A Trio of Blackboard Technique Cards

This is the card I made at a recent workshop.  A bit of blackboard technique which seems to be the rage at the moment.  Using lots of Sale-A-Bration products so the ladies could have a proper play with all the new goodies. 

For the one above I used Bloomin' Marvelous.

This one uses Pennant Parade words, Hearts A Flutter and Vintage Verses.

A different direction and Feeling Sentimental with Vintage Verses on this one.  I also showed how you could bling it up by popping the little Pretty Petites on Dimensionals and adding Basic Rhinestones. 

Once I had shown the ladies how to make the card using an Embossing Buddy to get that chalky look on the blackboard they were left to make up their card using any of the stamp sets.  The results were amazing.  Some preferred crisp and clean so didn't chalk and each card was completely different. 

The banners were made from Sycamore Street Designer Papers and cut out with the Hearts A Flutter Framelits.  Island Indigo Bakers Twine bows attached with mini glue dots finish off the banner effect. 

I came downstairs today to the smell of cooking.  Wondering what was going on I went into the kitchen to find my Daughter and her Granny making pancakes for Shrove Tuesday.  Did you know it was pancake day?  I would have taken a photo but they were so yum they disappeared too fast. 

Happy Pancake Day everyone. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Island Indigo, Sahara Sand, Basic Black

Ink - Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Rich Razzleberry, Island Indigo

Stamps - Hearts A Flutter, Pretty Petites, Bloomin' Marvelous, Feeling Sentimental, Pennant Parade, Vintage Verses

Framelits - Hearts A Flutter

Designer Papers - Sycamore Street

Punch - Petite Curly Label

Other - Embossing Buddy, Island Indigo Bakers Twine, Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestone, Mini Glue 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.  

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

Hearts a Flutter Flags

Hip Hip Hooray it's Saturday! 

We woke up this morning to a snowy scene!  Started snowing late yesterday afternoon and our little corner of the world has turned white again. 

It was nice to sit and craft this morning all cosy inside.  Our challenge at Less is More this week is to use Kraft & Kreme.  My son is off to his friends for a birthday party so I challenged myself to make this work for a teenage card. 

As you can see I started off with a Crumb Cake base then made a panel of Crumb Cake, rounding two corners.  I stamped two Crumb Cake Flags from Hearts A Flutter once on Very Vanilla and a second time on Crumb Cake.  They were die cut using the matching Framelits. I then attached them to my panel.  I wrapped some Linen Thread around the panel and threaded it through a Ribbon Slide.  My sentiment is from Sassy Salutations and is stamped in Crumb Cake.  You can see the sentiment flag is bigger.  To do this I only rollered my framelit part way in my Big Shot then used my paper trimmer to finish it off. The panel was attached to the base using Dimensionals. 

I'm very pleased with the result.  Thanks to the ladies at Less is More for the inspiration and Many Happy returns on your 2nd birthday! 

Keep cosy and take care. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Ink - Crumb Cake

Stamp - Hearts A Flutter, Sassy Salutations

Framelit - Hearts A Flutter

Other - Linen Thread, Ribbon Slide, 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! 

Strolling down Sycamore Street

Happy 1st of Feb Everyone!!!  Ooooh this is so exciting!! 

Why all the excitement?  Well today sees the launch of the new Spring/Summer Mini Catalogue.  Loads of new scrummy lovliness inside to drool over.  You can look through the catalogue below but first let me share my card for today.

Take a look by clicking here

I've broken away from clean and simple to play along with Freshly Made Sketches not that you can't be CAS and still play.  Just that today I fancied a change and challenged myself to use Designer Paper.


Isn't this paper just fabulous?  It's called Sycamore Street and it's free.  Yep you read that correctly!  You can choose this from 17 free Sale-A-Bration products this year when you spend £45.  This is an amazing time with Stampin' Up!, we have loads more than usual to celebrate 25 years.  Have a look at the brochure on my side bar and come celebrate with us!

I should also point out that there's a co-ordinating stamp set for these papers which is also free during Sale-A-Bration.  How fab is that?

So for my card I started with a 6" by 6" Baja Breeze card base and matted this beautiful paper on Rich Razzleberry.  I then made a tag out of Rich Razzleberry.  Did you notice the embossing along the bottom?  I used a fabby new set of embossing folders from the new catalogue called Needlepoint Border.  For further decoration I added a strip of co-ordinating paper and a tab of Baja Breeze to the top before stapling some Rich Razzleberry ribbon.

For the heart I used my new stamp set from the mini catalogue - Hearts a Flutter.  I stamped the largest heart stamp in Rich Razzleberry onto another piece of this gorgeous designer paper and die cut with the Hearts A Flutter Framelits. You can purchase the stamps and framelits together in a bundle and save 15%!   The heart was attached with Dimensionals and I made the little banners with the Bitty Banner Framelits out of Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White.  I stamped "Love" from Tiny Tags in Baja Breeze before die cutting. Then attached the banners together with a Rich Razzleberry brad before attaching with a glue dot.  

Here's a photo of how I finished off the inside.

I'm also excited to announce I've opened up a little shop!  A virtual one.  The Coffee Morning Shoppe. I'd love you to come in and have a browse and let me know what you think.  You can click on it on my header bar.  It's still under construction so bear with me!  The tables aren't set out yet..... Hee Hee.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing some of the new products in action.  Between this supplement and the main catalogue I'm sure you'll have a wish list as long as your arm!  Mine is.  Why not consider joining my Stampers 6 starting in April?  You'll spread the cost of your wish list, have the excitement of receiving a parcel every month, and don't forget you will be hostess for one of those months.  I'll keep you informed of any new promotions and you'll receive all the current catalogues for free to flick through and keep for ideas.  Interested? Want more details? Have a look at my Virtual Hostess Page or email me on ails300@btinternet.com.  Of course that doesn't mean you have to wait till April to shop I'm more than happy to help you with your orders in the meantime. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Ink - Baja Breeze, Rich Razzleberry

Stamp - Hearts a Flutter, Tiny Tags

Framelits - Hearts a Flutter, Bitty Banners

Designer Paper - Sycamore Street

Other - Dimensionals, Brights Brad, Rich Razzleberry Ribbon (retired)

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! 

Sneak Peek at Stampin' Up!'s Hearts a Flutter

A quick post today, my Hubby gets back today after a fortnight away so my Heart is all a Flutter!! Hee Hee

I've followed the sketch at Less is More for my card. 

I started off by stamping this gorgeous sentiment from Vintage Verses in Cherry Cobbler.  You can get this set for FREE during Sale-A-Bration when you place an order for £45.  I'd love to organise your parcel of yummy goodies, drop me an email ails300@btinternet.com. 

I still had some Sahara Sand on my desk from my previous card so used it for my banner.  I rollered my Music Notes Wheel and embossed a line above and below.  Then attached it to my Whisper White card base.  

The banner and heart come from the Hearts A Flutter stamp set.  This is a new set from the Spring/Summer catalogue and has matching Framelits.  You can buy the two together in a bundle and save!  Don't worry you don't have long to wait to see the full catalogue as it starts on the 1st Feb. 

The heart is popped up on a Dimensional and a Basic Pearl finishes it off. 

I'm going to use this as a Valentine's card but it could easily suit a Birthday or an Anniversary. 

I can't believe we are almost at February.  I'll be organising my next Stampers 6 starting in April so here's a heads up.  I know I'm going to have spaces available so if you would like to receive a parcel of goodies each month with a small gift from me and hostess benefits in one of those months then please get in touch.  ails300@btinternet.com 

A big welcome to Ardyth thanks for choosing to follow me.  

Keep warm everyone. x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' up!

Card - Whisper White, Sahara Sand

Ink - Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp - Hearts A Flutter, Vintage Verses

Framelit - Hearts A Flutter

Wheel - Music Notes

Other - Dimensional, Basic Pearl

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!