First Easter cards!

Good morning my lovely followers!

I am sorry for having been AWOL for a few days...apart from it being half term, towards the end of the week I got some sort of a virus and it knocked me sideways a bit and apart from the things I have to do, I haven't felt much like doing anything! I am feeling a whole lot more like myself now though, so I have a lovely set of Easter cards to show you...

I have used one of the lovely stamp sets from the Spring/Summer catalogue, Blessed Easter, combined with the Trefoil Cross from the annual catalogue.

The Blessed Easter stamp actually comes with gorgeous tulips as part of the stamp, which I will be showing you tomorrow, but for these cards I have only used the sentiment worked perfectly with the cross.

Isn't it a pretty cross? I can see that I will be using it lots, not just for Easter but for Christening, Baptism, Confirmation etc. I created a frame around my sentiment using the Paper Piercing Essentials pack. I think it gives it a little bit more interest and focus don't you?


Stampin' Up! supplies used


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Have you got some free Sale-a-Bration goodies yet? If not, why not place an order with me today and choose your free items for every £45 you spend with me? There are some really beautiful items available so why not treat yourself!

I had a lovely week off last week with Keiran. We went to Knowsley Safari Park, the cinema, baked bread and banana bread, visited friends and soft play centres and a farm....I'm glad to be back at work for a rest! ;)
Have a fab Tuesday and see you tomorrow! :)

My Superhero!

I am so late in entering the Less is More challenge this week! Still, better late than never right?

So here is my entry into the Masculine themed challenge...

This is another new set I recently bought...it's super great for kids' cards! 

After I stamped the little fella in Baked Brown Sugar, I coloured in his cape and boots in Real Red and Pacific Blue. The sentiment was fussy cut and mounted on Dimensionals and I paper pierced the image panel to give some added interest.

Stampin' Up supplies used

If you would like to order any of these items and qualify for your free Sale-a-Bration items, please click on the pictures above, or please feel free to contact me if you prefer to deal with a real person!

I had my cards placed into a little shop in our new market yesterday! I'm only starting with new baby and christening/baptism card for now, but it's a start and I'm very excited about it! So I shall have to make plenty more now to have on my regular church stall!

Have a lovely Friday...make the most of it with your little ones...back to school next week!

Adorable Baby

Good morning!

I love Saturdays, don't you? Especially as I have the day off and I'm re-organising my craft room, with Jen's help! We went to Ikea last night to get my new furniture. It should have been uneventful, but it wasn't! We got stuck in the lift! It is my first time and I can tell you, it will be my last because I do not plan to go in a lift again!! (or at least for a very long while!)

Another good thing about Saturdays is the new challenge at Less Is More, and this week it's 

NEW BABY

Now, as it happens, I made a new baby card for my DT card for our new sketch at Sketch Saturday this week, so I am entering it into this challenge.

I have used a stamp from a Stampin' Up! set called Sweetest Gift. It's stamped in Wisteria Wonder and I paper pierced the edge for interest.

I embossed the bottom half of the card blank with the Perfect Polka Dots EF and the banners are created using two of the FREE Sale-a-Bration products...Banner Blast stamps and Banner Punch. 

For more information about Sale-a-Bration, or joining my Stampers Six club, please contact me and I'd be very happy to help!

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Stampin' Up! supplies used

  

I love our sketch this week and I hope you do too!

A little set of Sale-a-Bration sneak peek cards!

Good morning! Is it a good Monday morning or are you back at work and wishing you weren't? I am back at work after having this weekend off, which I spent visiting my best friend Sarah and my parents....lovely!

Before I went I had a couple of hours in my craft room and I made these using all new Sale-a-Bration sneak peek freebies! There will be more info on this fab deal later this week!

I have used two of the lovely stamp sets, a new punch and just a few complimentary colours to create this set of cards. They are 10cm x 10cm square cards...aren't they cute? 

I used Banner Blast and See Ya Later stamp sets, and Island Indigo, Raspberry Ripple and Pretty In Pink Stampin' Write markers. 

The little banners were punched out using the cute little banner punch.

I am entering my cards into the challenge at Less is More, using week 55 - punches or die cuts.

Do you have any plans for today? Apart from work, we may be catching up with another friend too! 

Have a lovely day, whatever you're doing!

Brum Brum Motorcycle !

Good morning on this damp and murky morning!

This is going to be a super quick post as I have to be at work for 9!

The challenge at Less Is More this week is 

STRING or TWINE

so here is my very quick creation...

I used MDS to print the fab Motorcycle, which, by the way, is a huge image, and only £1.50! I simply wrapped Linen Thread around the card, paper pierced, distressed and finished with the sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners. 

Ok, got to dash! See you soon!

A VERY last minute card!

Hello!

Wow! I had such a productive day yesterday! As you know, I've got a lot of commission cards on order at the moment, but I managed to get 4 of them done yesterday! One of them was a true last minute order...a teacher at school collared me this morning for a card for the school secretary...for end of the school day! It was a good job I was on a day off yesterday!

So here is the card...

I went with my favourite DSP as I find it so easy to work with! So yes, this is Twitterpated again, and this time I used Flower Shop and the Pansy Punch. The leaves are from Secret Garden.

The sentiment is computer generated using the RGB codes for the Stampin' Up! colours. (if you would like me to send you them, please just let me know)

Supplies

Designer Paper - Twitterpated

Stamps - Flower Shop, Secret Garden

Punch/Dies - Pansy Punch, Secret Garden Framelits

Other - Paper Piercing Essentials Pack

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

Atlantic Hearts - #24

Crafty Blogger's Network - Anything Goes

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes

Please do pop back during the week to check out all the other cards I managed to make yesterday, including tomorrow's one that really took me out waaayyyy out of my comfort zone! Here's a sneak peek...

See you tomorrow!

Freshly Made Christmas

Helllooooo!

How are you all? I have a pretty Christmas card for you today. Pretty, but very quick and easy...

I cut a circle and then embossed the Whisper White card base with Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder from the Seasonal Catalogue. 

I backed the inside of the card with Season Of Style DSP. The sentiment is from More Merry Messages, embossed in Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Emboss powder. I paper piece the sentiment panel before layering onto Crumb Cake and positioning across the 

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Designer Series Paper - Season Of Style

Stamp - More Merry Messages

Embossing - Versamark, Cherry Cobbler EP, Stylish Stripes EF

Other - Paper Piercing Essentials Pack

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

Freshly Made Sketches - #106

Divas By Design - CAS

Crafty Hazelnuts - Use 3 Main Colours

Crimbo Crackers - Embossing

Hope you have a lovely Friday...almost the weekend! :)

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! :)