a Vintage Freestyle Collage kind of card!

Hello!!

How are you? Are you having a good week? I've had a busy one, emptying my craftroom ready to add some new staorage and a new desk! I can't wait to see how it will look! Of course, more storage means more room for stamps lol!

Anyway, here is a card I am particularly pleased with! I tried to make it 2 nights ago, but came to a standstill with it. You see, I wanted to make a card to enter the challenge at the brand new challenge blog, The Card Concept, using this picture for inspiration...

...but every time I tried, it seemed to go wrong! I wanted soft flowers and girliness, but it didn't go that way. Anyway, enough waffle...here is my card...

I used various stamps sets here...Simply Sketched for the sentiment, Happy Day for the medallion and Elements of Style for the bird. I fussy cut them both using my super sharp paper snips...I love them so much I have 2 pairs...a ribbon pair and paper pair!

I embossed the banner and the corner of the sentiment panel with Lacy Brocade EF, and the background is using Crumb Cake DSP (ret). I finished with Linen Thread, and some Liquid Pearls (not SU)

I said before that I'm entering at Card Concept. Well I also have to state what style of card I have gone with, and for this one I'm going with Freestyle Collage. The colours inspired me to go with a kind of vintage look too. I also used the sketch at Sweet Sunday too...

Stampin' Up! supplies used

  

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I'm off to Ikea tonight to buy some Expedits and Linmon (or something like that!) to transform my craftroom into an organised workspace! I shall post the pics when I've done! :)

Have a fab day...it's Friday! 

A Happy Day Thank You

Hello!

Here is a quick card I snuck in between my commissions yesterday, because I really wanted to enter two challenges that end today.

I used the lovely medallion from the Happy Day stamp set, stamped in Basic Black onto Crumb Cake cardstock.

I embossed some Basic Black cardstock with the Woodgrain Embossing Folder and created the sentiment using Itty Bitty Banners and matching framelits. I finished with a couple of pearls and doodled corners.

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

CAS(E) This Sketch - #46

Dynamic Duos - #71

What are you up to today? I'm going to work, then baking sticky toffee pudding cupcakes for our Big Coffee Morning, in aid of Macmillan, at work tomorrow!

Have a good day!

Hello there...

Firstly, may I welcome my newest follower, Mary...I hope you enjoy my little blog! :)

Well thankfully I got a little more crafting done last night than the night before...one project of which is for a very special Bloghop on Saturday, so do come back then and have a peek!

For now, though, is a card I made especially to welcome one of my first online customers...

I have used the lovely Happy Day stamp set, Crumb Cake card and ink, and my Paper Piercing Essentials pack. A simple, but elegant card I think :) 

If you would like to receive a card made exclusively for you, simply place an order through my online store.

Challenges

CAS(E) This Sketch - #44

Muse - #34

Thank you for stopping by today...see you soon! :)

Thank You!

Good morning!

Ok, so it is Saturday morning and I haven't made a card for Less Is More! There is a very good reason for this...I have been on holiday this week, and we come back later so I will have to make my card tomorrow! 

I have made a card for you to see though....

This is the little Thank you card I made for the members of my Stampers 6 club this month.

I used one of the smaller Labels Collection Framelits to cut the card shape, then stamped it with the flourish from Happy Day, the sentiment from Express Yourself, and the butterfly from the gorgeous Best Of Butterflies. I used Basic Gray, Crushed Curry and Coastal Cabana inks...a lovely combination I think!

Supplies

Stamps - Happy Day, Express Yourself, Best Of Butterflies

Ink - Basic Gray, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana

Dies - Labels Collection Framelits

If you would like to order any of these lovely Stampin' Up! products, please do contact me...I would be very pleased to help!

Thanks for stopping by today and see you with my LIM card sometime tomorrow or Monday!

A VERY bright Flower Garden!

Hello!

I have a very bright and cheerful card for you today, to match the weather of late and it somewhat looks like my garden at the moment...Lots of colour! :)

I have used my lovely new Flower Garden stamp for this card and I basically randomly stamped the flowers in Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Garden Green and Summer Starfruit, in that order I think.

The fabby sentiment that suit this card down to a T is from Happy Day, and the pretty butterfly is from Backyard Basics. I added a little paper piercing to the sentiment banner for a little added interest.

Supplies

Stamps - Flower Garden, Happy Day, Backyard Basics

Ink - Pretty In Pink, Real Red, Garden Green, Summer Starfruit

Dies - Backyard Basics

Other - Paper Piercing Essentials Pack

If you would like to order these sentiments, any of the products I have used, or any of the other fabulous new products, please do contact me and I will be very happy to place your order for you.

Please click on the catalogue link on my sidebar to browse the yummy new catalogue, or for £4.95 inc. p&p I can send you your very own copy to drool over and write your wishlist in!

Challenges

CASE Study - #148

Partytime Tuesdays - Wing It!
Creative Card Crew - The Great Outdoors

Right...off to work! Have fun in the sun! :)

Blossom Party!

Hello!

I managed to make another card last night ready for this morning. It took a while to get going as I think my mojo wandered off for a while but it popped up again when I spotted the current sketch at Retro Sketches.

I used Sizzix Blossom Party Originals die and Happy Day stamp set for this card.

I used Wild Wasabi and Perfect Plum cardstock and Perfect Plum Ink. It's finished with a few bits of bling!

If you would like to order any of the products I have used, or any of the other fabulous new products, please do contact me and I will be very happy to place your order for you.

Please click on the catalogue link on my sidebar to browse the yummy new catalogue, or for £4.95 inc. p&p I can send you your very own copy to drool over and write your wishlist in!

Challenges

Retro Sketches - #70

Thanks for having a look today...see you tomorrow! :)

Happy (Fri) Day! :)

Hello hello!

Well...it seems I have another 2 followers to welcome! A big shout out to Susanne and Aisleen...welcome and I hope you find inspiration here...that's what I'm here for! :)

Ok, I have a rather 'Slushy' card for you today, as I promised yesterday, but not slushy in the way you think!

(unless you were thinking Strawberry Slush!)

Hmmmm.....lots of colour here! I really do love this brand new colour and I wanted to have a play with it! It's kind of a 'tweeny' colour... 'tween pink and red. 

I stamped my flower from the soon to be available Happy Day set several times before re-inking to create the background, and I used some Basic Black Designer Paper (soon to be retired) and Taffeta Ribbon (also retiring). The swirl is from Flowering Flourishes, stamped in Basic Black and I finished with a fussy cut Flower and a sentiment from Happy Day, and some gems.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White
Stamps - Flowering Flourishes, Happy Day

Ink - Basic Black, Strawberry Slush

Designer Series Paper - Neutrals

Ribbon - Basic Black Taffeta

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!

There are only 3 days left to order your retiring items so

please don't forget to place your order before it is too late!

Challenges

Retro Sketches - #69

A Random Thursday - Anything Goes

That Craft Place - Flowers

Sister Act - Anything Goes

I have work today, then I have the weekend off with my little man...can't wait! I love spending the weekends with him... I don't get to all that often so it's gonna be fab! :)

See you tomorrow for LIM Saturday! :)

Hello!

Good morning!

How are you? Glad it's Monday? After the weather we've had this weekend, I think we need a bright and breezy card to cheer us up!

I have used the awesome new Mosaic Madness stamps and punch to match, soon to be available in the new catalogue, as a bundle too! :)

I also used the Modern Mosaic EF for the background. Isn't the embossing so clean and crisp?

The colours are 2 from the new In Colours; Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush. I think you'll see me using these a lot as I love them! The sentiment is from the new Happy Day set. As you can see from the picture above, I cut away the edge of my card blank and added the punched shapes to the edge.

Are you wondering how I made this sentiment banner? Well I used the Mosaic punch! How? Well it's easy really...

Simply insert your card as shown below, and punch.

Then remove and turn the paper round again and punch.

Et voila! One label :)

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Happy Day, Mosaic Madness

Ink - Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana

Embossing - Modern Mosaic EF

Punch - Mosaic

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!

There are only 2 weeks left to order your retiring items so please don't forget to place your order before it is too late!

Challenges

Freshly made Sketches #91

Crafting When We Can - Keep It Simple

CASual Fridays - Over The Edge

Sister Act - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for popping by...I'm going to work now, as I'm sure you are too! See you tomorrow with more new sneaky peekies! ;)