Jubilee pinwheel card

The challenge at Less is More this week is to make a card using patriotic red white and blue and spookily, I'd just finished making this card when the news came through on my blog reader! I bet I won't be first out of the blocks though! Come and have a look:

Whisper White, Real Red and Pacific Point are a great combination and I thought a pinwheel was suitably celebratory. The pinwheel handle is made by trimming a section out of the white card stock and I like the neat finish it gives. I made this flower in the same style last week using the cut out section to make a stem. I used my diagonal Simply Scored plate to mark my pinwheel before cutting which makes a very quick, accurate pinwheel.

These Patterns papers are double sided in the same colours, different designs which is really handy for lots of projects, but I wanted a patriotic theme here so I glued the red stripe onto the blue dot before turning it into the pinwheel. I held the centre in with this gorgeous dotty brad in Island Indigo - which didn't match but which makes a rather pleasing clash I think!

I love this bold sentiment from one of my favourite sentiment sets Thank You Kindly. Wouldn't this be a great card to send to the hosts of a brilliant jubilee party?!

Here's what you'll need to make today's cards:

Stamps: Thank You Kindly

Ink: Real Red

Card stock: Pacific Point, Whisper White textured

Other: Patterns designer paper stack in Brights, designer printed brad, Simply Scored and diagonal plate, stamp-a-majig

I'd be delighted to order any of these items for you and can have them delivered to your address in the UK. I'm committed to providing excellent customer service and am always happy to offer help and advice. To place your order, just send me an email or give me a call on 01280 820593.

Her Majesty isn't the only one celebrating this weekend! On Thursday it was my 50th birthday - who'd have believed it?! I was spoilt to death on the day and this weekend (well, in a minute actually!) I'm being whisked away to a Mystery Location to celebrate some more. I shall tell you all about it when I get back. Here's a very blurry picture of my husband and I (did you see what I did there?!) at the end of a fantastic evening in the Jaipur restaurant on Thursday.

Oops I'm being hustled away now... have a wonderful weekend, whatever you have planned! See you soon,