Pink Passion Milk Carton

Hello,

Bit of a quick post from me today, I made this for my sister the other day to give to her friend filled with choccies for her birthday, as the title says this one is made with Pink Passion card with Tempting Turquoise mat and tab,



background is made with the Good Friend stamp set, one I haven't used for a long time, I had forgotten how much I like it. Mini paper clip on the tab from the Clips Assortment tied with Satin Ribbon and Silver Cord,



and a quick close up of the image, I know it is a retired SAB set but it is just so perfect, Well done if you managed get your hands on a set :-) Love the little Tiny Tag Punch (mini catty) for sentiments,



I coloured the cake with blender pens and a mixture of ink pads and marker pens, If you would like to learn how then why not come to one of my monthly classes or even host a workshop? email me for more details or to place an order sarah-janerae@sky.com
Thanks for looking today,
Hugs,

The big 40!

Hello there!

I have scheduled this post, but I couldn't post it 'till 12 o'clock as the birthday girl might see it!

As you have seen from the title today my good friend Nicola has a very special birthday today hopefully as you read this we should be out at the pub lunch, I will take some piccies as I will be decorating the table for her too as well as another card with a ticket gift in, more details tomorrow.

So onto the card and as it is a really big day I wanted to make a very special card. Now, I could have gone one of two ways, either really complicated or the way I went which was (I hope) simple and stylish.

I used the gorgeous Bride papers with Basic Black card to layer, I also used the most divine striped 1+1/4" grosgrain wide ribbon, so soft and luscious,

the "40" is from my stash,

And here is the inside, I used the Happy Birthday from the (retired) Happy Moments set and framed it with an oval holder from the Hodgepodge Hardware tin.

I hope you like this as well as the birthday girl :-)

Back tomorrow with all the goss on the big day!

Stampin' Hugs

Quick Footie Card

Good Morning to you all,

I have a cool little footie card for you today, I have scheduled this post as I will be a bit busy getting tidy and any last minute jobs before Saturdays Fathers Day class,

This card uses the Just Soccer stamp set which incidentally Zack and his friend decided was the best card I had out as they were eating their tea last night, so safe to say a good set for little (and also much bigger) boys ;-)

Happy Birthday was stamped in White Craft Ink using the Happy Moments SAB set, The footballs were stamped in Old Olive Ink to match the card with 'Goal' stamped in Versmark to give a little contrast,

I stamped and punched the football then raised it on foam pads but I only glued the toe of the boots to the card so the back stood out but they stayed in place,

I stamped a couple of the balls inside to finish it off.

If you would like to see this card and more in the flesh then please drop by the Southampton Papercraft show on the 5th June between 10.30 and 3.30 at St James Methodist Church Hall, St James Road in Shirley, please email me for more directions if you need them.

I will be demonstrating there and also there will be a little make and take for you to have a try for yourself the wonderful quality and co-ordination of SU! Stamps, Punches and Paper.

sarah-janerae@sky.com

I am really excited to see lots of you there

Bye for now, Hugs S.J. xxx

Lily's Birthday

Good Afternoon Stampers,

I hope you are all well today, I have a special Easel card for a special little girl today ;-)

I have used the lovely Happy Moments set (no longer available unfortunately) and teamed it with Pink Flamingo papers and Cameo Coral and Pink Passion card stocks, I love this combo, very girly!

I water coloured the cake with blender pens and punched it out with the 1+3/4" punch, the background uses the cherry and sentiment from On a Pedestal and I finished the topper with yummy White Satin Ribbon,

These little flowers are made with the Boho Blossom punch and smothered in Crystal Effects,

I hope you like, I'm off to stamp now, Back soon with some more yumminess :-)

Have a great weekend, hugs Sarah-Jane xx

Happy Birthday Mum!

Lovely day today wasn't it?? Well, it looked nice from inside anyway! he he, bloomin' freezin' out when I did the school run though,

As usual I am late posting this today but I have been V. busy,

* Prep class for the end of the month. Done.

* Make little "thank-you's" to go with orders. Done.

* Play with new rubber and paper. Done, well, 1/2 done, still haven't played with the paper but I will show you the new rubber soon ;0)

First of all though I have the card I gave to mum yesterday for her birthday...

Plum for my mum!!! Stamp in the background is Bella Toile- love it,

I know you can't get this bird stamp anymore but I just love it, if you managed to get hold of one, well done x

Arty angle,

Sorry for a short post if I have missed anything out you need to know then email me ;0)

Must dash, Zoe is off to dancing then I am at work, Thanks for dropping by and come back tomorrow for a card for my nan from mum for mothers day,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxxx

Neils Birthday Card

Hiya,

Another early morning for me, that's 3 this week!! and I am pooped with all this excitement too! Today's birthday boy Josh, (13!! how did that happen????) was awake at 6.30, luckily he didn't actually get up 'till 7.30 when the alarm clock went off, I thought teenagers didn't do mornings?? well, maybe as it's his first day of it he will have to get into the swing! I'll bet he doesn't get much sleep tonight either, 3 teenage boys coming round for his sleepover birthday treat! eeek! sometimes (rarely) I am pleased I work in the evening as I suspect it could be an evening of gaming....

But he did seem pleased with his Xbox, he has been Xbox obsessed for months now, desperate for one he was. Oooo, not looking forward to getting that set up, may have to leave that one to Neil me thinks??

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Soooo, here is Neils card from Tuesday,

Real Red dsp from Hostess set last year, Kraft card base, layer of black card between them,

Heart to Heart punch used on the same paper and covered in glossy, wide black and white stripey ribbon twisted and attached with staples, very manly ;0)

and man from all in the family stamped with the presents from Happy Moments which were paper pieced with Real Red and Kraft dsp, corners finished off with the mat pack. The Happy Birthday is also from Happy Moments, SaB set only available for another 2 DAYS!!! if you want this or any other SaB set then you need to get in touch with me asap, sarah-janerae@sky.com

Well, gotta get on and make cakes for Josh, we are having an afternoon tea and cakes where some family and other friends will pop round before the sleepover friends come,

Back soon with Josh's card,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Catching Up

Hello,

I have been busy making some cards with the lovely Scrappin' Kit we had on Saturday, now I had loads of time to do them on Saturday but I was far too busy chatting! lol!

So the first 2 photos on here are what I did get done, this card...

and this yummy treat pouch and box I mentioned before,

these next cards are some of the ones I made during this week ;0)

Loving these little punch flowers,

Some less girly ones, I like the contrast of plain circles on textured card for this one. I also paper pieced the present stacks instead of colouring them,

I think this is my favourite for today, some more circle punch flowers and the others on here are Die Cuts from the scrappin' kit, background stamp is from Good Friend which matches the kit,

Well I will save the rest for tomorrow, I hope the colours have kept you awake, nice and bright,

Bye for now, Hugs,

Sarah-Jane xxx

Darling Dots Birthday

Hello everyone,
I have had a really quiet day today, so this post is a bit late really, but I did want to share with you the card I made for a friend's daughters birthday which was was last week. I am afraid the photos are not great as the light was fading fast and of course I left it 'till the last minute to finish making it, even though I had the idea for a good week or so before....

Anyways, Stamps used were Darling Dots (cute don't you think?) FREE if you spend over £150 or maybe if you live near me you could host a workshop and earn them?? email me for more info.

The colours used are Real Red and Night of Navy with a bit of Choc Chip thrown in there to ground it a little, DSP is retired from the last catty hostess gifts,

Sentiment from FREE Sale-a-Bration set Happy Moments (spend over £45 to qualify) punched out with the word window punch,

Arty angle, {dodgy colour!!}

Well, that's all for today, I have a set of 4 cards for you tomorrow which I made after seeing one of Zoe's rubbers! colour inspiration doesn't happen to me very often so I am quite pleased with the result!

Bye for now, Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Special Offer for Sunday only, a card and helping Haiti

Hello everyone,

I have sooo much to tell you today and I would like to share a card with you also, so grab a cuppa it's gonna be a long post!

Well, first up, I would like to say a very special Thank-You to the lovely ladies who came to my card class yesterday, I had a great time and I hope you all did too :0)

Next up, a one day only special offer, if you spend a minimum of £45 today, before 10pm I am offering you postage for just £2! that's in addition to getting a free stamp set of your choice from the sale-a-bration leaflet, email me your order at sarah-janerae@sky.com better be quick, you've only got 'till 10 o'clock tonight!

I will share my card with you next, the lovely bird cage is from Happy Moments (a FREE set from the sale-a-bration leaflet, link above)

Background is stamped with Bella Toile background stamp, inked in Versamark, I added a "spine" to this card for extra dimension then ribbon in pleats, I wrapped linen thread around it to flatten it slightly :0)

Birdcage was inked with SU markers, I am looking to start a club to collect the markers, email me if you want some more details, I can highly recommend the markers and a club is a fab way of getting them, 4 months of £25 and 1 of the months {if you want to spend the extra £50} you can get the hostess benefits,

Anyways back to the card, I also stamped the cage on the inside in creamy caramel which I stamped off once to make it paler.

I hope you like.

Finally for today SU! are helping the devastated people of Haiti and you can join them! Until 28th February for every sale of the Greenhouse Garden SU! will set aside £1 and donate it to The International Red Cross who are already well established in Haiti to provide immediate relif and long term support in Haiti and I will happily match that.

SU! have already bought some supplies for some 5,000 hygiene kits, read more about this on Shelli's blog.

Here is a sample of an invitation made using the Greenhouse Garden set, Full details HERE,

Right, that's it for now, I hope you have a great Sunday and that you will take me up on my very special offer for just today ;0) catch up later,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xx

P.S. Don't forget to enter my blog candy on the post above, winner to be drawn next Friday.

More Candles....

Hello,

Well, first of all I realised today I have been blogging (reaching the amazing total of 21,000+ hits, thank-you x) and also a SU! demo for a year around...NOW!!! so to celebrate, all this week I shall be having a series of giveaways, be sure to pop back every day to be in with a chance to win :0)

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Before that though, today's card -- made using 2 sets of FREE stamps, and we all love free don't we?? see this post for more details on how you can get your hands on these and other great sets,

This sweet cake is from the Happy Moments set of 7 stamps and I water coloured it using Ink pads and a water brush,

Sentiment is from Whimsical Words and was inked using my newly acquired SU! markers, fantastic!

Oval Punches make a welcome return after having a little break and as you can see the mat pack is still out too ;0)

Finally sort of arty shot to see the bits that are raised and the Z fold of this card,

******We will be making a very similar card to this at my Sale-a-bration Celebration class this Saturday, I still have 2 places left so if you are interested in coming round for a play and live near Southampton/New Forest, details are in my side bar or email me on sarah-janerae@sky.com *******

Well, that's it for today be sure to come by next week for my wonderful celebration of SU! and blogging,

Have a good evening, Sarah-Jane xxx