Having another go ... and what I found on my desk this morning!

Hello everyone,

Is it just me or did autumn make an appearence yesterday?

Anyway, today's share is just me having another go at the card I shared on Monday, see HERE, except this time I did a blue colour scheme instead of the pink.

I also changed the orientation slightly by having the ribbon on the left of the main image rather than below as in the original card. Redoing a card you've done before and just changing it a little bit is a great thing to do when you are feeling like your crafting mojo has deserted you.

Oh, and on a completly unrelated note, this is what I discovered on my crafting desk this morning.

This is my cat, Cat, (named by my son and after the cat in Red Dwarf), she loves to sleep here as the sun beems through the window, but she doesn't like the sun in her eyes so she covers them up with her paw and goes to sleep like that.  Very cute, but really annoying as that Stampin' Up! grid paper you can see under her is meant for my stamping not her sleeping! lol

Until next time  ... xx
 

Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets :  "Nature Walk" &; "Always Elegant" - for the sentiment
Card stock : "Marina Mist" &; Watercolour paper - for the main image
Accessories : 5/8" Organza ribbon in "Whisper White; DSP patterns stack in "Subtles" - for the "Marina Mist" patterned paper
Colour : "StazOn ink; "Marina Mist", "Always Artichoke & "Sahara Sand" marker pens
Tools : Stampin' Dimensionals SNAIL Adhesive; Blender Pen
 

A simple little card

Hello again, hope your week is going well so far.

My share today is a very simple little card using a wonderful stamp set that is sadly on the retirement list, that means that come the 1st October it will no longer be available so if you like this one please place an order as soon as possible so you don't miss out.

The card is one of those that comes together quite easily.  Firstly I embossed a square on the front using a bit of cardstock and a bone folder.  Then inked up my clear block and stamped the shape within the embossed area.  I love this technique, so easy and a great way of getting the most out of your supplies. I then stamped the main sentiment on the bottom right hand corner and the heart sentiment using StazOn ink, let to dry for quite a while as I wanted to heat emboss.  I used by embossing buddy, which is a great little tool for reducing static on cards and stopping embossing powder sticking to strange places.  Then I stamped the heart, added clear embossing powder and heat embossed.

This card is part of a series I'm doing for "Support our Soldiers" appeal who send handmade cards to the scary places where our armed forces are deployed so that they have the opportunity to have cards that they can send home as there are not many WHSmiths in Afghanistan!!  I'm aiming to do about 30 by the end of the month so I'll keep you updated on that.  If you are interested, you can find out more about this charity HERE

That's it for today, hope yours is a good one!  xx



Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets :  "Simply Said"
Card stock : "Whisper White"
Colour : "Baja Breeze" ink pad, StazOn ink
Tools : Stampin' Up! clear mount block - size "C"; Clear embossing powder; Heat tool

All pink and girlie

Morning, well, here we are again back at Monday, still, that just means that we have a whole week of possibilities ahead of us :o)

For today's post I would like to share something a little pink and girlie.

I'm finding myself making more cards like this, not sure what that says about me - lol!  This card just came together as I wanted to make a few generic cards to have in my card stash but looking at it now I think it could be a wedding or anniversary card, hmm, not sure, I'll just let it call out to me when I'm looking for a card.

One thing you might find interesting is the technique I used when colouring in the main image.

As you can see from the photo, the leaves have some shading on them.  I actually achieved this by colouring in the leaves with my marker pen then took my blender pen to remove colour rather than add it and I just kept removing colour by going over those areas that needed to be a lot lighter.  What do you think?  I like it and may have to make another one, just to practice the technique you understand - lol!

till we chat again, take care  .... xxx


Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets :  "Nature Walk" & "Always Elegant" - for the sentiment
Card stock : "Pretty in Pink" & Watercolour paper - for the main image
Accessories : 5/8" Organza ribbon in "Whisper White; DSP patterns stack in "Subtles" - for the "Pretty in Pink" patterned paper
Colour : "StazOn ink; "Pretty in Pink", "Always Artichoke & "Sahara Sand" marker pens
Tools : Stampin' Dimensionals SNAIL Adhesive; Blender Pen

Off to the charity shop we go...

... Or rather, we went, the other day with a little bundle of cards.

This particular charity project is called "Craft for Life" and is for Cancer Research, and, as you can see from the photo, they even provide the cello' bags to put your cards in.  Should have been easy right??  Well the poor ladies in my local shop didn't have a clue what they were for or what was going on, initially asking me if I wanted to pay for them even though I stood in front of them when I took them out of my bag - bless.  Once everything was cleared up they where as helpful as could be and said they would order another 50 cello' bags for me, I'd got the original stash from a friend.

So anyway, that's the first 20 given to charity, my target is to give in 100 by the end of November so I'm feeling confident that I should be able to make my target.

If you would like to have a go at making cards to help this or any other charity, please get in touch. Card making is great fun and very easy to do, just get in touch and I'll help you get set up with all the things you need, some training if required and even help you organise a little crafting club with your friends after all, there's not many hobbies that you can do whilst chatting with friends or sitting in front of the telly and be helping charities at the same time!

Oh, and for more information on this charity, please see HERE


Enjoy your Sunday... xx

Count down to Christmas ~ Wk 3

Hi there,
Sorry, I'm a bit late posting today, not sure why, I've been up since 05:30!

Anyway, another card today, I've made about 30 Christmas cards so far in 4 different designs, so I think I'm on target to get them all done by the end of November.

It doesn't look too interesting from this view, but the following picture shows that it's a gate fold card and I punched out the ornament shape from the front, it was a bit tricky punching out one side then lining up the other to get the punch in the right shape, but I'm please with the results.

Also, the sentiment comes from a stamp from, I believe, Papermania and goes across both sections of the front of the card.   From the above photo, you can just see that I've added a small piece of "Whisper White" cardstock to the inner top right hand corner for the space to add the hand written greeting.

You can just see in the first photo is very sparkly, I went a bit crazy sprizing with the shimmer paint mixed with surgical spirit, but it's sooo pretty - lol!

Oh, and note that I've added a little bow using the Silver Elastic Cord around the sentiment, this is a great product and so useful for so manyt things, especailly for all your Christmas project, but it is unfortunily on the retirement list, so this means it is only availble to buy until the end of Sept, assuming it doesn't sell out before then, so if you want some of this great little item, then get in contact as soon as possible to place an order.

PLUS, anybody who places an order through me during September (from the retirement list or any current catalogue products) for over £45 (plus postage) will receive a FREE 2011-2012 catalogue worth £5.95.

Hope you have a great weekend, till we chat again  xx

Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets :  "Delightful Decorations"
Card stock : "Whisper White", "Old Olive" & "Cherry Cobbler"
Accessories : Silver Elastic Cord; "Champagne Mist" shimmer paint;
Colour : "Old Olive" ink pad
Tools : "Ornament" Extra Large punch; Stampin' Dimensionals SNAIL Adhesive

Invitation Card

Well, 2 posts in one day, get me - lol!

I wanted to share with you a quick card I made for a lovely lady who is interested in joining my team and becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  We are having a full team training day soon and I made a more formal invitation for aforementioned lady so she knows just how welcome she will be even though she is not a member of the team.

The patterned paper with the musical notes on is from the "Newsprint" Designer Series Paper, (DSP), which is on the retirement list, so you only have until the end of the month to get hold of, that's if it stays in stock that long!  The image from the "Always Elegant" stamp set was embossed using a mixture of black and gold embossing powders, which creates a really lovely two-toned effect.

If anyone else is interested in becoming a Stampin' Up demonstrator, please do get in contact for all the details.  It really is great fun, and it really is something that you can put in as much effort as you want to but the friends you make and all the help and support you get as well as loads of training and top tips is amazing and worth it just for that!

Until next time, take care..

Project Ingredients

Stamp Sets :  "Always Elegant"
Card stock : "Naturals Ivory" & "Riding Hood Red"
Accessories : "Newsprint" Designer Series Paper, "Filigree" Designer Brads, "Crumb Cake" Seem binding ribbon, Basic Pearls and Versamark Ink Pad; Black & Gold Embossing powder - mixed together
Colour : "Crumb Cake" ink pad
Tools : Personal Computer - for the text, "Itty Bitty Shapes" punch pack, Heat Tool

LAST CHANCE LIST !!

Well, here we are with the countdown to the new "Idea Book & Catalogue" for 2011/12, that means that Stampin' Up's "Last Chance" list is here.

If you want any of the products on the list then I can place an order for you any time but remember the last chance list is strictly while stocks last so if you "need" anything then please email me asap!

Click  HERE   for the retiring list, but remember, these products will NOT be available to buy after 30th Sept and are available on a strictly first come first served basis so, when things are gone, they are GONE!

PLUS, anybody who orders through me during September (from the retirement list or any current catalogue products) over £45 (plus postage) will receive a FREE 2011-2012 catalogue worth £5.95