Small gift bag

Hi How is your wet Thursday? I was beginning to enjoy the sun, almost thought summer was on its way, yeah I know its only just spring, well I'm hoping for a better summer than last year. Here I have made a small gift bag using the lovely paper from the sunny day scrap kit, I love the bright fresh colours in this kit. I have used the 2 step bird and tab punches, tempting turquoise grosgrain ribbon for the small bow and pumpkin pie, old olive and tempting turquoise card. Bright and cheerful colours to encourage the sunshine to come back again! Thanks for looking Dawn x

Gift bag

Here is a little gift bag I made using su taken with teal and whisper white card, with whisper white satin ribbon, and the new 2 step bird punch from the mini catalogue. I got the idea from the lovely Hayley at all things pink and fluffy, but, wanted to use A4 card rather than 12 x 12 so, I cut it down in size and well here it is. Thanks for looking Dawn x

Scallop circle flower

Here is a mini card, the flower is made using the scallop circle punch.

Card; rose red, whisper white, old olive

Ink; whisper white craft, rose red

Paper; sweet pea paper stack

Stamps; tiny tags

Ribbon; 1/4" whisper white grossgrain

Flower centre from stitched felt pack

Punches; 2 step bird (for the stem), scallop circle, tiny tag, 1/16" circle.

Dawn x

Sweet treats!

This card is using real red as a card blank, whisper white for the layer, punched with a Martha Stewart border and corner punch, I cut a circle with the SU 1 3/4 inch punch that fits the sweet treat cup perfectly. Mickey was made using basic black, real red, yo yo yellow, whisper white and blush blossom, his eyes were drawn with a white gel pen and black marker, he was cut using the cuttlebug die and embossing combo. I didn't want the recipient to have to rip the card to get the sweets so I made a trap door and put a white insert to cover the workings. Obviously you can put whatever you want in your sweet treat cup but I thought smarties added lots of extra colour. Sweet treat cups are available from Stampin' Up! from the mini catalogue and are £2.50 for a pack of 12. Let your imagination decide what to put in them! Thats all for now, see you soon Dawn x

Bird punch cards

Here are two more of my cards, the left one is almost the same as yesterdays, I was trying to see if the design would look right on a 6 inch square card, (this is definitely my fav shape and size card) I used the bird punch, from the new mini, with yo yo yellow card, the wing is whisper white stamped with yo yo yellow ink using the dot, dot, dot stamp also from the mini, the branches are in certainly celery and old olive, a scallop border down the side and satin ribbon layered onto yellow card, the three yellow dots are hole punch holes with glaze over the top, as I didn't have matching brads.

The card on the right uses the bird punch again, (can you see a theme going here?)the wing is stamped with a gorgeous little stamp from the tiny tags set in the mini, as is the sentiment. The background is using the watercolor vine jumbo wheel stamped in basic gray, the flowers are from the greenhouse garden set with dazzling diamonds in the centres, this was layered onto black with black gingham ribbon behind. I'm not usually a yellow person but I guess spring has arrived and I just reached for it. All the products today are from Stampin' Up!

I'm back!

If you are reading this then my attempt to add bits on my own must of worked and you don't know how amazing that is for me!!!

I had help to add pictures of the Stampin' Up! current catalogue and mini, if you click on the pictures they will take you via a link to view them, allow lots of time if you're going to peek though as its very addictive and all the products are really yummy! (it's very difficult to tell you my fav's as they change all the time)

I had been making samples ready for a Stampin' Up workshop I was having in my home last week here is a piccy of one, it uses the amazing two step bird punch which I'm using on lots of cards at the moment and I really love it, the card was quick and simple yet I thought stylish, I hope you like it. Dawn x

Hello!!!

Hi, my name is Dawn, I live in Taunton Somerset with my husband of almost 17 years and our two wonderful children (one of which is helping me with this, so naturally she is amazing!!!) and two gorgeous alaskan malamute dogs.

I am absolutely rubbish on a computer and am completely amazed I have got this far, guess thats my daughters help then...well, she wants the credit.

I'm totally obsessed with crafting, I work in a primary school to help pay for my addiction as like many others out there I want lots of crafting toys! I have been an independant Stampin' Up! demonstrator for over a year now, yeah! I adore the range of products they offer and stamping is my main passion within crafting, I also dabble in jewellery making and since Christmas have tried pmc (precious metal clay- silver)

I will try and put some pictures of my cards on soon, thanks for looking,

Dawn x