Happy end of February folks – or nearly – remember it’s a leap year so we get that extra day! This month the Stampin’ Creative Blog Hop team are focusing on Wonderful Women and whomever they might be in our lives! If you’ve hopped over from Caroline I’m sure you’ve already got some great inspiration, but whether you’re starting here or have hopped to me – welcome and I hope you like my projects. I’ve done a couple of cards that represent just two of the wonderful women in my life; my Nana and my Mum – I could have done loads in this category for my sister and my friends (all of them are wonderful women!!). Next month brings us Mother’s Day which is an obvious focus point, but I like to celebrate the wonderful women in my life (past and present) whenever I can and not just on a set day.
So my first card represents my Nana, she was a feisty one, working in Canada and the US before coming back to the UK, she loved all things gorgeous but also loved a good cuppa, slice of cake and ice cream!!
So the Nice Cuppa stamp set, the Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper and the words from Party with Cake stamp set were an obvious choice to represent her and my memories of some brilliant cream teas and Saturday afternoon outings!
This next card is actually my mum’s Mother’s Day card (shush – she doesn’t do the internet, so I’m safe posting it here – although Dad if you read this – don’t show her just yet!!)
My mum loves flowers and this just spoke to me of her and pictures she used to show me, places we went and for some reason Van Gogh even though it’s nothing like his work! Strange how your mind connects things sometimes, anyway, he is her favourite artist, so it seemed right! Both the stamps and the Designer Series Papers used on this one are from Sale-a-bration, so FREE with an order – my mum is also very economical, so she’d appreciate that side of it too!!
I could have put up so many cards for the wonderful women in my life, but I hope you like the ones I’ve chosen to share. I’ve just pulled out the main products used in the product list below. You can click on the product image and be taken directly to that item in my Shop ready to check it out, but remember the Flowering Fields stamp set and Wildflower Designer Series Papers used in my mum’s card are FREE with a £45 order, you cannot get them any other way and they are only available until the end of March. So if you like them, get them now!
Remember to hop over to Lesley for her amazing designs, she always brings a unique take on things, but don’t forget to hop back and purchase anything you fancy and use this month’s Giveaway Code 36QJ3D96 and you’ll receive some Brights Sequins worth £4.50 as a thank you from me for ordering online. I’m sure you’ll love the rest of the hop – the full line up is below, and the product list follows that.
Until tomorrow, when I’m back with my normal weekly blog, when I’ll be talking parties have a great Saturday, and happy crafting and hopping, hugs Pip x
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Both beautiful cards Pip 🙂
You have inspired me to use my free Sale-a-Bration set Flowering Fields.
I don’t own the Nice Cuppa Bundle and I love your use of papers and my favourite ribbon! It’s just fabulous Pip. You make it very tempting for me to buy that set x
I love the both but definitely can see me CASEing the first – cake and ice-cream and I’m there!! Great way to match those stamp sets together. Thanks for the fabulous inspiration xx
I love your card inspired by your Nana! Ice cream, tea and cake. It made me smile, it’s such a cheerful, witty card. Caro x
Your Nanna sounds like my kinda Gal, Feisty tea drinking cake eating Ice Cream Lady, yup that would be me …lol
your creations are fabulous, and love how the first card is just inspired by your Nanna’s Spirit!
Haha yes I think you’d have gotten along just fine! I miss her still – but everytime I have an icecream on a sunny day I think of her! Glad you liked my cards 🙂
Love both your cards but am very drawn to the first one. Love the sentiment used with this set and probably wouldn’t haven’t have put them together myself, but the font works so well – love them!
Thanks Eimear – as soon as I saw this paper I knew it needed that stamp to match – glad you like it! too!
Love the way the wide ribbon pulls all your card together on your Nana’s card but you still focus on the cups rather tha the deeper tones behind. Also, of all the dsp in the Wildflower Fields, the brown was my least favourite but it works so well on your Mum’s card as it doesn’t ‘fight’ with the more delicate stamped images and leaves you to focus on them.x
Thanks Lesley – I struggled with the Wildflower Fields DSP too!