Star Of Light Easel Card

This is the second card I made for Jan to make when she came over for a crafty play yesterday.  I used Jan's SU! 'Star of Light' stamp set and 'Starlight' Thinlits dies - they're so beautiful!

I made a Pool Party A6 sized easel card and glued the snowflake paper to the bottom part.  I die cut the plain star from Night of Navy CS, the fancy star from silver foil sheet, glued them together and popped the star up onto a 'Lots of Labels' die cut label shape.  I used the 'Softly Falling' folder to emboss a piece of Whisper White CS, matted that to a larger piece of Night of Navy CS, glued that in place and added the star label element.  I used a smaller label die for the sentiment element, cutting out the same size label three times.  I cut apart the Night of Navy and Pool Party labels and glued the pieces behind the white label.   I added some silver glitter ribbon tied in a knot to the bottom part of the card and added a silver star metallic enamel shape to the centre of the fancy star.

Here's a closer look at the gorgeous star.  

Here's a closer look at the sentiment label.  I stamped the starry swirl in Pool Party ink before stamping the sentiment and stars in Night of Navy ink.

Here's the message panel on the bottom of the easel card and the envelope.  I love the cut out design die and I really liked how it looked on the envelope flap.  I die cut a Pool Party plain star shape, snipped the points off at top and bottom and glued that behind the cut out portion.  I added a 1/4" Night of Navy punched circle topped with a silver star metallic enamel shape

We had a lovely crafty time together and Jan loved both cards I'd designed for her to make.  I did warn Jan that I may well ask to borrow the bells and stars sets again at some time!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Star of Light' set
CS: SU! Pool Party, Night of Navy & Whisper White, Silver Foil sheet
Patterned paper: SU! 'Season of Cheer' DSP
Ink: SU! Pool Party & Night of Navy
Tools: SU! 'Starlight' Thinlits & 'Lots of Labels' Framelits die sets, 1/4" circle punch
Embellishments & accessories: SU! silver glitter ribbon, SU! silver metallic enamel star shapes, Dimensionals

Seasonal Bells Spinner Card

Today my friend Jan is coming over to make a couple of cards.  When I invited her and asked her what she'd like to make she didn't have anything specific in mind.  Me, being the very cheeky sort, then took the opportunity to ask if she'd like to make something using some of her new SU! goodies that I don't have!  So I get to play with new goodies and Jan gets inspiration for using her new goodies - a win/win!

Jan bought both the Seasonal Bells bundle and the Star of Light bundle.  I thought the bells would be great for a spinner card and that's what I made first.  I cut the spinner channel from a panel of Emerald Envy CS, glued the patterned paper at the bottom and added Cherry Cobbler taffeta ribbon.  I stamped one bell onto So Saffron CS using Delightful Dijon ink and I stamped another bell onto Mint Macaron CS using Emerald Envy ink.  I punched out the two bells, glued them together and added a Cherry Cobbler die cut bow and a rhinestone jewel.  I made the spinner element with washers and CS circles sandwiched together with a round 3D foam dot.  I placed the spinner in the channel and popped up the panel onto the front of a Cherry Cobbler 5 3/4" square card base.  I stamped and fussy cut the sentiment banner and popped that up.  I added a Mint Macaron die cut decorative corner which I embellished with a 1/4" Cherry Cobbler circle topped with a rhinestone jewel.  I also added a rhinestone jewel to the centre of the ribbon knot.

Here's the inside and the envelope.   I added a strip of Emerald Envy taffeta ribbon above the patterned paper.  I really wanted to use the fancy scroll image from the 'Seasonal Bells' set somewhere and I stamped it underneath the sentiment.  It looked a bit like a Christmas tree so I stamped and punched a star to go on the top to complete that look!  I adhered two bells and a bow to the envelope flap to finish off.

I then made an easel card using the Star of Light bundle.  I'll share that card tomorrow.

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Seasonal Bells' & 'Merry Minis' sets, Hero Arts 'Holiday Cheer' set
CS: SU! Cherry Cobbler, Emerald Envy, So Saffron & Whisper White
Patterned paper: SU! 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP
Ink: SU! Cherry Cobbler, Emerald Envy & Delightful Dijon
Tools: SU! 'Bell' punch, SU! 'Pretty Pines' Thinlits die set, SU! 'Merry Minis' punch pack, MFT Die-namics 'Photo Corners' die set, 1/4" circle punch 
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Cherry Cobbler & Emerald Envy taffeta ribbon, rhinestone jewels, Dimensionals, 3mm 3D foam tape, round 3D foam dot, washers

Snowman Merry Christmas Blueprints Card

Here's a Christmas card I've made using a perennial favourite snowman stamp and my MFT Blueprints 14 die set.  I'm really enjoying using this die set!

For this card I've used the layout at the top right.  I die cut the rounded corner square from Island Indigo CS, embossed it with the SU! 'Softly Falling' folder, glued it to a white die cut stitched square which I then glued to the front of a Bermuda Bay square card base.  The rounded corner rectangle die from the Blueprints 14 set wasn't large enough for my Penny Black 'Brush Snowman' image.  I stamped onto a piece of Whisper White thick CS, coloured the image with ProMarkers, trimmed the piece to a rectangle and rounded the four corners with my Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper.  So a bit of a tweak there - but it worked OK for the layout!  I popped up the snowman panel and also popped up the sentiment label.  To complete the card front I added three tiny punched snowflakes with rhinestone jewel centres.

Here's the inside of the card and the envelope.  I stamped the snowflakes on the inside panel in Pool Party ink and stamped the sentiment over the top in Island Indigo ink.  I stamped the sentiment again on a separate piece of CS using Bermuda Bay ink, fussy cut the banner portion of the sentiment and glued it over the top.  I decorated the envelope flap with a die cut snowflake and popped a rhinestone jewel in the centre.

Supplies:
Stamps: Penny Black 'Brush Snowman', Inkylicious 'Santa's Sleigh' set, PSX 'Snowflake Medley', Clearly Besotted 'Eat, Drink & Be Merry' set
CS: SU! Bermuda Bay, Island Indigo & Whisper White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Bermuda Bay, Pool Party & Island Indigo, selection of ProMarkers
Tools: MFT 'Blueprints 14' die set, SU! 'Softly Falling' embossing folder, Spellbinders 'Labels Trio' & 'Snowflake Pendant' die sets, Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper, Woodware tiny snowflake punch
Embellishments & accessories: SU! rhinestone jewels, 3D foam tape

Pine Boughs & Cones Christmas Sparkle Card

The SU! 'Christmas Pines' stamp set and matching 'Pretty Pines' die set are just SO lovely!  I was determined to get into my craft room last week and use them to make a Christmas card.

The Cherry Cobbler card base is 5 3/4" square, I added a Garden Green mat layer and I glued a strip of 'Presents & Pinecones' paper to the white panel.  I stamped the pine boughs in Mint Macaron and Garden Green inks and die cut a few boughs in the same colours.  Because I was going to use the 'May your Christmas sparkle with joy and happiness' sentiment I added some sparkle to the pine boughs with Star Dust Stickles.  The small pine cone is stamped and die cut, the larger cone at the back is also stamped and die cut and the cone at the front is die cut only and I popped them all up.  I die cut a Cherry Cobbler bow, tied an adorable Mini Pinecone around it with linen thread and attached the bow with a glue dot. I wrapped Cherry Cobbler taffeta ribbon around the white panel and glued the whole thing to the Garden Green mat layer.  I stamped and die cut the sentiment element and popped it up.  I finished off with more sparkle by sprinkling on a few rhinestone jewels.

Here's the inside of the card and the envelope.  What a lovely sentiment - 'May the simple joys of the season be yours'.

The pine bough stamps are designed as two step stamping images and I really love the two tone effect you achieve.  Add the sweet little pine cones and I am one happy stamper!  Here's a closer look.

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Christmas Pines' set
CS: SU! Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Kraft & Whisper White
Patterned paper: SU! 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP
Ink: SU! Mint Macaron, Garden Green, Soft Suede & Cherry Cobbler
Tools: SU! 'Pretty Pines' Thinlits & 'Lots of Labels' Framelits dies, MISTI
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Cherry Cobbler taffeta ribbon, Mini Pinecone, linen thread, rhinestone jewels, Dimensionals, glue dot, Star Dust Stickles

Rosy Blueprints Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing a birthday card made for our special friend Debs using my MFT Blueprints 14 die set.  This time I based my design on the sketch shown at the top left.

I had some new craft items I wanted to play with - the Clearly Besotted 'English Rose' stamp set, the Taylored Expressions 'Corrugated' embossing folder, the MFT 'Label Maker Sentiments' stamp set and matching dies - and the MISTI.  I have a money box in my craft room and I save up for significant crafty items.  So I was saving up for a MISTI and some accessories but circumstances meant I had to keep raiding my money box so it took longer than anticipated to fill up the box!  I finally got there and I was able to have a nice crafty splurge!  I am now the very happy owner of an original MISTI - what a great tool, it's brilliant for multi step stamping sets like the 'English Rose' set!  

I used SU! Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Primrose Petals, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive inks to stamp the roses and leaves and I fussy cut them all out.  I made a 5 1/2" square white card base using SU! Whisper White thick CS and I die cut the stitched square layer from Pear Pizzazz CS.  I die cut the rounded corner square from Primrose Petals CS, embossed it with the 'Corrugated' folder and glued both layers to the card front.  The 'Corrugated' folder is fab for adding texture but isn't too fancy - a very useful addition to the stash I think!  I die cut the white rounded corner rectangle and a Blushing Bride scalloped strip and glued those elements in place.  I arranged the cluster of roses and leaves, popping up each rose and then I adhered the stamped and die cut sentiment strips.  I completed the card front by adding a few silver sequins.     

Here's the inside of the card...

...and here's the envelope.  Yeah, you can tell I was enjoying playing with the Blueprints 14 dies, the MISTI and the rose stamp set can't you?!

Supplies:
Stamps: Clearly Besotted 'English Rose' set, MFT 'Label Maker Sentiments' set, Hero Arts 'Everything Wonderful'
CS: SU! Pear Pizzazz, Primrose Petals, Blushing Bride, & Whisper White (regular & thick)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, Primrose Petals, Pear Pizzazz & Old Olive
Tools: Taylored Expressions 'Corrugated' embossing folder, MFT Die-namics 'Blueprints 14' & 'Label Tape' die sets, MISTI
Embellishments & accessories: silver sequins, SU! Dimensionals

Chocolate & Morello Cherry Sponge Sandwich Cake

Today I'm sharing a cake I baked as a gift to go along with this card I gave to Nick last Saturday when he left as manager of the Wilko Burgess Hill store.  Nick was well known in the store as having a sweet tooth, he was particularly fond of doughnuts, cake and chocolate. So I decided I'd bake him a cake to go along with the card.  I made a chocolate sponge sandwich cake, filled with morello cherry preserve and chocolate buttercream and topped with chocolate buttercream and mini Cadbury's Wispa bars.

Here's the cake ready to be wrapped in cellophane.

Here's the cake wrapped up and ready to give.  I used the 'Baked With Love' stamp from the SU! 'I Stamped This' set and various circle punches to make a gift tag.   I tied the tag to the ribbon with red and white baker's twine.

Nick informed me yesterday that the cake was lovely and that he's eaten half of it already!

Two Sunny Floral SU! Thank You Cards - And Buyer's Remorse!

Here are another couple of thank you cards I made to give to my SU! customers.  I originally planned to make two identical cards but I changed my mind after making the first one so the two cards are similar but not the same!

Here are the two cards together.  I don't use yellow a lot but I like the cheerful, sunshiny feel these cards have!



So this is the first card I made using the SU! 'Bunch of Blossoms' stamp set and matching punch.  I kept looking at this set in the catalogue, I think it's such a pretty set but I wasn't 100% sure I'd enjoy using it.  I'm all for a bit of two step stamping but I wondered if I'd find creating a flower one petal at a time a pain in the neck.  The prettiness won out over my doubts and I got the set with Stampin' Rewards - but I really should have trusted my instincts.  Yes, it IS a lovely set and you get very pretty, realistic looking flowers BUT I did find it a pain, it was very time consuming and fiddly and I didn't want to repeat the experience - hence only one card using that set!  I have a real weakness for floral stamp sets and find them so hard to resist.  Now that I've used this set I know full well that a floral set that requires multiple petals stamped and punched in order to create flowers will not be a 'go to' set for me and it will remain neglected on the shelf - no matter how pretty the flowers are!  This stamp set and punch will be passed onto a new owner!

Here's the inside and the envelope.  I know it would have been a lot less time consuming if I didn't decorate the insides of my cards and the envelopes - but I can't stop doing that now - it doesn't feel finished to me if I don't, it just isn't 'right'!

So I made the second card pretty much to the same design as the first card but I used the 'Flourishing Phrases' set instead.  Both cards were made with Daffodil Delight A6 card bases and I used the 'Petal Burst' embossing folder to add a debossed design to the right hand side of the card fronts.  The petals, flowers and leaves were all stamped using Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive inks.  For the second card I fussy cut the flowers and leaves - maybe it seems strange that I'm really happy to fussy cut after I've said I don't like things too time consuming and fiddly - but I really enjoy it and don't find it a pain at all - as long as the bits I'm cutting are not tiny!  I added a strip of burlap ribbon to both panels before I added them to the card fronts.  I popped up the sentiment labels and added some rhinestone jewels.

Here's the inside and the envelope of the second card.

Lesson learned?  Maybe!  It's definitely not the first time I've bought crafty supplies that I've later regretted and I'm sure it won't be the last time.  I don't spend too much time on regret now though, I acknowledge my mistake, resolve to not make that same mistake again and I don't keep the items in my stash - I find them new homes with other crafty folk!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Bunch of Blossoms' & 'Flourishing Phrases' sets
CS: SU! Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz, Old Olive & Whisper White
Ink: SU! Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Pear Pizazz & Old Olive
Tools: SU! 'Petal Burst' embossing folder, 'Blossom Builder' punch, 'Lots of Labels' Framelits die set
Embellishments & accessories: SU! burlap ribbon, rhinestone jewels, Dimensionals

Set Of Three Butterfly Thank You Cards

I had some bags of SU! goodies to hand out to customers and I made these thank you cards to slip inside the bags.  I wanted to use that big, beautiful, butterfly die from my newly acquired 'Butterflies' Thinlits die set!  I also took the opportunity to use my new Sweet Sugarplum glitter ribbon and Fancy Frost sequins.

I embossed the white square panels with the 'Fluttering' folder, added a strip of the glitter ribbon and glued the white squares to the front of 4 3/4" square Rich Razzleberry card bases.  I die cut three plain butterfly shapes from vellum, stamped each butterfly twice using the flourish image from the 'Timeless Textures' set in VersaMark ink and I heat embossed using white embossing powder.  I attached each vellum butterfly to a Sweet Sugarplum die cut large fancy butterfly using glue dots.  I stamped and punched the sentiment labels and tied them round the butterfly bodies using Whisper White baker's twine.  I kept the labels in place by popping a couple of Dimensionals under each label.  To complete the card fronts I sprinkled on a few Sweet Sugarplum sequins.  

To decorate the insides and envelopes I stamped and die cut the pretty lacy butterfly from the 'Butterfly Basics' set.

A couple more thank you cards were needed but I wanted to use other new goodies so I'll share those later on.  

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Timeless Textures', 'Tin of Cards' & 'Butterfly Basics' sets
CS: SU! Rich Razzleberry, Sweet Sugarplum, Whisper White & vellum
Ink: SU! Sweet Sugarplum & Rich Razzleberry, VersaMark
Tools: SU! 'Butterflies' Thinlits die set, 'Bold Butterfly' Framelits die set, 'Fluttering' embossing folder, 'Decorative Label' punch, 1/8" handheld circle punch
Embellishments & accessories: SU! white embossing powder, Sugarplum glitter ribbon, Whisper White baker's twine,  'Fancy Frost' sequins, Dimensionals, glue dots

Sailboat Slider Best Wishes Card

Nick, the manager at the Wilko store where I work, is leaving.  I really like Nick, we shared a lot of laughs over the last year or so and he was so supportive and helpful during the period of Owen's illness and subsequent recovery.  I am very sad to see Nick go, I will miss him a great deal.

Obviously, I had to make a card for Nick to wish him well for the future!  I opted for a slider card featuring a sailboat.  I used the SU! 'Sail Away' stamp and patterned papers from the SU! 'Serene Scenery' DSP pad.  I made a 5" x 7" Crumb Cake card base and used Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay as accent colours.  I paper pieced the sailboat, fussy cut it and attached it to my slider pull strip using a 3D foam pad.  I used the smallest die from the MFT Die-namics 'Fishtail Flag' Stax die set to cut the slider channel.  The 'PULL HERE' stamp is from a Penny Black clear stamp set called 'Embellishments' - it felt good to finally use it after it's been in my stash for years!  I added screw brads to the sentiment label, popped that up, added some hemp twine and completed the card front with some photo corner die cut shapes.

Here's what is visible when the slider element is pulled to the left - a secret message - I thought that would be fun!  I realise 'Luck Good' looks odd but when Nick pulls the slider he'll see the word 'Good' first so it will make sense then.  It worked out very well that the sailboat is oriented to travel to the left as Nick is left handed!  The beach/sea/sky patterned paper was perfect for this card - I couldn't resist stamping some seabirds in the top right corner!

Here's the inside and the envelope.  As Nick embarks on his new voyage in life I will wish him smooth sailing!

Supplies:
Stamps: SU! 'Sail Away' stamp, Penny Black 'Embellishments' set, Inkylicious 'Take Flight' set, Clearly Besotted 'Brushed Greetings II' set, MFT 'Label Maker Sentiments' set
CS: SU! Crumb Cake, Island Indigo, Bermuda Bay & Whisper White
Patterned paper: SU! 'Serene Scenery' DSP pad
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU! Island Indigo
Tools: MFT Die-namics 'Fishtail Flags' Stax & 'Photo Corners' die sets, SU! 'Apothecary Accents' die set, Spellbinders 'Grommet Tags' die set
Embellishments & accessories: hemp twine, Woodware screw brads, 3D foam pad 

MFT Blueprints 14 Flower Thank You Card

A little while ago I came across MFT Blueprints die sets.  Here's how MFT describe the Blueprints dies: "The Blueprints line of Die-namics is designed to take the guesswork out of starting your next card project.  Whether you're short on time or simply need a jumpstart, Blueprints is your answer.  Each Blueprints set includes a digital design plan for you to follow or you can use the included elements to become your own architect and create something completely new and unique."  I liked the concept, was very intrigued and had to find out more!

There are lots of sets available but the accompanying product videos help when it comes to choosing.  As MFT (My Favorite Things) are a US company I figured the rectangular Blueprints die sets would be best suited to US A2 sized cards rather than the UK A6 sized cards.  Therefore, I decided to go for a square Blueprints set and after much deliberating I opted for the Blueprints 14 set.

Here are the sketch layouts that MFT have designed for the Blueprints 14 set.

For my first card using the set I made things simple by very faithfully following the sketch from the bottom left corner.  I die cut the shapes from CS and some pretty papers from the Penny Black 'Painted Blooms' 6" x 6" paper pad and used a Pear Pizzazz SU! CS square card base.  I stamped the sentiment in SU! Tangerine Tango ink, I added baker's twine to the holes in the die cut button and I popped up the flower.

Here's the inside and the envelope.  I love that the dotted scallop border shape is sized perfectly to fit the large stitched square shape!  I glued the scalloped border to the stitched square, added a Pear Pizzazz CS strip and glued the stitched square inside the card.  To decorate the envelope I simply layered a strip of patterned paper to a larger strip of Pear Pizzazz CS.

Very quick and easy!  I think this Blueprints 14 die set will prove extremely useful when I'm short on crafting time or my mojo has gone AWOL!  I definitely don't have as much crafting time these days so I'll take whatever assistance I can get!  I've made a second card with the set following a different sketch and I'll share that here soon.

Supplies:
Stamps: Clearly Besotted 'Brushed Greetings II' set
CS: SU! Pear Pizzazz & Whisper White
Patterned paper: Penny Black 'Painted Blooms' 6" x 6" pad
Ink: SU! Tangerine Tango
Tools: MFT Die-namics 'Blueprints 14' die set
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Whisper White baker's twine, Dimensionals

September 2016 Card Group Projects

On Thursday we got together for our September card group meeting.  From now until November all the card group projects will be Christmas related.  Due to lack of time owing to a busy work schedule and with Owen's illness last year I didn't make many Christmas cards and I didn't buy a lot of new Christmas stuff.  I've made up for that this year - a lot of new SU! Christmas goodies have been added to my stash!  I used some of my new goodies to make three Christmas cards for the ladies to make.

First up is this simple but stylish stocking card which I CASEd from a card shown on page 15 of the SU! Autumn-Winter catalogue.  I used Mint Macaron, Cherry Cobbler and Emerald Envy for my colour combo and the patterned paper is from the 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP pack.  I popped up the sentiment banner and the stocking.

Here's the inside and the envelope.  I thought it would be cute to hang the small stocking from the 'J'!

For the second card I used the gorgeous 'Pretty Pines' Thinlits die set plus the 'Merriest Wishes' stamp set and 'Merry Tags' Framelits die set.  The card base measures 5 1/4" square and I added an Old Olive mat layer.  I glued a strip of patterned paper plus a die cut grosgrain ribbon strip to a square white panel, glued the die cut pine boughs and greenery sprigs in place and adhered the white panel to the card.  I absolutely love the tag die with the deer and tree scene and I thought it would make a lovely ornament to hang from a pine bough.    I stamped the sentiment in Early Espresso ink and then die cut the tag.  I punched a 2" white circle to go behind the tag and coloured it pale blue with a ProMarker.  I used the same pale blue marker to add some colour below the snow line and then used brown and green markers to colour the deer and trees.  I glued the tag and 2" circle together to make the ornament, added a Cherry Cobbler die cut bow with a rhinestone in the centre and I popped up the ornament.  To complete the card front I added some deep red pearls to the dark green sprigs.     

Here's the inside and the envelope which I decorated with stamps from the 'Merriest Wishes' set.  I stamped the snowy background in Soft Sky ink and stamped the 'Be Joyful' over the top in Early Espresso ink.  

The third card is a fun snowflake spinner card using the 'Flurry of Wishes' stamp set.  I borrowed the 'Sliding Star' Framelits die set from my good friend Lesley a few weeks ago and I loved how easy the dies make it to create a spinner or slider card so I had to get the set for myself!  I used Pool Party and Night of Navy along with Whisper White as my colour combo.  

I glued the Night of Navy mat layer to the front of the A6 sized Pool Party card base.  I stamped a white panel with snowflakes and the sentiment and then die cut the spinner channel.  I glued a piece of Whisper White CS to the Night of Navy mat layer so that would show through the channel.  I think all the ladies at card group liked the Night of Navy showing through the channel so they left that step out - it's all down to personal preference!  I stamped the two snowflakes image from the stamp set onto Pool Party CS and cut them out using the 'Snow Flurry' punch.  I made a spinner element by placing a round 3D foam pad between two pennies and I inserted that into the channel.  I adhered the larger of the two snowflakes to the penny and checked that it was able to spin freely.  Hmmm, I wasn't 100% happy with how that looked, I felt something was lacking so I took it off and tried something else!  

I still have the retired SU! 'Festive Flurry' stamp set and matching dies - they won't be leaving my craft room any time soon, if ever! - and I die cut a Night of Navy 'Festive Flurry' snowflake and glued the Pool Party stamped and punched snowflake shape over the top - I thought that looked much better!  I inserted the new snowflake spinner into the channel and popped up the white panel using 3mm thick 3D foam tape.  To complete the card front I added some die cut photo corners.  This card was such a hit that I've said I'll design another spinner card for next time!   

Here's the inside and the envelope.  I used the smaller stamped and punched snowflake to decorate the envelope flap.

Supplies for stocking card:
Stamps: SU! 'Hang Your Stocking' set, Hero Arts 'Miracle of the Holidays' set
CS: Mint Macaron, Cherry Cobbler & Whisper White 
Patterned paper: SU! 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP pack
Ink: SU! Mint Macaron, Emerald Envy, Cherry Cobbler
Tools: SU! 'Christmas Stockings' Thinlits die set, MFT 'Fishtail Flags' Stax die
Embellishments & accessories: SU! Dimensionals

Supplies for pine bough & ornament card:
Stamps: SU! 'Merriest Wishes' set
CS: SU! Old Olive, Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White (regular & thick)
Patterned paper: SU! 'Presents & Pinecones' DSP pack
Ink: SU! Old Olive, Early Espresso & Soft Sky, ProMarkers - Pastel Blue, Pear Green, Tan, Burnt Sienna 
Tools: SU! 'Pretty Pines' Thinlits die set, SU! 'Merry Tags' Framelits die set, circle punches
Embellishments & accessories: deep red pearls, SU! rhinestone jewel, Dimensionals

Supplies for snowflake spinner card:
Stamps: SU! 'Flurry of Wishes' set
CS: SU! Pool Party, Night of Navy & Whisper White (regular & thick)
Ink: SU! Pool Party & Night of Navy
Tools: SU! 'Snow Flurry' punch, SU! 'Sliding Star' & 'Festive Flurry' Framelits die sets, MFT Die-namics 'Photo Corners' die set, Die'Sire 'Decorative Corner 1' die set, circle punches
Embellishments & accessories: iridescent blue gem, 3D foam tape, round 3D foam pad, two pennies

Hearts Wedding Anniversary Spinner Card

Blimey, it's been a while, I've been too busy for crafting and blogging - which is NOT good!  I've popped in today to quickly share the card I made to give to my hubby Owen on our wedding anniversary last week.

I made this card a few weeks ago while I still had Lesley's SU! 'Sliding Star' Framelits die set on loan.  The kraft card base measures 5 3/4" square  and I used various papers from the Studio Light 'My Botanic Garden' 6" x 6" paper pad.  For the spinner element I layered two punched heart shapes together and I cut the track using the arch shaped die from the 'Sliding Star' die set.  To complete the card front I added some metal adhesive gems.

Here's the inside and the envelope.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampendous 'Happy Anniversary', Clearly Besotted 'Brushed Greetings II' set
CS: SU! kraft & Soft Suede
Patterned paper: Studio Light 'My Botanic Garden' 6" x 6" paper pad
Ink: SU! Soft Suede
Tools: SU! 'Sliding Star' Framelits die set, X Cut 'Hearts' Nesting Dies set, sponge dauber
Embellishments & accessories: 3D foam tape, Marianne Designs metal adhesive gems