Bright & Cheery Epic Celebrations

Rather different to the last 2 days cards... but the last of my makes using the gorgeous colour combination of Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy & Whisper White set by the Colour INKspiration group to start off the New Year...

Simplest of card formats for a teen (or young at heart) card to allow the colours to do the talking... and to make good use of my aperture from yesterday's card ... well I don't like waste! [10.5cm square White card blank with a 6.9cm Night of Navy mat]

Using the Sale A Bration promotional stamp set, Epic Celebrations (yours for free with a £45 order)

And simply Lemon Lime Twist, Night of Navy and Smoky Slate markers for colouring...

And so here are the final trio together...

And oh dear... I have now lied...as... as I was clearing away my Lemon Lime Twist/Night of Navy bits... another card somehow got created... so one for another dull day in the future!

Sending Love Pop Up Twist Birthday Card for Jess

So Nicola was at it again... not wanting her other daughter to be without the popping twisting card we were making... though hubby is obviously missing out this year....!!!

But I do have to laugh... this card format proved so popular that these girls' birthday card variants will be put aside for months till their actual birthdays! Even though I declared that they will be making some more Pop Up Panel cards at a class coming soon...

See yesterdays post for Nicola's other daughter, Rebecca's Pop Up Panel Birthday Card using the Blooms & Bliss papers...

Blooms & Bliss Pop Up Twist Panel Card alternative

Well my ladies loved the Pop Up Twist Cards... many of them quickly updating their creations with their childrens' names for their birthdays this year...  Here is the first alternative one that Nicky created....

Go here to see the original card with lots more views and the details on how to make one... Note that this original post has now been updated with the paper dimensins etc...

Sweet Cupcake Large Square Pop Up Z Fold Card

Flip the Pop of Pink papers around from yesterday's card... and this is what you get.... perfect for another card requested by my ladies... 

Decorated with a cupcake this time... sitting on half a new delicate white doily as it just needed something extra (which was a fabulous idea inspired by this card made by Julie at our last Team Social Stamping event)

Almost looks good enough to eat... thanks to the Sweet Cupcake stamps and the Cupcake Cutouts dies. Truly a great cupcake!

Gift Card Holders

This year seems to be the year of most of the teenagers wanting Gift Cards... all different one though interestingly!

And as life has been so busy recently... I was so happy to oblige!!

So then I had to think up something quick and simple to wrap them up in...

So here you have it...

Smoky Slate Cozy Christmas Santa ( a keeper for me!)

Archival Basic Black greeting ( another keeper - love this one!)

And then at the last minute of making these... my Stampin' Up! pre-order box turned up...

So my clear Wink of Stella brush was pulled out...activated..and put into immediate service...

And oh wow... you will have to have the Wink of Stellas... my Santas then all came to life with a wonderful shimmer... hope you can kind of see in the photo...

Large Square Box Frame Card for Teens....

A change from Christmas for today.... 

A year on... and a post in order to answer a question I was asked about my 2 versions....

Remember this...

The annual red card post for my son's 16th birthday back in May... along with the tutorial for my Large Square Box Frame card... (as well as the tutorial for the 3/4" deep box which allows for Large Letter postage here in the UK...)

Well we are now in a new school year.... which means that the age has changed...but the card for his friends didn't need to

But spot the other change.... 

As long time followers of my blog will now... I changed my favourite version of the card a while back to include a scallop square die cut from a 5 3/4" square of paper...

So here is the photo of the cards with the 2 fronts so you can compare them side-by-side... and make your own decision!

So which one do you prefer? 

I personally prefer the scallop square... not only because I do still like a scallop square...! But mainly because it is so much quicker to produce the card...! Though the mitred version does use less paper!

Note these cards both use a retired Real Red polka dot paper...for which the Brights paper stack £19.50 is listed - however the new Brights Designer Paper Stack £20 is also listed as that is the one that is now available - this also includes a polka dot pattern....

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SWEET SIXTEEN Layered Letters Birthday Card

Had to share this card too.

Imagine the scene... Son & Heir off to a friend's party with 2 minutes notice for me to make a Teen Girl card!

Layered Letters still out from making my Christmas Card Trio...

Well it seemed rude not to.... a quick make I can tell you!

And it went down incredibly well... I later heard the words COOL, AWESOME and TRENDY uttered by the recipient!

My son couldn't believe that one of his friends would describe his mum (and her makes) like that!!!!! Laugh out VERY loud!!

Groovy Love & Crazy About You for Teen Girl Birthday card

A while back - one of my ladies got very excited over a few CAS cards I had made.

One for the layout - and the others for the colours...

Fit for any Teen Girl she reckoned? I wouldn't know - I just do Teen Boys!! Cards for Teen Girls is an area I really struggle with...

So a quick remake was in order as I had a Teen Girl Birthday looming and needed to get something in the post fast! And the recipient was delighted... So Louise You were SO right! Thanks...

And whilst I was there - I flipped it and made another...

And here are the 2 original sets of cards that were combined...just click on the picture to go to the original post for more details....

SU! Supplies
Stamps - Groovy Love, Crazy About You
Punch - Sweetheart Punch
Colours - Bermuda Bay, Perfect Plum, Island Indigo, Elegant Eggplant, Smoky Slate