A trio of Christmas Ornaments

A trio of ornaments for Merry Mondays this week where you can play tic tac toe.  I've chosen Red, Dry Embossing and Ribbon. 

I stamped my three baubles in Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red, and Real Red.  I used the matching Framelit to die cut one of the baubles and popped it up on Dimensionals.  I attached the Whisper White panel onto Basic Black.  I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Real Red and punched out with the Modern Label Punch.  Strings of Basic Rhinestones add a little bling.  On the side panel I've embossed a strip of Real Red with the Petals A Plenty Folder and attached a little ribbon bow. 

I followed the sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches for this card. 

I hope you are all well and enjoying your evening.  Can't believe it's almost the weekend.  Once again the week has flown past.  Not only that but February has disappeared too! 

Sale-A-Bration ends in March so don't miss out on your free goodies, you have until the 22nd to place your orders.  I'd be delighted to help you just drop me a line on ails300@btinternet.com. 

Happy crafting Folks.  xx

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up

Card - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Whisper White, Real Red

Ink - Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Riding Hood Red

Stamp - Ornament Keepsakes, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Framelits - Holiday Ornament

Embossing Folder - Petals A Plenty

Punch - Modern Label

Other - Basic Rhinestones, 1/8" Basic Black Taffeta 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.  

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

Feeling Sentimental - Masculine

Good morning Peeps! 

It's a lovely sunny day here in the frozen north!  For once got a decent photo of my card. 

I've followed two challenges today -

CASe this sketch - sketch below
Addicted to CAS - codeword Masculine

Here's how I made the card.

I started with a Pumpkin Pie base.  Then embossed my panel of Early Espresso with the Chevron Folder.  I cut a rectangle of Very Vanilla and decided the telephone box from Feeling Sentimental (Sale-A-Bration 2013) was the perfect shape.  I followed my trusty Colour Coach and stamped it in Daffodil Delight.  With artistic license we can have our telephone boxes in any colour, right? Then I corner rounded the top two corners to mimic the box.  I stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes in Pumpkin Pie.  To give an added warm glow I sponged some Pumpkin Pie around the edges.  Then popped the panel up on some Dimensionals.

I think this looks suitably masculine but i hope it's CAS enough.

Have a lovely day folks and I hope it's sunny where you are too! x

Supplies used

All Stampin Up!

Card - Pumpkin Pie, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie

Stamp - Feeling Sentimental (Sale-A-Bration 2013), Teeny Tiny Wishes

Embossing Folder - Chevron

Other - Sponge Daubers, 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! 

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

Just Because Creative Elements

I've had such a busy day today.  My daughter's school does "Grow a Fiver" during Primary 6.  The children are given £5 then they go off and grow it into more and the proceeds all go towards their school trip at the start of Primary 7.  But first of all I'll share my card with you.  I was definitely in need of some well earned relaxation time! 

I'm joining in with Less is More this week which is to use paper piercing on your project.  

I've started off with a card base of 5" by 5".  I stamped the very elegant swirl from Creative Elements in Real Red.  Then paper pierced a pattern round some of the swirls.  This was soooo calming and very therapeutic!  I used my Paper Piercing Tool and matching Mat Set. My sentiment comes from Vintage Verses (free when you spend £45 during Sale-A-Bration) and is stamped in Early Espresso.  I attached my Whisper White panel onto a mat of Pumpkin Pie and popped it up on Dimensionals.  

I got my colour combo from using the Colour Coach.  This is such a handy tool and can give you combinations you wouldn't have thought off but go so well together. 

So want to know why I am exhausted? 

Well I've loads of ideas for my daughter to sell on a little stall to grow her fiver.  One of those being some baking.  I decided we should try Macarons and Cake Pops.  Never having made either we had a practice session this afternoon.  5 hours we spent baking!  But boy do we need some practice!  The Macarons did not just appear as they do on all those lovely Pinterest pictures!!  Way more practice required but we all still scoffed them.  Well you do have to try as you make don't you?  

However I'm glad to say the Cake Pops were much more successful.  We may even get a bit more adventurous with the decorating! 

What do you think?

Thanks for joining me today.  

Please let me know if you would like to take part in Sale-A-Bration or join my Stampers 6 (Virtual Hostess) club starting in April.  

It's always lovely to hear from you! xx

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Card base from my stash, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink - Real Red, Early Espresso

Stamp - Creative Elements, Vintage Verses (Sale-A-Bration)

Other - Paper Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat Set, 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! 

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

Vintage Verses in silvery detail

A super feminine card for you today.  

CAS-ual Fridays - are looking for silver in your projects.  And what better to go with silver but pink?  So as it's going to be pretty girly I've followed the sketch at Seize the Birthday - make a feminine card.

Now onto my card.  Doesn't this sentiment from Vintage Verses look fabulous embossed?  The decorative trim is from Creative Elements and is also embossed in silver.  I've used Pink Pirouette as my mat of pink. 

I'd like to welcome Jackie.  Thanks for choosing to follow me.

Nearly the weekend, hurray!  Hope you have something lovely planned.  

Keep crafty folks!! x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Pink Pirouette

Ink - Versamark

Stamp - Vintage Verses, Creative Elements

Punch - Corner Rounder

Other - Silver Embossing Powder, 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! 

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

Sycamore Street and Vintage Verses

Two card for two challenges.  (You can see the challenges below)


This is actually my second card.  I used the Top Note die cut from first (see below) as the main focal point.  Isn't this paper beautiful?  It's from the fabby Sale-A-Bration set of papers called Sycamore Street.  You can earn this set free when you spend £45 during Sale-A-Bration.  Drop me an email on ails300@btinternet.com to place your order.

I mounted it onto Sahara Sand and used my Paper Snips to trim to shape.  I then attached it to a panel of Summer Starfruit.  The sentiment panel is from Vintage Verses and stamped in Tangerine Tango.  I snipped a banner and then roughed up the edges with my Paper Snips.  I also roughed the edge of my card base.  I added 3 medium Basic Pearls along the bottom.








My second card (actually the first I made!) has a mat of Summer Starfruit then I used the Bigz Top Note to die cut a panel of Sycamore Street.  A second die cut of Whisper White was inserted back into the space.  My far side was a little uneven so I added a strip of patterned paper to cover it up.  I stamped the whisper white panel with the Bloomin' Marvelous stamps.  Clear embossing some of the leaves.  I added the largest of the Basic Pearls along the bottom so they stood out.  I wasn't sure if this was CAS enough for either of the challenges and so created the top card.

Both very different yet following the same two challenges. 

I was at my Jazzercise class this morning.  My neighbour runs a brilliant class in the local Village hall.  Today to my surprise one of the songs featured Pachelbel's Canon.  A beautiful piece of music which I had as my Bridal March.  How weird to be doing a Jazzercise routine to it! 

Take care, keep cosy.  xx

Here are the challenges-

Firstly the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches

And secondly the colours from CAS- Colours and Sketches - Summer Starfruit, Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand 

Supplies used

All Stampin Up! 

Card - Whisper White, Summer Starfruit, Sahara Sand

Ink - Tangerine Tango, Sahara Sand, Versamark

Stamp - Vintage Verses, Bloomin' Marvelous

Designer Paper - Sycamore Street

Bigz Die - Top Note

Other - Basic Pearls

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

Chevrons and Dots....

......and an accidental ship!!  Ship Ahoy Everyone!! 

It really wasn't intentional but as soon as I laid the bottom sentiment piece in place, my eye saw a ship and even though I was trying to be random I still see a ship!  So why fight it?! Hee Hee.

I've taken my inspiration from this weeks card at Muse.  This is week 5 at the challenge and I've been watching it with interest but this is the first time I've had the chance to play. 

Here's the card 

I've picked up on the colours, the chevrons and dots.  

I started with a Pacific Point card base and added a mat of Tempting Turquoise then a panel of Whisper White.  I stamped my sentiment from Sassy Salutations in Pacific Point onto dotty paper from the Brights Stack.  I then punched some shapes out of Pumpkin Pie using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack.  Next I embossed Daffodil Delight card with the Chevron Embossing Folder.  Then using my Brayer I inked the raised embossing with the same colour ink for some tone on tone.  

A bright cheery card for a bright cheery day!  Hope it's sunny and warm where you are today and thank you for stopping in past.  

Remember to take a look at my Virtual Hostess Club starting in April.  I'm taking names now for my remaining places.  

Take care.  xxx

Supplies used

All Stampin Up! 

Card - Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pacific Point

Stamp - Sassy Salutations

Embossing folder - Chevron

Designer Papers - Brights Stack

Punch - Itty Bitty Shapes

Other - Brayer

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

Ornament Keepsakes gone chic!

A simples simples card today.  

I've used a Basic Black card base with a mat of Brushed Gold card stock then a panel of Whisper White.  I stamped the sentiment from Choc Full of Cheer in Versamark then embossed in gold.  I pierced a dotted line underneath.  I then stamped one of the ornaments from Ornament Keepsakes (did you notice that this set made it into the Spring/Summer mini catalogue?) in Versamark onto Basic Black.  I embossed this with gold also then cut out with my paper snips.  You can use framelits to die cut these ornaments but i didn't want a black border on this one.  I then popped it up on a dimensional. 

I've attempted to go elegant chic for Merry Monday this week which is looking for an elegant theme.  You should check out the DT cards, they are fab! 

CAS-ual Fridays determined my colour scheme - Black, White and 1 other (I've chosen Gold). 

And for my design I followed the sketch at CASe This Sketch

Did you have a good weekend?  We've had a lovely sunny day here. 10 degrees no less positively summer like!! 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Basic Black, Brushed Gold, Whisper White

Ink - Versamark

Stamp - Ornament Keepsakes, Chock Full of Cheer 

Other - Paper Piercing Tool and Mat, Dimensional, Gold Embossing Powder

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