Anniversary Owls

Happy Birthday to me!  Lots of spoiling going on today and time for a little crafting too.  

This month is also our 15th Wedding Anniversary so the challenge over at Less is More couldn't be better as it's Love and Marriage. 

I've been having a lot of fun with the Owl Builder Punch lately and as my hubby likes cute or funny I decided the owl should make another appearance. 

I punched two owls out of Basic Black and used the Bird Builder Punch for the branches and the wing.  I made a mask for the setting sun and sponged Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler.  Added the owls etc on top.  I stamped To My Husband from For My Family and Happy Anniversary is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  A little heart from the Owl punch in Red Glimmer paper finishes it off. 

Now to think of a suitable quip for the inside. Also I'll need to ban hubby from looking on here till the 11th.  He'll be devastated, I know! 

Do you feel like a little spoiling?  Grab yourself a cuppa and have a seat to browse through our new annual catalogue.  It's bigger than before and well worth a look.  Fancy receiving these products at a discount?  Then why not think of joining up as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  You'll definitely be spoiled because if you sign up in either October or November you will receive a free set of designer series paper each month for 6 months!! 

I'm off to put my feet up now.  Hope you've had a fun day too. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp - For my Family, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Punch - Owl Builder, Bird Builder

Other - Red Glimmer Paper

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Santa Owl

Hope you have all had a lovely weekend.  

I spent a fun afternoon crafting for some lovely ladies.  This is the card we made and Suze spotted right away that it would fit the challenge at Dynamic Duos which is Cherry Cobbler and a colour of your choice along with neutrals if you wish.  My other colour is Gumball Green. 

We started with a Cherry Cobbler base then added a panel of Whisper White which was embossed with Perfect Polka Dots.  Remember to stamp your sentiment first though.  This one is from Chock Full of Cheer (a new set available from tomorrow!) and is stamped in Gumball Green.  We added a ribbon banner from the beautiful Be Of Good Cheer christmas designer papers using the 1 1/4" Square Punch. 

Now the real fun part was making up this cute Santa owl.  His body is punched out of Chocolate Chip using the Owl Punch, his eyes are Whisper White and Basic Black.  We used Red Glimmer Paper for his vest and hat. For the hat we used the Petite Pennants Punch, just punching out the tip to get the correct size.  I just love all the sparkle you get from the glimmer paper, even when you use a small amount.  His belt is a strip of black with a Whisper White flower from the Itty Bitty Shapes.  The circle in the middle is also from the Owl Punch.  His hat trims are also the Itty Bitty flowers, as is his pom pom. 

I have some more fun projects to share with you from today.  But that's all from me tonight.  

Remember to call back tomorrow to have a look at our fab new catalogue.  It's huge so sit down with your favourite tipple and browse to your hearts content.  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black

Ink - Gumball Green

Stamp - Chock Full of Cheer

Paper - Be of Good Cheer

Embossing Folder - Perfect Polka Dots

Punch - Owl Builder, Itty Bitty Shapes 

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!  

Stampin Up Die Cuts to the Rescue!

What is she talking about??!!  Well it's CASual Friday's fault because this week they would like you to use your own blog header as your inspiration.  Well I've just recently changed my design to a really clean and simple look with just a blue blog title.  Mmmm so I've come back to snow. 

I decided to have the word snow in blue with the letter o as a snowflake.  I've used Stampin' Up!'s Snow Flurry and Timeless Type Junior.  A basic Rhinestone decorated the middle and I spotted some Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle for added bling.  The panel is popped up on dimensionals. 

It's not snowy or cold, stormy, even autumnal here today in fact it's positively warm!  Gorgeous long may it last!  

Hi and welcome to Sue my recent follower, thanks for following.  Hope it's sunny with you. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Bashful Blue

Die - Snow Flurry

Sizzlets - Timeless Type Junior

Other - Basic Rhinestone, Dazzling Details Silver Sparkle, Dimensionals

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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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Stampin Up Punch Art - Santa's Boots

"When Santa got stuck up the chimney, he began to shout......"  sorry got this running through my head now.  

The cue card over at CASology this week is shoes. 

As I've been doing some Christmas projects lately, all that came to mind was Santa's boots coming down the chimney.  So with that image in my head I had a good look at my punches. For the boots I used the Curly Label Punch.  Cutting it up and re piecing together to get the boot shape.  I added a few highlights to his boots with a The trousers are Real Red Ovals with the ends chopped off but as you see so little of them, a scrap of red would do.  The Whisper White trim is from the little flower punch in Itty Bitty Shapes.  I made a fireplace out of Chocolate Chip and stamped it with the Woodgrain stamp.  I even added little squares to the top corners of the fireplace for a bit of dimension.  I added Crumb Cake to the back to finish it off.  The Real Red Oval at the bottom has Merry Christmas from Petite Pairs stamped in white on it.  A welcome mat for Santa or a cozy fire toasting his toes??!!  The sentiment at the side is from Tags Till Christmas.  

We saw some sunshine this afternoon after our rainy, stormy weather.  How is it with you? 

Thanks for taking the time to visit. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Real Red

Ink - Real Red, Whisper White

Stamps - Petite Pairs, Tags Till Christmas, Woodgrain

Punch - Curly label, Itty Bitty Shapes, Oval

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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Autumnal Lovely as a Tree

I'm bringing a little Autumn Stampin' Up! style with Lovely as a Tree.  This is so easy using your Stampin' Write Markers.  All I've done here is dotted the trees with some different autumnal colours.  I used my Blender Pen and ink pad to add colour to the grass. 

I liked the idea of the row of trees going round the back.  

The Just for You is from Tea Shoppe and fits the Word Window Punch perfectly.  A couple of tags of ribbon just to finish off. 

Just a sweet little card.  

Hope you've got a lovely day planned.  Take care. x 

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Stampin Up Paisley Petals Gift Boxes

Here's some little gift boxes that I made up for my Stampers 6 ladies.  This was the last month of their current Virtual Hostess club so I wanted to make something a little special.  

I'm so pleased how these came out and they weren't hard to put together either using Stampin' Up!'s Scoring Tool.  Have a closer look.

I used Early Espresso card stock and Paisley Petals Designer Papers.  I started off by making the box.

I used the 1" Circle Punch and the Word Window Punch to create the apertures for my gifts to sit in.   The top cover was cut with the Labels Collection Framelits die.  I also used the framelits to make a small label for my sentiment from SIncere Salutations stamped in Early Espresso.  I attached a sentiment tag to the front with a Brad.  The tag on the front is from Tea Shoppe stamped in Early Espresso and punched out with the Modern Label Punch.  Some Linen Thread looped through the box holds the flap in place.  

I like putting a little gift into my ladies bags as a little surprise.  Is joining a Stampers 6 club something that would be of interest to you?  If it is then give me a call or e mail me to discuss further.

I thought I'd share a photo taken a couple of weeks ago when we had a little heat wave.  I was in shorts and a t shirt now its padded jackets! 

 This is Slains Castle just up the road from Aberdeen and only just discovered by us.  It was Bram Stokers inspiration for the castle of Count Dracula and sits right on the cliff edge.  We had a fab day here exploring and going to the beach at Cruden Bay.

Isn't this fabulous and it's right on our door step.  I did dip my toes, icy cold water of the North Sea.  Very refreshing. 

Take Care. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Ink - Early Espresso

Stamp - Tea Shoppe, Sincere Salutations 

Punch - 1" Circle, Word Window, Modern Label

Framelits - Labels Collection

Designer Papers - Paisley Petals

Other - Brad, Linen Thread

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 to you direct to your home in the UK!  

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