Anniversary Cards and Sweet Stampin Challenge

Good morning everyone, on this icy cold (but very sunny here) day, it's my 11th Wedding Anniversary today, so having a nice chilled day, the bubbly's chilling in the fridge and we'll have a takeaway tonight - we rarely go out for our Anniversary as it's not very romantic sitting in a restaurant amid a load of Office parties! So we'll have a lovely meal at home, with some Champagne and snuggle up in front of the fire.

So first I want to show you my Anniversary cards, this is the one I made for my hubby, I used the sketch from this week's challenge at Your Next Stamp, so I'll enter it there

Stampin' Up! used:

Cardstock - Whisper White; Very Vanilla; Chocolate Chip

Ribbon - Very Vanilla

SU Markers - Close to Cocoa; Creamy Caramel; Pixie Pink; Pretty in Pink; Barely Banana, Summer Sun

Scallop Border Punch

Other:

Image - Pink Petticoat digi

Papers - digi's from Two Peas in a Bucket

Embossing Die, Heart Die

Tag - cut on CraftRobo

Sentiment - Printed on computer

I also want to show you the card that Hubby made for me, yes made for me, he disappeared in my craft room this morning and came out with this:

It's the first card he's ever made, and I think all in all he did a great job! He raided my stash, was very creative in attaching the flower to the card using a brad, and even did some stamping! I also have to show you the back as he used my handmade by stamp!

Stampin' Up! used:

Cardstock - Real Red; Pretty in Pink

Other:

Sentiment - (brand new, I've not even inked it up yet!) PTI

Roses & brad from my stash.

I was chuffed to bits he made me a card, I also had a gorgeous bouquet of flowers.

Now onto this week's Sweet Stampin challenge which is "Punch It" - now this isn't about relieving Christmas stress, but we want you to use at least one punch on your entry. Here's my, very bright & sunny card:

All Stampin' Up! used:

Stamps - Flight of the Butterfly; Pick a Petal; Stem Sayings

Punch - Butterfly Punch; 1" circle punch

Cardstock - Whisper White; YoYo Yellow; Only Orange

Ink - YoYo Yellow; Only Orange; Basic Black

It's even brighter IRL but made a nice change after all the Christmas colours.

Hope you can join us this week & look forward to seeing all your entries

Have a good day all