CAS friend card

Well kiddies are in bed... Well my eldest is having a sleep over at ma and pas house and hubby has dinner in the oven, so I'm taking some time to relax and create!

I'm really happy how this simple little card turned out.

Supplies used:

-Card stock in white 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"

-Layered card 5 1/4" x 4 " embossed in -my big shot with a cuttlebug folder (unsure what its called)

-Authentique 6x6 designer bundle in delightful

-2 1/2" circle punch

-stamp from stampin up set great friends

-stampin up ink in tangerine tango 

-smallest die from my nesting dies from x cut

... and finished off with some jute string! 

Hope you like it as much as

I do! I even packaged it in a clear bag

Love Jessie x

Baby card

Well I have made my very first baby card. I made this for my nephew who is now a couple of weeks old. He received his prezzie but no card and when my supplies arrived today I thought of no better opportunity than to make his missing card.

To make this card I used a card base of

5 1/2" x 4 1/4". I then embossed a sheet of layered card in my big shot this piece was 5 1/4" x 4". 

I used my oval nesting dies from X cut.

Stamp set from Ali Edwards; Sweet baby

Simon says stamp; baby die and ink pads from Stampin up in tempting turquoise and pacific point.

Simon says stamp!

Today my order arrived in the mail from Simon says stamp!

Ooo I'm so excited and can't wait to get creating, however that is proving a tad difficult at the moment with a little adventurous 15 month old pulling everything out that she can get her fingers on. But how can I get cranky with this little face! Lol

Ill keep you posted with creations shortly! 

Love Jessie x

Stampin up set has arrived...

My goodness me my first stamp set has arrived from stampin up and I'm in love! 

I ordered the the flower shop with matching pansy punch. I had a bit of an experiment with some simple stamping using my brights ink pads also from stamping up! 

It took me a while to work out how to line the punch up with the stamped flower but I'm slowly getting the hang of it!

What other stamps and punches are your favourite's from the Stampin up collection? 

Jessie x

Happy birthday card

I've been having a lot of fun with my daughter creating cards together! I'm pretty useless at the moment with my giant belly and patiently awaiting the arrival of our 3rd little bubba, due in just 2 weeks.

Today's card is a clean and simple happy birthday card using washi tape, stamps and a marker and if course my new big shot! 

I'm eagerly awaiting my stamps and dies I purchased from Simon says Stamp.

The front of the card!

...and the inside! 

Jessie x

My big shot has arrived...

So excited my big shot arrived today and I'm so impressed. I only have a few embossing folders to play around with while I wait for my Dies to arrive in the mail. 

I couldn't wait to try it out so I had a bit of a play and loved this embossing folder from stampin up.

 

I made a very simple card as I'm still waiting on a lot of my stamps to arrive but also had a go at heat embossing while I was at it.... Love it! The stamp I have used is a little small and I found the greeting quite hard to read after heat embossing. 

 

Here is a picture of the card I just made using two different methods of embossing. 

Jessie x

Paper crafting- I've gone MAD

Well I'm new to this whole world if card making but am so excited to be trying a new creative outlet. 

I have gone a bit mad on purchasing things and thought I'd just share my purchases with you... The start of my card/paper crafting collection (I'm still waiting on a heap of things to come in the mail. 

When I discovered stampin up, it was love at first sight.... To start off my collection I purchased the brights set.

A few paper pads, versamark ink pad, multi glue; how cool is that glue? Well I was impressed but then again I'm easily amused.... And some Zing!

Well I couldn't help myself; after spending 10 minutes blowing away at my embossing powder with a hair dryer and nothing happened I was straight onto stamp nation to ask the lovely ladies a few questions.... It's amazing, I'm glad I didn't wait although being impatient person I am I probably could have bought it online and saved myself a few quid... I purchased this one from spotlight for $40 - but well worth it!

I also purchased this from spotlight; American crafts- cut up paper trimmer $79.95.

I love how the blades are interchangeable and it came with three; straight, score and decorative blades. It have compartments for you to store other blades when you purchase them. I do love how versatile it is however I am finding that when I score cards that the first part slices the card... Maybe I'm pushing too hard? 

 Err....

Need I say more, I purchased this online and didn't realise how big and cumbersome it was. I'm not a fan at all. I paid $40 for this thing along with two rolls of adhesive tape and I find it keeps rolling to one side almost coming off the roller and because the tape is so little and the roller part so huge I'm finding it hard to get nice and close to the edge of paper/ card stock. I should have just went with the small one from stampin up and saved myself some cash...

I have also purchased some magnolia stamps and am in love with these little cuties- I am waiting on my markers to arrive to start colouring! 

Still to come my big shot machine and a heap of dies and stamps from Simon says stamp;

It was cheaper to purchase these from the US then to buy stamps and dies from Australia. However I am slowly finding amazing Aussie websites...

Please if you know of any good sites please leave me a message in the comments. 

Jessie x