Mother’s Day card

Hi Everyone I thought today I would show you my card I’ve made for my Mum for Mother’s day but I need  you to promise not to let her know that you have seen it before she gets it on Sunday…

Today colour scheme is Wild Wasabi, So Saffron & just a hint of Pool Party.

I’ve used the stamp set & coordinating punch called Build a Blossom to build the main flower & the bling comes courtesy of my beloved Rhinestones. I have to give credit to my very talented downliner Veronika to thank for getting me to use this stamp set again, as it was after seeing her beautiful cards using this set I knew it would be perfect to make this card with.

The Sentiment comes from the Teeny Tiny set.

Supplies

Card & Inks: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, So Saffron, Pool Party

Stamps: Build a Blossom (w121923, c121994) Teeny Tiny Wishes (115370), Charming (w116519, c125829)

Punches: Blossom Petals Builder (121808), Scallop Oval (119856), Large Oval (119855), Scallop Square die (115950)

Misc.: Paper: Everyday Enchantment, Rhinestone Jewels (119246)

Newsprint Roses

Hi Everyone todays card has very little stamping on it which is quite a change for me but it just suited this card. My inspiration for this card came from one of my lovely ladies –Vicki Marshall who kindly demonstrated a card very similar to this one at the Hethersett Card group that I run (the original card can be found on my Craft club blog).

The roses were made using circles from the Circles # 2 die & the lovely First Edition Specialty paper.
The Greeting is from Perfect Pairs stamp set & is stamped onto a piece of Very Vanilla which was cut using the Decorative Label punch.
                                                              

Supplies

Stamps: Perfect Pairs (w122495, c 122497)
Card: Lucky Limeade, Basic Black, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black
Paper: First Edition Specialty (121878)
Punches & Dies: Decorative Label (120907), Scallop Trim (118870), Scallop Trim Corner (118402), Circles #2 die (114526), Bird Builder (117191)
Ribbon: 1/2” Basic Black Scallop Dots

Bags, Bags & more Bags

Hi Everyone, I am soooooo excited about my latest creations that I could not possibly wait until Monday to let you see them.

Here is my first one:

And NO Stampin’ Up have not produced fabric to match the Sale-a-brations Designer papers Everyday Enchantment (Although that would be lovely HINT HINT Shelli). This bag is made totally from the papers in that pack & some added extras from the In Color collection pack. And before you ask YES it is totally waterproof & therefore VERY usable.

Here is a side on picture to show you the depth:

They came about thanks to an excellent book called Simply Sublime Bags by Jodi Kahn which I found whilst browsing in the library the other day. In the book Jodi had made a bag from wallpaper & that's what sparked me into making my own version using the Designer papers.

Here's the one I made for my lovely upliner Lisa (Lavender Stamper), this one has the same papers but using First Edition Specialty paper as the contrast papers.

I hope you all enjoy these & please do let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

Day 16–Showcasing Sale-a-bration–Outlined Occasions

Hi Everyone, today I’m using 2 of the stamps from the set Outlined Occasions.

I’m sure you can spot the first stamp – the words – So Very Much but the 2nd stamp I’ve used may be more difficult ……….

Do you give up? ………Well for those of you that did not spot it, its the letters L O V E which are usually joined up together like so…

So I decided to cut them up as so…

A couple of tips if you want to do this yourself

1. Ensure your blade/scissors are exceptionally SHARP
2. Have lots of patience & a steady hand…..So no drinking wine when your about to do this.

Supplies

Stamps: Outlined Occasions (w126014, c126016)

Card: Whisper White, Poppy Parade, Marina Mist

Ink: Poppy Parade, Bashful Blue

Misc. : Timeless Type Junior Alphabet (115951) – to cut large hearts & letter U, Square Lattice Embossing folder (119976), Small Heart Punch (117193), 2 3/8” Scallop Circle punch (118874) – to make clouds

Day 15–Showcasing Outlined Occasions

Hi Everyone here I am again with the day 2 of using the Sale-a-bration set – Outlined Occasions.

I thought today I would get out my neglected Stampin Pastels (120962), I have not used these in such a long time but I don’t really know why. I wanted my card today to have a delicate hint of colour & they do the job so well.

I teamed them with the lovely embossing folder –Elegant Bouquet (115964) & I also used another embossing folder –Designer Frames (123130), which comes as a pack of 2 for only £7.95, to provide the perfect frame for my stamped image, in this case the words – Thanks.

Supplies

Stamps – SAB Outlined Occasions (w126014)

Card – Pool Party, Very Vanilla

Embossing Folders – Elegant Bouquet (115962), Designer Frames (123130)

Misc. – Stampin Pastels (120962), Extra large oval punch (119859)

Day 14–Showcasing Sale-a-bration–Outlined Occasions

Hi Everyone, this week will be the conclusion of me showcasing the different Sale-a-bration sets that can be yours for FREE when you place an order over £45.

The final stamp set is Outlined Expressions which consists of 6 sentiment stamps which can be used individually or in partnership with each other.

I hope to show you this week how invaluable this set will be in your collection. So lets get started……….

My first card uses the much overlooked Brushed Gold card stock as its base which I’ve teamed with the lovely Cherry Cobbler.

The Cherry Cobbler layer I have embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder (117335) & the main heart was made using VersaMark ink & the Love Blossoms wheel (123839) from the mini catalogue. I then embossed this with gold embossing powder (109129) & used the Full Heart punch to punch out a piece that I really liked before using Stampin Dimensionals to adhere this to another strip of Brushed Gold cardstock (124917).

The stamp I’ve used from the SAB set is normally just an outline of the word but I wanted a more solid look so after embossing it first with gold embossing powder I carefully filled in the letters using another overlooked product – a VersaMarker (100901) which is basically a pen filled with VersaMark ink & is great for doing just this sort of job. One tip though do be CAREFUL when embossing the image again as you can so easily “burn” the first embossing you have done causing it to become very flat & dull looking.

SUPPLIES

Stamps: Outlined Occasions (w126014, c126016) Love Blossoms wheel (123839)

Card: Cherry Cobbler, Brushed Gold

Misc.: Gold Embossing Powder, VersaMark ink, VersaMarker, Full Heart punch (119883)

I hope you enjoyed this card & don’t forget to come back soon to see what else I have done with this stamp set.

Day 13–Showcasing Everyday Enchantment papers

Hi Everyone for my last post this week I have gone all romantic, it must be all this talk of it being a leap year & us girls having the chance to ask the man of our dreams to marry us – not that I need to do that as I already have him…….Slushy or what.

I have seen versions of this card around & thought I would make one of my own. I cannot credit the inspiration to anyone person as I cannot remember where I saw it first so I thank you all.

The hearts come from either the Heart to Heart punch or from the Timeless type junior alphabet dies which not only includes the most invaluable alphabet but also really useful shapes such as 2 hearts. The large heart in the middle is made using the Scalloped Heart of Hearts die. The words on the card are from the set I will be showcasing next week – Outlined Occasions, which is the last Sale-a-brations stamp set you can get for FREE.

Supplies

Card: Poppy Parade

Paper: Everyday Enchantment (126154)

Stamps: Outlined Occasions (w126014, c126016)

Misc. : Heart to Heart punch (119881), Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder(117335), Scalloped Heart of Hearts die (117332) Timeless Type Junior Alphabet die (1115951)