A Summery Birthday

Good morning!

Well it seems I have yet another new follower! A very warm welcome to you Deepti!

As promised, here is the other card I made on Monday night. 

I have used my neglected Stippled Blossoms stamp set here. This a wonderful two part set that gives a wonderful shaded effect without all the stress of trying to do clever colouring! 

I've also used some new Designer Paper from the Brights stack, the sentiment from Simply Sketched Hostess set and The banner from Hearts a Flutter.

Supplies

Stamps - Stippled Blossoms, Simply Sketched, Hearts a Flutter

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Dies - Hearts a Flutter

If you would like to order any of the lovely items I have used, or any other products please do contact me for more information and to find out how to earn your own free Hostess stamp sets!

If you would like a lush glossy copy of the catalogue, again please do contact me!

Challenges
Clean and Simple - #252

Dynamic Duos - #64

Addicted To CAS - Summer

I was working on some more wedding card commissions last night...if you like, I will show one of them tomorrow? Yes? Oh go on then! See you tomorrow!

Dad, my hero

Good morning!

Well somehow, I managed to muster up some creativity last night to make this card for a commission...not easy seeing as how tired I was after Saturday night! 

I have used a lovely set, fairly new to my collection. This is Serene Silhouettes and I stamped the image in Crumb Cake over the computer generated verse. 

I inked the edge of the image panel with Old Olive using my Ink Daubers.

This is the card once I personalised it for the customer, which is slightly off sketch so that's why I posted the original card without the sentiment.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights, 

Stamp - Serene Silhouettes

Ink - Crumb Cake, Old Olive

Embossing - Woodgrain EF

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!

Challenges

Sweet Sunday - #186

Pink Gem - Emboss It

Anything Goes - Father's Day

CASual Fridays - Banners and Flags

Crafty Cardmakers - Father's Day

Partytime Tuesdays - Father's Day

Simply Create Too - Father's Day

Simon Says Stamp - Father's Day

Right...off to work now, then the gym, then hopefully I will get some more of my commission order finished!

Bye for now!

Lacy & Lovely!

Good morning!

Isn't it gorgeous again today?? I had a pleasurable afternoon in my garden yesterday, relaxing, them planting out some Mesembryanthemums and watering; I'm hoping for a bright colourful garden this year, as well as fruitful with all our veg again!

Anyway, here is a nice bright summery card for you today...

I have used the aptly titled Lacy & Lovely stamp set, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie ink. 

I matted the image panel onto Pumpkin Pie DSP.

Supplies

Cardstock - Pool Party, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black

Tools - Simply Scored

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!

I am entering my card into the Muse challenge this week...I think I took the lovely inspiration card quite literally this time!

I hope to spend a little more time in the garden today, but I also have a large card order to complete so may have to get on with that instead!

Hope you have chance to enjoy our little bit of summer!

A different Swallowtail

Hello again!

Well, as promised, here is the card using the Swallowtail stamp in a slightly different way...

I have used shrink plastic on this one and I love it! It really makes the butterfly look so realistic!

The smaller butterfly is from the Papillon Potpourri set. I coloured both using my Stampin' Write Markers and Blender Pens to drag the colour out. Isn't it beautiful? In real life this looks so very real!

Supplies

Cardstock - Basic Gray, Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Embossing Folder - Elegant Lines

Stamps - Swallowtail, Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Real Red, Daffodil Delight, Tempting Turquoise, Basic Gray

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!

Challenges

Seize The Birthday - #18

Colour Q - #191

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Thanks for dropping by again, see you tomorrow!

Cuddles and Tickles on Toes!

Hello!

I have a cute little baby card for you today...

I have used the super cute Bundle Of Love stamp set and I have stamped the image and sentiment in Pool Party embossing powder, then I coloured the pram with Pool Party and a blending pen. I highlighted the dots and hearts with my Uniglo white Gel Pen.

I pierced the edges for added interest and finished with a Daffodil Delight brad and Stitched Grossgrain and Taffeta Ribbon.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Bundle Of Joy

Ink - Versamark

Embossing - Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder

Ribbon - Taffeta, Stitched Grossgrain

Other - Brights Brads, Paper Piercing Essentials Pack

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 £250 of products and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £155 of goodies for only £99!!Contact me or see here for more details!

Challenges

Create With Connie And Mary - #251

CAS On Sunday - Pastel Pretties

Crafty Boots - Celebrations

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Moving Along With The Times - CAS

Simply Create Too - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Embossing and Texture

The Crazy Challenge - Baby Card

Totally Papercrafts - CAS

I have alot of cards to make for orders today... I may blog them at some point over the next week or so! :)

Have a great day and see you tomorrow!

Retiring Butterflies

Good morning! 

Are you enjoying the bank holiday and the extra day off work? I am! 

I do have a card for you that I made Saturday night to fit in with the Less Is More colour challenge this week...

If you remember from my post on Saturday, the challenge is to use two opposite colours on the colour wheel...

For this one I have used Yellow-Green and Violet-Red (Old Olive & Rich Razzleberry)

I really love this buttefly set, in particular this traditional looking butterfly, from the Papillon Potpourri stamps...so elegant!

I was inspired somewhat by Rebecca's card here. I had already chosen my colours, stamps and paper, but was going in a totally different way with my layout until I saw her card...isn't it gorgeous??

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Papillon Potpourri, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Punches - Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly

Die - Apothecary Accents

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 £250 of products and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £155 of goodies for only £99!!Contact me or see here for more details!

Other Challenges

613 Avenue - Anything Goes

Die Cutting Divas - Anything Goes

Love To Create - Punches/Dies

I hope you enjoy the rest of the long weekend...back to the grind tomorrow!

Colouring on Black

Good morning!

After showing you the effects of colouring on Crumb Cake card, I thought I would share the same effect on black! 

For this card, I stamped my image from Flowering Flourishes onto the Basic Black card using my Whisper White Craft pad. I then used my Stampin' Write markers to colour over the white ink. I think it's a lovely and striking effect! :)

Supplies

Cardstock - Basic Black

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Stamps - Flowering Flourishes, Elements of Style, Papillon Pot Pourri

Ink (markers) - Lucky Limeade, Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Calypso Coral

Ink (craft pad) - Whisper White

Punch - Bitty Butterfly

If you would like to order any of these beautiful Stampin' Up! items, please do contact me. 

SPECIAL OFFER!! Order £250 of products and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £155 of goodies for only £99!! Contact me or see here for more details!

Challenges
CAS on Sunday -#7

Let's Craft And Create - Flowers

Thanks for saying hi today!

Need For Speed!

Good morning!
Here is another card I made at Jen's on Saturday...can you see a theme yet? Yup! Men! I needed some male cards so I have made quite a few!

I embossed my Night of Navy card panel with the Argyle EF, and then trimmed the edge for some shape. It was supposed to be the other way round but I didn't notice til the whole card was stuck down lol! I stamped the car in Rich Razzleberry and fussy cut it out, mounting it on Stampin' Dimensionals.

Supplies

Cardstock - More Mustard, Midnight Muse

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Stamps - Need For Speed, Itty Bitty Banners

Ink - More Mustard, Rich Razzleberry

Framelits - Bitty Banners

Embossing Folder - Argyle

If you would like to order any of the products I have used, please do contact me and I would be happy to help. Alternatively, you could join my next Stampers 6 club starting in June...see here for more information, and please feel free to ask any questions!

Challenges

Create With Connie & Mary - #247

Just Add Ink - #161

Get Well Wishes

Good morning!

I really wanted to post a card on Tuesday evening, that I made for an order, but the challenge had closed by the time I had, due to having a bit of a horrible afternoon! I went to the doctors as I have been in a lot of pain with my stomach for a few days, got a prescription, put the meds in the boot, then managed to crack Keiran on the head with the corner of the boot :'( So a trip to A&E so they could glue him back together, and by the time we got home, it was too late for anything! I am very pleased to report that Keiran has had no ill effects from his trauma and my stomach is starting to feel much better!

So before I treat him to a day out at Legoland Discovery, I am going to post a different card that I managed to put together last night...

I have used the Secret Garden Bundle here to make my flower, stamping it in Regal Rose onto Pretty In Pink card.

The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments - I think I surreptitiously made a get well card for the both of us lol! I finished with a few beads for the centre of the flower.

Supplies

Cardstock - Pretty In Pink, Whisper White

Stamps - Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Regal Rose

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Embossing - Honeycomb

Dies - Secret Garden & Bitty Banners Framelits

If you would like to order any Stampin' Up! items, please do contact me as I would love to make you and your letterbox smile! :)

Challenges

Less Is More - Beads

The Paper Players - #138

Dynamic Duos - #45

Ok I'm off to get dressed, then off for a nice day out...enjoy your day, whatever you're doing!

Less Is More - Beads

Good morning LIMettes!

Have you had any snow? It snowed for 20+ hours straight yesterday would you believe?! In fact, it was still snowing when I went to bed ant 11.30! But because it was so windy, it didn't actually start to settle until last night...we still only have a couple of inches! But I received a photo of my Mum and Dad's in Huddersfield, and they've got drifts in their back garden of over 18 inches and it's still snowing!

Anyway, Chrissie and Jen at Less Is More are here, as always on a Saturday morning, to wake us up and get our creative juices going! This morning, the challenge is

BEADS

Now I had to think for a minute what to do...I have tonnes of seed beads from various pound shops, and often use them in the centre of a flower, but I wanted to try something a bit different. I was looking around when I found a punched piece of card on my desk, left over from some playing with butterflies you probably saw earlier this week.

So here is what I decided to try...

The butterflies were punched using the Bitty Butterfly Punch.

I flooded each of the cut outs with Crystal Effects and poured beads into them. A little playing and re-arranging of the beads and it's done! 

The sentiment is Teeny Tiny Sentiments, stamped in Not Quite Navy, and the yellow paper is Designer Series Brights (Daffodil Yellow)

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights

Punch - Bitty Butterfly

Stamp - Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Not Quite Navy

Other - Crystal Effects, Seed beads from stash

If you would like to order any Stampin' Up! items, please do contact me as I love to make crafters happy, and a delivery from Stampin' Up! will definitely do that! :)

Challenges

Seize The Birthday #11

Create With Connie and Mary - #244

I'm off to take Keiran skating now...roller skating, not ice skating, though we could probably even get away with skiing!

Have a great Saturday!

It's your Birthday!

Ok this is the last post from me tonight, I promise!!

Again, I want to enter this into a challenge that ends at 5am, and I'm sorry but I am not getting up to link it then lol!

I have used Brights & Subtles DSP, Stitched Grossgrain Ribbon and an Old Olive Button.

I used my Stampin' Write Markers to ink up my stamp before stamping.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Brights, Subtles

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes (retired hostess)

Edgelits - Adorning Accents

Other - Rich Razzleberry Stitch Grossgrain, Designer Buttons Brights

If you would like to order any of the items I have used today, please do contact me...I would be delighted to order them for you! 

Challenges

Retro Sketches - #55

Still addINKtive - #7 (sketch/colour/both)

Addicted To Stamps and More - Make Your Mark

I'm off for a cheeky glass of Rose! Goodnight!

More Butterflies!

Hello again!

I know, 2 posts in as many hours almost!

I am trying to use up a few things that are on my desk, and so here is a card I made using a card blank that had a couple of marks on the front, and a panel of cut out butterflies that I thought didn't look even at first, but I think I was being over critical lol!

I have used the Bitty Butterfly punch & Designer Series Papers for the butterflies.

The sentiment is Teeny Tiny Sentiments and the ribbon is Marina Mist from the Spring/Summer catalogue.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Punch - Bitty Butterfly (S/S)

Papers - Designer Series (Subtles, Brights, Regals)

Sentiment - Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink (Daffodil Delight)

Ribbon - Marina Mist Striped Organdy (S/S)

Don't forget, today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration, where you can get 1 item free for every £45 you spend! Contact me for more details before it's too late!

Challenges

The Paper Players - #137

Create With Connie & Mary - #244

CAS on Sunday - Flutterby

Addicted To CAS - Wings

Right, lunch then Keiran's Easter Bonnet Parade!

Byeeee!