Bethinking

Kaleidoscope Boxes

We had a busy weekend celebrating Felicity's 5th Birthday! I made these origami boxes as "party bags" for her guests. Her theme was water play, and I thought the Kaleidoscope papers worked well for that with their beachy, summery designs. The pack also contains 12 different paper designs, so good choices for girls and boys.  

We used the same papers to make some fishy decorations, too, which we hung from the roof. The girls loved helping me create these, especially putting the glitter on. Also we had some yummy fishy gingerbread biscuits - no stamping involved, but they're so colourful I thought that I'd share them with you anyway!

It's Fathers' Day...

Happy Fathers' Day to all the Dads out there! I made this card for my husband, who, just by the way, is a fantastic Dad.

I got to use my brand new Colour Spritzing tool (what? There was a Stampin' Up! gadget that I didn't have?) to add the "spritzed" blue marker on the White cardstock. This is definitely something I'll be doing again - it was so easy and I liked the way it looked, especially for a first attempt!

I hope all the Dads have a fantastic day today!

Supplies Used

Stamps: Just Beachy, Life Definitions

Cardstock: Parisian Breeze DSP, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Confetti White

Accessories: Chipboard, Colour Spritzer, Jumbo Eyelets, Choc Chip grosgrain ribbon, Wide oval punch, Cropodile.

Flip-flops!

For this card I was trying to create a bright, cheerful, "summery" look. I took the opportunity while I was going bright to use some of the "Pink Flamingo" papers, 'cause you definitely need your sunglasses for those!

"Just Beachy" is one of those really versatile stamp sets. I originally bought it to use the car and the scary looking fish for some "teenage boy" cards, but I'm also loving the flip-flops image, and I've got a Fathers' Day card in mind that uses it, as well as some little kid's cards using the bucket and paddle-pop image. So many ideas, so few hours!

Anyway, this is one of the cards that you can make if you come along to my Spring Mini "Card Buffet" on Friday night. I'll show you a couple more of the cards in the next few days!

Supplies Used

Stamps: Just Beachy, Warm Words, See you Around wheel

Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Cameo Coral, Summer Sun, Pink Flamingo

Accessories: Trio flower punch, markers, Dazzling Diamonds, rhinestone brad.