Happy Birthday Circle Circus

Belated Happy Easter.  Hope you haven't filled up on too many chocolate eggs.  I'm on a strict diet so no chocolate for me. :(

Moving quickly on, before I get cravings, my card today fits 3 challenges which I'll list at the end.  

Here's how I made it.  So Saffron card base with a mat of Basic Black and Primrose Petal.  I wasn't sure of the in colours when they came out.  They were a bit on the, well, bold side..... but now I love them.  I stamped Circle Circus in Primrose Petals and So Saffron.  Then added some Basic Pearls.  The sentiment is from For My Family and punched out with the Modern Label Punch and popped up on Dimensionals. 

I haven't adjusted to the clock change and keep thinking it's earlier than it is but here we are 6 o'clock and the tea isn't made.  Yikes!! 

Catch up with you later once the hungry hordes are fed!  x

CAS - Colours and Sketches

Dynamic Duos - Primrose Petals and Your Choice.  I chose So Saffron.

CASology - UP.  I thought my circles looked a bit like balls bouncing up so decided to enter it here too.

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - So Saffron, Basic Black, Primrose Petal, Whisper White

Ink - So Saffron, Basic Black, Primrose Petal

Stamp - Circle Circus, For My Family

Punch - Modern Label

Other - Basic Pearls, Dimensionals

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.  

Only 2 spaces left in my Stampers 6 (Virtual Hostess) club starting in April.  Please get in touch by e mail - ails300@btinternet.com if you would like to take part. x

Sycamore Street and Vintage Verses

Two card for two challenges.  (You can see the challenges below)


This is actually my second card.  I used the Top Note die cut from first (see below) as the main focal point.  Isn't this paper beautiful?  It's from the fabby Sale-A-Bration set of papers called Sycamore Street.  You can earn this set free when you spend £45 during Sale-A-Bration.  Drop me an email on ails300@btinternet.com to place your order.

I mounted it onto Sahara Sand and used my Paper Snips to trim to shape.  I then attached it to a panel of Summer Starfruit.  The sentiment panel is from Vintage Verses and stamped in Tangerine Tango.  I snipped a banner and then roughed up the edges with my Paper Snips.  I also roughed the edge of my card base.  I added 3 medium Basic Pearls along the bottom.








My second card (actually the first I made!) has a mat of Summer Starfruit then I used the Bigz Top Note to die cut a panel of Sycamore Street.  A second die cut of Whisper White was inserted back into the space.  My far side was a little uneven so I added a strip of patterned paper to cover it up.  I stamped the whisper white panel with the Bloomin' Marvelous stamps.  Clear embossing some of the leaves.  I added the largest of the Basic Pearls along the bottom so they stood out.  I wasn't sure if this was CAS enough for either of the challenges and so created the top card.

Both very different yet following the same two challenges. 

I was at my Jazzercise class this morning.  My neighbour runs a brilliant class in the local Village hall.  Today to my surprise one of the songs featured Pachelbel's Canon.  A beautiful piece of music which I had as my Bridal March.  How weird to be doing a Jazzercise routine to it! 

Take care, keep cosy.  xx

Here are the challenges-

Firstly the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

And secondly the colours from CAS- Colours and Sketches - Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand 

Supplies used

All Stampin Up! 

Card - Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Sahara Sand

Ink - Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, Versamark

Stamp - Vintage Verses, Bloomin' Marvelous

Designer Paper - Sycamore Street

Bigz Die - Top Note

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.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Take part in Sale-A-Bration and chase away those winter blues! 

Spaces available in my Stampers 6 (Virtual Hostess) club starting in April.  Please get in touch by e mail - ails300@btinternet.com if you would like to take part. x

Honeycomb Just For You

Oh am I being good to you? Another sneak peek, but not from Sale-A-Bration this time, instead from the new mini Spring/Summer Catalogue which starts on the 1.2.2013.  Not that far away. 

I've followed the sketch at CASe This Sketch to show case this gorgeous Honeycomb Embossing Folder.  I'm sure it's going to be very popular. 

The patterned papers are from the Brights Stack.  I ran scraps through the Honeycomb Embossing Folder and then Paper Snipped out the hexagon shapes. 

I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to place my sentiment accurately from Teeny Tiny Wishes which fit just nicely into the design.  

The colours I've chosen are from CAS - Colours and Sketches which for this week is Old Olive, Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo. 

If I've piqued your interest with regards to Sale-A-Bration over the past few days or the new Spring/Summer catalogue then please get in touch.  I'd be happy to help you receive a parcel of lovely new goodies when the promotions go live. 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Whisper White, Old Olive

Ink - Melon Mambo

Stamp - Teeny Tiny Wishes

Designer Papers - Brights Stack

Embossing Folder - Honeycomb

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.  

Bloomin Marvelous Peek at Sale A Bration 2013

Hi Everyone.  How are you today?  I'm exhausted!!  What was I doing??  Shovelling snow!  Hopefully that's it for today.

I have another sneak peek at Bloomin' Marvelous from the Sale A Bration catalogue 2013. Isn't it cute?  I've teamed it up with the Woodgrain folder.  I found that it is such a deep emboss it was tearing through the Whisper White so I opted to attached it to Sahara Sand then run it through the Big Shot.  That worked super.  Have you found any problems and have any solutions?  I'd love to hear them.  I must admit my plates are really needing replaced. 

I made a ribbon banner and attached the flowers and butterfly with Dimensionals.  I stamped them in So Saffron and Certainly Celery.  The sentiment is from the same set and punched out with the Curly Label Punch. 

There's a few challenges that I can put this card into so here goes -

1. Addicted to CAS which has a code word of Embossing

2. Addicted to Stamps and More which has a theme of nature

3. Dynamic Duos - So Saffron and Certainly Celery

4. CAS - Colours and sketches

Here's a look at our snowy scene.  Taken this morning.

Thanks for calling in past.  Keep Cosy. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Ink - So Saffron, Certainly Celery

Stamp - Bloomin' Marvelous

Punch - Curly label

Embossing Folder - Woodgrain

Other - Dimensionals

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.  

Stampin' Up!'s Frosty Friends

A big welcome to my new follower, Sudha.  Thanks so much for choosing to follow me and I hope to see you visiting often! 

Here I am running late for CAS - Colours and Sketches again.  I didn't get round to joining in the colour challenge last week so definitely wanted to join in with the sketch.  A big thank you to the ladies for choosing my card as Top Pick for week 1.  I was so thrilled! 

Here's this week's sketch -

You must think I only have snowmen stamp sets with a couple of baubles thrown in for good measure.  I don't but I'm so enjoying using these stamp sets and Stampin' Up!'s Frosty Friends seemed a super match for this sketch.  I did use a new embossing folder to me - Petals a Plenty.  I've loved this folder when I've seen it on other blogs.  

I've started with a card base of Garden Green and added a panel of Whisper White.  The ribbon tag is Cherry Cobbler embossed with the Petals a Plenty Folder.  It gives a deep rich emboss.  I stamped my Frosty Friends in Night of Navy and coloured with the Regals Stampin' Write Markers.  I love colouring with the brush tip it's just like using a paint brush.  This was then matted onto another panel of Garden Green.  The panel was popped up on Dimensionals.

Don't you love the font of the sentiment?  It's from More Merry Messages and was stamped in Night of Navy.  

This was a commission request from my husband to give to his colleagues.  Cartoony was the only clue he gave me!  Hope they like them. 

Can you believe Christmas is next week?  Thanks for coming in by. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Garden Green, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Night of Navy

Stamp - Frosty Friends, More Merry Messages

Stampin' Write Markers - Regals Collection

Embossing Folder - Petals a Plenty

Other - Dimensionals  

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.  

Running late with Lovely as A Tree

Must be just minutes to go before CAS - colours and sketches closes.  So if you dont mind I'll update this later.

Phew think I made it!

The colours were Cherry Cobbler, Pumpkin Pie and Chocolate Chip and here's the sketch -

I needed to make a birthday card for my father so these colours really suited.  Quite masculine I thought.  For the squares I've made a patterned background using the little pine cone from Lovely as a Tree.  The background mat is from the Brights paper stack and the base is Chocolate Chip.  My sentiment is from the retired Happiest Birthday Wishes and is stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  I used my square punch to make a ribbon tag and added a button from the neutrals set to one end.  Don't know what my Dad will make of the button but I think it looks quite nice. 

So a nice change from all the christmas projects.  We have proper snow now.  Hope it's ok where you are. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp - Lovely as a Tree, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Punch - Square

Other - Neutral Button, Brights Paper Stack

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.