Rainbow Zoo Babies!

Helllooo!

How was Saturday for you? I spent much of it crafting, in between playing games with Keiran, so I actually got quite a lot done, for a change!

Here is one of the cards I made....

As you can see, I have gone a bit crazy with the papers and the colours! I tend to be more CAS these days, but I just really liked the way these 3 papers from the I Am Me Designer Series Papers went together! 

The stamps are all from Zoo Babies and I inked them using my Stampin' Write Markers so I could match the colours to the papers. I particularly love the zebra! 

Supplies

Stamps - Zoo Babies

Ink - Coastal Cabana, Real Red, Calypso Coral, Basic Gray, Crushed Curry (all Stampin' Write Markers)

Designer Series Paper - I Am Me

Other - Regals Buttons, Pool Party Baker's Twine, Pool Party Satin Ribbon

Don't forget, if you place you order before midnight next Friday 13th September, you can use the hostess code 

MAXYUMSP

and I will randomly select one of you to win all the hostess credits that are earned! Visit my store to place your order before it's too late!

Challenges

Colours and Sketches - #41

Deconstructed Sketch - #117

Stampin' Royalty - Patterned Paper (and lots of it!)

Hmmm well....off to church now, then I wonder what today will bring? :) Have a good one!

Heartfelt Sympathy

Hello!! How are you all, my lovely followers? I am hopefully back in the world of blog after a lovely few days break. I took Keiran camping last weekend, then we went to Bolton's Food Festival on Monday, and today we have walked for miles and finished off with a lovely Indian meal, slightly spoiled by the entire lot of drivers from our local cab firm having a row in the very beautiful restaurant! Still, we got our meal free! ;)

So once Keiran went to bed, I decided to fit in some much needed crafting, and came up with this...

I have used the gorgeous Hostess only set, Simply Sketched and stamped it in Calypso Coral, then filled with Crisp Cantaloupe.

The embossed panel is created using the new Pretty Print EF from the upcoming Seasonal catalogue (available to order from as of 29th August...not long now!) I gently coloured the edges with Crisp Cantaloupe using a Sponge Dauber, as I also did on the main panel. I finished with a butterfly from Papillon Potpourri.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Calypso Coral

Stamp - Simply Sketched

Ink - Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe

Embossing - Pretty Print EF

Punch - Bitty Butterfly

Other - Sponge Dauber, Stamp-a-ma-jig

If you would like to get your hands on any of the Hostess sets, or any of the new upcoming products, please do contact me for details of how!

Challenges

Colours and Sketches - #39

Dynamic Duos - #67

Anything Goes - In The Garden (add some butterflies)

Partytime Tuesdays - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for bearing with me recently. I hope I will be a little more on the ball again now!

A couple of Thank You's

 Hello!

I know...2 posts in one day! And not only that, 2 cards in one post!

I have to be super quick as the first card I have made fits into a challenge that ends in 10 mins!

This is made using the sentiment from Oh, Hello and the Framelit from Chalk Talk. The Designer Paper is This 'n That and I finished with some Linen Thread and a couple of Essentials Hardware Clips.

Challenges

Freshly Made Sketches - #96

Colour Q - #199

Phew! Now that's done, I'll relax a little and tell you about my second card...

Another thank you card, this time using Mosaic Madness and Express Yourself. Quite a simple card, but when I saw the colour combo for the challenge, I just knew it was going to work!

Supplies for both cards

Stamps - Oh, Hello, Mosaic Madness, Express Yourself (Hostess)

Ink - Tangerine Tango, Calypso Coral, Summer Starfruit, Rich Razzleberry, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Crisp Cantaloupe

Framelits/Punch - Chalk Talk, Mosaic Punch

Embossing - Chevron EF

Other - Linen Thread, Stamp-a-Majig, Essentials Hardware Clips

If you would like to order any of the other fabulous new products, and have the opportunity to earn some of the gorgeous hostess items, 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

Colours and Sketches - #35

Colour Throwdown - #252

We've had a lovely day today at the new Sealife Centre in Manchester. We did have to queue for about an hour, but it was good when we got inside. In fact, the colours used on my second card really remind me of the coral on display!

Have a good evening :)

Feel Better Soon

Good afternoon! (or is it evening now?)

I know...a very late post for me. As you may remember me saying yesterday, I had a bad stomach upset....well, it has taken a while to shake it, and even now I'm not convinced it's gone as I keep getting cramps. So I didn't craft anything yesterday, hence no blog post this morning.

I am pleased to say that I do have something to show you now though, that I made this afternoon :) I wonder if I surreptitiously made this for me?! ;) 

I have used a couple of lovely stamp sets and a sentiment set for my card. I first of all cut the aperture in the top card layer using a Framelit from the Ovals Collection. I then stamped the oval from Oh, Hello in place on the base card using Lucky Limeade.

My lovely little 'kissed' bird was inked up with Tempting Turquoise, then 'kissed' with the same oval stamp as in the aperture before fussy cutting him out. The sentiment is from Express Yourself and cut out using Bitty Banners Framelits. Isn't that ribbon stunning? That is the new Calyso Coral Chevron Ribbon. I have it in all the colours and it really is lush! I think I shall be using it an awful lot!

Supplies

Stamps - Morning Meadow, Express Yourself (both Hostess), Oh, Hello

Ink - Tempting Turquoise, Lucky Limeade

Framelits - Bitty Banners, Ovals Collection

Ribbon - Calypso Coral Chevron

If you would like to order any of the other fabulous new products, and have the opportunity to earn some of the gorgeous hostess items, 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

Paper Players - #155

Sister Act - Anything Goes

A Random Thursday - Anything Goes

Divas By Design - Anything Goes

Thank you for bearing with me today...I hope to back on top form tomorrow morning for the LIM challenge! ;)

A Handmade Flower, or Two! (using Mosaic Punch)

Hello!

How are you today? 

I have finally got round to entering this week's challenge at Less Is More! The theme is 

HANDMADE FLOWERS

I LOVE flowers and using them in one way or another on my cards so I thought I would have a go at something I have been meaning to try...

From the minute I saw the Mosaic punch I just knew it would make fab flowers. And I was right!

I stamped and punch 5 'petals' from the Mosaic Bundle, using Calypso Coral cardstock and Basic Black Ink, and arranged them as above. The centre is another handmade flower using the brilliant Simply Pressed Clay. I have a selection of white clay flowers and buttons just ready to colour using my Stampin' Write Markers...I can match them to any project this way!

The scoring was created using my Simply Scored tool and the paper piercing used the Paper Piercing Essentials pack. The sentiment is from the Itty Bitty Banners set, cut out using the Bitty Banners Framelits.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Calypso Coral

Stamps - Itty Bitty Banners, Mosaic Madness

Ink - Basic Black

Punches/Dies - Bitty Banners Framelits, Mosaic Punch

Tools - Simply Scored, Paper Piercing Essentials Pack

Other - Simply Pressed Clay, Simply Pressed Silicone Moulds, Pearls from stash

Ribbon - Basic Black Taffeta 

 If you would like to order 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 - #73

Dynamic Duos - #62

Less Is More - Handmade Flowers

Totally Papercrafts - Make Your Own Flowers

Addicted to Stamps And More - CAS

Thanks so much for your continued support...it means a lot that you all regularly pop by and leave me a comment, even when I don't always get time to comment back! I am trying to get better at it!

Have a lovely Tuesday!

A Little One Layer Card

Good morning!

I have a one layer card here that I made yesterday, using 'the random stamping' technique! (ok so I made that up lol!)

I have literally just stamped various stamps from the Tiny Tags set in different colours across a masked off section and finished with the Tiny Tag Punch...that easy!

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Stamps - Tiny Tags

Ink - Calypso Coral, Gumball Green, Pool Party

Punch - Tiny Tag

Other - Baker's Twine (Pool Party)

If you would like to get your hands on any gorgeous Stampin' Up! products 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
Ant's Colour Challenge - #1

Simon Says Stamp - Happy Mail
Love To Create - Punches and/or Dies

Have a lovely Thursday!

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!

100 posts - Cheers!!!

Good morning LIMettes!

As I came to type this I realised that this is my 100th post since I started this blog...wow!! So the card kind of fits! At Less Is More this week, it's One Layer week and the theme is

A FILM

Soooo.....a quick text to Jen to see if I could borrow her, as yet unused, not even delivered to her Happy Hour stamp set! Of course, she said!

So here is my little card...

Hard to photograph in this sun (yes, SUN!) but basically I stamped the glass in Basic Gray and Blushing Bride (one of the returning colours), the olive in Old Olive and Lucky Limeade and the Umbrella in Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral. All the stamping was perfectly placed using my Stamp-a-Majig! 

The score line were done using my Simply Scored tool and I scored two line one way, then turned the card over and scorder the middle line...it gives a more interesting effect don't you think?

The sentiment is Gray and Coral too. 

EDIT - I forgot to say that my film is.....
COCKTAIL!

If you would like to order any items from me, please don't hesitate to contact me as I would be delighted to help you build your stash!

Right, I best get to work now, then time for a crafty afternoon with Jen...YAY! :)

Have a lovely day!

Plaited Organza Ribbon (not easy!)

Hellloo!

How was your Monday? No Monday blues I hope!

I have just spent about half an hour trying to plait 3 pieces of organza ribbon for a card! Now you would think it would be easy right? Well I guess it would be if I had any bulldog clips to hold it to something so it doesn't keep coming undone! Ah well, I got there in the the end!

So here is the card I made using it...

I also used Pink Pirouette DSP, Secret Garden Bundle, Summer Silhouettes and Teeny Tiny Sentiments.

I tore and distressed the edges for a bit of definition.

Supplies

Cardstock - Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Stamps - Secret Garden, Teeny Tiny Sentiments, Summer Silhouettes

Framelits - Secret Garden

Paper - Pink Pirouette Designer Paper (Subtles)

Ribbon - Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral Organza

Don't forget, there are only 4 days of Sale-A-Bration left, so get your orders in now so you don't miss out on the free products for every £45 spent! If you would like me to order any of the items for you, please do get in touch!

Challenges

Create With Connie & Mary - #243

Fab Friday - #14

Craft Your Passion - Ribbon or Lace

Less Is More - Frame It!

2 Sisters - Flowers for Spring

Right, gonna get a cuppa and catch up with the Sky plus!

Have a good evening!

Colour Block Butterflies

Good morning!

I have a quick post here before work...I'm also waiting for my workshop order to arrive...hope it gets here before I leave for work!

So here is a card I made last night whilst I was apparently 'in the zone'! I wanted to combine a few challenges I've seen over the last week, a couple of which that are asking for something a little 'different', like 'colour blocking' and 'negative die'.

So here's what I came up with...

I have used the Elegant Butterfly and the Bitty Butterfly punches, backed with coloured card to use both techniques. I really like the effect too...real CAS.

The sentiment is from Tiny Tags and the border was made using the Small Heart punch. Lots of punches on this one!

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple, Calypso Coral

Ink - Basic Black

Stamps - Tiny Tags

Punches - Small Heart, Elegant Butterfly, Bitty Butterfly

As you've noticed, I've used one of the soon to be retired colours, Calypso Coral, on my card. Isn't it lush? If you would like to get your hands on the retiring In Colours, or any other Stampin' Up! products, please do contact me and I'll be more than happy to take your order!

Challenges

CAS(E) This Sketch - #18

Pals Paper Arts - #154

Addicted To CAS - Wings

Addicted To Stamps & More - CAS

CASual Fridays - Colour Block

Just Us Girls - Negative Die

Right I'm off to work...could be a busy one as it's the first day of Cheltenham Races today! Have fun!

Precious Butterflies

Good evening!

It occurred to me that I hadn't yet entered the challenge at Colour Throwdown this week, so I have (not so) quickly made a card to fit it...

I have used Precious Butterflies (an old hostess set) for my card. I stamped it in Calypso Coral onto a square piece of Whisper White card, then cut it into 4 and mounted the pieces onto a piece of Pool Party card that I had already border cut using Adorning Accents Edgelits. I used Vine Street Embossing Folder from Sale-A-Bration for the Crumb Cake piece.

I finished with a Tempting Turquoise button and some Linen Thread.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Pool Party, So Saffron

Stamps - Precious Butterflies, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink (markers) - Calypso Coral (In Colours 2011-2013), Crumb Cake 

Other - Vine Street Embossing Folder (SAB), Brights Buttons, Linen Thread

If you would like to grab these gorgeous In Colours, they finish in June this year, so be quick! You could order them now, and make the most of the Sale-A-Bration too and bag yourself the Vine Street EF (or any other SAB item!) when you spend over £45....bargain!!

Please contact me to place your order before your chance is gone!

Challenges

Colour Throwdown - #232

I {heart} Sketches - #9

Right I'm off for a cuppa!

Goodnight!