Be of Good Cheer Snowflake

Okay we have enough snow now!  I'm typing this as I watch huge flakes fall.  A very christmassy scene outside plenty for sledging and making snowmen but I think I'd rather stay inside!!

So it doesn't seem strange at all to still be making Christmas cards.  This is for the Merry Monday challenge which gives us a sketch to follow. 

I've used a Very Vanilla card base and some Be of Good Cheer Designer Series Paper as a background.  I then made a banner and stamped with a Sentiment from Curly Cute in Gumball Green.  I added a Basic Pearl at one end as the circle in the sketch.  For my focal point I punched a 2 1/2" circle of Very Vanilla.  Then die cut a snowflake using Snow Flurry Bigz die out of Red Glimmer Card.  The third layer was added with a Dimensional and a Large Pearl added to the top. 

I love how the snowflake has transformed the circle into a floral shape.  This die is from the Autumn/Winter catalogue which is due to finish at the end of this month.  Don't let it run out before getting your favourites. 

Here's a little tag I made with the leftovers.

Well the children have arrived home from school through the wintry snowscape so best be off to make some much needed hot chocolates for a heat up. 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Very Vanilla, Red Glimmer

Ink - Gumball Green

Stamp - Curly Cute

Designer Paper - Be of Good Cheer

Bigz Die - Snow Flurry

Punch - 2 1/2" Circle

Other - Basic Pearls, Large Pearl, 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.  

Another sneak peek at Sale-A-Bration 2013

I have another sneak peek for you from Sale-A-Bration 2013 again using the Feeling Sentimental stamp set.  

I've used it on my card for the Less is More challenge this week which is One Layer with a theme of Sport or Exercise. 

I'm sure we would all like to lose a few pounds (or a lot more in my case) after Christmas.  I'm sure you would burn heaps of calories on this old Penny Farthing.  Just getting up on it for one thing!!  At the Alford Transport Museum they have a Penny Farthing bolted to the floor with a step ladder so you can have a shot of sitting on it. A bit too high up for me I like to be able to get my feet on the ground.

My card is very simple so not a lot to tell really.  The sentiment was printed onto a Whisper White card base using my PC and the font is Giddyup STD.  Then the image was stamped in Old Olive.  I scored a pattern along the bottom to ground the image and sentiment.

Well no real snow yet.  We did have a bit of sleet earlier so i think we will head out for a while.  

Have a great weekend. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White

Ink - Old Olive

Stamp - Feeling Sentimental

Other - PC generated sentiment - Giddyup STD Font. 

A peek at Lovely as a Tree in a snowy scene

A wintry scene for you today.  Apparently according to the weathermen we have snow on the  way.  

I decided to see if I could create a scene following the sketch at CASe This Sketch.  

I sponged some snow banks using Tempting Turquoise and Pacific Point.  I masked a tree from Lovely as a Tree to set a lone pine in my scene.  I then stamped my sentiment from Petite Pairs in Real Red.  The Whisper White panel was attached to a Pacific Point mat then added to the Whisper White base.  Unfortunately you can't see from the photo but I added dots of glitter to the branches for a little festive sparkle. 

I'm also going to enter my card into Casology which has a cue word of Winter. 

I do hope we don't see as much snow as this, we have been enjoying a lovely period of mild weather. 

I hope it stays warm with you too and thanks for joining me today. x 

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Pacific Point

Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Pacific Point, Real Red

Stamp - Lovely As A Tree, Petite Pairs

Other - Glitter from my stash

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.  

Bloomin' Marvelous Sneak Peek at Sale-A-Bration 2013

Hope you are having a Bloomin' Marvelous day!! 

My card today follows the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.  

This was also for another challenge, Inkspirational, but I missed the deadline.  Doh!!  Time just got away from me today.  This week was a colour challenge using Black, Dark Pink and Kiwi.  So I used Basic Black, Melon Mambo, and Lucky Limeade.

I've started off with a Whisper White base.  I then made a panel of Basic Black and Whisper White with the top corners rounded.  I stamped the leaves and flowers from Bloomin' Marvelous.  Then stamped another flower and bird and fussy cut out.  They are popped up on a dimensional and the bird has a Basic Rhinestone for his eye.  Adds a little sparkle.  The  sentiment strip is made up of Melon Mambo Designer Paper from the Brights Stack and a strip of Basic Black.  The sentiment is punched out using Curly Label Punch and a couple of Basic Rhinestones to follow the sketch. 

It was fun to use some bright colours and a spring theme. 

A big Hello and Welcome to my new followers, Stamping Girl and Darnell.  Lovely to see you here. 

That's all for me today, happy crafting. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink - Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade

Stamp - Bloomin' Marvelous

Punch - Corner Rounder,  Curly Label

Other - Dimensionals, 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 direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Four Seasons for Merry Monday

I've watched Bonnie make some lovely cards over the past year with Merry Monday and whilst I was struggling to keep up with the cards I required, I vowed to join in this year.  So here I am with a card for the first challenge of the year following the colours Island Indigo, Real Red, and Pool Party. 

I stamped my image from the Hostess set Four Seasons, in Island Indigo and then again in Real Red and punched out using circle punches.  I cut a background in Pool Party using the Labels Collection Framelit and embossed it with the Perfect Polka Dot embossing folder.  I attach the ring of snowflakes with Dimensionals with the robin circle in recess.  Then added some Basic Rhinestones to the snowflakes.  On the Whisper White base I stamped the snowflake in pool party, sometimes stamping without reinking.  I made a sentiment banner with the More Merry Messages Set. 

Whilst I was trying out the colour variations, I made a couple of tags from the leftovers.  Another tick in the box to have a supply of tags on hand! 

Can you hear me patting myself on my back?  Well it probably wont last but I will try! 

A big Hello and welcome to my new followers - Jen, Jmsluyter, Autumn Mist.  I'm so pleased to welcome you here.

I'm delighted to share with you that I was chosen as December winner at Less is More.  This was the first challenge site I entered when I started blogging so it's extra sweet to have this win.  Thanks Ladies I've a permanent big grin! 

I'm also delighted to say I was a Dynamic Darling at  Dynamic Duo for this card.  Wow hope this means I have a lucky year coming up even though it has a 13 at the end!! 

I also hope 2013 proves to be very lucky for you too.  All the best. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Pool Party

Ink - Island Indigo, Real Red, Pool Party

Stamp - Four Seasons, More Merry Monday

Framelits - Labels Collection

Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots

Punch - 2 1/2" Circle, 1" Circle

Other - Dimensionals, 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 direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Sneak Peek for Sale-A-Bration 2013

Yes I've got a sneak peek for you today.  I've used one of the new Sale-A-Bration sets on my card.  Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration happens once a year and this year is a biggy!  Stampin' Up! is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year so they have added in a little extra so you can celebrate too!  Be sure to join us when the party starts on 22nd January. 

So onto my card.  These stamps are from Feeling Sentimental.  And don't they just do that?  You don't see many red telephone boxes anymore.  I've hinted at the red using my Real Red Stampin' Write Marker, just picking up a couple of areas.  I then added a strip of Basic Black embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder to give it a grounding.  Then a little bit of detail using 1/8" Taffetta ribbon and a heart punched out of Red Glimmer Paper using the Owl Punch. 

This is a super set for masculine cards and is free during sale-a-bration when you spend £45.  Be sure to mark the date in you calendar I'm sure you'll want to take part. 

My card fits nicely into the challenge at Less is More this week which is Black and White with a touch of colour. 

We took down our decorations today, gosh the living room looks big!  Happy weekend everyone! x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink - Basic Black

Stamp - Feeling Sentimental

Embossing Folder - Square Lattice

Punch - Owl Punch

Other - Red Glimmer Paper, 1/8" Taffetta Ribbon

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.  

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.