Simply Adorned

Something different today.  It's my Mum's birthday today and this is one of her gifts.  A Simply Adorned necklace decorated with Fresh Vintage. 

I coloured directly onto the large flower stamp with Wild Wasabi, Rose Red and Perfect Plum using Stampin' Write Markers and stamped onto Very Vanilla.  I trimmed down the area I wanted for the insert and kept some of the scraps for the other side as it's glass on both sides.  I then cut out a little Rose Red butterfly and attached with a glue dot.  Finally added a small basic rhinestone to one of the flowers. 

There's also one of the Black Crystal Baubles attached to the chain.  

I hope she likes it, we are having a special tea with cake and of course pressies.

Best dash, A big Hi to Jacqueline, thanks for following me. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Very Vanilla

Ink - Rose Red

Stamp - Fresh Vintage

Stampin' Write Marker - Wild Wasabi, Rose Red, Perfect Plum

Simply Adorned - Chain, Black Crystal Baubles, Charm

Other - Basic Rhinestone, Glue Dot

Have a Whale of a time!

Here's a card I was having a play with today.  

I started having some fun with the whale from Fox and Friends stamping him first in Tempting Turquoise then straight into Pacific Point before stamping him on Whisper White.  I then masked him and using a stencil scrap from Swirls and Scribbles Sizzlit, I sponged both Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point to create a splashy background.  

The background cards are also scraps in both colours.  Stamped the border stamp from Fresh Vintage in Pacific Point onto the Tempting Turquoise card and the jumbled Birthday stamp from Happiest Birthday Wishes in Pacific Point onto the same coloured card stock.  I used a White Gel Pen to make some faux stitching.

The sentiment is also from Happiest Birthday Wishes and is stamped in Pacific Point and punched out using the Modern Label Punch.  It just fits without the exclamation mark. 

Here's how I finished off the inside -

I repeated the process of stamping the whales in both colours along some Whisper White card and using the 2 3/8" Scallop Circle Punch I made a choppy wave effect along the top.  Whale was die cut with the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet.  I cut out the word in both colours then snipped a wavy edge and attached the Tempting Turquoise onto the Pacific Point letters.  The rest was handwritten with the White Gel Pen. 

As I've used masking I'm going to pop this into Less is More

Thanks for stopping in by.  Hope it's sunny where you are.  We are having a lovely day in Aberdeen.  

Remember still time to place an order for the Sale-A-Bration freebies which finishes at the end of this month.  Also still time to join my Stampers 6 starting in April.  There will be another fab promotion in April. Lots more exciting things to come in the next few months too! 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Crumb cake, Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point

Ink - Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise

Stamp- Fox and Friends, Happiest Birthday Wishes, Fresh Vintage

Sizzlits - Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Swirls Scribbles

Punch - 2 3/8" Scallop Circle, Modern Label

Other - White Gel Pen

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 from Sale-A-Bration that you would like if your order reaches £45. x

More Fun Flowers

A quick post today to show you more Fun Flowers using the Bigz Die and Everday Enchantment Designer Papers.  This is very similar to my earlier post just using different colours and a stamped panel on each side of the gatefold. 

The card base is Lucky Limeade and the mats are Peach Parfait.  Two panels of Whisper White stamped using Fresh Vintage in Pool Party, Lucky Limeade, and Calypso Coral.  Don't the In Colours look great together? 

The card stock on the flowers was run through Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder and Everyday Enchantment for the other layers.  A Calypso Coral Brad finishes the centre.  I added swirls from Scribbles and Swirls Sizzlit Die in Lucky Limeade. 

Here's how it opens -

This second card is just to show the flower used on a normal fold card.

Card base is Chocolate Chip with Peach Parfait as a mat and a strip of Everyday Enchantment on the top.  The flower was made up the same as above. 

Almost the weekend and it's the middle of March.  Only a few weeks left of Sale-A-Bration.  However there is still time to join my Stampers 6.  

Hope you have a good day.  Thanks for dropping in by. x 

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

Curly Cute Birthday

A very simple card today.  

This one uses Curly Cute for the sentiment and Fresh Vintage for the flowers. 

The card base is Pool Party and I stamped the flower in three colours, Poppy Parade, Pool Party and Calypso Coral.  The squares are mounted onto the same coloured card stock. 

The bottom panel uses a strip of Everyday Enchantment mounted onto Poppy Parade with a Scallop Edge Border of Calypso Coral.  The sentiment is stamped in Poppy Parade.

There's still time to join my Stampers 6 club starting April.  Spread the cost, receive hostess goodies on your month and the odd freebie too!  Only 3 places remaining! 

And that's it for today.  Middle of the week already, time just seems to be flying by.  All the more reason to take time out to craft, I always find that slows things down!

Take care. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral, Whisper White

Ink - Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Calypso Coral

Stamps - Fresh Vintage, Curly Cute

Paper - Everyday Enchantment

Punch - Scallop Edge Border

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

Fun Flowers Gatefold Birthday

What have you been doing today?  I've been having some fun at my card class with some fun flowers today with a lovely bunch of ladies. 

This is one of the cards that we made.  A Chocolate Chip base with one side of the gate embossed with Perfect Polka Dots.  The other side had a mat layer of Peach Parfait and a Whisper White strip which was stamped with Fresh Vintage.  The stamps were stamped off on some scrap first to give a softer look in Pool Party and Lucky Limeade.  

Onto the bloom itself.  This was made using the Fun Flowers Bigz Die. Two layers of Peach Parfait embossed with Perfect Polka Dots and two layers of Designer Series Paper from Everyday Enchantment.  (free as part of Sale-A-Bration) I think I have been enchanted because I've almost used this paper everyday! Lol. 

A Lucky Limeade Printed Brad was added to the centre.  Some sizzlits in Swirls Scribbles give a Lucky Limeade flourish.  The flower was attached to one side of the gate and a plain version of the large layer of the flower was added to the inside and back of the flower.  This gave a neater finish to the inside.  

I've made my card a Happy Birthday, you can just see the sentiment from Happiest Birthday Wishes, peeking from inside but this also makes a lovely Mother's Day card. 

The other card we made, which you can see here, I'm delighted to say it was choosen to be featured at Freshly Made Sketches.  I'm so pleased. 

Thanks for dropping in by. x 

Card Supplies

All Stampin Up!

Card - Chocolate Chip, Peach Parfait, Whisper White, Lucky Limeade

Ink - Pool Party, Lucky Limeade

Stamps - Fresh Vintage, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Big Shot - Swirls Scribbles, Perfect Polka dots, Fun Flowers

Paper - Everyday Enchantment 

Other - Printed 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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x

Sweethearts

I was playing around with my scraps again and put together a simple card.  

One heart is punched from Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper and another from Poppy Parade stamped with Fresh Vintage.  I stamped a border from the same stamp set in Pool Party and added a strip of Everyday Enchantment paper and some Victoria Crochet Trim. 

Stamped Congratulations in Poppy Parade from For My Family and punched out with the Modern Label punch.  

A large Basic Pearl was added to one of the hearts to finish off.

I'm going to pop this into LESS IS MORE this week which is to use your scraps.

Thanks for coming in by, I appreciate your visit. Take care. x

Edit:  Just remembered that the Simply Stampin' challenge is to use lace so I'm going to pop this into there as well. 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Whisper White

Ink -  Poppy Parade

Stamp - For my Family, Fresh Vintage

Punch - Modern Label

Paper - Everyday Enchantment

Other - Basic Pearl, Victoria Crochet Trim

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

A Sale-A-Bration Thank You

A small thank you card to share with you today.  Using the some of the free sets in the current Sale-A-Bration. 

My card base is Pool Party.  Love this colour!   I've stamped a border in Island Indigo from Fresh Vintage.  Stamped "Thanks" from Outlined Occasions in Pool Party and then "So Very Much" in Island Indigo and matted it onto Cherry Cobbler card.  The stamp is also from Fresh Vintage and is stamped in Island Indigo.  I punched it out using the Postage Stamp Punch.  I love this punch, it gives such a detailed cut. 

We are almost at the last month of Sale-A-Bration.  For every £45 you choose one of the sets for free.  Spend £90 and you could receive both the sets I've used today for free for example. 

   

I have a Stampers 6 starting in April if you would like to spread the cost of your wish list then this is the club for you.  You can see more details of this HERE.  You can email me your interest at ails300@btinternet.com. 

A bright sunny morning here today.  Hope it's sunny where you are.  A big welcome to Tiffany. Thanks for visiting, I appreciate all your visits. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Pool Party, Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Pool Party, Island Indigo

Stamps - Fresh Vintage, Outlined Occasions

Punch - Postage Stamp

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

Fresh Vintage and Freshly Made Sketches

Hello fellow crafters.  

Hope you've had a good day today.  

I took some time out from my ironing mountain to make this card for Freshly Made Sketches.  Here's the sketch - 

I've used Fresh Vintage for main image coloured with Stampin' Write Markers - Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz and Peach Parfait.  It's mounted onto Poppy Parade card with flashes of Basic Black Punched with the Scallop Edged Punch.

The side panels are made up of Poppy Parade card and Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Papers.  The papers are already sponged round the edges so I carried on the sponging and also sponged the edges of the main panel.  The three panels are mounted onto Peach Parfait. 

My sentiment is from Outlined Occasions coloured in with a Peach Parfait Stampin' Write Marker.  Then mounted onto Basic Black snipped at both ends to make tails.  The card base is Crumb Cake.

Wow would you look at that I've managed to use 3 of the Sale-A-Bration sets!  Would you like one of these sets for free?  For every £45 spent you can choose a set for free, if you spend £150 then you could choose all the sets I've used today or another combination.  You would also be entitled to the Hostess Benefits of £25 to spend anywhere in the catalogues including the Hostess only section where the stamp sets are reduced. 

I'll leave you to ponder.  Enjoy the rest of your evening and thanks for coming by. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Crumb Cake, Peach Parfait, Very Vanilla, Poppy Parade

Ink - Basic Black, Soft Suede

Stamps - Fresh Vintage, Outlined Occasions

Punch - Scallop Edge 

Other - Stampin' Write Markers, Sponge Dauber

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

Fresh Vintage meets French Foliage

Been focusing on backgrounds today.  This one has been spritzed and splatted.  Great fun! 

I loosely followed the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches

The script from French Foliage makes up the solid panel from the sketch and is stamped in Crumb Cake.  I've run the double strips along the bottom in Cherry Cobbler.  The main focus is the flower image from Fresh Vintage and is stamped once in River Rock then again in Marina Mist.  The Marina Mist just had the flower heads cut out and popped up onto the River rock flower with Dimensionals.  I added some of the smallest Basic Pearls to the larger flower head.  The River Rock flower was then mounted onto Marina Mist card stock and in turn cut out.  

As I said I'd been having some fun with the background.  It was spritzed using my Spritzer Tool and Stampin' Write Markers.  The colours were River Rock, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.  Then the splodges from French Foliage was used in Marina Mist. 

The main panel was attached to a Crumb Cake mat before mounting onto the card base of Marina Mist. 

Hope you have a good day today and keep cosy.  A big Hello to Linda thanks for choosing to follow me and hope to see you often.  x

Card - Marina Mist, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Crumb Cake, Marina Mist, River Rock

Stamp - French Foliage, Fresh Vintage

Markers - River Rock, Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Other - Spritzer Tool, Dimensionals, 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.  Oh and don't forget to let me know which one of the free sets you would like if your order reaches £45. x