saturday and brunch out on Sunday.

I decided to be kind and didn't put a number on his card!

Here it is - yes, another gate fold card!

Here is the inside.

Until next time

Chris xx

products used:-

card - Whisper White, Real Red and Brushed Silver

ink - Basic Black and Real Red

stamp set - Happiest Birthday Wishes (Hostess)

papers - Red Glimmer and Mocha Morning Speciality

punches - XL Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, Scallop Circle and 1" Circle

ribbon - Basic Black 1/8" Taffeta

others - Basic Jewels - Rhinestones