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

Broadsheet Alphabet Joy Christmas Card

I've been wanting to join in with the CASe This Sketch challenge since it started.  They are already on Week 5 and finally I've found the time to join in. 

Here's the sketch

I've used Stampin' Up!'s Broadsheet Alphabet to make the word Joy stamped in Old Olive.  Here's a little trick for lining up your letters.  I scored a line to follow!   Then used my Stamp-a-ma-jig.  The scored line also helped when lining up my strip of Red Glimmer paper.  Have you seen this paper in the catalogue yet?  I can't express how sparkly it is.  It's a joy every time I open my drawer!! I love a bit of shiny shiny! 

It seemed a little bare so I added tiny snowflakes from Chock Full of Cheer.  I stamped the strip in Old Olive then punched out with the circle punch from Itty Bitty Shapes.  It fits them perfectly.  You wont be able to see from the photo but they are attached to Dimensionals. 

Well it's a dull rainy day here so best just stay in the craft room and get more cards done.  How are you with your Christmas cards?  All finished?  All written????

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card  - Real Red, Whisper White

Ink - Old Olive

Stamp - Broadsheet Alphabet, Chock full of Cheer

Punch - Itty Bitty Shapes

Other - Red Glimmer Paper, 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.  

Don't forget to take a look at our current promotions.  There's still time!! 

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!  There's still time to take part in this fab promotion. 

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! 

Wrap up warm with a chock full of Cheer

This is a very appropriate card to post today as we have had our first snow fall of the year.

Brrrr it's very cold, wish I'd had these mitts on when I was out.  I'm still in denial about winter but the old woolys are going to have to surface! 

My card uses Stampin' Up!'s fabby Chock Full of Cheer set.  The base is Pool Party card with lots of mittens randomly stamped.  Then a panel of Island Indigo and Whisper White.  I inked up the mitten stamp with Island Indigo then removed ink from the middle stripe using a Blender Pen.  I re added ink in Pool Party.  It gives a super effect to the mittens, just like your Granny would knit!  Only not out of itchy wool!!

One was stamped direct to the panel the other was stamped and cut out then attached with a Dimensional after adding some Island Indigo Bakers Twine.  Do you remember when your mittens were tied with wool up one sleeve and down the other? 

The rest is just some simple decoration using the border stamp in the set.  I carried the decoration onto the bottom strip of card along with the sentiment.  I corner rounded the top corners of the panel and the card. 

Here's our snowy scene from earlier today. 

Go look out your mitts, keep warm and stay cosy crafting. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Pool Party, Island Indigo, Whisper White

Ink - Pool Party, Island Indigo

Stamp - Chock Full of Cheer

Punch - Corner Rounder

Other - Island Indigo Bakers Twine, Dimensional, Blender Pen

If you would like to order any of the above Stampin' Up! or 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 Stampin' Up! 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 if you join now in October or November!  

Chock Full of Cheer

Good evening

I've followed the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for my card today.  And for some reason it said Christmas to me! 

I've used one of the new sets from our Annual Catalogue - Chock Full of Cheer.  The designer papers, Be of Good Cheer, are a match for this stamp set.  

Lots of lovely elements here.  

I've started with a Basic Black card base.  The ornament is stamped in Cherry Cobbler twice.  One is punched out with 1 3/4" Circle Punch, the second has the middle punched out with the 3/4" Circle Punch.  You can't really tell from the photo but the middle is popped up with a Dimensional.  A Basic Rhinestone gives a bit of glimmer to the middle.  Two different pieces of designer paper are attached to Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler.  The sentiment is Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and I've made a little ribbon tag detail for it.  The ornament sits on a Dimensional.  

I know why it said Christmas to me, it's because I'm having so much fun playing with my new goodies.  Have you had a look at the new catty yet?  Spotted any favourites?

I'd like to say Hi to my new followers Vicki and Don and Kavitha.  Thanks so much for following, it's lovely to see you here.

That's me for tonight.  Take care. x 

Supplies Required

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Basic Black, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Stamp - Choc Full of Cheer

Punch - 1 3/4" Circle, 3/4" Circle

Designer Papers - Be of Good Cheer

Other - Dimensionals, 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.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK!  

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! 

Santa Owl

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.  

I spent a fun afternoon crafting for some lovely ladies.  This is the card we made and Suze spotted right away that it would fit the challenge at Dynamic Duos which is Cherry Cobbler and a colour of your choice along with neutrals if you wish.  My other colour is Gumball Green. 

We started with a Cherry Cobbler base then added a panel of Whisper White which was embossed with Perfect Polka Dots.  Remember to stamp your sentiment first though.  This one is from Chock Full of Cheer (a new set available from tomorrow!) and is stamped in Gumball Green.  We added a ribbon banner from the beautiful Be Of Good Cheer christmas designer papers using the 1 1/4" Square Punch. 

Now the real fun part was making up this cute Santa owl.  His body is punched out of Chocolate Chip using the Owl Punch, his eyes are Whisper White and Basic Black.  We used Red Glimmer Paper for his vest and hat. For the hat we used the Petite Pennants Punch, just punching out the tip to get the correct size.  I just love all the sparkle you get from the glimmer paper, even when you use a small amount.  His belt is a strip of black with a Whisper White flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes.  The circle in the middle is also from the Owl Punch.  His hat trims are also the Itty Bitty flowers, as is his pom pom. 

I have some more fun projects to share with you from today.  But that's all from me tonight.  

Remember to call back tomorrow to have a look at our fab new catalogue.  It's huge so sit down with your favourite tipple and browse to your hearts content.  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black

Ink - Gumball Green

Stamp - Chock Full of Cheer

Paper - Be of Good Cheer

Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots

Punch - Owl Builder, Itty Bitty Shapes 

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!