Aviary New Home

Hi All.

I was asked to make a new home card and reached for my retired Aviary set.  The birdies with their cages are so cute.  

The challenge at Less is More this week is a touch of turquoise.  I've used Stampin' Up!'s Tempting Turquoise.

I stamped new home using Outline Alphabet & Numbers in Sahara Sand.  I then tore some scrap paper and sponged Tempting Turquoise.  The little cage from Aviary was fussy cut out as was the owl.  Basic Rhinestones hang my little cage from the E.  My card base is Naturals White.

I'm renaming CAS - cute and simple!!

A big welcome to my new follower ELizabeth.  Thanks so much for joining me in my little area of blogland.

I only have 1 place left in my Stamper's 6 starting this month.  To join the fun drop me a line as soon as possible.

We had a busy day in town today.  Why is shopping so exhausting?  It was so nice to come home and chill out with some crafting!

Thanks for visiting.  x x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Naturals White, Whisper White

Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Sahara Sand

Stamp - Aviary, Outline Alphabet & Numbers

Other - Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Basic Rhinestones

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.

You can also order using the Shop Now button. 

Only 1 place available in my next Stampers 6 Group starting this month.  Get in touch now to put your name down.  I'd love to help you build your stash! 

Chevrons, Flowers and Stampin' Up!'s Aviary Bird Cages

First of all, thank you for all the well wishes for Holly's Birthday.  She's had a super day so far and is currently playing with her new purchase - an i pad which if you read yesterday's post she did a grand job of saving up for herself.  Very easy for Dad and I to put too the difference and get a case for it.  

I've really been wanting to play along with the new challenge blog  Fusion.  You can see the details below.  So whilst dot was occupied with her new toy and number one son was ensconced on the x box I snuck away and made this card.

Whisper White card base with Whisper White panel attached with Dimensionals.  I've made my chevrons with the Chevron Embossing Folder and Certainly Celery card stock.  I corner rounded the edges.  I then stamped my bird cages from Aviary in Calypso Coral.  I stamped little flowers inside using Pretty in Pink, Melon Mambo and So saffron.  The little flower comes from Create a Cupcake.  So many useful small items in this set.  I then fussy cut out the cages and attached them with Dimensionals.  The sentiment in Calypso Coral comes from Petite Pairs.

I've picked up on the chevrons from the sketch and the colours and flowers from the inspiration photo.

As we had a big feed at an all you can restaurant at lunch time, I think it will just be cake for tea!  Mmmmm cake.  Not made by me this time as she wanted a Percy Pig cake, so M and S did the honours.

See you next time.  x x

Edit:  Woops just remembered meant to add this in to CASual Fridays which is calling for Chevrons and Flowers.

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Ink - Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron

Stamp -  Aviary, Create a Cupcake, Petite Pairs

Embossing Folder - Chevron

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.  

Only 1 space 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

Mother's Day Card and some Scrapbooking

As promised I'm showing you today the card we made on Friday at my Sale-A-Bration party.

I was telling the ladies that the inspiration for the middle panel came from seeing a glass jewellery box on display in Marks & Spencer for Mother's Day.  They are all going in to check!  Probably looks nothing like the original as it was from memory.  Next time I'll take a photo when I see inspiration.  Wonder what the staff would think? 

Onto the card.  This could be a Mother's day card or a birthday.  We used the Label Collections Framelits to die cut some Pink Pirouette and Whisper White.  We then embossed the Pink Pirouette with the Honeycomb Embossing Folder.  The frame was popped up on Dimensionals.  We then had fun stamping the middle pieces using stamps from 4 stamp sets.  The bird cage has some paper piercing to hang it from.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and punched out using the Word Window Punch then attached to a Modern Label punch out.  A small Basic Rhinestone finishes it off. 

This second card was shown as a simpler example. 

Next we made a 6" by 6" scrapbook page using stamps, Designer Series Papers and the little punch from this years Sale-A-Bration.  

I've listed the supplies below.

It was wonderful to see the different variations that everyone came up with.  They were all fantastic even though no-one had scrapbooked before.  I now need to make this up into a 12" by 12" page to go into our New York album.  We are sitting in Central Park in case you are wondering.

Lastly a big Hi to Morag thanks for following my little blog!  Hope you have all had some crafty fun this weekend.  xx

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Cards

Card - Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White, Island Indigo

Ink - Sahara Sand, Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo, 

Stamp - Aviary, Bloomin' Marvelous, Everything Eleanor, French Foliage, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Punch - Word Window, Modern Label

Framelits - Labels Collection

Other - Sponge Daubers, Basic Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack

Scrapbook 

Card - Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Island Indigo

Ink - Sahara Sand, Island Indigo, Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Rich Razzleberry

Stamp - Bloomin' Marvelous, Pretty Petites

Designer Series Paper - Sycamore Street

Framelits -  Hearts A Flutter

Punch - Petite Curly Label

Bigz - Top Note

Other - Basic Rhinestones, 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.  

Take part in Sale-A-Bration before it ends on 22nd March

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

On the naughty step twice!!

Oh dear I was in such a rush to join in with Less is More on Saturday, I must confess I completely missed the LARGE letters saying ONE LAYER. Doh!!

Thanks to all the lovely people who still commented and bless you, you are so kind, no one had the heart to point out my error! Lol! 

So to correct my error I'm entering two cards to make up for it.

The first uses the little birdies from Stampin' Up!'s Aviary set again but this time I've used their cages as their houses.  Look they are saying Merry Christmas to each other! 

The branch is from Borderlines (now retired).  I stamped it in Gumball Green and gave it some red berries with my Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Write Marker.  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig a lot on this one to position the cages, the birds and my Sentiment, which is from Chock Full of Cheer.  This is stamped in Cherry Cobbler along with the cages.  I hand wrote From our house to yours underneath using my marker.  It's great being able to match up inks this way. 

The birds are coloured with Chocolate Chip Stampin' Write Marker and a little Real Red on the Robin.  Doesn't he make a fab robin? 

So unsure if this would get me completely off the naughty step (cages not houses) my second card hopefully will. 

This is using the Stampin' Up! wheel Neighbourhood.  The only stamp that I have that actually has houses on it.  I used my wheel guide and rollered the houses in Basic Black.  I then doodled a couple of wreaths, a christmas tree and fairy lights onto my street using Gumball Green and Real Red Stampin' Write Markers.  I added glitter for snow along the roof tops, steps and bushes with my Versamark Pen, Heat and Stick powder and Dazzling Diamonds glitter.  

If anything my mistake has resulted in 3 more card for my Christmas pile yipee!  Am I off the naughty step yet?

The children have an In Service day today and my daughter has a friend over for a sleepover.  It's sleety rain outside so in door entertainment required. Must go and see what we can think up. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin Up

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Stamp - Aviary, Borderlines, Chock Full of Cheer, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Stampin Write Markers - Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green, Real Red, Chocolate Chip

Wheel - Neighbourhood

Other - Versamark Pen, Heat and Stick powder, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

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 call07827923123.  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.  Don't forget to take a look at our current promotions.

Fancy becoming a demonstrator and receiving your goodies at a discount, get in touch for more info and you could also receive a free pack of papers every month for 6 months! 

Pennant Parade from our house to yours

Hello.

Our challenge this week from Less is More is houses. 

I really need to get cracking on some Christmas Cards.  With this in mind, I decided to use these Christmas trees from Stampin' Up!'s Pennant Parade as my houses and the little birds from Aviary were perfect to populate them.

I typed my sentiment on the PC using Scriptina for Merry Christmas and Footlight MT Light for the second part.  The bird on the bottom tree is stamped directly on the card base using Elegant Eggplant Stampin' Write Marker.

I stamped the trees using Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green, then cut out.  The bottom tree is popped up on a Dimensional.  The top tree is glued directly to the card base with the little robin popped up on a Dimensional.  I inked him using my Stampin' Write Markers too using Chocolate Chip and Real Red.

Thanks for joining me today.  We've had a busy week in our house.  Starting with an enjoyable trip down to Glasgow to see Michael McIntyre.  Very funny man.  Then with visitors.  Back to normal as much as we can be at this time of year!! 

Hope you are keeping calm in the run up to Christmas.  x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green

Stamp - Aviary, Pennant Parade

Stampin Write Markers - Real Red, Chocolate Chip, Elegant Eggplant

Other - Dimensionals, PC for sentiment

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 call07827923123.  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.  Don't forget to take a look at our current promotions.

Fancy becoming a demonstrator and receiving your goodies at a discount, get in touch for more info and you could also receive a free pack of papers every month for 6 months! 

A Stampin Up Aviary Thanks

Less is More this week is a one layer and they are looking for wings.  I also wanted to make a little thank you card for my Hubby who surprised me with an overnight stay at a 5 star hotel in Edinburgh at the weekend.  More on that in a mo.

I decided on Stampin' Up!'s Aviary because hubby likes cartoony or cutesy.  These guys seemed to do the trick.  I teamed up Aviary with Creative Elements.  The sentiment is from Petite Pairs with just the word Thanks inked up using a marker.  I used my Colour Coach to come up with Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi and Pretty in Pink for a colour combo.

So shall I tell you about our anniversary trip?  It was our 15 year Anniversary last Thursday.  Thanks to everyone who passed on congrats etc. so sweet of you!  We usually only exchange cards but this year I was surprised with a trip to Edinburgh at The Glasshouse Boutique Hotel for an overnight stay on Sunday night.

Front of the Glasshouse taken from the internet

An amazing hotel and very posh.  You sit down to register!  Our room was even more amazing because we had a rooftop suite. Complete with a terrace overlooking Edinburgh with views to the Forth.  But wait there was more -  Champaigne, Chocolate strawberries, rose petal heart on the bed!  Our dinner was served in our room and was devine.  So was it off to the Theatre next door (I did clock on the way into the hotel that Phantom of the Opera was on) or off out to the trendy bars?  Nope next door, the opposite direction to the theatre, we went to the cinema!!  We're really not very posh at all!! 

View from room looking toward Forth

Rooftop Garden

So it's back down to a bump and I've been told in no uncertain terms not to expect this level on any future trips.  Oh but it was good whilst it lasted.

Thanks for coming in past.  Take care x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Wild Wasabi, Pretty in Pink

Stamp - Aviary, Creative Elements, Petite Pairs

Stampin' Write Markers - Chocolate Chip

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.  

Fancy becoming a demonstrator and receiving your goodies at a discount, get in touch for more info and you could also receive a free pack of papers every month for 6 months! 

Jubilee, Shares and Offers

It's a Jubilee kind of day.  So a second card for Less is more which for this week is Red, White and Blue. 

My inspiration for the card came from seeing a wonderful display in a florists window.  She was hanging bird cages in the shop window shaped like crowns.  Then filling them up with little pot plants.  I love seeing all the fab decorations in the shops and some of the unique interpretations of the Jubilee theme. 

I've used Aviary for my bird cages stamped in Pacific Point.  Look at the little blue bird in the corner.  He's wondering why he's been chucked out his home for flowers to go inside instead!  The flowers are actually from the little flower in Up Up and Away.  I used my Real Red Stampin' Write Marker to just colour the flower and miss out the Miss You sentiment.  Markers are great for doing this and with Stampin' Up!s colour families you know the marker will match the card stock.  I used my ruler and the pen nib end to draw the line for the cages.  I added a Basic Rhinestone to each cage for a little bling.  I then inked up, again using a marker, my sentiment.  This is from a retired hostess set - Afterthoughts.  Using the pen this meant I could just ink up "It's a" and then put "Celebration" in the middle of the card.  Do you see the dots underneath?  Bit of a cover up of an ink smudge but I think I got away with it!

I'm also going to enter my card in at CAS-ual Fridays which for this week is to add a bit of bling. 

Now I promised yesterday to put up the flyers from the wonderful promotions we have on just now.  So here they are in a little more detail.

Join in the Paper Party

You can choose 3 packs of paper and receive one pack free from a selection of 12 papers.  Click on the icon on my side bar to see the details.

We {heart} our hostess

For the months of June and July.  Hostesses can earn even more.  During these months a party with sales of £325, you as hostess will receive a whopping £80 to spend in the catalogue along with being able to choose one item at 50% off.  That's an extra £30 to spend anywhere in the current catalogues along with entry to the exclusive hostess section.  

So if you wish to book a party with me or take advantage of the fantastic paper pack offer then please get in touch on ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.

Here's the supplies I used for my card.

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Real Red, Pacific Point, Whisper White

Ink - Pacific Point

Stamp - Aviary, Up Up and Away, Afterthoughts

Stampin' Write Marker - Real Red

Other - 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. 

Just for You Aviary

I had a fab crafty afternoon with some lovely ladies on Sunday.  This is the card we made.

My Hostess requested Aviary and I'm so glad because I just love this set.  The little birds are so cute especially the owl! 

We started with a card base of River Rock.  The mat is Garden Green and has been embossed with Adorning Accents Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  Then cut with the corresponding Adorning Accent Edgelit.   

The bird cages were stamped in River Rock and the branch from Vintage Vogue was stamped in Pear Pizzaz.  Sometimes using the stamping off method to create depth.  Then we added the little birds in Real Red, Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight.  Punched out a little flower using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch and added a Basic Pearl to the middle. 

The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes and stamped in Pear Pizzaz then punched out with the Word Window punch.

Thanks again to Pam for being a wonderful hostess.  Hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as I did.  

If you fancy hosting a workshop and receiving lots of free goodies whilst spending fun crafting then drop me an email ails300@btinternet.com and if you live in the area I'd be delighted to come along. 

A big welcome to Sigrid, thanks for choosing to follow me.  Take care. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - River Rock, Garden Green, Whisper White

Ink - River Rock, Pear Pizzaz, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight

Stamp - Aviary, Teeny Tiny wishes

Punch - Itty Bitty Shapes, Word Window

Other - Edgelit, Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, 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.  

Thanks so much

A little thank you card today using Aviary and Tiny Tags.

I stamped the bird cage in Old Olive and used the Stampin' Write Old Olive Marker to draw the line for it to hang from. 

Under the cage I stamped some sprays from Tiny Tags in Perfect Plum.  I also stamped the little bird in Perfect plum and again on another piece of Whisper White then punched out using the 1/2" circle punched.  He was attached with a Dimensional.  I stamped the little heart in Rose Red and cut out then added a small Basic Pearl to the centre.  

The sentiment is also from Tiny Tags and is stamped in Rose Red.

Wishing you all a good day today.  Thanks for visiting me. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Old Olive, Perfect Plum, Rose Red

Stamp - Aviary, Tiny Tags

Punch - 1/2" circle

Other - Stampin' Write Marker Old Olive, Dimensional, Basic Pearl

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 paper sets from Aprils Gift with Purchase Event that you would like if your order reaches £45!

Aviary New Home

Well what a snowy day we had yesterday - 3 to 4 inches in my estimation!  However no more has fallen and we still have a lot of sunshine.

Onto today's card.  I've followed the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches  - 

I've been needing to make a new home card for awhile and finally this one came together.  I've used a crumb cake base.  The patterned papers are from the Brights Stack and the mats are Rich Razzleberry.  I used a strip of Pumpkin Pie for an accent.  I then stamped the little birds from the Aviary stamp set in Pumpkin Pie on Whisper White.  I stamped a bird cage in Rich Razzleberry with a little bird on top and cut out then popped it up on a couple of Dimensionals. 

I've only got 1 place left on my Stampers 6!  If you would like to receive a parcel of goodies each month then check out the Virtual Hostess Page on my top bar and get in touch - ails300@btinternet.com. 

That's all from me today apart from to say Hi to Linda, thanks for following! Hope to see you dropping by often.  

Thanks for visiting and keep warm!! x

Our front garden yesterday! 

Supplies Used

All Stampin Up! 

Card - Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

ink - Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp - Aviary

Papers - Bright Stack

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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free paper sets from Aprils Gift with Purchase Event that you would like if your order reaches £45!

Another trio....

.....an Aviary one this time.  I love this cute set.

For this card I wanted to just have a play, stamping the birds in different colours.  The 1 1/4" circle punch was perfect for punching them out.  I stamped them in Certainly Celery, Marina Mist and Pretty in Pink.  Then matted then on Wisteria Wonder squares punched with the 1 1/4" square punch and added a strip of Marina Mist behind before mounting onto a rectangle of Pretty in Pink.  I then had some fun with the cages stamping them in Wisteria Wonder but not quite matching the cages to their owners. This was then mounted onto another mat of Pretty in Pink before attaching to a Whisper White card base.

This is just one of those cards that it's fun to have a play so at the moment I'm not sure which occasion it will fit. 

Thanks for your visit I love it when you drop by.  If you fancy receiving goodies like this each month then why not join my Stampers 6 Virtual Hostess Club.  It's a great way to spread the cost of your goodies and I have 3 places left.

See you next time. x 

Supply List

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder, Marina Mist

Ink - Certainly Celery, Marina Mist, Pretty in Pink, Wisteria Wonder

Stamps - Aviary

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

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