A very clever card!

Good morning! 

It's a really dark and wet morning here today...you can really see autumn is here! 

So I think I can feel slightly less guilty about showing you a Christmas card now! ;)

This is one of the other projects we made at the Craft Reward day last Sunday.

We got to have a play with the new Thinlits word dies and made a very clever card indeed!

This is a slider card - pulling one side causes the other side to come out too! It is a really simple mechanism, but so clever and really does give the 'wow' factor!

The easel on the back to hold it up is also very simple to make.

Products used

Cardstock - Night of Navy, Whisper White

Ink - Marina Mist, Night Of Navy, Versamark

Stamps - Festive Flurry, Merry Little Christmas, Sweet Essentials

Punch - Label Bracket Punch

Embossing - Stampin' Emboss Clear and Pewter

Huge thanks to Michelle Last for giving us the reward day, and for this project too!

If you would like to purchase any of the materials used in this project, please click on the link on my sidebar.

Right, off to work, then the first part of my Christmas shopping! I will be finished by the end of November! ;)

Guest design for Less Is More!

Good morning LIMettes!

I have exciting news! I have been asked to guest design at Less Is More while Jen takes a couple of weeks off! I am thrilled to have been asked, and I only hope I can do the challenges justice!

This week's challenge is 

FELT

It's a while since I have used felt, but I have made a couple of cards for you to see.

This first one is made using some felt which looks a lot like the colour Raspberry Ripple, and it looks lovely teamed with the sparkly black felt. I used the Dress Up Framelits to create a little dress and cardigan. The embossing is done with the Perfect Polka Dots EF, and the sentiment is from the hostess Express Yourself stamp set.

My second card is created by stamping the Festive Flurry stamps in Silver Encore onto white sparkly felt, then cut it out using the matching framelits. (these stamps and framelits are available as a bundle with a 15% discount) The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments, stamped in Silver Encore, and the papers are the Winter Frost DSP. I finished with a super sparkly Frosted Finishes Embellishment...these are stunning in real life!

Challenges

CASE Study - #158 (first card)

A Random Thursday - #15 (second card)

I hope you like my cards...what will you create?

Pinkies Seasonal Catalogue 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!® Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!

We love comments, so please do tell us what you think!

If you have arrived from the lovely Clare's blog, then a huge welcome to you!

I have lots of the gorgeous new stamps, but I have chosen to show you this one today because I feel like I haven't seen it around blogland much and I think it needs showing off!

The stamp is the very lovely Santa's List, and I have coloured him with my Stampin' Write Markers and framed him with one of the lovely snowflake dies from the Festive Flurry Framelits.

I also used 2 of the gorgeous new Embossing Folders; Stylish Stripes and Pretty Print. The distressing was created using my distressing tool, Sponge Daubers and Crumb Cake ink. The ribbon is Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper

Stamp - Santa's List

Ink - Black Stazon, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake, Blushing Bride

Embossing Folders - Stylish Stripes, Pretty Print

Ribbon - Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding

Dies - Festive Flurry, Circles Collection

I had intended to use some of the stunning new Designer Papers but I felt my card worked better without. I'm sure you will see lots of them from my fellow Pinkies throughout the blog hop though!

Speaking of which, it's time to move on to the very creative Kim's blog to see what she has created...you'll love it!

Challenges

Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Here Comes Santa Claus

Have a lovely Saturday!

Guest Design spot at CAS!!

Good morning!
Well guess what? I have been asked by the very lovely Jacqueline at CAS - Colours and Sketches if I would be a guest designer this week! Of course, I was honoured to be asked and jumped at the chance! So here is my card for their current sketch challenge...

As soon as I saw the sketch I knew I wanted to use the Festive Flurry snowflake dies! I cut it out of Silver Glimmer Paper and added a sentiment from the Chalk Talk set.

I embossed the bottom panel twice with one of the folders from the Adorning Accents Embossing set. The ribbon is the lovely Bermuda Bay Chevron Ribbon. The paper is from the Winter Frost set...stunning!

Supplies

Stamp - Chalk Talk

Ink - Pool Party, Bermuda Bay

Designer Series Paper - Winter Frost, Silver Glimmer Paper

Embossing - Adorning Accents EF

Dies - Festive Flurry

Ribbon - Bermuda Bay Chevron

If you would like to buy any of the products I have shown you today, please do contact me or click on my online shop link. And while you're there, don't forget to use this week's hostess code for your chance to win this week's hostess rewards!

Thanks for stopping by today...see you tomorrow! :)

Sparkly Snowflake

Hello!

Have you had a nice weekend? I won't say the 'M' word...I'll just get on with today's post! ;)

I hope you don't mind, but I have made another 'Tealight Easel card'...I have a feeling I shall be making many of these for my upcoming Christmas markets! 

I have used the very lovely Winter Frost designer paper from the new seasonal catalogue. It's so cool and elegant don't you think?

I made a snowflake using the Festive Flurry Framelits and the ever sparkly Silver Glimmer paper...it's so sparkly it sparkles in the pictures! I have had so many orders for this and I can't blame them! Not only is it so sparkly but the glitter just does not come off! So you don't end up with an envelope (instead of a card) full of glitter!

Again, I have used the stunning candles from Asda...they really match the Stampin' Up colours so well!

I finished the card with a little Designer Faceted Button and some Pool Party Baker's Twine as a closure for the little card/box.

If you would like to see how to make a similar card to this, please check out my original easel card here

If you would like to order any of the items used here, please do so by visiting my online store. Don't forget to use this week's Mystery Hostess Code

MAXYUMSP

to give you the chance of winning this week's hostess rewards!

(for more information, click on the Hostess Codes tab)

Alternatively, please do contact me for more information about products, details of workshops in your area, Stampers 6 clubs or becoming a Demonstrator.

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - #102

Just Add Ink - #181

Crafty Cardmakers - Christmas Snow and Ice

Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Non Traditional Colours

Winter Wonderland - Candles

Thank you for joining me today and have a lovely M... oops, nearly said it! 

More Snowflake Flurries!

Hello :)
This is a very quick post today, as was typing it last night and I didn't feel too great. 

I have made another Christmas card...getting in the mood now!

I used the Festive Flurry bundle and the Northern Flurry Embossing Folder. I backed the panel with Silver Glimmer Paper...isn't it sparkly??

The snowflake is embossed in Pool Party Stampin' Emboss then Iridescent Ice. The sentiment is from Sweet Essentials, stamped in Silver Encore.

Supplies

Stamps - Festive Flurry, Sweet Essentials

Dies - Festive Flurry

Ink - Encore Silver

Embossing - Versamark, Pool Party Stampin' Emboss Powder, Iridescent Ice EP, Northern Flurry EF

Other - Silver Ribbon

Challenges

Try Stampin' On Tuesday - #133

ABC Christmas Challenge - Q is for Quick

Thanks, as always, for stopping by!

Joyful Snowflakes!

Hello!
How are you? I had a very relaxed day yesterday, not really doing much apart from crafting, while Keiran built lego left from his birthday in April! He did really well too!

Here is one of the cards I managed to make...

I used the lovely new Festive Flurry stamp set and used my Stampin' Write Markers to ink up my stamp. One thing I love about the markers is that you can pick out different parts to a stamp and give a really unique look each time. I used Marina Mist and Night of Navy for this stamp.

Here's a closer look...

Don't the snowflakes look lovely in two colours? And the sparkle? Well after I stamped them in ink, I used Versamark and my Stamp-a-ma-jig to re-stamp over the snowflakes, covered in Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, then heat embossed. Don't they sparkle beautifully?! I finished with my sentiment from Joyful Christmas.

Supplies

Cardstock - Night Of Navy, Whisper White

Stamps - Festive Flurry, Joyful Christmas

Ink - Marina Mist, Night Of Navy

Embossing - Versamark, Iridescent Ice

Other - Stamp-a-ma-jig

Have you had a browse of the brand new Seasonal Catalogue yet? No?!! Well then why not pop over to my sidebar and click on the image to be taken to a flipbook of wonderfulness! (it is a word, honest!) And if you would like a 'hard' copy, please do contact me and I will pop one in the post for you :)

Challenges

Colours and Sketches - #40 (the double!)

2 Sisters - Square Cards

Well, thanks for stopping by...don't forget to say hi and let me know you've been :)

A Festive Flurry!

Good morning!

Here is another card that I made at Jen's yesterday, and yes, it is another Christmas card!

I have used the brand new Festive Flurry Stamp set with matching Framelits, which are available as a bundle for 15% off the individual price! I heat embossed them in Whisper White, then Iridescent Ice and stacked up the 3 smaller snowflakes. The sentiment is from the set I used on yesterday's card, but I missed off 'Joyful' today. The strip of Designer Paper is from the beautiful new Winter Frost set.

I topped my snowflake with some true bling! These new Frosted Finishes are so sparkly, and yet wonderfully light giving almost no weight to your cards!

If you would like to get your hands on some brand new products from the Autumn/Winter catalogue, there are 2 ways...

1. You could have me send you a lovely glossy catalogue for you to drool over for the next month until 29th August when I can order them for you.

2. You could join up to be a Demonstrator for only £99 and choose £135 worth of the stunning seasonal goodies from the upcoming A/W catalogue NOW!!

Yup that's right! you can order the brand new products now if you sign up to be a Demonstrator, and there is absolutely no commitment or catch! Seriously, once you have purchased your starter kit, you can either be a hobby demonstrator (and just keep buying your own stash with 20% off!), you could decide to make a career out of it and start your own business, or you could take your £135 of stash, use it, use it some more, enjoy it and you don't even need to order anything else! (Unless of course you can't resist!)

If you would like more information please do contact me and I will be more than happy to discuss it all with you! 

Challenges

Colours and Sketches - #37

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to be around at least 5 out of the next 7 days...I have a busy week ahead as I am visiting friends alot, but I'm sure I will get some blogging in!