Stretch Your Christmas Supplies with Beautiful Blizzard by Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome!
I have the third set, and last, from my "Stretch your supplies" class for you today and I used a couple of different stamp sets again but kept with a super #simplestamping one layer design. So quick and easy to create, especially in multiples or in a hurry ;-)
*EDIT: TO SEE ALL THE OTHER CARDS IN THIS SERIES, GO HERE*
I used the super gorgeous gold edged cards from the Autumn/winter catty (links at the end of the post) as they are just such a great starting point for any card really, lets see...

 So, I'll chat about the Christmas version first today.
I started by stamping the "splodge" from Beautiful Blizzard twice using Blushing Bride ink.

 And then adding snowflakes from the same set using Merry Merlot ink.
Stamp the sentimetn on an offcut of white card and finish with a few sequins and it's as simple as that! And even the envelopes have gold trim!

 So for the non-Christmas make I stamped the same splodge on another gold edges card.

 And I topped this version with a heart and stars images from the Little Twinkle stamp set. The sentiment is from another Christmas set "Spirited Snowmen" and as you can see it can also be used all year round too ;-)

And once more together again today.

So, I do hope you take a second look at your "Christmas" stamps again after seeing my ideas this last few days, if you would like to see all the cards together then here's A LINK to see all six cards in this mini series.
I'd love to know what you think (in the comments) or of course feel free to share your creations, Christmas or otherwise,  on my Craft with Cards and a Cuppa Facebook page, HERE.
Thanks for looking today and I'll be back soon with more crafty creations!
Happy stamping :-)
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Products Used to create this project:

Gold Foil-Edged Cards & Envelopes (£8.75)	Beautiful Blizzard Clear-Mount Bundle (£42.25)	Little Twinkle Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£18.00)	Spirited Snowmen Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£18.00)	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Merry Merlot Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Metallics Sequin Assortment (£4.75)
Stampin' Trimmer (Metric) (£28.00)

Inspire. Create. Challenges #27 Celebration Theme

Hello!
Today is the day for a new challenge with Inspire. Create and the theme this fortnight is "celebration" which is just perfect as last weekend we went to our very good friends daughters wedding!

 So, of course I made a card but I also decided to make a personalised Wedding frame too.
Their theme was Nautical and this is both the card and frame together to start...

 Let's see the card a bit closer first of all. I started by stamping {on thick white card} the anchor image from Guy Greetings (retired) and some little hearts (Jar of Love), stars and tiny spots (Hearts come Home) to fill in the gaps before die cutting the "Mr & Mrs" letters from the panel.

 I used the large heart from Little Twinkle for the background on a navy card panel and heat embossed it in clear for a subtle shine.

 Then I added the letters using foam strips which made it super quick to do. Add some navy gingham ribbon, decorate the box and inside panel and that's the card done!

 So then I started the frame!

I heat embossed the cake from Cake Soiree in gold and coloured with a blender pen and ink pads to match the colour scheme. More anchors from Guy Greetings and of course the die cut "love" from the Sunshine Wishes dies over some stars from the Little Twinkle set. Finally the "Mr & Mrs" stamped image is a retired set that I just couldn't part with ;-)

I added the couples name and wedding date at the top of the frame surrounded by hearts from the Little Elephant stamp set. All finished with a few clear sequins and some more ribbon.
And once more together for you :-)

So, that's all from me today, I hope you enjoyed seeing today's creations! If you have any questions then please do ask in the comments :-)
 To see what the rest of the DT have made with a "Celebration" theme please head over to the challenge BLOG, HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by today,
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Products Used to create this project:

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (£7.25)	Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set (£25.00)	Little Twinkle Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£18.00)	Hearts Come Home Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£20.00)	Large Letters Framelits Dies (£92.00)	Foam Adhesive Strips (£7.25)	Night Of Navy A4 Cardstock (£8.00)
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Night Of Navy 1/2" Gingham Ribbon (£7.00)	Sunshine Wishes Thinlits Dies (£25.00)	Cake Soirée Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£33.00)	Sweet Cake Framelits Dies (£31.00)	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies (£28.00)	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder (£4.75)

Tropical Chic for a Colour Challenge

Hello!
Apologies for not managing to post on here yesterday. We had a DIY weekend with a million jobs to do and well, I managed to do the important jobs but still not all of them, lol!
Anyway, back to cards today. I made this card as part of a challenge that one of my lovely team mates is organising, inspiring us to use new colours. I also went to town and used lots of new products choosing the Tropical chic bundle, the Bokeh backgrounds stamps and finally the Little Twinkle stamps to make this card...

Now, I usually say I'm not really an orange or yellow kind of person (although I do like a bit of mustard in home decor) but I often find I like the end result when I'm pushed out of my comfort zone ;-)

I used a sponge dauber to add the darker Pumpkin Pie around the Pineapple Punch flowers as well as to parts of the Bokeh background too.

The tiny stars and the sentiment are from the Little Twinkle set.
I like a simple layered card but I don't like to see the "workings" inside (also my prefered style of top folding makes adding ribbon or thread running top to bottom tricky) so...
TIP: I used a layer of thick white card just 2 mm smaller than the card base - 10.3cm x 14.6cm to stamp on before adding to a card base 1(0.5mm x 14.8mm.)

Finally, I finished with a few tiny sequins. I love the Iridescent Sequin Assortment as there is a great selection of sizes in there.

So, are you an orange and yellow kind of person or not so much?
 Either way, I do hope you have enjoyed today's card at least as much as I enjoyed making it :-)
Thanks so much for stopping by today!
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Products Used to create this project:

Tropical Chic Clear-Mount Bundle (£40.50)	Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£14.00)	Little Twinkle Clear-Mount Stamp Set (£18.00)	Pineapple Punch Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Pumpkin Pie Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Shaded Spruce A4 Cardstock (£8.00)	Pineapple Punch A4 Cardstock (£8.00)
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock (£7.25)	Silver Metallic Thread (£3.25)	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies (£33.00)	Iridescent Sequin Assortment (£4.75)	Sponge Daubers (£4.75)	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad (£7.00)	Stamparatus (£46.00)