a couple of spare minutes...

Hi All, well the weather is definitely turning it on for us for the end of term. We spent the day at Arapuni lake, waterskiing and biscuiting. So much fun watching the kids enjoying themselves. The kids had another birthday party yesterday so I had to get my thinking cap on for that one. The Under the Big Top set is always a good "go to" set for kids. So here's the 1st one.....

The framed tulips embossing folder, makes another show, along with very vanilla, pretty in pink, wisteria wonder. All very much little girl colours. The other one was a thank you card for some dear friends.

This one was using soft suede, very vanilla, cherry cobbler, with first edition DSP, pearl accents, and victoria lace with antique brads. The stamp set is creative elements, and I used the rocking technique to get the edge of the butterfly with the soft suede edge. I hope you get some inspiration from these. Yours in creating, Dee

First Edition

Well, I've got through my samples, and found the first ones I'd like to share. I had a friend's son, who had a birthday the other day. It gave me the opportunity to use the "Under the Big Top" set that I had got in the post from Stampin' Up! the week before. I had come across a card by Mary Fish at www.stampinpretty.com, which I really liked. I had a wee play, and put together something I hoped he would like. He was turning 4, and I wanted something fun and bright. It's such a cute wee set, and I felt the elephant would be perfect for this. So Poppy Parade and Marina Mist were the colours I used, along with Whisper White. The background circle punch is off the Perfect Pennants Bigz Dies.

I thought it turned out well. The balls I punched out of the Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper (DSP).
From there I wanted to do another, and came up with a girl one for another friend's little girl's birthday. For this one I used the bear stamp out of the same set. I used Wisteria Wonder and Pretty in Pink.

After that I continued to play and came up with 2 more out of that set. The seal is the same colours as the bear, and the lion is Daffodil Delight and Elegant Eggplant. They were a lot of fun, and hope you like them.

Thanks for taking the time to have a look. I will endeavour to post some more soon.
Dee