Altered bars of chocolate:

DSP: SU! "Junior Varsity"

Cardstock: Own supply

Ink pad: Jet Black Stazon

Tools used: SU! 1⅜" circle punch; SU! 1" circle punch; SU! Oval scalloped punch; SU! Oval punch; Cuttlebug embossing folder - Swiss Dots; Sizzix Butterfly#3 die; Sizzix Scallop Frame die.

Stamps: "Thank you" sentiment from 'Best Yet' stamp set. Oval All stamp set.

Foam adhesive: Own supply

Masculine "Thank You" card

DSP: SU! Chocolate chip White c/s mat: SU! Whisper White Brown card base: Bazill Stamps: ‘Thank You’ sentiment from “Wonderful Words” stamp set + flourish stamp from “Baroque Motifs” stamp set. Ink pad: SU! Chocolate Chip

Heat embossed with own white embossing powder + eyelets from own supplies.

With thanks to Barb Hammer from the SCS website for the inspiration – many thanks to Barb as her image had just ‘jumped out’ at me! Her design can be seen here.

Thank you notelets

Ingredients: Stamp[s]: “Pocket Silhouettes” + “Thanks” sentiment from “Heartfelt” stamp set. Cardstock: SU! Whisper White Stampin’ Write markers: Brilliant Blue; Mellow Moss; Always Artichoke Punch: SU! Spiral punch

Ingredients: Stamp[s]: "Paisley" background stamp + “Thanks” sentiment from “Heartfelt” stamp set.

Cardstock: SU! Whisper White and coloured c/s from Bold Brights pack

Ink: Pink Passion ink pad

Punch: SU! Spiral punch

Ingredients: Stamp[s]: “En Francais” background stamp + “Thanks” sentiment from “Heartfelt” stamp set.

Cardstock: SU! Whisper White

DSP: SU! Old Olive DSP

Ink: Old Olive

Punch: 2” Oval Scallop punch from Woodware

SU! Stampin' Write

My newest SU! purchase - fabby dabby doo!

I made up this card rather quickly to enable to pop a birthday money gift inside as I had forgotten my youngest neice's birthday way back in May! It's very unlike me to forget - but I did! Sorry Olivia!

Ingredients: Cardstock: SU! Love notes [3”x3”] Ribbon: SU! Whisper White grosgrain ribbon Stamp sets: Butterfly from “Garden Whimsey” & flower stamp from the “Simply Said” for background. Inks/markers used: Pink Passion; Orchid Opulence; Really Rust and Yoyo Yellow

Newborn Baby "Welcome" Gift Basket

I used ordinary brown wrapping paper [cheap from Asda] and wrapped the bundled birth announcements together to secure, removed cards again. I then trimmed the top of the 'bag' with pinking scissors and stamped image of teddy, then placed cards back in the bag.

Hand stamped images from "Bundle of Joy" set and Nursery Letters Stampin Around wheel I'd made 12 birth announcements in total: A close-up of the raised effect of the handstamped and cut teddy bear:

Ingredients:

Ink pads: Close to Cocoa and Chocolate Chip Cardstock: my own. Stamp set: "Bundle of Joy" Trims: Dotty brown ribbon from Hobbycrafts Brown wrapping paper from Asda

Some of my decorated end of term 'thank you' gifts/cards

Some thank you cards using the new oval punches and stamps. Plus the 2-step stamping of the flower from the "Heartfelt" set:

I recycled these paper bags [previously school lunch bags] and hand stamped them with the "Polka Dot Punches" SAB set in Green Garden and Pink Passion: