Card for my Mum

Hi everyone!

It was my lovely Mum's birthday at the end of October, so I want to share the card I made for her...

I've used Flowering Flourishes for the lovely swirls on the card and added punched flowers from the Pictogram Punches stamp set. 

The centre panel is created using one of the gorgeous embossing folders from the Fun Frames set. The lettering is from Little Letters Thinlits and I gently inked the edges with Pink Pirouette ink.

I was on a roll making this card so I even decided to decorate the inside! The sentiment is from one of our lovely hostess sets, Happy Birthday Everyone. Do you like that it is stamped in 2 different colours? Well this is very easily achieved by using our brilliant Stampin' Write Markers. I simply inked 'Birthday' with the Pink Pirouette first, then the 'Happy' with Marina Mist, then as the ink had dried a little, I 'huffed' over the stamp to dampen the ink again. I love using this technique as it's so simple, yet so effective!

This weekend is the very exciting first On Stage Live in Brussels, especially for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Sadly, I won't be there this year, but I'm sure there are going to be some very exciting announcements of new products...as soon as I hear of anything, I will let you know! 

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Thanks for visiting today and I hope to see you soon...now go get your craft on! ;)

A friend accepts us for who we are...

Good morning all and welcome to Bonnie, my newest follower! I am honoured that she has chosen to follow me as I am an admirer of her work! :)

I had a wonderful, if ridiculously hectic weekend, with a stall at a ladies lifestyle event, then helping Sarah out with her Stampin' Up! stall at The Great British Craft Fair in Bolton! Both were extremely enjoyable and I hope to repeat the experiences in the future!

So one of the items I made for my stall was another Stampin' Framed, and it sold on the evening to a lovely lady named Jane, who has also ordered one of my inspiration tins as a 'comment' tin for her Vintage Secret Tea Parties...don't they sound like fun?!

This one is again stamped and heat embossed with Pewter Stampin' Emboss (now reduced to just £2.96!). The quote is from Feels Goods and the flower is from Flowering Flourishes, stamped in Pacific Point. Isn't it a fab quote?

I die cut the panel with one of the Apothecary Accents Framelits and paper pierced the edges using the Paper Piercing Essentials pack, before mounting onto Pacific Point dotty DSP. I finished with butterflies from Papillon Pot pourri, which were punched using both matching punches and some Basic Rhinestone Jewels.

Here's what I used...

Feel Goods Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.95

Papillon Potpourri Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£13.95

Pewter Stampin' Emboss Powder

£3.95

Flowering Flourishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.95

Versamark Pad

£6.75

Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Elegant Butterfly Punch

£14.25

Bitty Butterfly Punch

£14.25

Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies

£20.95

Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

£7.25

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

£19.50

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

£4.50

I'm back at work today after a week off, but at least we'll be back into some sort of a routine!

Have a fab Monday!

Hearts a Flutter Anniversary

Hello and happy Thursday!

It is new sketch day at CAS - Colours and Sketches and it is sketch week. Here is the sketch I designed for our challenge...

Although there is a heart as the main shape, feel free to use any shape you like :)

So....here is my card....

I decided to dig out something I haven't used for ages...my Very Vintage Stampin' Around Wheel! I have a few of these wheels and I always seem to forget about them! The great thing about these is that if you add an ink cartridge you can stamp continuously for ages! But you can still used them with just an ink pad too, which is what I did here with my Wisteria Wonder ink. I then scored top and bottom to highlight the panel a little.

The hearts are from the Hearts A Flutter set and I fussy cut them, then inked them in Raspberry Ripple, using Sponge Daubers. The Flowering Flourishes is also stamped in Wisteria Wonder, and the sentiment is Smoky Slate. I finished with Liquid Pearls (non-SU)

Stampin' Up! Products I used

 

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Don't forget, tomorrow is Frugal Friday #2 so do pop back to see if you are a winner from #1, and to join in with my second challenge!

Happy crafting!

An altered tablet cover

Hi everyone!

Did you have a nice day yesterday? I went on the local Mayday walk with Keiran and my parents and tried a little pond dipping and maypole dancing...it was fun!

Today I have something a little different to show. I recently got a new tablet and so needed a cover. I looked around but I couldn't find any I really liked, so I decorated my own!

I used Flowering Flourishes and heat embossed it using Pool Party Stampin' Emboss.

While it was still heated, I added Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss for a little sparkle. I finished with some bling! 

What do you think? I do have one tip for this...make sure your heat tool is properly hot before you emboss, then it is in contact with your case for as little time as possible.

Stampin' Up! products I used

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I love making things my own....so much more fun than buying off the shelf!

Have a great Tuesday! :)

A sketchy birthday!

Good morning Sketchers!

It's the 5th Saturday of the month which means this week at Sketch Saturday we have a little treat for you...you can choose any of the past sketches from #215!! So pretty much free rein to create anything you like!

I have chosen Sketch #223 for my card

I decided it was time to use some of the stunning designer papers that Stampin' Up! have to offer...I seem to hoard them! The ones I have used are the Bermuda Bay polka dots from Brights DSP stack, and the pink is from Quatrefancy. This is a colour combo I am rather loving at the moment!

The stamps are Flowering Flourishes, Papillon Potpourri and the free hostess Banner Greetings. I wanted a simple image so that it stood out against the bright colours...I think it worked! And we mustn't forget the polka dot embossing in the background.

Stampin' Up! supplies used

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Don't forget, for every £45 you spend, you get to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration product!

This magnificent offer ends on Sunday, so don't miss out!

If you would like to find out more about the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products, or to order any, please do contact me and I will be happy to help!

I also hold Stampin' Up! parties and workshops, so if you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

SPECIAL OFFER!! Order/host a party with £250 of sales, and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £150 of goodies for only £99!! Contact me or see here for more details!

We're looking forward to seeing which sketch you will choose and what you create with it!

Have a lovely, crafty Saturday!