Happy Halloween

The card I'm showing you today was for our Card Swap Group and the theme was autumn.  

As we had been away for 3 weeks to Disney in Florida I had to get my skates on when we returned.  This was simples simples but such a lot of fun to do and I made two the same.  One of the girls got a wrong steer in the group and I ended up receiving two cards this month! So thought it only fair to give her one from me as well. 

I used one of the fabulous hostess sets for my autumnal branches.  It's called Bloom With Hope and has lovely sentiments with it.  I turned the branch into autumn using my Blendabilities (and a pair of reading glasses!). A mat of gold really helps bring the warmth from the colours.  Some Linen Thread for the natural feel and a birdie out of a retired set of clips.  I've seen a few robins going  about lately so thought he was a good accessory to use.  Perfect Pennants gave me the perfect sentiment! 

As yesterday was Halloween I thought I'd share a little pic from our hols. 

Happy Halloween!

This was taken at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. We got ready at the park so it was a quick face paint job in the ladies for me! 

Holly picking up her Trick or Treat stash. 

Hope your night wasn't too spooky. 

xx

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Click on the pictures below to go straight to my shop and pick up the supplies required to make my card. 

Bloom With Hope Wood-Mount Stamp Set

£21.00

Bloom With Hope Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£15.00

Perfect Pennants

£26.95

Perfect Pennants

£21.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment

£10.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Pumpkin Pie Assortment

£10.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Cherry Cobbler Assortment

£10.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Old Olive Assortment

£10.95

Gold Foil Sheets

£3.75

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

£6.25

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

£7.50

Linen Thread

£3.95

Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Table by StampinBuddy. Try it FREE.

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. 

Blended Bloom

Blended Bloom is a gorgeous large flower stamp that shows off Stampin' Up!'s new alcohol markers Blendabilities.  I used it here for my thank you cards for my ladies in my Virtual Hostess Club. 

It was super to have a play with the different colours and have a practice.  I added a little gold sparkle to the middles.  

The blooms were cut out and mounted onto black card stock.

I think they make an impact just on their own. 

I have a new Virtual Hostess Club starting in October.  Would you like to join and spread the cost of your wish list over 6 months?  For one of the months you receive the hostess benefits.  It's a great way to take advantage of all the new yummy products available at the end of the month in the Autumn/Winter catalogue. 

Do you like sharing your crafting enthusiasm? Using new products and would like them at a discount?  Why not consider becoming a demonstrator.  We have a sweet deal for you which is only on for a week starting today.  

The starter kit is £99 and you can choose a whopping £150 worth of product.  You also receive £45 worth of business products. Have a look at the promotion here.  If you had been thinking about joining then this is the week!  I'm happy to have an informal chat. 

Well that's our kiddies had their first week back at school.   Think we will have a relaxing weekend to let them recover. 

Take care.  x  

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink - Various Blendabilities

Stamp - Blended Bloom

Glitter - Gold

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.

Bundle up with your Big Shot during August and make your money spread further.  

 

Fabulous Florets Blended

Hello Crafty Peeps!

I have another playing about card using new products to show you. 

This months card swap club had a stipulation of a cut out to the front.  I chose to make a fancy edge by cutting the Fabulous Florets flowers.

I stamped the flower in Crumb Cake then coloured them using  Stampin' Up!'s new Blendabilities - Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabanna and Rich Razzleberry.  I tried out 3 different ways to colour.  Cherry Cobbler was coloured completely light, then adding in medium and finally dark then again in light. Rich Razzleberry was coloured the opposite way.  Dark to light.  Coastal Cabanna was coloured using a flicking stroke first in dark then adding medium and finally light leaving some of the white. 

This shows the card closed.  I added the leaf pattern to the inside. The card base is Crumb Cake and the sentiment is stamped in the same and is from Perfect Pennants.  It was die cut using the Banners Framelits.  For added sparkle I've attached a Basic Rhinestone to each of the flowers. 

Only 6 days and counting until the new catalogue.  Can't wait!   Lots of new stamps to try out my new pens on.  Along with other goodies I'm sure you will love. 

I went for a long walk today (An hour and a half!) and was lucky enough to see some deer at the Den of Maidencraig, which is a local nature reserve just on the outskirts of Aberdeen. You really have to look hard as they are so well camouflaged. I only saw them because a man, also walking his dog, pointed them out.  Sadly he said that the whole area is ear marked for houses.  Where will the deer go? :( 

Take care until next time.  x 

Supplies

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink - Crumb Cake

Stamp - Fabulous Florets, Perfect Pennants

Blendabilities - Cherry Cobbler, Coastal Cabanna, Rich Razzleberry

Other - 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. 

Poppies Sending Many Thanks

Happy Saturday to you! 

I got some play time today and made my card for this week's Less is More challenge which is a one layer, off the edge.  

I used Naturals White cardstock and stamped Pleasant Poppies off the side and bottom edges in Crumb Cake.  The sentiment is from Petite Pairs and stamped in Cherry Cobbler.  

To colour the poppies I used a brand new product from the new catalogue - Stampin' Blendabilities.  Let me take a moment to describe this fantastic new addition to the Stampin' Up! catalogue.  Blendabilies are brand new markers.  They are alcohol based and are fantastic for colouring.  They are available in 12 core colours plus a skin tone assortment.  The pens come in a pack of 3 of each of the colours (except for the skin tone which has six). A light, medium and dark.  As the name suggest these pens are made to blend!  I'll have more to show you on these another time. 

In the meantime back to my card.  I coloured the poppies starting with the dark Cherry Cobbler.  I picked up the areas on the flowers that I thought would be darkest, then added the medium colouring a little further and lastly went over it all with the light.  Finally I went back into the poppies picking up the dark. 

I don't have the yellows (as yet) so I dotted the middles with my Stampin' Write Marker So Saffron. 

I'm loving these new pens and I hope you do too.  xx

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Naturals White

Ink - Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp - Pleasant Poppies, Petite Pairs

Blendabilities - Cherry Cobbler 

Stampin' Write Markers - So Saffron

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.