Baby Pandas...

So when the partying is over for the Party Pandas... the baby pandas can play!

So a cute mini panda for you... now I just need to find a stamp set with the words Welcome Little One...

And a sweet little card made to celebrate a one year milestone for someone very cute I know! It was perfect as his first cuddly toy was a Panda (not that I knew that until they got the card! But there were tears!!)

And yes... I just fussy cut my standing Panda from the Party Pandas Sale A Bration set... just like this!

And then popped the head down onto the body to make my mini one... the top of the "note" forming the bottom of the head in the mini panda....

Also note that you need to trim the top of the baby panda body... behind the arms at the left and right hand side... you can see the left hand part needing trimming below...

Also used Milestone Moments and Picture Perfect Birthday stamps.... and Stitched Shapes dies...

His little hat is in Picture Perfect Birthday... and also the Happy (on the candle) and Birthday (centre bottom) stamp... I just inked up each word separately with the Basic Black marker pen and stamped separately... with a good clean in between!

Party Panda Celebration...

Quick... but cute...  little card to share with you today... to celebrate a one year milestone...

Note that the hat has been "pinched" off a different image on the Party Panda set!

And an ink tip for you.... I first stamped the Pandas for this card in Memento Black so that I could use my Stampin Blends marker pens  for colouring...  but they were too grey/not black enough for my taste... nor did they stamp very well (so I went over them with black/blender pen!) ...

But out came the Archival Black ink pad and suddenly all was right with my Pandas! However note that I then couldn't use my Stampin Blends... so had to resort to my Many Marvellous Markers (hat/heart) and Watercolor Pencils (balloon) for colouring this instead...

Pandas and Hi from Sale A Bration Party Pandas (yours for free with a £45 order)

Celebrate etc from Labels to Love... great little greeting find! Still available as a carryover item from the Autumn Winter catalogue along with its co-ordinating Everyday Label punch

And number 1 from Labeler Alphabet...

On a Small Square card i.e 10.5cm (4 1/8") square with Basic Black 9.5cm and Whisper White 9cm mats (though with US Letter sized card I would do 4 1/4" Square card with Black 3 1/2"/ White 3 1/4" instead)

And I can't wait to share with you how the Pandas went next....!

Hap-Panda New Year to you!

Couldn't resist that title! All in the spirit of wishing you a very Happy New Year... and may 2018 be your best year yet...

So not one... but three... Sale A Bration exclusive goodies have come out to play to create this card... you know the ones ... one free with every £45 you order from 3rd January to 31st March 2018...

First up... the Party Pandas have come out to party... after all... it is what they do best...

Second up... Amazing You for the larger greetings and the firework effect behind my middle panda...

Third up... Bubbles & Fizz designer series paper to dress my card...

The card is a Swing Easel card... which has been an incredibly popular card for visitors over the past  year... You will find the 12x12 tutorial here...and the modified A4 version here... though this time I cut the top paper and stuck it on before I started all the cutting...

The Happy New Year greeting is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments ( aka Teeny Tiny Wishes in some areas of the world) and the 2018 is created using Labeler Alphabet...

And before I go for the year... don't forget...
(1) Today is the last day to reserve your Stamparatus... otherwise you will be waiting till June to order... Click here to reserve ... and/or here for the full details...
(2) To request your Spring Summer catalogue UK Product Shares...click here...
(3) To order your Spring Summer catalogue UK Paper Swatch books... click here...

And a final word to thank you for all your support during 2017... my blog wouldn't be what it is without your daily visits to spur me on... and particularly your lovely comments and feedback too... thank you so so much... and I look forward to more creating, sharing and inspiring in 2018...