A Card from a Dress

Good Morning,

I hope that you have all had a lovely weekend. We have been outside working in the garden in the sun, 'tis a bit cloudier today but still good for working outside! So, before I go out I have a card to share with you, I was in Debenhams a couple of weeks ago and saw this lovely little dress, so cute!

 I was inspired by the colours and stripes on it so I took a quick photo on my phone and came home and got to work! I made the flowers with the Fun Flowers Die and embossed them with the Perfect Polka Dots folder, The centres are punched from Daffodil Delight card and topped with crystal effects,

Sentiment is from Thank You Kindly stamped using Whisper White Craft Ink and punched out with the Modern Label punch,

and here is the finished card

I hope you like today's card, it is a bit different from the norm for me but I hope you enjoyed seeing it?

Thanks for stopping  by today, I better get to work then tonight I can stamp!

Stampin Hugs,

Jems Blog Hop

Hello again,

WOW! This is my second post for today, aren't blog posts round here a little too much like buses?? ha ha!!  If this is the first post you have seen today, then please scroll down for my Simply Stampin' Challenge Card.

Anyway we are having a little "HOP" for you to follow and see some great new ideas using the products from the mini catty :-D.

Earlier this month between the Jems we did a swap  using products from the mini, I chose to make mine using the Scrumptious Mini Milk Carton, I *heart* this die sooo much!

I cut the Milk Cartons in Crumb Cake card and decorated them using the Springtime Vintage DSP (surprised I have used that paper again?? nope me neither! lol!)

The cute little butterflies were cut using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and I also love how the carton comes scored to make the pouring spout easy to open,

I added a line of pearls to the largest butterfly and a little clip from the Clips Assortment decorated with Baja Breeze Seam Binding, Don't they look like little rooftops all together like this?

So onto JULIE next, thanks for visiting me and my little blog today :-) and have fun on the rest of your Hop!

Stampin' Hugs

Week 2 at Simply Stampin'

Happy Saturday to you all!

Well, what a great response to our new challenge blog, Simply Stampin'! A massive thank you if you managed to join in with the sketch last week. So onto this weeks challenge which is a colour challenge using Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette, Bravo Burgundy and Very Vanilla. 

Now I have to admit this challenge was well outside of my comfort zone. I rarely, if ever, use Bravo Burgundy, but ended up really happy with the card I made ;-) I used my lovely NEW stamp set from the mini called Little Additions, and yes it is baby orientated but as soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to make it into a New Home card with all the living room elements...

So to make the chair and side table in a pattern (the stamp is solid) I heat embossed onto DSP with versamark and clear embossing powder and then inked over them to make them "pop" from the paper

I added a sentiment to the end of the Top Note Die cut shape but onto Vellum Card stock which I tied with Linen Thread

I love the little picture frames from the same set. I inked these with my Marker Pens,  missing the picture that said "so cute" so as to make it less baby and instead added the coffee cup from Itty Bitty Bits

And I also added a little bit of detail to the inside,

Well, that's this weeks challenge, I do hope you can join in with us this week too, don't forget to visit the other DT's blogs for loads more inspiration!

Thanks for looking and I hope you have a lovely weekend with lots more of that lovely sun around :-D

Stampin' Hugs,

Lily's Mojo Card

Hello there,

A little later than planned today as I had to finish this, I had it half done for a couple of days and to be honest I am still not sure if I like it as it is? hmm, well, here I am sharing it with you today but I might still change it up a little?? I'll let you know...

Anyway, I loved this weeks Mojo Sketch and I knew I wanted to use the Subtles DSP stack, so that was a good start eh? ;-)

I made the rosette from a strip of DSP which was 12"x1" and scored it at 1/2 cm intervals, nice mix of metric and imperial for you there ;-)

I sprayed just the rosette with shimmer paint mixed with alcohol to create a pearly wash, Subtles buttons top the circles which were stamped with Dot, Dot, Dot using versamark, bow tied with Seam Binding in Baja Breeze, LOVE this colour!

 Inside I added a little detail too with the sentiment in here from Crazy for Cupcakes cut with Modern Label Punch,

Well, do let me know what you think,

I am off to work in a mo to do training, really looking forward to that (not!)
Have a lovely day in the sun,

Stampin' Hugs

Surprise Card

Good Morning to you!

I have a very different card to show you today, it is one we made at training in Fareham. Gosh, it seems like an age ago now, when we first found out about the Big Shot!

However this card doesn't use said machine, it does use the new builder wheels from the mini though! The base is Night of Navy with Melon Mambo panel and Old Olive ink finished with Daffodil Delight Satin ribbon and the obligatory rhinestones, yum!

and the inside was stamped with the same wheel adding the middle starry wheel too,

So, I bet you're wondering what sort of surprise is that eh?? apart from seeing the great new builder wheels of course ;-)

Ta dah! there is a secret place to write when you open up the centre panels, clever huh?

If you would like to know how this was made then why not book a workshop and I will come along and share with you and your friends the secrets to making it!

Well, super quick post today as I am off out soon for lunch with my friend :-D

 Have a lovely day whatever you are up to!

Stampin' Hugs,

1st Anniversary Card

Hello,

My friend asked me to make a card for her sister (and her husband of course) for their first wedding anniversary, perfect as I believe that your first one is paper? I'm sure someone out there will correct me if I am wrong ;-)

I wanted to make a quilted card after seeing lots around {including Julies}, and so  decided to go all out and sew all the little "patches" together properly, phew! Springtime Vintage paper used for this again and I have punched out quite a few squares still so there will be more patchwork coming, if only for that reason I hope you like, lol! For a closer look hopefully you will be able to click on the picture to enlarge?

I used a pretty frame from the new set Four Frames on Page 11 of the MINI catalogue with it's matching punch. The sentiment is from Cheer and Wishes topped with a little punched heart and pearls,

I finished it with a bow using the lush new Seam Binding Ribbon, topped off with a button from the Subtles Collection,

I also sewed the inside too :-) someone take me away from the sewing machine! lol!

Well, that's today's card for you and I hope you have a lovely day today. I plan on getting inky later, after the chores are done that is!

Happy Stampin'

Little Thank-You's

Hi there,

I have a much simpler design to share with you today using the Daisy Die#2 from the Mini Catalogue, I made them for the ladies who placed an order with me at this months class and popped them in with a little goodie bag (which I forgot to photograph! doh!) to thank them for their continued support :-D

I die cut the daisy from Daffodil Delight card (loving this colour and I don't usually "do" yellow) I first saw this card by a lovely demo called Kirsteen and was inspired to make a (very) similar card, thanks Kirsteen x

I inked the edges of the daisy with More Mustard and added a Square Lattice embossed centre too, sentiment is from the Thank You Kindly stamp set,

And here they are all together,

Thanks again ladies and I know you are all going to love this new catalogue :-)

Please email me if you too would like to place an order, host a party with friends, come to a class or are interested in joining my Stampers 6 club starting very soon,
Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Stacey's Birthday

Hello there,
I hope you are having a great weekend and I would like to wish all the mummy's out there a happy mummy's day today, I hope you are being thoroughly spoiled!
I would also remind you to hop over to the new challenge blog Simply Stampin' which started yesterday, we have a great prize up for grabs too :-D

So, Zoe went to a friends birthday party yesterday and so I needed a card for her to take as well as a holder for the giftcard we got her :-)

I used a colour combo of Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry and Early Espresso chosen from the Colour Coach, {a great little tool that}

I wanted to use my NEW stamp set Jumble Alphabet, I earned this for FREE during Sale-a-Bration, you can too, email me now to find out more. I finished the name bt edging it with flowers from the boho blossoms punch and Basic Rhinestones,

as you can see I decided to use punched circles as the background on this card,

I embossed some with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder and then covered some of the spots in Crystal Effects shown here..

Inside of the card got a little decoration too,

I made a quick Gift card holder like the one we made in our Christmas Packaging Class,

and here they both are together,

Well, Zoe said she had a lovely birthday party today and was pleased with her gift and card, I hope you like it too,

Thanks for stopping by today, enjoy the rest of "your" day,
Stamin' Hugs,

A New Challenge Blog Starts Today!

Hello,

I have my first card today as part of the Simply Stampin' Design Team.

I am very proud to be a part of this brand new challenge blog. There will be weekly challenges using mainly Stampin' Up! products and we would love it if you would come along and join in the fun, you don't have to use all SU! but something on your card/ scrapbook/3d item should be SU! There will be prizes along the way too!

So back to the card, this first weeks challenge is a sketch to follow, my favourite sort of challenge ;-)

Here is the sketch

 and here is my take on it, I have followed the sketch almost to the letter as I just think it is perfect as it is.

 I have used loads of new products on this card although the background was stamped with an old favourite "Simply Said" using Versamark,

Springtime Vintage Papers (you will be seeing lots of these papers!) used here. I die cut the smallest butterfly from the SU! exclusive Beautiful Butterflies Die from Vellum Card stock (twice) then embossed them with Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder, another SU! exclusive,   

as you can see I have had the sewing machine out of late, I have been wanting to try this for a while and am now on a roll with it! This ribbon is also new, it is called seam binding in the catty and it is beautifully lightweight and ties perfectly, it is also in 4 gorgeous colours too, see it in the Mini HERE on page 17,

The button is from the "Springtime Vintage Big Designer Buttons" also on page 17 of the mini, Tiny Tags stamp set used with the matching punch and tied to the button with Linen Thread,

And finally a bit more sewing on the inside too,

I hope you like today's card and I look forward to visiting your blog to see what you make using this sketch,

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

THE NEW MINI IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning to you all!!

And so we have finally got here! I have been teasing and telling you about all these wonderful products and now I can finally share it ALL! CLICK ON THE CATTY PHOTO to have a look inside at the most amazing products SU! have released including the thing I have had the most requests for... The Big Shot! and exclusive SU! Dies too!

To place an order for any of the products in this new catalogue (or the old one) please email me.

And so I suppose you would like to see something I have created using mini products? Oh, Okay then! lol! Although the eagle eyed amongst you may have spotted a few sneaks on Zoe's card earlier this week ;-)  This card has LOADS of the new products on it. Patchwork Top Note Die cut using Springtime Vintage DSP, which is even prettier IRL. 

Flowers made using the Fun Flowers Die and then embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder, I inked the edges in Crumb Cake ink using a sponge, this colour gives a great "antiquey" {made up word} finish to your card/papers,

Sentiment is from Occasional Greetings and the darling little butterflies were die cut and embossed at the same time with the Exclusive Beautiful Wings Embosslit,

The Rose Red layer was stamped with the vine from Vintage Vogue and I added a layer inside to finish,

That's it for today, I hope you love the Mini Catalogue as much as I do and come back tomorrow (saturday) as I have my DT card for the NEW challenge blog "Simply Stampin' Challenge Blog"

So much going on at the moment! Exciting times!
Stampin' Hugs,