Birthday Card Take 1

Hello! Oh boy it has been ages sine I have posted anything here. Between numerous birthdays, weddings, a little thing called a busy life and throw in a Michael Buble concert for good measure - things have been busy!

But I do have a few creations to share with you over the next few days :)

My sister asked me to make a card for her friend, who is not too girly and likes bright colours and no animals. So this is what I came up with:

(I have forgotten where I cased this from so if you know please message me and I'll put in a link)

I must admit, I thought it looked maybe a little too boyish, but going on what I'd been told it should have been ok - (Insert any annoying "your wrong" sound here :) My sister didn't like it.

So after talking to her again, she now wants a card which is blue and apparently her friend loves owls. 

I love my sister, but must admit I was slightly annoyed. So I went back to the drawing board and created one she loved.

I am going to be cruel and leave you hanging with the one she did like. So pop back tomorrow and I'll show it to you :)

JAI #206

Hi, I made this card for this weeks challenge at Just Add Ink. We have to use items from Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-Bration. I decided to use the banner punch:

I have cased elements from a card I saw (if this was you please let me know and I'll add a link to you :) 

I wanted to re-try the chalkboard technique - I really think I'm still too clean though. My colours are real red, coastal cabana & soft suede, not a combo I would pick myself, but thats the beauty of the DSP from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking

Artfull Stampers Sale-a-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the annual Artfull Stampers Saleabration Blog Hop for 2014. What a fantastic way to start your crafting year with an exceptional catalogue jam packed with great new ideas, beautiful new products and the best thing - FREE products. The Artfull Stampers group have got together to showcase our beautiful new product offerings in the Saleabration catalogue - these items are unique offerings and will only be available during this promotion. So lets get started - all you need to do is follow the next blog button below as it takes you around the blog hop - grab a cuppa and sit back and enjoy!

Thanks for joining us today - You've should have just come from Karlie's blog. 

Ok, here is what I'm offering for the blog hop today:

I used the stamp set 'See Ya Later' and the banner punch which are all free through the SAB promotion. I love, love, love this sentiment from this set (they all are pretty cute though :) and the banner punch makes making banners a snap. I also used some new fancy foil designer vellum, which is available now through the new occasions catalogue. I gold embossed the sentiment and the birds are added with a whole lot of dimensionals. 

One tip I'll give you - when adhering the vellum to your card, place small pieces of adhesive (I used sticky strip for extra hold) behind the dots or pattern, so the adhesive doesn't show through and you'll get a more seem less look.

Thanks for looking and now it time to head on over to Alisa's blog to see what she has created :)