Stampin Up Timeless Texture Birthday

Have you tried out Timeless Textures stamp set yet?  It's a chip of the old block of Stampin' Up! Gorgeous Grunge.  You can turn it to all manner of cards whether fun, funky and modern like this or for more subtle texturing on pretty and feminine cards.

I've teamed it here with bright watermelon wonder and cucumber crush card stock, sequin stars and stamped stars from Something to Say, which is sadly retiring. It's been a great set and one I've used a lot.  You can also see sneaks of Going Global with it's star constellations and that is another one to retire. You can get these and other stamps up to the end of May or while supplies last.

I am also a big washi tape fan and the bottom border of green and spots is washi.  It's so easy to use and add colour and pattern and you can either be OCD and cut it neatly with scissors or tear it and go for rough modern edges.

I'm looking forward to new punches coming in the annual catalogue to replace those seen hear and some awesome sets of layered shape framelits. OOOh you're in for such a treat.

Keep watching for sneak peeks, but don't forget to get your wish list favourites before they are gone for good.

Zx

Happy Birthday Dad

It's been a tough few months for my fabulous Dad, but he's hanging on in there following surgery to hopefully stop the spread of the big C.  He's now struggling a bit with the whole idea of eating little and often as he grew up on 3 square meals a day, but he's getting there slowly.  My Mum is working her magic and adapting too to helping Dad follow this new regime.  We've also learned to take her out for 'real' meals as well.

However it's celebration time today as it is Dad's birthday. I've made hime this card as he does mean the world to me and my family, but he is also a big star in my eyes.  He's been a great sounding board in my life and a good friend.  Have a lovely Dad.

Now what did I do.  I embossed the globe stamp from Stampin Up Going Global set in white and then spritz the piece of watercolour card with water before adding drops of ink using an aqua painter as my dipper dropper!  I punched out the world, ooh that sounds grand, then used circle thinlits to cut the pacific point circle border.  I've punched out various stars including one from the sea and also some epoxy accent star stickers.  My happy birthday is from Something to Say on the retired list.

Once again HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD - have a great day.

Hugs Zx

Stampin' Up! Beautiful Ride Valentine Card for Mojo Monday

Stampin' Up! sets Beautiful Ride and Going Global are my choice today for a Valentine card and for the Mojo Monday challenge #433.  

You can stamp the fab VW Beetle onto patterned paper and then cut it out. I find that cutting in the opposite direction to that which you usually cut helps you keep on the line, but not cut all the line of the image if that makes sense LOL! 

The couple along with the Beetle are from the stamp set Beautiful Ride.  I've also added a tiny brad to each wheel as a hub.  The globe stamp is from Going Global along with the sentiment.  You might not be able to see, but I've heat embossed the globe by first inking my stamp with versa mark and then gently tapping the stamp onto my lost lagoon ink pad. Add embossing clear powder and it's a way of heat embossing in the colour of your choice when you don't have that colour powder.  It also gives a little 'shine' to the image.  I punched the globe out with the 2"circle punch and then put it back in place, but on stampin' dimensionals and then the soft sky piece of card acts as a back drop.  My whisper white strip is stamped with a couple of stamps from the new Timeless Textures which if you like Gorgeous Grunge you'll love this.  Some heart dry embossing with the Happy Heart embossing folder and you are set up for Valentine's day.  

Here's the sketch from Mojo Monday.  You can visit it here.

Why not have a go yourself?

More soon. Zx