Seeing in the New Year with Stampin' Up's Queue Up!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Wishing all my lovely readers and guests a very Happy New Year and all the best for 2013! 

Wow didn't the festive period fly past fast??  Decos are still up but not for long.  The children return to school on Monday and I'm looking forward to getting back to normal. 

I've popped in today to share a card with you and some exciting news from Stampin' Up!  First here's the card I managed to sneak away to do.  It's for the Less is More challenge which has a theme of Drinks and thankfully the challenge was over 2 weeks.  Otherwise I think I would have missed it! 

I've made a festive New Year card using lots of glitter and some sparkly Silver brushed card. First of all I stamped the glasses from retired stamp set Queue Up in Cherry Cobbler.  Then filled some of the glasses with Silver Dazzling Details and the accessories with Cherry Cobbler Dazzling Details.  The Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies make a great 2013 and I used Silver and Red Glimmer paper to keep all that glorious sparkle going. 

What was that exciting news?  Well I have a few things to tell you about.   First a free gift -

Buy the brand new My Little Valentine stamp set 132242 £9.95 and receive the Sealed with a Love Simply Sent set for free. (£8.25 value)  This is a limited time offer, available from 3.1.2013 until 21.1.2013 so don't delay. 

Also Talking Tag

What's that?  Well it's a way for you to record your own message on your cards.  Wouldn't it be lovely for your loved ones to hear your voice as well as receive your wonderful creation?

You get ten tags for £7.25 (129723) Amaze your friends and family with a techno card!  

Sale-A-Bration is just around the corner too.  Get in touch now to book your party.   It's going to be a big one!

Have a look at the new Stampin' Up! Promotions by clicking here

I hope you all had a wonderful time catching up with family/friends and lots of chocolate!

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Brushed Silver, Glimmer Paper

Ink - Cherry Cobbler

Stamp - Queue Up

Bigz - Typeset Alphabet 

Other - Dazzling Details Glitter Glue

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.  

Magic Toadstool Wishes

Does your mind ever go blank when someone asks you your favourite book, song, film?  There are just too many to choose from.  When I saw this weeks challenge at  CAS-ual Fridays - 

CFC38: Clean And Simple Movie Inspiration!  From old classics to currently nominated, any genre (but let's keep our projects PG! *giggle*) Make sure to tell us which movie inspired your CAS creation. 

- my mind went blank.  Creativity had left the building!  However this morning I spied the toadstool stamp from a retired set called Queue Up and immediately The Spiderwick Chronicles came to mind.  I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier because as a family we had all recently sat cuddled up on the sofa watching it.  It's a fab fantasy adventure film.  

So the toadstools on my card are the magic circle of toadstools that surrounds their house to protect the chronicles from the evil ogre Mulgarath.  It's all good stuff honestly!

  

I stamped the toadstools in Island Indigo and use my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig so I could create a continuos line.  (Don't want to break the spell!)  I coloured in the toadstools in Pool Party used a Blender Pen and ink pad.  I then applied Glossy Accents to the tops of the toadstools and along the grassy line, before sprinkling Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.  Well it is a magical circle of toadstools after all! 

As I  just wanted to add Wishes as my sentiment I again used my Blender Pen to pick up Island Indigo from my ink pad and apply it directly onto one of the stamps from Happiest Birthday Wishes. 

Because I've choosen Aqua colours I'm also entering this into Less is More.  The colours really suited the magical fairy feel that I was looking for. 

Hope you are all having a lovely day and if anyone is lacking inspiration then do check out these two wonderful challenge blogs.  You are sure to find bucket loads there! x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Island Indigo, Pool Party

Stamp - Queue Up, Happiest Birthday Wishes

Other - Blender Pen, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glossy Accents

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

Less is More Challenge 6

The Less is More Challenge Blog has me addicted.  It's official!  Here is a second entry for this weeks challenge which is to be a one layer card with the image off the edge and no scored lines.  If you haven't already had a look at the Less is More blog you can find it here.

I was actually searching for something else but when I came across my old stamp set, Queue Up, I decided to stop what I was doing and instead put in another entry.  The Queue Up stamp set was a hostess set from the previous catalogue.  The hostess sets are really fab and can only be earned with the appropriate sales.

I first of all faced my fear and used my computer to print the sentiment.  Then I stamped the birds in versamark and then chocolate chip and clear embossed.  I did the same with the toadstools and coloured both images with the In Colour markers.

I hope you enjoyed my little addiction and I'm now off to do what I was supposed to be doing!

Starting Stamping

Since starting with Stampin' Up! all I've wanted to do is play with my stamp sets.  Here are a few of the cards I've created so far using the Queue Up stamp set and the Simply Said stamp set.  Let me know your thoughts....