Cascading Birthday Again... but not so overloaded!

Hello crafters. Today I'm showing you the card I made for my friend Iris' birthday last week.

This quick card was made using Stampin' Up! So Saffron 12 x 12 cardstock and cut at 4" across to 8" and scored at 3, 6 and 9 inches. The Scalloped Trim border was in Wild Wasabi colour with a small trim of Perfect Plum. The Blossom Party flowers were cut in Perfect Plum and Wild Wasabi. The Butterflies were punched with the new Elegant Butterfly punch which will be available from 1st October next month (yay!). I tried to resist the temptation to overdo the butterflies again haha! I will be back tomorrow with something different to show you, incase you are thinking that I only do Cascading Cards LOL!
Since I shared the Roe Deer photos yesterday, I thought I would share a few photos I took from my kitchen window of the Combining in the barley field

I love the hum of the Combine Harvesters (well it's much louder than a hum actually - more of a roar). The tractors drive back and forth up to the grain store with their trailers laden with barley. There's such a buzz of excitement in the air (and a whole load of dust!). I always get such a strong feeling of well-being and thankfulness when it's Harvest Time!

Cascading Birthday... overloaded with butterflies

Hello! I've had a busy week with birthdays. This Cascading Card was made for a crafting friend who loves flowers and butterflies. I know... I well and truly overdid the butterflies LOL!!!!  I've been visiting a friend in Inverness who had the new Butterfly Punch that is going to be available here in the UK next month from 1st October. As you can see, I had punched a load out as I loved these butterflies too! The butterfly bodies were filled with the new Stampin' Up! Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle glitter adhesive 127845. The card was made using a 12 x 12 sheet of Rose Red Cardstock and trimmed with Perfect Plum Scallop Trim Border. The flowers were cut with the Stampin' Up! Blossom Party Originals Die and the Boho Blossoms Punch in Perfect Plum and Baja Breeze colours. The leaves were punched from the Bird Builder Punch. Some of the wee flowers had a pretty Stampin' Up! Rhinestone Jewel added to the centres.
Just before I go and get on with some more crafting, I thought I would share a photo taken from my craftroom window about 6.30am one morning last week. It's some Roe deer making the most of the barley before harvesting started the following day.

Cascading Vintage Card Tutorial

At last I've made up a proper Tutorial for the Cascading Card.

This has taken me ages to make this up, so please let me know your comments and thoughts.
Now I've just got to tackle the video Tutorial which I keep putting off as I'm quite scared at the prospect of trying something new!
I hope you like the Tutorial.

Ruth x

Happy 90th Birthday... another Cascading Card

We are back in South Shields today for my Auntie Ethel's 90th Birthday. No-one would ever guess her age as she looks young and has so much energy.  She does far better than me LOl!  Here is the card I made for her birthday.  I really like this style and I've decided to do this one for my Shoe Box Swap at our Tartan Stampers Mini Convention next week in Glasgow. I hope you like it.  Have a great day!

This was made using Very Vanilla, Soft Suede and DSP First Edition Speciality.  I've also used my favourite Everything Eleanor Stamp set and the Fun Flowers die.  Enjoy!

Happy Bunny

Well this card was shown to us at our Tartan Stampers New Demonstrators Training Day by the wonderfully talented Fiona Duthie

Isn't it cute? This is my take on Fiona's card and I made up a picture Tutorial for this.  I haven't forgotten my promise to create a video to show you how to make a Vintage Cascading Card.  I've been so busy the last few weeks and life promises to get busier during the month of April.

Happy Mother's Day

Front view

Hi there. I thought I would share with you the Mother's Day cards I made for both my Mother and Mother In Law.


View from above



The back view

The squeeze/cascading vintage cards were made using an A4 sheet of Very Vanilla card, matted with Soft Suede and First Edition Speciality Designer Series Paper. I used the Large En Francais (109521) stamp for the background The wonderfully versatile Everything Eleanor Stamp set was used for the decorations, along with  an Antique Brad (117273) and the bow was made with Victoria Crochet Trim (118481).  Although I've added too many embellishments, I really like the basis of the card.  Have a good day.