Sticking with the boy theme....

This card only uses one stamp - from Circle of Friendship - the rest is paper cutting. The background is Bashful Blue ink sponged onto white cardstock and the water is a sizzix die with Dazzling Diamonds. The boat was inspired by a card my lovely upline Maggie did at Field Training) I used the 1 3/8th" circle punch for the boat and the white gel pen to add a little detail. I cut triangles for the sails the sun is made using another punch (non Stampin' Up) but I think it'd work even better with the scalloped circle punch, punched once, then stuck to a scrap of paper, place the punch over turn slightly and punch again - giving you a lovely sun burst. My 3 year old son loves this card too!

Err - okay, need to try a little harder....

It is very clear that this blogging malarky doesn't come naturally to me so I'm going to have to force myself to do better!

Over the next few days I'll post some pictures of cards that I have made in the last few months (I've made loads but I've only photographed a few).

Choo Choo - I love this set - and so does my 3 year old son! This one is made using Bashful Blue cardstock and ink, Whisper White Cardstock, blue gingham ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds and dimensionals to pop up the train. The sentiments are from Nursery Necessities. All Stampin' Up!

Masculine Cards

I was recently asked by my Mum's friend to make some cards - but for a 12 year old boy - aaargh, that's such a difficult age! and I'm always at a complete loss when it comes to masculine cards - so I set myself a challenge, to make a bunch of them to get over my "phobia". Here are a few I made recently, I'm not sure if they would suit a 12 year old but I'm pretty pleased with them as suitable for men. I hope you like them.

I've got a new toy...

A Photo Cube Light Box - and I think it makes taking pictures of my cards a heck of a lot easier, and I think the cards look so much better than in my previous efforts! I still need to practice (and iron the back cloth) but for a first attempt I'm pretty pleased!

New Baby Card

Happy news in the Conway family today - my Brother in Law's lovely wife gave birth to a beautiful baby boy at 7.55 this morning - weighing in at a healthy 8lbs 5oz, both Mum and Son (no name yet) are doing well. Here's the card that I made to celebrate his safe arrival.

Recipe:

Stamps - Nursery Necessities

Cardstock - Bashful Blue, Whisper White (cardbase non SU)

Ink - Bashful Blue

Ribbon - Bashful Blue Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

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