Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary

It's my brother-in-law and his wife, Steven and Yvonne's, silver wedding anniversary today.  I can hardly believe that I know someone that has been married that long - LOL makes me feel very old :o)

 I wanted to make something a little special for them ... and the heart from the Always set is just perfect.  

Embossed in silver with a little sparkle and set on Not Quite Navy, Kraft and Bella Blue DSP, I really did like the final result.  

I've become a bit of an envelope embellisher ... I wonder if the postie appreciates it!  It's just so easy and I don't know why I hadn't thought of it before ... 

Wow, two posts in one day ... have you seen the grea Stampin' Up! September special offer.  If you are on my mailing list you'll have already received an email from me ... if you'd like to go on the list and be one of the first to hear about the special offers, just send me your details using the 'email me' link in the top right hand corner.

Happy stampin!

Nikki

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Circles for my lovely niece!

I was looking through my photos for another card to show you and found this one.  Inspired by something I found on net (but now can no longer find ... don't you hate it when that happens), I made this beautiful card for one of my nieces who celebrated her birthday last month (hello Chloe). 

I miss my nieces very much (they are the most beautiful girls and I love to hear them say 'auntie Nikki' ... my eldest niece Emma has such a beautiful way of saying it!) - they would be my perfect 'stampin partners in crime' if we lived in the same hemisphere ... perhaps my brother should be grateful that I live here so that I can't influence them too much!

So, the card .....

Made using supplies from the Simply Scrappin Petal Party kit the recipe is as follows:

Stamp Set: Always

Card Stock: Pixie Pink, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink: Old Olive

Patterned Paper:  Petal Party

Other: Border from Petal Party set, Circle punches 1 3/8" and 1 1/4", Scallop punch, Kaiser Kraft sparkles and rub ons from my stash

I've loved using this scrapbooking set as the papers and card stock are so bright - don't usually use stickers and borders but I have found lots of ways to use this set.

This card is easily modified for a male version which I made for for my brother-in-law who also celebrates his birthday in June:

I used Baroque Motifs and some Old Olive card stock for this one; not sure where I got the blue card stock from but it just goes to show that the same design can be used for both male and female cards.

Hope these designs inspire you to have a go.

Happy stampin!

Love Nikki

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