Friend to Friend

I got a lovely surprise this morning when I saw my card on Margaret's blog.  Margaret is in the Card Swap Group I'm part of and she was my recipient for May.  Thanks Margaret for your kind words they really gave me a boost this morning!

That means that of course she has received her card and I can now post it here.   It's quite daunting to make a card for other card makers, especially when they are as good as Margaret and the other ladies in the group.  

So when I started gathering my thoughts two things came to mind - vellum and embossing.  I decided to combine them.   I reached for my Very Vintage Wheel and embossed it in white on Vellum tearing the edges.  I attached a panel of Elegant Eggplant card behind the Vellum and onto a Crumb Cake base.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Elegant Eggplant punched out with the Word Window Punch and a mat of Modern Label in Elegant Eggplant.  For the flower I stamped Mixed Bunch on Perfect Plum in Elegant Eggplant and Clear Embossed it then punched out with the Blossom Punch.   I added some branches from the Bird Builder Punch in Elegant Eggplant.  A few Basic Rhinestones to add a touch of glimmer. 

This is actually the third month of the card group so it's about time I got organised and showed you the cards that I've received.  

March

Isn't this a fun card?  I love the red and white, the fun tags and that funky font.  Thanks Ann (I don't think Ann has a blog) 

April

Just look at this gorgeous background!  I love the script, embossed flowers and the gorgeous layered bloom on the front.  Thanks Zoe

May

Wow this is stunning.  Look at the beautiful delicate butterfly on the background of poppies!  Thanks Sue. (not sure if Sue has a blog either)

Thanks for staying with me in my round up.  A quick Hi and Welcome to my new follower Wendy. 

Hope you've found some inspiration here today. 

Supplies Used (on my card)

All Stampin' up!

Card - Crumb Cake, Elegant Eggplant, Vellum

Ink - Elegant Eggplant, Versamark

Stamp - Teeny Tiny Wishes, Mixed Bunch

Wheel - Very Vintage

Punch - Word Window, Modern Label, Blossom

Other - Basic Rhinestones, White Embossing Powder, Clear Embossing Powder

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Join before end of May and choose a starter kit with £155 worth of goodies for only £99. 

Have a party with £250 worth of sales and receive an extra £25 in hostess pounds.

Online Shopping with Stampin' Up! 24-7

SHOP SHOP SHOP TILL YOU DROP

It's so easy now because I'm excited to announce that you can shop on line with Stampin' Up! 24-7.  Anytime you want you will be able to shop for all your Stampin' Up! goodies and have them delivered straight to your home.  Most of us shop on line at some point so I'm sure you'll love this new resource.  I'll still be here to answer your queries/give suggestions and help you with your creativity by email or on the phone.  Also you can still place your orders through me direct just like before.  This is just giving an extra option.

So how do you place an order?  Well first of all you need to create an account and once that's done you can browse/shop anytime you want.  Make sure you see my name on the top right.  If you don't you can do a search for Aileen Skene and select myself as your Demonstrator.  

Just click HERE to go to My Stampin' Blog then click the Shop Now Button.

Oh my I think I might just give out a Whoop Whoop when I receive my first on line order!  Will it be you?  I love looking after my customers and dropping them a little e mail with some inspiration to use with their new purchases. 

Take care and have fun having a browse.  x

Stampin' Up! Comfort Cafe and Bow Maker

Just popping in this evening to share with you a couple of little cards and a gift.  I made these for my Stamper's 6 Ladies.  I always like to pop in a card and a small gift to say thank you.  This month I made a Bow Makers using Comfort Cafe Designer Series Paper as the decoration.  I found a tutorial that not only shows you how to make them but also how to use them.  You can see it here.

I added a large bow in Crochet Trim which they can attach to their own projects.  The little cards are also decorated with the designer papers and a bow.  This time made with the smaller bow maker.  The templates were attached to a book ring so the Ladies can add their own bow makers in different sizes if they wish to make some up themselves. 

On the cards I added a frame from Four Frames punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and popped up on Dimensionals. 

Interested in becoming one of my Stamper's 6 Ladies?  Drop me a line in ails300@btinternet.com for more info. 

Remember to check out our promotions before they end. 

Hope your week is going well.  Hopefully have some exciting news to share with you tomorrow if the various links work!! 

Take care.  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Ink - Midnight Muse

Stamp - Four Frames, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Designer Series Paper - Comfort Cafe

Punch - Decorative Label

Ribbon - Crochet Trim, Night of Navy Grosgrain (retired)

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Join before end of May and choose a starter kit with £155 worth of goodies for only £99. 

Have a party with £250 worth of sales and receive an extra £25 in hostess pounds.

"Meow" Have a purrfect day!

This little buddy is popping in to say "Have a purrfect day"!  

I think he's had an extra large saucer of milk!  I found him on pinterest and just had to make him up for this week's Less is More which is cats and/or dogs.  Well he is so cute!  Also I don't have any cats or dogs stamps.  Which is very remiss of me as we have a couple of fab stamp sets in the catalogue just now and they are on my wish list so one day.....

However until then, when you don't have the stamp set to fit, use punch art.  My pussy cat is made up of circles and his ears are from the elegant butterfly punch.  Googly eyes would look good on him too. 

Hope you have had a "purrfect" weekend and got all the cream!  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin Up

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black, Card Base from my Stash

Stampin' Write Marker - Rose Red, Basic Black

Punch - 1 3/4" Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, Itty Bitty Shapes, Elegant Butterfly, Crop a dile

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Join before end of May and choose a starter kit with £155 worth of goodies for only £99. 

Have a party with £250 worth of sales and receive an extra £25 in hostess pounds.

Perfectly Preserved flowers in a jar

Can't believe it's Thursday already.  I just seem to be continually chasing my tail just now. 

So it's nice to stop in past here and share a very calming card with you today. 

This one is destined for one of the ladies in the card swap group I take part in as it was her birthday this week.  Hope you like it, Zoe.

I've stamped the gorgeous jar from Perfectly Preserved in Sahara Sand and also the sentiment from the same set.  I then stamped the stem in Old Olive and the flower heads in Rich Razzleberry.  I attached the Whisper White panel to an Old Olive mat, which had some Crochet Trim Ribbon topped with Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain (retired) Ribbon attached along the bottom.  This was all attached to a Rich Razzleberry base. 

Lots of new things happening at Stampin' Up! very soon.  I'll let you know as soon as I can.  One of the fun things about being a Demonstrator is that it does mean you get all the bizz first.  Want to be in the know before everyone else?  Now is a great time to join before the end of May as there is a real boost to your starter kit with the extra £25.

I'm going to add this into Dynamic Duos which is having a celebration and you can choose any of the past challenges.  You can see I've chosen - 

one of my all time favourite colour combos. 

I hope your week has been more calming than mine and you've had the chance to get crafty. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Whisper White

Ink - Sahara Sand, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry

Stamp - Perfectly Preserved

Ribbon - Crochet Trim, Rich Razzleberry Grosgrain (retired)

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Join before end of May and choose a starter kit with £155 worth of goodies for only £99. 

Have a party with £250 worth of sales and receive an extra £25 in hostess pounds.

Stampin Up's Papillon Potpourri Embossed

Said I had another idea for Less is More and here it is.  The challenge is to create a card which is one layer and to use a coloured card base.  No white, ivory, black or kraft allowed. 

I love seeing white on coloured card and thought Papillon Potpourri would look fab on this pink.  So I embossed some butterflies in White along with the Curly Cute sentiment.  I also embossed one of the little butterflies repeatedly in clear and added some teeny tiny itty bitty Basic Pearls.   

How's your weekend been?  Hope you managed to fit some crafting in.  

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Rose Red

Ink - Versamark

Stamp - Curly Cute, Papillon potpourri

Other - White Embossing, Clear Embossing, Basic Pearls

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Join before end of May and choose a starter kit with £155 worth of goodies for only £99. 

Have a party with £250 worth of sales and receive an extra £25 in hostess pounds.

Mixed Bunch gets Spritzed and Sponged

Less is More this week is the dreaded one layer and we've been asked to use a coloured card base.  Yeh I thought, Kraft looks great with embossing or colouring on, but no before you rush in check the small print!  No white, cream/ivory , black or yep you guessed it KRAFT!!

So I've chosen Bashful Blue for my card base.  I spritzed it with some Marina Mist and a little Frost White Shimmer Paint.  I then stamped the sentiment from Curly Cute in Night of Navy.  I chose this gorgeous intricate flower from Mixed Bunch and embossed in silver.  I used my Blender Pen to add some Night of Navy to the centres.  I sponged around the edges with Marina Mist and Night of Navy.  To finish a single a Basic Rhinestone to the main flower.

It's not my usual style but I thought it would be interesting to combine a grungy/vintage look with this sophisticated elegant flower.  What do you think?

I have another idea so may be back before the week is out!

Hope you've had a great day.  Britains Got Talent and The Voice are on tonight.  That's my viewing for this evening all sorted!

Take care.  Will be round to visit you later.  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Bashful Blue

Ink - Night of Navy, Versamark, Marina Mist

Stamp - Mixed Bunch, Curly Cute

Embossing Powder - Silver

Other - Spritzer, Frost White Shimmer Paint, Marina Mist Re inker, Basic Rhinestone

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Join before end of May and choose a starter kit with £155 worth of goodies for only £99. 

Have a party with £250 worth of sales and receive an extra £25 in hostess pounds.