Happy 17th Birthday Nicole!

Just thought I'd share the birthday card I made for my daughter Nicole who is in Emmetsburg, Iowa on her student exchange. She turns 17 years old today -although it's not the 17th in Iowa yet, because we're 19 hours ahead in New Zealand. Goodness knows where those years have gone??  If by chance you are reading this Nicole, I hope your day is filled with love and laughter and you have a wonderful birthday to remember. I love you xxx

I've cased the card from one we made a regional training earlier in the year, but used different designer paper because blue is Nicole's favourite colour.

Stamp Set: Crazy for Cupcakes, Polka Dot background stamp (retired)
Ink: Basic Grey, Marina Mist, Not Quite Navy
Cardstock: Marina Mist, Sahara Sand, Not Quite Navy, Whisper White
Designer Paper: Blueberry Crisp
Accessories: Marina Mist 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Blender pen, Word Window punch.

Crazy for Cupcakes!!

Here's another favourite swap I receive while at convention. It's from a lovely lady we met from Wellington - Judith Hutchinson. Unfortunately, Judith doesn't have a blog but you can email her here if you need to ask her about her gorgeous card.


I love the bright colours and the glittered icing (Dazzling Diamonds mixed with Crystal Effects) on the cupcake which makes it really sparkle!.  It looks almost good enough to eat.... 

Poppin' Up!

This is one of the cards that we're going to make at the Children's class this Thursday. The group of girls coming are aged 11 years and older, so I decided  to make it a bit more challenging for them, or so I thought...  It is actually unbelieveably easy to make and the instructions are on Splitcoaststampers. I got the inspiration for using the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set from Debbie A - check out her fabulous blog HERE.  It was given the big tick of approval from both of my daughters (both teenagers), so hopefully it will be just as well received on Thursday.