Sweethearts

I was playing around with my scraps again and put together a simple card.  

One heart is punched from Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and another from Poppy Parade stamped with Fresh Vintage.  I stamped a border from the same stamp set in Pool Party and added a strip of Everyday Enchantment paper and some Victoria Crochet Trim. 

Stamped Congratulations in Poppy Parade from For My Family and punched out with the Modern Label punch.  

A large Basic Pearl was added to one of the hearts to finish off.

I'm going to pop this into LESS IS MORE this week which is to use your scraps.

Thanks for coming in by, I appreciate your visit. Take care. x

Edit:  Just remembered that the Simply Stampin' challenge is to use lace so I'm going to pop this into there as well. 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Whisper White

Ink -  Poppy Parade

Stamp - For my Family, Fresh Vintage

Punch - Modern Label

Paper - Everyday Enchantment

Other - Basic Pearl, Victoria Crochet Trim

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

A Sale-A-Bration Thank You

A small thank you card to share with you today.  Using the some of the free sets in the current Sale-A-Bration. 

My card base is Pool Party.  Love this colour!   I've stamped a border in Island Indigo from Fresh Vintage.  Stamped "Thanks" from Outlined Occasions in Pool Party and then "So Very Much" in Island Indigo and matted it onto Cherry Cobbler card.  The stamp is also from Fresh Vintage and is stamped in Island Indigo.  I punched it out using the Postage Stamp Punch.  I love this punch, it gives such a detailed cut. 

We are almost at the last month of Sale-A-Bration.  For every £45 you choose one of the sets for free.  Spend £90 and you could receive both the sets I've used today for free for example. 

   

I have a Stampers 6 starting in April if you would like to spread the cost of your wish list then this is the club for you.  You can see more details of this HERE.  You can email me your interest at ails300@btinternet.com. 

A bright sunny morning here today.  Hope it's sunny where you are.  A big welcome to Tiffany. Thanks for visiting, I appreciate all your visits. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Pool Party, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Pool Party, Island Indigo

Stamps - Fresh Vintage, Outlined Occasions

Punch - Postage Stamp

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

A little bit of Vintage Vogue

I've been playing so much with my new goodies, especially my Sale-A-Bration sets, that I decided to root through my older sets.  It's was fun to remind myself exactly what is in my boxes.  

So today's card is using Vintage Vogue and I've used the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches - 

The flowers have been stamped in Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry using the rock n' roll technique.  An extra large flower was stamped and cut out with the petals curled and an In Colour Printed Brad placed in the center.  The leafy branch was stamped in Wisteria Wonder.

I matted onto Rich Razzleberry and attached to the Crumb Cake card base. 

Here's a photo of the inside. 

If you feel your mojo is on the low side, I'd strongly recommend having a look at your older sets.  It might surprise you which ones will jump out at you. 

It's almost the end of February and next month is the last opportunity to receive your free Sale-A-Bration sets.  Don't let them slip by. 

Here's one idea - 

Vintage Vogue £ 22.95 wood + Printed Brads £7.25 + Brights Classic Stampin' Spots £18.95 = 1 free Sale-A-Bration set

We have a rainy day here today but perfect for crafting.  Yesterday was sunny and the children and I went out for a cycle.  My legs are reminding me of it today!  Hope your week goes well. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Ink - Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Wisteria Wonder

Stamp - Vintage Vogue

Other - Wisteria Wonder Designer Printed Brad

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Aviary Celebrations

I teamed up Aviary with Outlined Occasions to make this card.  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to put these stamps together to make a tall skinny focal image.  It's such a fun stamp set with loads of combinations.

The card base is Marina Mist with Celebrations stamped directly on the base.  The mat for the main image is Early Espresso.  The images are stamped in Early Espresso and Marina Mist.  I've stamped "It's your day" in Marina Mist punched out with Curly Label Punch and added it as a tab.  

Thanks for joining me this evening and hope you've had a fab weekend. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Marina Mist, Whisper White, Early Espresso

Ink - Marina Mist, Early Espresso

Stamps - Aviary, Outlined Occasions

Punch - Curly Label

Other - Stamp-a-ma-jig

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

A little of this, a little of that!

Over at LESS IS MORE the recipe this week is to use your scraps.  I'm a true scrapbooker and keep all my scraps in fact they are overflowing so I was keen to use some up.

For my card I started with a Whisper White card blank.  I spied the negative cuts from the sizzlits leaves that I used on my Less is More card last week and decided to use them.  Trimmed them up to the same size and corner rounded two of the corners on each.  

I have a bag of thin strips, so digging deep I came up with a selection of colours and glued them directly onto the card blank before glueing down the negative cuts on top. 

I have so many scraps like this I think I could make a 100 cards!  

Hope your having a great weekend, happy scrapping.  x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Pear Pizzazz, Pool Party, So Saffron 

Sizzlits - Little Leaves

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Runway Inspired Best Wishes

Hi Peeps, 

This card is for the Runway Inspired challenge and here's the gorgeous picture we had to inspire us - 

I started with the shorts and used a card base of Night of Navy scored down each edge and sanded to look like the seams.  From a distance the mosaic squares look like circles so I punched out some circles in Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Cherry Cobbler.  I matted the circles onto squares of Night of Navy.  The little hearts are from spares I had punched when making my penguins with the Owl Punch earlier on.  One square has a Basic Rhinestone to reflect the shimmer of the fabric.  

I stamped Best Wishes from Sincere Salutations in Versamark and heat embossed in Silver Embossing Powder.  This time to pick up the silver shoes and bracelets.

The dots at the bottom of the Bashful Blue card are from Borderlines with a strip of 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon in Night of Navy. 

Yeh it's the weekend.  Hope yours is great. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Night of Navy, Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Versamark, Night of Navy

Stamp - Borderlines, Sincere Salutations

Punch - 1" circle, 1 1/4" square, Owl Builder Punch

Other - Basic Rhinestone, 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

SWEEET!!

I asked my 12 year old son what the latest phrases going round school were.  "What do you mean?" he said.  "Well how do you great each other?"  I asked.  "Hello"  he answered looking at me a bit weird.  "How do you ask after each other?" I asked.  "How are you?" he replied giving me an even stranger look.  I tried one more time "What would you say at someone's birthday?".  He answered "Happy Birthday!"   So I gave up!  Didn't realise I had such a polite boy!

So I thought I'd go with the usual phrases - Cool, Hey Dude, Whatever as I wanted to try making a Graffiti wall.  Another attempt  at teenage boy cards.  Then I remembered something my step son says a lot - Sweet.  Depending on the amount of ee's depends on how sweet something is or "good" in old money!  Hence I've added an e to my word.  

I punched out the letters using Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits in different scraps of card - Real Red, Pacific Point and Pumpkin Pie.  My word was attached to Basic Black card stock. Then I cut around the word Graffiti style.  

The card base is Crumb Cake.  I used scrap paper and sponged lines to create a brick effect using Soft Suede.  I also spritzed Chocolate Chip over the card front to look like speckles in the brick.  

After attaching "Sweeet" I added a couple of extra spritzs in Basic Black to look like the Graffiti artist spray can. 

Birthday Wishes is from Happiest Birthday Wishes coloured in using my Stampin Write Marker and punched out with the Modern Label Punch.  I thought it would look a bit like a street sign. 

My step son is 22 at the end of March so I'm pleased I've got this ready well in advance! 

The Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Sizzlits Die (which includes numbers too) is £65.95.  Buy this before end of march and you will receive a Sale-a-bration set free.  

As I've used Dies I'm going to add this card to the LESS IS MORE challenge which has a theme week of Dies or Punches. 

Thanks as always for coming past I really enjoy your visit. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Real Red, Pacific Point, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink - Soft Suede

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes

Sizzlits - Timesless Type junior Alphabet

Punch - Modern label

Other - Spritzer Tool, Stampin Write Marker - Chocolate Chip, Basic Black

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Simply Soft Sympathy

As promised this is the card that inspired one of yesterdays cards. 

It's using the two step stamping set Simply Soft.  This is a beautiful set of stamps that you could colour or as I have done used the complimenting stamp in Marina Mist.   I mounted it onto Marina Mist card then wrapped some ribbon around it and tied a knotted bow.  I love this size of ribbon it's really easy to add it to your projects.  

I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place the sentiment from Petite Pairs.

This is the first sympathy card I've ever made.  Thankfully we don't have an occasion to use it but when I was making the card it just seemed to suit sympathy and I decided that it would be good to have one in the box.  

Card - Whisper White, Marina Mist

Ink - Early Espresso, Marina Mist

Stamps - Simply Soft, Petite Pairs

Other - 1/4" Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon 

Simply Soft Twice

Two cards, one stamp set, one challenge.  

This is another entry for Freshly Made sketches and a reminder of the sketch - 

I actually had the idea to try out this sketch based on the card I'm going to show tomorrow. 

However before I got to there, River Rock textured card was calling to me so I diverted course and went in a completely different direction colour wise.

I stamped the images from Simply Soft in River Rock on Whisper White.  With the middle panel I coloured the flower heads with Cherry Cobbler.  I used my Blender Pen for the colouring.  

The sentiment is from Outlined Occasions and punched out using Word Window Punch and mounted onto Cherry Cobbler Modern Label. 

Still wanting to try out my original plan here's my other version - 

As it's monochromatic  I've taken out one of the layers and simplified the flower panel in the middle.  This time I lined up the complimenting petal stamp using my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig.  A little piece of ribbon and the sentiment is the same as above.

Hope you enjoyed looking at my two versions.  We had our first real snowfall today and my daughter gleefully went out sledging.  It was really sunny so wasn't cold at all and I suspect it will all be gone by tomorrow. 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Marina Mist, Cherry Cobbler, Textured River Rock, Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Ink - River Rock, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso, Marina Mist

Stamps - Simply Soft, Outlined Occasions

Punch - Word Window, Modern Label

Other - Stamp-a-ma-jig, Blender Pens, 1/4" Marina Mist Grosgrain Ribbon

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Flowers to Die for

At LESS IS MORE this week, the theme is Punches or Dies.  I've chosen dies for both my cards as sometimes they get neglected.  Not because I don't like them, it's just they are on a shelf that I sometimes forget to go look at.  Do you have a shelf like that?

For my first card I used Fun Flowers and sponged the bottom two layers with Melon Mambo and the top layers with Pretty in Pink then added a white flower button to the center.  The leaves are Wisteria Wonder and I used the Little Leaves Sizzlits Die to cut them out. 

The flower and leaves were arranged onto a Whisper White card base.  

As I've used the colours from the SIMPLY STAMPIN challenge blog, I'm entering this card there too. 

Thanks very much ladies for my top three for last weeks card. 

Then because I'd had a play with one flower die, I decided to make another card with the Flower, Daisies Die. 

For this one I cut my flower out twice in Whisper White and layered it up adding an Antique Brad to the center. 

I used River Rock in the textured card stock as I wanted to echo the colour of the brad and first stamped Congratulations from Curly Cute in Versamark then embossed in gold.  I attached my flower using mini Glue dots and mounted this onto Basic Black.  The card base is also textured card stock in Whisper White. 

My mother asked me to make a Golden Wedding Anniversay card and I'm hoping this will fit the bill.  

I'm also going to enter this card into Less is More. 

The more I see the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets and papers, the more I love them.  I was delivering some goodies to my hostess today and everyone had picked such lovely sets.  If you are interested in received a free set then here's one way to earn them - 

Fun Flowers Bigz L Die £28.95 + Flower Daisies Bigz Die £16.95 = 1 free set

I enjoyed my play today and using these big flowers for a change.  Hope you are having fun too wherever you are and thanks for taking the time to have a peak at my little blog. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black, River Rock, Wisteria Wonder

Ink - Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, Versamark

Stamps - Curly Cute

Bigz - Flower Daisies, Fun Flowers

Sizzlits - Little Leaves

Other - Antique Brad, Mini Glue Dots, Gold 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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Happiest Birthday Wishes goes Vintage

Well I've had 3 challenges buzzing round my head today and here's what I came up with.  

The card base is Early Espresso with a Peach Parfait mat.  I then added a Very Vanilla panel with the corners punched using the 1/2" Circle Punch and roughed up the edges with my paper snips.  I stamped the medallion stamp from Happiest Birthday Wishes in Early Espresso twice then again in Calypso Coral.  The centers were punched out using the 1 1/4" Circle Punch and the 1" Circle Punch with the last circle popped up on a Dimensional. 

I attached some Victoria lace ribbon to some Linen Thread and then finished off the card with   Some Basic Pearls.  

Well I hope I've complied to the different challenges.  I'm sure the ladies will tell me if I haven't. 

Ispy Sketches - 

CAS-ual Fridays - A party card with ribbon

The Friday Mashup - To follow a sketch or go Vintage/Shabby Chic or do both.  I've chosen Vintage. 

Woohoo it's the weekend.  I hope you have a lovely time planned.  Thanks for coming by. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin Up! 

Card - Early Espresso, Peach Parfait, Very Vanilla

Ink - Early Espresso, Calypso Coral

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes

Punch - 1/2" circle, 1" circle, 1 1/4" circle

Other - Basic Pearls, Victoria Lace Ribbon, Linen Thread, Dimensional

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Is it an owl or is it a penguin?

I've changed my little owl from the Owl Builder Punch into a penguin for todays card.  This was easy to do, just take off the ears and feet.  Don't worry he doesn't feel a thing!! 

The party penguin has been lifted up and balances on top of one of his friends.  He looks a bit precarious and it's made his eyes go all funny!  

So why have I gone all penguin?  Well it's for THE FRIDAY MASHUP which this week is to use a penguin on your card or the spotlighting technique or do both.  I've just gone for the penguins. 

To make the penguins I've punched them out of Basic Black, Whisper White and Pumpkin Pie for the beak and feet.  I used Boho Blossoms to punch out a little flower then trimmed them for each foot. 

Party boys hat was cut out of Basic Black with some Celebrations Designer Paper (now retired) paper pieced on top. 

The background panel was stamped in Bashful Blue on Whisper White using a little snowflake from Pennant Parade.  Then mounted onto Real Red card.  The long panel is just Whisper White on Real Red with a Scallop Edge Border along the bottom.  The card base is Basic Black. 

I followed the sketch over at SIMPLY STAMPIN' to make this fun card.  Here's the sketch - 

Thanks for dropping in past and a big Hello to Marja I'm delighted you have decided to follow me and hope to see you back often. 

Edit:  Ooops missed the Friday Mashup deadline!  

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie

Ink - Bashful Blue, Basic Black

Stamps - Party This Way, Pennant Parade

Punch - Owl Builder, Scallop Edge Border, Boho Blossoms

Other - Designer Series Paper

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Fresh Vintage and Freshly Made Sketches

Hello fellow crafters.  

Hope you've had a good day today.  

I took some time out from my ironing mountain to make this card for Freshly Made Sketches.  Here's the sketch - 

I've used Fresh Vintage for main image coloured with Stampin' Write Markers - Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait.  It's mounted onto Poppy Parade card with flashes of Basic Black Punched with the Scallop Edged Punch.

The side panels are made up of Poppy Parade card and Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Papers.  The papers are already sponged round the edges so I carried on the sponging and also sponged the edges of the main panel.  The three panels are mounted onto Peach Parfait. 

My sentiment is from Outlined Occasions coloured in with a Peach Parfait Stampin' Write Marker.  Then mounted onto Basic Black snipped at both ends to make tails.  The card base is Crumb Cake.

Wow would you look at that I've managed to use 3 of the Sale-A-Bration sets!  Would you like one of these sets for free?  For every £45 spent you can choose a set for free, if you spend £150 then you could choose all the sets I've used today or another combination.  You would also be entitled to the Hostess Benefits of £25 to spend anywhere in the catalogues including the Hostess only section where the stamp sets are reduced. 

I'll leave you to ponder.  Enjoy the rest of your evening and thanks for coming by. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Crumb Cake, Peach Parfait, Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade

Ink - Basic Black, Soft Suede

Stamps - Fresh Vintage, Outlined Occasions

Punch - Scallop Edge 

Other - Stampin' Write Markers, Sponge Dauber

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Put out the flags it's your Birthday!

A simple bright card today using Party This Way.  I'm back looking at those pesky boy cards and I think I could get away with this one because of the colours.

I stamped my flags in Pacific Point onto Whisper White and paper pieced some retired Designer Paper into the middles.  Then matted onto Pacific Point and the card base is Real Red.  The sentiment is also from Party This Way.  The string is hand drawn using my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker. 

Maybe it's not quite teen but I think it would suit a slightly younger boy, what do you think? 

This weeks challenge is paper piecing over at CAS-ual Fridays so I'm going to enter this card there. 

Fancy building up your stampin' Up! stash?  I have a new Stampers 6 starting in April which is a great way to buy your goodies bit by bit and with a few freebies thrown in too.  If this interest you have a look at the Virtual Hostess page at the top of my blog.  I'd be happy to hear from you! 

Hope you are enjoying your mid term break.  Look forward to coming and visiting you to see all your lovely creations. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Ink - Pacific Point

Stamps - Party This Way

Other - Designer Series Paper - Celebrations (now retired)

Baroque Border Framed

Hope you are having a good Monday.  It's mid term here and the kids have 3 days off.  Yipee! 

The card I have today is using the Baroque Border Wheel to make a frame.  Super easy once you know how!  I used post it's to mitre my corners before running my Baroque Border Wheel in Chocolate Chip along the edges.  I cut a rectangle to match the central space and corner rounded the edges.  I then stamped my sentiment in the center using Curly Cute.  I stamped the small flower from Baroque Motifs in Cherry Cobbler.  Then added a few of the smallest Basic Pearls before mounting the panel on Dimensionals.  The main panel is attached to a Cherry Cobbler base. 

I can see me having more fun with this technique and using different rollers.  I'm sure you could get some fun and interesting results. 

Thanks for your visit today.  x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler

Stamps - Baroque Motifs, Curly Cute

Wheels - Baroque Border

Other - 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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Stripey heart with dotty Borderlines

Good Morning!  Second post of the day so please scroll down to see my previous post. 

This is the card that I made for LESS IS MORE but didn't get time to post yesterday.  

This week is a One Layer Challenge and we have to use stripes.  Luckily for me I have the Solid Stripes stamp, just had to think what to do with it.  For some reason candy cane came to mind which developed into a candy cane heart. 

I started with a Whisper White card base and stamped the dotty stamp from Borderlines firstly in Versamark then in Elegant Eggplant then clear embossed.  I punched out a heart using the Full Heart Punch.  I then punched another heart in a post it and lined it up inside the card to act as a mask.  Then stamped Solid Stripes in Rose Red.  I added a Basic Rhinestone Gem for a bit of sparkle.

The sentiment is from Petite Pairs which I inked with Concord Crush Stampin' Write Marker and used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to change it to a straight line. 

This is to show you the card open. 

I'm enjoying playing around with apertures just now.  I think it's a great way to give a little extra to a one layer.  Also loving this new stamp set from the mini Borderlines can see it being used a lot! 

If you haven't checked out the mini catalogue why not have a look now.  You could earn yourself a free stamp set whilst Sale-A-Bration is on.  Who doesn't like a freebie?

Thanks for popping by today, can't wait to see all your lovely creations.  Take care. x 

Supplies Used
Stampin Up!

Card - Whisper White
Ink - Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red, Versamark
Stamps - Borderlines, Solid Stripes, Petite Pairs
Punch - Full Heart
Tools - Stamp-a-ma-jig
Other - Basic Rhinestone, 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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Take a Sip Cafe Card and Tag

Hi there.

Have I said I like going out for a coffee?  Wouldn't this be the perfect card for a like minded friend?

I've used one of the new rollers to the main catalogue - Take a Sip and used Chocolate Chip.  Quite an appropriate colour I thought.  Underneath I've added one of the Borderlines stamps in Marina Mist to give the coffee cups a grounding.  I picked up the colour from my ink pad with my Blender Pen to colour in the patterns on the cups.  This was matted onto Chocolate Chip card stock and attached to the Marina Mist card base.  My coffee shop "awning" is a strip of Chocolate Chip and punched with the Scallop Edge Punch.  I added Marina Mist 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon.  Love that you can get ribbon to match perfectly. 

The sentiment label is from Curly Cute.  The ends were punched with the Modern Label Punch by only inserting the ends into the punch. 

As you can see I made a little tag to go with it.  So cute.

Do you want a freebie?  Had a look at Sale-A-Bration yet? Here's how you could get your hands on one of the fabby free sets.

Take A Sip Wheel and Handle - £9.75 + Curly Cute £20.95 + Ribbon and ink pad - £9.45 + Very Vanilla Card Stock £7.50 = 1 Free Sale-A-Bration Stamp Set

All this and a free stamp set, that's a lot of goodies! 

Hope you've had a great weekend and have enjoyed a cuppa or more. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Marina Mist, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Marina Mist

Stamp - Take A Sip, Borderlines, Curly Cute

Punch - Scallop Edge, Modern Label

Other - 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Fresh Vintage meets French Foliage

Been focusing on backgrounds today.  This one has been spritzed and splatted.  Great fun! 

I loosely followed the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches

The script from French Foliage makes up the solid panel from the sketch and is stamped in Crumb Cake.  I've run the double strips along the bottom in Cherry Cobbler.  The main focus is the flower image from Fresh Vintage and is stamped once in River Rock then again in Marina Mist.  The Marina Mist just had the flower heads cut out and popped up onto the River rock flower with Dimensionals.  I added some of the smallest Basic Pearls to the larger flower head.  The River Rock flower was then mounted onto Marina Mist card stock and in turn cut out.  

As I said I'd been having some fun with the background.  It was spritzed using my Spritzer Tool and Stampin' Write Markers.  The colours were River Rock, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.  Then the splodges from French Foliage was used in Marina Mist. 

The main panel was attached to a Crumb Cake mat before mounting onto the card base of Marina Mist. 

Hope you have a good day today and keep cosy.  A big Hello to Linda thanks for choosing to follow me and hope to see you often.  x

Card - Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, River Rock

Stamp - French Foliage, Fresh Vintage

Markers - River Rock, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other - Spritzer Tool, Dimensionals, 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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Sending a Kiss Perfect Postage

Good morning everyone!  

I've been playing with Perfect Postage again.  This time I stamped the hearts in Baja Breeze, Pool Party, Island Indigo and Not Quite Navy onto Very Vanilla.  I like the way the stamps line up, of course they are punched out using the Postage Stamp Punch.  The edges look fab.  

The stamps are layered on Elegant Eggplant with some Linen Thread wrapped around the end.  I made a tag with the I" and 1 1/4" Circle Punches, punching out Very Vanilla and Not Quite Navy.  I used a brass eyelet from my stash and attached it with more Linen Thread.  The sentiment is from Petite Pairs and stamped in Not Quite Navy. 

The background is Very Vanilla embossed with Perfect Polka Dots mounted onto Not Quite Navy.  The card base is Elegant Eggplant. 

I'm going to enter this card into Simply Stampin' challenge which for this week is heartfelt. 

Thanks for coming in past, I really do value your visit. x 

Card - Elegant Eggplant, Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla

Ink - Baja Breeze, Pool Party, Island Indigo, Not Quite Navy

Stamps - Perfect Postage, Petite Pairs

Punch - Postage Stamp, 1" Circle, 1 1/4" Circle 

Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots

Other - Linen Thread, Brass Eyelet from stash

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Magic Toadstool Wishes

Does your mind ever go blank when someone asks you your favourite book, song, film?  There are just too many to choose from.  When I saw this weeks challenge at  CAS-ual Fridays - 

CFC38: Clean And Simple Movie Inspiration!  From old classics to currently nominated, any genre (but let's keep our projects PG! *giggle*) Make sure to tell us which movie inspired your CAS creation. 

- my mind went blank.  Creativity had left the building!  However this morning I spied the toadstool stamp from a retired set called Queue Up and immediately The Spiderwick Chronicles came to mind.  I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier because as a family we had all recently sat cuddled up on the sofa watching it.  It's a fab fantasy adventure film.  

So the toadstools on my card are the magic circle of toadstools that surrounds their house to protect the chronicles from the evil ogre Mulgarath.  It's all good stuff honestly!

  

I stamped the toadstools in Island Indigo and use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig so I could create a continuos line.  (Don't want to break the spell!)  I coloured in the toadstools in Pool Party used a Blender Pen and ink pad.  I then applied Glossy Accents to the tops of the toadstools and along the grassy line, before sprinkling Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  Well it is a magical circle of toadstools after all! 

As I  just wanted to add Wishes as my sentiment I again used my Blender Pen to pick up Island Indigo from my ink pad and apply it directly onto one of the stamps from Happiest Birthday Wishes. 

Because I've choosen Aqua colours I'm also entering this into Less is More.  The colours really suited the magical fairy feel that I was looking for. 

Hope you are all having a lovely day and if anyone is lacking inspiration then do check out these two wonderful challenge blogs.  You are sure to find bucket loads there! x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Island Indigo, Pool Party

Stamp - Queue Up, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Other - Blender Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glossy Accents

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

French Foliage gets Spritzed

Today's card is a masculine attempt.  I was really trying to tackle those difficult pre teen/teenage boy cards.  Not sure I've hit the mark but it was fun to play with different toys! 

 I was aiming at a messy jotter page, ink splodges, bit grubby, edges of the pages all tattered.  At least that's what my son's jotters look like Lol!  Needless to say he didn't appreciate the comparison and when my Husband saw it he thought of a mint choc ice with bites taken out of it!  Go figure!  Perhaps he was hungry?? 

So here's how it was made - Island Indigo card base to start.  Background mat of Early Espresso.  Main panel is Whisper White and spritzed using the Spritzer Tool and Stampin' Write Markers - River Rock, Soft Suede and Sahara Sand.  The splodges are from French Foliage and stamped in Pool Party.  A strip of Early Espresso was paper pierced using the Paper Piercing Tool and Mat Pack which includes a very handy template to keep you in line.  The sentiment is from Happiest Birthday Wishes and stamped in Island Indigo.  It's punched out using the Extra Large Oval Punch with a mat of Early Espresso. 

Will keep trying out those pre teen cards.  Enjoy the rest of your evening. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Island Indigo, Early Espresso, Whisper White

Ink - Island Indigo

Stamps - Happiest Birthday Wishes, French Foliage

Punch - Extra Large Oval

Other - Spritzer Tool, Paper Piercing Tool, Mat Pack

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

I'm going to pop this into Make it Monday - Anything Goes