Stampin Up Everything Eleanor Freshly Done

Good morning craft peeps!  A Freshly Made Sketch for you today.  

I wanted to move away from Autumn and Christmas, just for a little while.  I decided to use the new In Colours as our new catalogue is going to be with us before you know it.  (Monday if you didn't know it, hee hee) 

So I had a play around with Everything Eleanor and settled on the smallest flower in the set.  I followed the sketch and punched out a flower in Whisper White using the Fancy Flower Punch.  Then attached the flowers that I had cut out.  For the middle I chose an Antique Brad which also has a flower shape on it.  Just love those brads!  Onto a panel of Midnight Muse I added strips of Be of Good Cheer Designer Paper.  I know, it's a christmas set of papers but I love those polka dots on Gumball Green.  For the background panel, I ran the whisper White through the Square Lattice Folder after stamping with my sentiment from Curly Cute.  This was attached to a Gumball Green mat and the card base is Midnight Muse.  

A big welcome to Susan, Hi Susan!  Thanks for following my little blog. 

I hope you all have a good day planned today,  I'm off to tackle the dreaded housework.  Take care and thanks for your visit.  x 

Edit:  Thanks to Suze for pointing out that my card also fits in with Addicted to Stamps and more which has a theme of spring. 

Supplies Used

All Stampin Up

Card - Midnight Muse, Gumball Green, Whisper White, 

Ink - Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit

Stamps - Everything Eleanor, Curly Cute

Punch - Fancy Flower

Designer Paper - Be of Good Cheer

Embossing Folder - Square Lattice

Other - Antique Brads 

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!  

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Paisley Petals in the In Colours

Good morning.  I've been having a play with this years In Colours and wanted to show how lovely they look together. 

I started with this gorgeous bloom from Paisley Petals stamped in Island Indigo.  I sponged Lucky Limeade around the center and then using my Blender Pen I picked up the other colours directly from their ink pads - Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party.  I then cut out the bloom using my Paper Snips.  

The card base is Island Indigo and I added a border along the top with Pool Party and Calypso Coral.  The top edge was punched using Scallop Edge Border and the Calypso Coral strip was stamped in the same ink with the leaf stamp.  

The rectangle panel is Pool Party with Whisper White.  I stamped Happy Birthday in Calypso Coral using For my Family stamp set.  

Attached my flower off one edge and added Pool Party Designer Printed Brads.  

I followed the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.  At least my entry will be in on time this week! 

Here's a photo of the inside.  I wanted to cover the backs of the brads so carried on the idea of the border from the front.

Thanks to my new followers for choosing to follow my blog.  I hope to see you popping in often and I really appreciate your comments.

Had a look at Sale-A-Bration yet?  If not check out the leaflet on my side bar. 

Here's one way you could earn those free stamp sets - 

Paisley Petals Clear* £18.95 + Card Stock and Classic Pad In Colour Kit £27.95 = 1 free stamp set

*Remember you need to have acrylic blocks to use clear stamps  

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Island Indigo, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Whisper white

Ink - Island Indigo, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade

Stamps - Paisley Petals, For my Family

Punch - Scallop Edge Border

Other - Designer Printed Pool Party Brads, Blender 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 you would like if your order reaches £45. 

Thank You Leaves

What is happening to the weeks?  They are just flying by.  Slow down please! 

I have a little card to share with you today.  This is my weeks entry into LESS IS MORE which is to make a one layer card with leaves.  

I'm sending out a huge thank you to the ladies that came along to my workshop the other week.  It was fun to show off the new catalogue and demonstrate some of the new goodies that are in it.  (You can see the new catalogue yourself by clicking on the brochure in my side panel)

The stamp set I've used today is Paisley Petals.  There are 5 stamps in the set and in addition to this lovely leaf design there are beautiful intricate flowers and stems.  Perfect for colouring.  I was lucky enough to achieve the sales at my party to earn this set and the gorgeous designer papers that accompany it for free.  I think it's brilliant that demonstrators can also take advantage of the super offers and promotions that Stampin' Up! regularly put out.  You can see this particular offer in more detail if you Click Here or click on the picture on my side panel.  Don't be slow though as it has a time limit. 

I've kept my card very simple as it is only 3" by 3".   The base is Whisper White.  I used my Stampin' Write Markers to colour directly onto the stamp with the In Colours - Pear Pizzazz,  Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade.   I'm obviously still being influenced by last weeks challenge of red and orange!  Hee Hee.

I finished my card by stamping a sentiment in Pear Pizzazz from the Pocket Silhouettes set. 

This next card is not mine but I thought I would show it as it fits the one layer theme albeit it's not leaves but a whole tree.  My daughter who is 9 is super organised.  She does not get this from me!  She has started to make, (not her Christmas cards, they are already written!) but her Thank You cards for after Christmas.  This is the design she decided on once she had a play on some scrap paper.  She also picked her colours, Lucky Limeade and Wisteria Wonder, which are from the new set of In Colours.  The stamp set is Season of Joy.  Isn't she clever?  I just left her to it with a little hint that less is more! 

Thanks for taking the time to visit, it's always appreciated.  Have a wonderful Sunday. x

Edit:  Kelly suggested I also enter my card into Simply Stampin' Challenge which is Leafy for this week.  Thanks Kelly. 

Sale-A-Bration Workshop

The above card was the Make and Take at my friends workshop on Sunday.  Thanks very much ladies for a brill afternoon.  It was great fun and a super laugh.  I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did. 

Everyone had a chance to use some of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets.  The Sweet Summer set allowed their own creativity to come through as they could choose the images they wanted to stamp on the whisper white.  Also they could swap the colour combo of chocolate chip, poppy parade, and pear pizzazz around.  The border was punched using Scallop Trim and again everyone had the option to use any of the border punches.  For the sentiments on the front, we used the Punch Bunch set and for the middle we used the So Happy for You set.

  

I said at the start that they would all be making different cards and I wasn't wrong as each card turned out to be individual works of art.  They were all fab! 

Here are some more examples that I have made to show variety.  

I used dimensionals to pop each layer of the true friend sentiment.

For this card I used crumb cake, real red, and old olive.  The flowers and birds were coloured using the pastels and a blender pen.  I punched out the middle of the for you sentiment and popped it on to a real red scallop circle. 

This card uses the In Colours - Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush and Peach Parfait.

Everyone who placed an order at the party took advantage of the Sale-A-Bration event and now have free stamp sets to look forward to.  My hostess is looking forward to two free SAB sets, a hostess level 2 set and 3 free punches!  So if you would like to earn any of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets for free then contact me on ails300@btinternet.com to place your order or if you are in the Aberdeenshire area perhaps you would like to host your own workshop and make one of the above cards. 

Thank you for looking.  I look forward to your comments. 

A colour combo using the In Colours

I enjoyed being creative with colour so much that I decided to have another go.  This time I didn't use the colour coach but went it alone!  However, still playing safely, I used 3 colours from this years In Colour range.

The colours I chose to work with were Poppy Parade, Pear Pizzazz and Concord Crush.  Here's the result - 

The stamps used are from Simply Said.  A lovely set that can be used for a variety of occasions. 

I'm so excited.  I'm waiting for the UPS man to arrive tomorrow with my delivery from Stampin' Up! along with some of the free stamp sets!!  I can't wait to start playing with them and will be sure to post the results.   Here's how you could earn yourself some free stamps -

Simply Said Stamp Set £25.95

In Colour card stock and classic stampin' pad kit  £27.95

Total £53.90 plus p&p

This entitles you to chose one free set from the Sale-a-Bration Catalogue.  Postage is free on orders over £60.  Another way is to host a workshop.  If your sales reach £300 before postage then you earn a stamp set in addition to the usual hostess gifts.  If you live in Aberdeenshire then I would be happy to demonstrate at your party and show you and your guests how to make this card.  You can e mail me on ails300@btinternet.com 

Thanks for stopping by. x 

for you

Here's two cards that I made with the new Ornate Flowers stamp set.  This set matches the greenhouse gala papers perfectly.

Both cards were inked using the stampin' write markers in the new In Colours.  I like the way that everything co-ordinates so easily.