Mother's Day Class '11

Hello there,

I have had a few days off from blogging as the kids a have been busy again, but normal service is resumed forthwith :-)

Today I have my Mother's Day class to share with you all, I still have a space or two for this class, dates are in my side bar <<<<< or email me for more info sarah-janerae@sky.com

So, at this class we will be stamping on a candle and making a matching card for your mum. Now, I know that everyone may not want to make this gift for Mother's Day so the sentiment can easily be changed for Birthday {or any other sentiment I have in my collection ;-)}

Here is the first sample for you, it uses the retired SAB set Sweet Summer, but it is just sooo perfect for this water colouring tecnique using the Blender Pens which are in this months promotion just so you know ....

 This sentiment is from Occasional Greetings and this one was blinged up with Dazzling Diamonds,

So, as the last set is retired I also made the gift set with a current stamp set called "Simply Said"

And I have used a sentiment from Curly Cute, (love it) and this one was embellished using the very sparkly Basic Rhinestones,

and here they are together, oh BTW, do you like my new little basket?? when I saw it I knew it would make a perfect pretty stand for my blog photos :-)

So, if you want to learn to make either of these gift sets and would like to come to this months class then please do get in touch :-D

Thanks for stopping by today, Hugs,

Mojo Monday

Good Morning to you today,

I have a card today I made with this weeks mojo's sketch in Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz (there it is again, I think I have a pear obsession!) and a touch of Poppy Parade,

the main images are from the SAB set Sweet Summer {Free with a £45 order} which I coloured using markers and a blender pen, I love the little bee which I glittered up on his wings using Dazzling Diamonds,

the In Colour ribbon is ruffled here simply onto a piece of DST, it is very easy as it is so soft, I added a little button to the end of it,

and this cute little sentiment is from another SAB set Punch Bunch, it fits perfectly with this frame from the Hodgepodge Hardware tin,

Well that's all today, I hope you liked today's card, I will be back tomorrow with another challenge card, have a lovely day whatever you are up to, we are hiding inside in the warm and dry down here!

Stampin Hugs,

Sarah's Mojo Card with a tutorial making a Scalloped Edge Rosette.

Hello,
I love it when you make projects using my tutorials but please be sure to link back here and give credit when you make and post to your blog.
Thank-you for your understanding and I hope you enjoy this tutorial xx
**Small warning, long, picture heavy post, grab a drink now**

I was a really busy bee yesterday, I think I may have found some mojo, yay! Nothing like a list of cards that HAVE to be made and deadlines to have them made by to get you going ;-)

So, it is my very dear friend Sarah's birthday today *Happy Birthday Sarah xx* We went to the pub last night to do gifts and cards so she had it a day early, but at least I know I am safe to blog it! lol! I used this weeks Mojo sketch as a starter and went with the colours from this yummy paper, it is called Nursery Suite, and as you will see it is not just for babies, we will also be using this paper in next months class more on that soon, back to what I made for Sarah..

I am so pleased with how this one came out, even if I say so myself! Now, do you like this scalloped fan flower? Great! Because there is a mini tutorial a little further down!!

The main image is from Punch Bunch and the flower on the background of the front and inside below is called Sweet Summer these are both FREE Sale-a-Bration sets, if you need them then please message me for details,

Here is the arty angle and I think you will probably agree this is perhaps a card to send with a gift or hand deliver as it is quite thick, but I do love depth to my cards {in case you didn't notice!}

sentiment is Curly Cute, ribbon is retired and a bit of bling to finish in the way of Basic Rhinestones.

Mini Tutorial Time

First step is to scallop one edge of a sheet of 12x12 paper. Then measure from the top edge of the scallops to 1.5" and cut, I know this shows 2" but I trimmed it off again to be at 1.5" then promptly deleted the photo! doh! but you get the idea??

score at each dip of the scallop as shown, then use strong DST to overlap one scallop at the ends to form a circle, below,

Push flat to make your mini flower/medallion and add a punched image with quick drying and strong glue, Tombow is great for this.

and there you have it, a scalloped topper for your cards.

I hope you liked today's card and the tutorial was hopefully of help to some of you,

Thanks for stopping by today and have a great weekend whatever you are up to,
Stampin' Hugs,

OSW with SAB set!

Good Morning,

Don't worry, the first week back is nearly over, mine are shattered ;-)

So today I have a One Sheet Wonder to share with you, but I decided to make a pretty box with a matching card.

Here is the pattern, I used an A4 sheet of Whisper White card and the FREE Sweet Summer stamp set inked in Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise and Wild Wasabi again, I also used the Spritzing tool with the matching Markers and then finally I sprayed it with Shimmer Paint mixed with Alcohol to give a gorgeous pearly finish,

Here is the card I made, I mounted the flower heads on dimensionals and added a couple of sparkly Rhinestones,

and this is the little box I made, I used a sizzix die hubby bought me for Christmas, wrapped it in Marina Mist Wide Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and added a matching tag,

and here they are both together,

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like today's projects, do leave me a comment so I know you have popped by

Keep warm today whatever you are doing,

Stampin' Hugs

Sweet Summer

Hello there!

Wishing all my lovely blog readers a Happy New Year! I do hope that your Christmas (and New Year) were fabulous and you had everything you desired in your stocking ;-) Santa, aka: hubs, left me a lovely new camera :-D

We start the new year with a BANG! as usual with SU! and their fabulous Sale-a-Bration promotion, I have spent the last day or two playing with the FREE set you can earn (along with the choice of 3 others, see top post) when you spend just £45!

This set we received as a free bonus at Convention from SU! If you would like to come to convention this year (in Paris) then now is also a fantastic time to join SU! as you can also receive an extra free set of your choice up to any value from the catalogue. You can join SU! for just £119 for the starter kit containing goods to the value of more than £230, contact me for a no pressure chat to find out more :-D

Onto the card for today, now the colours I am loving at the moment in my home are Green, Blue and Pink, I love them together. You will see I also had my baubles in this combo for Christmas if you scroll down a little.

I have made quite a few cards with this combo so I hope you like it too! lol!

This one is in brighter tones so Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Tempting Turquoise.

I stamped the background with a stem from the set which I think makes a great flourish, in Wild Wasabi onto matching card, ribbon is Regal Rose grosgrain,

I stamped these flowers and coloured them using a blender pen then cut them out by hand, gluing the outside ones and using a dimensional on the middle one.

Don't you just love that little butterfly and bee too??

an arty angle, I stuck the paper down flat as the I wanted the flower to take centre stage,

So, that's SAB started then! I hope you like the card I made today and if you want to get your hands on this set for FREE then email me with your order.

Don't forget I am also starting the marker club this month, please email me asap if you would like to join as I only have 1 place left.

Thanks for stopping by today, I promise things will get back to normal round here now the kids are back to school, I am also working on a tutorial for the after eight mint holder as requested by Liz x

Stampin' Hugs,

Sale-a-Bration

Happy New Year! and you know what that means, yes that's right...

It's Sale-a-Bration time!!!!

Yes SU! have once again got the most amazing stamp sets available, and all for FREE! You can choose any of these sets free with every £45 you spend from the current Idea Book and Catalogue,

So here are the sets :-D

1st up is Punch Bunch and YES we are getting the matching Owl Punch in the mini catalogue in April, whoop!

This one is called So Happy For You, isn't it the most gorgeous font!

Third up is Bliss, perfect name eh? very vintagey (made up word?) and just beautiful,

and finally for SAB 2011 we have Sweet Summer, I have this set already and will be sharing lots of ideas with you over the next few days.

So, if you need any of these wonderful stamp sets then email me with any questions you have or just send me your order :-D

Hope to hear from you soon and it what a great start to a very Happy New Year!

Stampin Hugs,