Happy Birthday Paula

Here is a special card for a special lady........Paula is the Country Manager for Stampin' Up! in the UK. She is a wonderful person, the driving force behind the company in the UK, full of energy and enthusiasm and best of all a very dear friend.

Like me she is 40.................. obviously 1968 was a vintage year!

Real Red cardstock
Basic Black Cardstock
Chipboard number
Black Stazon ink
Versamark ink
Paisley Background stamp
Mixed Bouquet stamp set
Polka dots and paisley stamp set
Real Red grosgrain ribbon
Clear embossing powder
SU! Tool kit, paper piercing tool and mat

1. Use a 6" x 12" piece of real red card stock and fold it at 4" and 10" to give the offset panels.
   
2. Mat a piece of Basic Black 3 3/4" x 5 3/4" and another 1 3/4" x 5 3/4" onto the panels.
   
3. Using the Black Stazon stamp the paisley background stamp onto Real red cardstock panels 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and 1 1/2" x 5 1/2"
   
4. Wrap 2 pieces of ribbon around the larger piece of paisley card and knot top and bottom as shown.
   
5. Stamp the outline rose from Mixed bouquet 3 times in black stazon onto real red card and cut out each one making 2 smaller so you can layer them with stampin' dimensionals to make a 3D flower.
   
6. Attach the 3D flower onto a 3" square of basic black cardstock which you have pierced the edges, place onto the front of your card as shown.
   
7. Stamp happy from the polka dots and paisley stamp set onto a piece of real red cardstock 2" x 1" which you have pierced the edges, place onto the front of your card as shown.
   
8. Using the chipboard numbers first ink then totally with black stazon, (you may need to use some gloves or a piece of sponge because otherwise your fingers will be black for days....) when the black ink is completely dry go over with versamark ink and clear embossing powder, heat until melted and glossy, repeat this 3/4 times until the numbers are raised and glossy then adhere them to your card as shown, I used mini glue dots.
   

Notepads 2

Here is the close ups I promised from yesterdays post.

Rose Red card stock with a 2" strip of Rose Red double sided paper attached to the cardstock and folded over the front of the notepad. A Chocolate Chip scallop punch topped with a Rose Red Circle and a Soft Subtles button tied with linen thread. White grosgrain ribbon.

Certainly Celery Cardstock with a 2" strip of Certainly Celery double sided paper attached to the cardstock and folded over the front of the notepad. A So Saffron scallop punch topped with a Certainly Celery circle and another Soft Subtles button tied with linen thread. Certainly Celery grosgrain ribbon.

Bashful Blue cardstock with a 2" strip of Cutie Pie double sided paper as before. The Elephant is from the Year after Year stamp set, stamped in Black Stazon and cut out attached with Stampin' Dimensionals and finished with Blue gingham ribbon.

Pretty in Pink cardstock, the Snail is from Unfrogettable and stamped twice once onto Pretty in PInk and once onto a scarp of Rose Red double sided paper. I cut out the snail shell and mounted it onto the top of the snail with a Stampin' Dimensional, I made the eye pop with some PVA glue and Dazzling Diamonds glitter, finished with Black gingham ribbon.

Ribbons Ribbons Ribbons

Stampin' Up! has some wonderful ribbons and I have been searching for a nice way to store and display them that wouldn't take up lots of space.  I've been thinking about using a paint pail, one of the clear ones but they all seemed quite big.

So whilst having lunch today soup from a well known supermarket..........it came to me, I could recycle the container the soup came in.  Definately cheaper than a paint can and better for the environment!

Now the picture above is of my first attempt, there are 9 holes for ribbons, I do have more ribbons well they are such lovely colours and great value........ but the ones I've stored in here are the ones I use the most.  I am going to tweak the design a little so a revised version will be blogged later.