Remembering Birthdays

I don't know about you but I have a terrible time remembering birthdays.  A friend had seen a type of banner that you could list all your birthdays on and asked me if I could make one for her.  It was such a good idea and so easy to do that, I, of course had to make one for myself.

Whats even better is it's made from the sweet sorbet papers you get free during Sale-a-bration!!

The word birthdays was cut out using stampin ups Typeset Alphabet die

The dates where made using another freebie from Sale-a-bration both the banner stamps and the punch where free!!

To finish it off little butterflies with names and birthdays on.

Hope you like it

Happy crafting

Deb xx

Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper	Banner Blast Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Banner Punch	Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die
Big Shot Die-Cut Machine	Elegant Butterfly Punch

Table built using Stampin' Up! Product Table Builder from The Crafty Owl.

Birthday Butterflies

This is the second card I mentioned before from Making Cards magazine.  The card in the magazine was a DL sized card but mine is a 6x6 my favorite size lol

As you can see the card uses the Everything Eleanor and Papillon Potpourri Stamp sets.

I stamped out the flourishes in soft suede and using the smallest flower in the Everything Eleanor set I stamped in soft sky and Soft Suede.  I then punched out some butterflies in the same colours with the Bitty Butterfly punch and added a pearl. 

The sentiment is from the Teeny Tiny sentiments set, punched out using the word window and then mounted on to some soft suede punch out using the modern label punch,  I also stamped out two small butterflies and punched these out again using the bitty butterfly punch and added a pearl.

The larger butterflies where stamped and then punched out using the Elegant butterfly punch.  Hope you like it.

If you would like any of the items used to make this card just click on the pictures below which will take you directly to my shop.

Happy Crafting

Deb xxx

Bitty Butterfly Punch	Elegant Butterfly Punch	Word Window Punch	Modern Label Punch
Everything Eleanor Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad	Soft Suede A4 Card Stock
Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky	Basic Pearls Jewel Accents

Table built using Stampin' Up! Product Table Builder from The Crafty Owl.

Rosetta, are you better? Are you well?

Yes I know it's an old song lol but I was being rather uncreative again with my headings.  Very busy in the Keating household and with any luck we will be moving, so fingers crossed.  Should I go slient on here you'll know it's because I'll be in a packing frenzy lol

So today's offering is a rosette, I was given a similar one at out Telford training as a swop and loved it so decided to recreate it.

I used the rosette die to make this but you could just as easiliy make this on your scoreboard.  I've added the lobster catch so that it can hang from your bag.

 The leaf is from the bird builder punch and the butterflies are the elegant butterfly and the bitty bitty butterfly punches.

Items used

Stamps
Papillion Potpourri

Card
Wisteria Wonder
Old Olive
 Very Vanilla

Ink
Wisteria Wonder

Stampin Up Accessories
Big Shot
Rosette Die
Scalloped circle punch
Circle punch
Elegant Butterfly punch
Bitty Bitty Butterfly Punch
Bird builder Punch

Well thats me done for today, hope you like it.

Happy crafting

Deb xx

A Vintage Feel

Well the weather has taken a change here in Yorkshire, still warm but very cloudy.  Hope it's a bit nicer where you are.

Todays card has a very vintage feel to it, it uses crumb cake and very vanilla with a sprinkling of Pretty in Pink and Baja Breeze

Now this is a 6 x 6 card, I must admit this is my favorite size as you will have seen,  So that makes the matted layer of very vanilla 5 3/4 Square.  This is slightly too large for the En Francias stamp that I've used as the back ground.  So to line it all up I used the stampmajig to line it up.  Now this is a new tool to me in the past I've just lined it up by eye, but since I've brought it I don't know how I ever got on without it. lol

Here's what I used to make the card

Stamps
En Francias
Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card
Very Vanilla
Crumb Cake
Pretty in Pink
Baja Breeze

Ink
Crumb Cake

Stampin Up Accessories
Big Shot
Elegant Bouquet Embossing folder
Elegant Butterfly Punch
Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch
Fancy Flower Punch
Word Window Punch
Modern Label Punch
Boho Blossoms Punch
Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack
Owl Builder Punch (leaves)
Gems

Wow a lot of product there sorry.  I hope you like the card and if you would like any of the products to make the card please email me at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Happy Crafting

Deb xx

Summer Flutterbyes

Well what a day yesterday, sun blazing down, dare we believe that summer is now here?  Scotty too Hotty went off to school with hat and sunglasses and loaded down with suntan lotion, He also went with 6 bars of chocolate to share with his class as they are doing a project on chocolate, not sure how they will have fared in a hot classroom though lol.

Now I'll apologize now for today's project as it is product heavy which wasn't my intention I think I just got a bit carried away lol

 These are little hostess gifts that I've made

Here's a closer look, I've used the top note, enfrancias stamp, Inked up the vintage wall paper embossing folder to get that effect on the scalloped circle, I've also used the elegant and itty bitty butterfly punches and the blue flower is from the itty bitty punch pack.  Colours are pretty in pink, baja breeze and crumb cake

Here's a list of items used

Stamps
En Francias

Card
Crumb Cake
Pretty in Pink
Baja Breeze
Very Vanilla

Ink
Crumb Cake

Stampin Up Accessories
Big Shot
Top Note Die
Elegant Butterfly Punch
Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch
Scalloped Circle Punch
Itty Bitty Punch Pack
Vintage Wallpaper Embossing folder

Don't forget to pop along tomorrow to see what else has been going on in my little crafty world, if you would like any of these products please email me at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Happy crafting

Deb xx

Challenge

Well what lovely weather we've been having, makes a change lol Today I'm going to show you two tags I made for a challenge being run by fellow demonstrator Anthony Warwood, you can join in the fun here The chanllenge this month is to create something using calypso coral, pool party and gumball green, now I had made a card to start with but somehow it went missing before I had chance to photograph it :-( so I started again and made these tags ;

I've made them using the two tags die, First Edition DSP, Papillion Pot-pourri stamp set,  the butterfly punches and of course I've added some bling and pearls .

The flowers where made using a die I have, before I rolled them into a flower I inked the edges with pool party and calypso coral ink.  The leaves are of course gumball green.

And heres the butterfly, for the larger butter fly I simply stamped on to whisper white card stock and punched it out, the smaller butterfly was stamped on to the first edition papers then punched out.  and I added some bling to the butter fly.  I also inked around the edge of the first edition papers on the tag and the tag itself as you can just about see in the picture above. The ribbon used was free during Saleabration! I really love these tags and made a few for gifts, hope you like them too.

If you'd like any of the items you see here please email me your order debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Happy crafting

Deb xxx

Awaiting summer

Apparently double figures at the weekend, I really hope so, really fed up now with the cold weather :-( although the sun is out today and it's warmish lol

So here's the card I'm showing you today

Lovely and so simple to make, it uses Crumb cake, soft seude and some of the lovely polka dot papers.  The happy birthday is from the perfectly penned stamp set which has been stamped in rich razzleberry.

Here's a look at the inside

I've added some bling to the butterfly on this one.  This is one of the cards I got in a Spring kit from Bekka Prideaux, which also included a lovely birthday album to store the cards in. I thoroughly recommend purchasing this if Bekka is still offering it on her blog

Happy crafting

Deb xx

Bright Orange Ball of Light!!

Yes!  We've had a strange sighting here in deepest darkest Yorkshire.  A great big orange ball of light in the sky appeared yesterday, reliable sources say this is called The Sun!  And it seems to have surfaced today too!!lol

I hope you've had some sunshine where you are, to my readers abroad, England is not known for it's lovely sunny weather so I for one tend to get a bit giddy when the sun decides to surface.

Today's card is one I made for the card holder

Just look at my sparkly butterflies!  I used the crystal effects and whilst it was still wet sprinkled some dazzling diamonds on top.  This card was quite simple to make but very lovely to look at.

Items used
Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die 127005 £18.95
Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder 116824 £7.50
Elegant Butterfly Punch 127526 £14.25
Word Window Punch 119857 £14.25
Modern Label Punch 119849 £15.50
Crystal Effects 101055 £5.25
Dazzling Diamonds 102023 £3.75
Chocolate Chip A4 Card 108599 £6.25
So Saffron A4 Card  108611 £6.25
Temping Turquoise A4 Card 108598 £6.25
Teeny Tiny Sentiments (w) 129579 £32.95 (c) 120024 £25.95
Hopeful Thoughts (w) 121203 £21.95 (c) 129582 £17.95

If you require any items used to make this card please email me at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Happy Crafting

Deb xxx