Masculine Birthday Card

I always struggle with male cards but it was step son's birthday a few weeks ago and I had to come up with a card.  It took a couple of days of pushing bits of cardstock around but I was thrilled with the end result.  Can you believe it took two days to make one card!!!!!!!

I wanted to use the Dictionary background stamp but I didn't have it so I had to improvise with the stamp from the Open Sea and my stamp-a-ma-jig.

Card Front




Card Inside

 

I hope everyone in the southern hempisphere is keeping warm as it has been pretty frosty around our place for the last week.  Even the water troughs are freezing over.  Here is Bandit and Schiska sitting outside in the frost.  They weren't out there long and I soon found them warming themselves in the front of the fire.

 

This is Schiska's "I am not impressed" face.  She doesn't like the cold.

 

 

Thank you for visiting

Sharon

 

Supplies Used
Stamps:  By the Tide, The Open Sea and Label Love
Ink:  Crumb Cake and Lost Lagoon

Cardstock: Crumb Cake and Lost Lagoon and Very Vanilla

Punches:  Artisan Label and Scalloped Tag Topper
Ribbon: 1 1/4"  (3.2 cm) Burlap Ribbon

Vintage Birthday Card

One of the ladies from card class asked for a vintage card.  This is what I came up with. I love the combination of Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla and one other colour. 

To get the different colour shades I stamped off the stamp so that I had dark and light shades of the same colour.  I layered the flowers with dimensionals.

I also used the masking technique.  I roughly tore around the edges of a post it note and then placed it in the centre of the Very Vanilla card stock before stamping with the Hardwood stamp.

I sponged around the edges of the cardstock layers and also lightly over the doily so that it would blend in. I distressed the edges of the Rose Red cardstock and tore the Very Vanilla cardstock.  I rolled the edge of the doily and where I tore the cardstock to give it a more distressed look.

Card Front

Card Inside

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge,  Hardwood, Petite Petals, Flower Shop and Petite Pairs
Ink:  Rose Red and Baked Brown Sugar

Cardstock: Rose Red, Baked Brown Sugar and Very Vanilla

Embellishments:  Pearls and Tea Lace Paper Doilies
Punches:  Pansy and Petite Petals
Ribbon:  1/2" (1.3 cm) Seam Binding Ribbon in Very Vanilla
Tools:  Distress Tool

Cute Box

I cased this cute little box, but I didn't write down her blog details.  If you recognize this as yours then please contact me so that I can give you credit.

I did modify the measurements as they were in cm and I usually work in inches.  I also made the box a little longer so that it would fit a flakie chocolate bar.

 

 

 

Thanks for visiting

Sharon

 

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Chalk Talk
Ink:  Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey

DSP:  Moonlight Paper Stack
Cardstock:  Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey

Bigshot:  Chalk Talk Framelits
Punches:  1 1/4" (3.2 cm) Circle
Ribbon:  5/8" (1.6 cm) Organza Ribbon and Whisper White Baker's Twine

Colouring In

I am sure that I was deprived as a child and that my mom didn't buy me colouring in books and crayons.  I just love the new Stampin Up Blendabilities Markers and I could just spend ages colouring in.  When I saw the new Perfect Peacock stamp in the new catalogue I just had to get it.

Here is my attempt using the blendabilities markets.  I stamped the peacock twice and coloured in one and cut it out.  I then stuck it over the other stamped image using dimensationals.

 

 

I have been having so much fun with my little granddaughter.  Here she is on the tractor with her Granddad who she calls Nano.  She is just learning to talk and picking up words really quickly.

 



She is totally obsessed with cows and was in her element when she had a sleep over at our house and we took her down to feed the cows.  Here she is helping feed the cows with her Uncle Ono. She even got to touch a cow and was beside herself with excitement.

 

 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day.

Sharon

 

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Perfect Peacock
Ink:  Memento Pad Tuxedo Black
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Coastal Cabana and Daffodil Delight

Blendabilities Markers:  Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana and Colour Lifter

Thank You Card

Just a quick card.

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Blooming with Kindness
Ink:  Coastal Cabana
Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Coastal Cabana, Melon Mamba, Whisper White and Island Indigo

Punches:  Decorative Label, Elegant Butterfly, 1 ¾” (4.4 cm) Circle and Bitty Butterfly
DSP:  Quatrefancy Specialty
Other:  Tea Lace Paper Doilies and In Colour Dalihas

Card and Gift Box

These Tag a Bag boxes are so versatile.  They are large enough to fit a decent sized gift and can basically be filled with anything.  I made a similar set for my Dad's birthday. Dad even kept the box as he said it would be very useful to keep stuff in.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous day!
Sharon

Supplies Used
Stamps:  Amazing Family and Chalk Talk
Ink:  Old Olive
Cardstock:  Whisper White and Old Olive
DSP:  Natural Composition Specialty and Polka Dot Parade

Ribbon:  3/8” (1cm) Stitched Satin Ribbon in Gumball Green
Punches:  Bitty Butterfly
Other:  Rhinestones and Tag a Bag Gift Boxes and Accessory Kit

My 4 Legged Family Members

I just love animals and can't stand to see them abused and neglected.  I thought I would introduce you to some of my four legged family members.

This is Schiska, our beautiful girl.  She is incredibly loud and loves to go walking with me.



Schiska

This Bandit, our gorgeous and very shy boy, but incredibly loving.

Bandit

These are our Wiltshire sheep.  They are self shedding and very friendly.  I named these ones as we are breeding with them.  The Ram is a real character but probably because I named him Cecil.  He eats right out of my hand and is known to be incredibly mischievous.

Wiltshire sheep having a snack

Penelope standing in the feeding trough and peeping over the fence.

Some of our cows

I read that if you look after your chooks, they will reward you with lots of eggs.  This is definitely true and I have heaps of eggs which I give away to all my two legged family members.

Brown Shavers

 

Thanks for stopping by to say hi.

Sharon