Simply Stampin' Sketch

Hello there,

Hope your week has been a good one, I can hardly believe its Saturday again! So that means time for another Simply Stampin' Challenge and this week it's a sketch again, another fab one I think ;-)

And this is what I made, it is for a friend's Uncle actually and I used a Soft Suede and Baja Breeze colour combo to match the Elegant Soiree DSP

Happy Birthday is from the level 1 hostess set "Afterthoughts" and was inked with my markers and stamped across with the help of the Stamp-a-ma-Jig, I am not very good at straight by eye you see ;-)

Star punch, perfect for mens cards and Star brads, I so miss these since they retired :-( you can probably just make out the stitching but I should have used a more contrasting thread I think?

I added depth with dimensionals as you can see here, love a bit of depth, not great for posting but worth it for a special someone I think ;-)

and a couple of stars inside to finish too,

Well, it is Aunty Amber's birthday today (my sis but everyone calls her that, even my friends ;-)) she is coming round for lunch today so I have got loads to do (no change there I hear!)

Thanks for visiting today and be sure to go and check out the other DT's designs, we would love it if you had a go too :-D

Stampin' hugs,

A few little Thank-You's

A super quick post for you today as I am working on my Christmas Stamp-a-Stack Class, more details and dates HERE, book now to be sure to get the day you would like ;-)

Anyway, I needed a few little cards this week to pop in with orders, amongst other things, and these quick little designs were the end result. This one was made with an off cut of the One Sheet Wonder we will be making at my August Class, see full class details HERE

and this little one too, again using Baby Blossoms, sentiment is from the Level One set Afterthoughts, which I inked using a marker just to say Thanks,

and I made this card to go in with the prize I gave away at Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Fair last week,

Pretty in Pink flower (Daisy #2 die) with a Marina Mist button centre,

and the sentiment popped out over the "vase"

Right, back to the grindstone, hope you are enjoying the weather where you are, it's glorious here today! Yay!

Thanks for visiting,

Stampin' Hugs,

Happy Easter!

Hello there,

As promised I have the last of the Easter Treats for you today, I decided to make little goodie bags up for our friends kids this year rather than buy them an egg, I popped a choccy bunny in a cellophane bag with a few little treats too, I had 16 to make all together ;-)

I added a sentiment from the Level 1 stamp set Afterthoughts and punched it out with the new Decorative Label punch,

I made a background for the mini bottle of bubbles using the lovely Four Frames stamp set from the New mini catalogue punched out using the same punch which matches this stamp set perfectly. I did the kids initials using the (beautiful) broadsheet alphabet which I then cut out by hand,

Well, that's it for today short and sweet, I hope you have enjoyed the Easter ideas this week but do remember to come back tomorrow for this months Class Sneak Peeks, last couple of spaces left, message me today to reserve your place!

Stampin' Hugs for today,

1st Birthday

Hello,

I am soo excited to show you the lovely box of Mini Catalogue goodies delivered yesterday! Unfortunately I was in the middle of cleaning the oven :-( but I am definitely going to have a long play with all the yumminess today, I cannot wait to show you what is in the new catalogue, but more on that soon, I promise..

Back to today's card, I was asked by a friend to make this 1st birthday card and the request was "Very Pink, please" I think I managed that O.K. ;-)

This card is 8"x8" with a base of pretty in pink and rose red DSP (retired)

I used the Party This Way banner with the Just Perfect Alphabet, I punched a tiny hole for the Silver Cord to go through and attached it to the card using Subtles buttons and glue dots,

the number one is from Schoolbook Serif numbers and the today is from Basic Phrases,

the pretty crown is from Every Little Bit blinged with glitter and a white satin bow to break up a little of the pink *wink*

and finally a picture of inside with the XL Fancy  Flower Punch, sentiment is from Afterthoughts the level one hostess set,

Thanks for visiting today,

I hope you like today's card, I am off to play with my new goodies :-D

Stampin' Hugs, 

Happy Birthday to Josh!

It's my big boys birthday today!!! Our Josh is 14, OMG! I don't feel old enough to have a 14 year old son, some reckon I look it though, ha ha! ;-) Anyways, as you can see I decide to go with a colour combo of Real Red, Night of Navy and Crumb Cake, for his card and Milk Carton (filled with Jazzie chocolates)

I have used Party This Way for the bunting with Just Perfect Alphabet, buttons are from the Regals pack and it was all threaded onto silver cord,

Happy Birthday sentiment is from the Level 1 FREE hostess set Afterthoughts,

Inside with a couple of candles and a touch of paper to finish,

and the matching Milk Carton a little closer, HERE is a little tutorial for the carton :-D

Well today I am off to SU! training (on my boys b.day too!) however he had 3 friends on a sleepover last night, family coming round later this afternoon and birthday tea on Monday with some other friends too! So I was doing a lot of baking on Friday, I will share the 3 (yes, 3!) lots of cakes later in the week along with my swaps for today.

There is lots to show you this week, be sure to keep checking back :-)

Have a lovely day whatever you are doing and a big Happy Birthday to Josh!
Hugs,

Christmas Wishes

Hello,

And a very Merry Christmas to you all, I sincerely hope you all had a lovely day with friends and/or family. We had a reasonably quiet day with just 8 of us here, the only downside being that I had to work Christmas day and boxing day evenings, boo! the daytime was lovely though :-)

Last Christmas few Christmas cards to share with you today, these are the cards I made for some of my lovely customers using the ornament punch, Jolly Holiday papers and some super soft satin ribbon,

2 designs...

and for my class Ladies I made some little after eight mint holders with easel style toppers with 3 sections to open,

and I popped them in little cello bags before hand delivering them,

well, I hope you like and have a lovely bank holiday Monday today, I am hoping to not do very much at all just play with the kiddies,

Enjoy your day whatever you are up to :-D

Hugs,

Elegant Rose Breeze

Hiya folks,

Well, we finally got some of the white stuff everyone else seems to have been having so the kids have been off today, they had a great time out in it, I also really enjoyed looking out from my cosy craft room at them playing ;-) I managed to make 3 cards today (of the 5 I needed though) but still, it's been nice -in between drying and warming children.
So today's card was made using CPS sketch number 195, and the colour combo was from my trusty Colour Coach, great for new combos I hadn't even thought of! I used Elegant Eggplant, Rose Red and Baja Breeze with the Funky Four stamp set (thanks Monica xx I received this gorgeous set at out pre-convention party)

Bow tied in the yummy Organza ribbon,

I inked the mushrooms with Marker Pens (share starting in January) and accented them with Basic Rhinestones

and a little view of the inside to finish using the Hostess Level 1 stamp set called Afterthoughts,

so that's it for today, I hope you all keep warm and safe in the snow and thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs
Sarah-Jane xxx