Love ya

Hi Folks! 

Hope you have a fun Sunday planned.  We are off to the beach later.  Not to swim but to walk the dog.  Hoping it stays dry and isn't too windy.  We are in Aberdeen after all, beside the North Sea.  

Whilst having my alone crafty time yesterday, I made another card.  For this one I followed the sketch at CASe This Sketch. 

You can see it below. 

I just had to try out another new product from the new catalogue.  Point & Click one of the new photopolymer stamp sets from Project Life.  That's not all that's new.  I've used the new In Colours for my stamping. 

I added a sentiment from Just Sayin to my speech bubble. I also scattered a few of the smallest Basic Rhinestones for some added sparkle. 

So that's it from me.  Hopefully we will see some sun on our walk. 

Take care.  x 

I'm also going to add this into CASology which has a cue card of Anniversary. 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White

Ink - Blackberry Bliss, Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon

Stamp - Point & Click, Just Sayin

Other - Basic Rhinestones

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Hey There Banner Blast

Good Morning.  

I should have made a blue card today as I'm feeling a little blue.  My little furry friend is at the vets for her spaying op :(

At least she isn't aware what's happening. 

So onto my card.  Not blue but neutrals for Margaret who is in the card swap group I am part of.  She is rather partial to neutrals so hope she likes this one!  Have a look at her blog she makes beautiful projects.   Our instructions for the card swap is to use banners. 

I've followed the sketch over at CASe this sketch for my card.  You can see it below.

I stamped Banner Blast in Soft Suede, Chocolate Chip and Baked Brown Sugar and punched out with the corresponding punch.  The star was repeatedly stamped without reinking.  The sentiment is from Just Sayin' and I used a Stampin' Write Marker to just colour the words.  The banners were attached with Dimensionals and decorated with Candy Dots.

I wasn't sure how this would turn out by using the sketch and including banners but I'm pleased with the result. 

As I've used 3 of the same colour I am going to add this into less is more.  

This has been a pleasant distraction from clock watching until it's time to pick up Jess and see how she is.  

Hope all is ok with you.  Thanks for your visit. x  

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Ink - Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede, Baked Brown Sugar

Stamp - Banner Blast, Just Sayin' 

Punch - Banner 

Other - Dimensionals, Candy Dots

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. 

Summer Silhouettes Perfectly Penned Birthday

I did say that I had another idea for CASe This Sketch and here it is.  You can see the sketch below. 

I stamped the flowers in Rose Red and So Saffron.  I then stamped the sentiment from Perfectly Penned in Versamark and embossed it in black.  I matted it onto Basic Black and and a card base of Smoky Slate.

Simples really.  

Hope you've had a lovely weekend.

Take care. x 

I'm also adding this into Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS week

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Smoky Slate, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink - Rose Red, Daffodil Delight, Versamark

Stamp - Summer Silhouettes, Perfectly Penned

Other - Black 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.

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! 

Gorgeous Grunge Birthday

Yeh it's the Easter Holidays!  The kids have two weeks off and I've two weeks off of early mornings.  Double Yeh!! 

So this afternoon I grabbed some time and joined in with the sketch over at CASe this sketch which you can see below.  I was a bit daunted when I first looked at this sketch so I went with a fairly literal interpretation. 

I used the splodges from Gorgeous Grunge in Basic Grey and Daffodil Delight.  I stamped Off the Grid over the splodges in Basic Grey which I'd stamped off first.  I then added the sentiment at a jaunty angle.  I used Itty Bitty Banners stamped in Summer Starfruit and die cut with the Bitty Banners Framelits.  Then attached to a Smoky Slate panel popped up on some Dimensionals.  A couple of Candy Dots finishes it off.  The Whisper White is mounted onto Smoky Slate then onto a Basic Black card base. 

I'm also going to pop this into Addicted to Stamps and More which has a CAS challenge this week. 

I think it will suit a teen male.  

It was actually easier than I thought it was going to be so you may see another.  

Hope you have a lovely weekend planned with some crafty time included of course! 

Take Care.  x  

I'm also going to pop this into Addicted to Stamps and More which has a CAS challenge this week. 

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS Challenge

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Basic Black, Smoky Slate, Whisper White

Ink - Basic Grey, Daffodil Delight, Summer Starfruit

Stamp - Off The Grid, Gorgeous Grunge, Itty Bitty Banners

Framelits - Bitty Banners

Other - Candy Dots, 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.

You can also order using the Shop Now button. 

Only 2 places available in my next Stampers 6 Group starting April.  Get in touch now to put your name down.  I'd love to help you build your stash! 

Stampin' Up! starter for 25! and a little bit of Magnificent Maple

I'm back with another card using Magnificent Maple.  I make no excuses for showing this stamp again I think it's brill.  

I started by stamping a little of the leaf onto 1" squares of Whisper White then mounted onto the same coloured card.  These have been popped up using Dimensionals onto a Naturals White card stock embossed with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder.  I've then added a sentiment from Four You. 

As I've followed the sketch at CASe This Sketch.  You can see it below.

My card is already winging it's way to Sue who is part of our Card Swap Group.  Her birthday is today so Happy Birthday Sue!  She likes yellows and oranges so perfect for this time of year and an autumnal card. 

Now onto the exciting news from Stampin' Up!

Wow Stampin' Up! really are celebrating their 25th Anniversary in style and would like you to join ins. 

For two weeks only you can join Stampin' Up! for an amazing £25.  Normally the starter kit is £99.  But to let you celebrate too, Stampin' Up! have devised a new starter kit only available during this period.  

You'll be able to receive your favourite Stampin' Up! products at a discount, a chance to earn extra cash and have exclusive creative ideas at your fingertips.  What's in this special starter kit? 

 A business pack with annual catalogues, seasonal catalogues, order forms, invitation postcards and DVD. You'll also be able to choose £25.95 in Stampin' Up! products to get you started. 

It doesn't stop there though.  Once you have joined and if you place your first order with qualifying sales of £150 within 30 days you can choose any stamp set from the annual catalogue, redeemable with your demo order in December, and receive 30% off your first order along with any eligible hostess benefits if you have hosted your own event. 

So if you have ever thought about joining before perhaps now is the right time for you.  There are no strings attached and no penalties for dropping after you have joined. Send me an email at ails300@btinternet.com if you wish to discuss it more or jump straight in and sign up using the Join Now button. 

The normal starter kit will be suspended during this offer period. 

Hope to have you on my team! 

xx

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard, Whisper White, Naturals White

Ink - Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard

Stamp - Magnificent maple, Four You

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.

Hexagon Epic Day

Two cards for two challenges today.  You can see details of the challenges below.  

My first card has a naturals card base.  I cut a separate panel and ran it through the Hexagon  embossing folder.  I then cut hexagons from the Epic Day Designer Series Paper and laid them over the panel, popping up a couple for added interest.  I stamped the sentiment from Sassy Salutations Calypso Coral onto another piece of card stock.  The larger hexagon was cut from another piece of Epic Day and popped up on Dimensionals.  

I'm pleased with this card but wondered if it had too many layers for Less is More.  Perhaps Chrissie and Jen will let me know if it's not quite less as it should be.  Anyway I decided to have another go and made this second card again using Natural card stock.

I stamped the sentiment first and scored a line  above and below.  I then added some cut hexagons to go above and below and one large one with a smaller one popped up.  The small Hello is from Pretty Petites with the centre punched out using circle punch. 

Things are settling down here, well at least they are this week!  Puppy going to bed good and only been up the once during the night the last couple of days at 4am.  So perhaps we are getting there.  My daughter's dance show is past.  My goodness I was completely awe struck when we went in to see them on Saturday.  They were so good.  Holly was only on the once for a Hip Hop Dance but watching the seniors was awesome. 

Hope you have had an enjoyable weekend too.  I look forward to catching up this week and paying you a visit.  x 

Challenges:

Less is More - Hexagons

CASe This Sketch

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Naturals

Ink - Calypso Coral

Stamp - Sassy Salutations, Pretty Petites 

Designer Series Papers - Epic Day

Embossing Folder - Hexagon

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.  

Thank You Teacher

Hello from a sunny Aberdeen!  

I'm sharing my card today for the Less is More challenge which is a colour week.  The ladies at LIM have got the nation all taking photos of their front doors. (What will the neighbours think!! )  As we are to use the colour of our front door.

Here's my door as you can see it's brown but as it's quite an orange brown so I've included some orange in my card.  As it's due to be painted a dark brown I've also got Early Espresso in there.  The touch of grey is from the step. 

I decided to make a Teacher Thank You card whilst looking at my new papers - Epic Day - from the This and That Range.  I know it's for my holiday journal but I couldn't resist using some of it to make up a card.  I thought the letters, ruler and numbers were perfect for teacher card. 

I've followed the sketch at CASe this Sketch but turned it on it's side.  You can see the sketch at the bottom of my post.  I started with a card base of Crumb Cake and attached a panel of Early Espresso.  I then added some strips of Washi Tape.  Lovely stuff to work with.  Tears easily and peels off easy too!  The beige Washi Tape has numbers on it.  I then cut the letters from Designer Series Paper and attached them with Dimensionals.  The two patterned paper banners are from the same sheet of paper.  Isn't the ruler fab?  I then stamped the sentiment in Calypso Coral on Whisper White. 

Just for your info the This and That Range is still available for purchase even though the bundle offer finished at the end of May.  

Hope you had a good weekend.  We visited my new nephew on Saturday and had loads of cuddles.  So cute! 

Take care.  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Crumb Cake, Whisper White

Ink - Calypso Coral

Stamp - Sassy Salutations

Designer Series Paper - Epic Day

Other - Washi Tape - Epic Day, 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.  

Some Comfort Cafe for your Birthday!

If it happens to be your birthday then this is for you.  Happy Birthday! 

  I dipped into my Comfort Cafe to make my card.  Doesn't that sound wonderful?  It was actually, it's very comfortable and calming there!  

Ok back to reality.  Summer Starfruit is the card base with Pool Party as the hexagon panel and Midnight Muse as the mat for the Very Vanilla Panel.  Pool Party and some of the Comfort Cafe was embossed with the Hexagon Embossing Folder.  I snipped out the patterned paper with my super sharp Paper Snips.  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes stamped in Midnight Muse. 

Hope you have a fun weekend planned.  Take care.  x 

I've made my card today to fit a few challenges. 

 CASe This Sketch

Addicted to Stamps and More - CAS

CASology - Hexagon

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Midnight Muse, Very Vanilla

Ink - Midnight Muse

Stamp - Teeny Tiny Wishes

Embossing Folder - Hexagon

Designer Series Paper - Comfort Cafe

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.

Speeding in with Need For Speed

Speeding in with a card for a couple of challenges just before bed time!  

Firstly Dynamic Duos this week is looking for Basic Black and Basic Grey with a dessert option of masculine.

Secondly CASe This Sketch

I'm enjoying using Need for Speed especially for masculine cards.  It's been on my wish list for awhile and I'm so happy I finally got it.  I've kept my card very simple in keeping with the sketch.  I stamped the speedboat in Basic Black then sponged some waves with Basic Grey and Sahara Sand.  I stamped my sentiment in Basic Black from Petite Pairs.  The Whisper White panel was attached to a Basic Black mat then onto a Sahara Sand card base.

That's it from me tonight, my beddy beckons.  Hope you've had a good evening.  x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Sahara Sand, Basic Black, Whisper White

Ink - Basic Black, Basic Grey, Sahara Sand

Stamp - Need for Speed, Petite Pairs

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.

Only 1 space left in my Stampers 6 (Virtual Hostess) club.  Please get in touch by e mail - ails300@btinternet.com if you would like to take part. x

Black and Lime and Bright Blossoms

Happy Sunday Folks.  A quick post today as we are out later on to Doonies Farm as a birthday treat to my daughter who will be 11 on Tuesday.  Hope the snow goes off.  Brrrr!! 

I've made my card for two challenges - Less is More which has a colour theme of Lime and Black.  Yummy combo!! and CASe This Sketch.

So here's the run down of how I've made this card.  The card base is Whisper White and I started by stamping the trellis from Summer Silhouettes in Basic Black.  I then made my little tag element using Basic Black card stock and Whisper White.  I punched the corners using a 1/2" Circle Punch.  I stamped some flowers from Bright Blossoms in Basic Black.  The vase was stamped on some scrap with Lucky Limeade and a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.  I matched it up with a flower head again using a Basic Black marker to add the black dot.  The vase was fussy cut out and popped up on some Dimensionals.  I made a sentiment banner using Lucky Limeade and Itty Bitty Banners. 

Love the way this has turned out with just the pop of colour. 

Only 1 place left in my Stampers 6.  It's not too late to snap up that last place.  What would you choose each month?  Have a look at my Virtual Hostess Page to see the details. 

OK snow is off so time to wrap up and brave the weather!  Thanks for visiting.  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink - Basic Black, Lucky Limeade

Stamp - Bright Blossoms, Itty Bitty Banners, Summer Silhouettes

Punch - 1/2" Circle Punch

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

Feeling Sentimental - Masculine

Good morning Peeps! 

It's a lovely sunny day here in the frozen north!  For once got a decent photo of my card. 

I've followed two challenges today -

CASe this sketch - sketch below
Addicted to CAS - codeword Masculine

Here's how I made the card.

I started with a Pumpkin Pie base.  Then embossed my panel of Early Espresso with the Chevron Folder.  I cut a rectangle of Very Vanilla and decided the telephone box from Feeling Sentimental (Sale-A-Bration 2013) was the perfect shape.  I followed my trusty Colour Coach and stamped it in Daffodil Delight.  With artistic license we can have our telephone boxes in any colour, right? Then I corner rounded the top two corners to mimic the box.  I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Pumpkin Pie.  To give an added warm glow I sponged some Pumpkin Pie around the edges.  Then popped the panel up on some Dimensionals.

I think this looks suitably masculine but i hope it's CAS enough.

Have a lovely day folks and I hope it's sunny where you are too! x

Supplies used

All Stampin Up!

Card - Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp - Feeling Sentimental (Sale-A-Bration 2013), Teeny Tiny Wishes

Embossing Folder - Chevron

Other - Sponge Daubers, 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 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

Ornament Keepsakes gone chic!

A simples simples card today.  

I've used a Basic Black card base with a mat of Brushed Gold card stock then a panel of Whisper White.  I stamped the sentiment from Choc Full of Cheer in Versamark then embossed in gold.  I pierced a dotted line underneath.  I then stamped one of the ornaments from Ornament Keepsakes (did you notice that this set made it into the Spring/Summer mini catalogue?) in Versamark onto Basic Black.  I embossed this with gold also then cut out with my paper snips.  You can use framelits to die cut these ornaments but i didn't want a black border on this one.  I then popped it up on a dimensional. 

I've attempted to go elegant chic for Merry Monday this week which is looking for an elegant theme.  You should check out the DT cards, they are fab! 

CAS-ual Fridays determined my colour scheme - Black, White and 1 other (I've chosen Gold). 

And for my design I followed the sketch at CASe This Sketch

Did you have a good weekend?  We've had a lovely sunny day here. 10 degrees no less positively summer like!! 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Basic Black, Brushed Gold, Whisper White

Ink - Versamark

Stamp - Ornament Keepsakes, Chock Full of Cheer 

Other - Paper Piercing Tool and Mat, Dimensional, 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.  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.