Family day

Firstly I have to thank last  nights workshop hostess Kathy for a fab evening - I really enjoyed myself and it was great to introduce your friends to Stampin' Up! I'm looking forward to the next party now!

Last week I showed you one of the cards I made for my friend Teresa but forgot to show you the second one, lucky as I haven't made anything today! So here is the other card made using the Sweet Summer Sale-A-Bration set and again using melon Mambo, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie:

I did some simple layering and stamping and very roughly coloured the flowers using the blender pen and inks:

I've had a whole day away from crafting today (I know!) and enjoyed a very family day.We were expecting heavy rain so when we saw the sun we got up and dressed (eventually after a HUGE brekkie) and ventured out to Rufford Country Park. Sadly the fabulous play area was closed but we enjoyed walking around the grounds and woods for an hour or two, it totally wore Zac out and after a lunch in the cafe there he slept all the way home! Here are a few pics (none of Blake as he has a streaming cold and is way too snotty to photograph!).

Zac and Daddy enjoying the fresh air:

Zac posing on the bridge:

Giving Daddy a kiss whilst he sat on the wall waitin for cars to drive through the fjord:

A proper good splashing!!!

Right - back to my family day, but don't worry I have tons of crafting time tomorrow!
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Sweet Summer in a box

A lovely friend asked me to make a 90th Birthday card for her Gran but decided against sticking the 90 on it so I made something a bit extra for her:

I've used two Sale-A-Bration sets here, Sweet Summer and So Happy For You. Teamed up with Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Pumpkin Pie, although the colours have come out a bit dull on here. I used the Whisper White Organza ribbon and coloured it with Melon Mambo ink pad, the flowers are coloured using the blender pen. Here's the inside:

I stamped the sentiment using the Just Perfect Alphabet and added some more flowers from the Sweet Summer set. The patterned papers are from the Brights Designer Series Stack. Here's the full card:

I made a box to go with it too:

Wow Friday tomorrow already, this week has just flown by. Don't forget this Sunday I have my paper craft and Stampin' Up! event. More details tomorrow.

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Cupcake candy and challenge

It's a new year and a new start at Cupcake Craft Challenge and we've introduced a new monthly bonus prize to our blog called 'Icing on the cake'. All you have to do is enter our weekly challenges more than once a month to be in with a chance to win. This month's sponsor is.......me! And here's what you could win:

A selection of Stampin' Up! 12x12 papers, some gorgeous self adhesive rhinestones and a Stampin' Techniques booklet. Remember to link your entries to the Cupcake Challenge blog!

We also have our weekly challenge and our theme this week has been chosen by Catherine la Chic and is 'White is White'. You can use other colours if you like but your project must be mainly white. Here is mine:

I've added a hint of Melon Mambo as it's one of my current fav colours to play with. My card features the Sale-A-Bration set Sweet Summer and I've stamped a few images using Basic Black ink and added a sentiment from another Sale-A-Bration set So Happy For You. I've coloured the butterfly with a Melon Mambo Marker and then decorated the card with Basic Pearls to add a bit of dimension.

Aren't the pearls just scrummy? I can't get enough of them. Righto, I hope you will pop back tomorrow as I have some very exciting news to share with you!! Can't stop today as hubby goes back to work tomorrow so I'm off to make the most of my crafting time whilst he gets to build robots with the bubbas and race Bob the Builder trucks up and down the living room. I may have to pop downstairs to watch Finding Nemo with them in a bit though!

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