A whole lot of wonderful!

Hello!

We have a new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches and this week it's a colour challenge. A nice bright, cheerful colour challenge!

 

Aren't these lovely colours? I immediately thought of spring, tulips and happiness! I hope my card translates that...

I used the lovely Vivid Vases stamp, new in the Spring/Summer catalogue. I liked this stamp the first time I saw it. I coloured it very simply using my Stampin' Write Markers. 

Can you see the shine on the vases? I added some Crystal Effects as I thought it would give them some realism. The strip of Gingham Garden Washi gives the card I little 'zing' don't you think?

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I hope these colours have inspired you to create something springlike too!

Pinkies Spring/Summer bloghop

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects 

using products from the new Stampin' Up!® Spring/Summer Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the 

end of each post to keep hopping! 

Here is my project for this blog hop, and I have chosen to use the fabulous Peachy Keen stamp set and On Film framelit bundle and one of the stamps from Happy Watercolor.

I stamped the various elements in Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Soft Sky and Baked Brown Sugar. 

The filmstrip, both arrows and the cute little camera are all from the On Film Framelits. I also cut out an extra 'lens' for the camera, popped it up on dimensionals and then covered with Crystal Effects to give a 3D glassy effect. 

I made this as a 'thank you' card as I plan to give it to a work colleague who has been giving me lessons on how to use the digital SLR he sold me and passing on his knowledge from his photography course!

Now, if you have this bundle, you will know that the camera stamp and the camera framelit don't line up as they are both the same way round, meaning you need to cut the camera from the back of the stamped image, rather than the front, which as you can imagine is somewhat tricky! Well, not anymore!

I have made a little video I made on how to cut it out, the easy way! And for those of you that haven't yet bought the bundle and may have been put off by this little quirk, now there's no excuse! I will be posting the video on Monday morning, so don't forget to come back and take a look!

EDIT: You can now view the video tutorial HERE!



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It's time for you to go to the next Pinkie in the blog hop and that is Nicky's.... I'm sure you're going to love her beautiful project using Happy Watercolour and Spiral Flower Bigz Die.

Thank you for hopping with the Pinkies and enjoy the rest of the hop!

Language of Love

Good morning and a very warm welcome to my newest follower, Elaine from Craft-E-Place! I hope my blog serves as inspiration to you! 

And now to the reason you are here...a card! And this one is my entry into the sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary this week. I was extremely honoured to have been picked in their Top 3 last week with this card, thank you!

So here is their sketch...

And my card...

I have used some of the stunning brand new Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper from the new Spring/Summer Catalogue, which you can order as from today! Just click on the links in my sidebar to view the catalogue and to buy direct from my online store. 

I used the lovely Language of Love stamp set, which I stamped in Real Red and Pink Pirouette. I then punched a little heart out of the Pink one, using the Small Heart Punch, and mounted it onto the red one before coating it with Crystal Effects. The 2 larger hearts are die cut from the Hearts Framelits and I used the flower punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes punch pack to create the cut out for the ribbon. I finished with 3 dots of Dazzling Diamonds. 

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Don't forget, it is also Sale-A-Bration time and that means for every £45 you spend, you get to choose a free item from the Sale-a-Bration brochure! So if you would like a copy of each of the new catalogues, please just contact me and I will get them in the post for you for just £1.50 including 1st class postage!

In the meantime, have a lovely day browsing the new products via the catalogue links in my sidebar!

Pewter embossed Thank You

Good morning! 

I had a bit of a crafting session with Jen yesterday, though I didn't get that much done...my mojo was a little missing due to tiredness I think. But I did make a card for the sketch challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch.

My card...

This was a very simple card...I stamped the flower stem in Pear Pizzazz and Wisteria Wonder and I stamped the sentiment with Versamark and heat embossed with Pewter Stampin' Emboss. I also distressed the edges of the image panel.

I have to say that the pictures do not give any idea of how perfectly shiny silver the embossing powder is...it is stunning! I finished my card with a few dots of Crystal Effects for a little shine and dimension.

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I'm taking Keiran to see a panto today...Robin Hood. We went to see Peter Pan last year, and he's really looking forward to seeing this one. It's our last Christmas treat before school starts again on Tuesday. Then it's back to reality for me too, and hopefully my ankle will be strong enough to get myself back to the gym! Trust me, I need to after all the cheese I have eaten this week! 

Have a lovely Monday!

The drinks are on me!

Hello!

You'll be pleased to hear that today's card is a lot more 'me'! It's another commission to tick off my list. 

I've used some of the retired DSP from last year, but the stamp set, Happy Hour, is still current.

I used the Alphabet Typset Bigz die for the '40', and added Crystal Effects to the glasses for a bit of 'realism'.

If you would like to purchase any of the products I have used here, please do visit my online store where you can also be entered into this month's Mystery Hostess club for your chance to win this month's hostess freebies!

Alternatively, please feel free to contact me with your order, or any queries you may have. 

Challenges

Sunday Sketch & Stamp - #177