A little something non-Christmassy

Hello!

Thought I'd stop by to share a little birthday card to make a change from the Christmas production line.

I'm so sad that I missed out on the Simon Says Stamp/Wplus 9 collaboration stamp set for this year's Stamptember.  It looks like it sold out in record time.  Wplus 9 make the most fabulous layering stamps so I decided to dig out an older set that I haven't used for some time.

I used the Freehand Florals to stamp and die cut the flowers and made a simple arrangement on the front of a white panel cut from a Papertrey ink set.  Once this had been matted onto blue cardstock I stamped the sentiment (by Altenew) and mounted the panels onto a white card base.  A few sequins completed the design.  This was surprisingly quick to put together so I made another one!

Does anyone else like revisiting stamps you haven't used for a while?

Thanks for stopping by.

Tracey x

Strictly has started...

Yes, Strictly Come Dancing is back on the box and for those of us in the UK, this means the countdown to Christmas has started.  Good job Christmas at Sweet Stampin' is here to keep you on track with those Christmas makes!

Our new challenge starts today and as always, our theme is Anything Goes. I decided to do something a little different (for me) this month so I've made a super-sized gift tag.

I can't remember where the large tag die set came from although I have a funny feeling it may be a Tim Holtz one.  Well, the tag is pretty big, certainly big enough to take a decent sized stamped image like this cutie from Stamping Bella.

I coloured the bear and the mouse with Copics: W0-3 for the polar bear's fur and W5-8 for his paws; C0-2 for the mouse; R24, 27 and 29 for the clothing; R00 and R30 for the ears.  A bit of sparkle was added with some Glamour Dust before I threaded some red and white twine through the top of the tag.  Quick, easy and lots of fun to do.

I hope you can play along with us at Christmas at Sweet Stampin' this month.  Do check out the challenge details and the fabulous inspiration projects the lovely CaSSettes have made here.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Tracey xx