Spritzy and Shimmery Beautiful Wings

How are you today?  It's cold and grey here but think we are missing the worst of the snow.  

Did you know that today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration?  Yep I know it's sad but it has to end.  You can still place orders but best hurry so you don't miss out!  It's a whole year until the next Sale-A-Bration.  Also today is the last day to pick up that bargain starter kit with the extra 25% included.  You can join online so it's so easy but make sure you do it before 22.00 tonight to be on the safe side.  It would be wonderful to have you on board! 

So let's take a look at today's card.  I've followed a few challenges so I've listed them below for ease.  First off the card base is Pacific Point.  I made a Whisper White panel and created a mask from some punched out Elegant Butterflies.  I dusted off my Brayer and started with Bashful Blue then added some Pacific Point along the bottom.  Taking off the masks I spritzed the panel using my new Spritzer filled with water Marina Mist and Frost White Shimmery Paint.  You should see it real life as it creates a gorgeous shimmer over the panel. I added my panel to a frame of Basic Black.  I used Beautiful Wings Embosslit for my 3d butterflies in Bashful Blue, Pacific Point and Daffodil Delight.  My sentiment tag is from That's The Ticket stamped in Daffodil Delight and punched out the Ticket Duo Builder Punch. 

This was a lovely colour palette to work with.  We need a bit of colour today! 

Fancy cheering yourself up with some crafting and receiving a parcel of goodies each month?  I have only 2 places left in my new Stampers 6 starting in April so sorry it's get your skates on to make sure you are part of the club.  April is coming round fast! 

Here are the challenges I'm taking part in today - 

Less is more - In the Frame

Addicted to CAS - Wings

CASology - Song - Love is like a Butterfly
The Friday Mashup - Triple Challenge.  Follow the sketch, use a brayer and butterflies

Colour Q

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Pacific Point, Whisper White, Basic Black, Bashful Blue, Daffodil Delight

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue

Stamp - That's the Ticket

Punch - Elegant Butterfly, Ticket Duo

Embosslits - Beautiful Wings

Other - Brayer, Spritzer

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 TODAY - 22 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

Just Believe in Autumn Colours

Hi there a quick post this morning.  We are off visiting today.

This card has a real autumnal feel to it by using graduating colours and the large stamp from Just Believe.  The colours are Elegant Eggplant, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Pumpkin Pie.  Any graduating colours in your stash would have the same effect autumnal or not. 

I trimmed off a strip along the bottom then re attached it to a panel of Crumb cake to make an accent for my sentiment from the same set.  I wrapped some linen thread round it and added one of those freebie brads we got a while back.  A couple of butterlies from the Beautiful Wings embosslit finishes it off.

Sorry to be so brief but must dash.  Still got some things to gather up before we head out the door. 

Supplies Used

All Stampin Up

Card - Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Ink - Elegant Eggplant, Cherry Cobbler, Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp - Just Believe

Punch - Modern label

Other - Linen Thread, Brad

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! 

A last goodbye to Pocket Silhouettes

As you are probably aware Stampin' Up! have their sale on just now along with items that are retiring.  Although it's sad to see favourite sets go it's also exciting to know they are making room for lots more new sets.  

Pocket Silhouettes is one of my Stampin' Up! favs so I don't think it will be disappearing off my shelf anytime soon.  

For my card today I've had two challenges in mind, firstly Less is More is looking for an Oval this week and secondly CASology would like to see sky. 

My immediate thought was a an oval aperture.  So I started with this, punching it out of Whisper White using my Extra Large Oval Punch.  Then I corner rounded my panel.  I had a little inky fun with my scene behind the oval.  I tore up some tissue paper and attached with repositional glue then sponged Bashful Blue and a touch of Not quite Navy before removing the tissue paper.  Hopefully this makes my sky look like it has some feathery clouds. I stamped my Pocket Silhouettes image in Night of Navy then added some Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle.  Have you spotted this in the Autumn/Winter catalogue?  It so easy to add glitter precisely where you want it.  My little scene was attached to a Bashful Blue card base. I wrapped linen thread around my aperture and added the panel with Dimensionals.  The little butterflies are Melon Mambo cut out with the Beautiful wings Embosslit Die.  A few Basic Rhinestones dresses them up.  The sentiment is from the same set and punched out with the word window punch and also attached with Dimensionals. 

If you like this stamp set too then please get in touch because items are selling out fast.  Also I still have 2 places left for my Stampers 6 Virtual Hostess Club starting in October.  So drop me an e mail to join in the fun. 

Thanks for popping in past today your visits are always appreciated. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Bashful Blue, Whisper White

Ink - Bashful Blue, Night of Navy, Not quite Navy

Stamp - Pocket Silhouettes

Embosslit - Beautiful Wings

Punch - Extra Large Oval, Corner rounder, Word Window

Other - Linen Thread, Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle, 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 to you direct to your home in the UK!  

Get in touch now to join my Stampers 6 (look at the Virtual Hostess Page for details) starting in October, only 2 places left!! 

Check out the sales 

Click here for the stamps Retiral List

Click here for the Accessories Retiral List

Wedding Wheels with a cascade of hearts

As it's summer and we are well and truly into the Wedding season, I thought I'd share another wedding card that I've made recently.

This one uses Wedding Wheels.  My couple are stamped in Perfect Plum and are cycling along a row of flowers from Bordering on Romance.  Also stamped in Perfect Plum then coloured with a Pink Pirouette Stampin' Write Marker.  The little hearts cascading form her veil are Very Vanilla and Pink Pirouette.  They were punched using the Owl Builder Punch.  This panel is popped up on Dimensionals.  The Whisper White panel has been die cut with the Addorning Accents Edgelits.  I also embossed the bottom with the Embosslits Folders.  The little sentiment from Petite Pairs is stamped in Perfect Plum and punched out with the Full Heart.  The card base is Elegant Eggplant. 

Thanks for taking the time to come over.  Your visits are always appreciated. x

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, Pink Pirouette

Ink - Perfect Plum

Stamp - Petite Pairs, Wedding Wheels, Bordering on Romance

Punch - Full Heart, Owl Builder

Edgelit- Addorning Accents

Embosslits - Addorning Accents

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 to you direct to your home in the UK!  Like receiving freebies?  Then check out the latest promotion of a ribbon and brads bundle if you spend £45.  Our fab new promotion for July.  Also still time to take part in the We {Heart} our hostesses for even more free goodies!! 

What a rabble!.........

.........a rabble of butterflies that is!  

Happy Easter Everyone.  Hope you have a lovely weekend planned with painting and rolling of eggs and lots of chocolate tomorrow! 

My card for today is to fit the Less is More theme of three shades of green.  I've made a flight of butterflies (or rabble) in a forest glen with a shaft of light shining down.  My card base is Old Olive with a mat of Very Vanilla.  The main panel is Whisper White sponged with Certainly Celery, Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive around the edges.  I stamped Lovely As A Tree in Pear Pizzazz in the bottom corner.  The top corner branches are in Certainly Celery. 

I used a Stampin' Write Marker to ink Birthday Wishes from Petite Pairs.  I went over Birthday with the pen nib to make it stand out more.

The butterflies are die cut with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.  I decided to use the debossed side of the butterfly and added Basic Pearls to the middles. 

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. It would be lovely to hear from you! 

Well I better let you get back to those eggs!  Thanks for taking the time to come by and visit. A big Hi to Sandra I appreciate you following me! 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Whisper White

Ink  - Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, Certainly Celery

Stamp - Petite Pairs, Lovely As A Tree

Embosslits - Beautiful Wings

Other - Sponge Daubers, Basic Pearls, Stampin' Write Marker

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!

Butterfly Tag

A change from cards, here's a little tag that I made.

I used an ordinary luggage tag and sponged Early Espresso, Pacific Point and Pretty in Pink over it using my Sponge Daubers.  I then stamped a Butterfly from Butterfly Prints in Pacific Point after stamping first onto some scrap.  I attached a Perfect Plum butterfly cut with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and attached to a Whisper White circle which I had also sponged.  Then added a few more butterflies in Perfect Plum and Melon Mambo.  Finally I added some Pretty in Pink 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon.

The inks were ones I had sitting on my desk, as was the stamp set and the butterflies were from my shapes tub (extras that had been cut out previously).

To be honest I'm not sure if the grungy look is me perhaps I'm too clean and precise but it was fun just going with the flow and seeing what emerged.  I'm sure I'll have another play some other time.

Thanks for your visit and comments.  A big welcome goes out to Stacey, thanks for following!

Here's the supplies
All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated

Card: Luggage Labels from a stationery store, Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Melon Mambo
Ink: Early Espresso, Pacific Point, Pretty in Pink
Stamps: Butterfly Prints
Dies: Beautiful Wings Embosslit
Ribbon: 1/4 Grosgrain Pretty in Pink

Flight of the Butterflies

This is a card I made for one of my lovely ladies in my Stampers 6 club who's birthday it was at the weekend.

The card base is Bashful Blue.  I ran some Whisper White through the Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder and attached this to the card base. I stamped Best Wishes from Sincere Salutations in Bashful Blue.  I then added some butterflies in Pacific Point and Bashful Blue using the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.  The large butterfly has three Basic Rhinestones added for some bling.

It was such a rainy day here today, hope it was better with you. x

Supplies Required
All Stampin' Up! unless otherwise stated

Card:  Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Pacific Point
Ink: Bashful Blue
Stamps: Sincere Salutations
Tools: Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder, Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die, Basic Rhinestones

The above supplies can be purchased by from myself by contacting me on ails300@btinternet.com.

LIM - Shades of Blue

A couple of cards for this weeks challenge at Less is more where this week it's all about shades of blue.

My first card is a wedding card.  The base is Tempting Turquoise.  The butterfly is cut out using the embosslits die.  I've used Pacific Point and Bashful Blue as my combination with a string of pearls in the centre.  Wedding is from Occasional Quotes with only the word wedding coloured in Tempting Turquoise stamped on the Whisper White.

The next card sticks with the love theme.  This time using the little heart from Tiny Tags.  Again on a Tempting Turquoise card base, I attached Whisper White card.  The hearts were stamped in Bashful Blue, Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point.  The love sentiment is from the same set in Tempting Turquoise.

Well I'm quite late in joining in this week as we are just back from a fab trip down to London visiting the sites.  The main highlights were Lion King, Ripleys, the Zoo, Foo Fighters for the boys, for the girls getting our nails done.  But especially for me, roller blading in Hyde Park.  For some reason I thought I could do this, oh boy what a wobbly sight,  whilst daughter zipped along perfectly.  Glad I did it though, it's all about the experience. 

Happy crafting. x 

Birthdays and Thank You's

Good evening to you all.  

Tonight I wanted to share with you some cards that I made with my daughter, Holly.  She was invited to a birthday party on Saturday so we made a card for her friend.  

She chose the colours - Melon mambo for the card base, Perfect Plum and Pear Pizzazz. The stamp sets she chose were - Fox and friends, Silhouette Sentiments and Punch Bunch.  Together we put together the layout.  I showed her how to make a sponged background and let her have a go.  She also had a shot of stamping the little flowers.  I explained how we could have put some colour on the flowers by using Mum's magic pens (blender pens).  She chose the tortoise because she said her friend likes turtles!  We stamped it in crumb cake.  I then showed her the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and she decided where the butterflies were to go.  I was surprised but pleased to see that she understood perspective as she explained "The smaller butterflies are further away."  I helped her to punch out the true friend stamp with the 1" punch.  It was mounted using the 1 1/4" punch.  We then punched out some perfect plum using the Modern Label Extra-Large to finish off our sentiment.  

We also decorated the middle but she had it written out before I could take a photo of the inside! 

Now after her play yesterday she was itching to have a go at her Thank You cards which we hadn't gotten around to.  Her birthday was in April when she turned 9.  This time I cut out whisper white squares and once she had chosen her ink colours and stamp sets, left her to it.  I didn't want to influence her, you know how it is, you always want to say don't stamp it there or use these colours etc. 

Well here's what she come up with.  Aren't they wonderful? 

Did you notice the owl card is a little shorter than the others?

 

 Well here's the story.  She was only supposed to make the panels but decided to make up the full card using my paper trimmer too I might add!  She tried hard but well super squint lines so a rescue was in order.  However she had put the colours together, mounted the panel onto bashful blue with a blue strip along the bottom and stamped the thank you.  She had also sat the owl on the branch without the use of a stamp-a-ma-jig!  However if she had known about it I'm sure she would have given that a go too.  Did you notice the little flowers?  Yep you guessed it she used my magic pen picking up ink from a palette of ink on the stamp pad.  Good grief she must have been soaking it all in!  

I've highlighted this one because after rescuing the owl card I reiterated that she should only do the panels, I would do the cutting out but she could continue to chose the colours etc.  After a bit of a thump and crash I went back in to see what was up and here she was trying to use the Beautiful Wings Embosslit on her own!!  Well it is part of the panel.  Her fox does look cute with it's black additions though.  

I can hear her little voice now from when she was 2 saying "I do it!" 

Sorry folks this has been a long post but i hope you don't mind my indulgence.  I told her that i would post her cards on here and that any comments would be hers so please if you would be so kind to let her know what you think.  

Thanks again. x