One of my fave stamps/sissix embossing folder and my entry for this weeks SSC

Hi fellow bloggers another crafting weekend and as the sun has disappeared there is no excuse to do anything else lol! I really love this happy birthday stamp as it is such a simple clear image.  I stamped the image directly on the base card, embossed with clear powder and highlighted the flame then stamped the cupcake on the base card and also on to a seperate card which I cut out and layered and then added a red gem from a paperchase selection as a cherry on the top. I  have used for the blue card/envelope:-

• happy birthday with candles stamp
• martha stewart cup cake layer stamp from a stamp and punch
• brilliance ink
• stampendous clear embossing powder
• promarker for flame
• paperchase gem sticker
• sissix embossing folder [for the envelope flap]

 I have a couple of the martha stewart punch and stamp and find them quite a nice size for embellishments. Also after seeing the use of embossing folders on the envelope flap at the make and take with Stephanie Weightman at the SECC I am using it quite a bit more  and getting more use from my sissix folders

For the second card I have changed the shape of the card and used a different colour scheme and added some additional elements - I have used an anna griffin corner punch for the corners and also the border and lined the inner with matching pink card to highlight the corners. The also used pink and lilac organza ribbon together to get a closer match with the pink card. The last touch is to use my scor it to define the image,

• happy birthday with candles stamp
• martha stewart cup cake layer stamp from a stamp and punch
• brilliance ink
• stampendous clear embossing powder
• promarker for flame
• paperchase gem sticker
• sissix embossing folder [for the envelope flap]
• anna griffin floral corner punch
• organza ribbon
• scor it
• pink C&C pearl card

I have entered this one for the SSC this week anything goes
 http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/anything-goes-at-sweet-stampin.html