You Are My Anchor

I love using papers behind cover plate dies, especially this chevron one from Papertrey Ink. I thought these papers from the Trend Setter collection from Fancy Pants were a perfect match for this adorable little anchor, that I coloured with copic markers. I wanted to keep the whole card neutral so it could be given to a male or female, so I kept it fairly simple.

Stamps: Knotty (Avery Elle)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Momento)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Pool Party, Real red (Stampin Up), Copic X-Press It
Papers: Trend Setter (Fancy Pants)
Accessories: Spellbinders circle and petite scallop circle dies, Papertrey Ink chevron cover plate die, The cat's Pajamas Heart trio die, Stampin Up button & Linen thread

Happy 2nd Birthday

I never get tired using the bunny stamps from The Cat's Pajamas. I love colouring them and they always look so cute on a card. I hand cut this bunny out and adhered her to a tag I cut with Lawn Fawn's birthday Tag die. I used papers from My Mind's Eye Memorable collection. I am also completely in love with this chevron ribbon from Stampin Up. I think I'm going to have to buy it in every colour, and several of the Smokey Slate colour! I never really use ribbons on my cards a lot. But adding a strip of it instead of doing a bow seems much neater and nicer to me :)

Stamps: A Girl & Her cake (The Cat's Pajams)
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Momento), Copic markers
Cardstock: Whisper White, Smokey Slate (Stampin Up), Copic X-Press It
Papers: Memorable (My Mind's Eye), Silver glimmer paper (Stampin Up), Vellum
Accessories: Stampin Up chevron ribbon, Smokey Slate marker pen, white twine, dazzling diamonds & button, Spotlight button, Packaging direct doily, My Favourite Things Big Numbers die, My Mind's Eye enamel dots, Lawn Fawn Birthday tag die

Happy 40th

I have a sweet card and pillow box for you today. I made these for a feature in Australian cardmaking Stamping & Papercraft showcasing Heartfelt Creations Sun Kissed Fleur stamp set and dies. In this case I used only the die to create these layered flowers. The pillow box is from my local variety store and I dressed it up with a white doily at the top. On the card I used the MFT modern morroco background die and left all the pieces in. And I embossed the white bursts you can see either side of the sentiment.

Stamps: Verve - Sweet Treats, Simon Says Stamp - Cupcake Party
Ink: Momento - Tuxedo Black
Cardstock: Stampin Up - Whisper White, Crumb Cake
Papers: My Mind's Eye - Remarkable, Stampin Up - Glimmer paper
Accessories: Heartfelt Creations - Sun Kissed Fleur die, Spellbinders circle, scallop circle and antique Frame & Accents dies, Stampin Up - White embossing powder, heat gun, MFT Modern Morroco background die, Doilies, Spotlight buttons and satin ribbon, Thickers chipboard numbers, Hemptique twine, Papertrey Ink burlap

Happy Birthday Dad

This stamp set from Flourishes is one I think I'll keep forever. I just keep going back to it for masculine birthday cards and fathers day cards. This card in particular is probably my favourite one I've made with it. I also used a couple of word dies from Simon Says Stamp and the papers are from My Mind's Eye's Izzy collection. I hand cut around the image.

Stamps: What A Catch (Flourishes)
Ink: Tuxedo Black - Momento, Copic markers
Cardstock: Copic X-Press It, Stampin Up - Smokey Slate, Pistachio Pudding
Papers: Izzy (My Mind's Eye)
Accessories: Stampin Up buttons & Smokey Slate marker pen, Hemptique twine, Edge distressor