WOW! 5 already!

Hi everyone!

Wow today is the 5th Birthday of one of my favourite ever challenge blogs, Less is More! I used to enter every week, often up on the dot of 8am to see what the challenge was so I could get my card made! 

Life is a little different these days and I don't enter challenges much now, but when I saw Jen at the hairdresser's this morning and she told me about the challenge I decided I had to enter! I knew exactly what I was going to make, so I made this card, without visiting the LIM blog first. The challenge, by the way, is White on White.

I used the stunning Bloomin' Heart Thinlit die for this. I die cut it from my panel then glued it to the base card. I then popped the panel back on top using Dimensionals.

I added a few die cut flowers with a touch of  clear Wink Of Stella, not that it's showing on here, but believe me, they have a lovely shimmer! The sentiment was then stamped in Smoky Slate, from the matching stamp set, Bloomin' Love, die cut and also popped on Dimensionals.

This is a really elegant card and I'm chuffed with how it turned out!

What I used today....

Built for Free Using: My Stampin Blog

I had a lovely day in Nantwich yesterday, and had the most delicious cheese scones in a wonderful little tea room by the name of Ginger and Pickles. If you're ever in Nantwich, I strongly recommend a visit! All their food and cakes are handmade and they have a wonderful selection of loose leaf teas!

Right, I'm off to Huddersfield now to visit my parents. Have a fab Saturday and hope to see you soon! :)

For our Anniversary

Good morning all!

It's another lovely sunny day here, and I have already been to the gym! So before I go to work I thought I would quickly share this card I made for my lovely Mike for our first anniversary back in July...

I saw a similar card shape somewhere online and decided to try and have a go. I used Hearts Framelits to cut the shape and trimmed it so it fit together.

Now, not many of you know, but Mike and I met on Tinder and if you like the look of someone you 'swipe right', so I used this idea to create a slider card!

I stamped the words inside so they would show through the window when the slider is moved.

A piece of Windiw Sheet popped on Dimensionals holds the slider in place. I used the Hostess set Happy Birthday Everyone and Teeny Tiny Sentiments for the wording. The tiny heart is from the Itty Bitty Accents punch set.

I hope you have a lovely day and I'll see you soon! :)

Bloom With Hope for Mum and Dad's Anniversary

Good morning!

Would you believe we had snow when I woke up this morning! It seems to have gone now though...lots of rain!

So today is Thursday and that means it's time for our challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and this week is Jane's sketch challenge.

I decided to use the sketch to make an Anniversary card for my parents...they have been married for 46 years this year!

I used the gorgeous Hostess set, Bloom With Hope, for my card. I coloured it with my Stampin' Write markers and created a sentiment on my, which I die cut using one of the Chalk Talk Framelits. 

I tied some Linen Thread round a layer of So Saffron card before popping it onto my card blank, then added my stamped panel using Dimensionals. I finished with a few Basics Pearls.

If you would like information on how to get this stamp set for free, please contact me for more details!

So go get your crafting goodies out and show us your creations!

Hearts a Flutter Anniversary

Hello and happy Thursday!

It is new sketch day at CAS - Colours and Sketches and it is sketch week. Here is the sketch I designed for our challenge...

Although there is a heart as the main shape, feel free to use any shape you like :)

So....here is my card....

I decided to dig out something I haven't used for ages...my Very Vintage Stampin' Around Wheel! I have a few of these wheels and I always seem to forget about them! The great thing about these is that if you add an ink cartridge you can stamp continuously for ages! But you can still used them with just an ink pad too, which is what I did here with my Wisteria Wonder ink. I then scored top and bottom to highlight the panel a little.

The hearts are from the Hearts A Flutter set and I fussy cut them, then inked them in Raspberry Ripple, using Sponge Daubers. The Flowering Flourishes is also stamped in Wisteria Wonder, and the sentiment is Smoky Slate. I finished with Liquid Pearls (non-SU)

Stampin' Up! Products I used

 

Please click on the pictures to find them easily in my online shop.

Don't forget, tomorrow is Frugal Friday #2 so do pop back to see if you are a winner from #1, and to join in with my second challenge!

Happy crafting!

Golden Spring/Summer Sneak Peek!

Hello, hello! 

How are you today? It's another happy friday for me as I have another weekend off...yay! I plan to spend some quality time with some quality people...I'm looking forward to it!

Anyway, I have a card for you now that I have made using some of the lovely new upcoming products! Yes....it's sneak peek time!

I have used some gorgeous vellum embossed with gold hearts, some gold baker's twine, the Decorative Dots embossing folder and some of the sequin trim.

The sentiment is a combination of one from Happy Watercolour and Express Yourself.

I am entering this into the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary's this week, which is a sketch challenge.

*Only 1 place left!*

I am starting a brand new Stampers 6 club on the 30th January, details of which can be found here. If you join you will have 3 months' opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the Sale-a-Bration promotion, and with the brand new Spring/Summer catalogue released at the same time, I'm sure you will get yourself some wonderful products for free! Please contact me for more details and to join.

If you would like to buy any current products from Stampin' Up!, you can buy direct from my online store.

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Proud DT member!!

Good morning all!

I am super proud to announce that I am now a fully enrolled DT memeber at CAS - Colours and Sketches! Thank you for inviting me to join you ladies...I hope I can do your fab team justice! :)

So here is my card for our challenge this week, which is a colour challenge...

And my card...

I have created an offset heart frame using the Hearts Collection Framelits, and added an embossed panel to the middle using my favourite embossing folder, Pretty Print.

The flowers are from Flower Shop and are stamped in Soft Sky, then cut out using the matching punch. I finished with a sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments and some little pearls.

Supplies

Cardstock - Basic Grey, Cherry Cobbler

Stamps - Flower Shop, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Soft Sky

Embossing - Pretty Print

If you would like to purchase any of the products I have used here, please do visit my online store where you can also be entered into this month's Mystery Hostess club for your chance to win this month's hostess freebies!

Alternatively, please feel free to contact me with your order, or any queries you may have. 

Thanks for popping by today, and can't wait to see your creations! Why not have a peek at the other DT for inspiration too? 

A card and some cupcakes!

Oh my gosh! I cannot tell you how busy I have been this week! All good, of course, but I shall be glad to get a little break after the weekend! Not that I'm having any time off, but things look a little quieter next week (for now!)

So here is one of the (very) last minute commissions I was asked to make. I got an email Wednesday morning about this card, and it went in the post Thursday morning!

The lady who ordered the card for her husband sent me this quote to work around, so I thought it would look nice in a frame. I created the layout of the sentiment in MDS and printed it in Basic Black. I then cut it out with one of the Hearts Collection Framelits, and then I cut a frame using 2 framelits, off setting them slightly. 

The background is embossed with Pretty Print (who says it's just for Christmas?!) and the DSP is the downloadable for MDS Wild Wasabi. I finished with a button made using Simply Pressed Clay and one of the useful moulds. I do love these handmade buttons...they are so light so don't add weight to your card - handy when posting!

If you would like to purchase any of the products I have used here, please do visit my online store where you can also be entered into this month's Mystery Hostess club for your chance to win this month's hostess freebies!

Alternatively, please feel free to contact me with your order, or any queries you may have. 

Challenges

Colour Q - #208 (I have CASEd this gorgeous card by Silke)

A Random Thursday - Anything Goes

We have our coffee morning at work for Macmillan today so last night I was baking like crazy for it! Here are my treats...

This is one of my Sticky Toffee cupcakes, with Salted Caramel buttercream topping...they really are sooooo yummy! 

I found the recipe here. I've actually made about 30 of them!

These are my very easy, and very scrummy Blueberry Muffins.

This recipe was here.

I forgot how much I enjoyed baking...I think I may be doing it more often! Oooops...there goes the diet! ;)

Have a lovely Friday!

Tulips from....

Erm, well Bolton actually! They were inspired by my recent trip to Holland though! That and the challenge over at Less Is More this week which is...

Use a Rubber Stamp

and watercolouring!

So I dug out my Watercolour Paper and Aqua Painters and got to work...not quite a Van Gogh!

I used the tulip from the Backyard Basics set, and cut it out with the matching die. They really do make life easy! The embossing folder is Stylish Stripes from the new seasonal catalogue. Can you see the paper pierced corners? I've seen it around quite a bit lately and thought it would work well here.

The sentiment is from the hostess set Express Yourself.

Other Challenges

CAS(E) This Sketch - #43

Colour Throwdown - #257

Thanks for popping by...it's nice to be here on a Saturday morning!

A 1st Anniversary Card

Good morning!
Well I did get everything done yesterday...except the gym! Oh well... ;)

Just recently I have had card commissions coming in thick and fast, and here is one of them...

This is a 1st wedding anniversary card for a couple that I made a wedding card for last year! They had a black and white theme then, so I continued with that theme using some Designer Paper from the lovely Modern Medley stack. I embossed a couple of panels with Lacy Brocade and the heart folder from Adorning Accents.

The sentiment panel is created using Labels Collection and Ovals Collection Framelits and a computer generated sentiment. I finished with some gems and hearts from a retired set. (wish they'd bring it back!)

If you would like to order any of the products I have used, or any of the other fabulous new products, please do contact me and I will be very happy to place your order for you.

Please click on the catalogue link on my sidebar to browse the yummy new catalogue, or for £4.95 inc. p&p I can send you your very own copy to drool over and write your wishlist in!

Challenges

Mojo Monday - #301

Ooh La La - Ebony and Ivory

Totally Papercrafts - June Bride and Groom (hope anniversary counts!)

Hope you have a lovely day in the sun! :)

Less Is More - Guest Designer!

Good morning LIMettes!

I am super excited this morning because I have been asked to be a guest designer this week at Less Is More for this week's challenge! Now, as much as I will miss getting up at 8am and quickly creating a card in 15 minutes, I have to say that I am sure I am enjoying a lie-in as this post publishes itself!

So this week the challenge is 

SCALLOPS

I have lots of things with scallops on, so I am going to show you a few cards this morning.

Here is the first...

For this one, I have used Delicate Designs embossing folder which I think gives a lovely lacy effect. The sentiment is from Vintage Verses and I the ribbon is Wisteria Wonder Ruffled Edge. The clever thing here is the scalloped circle. It is made by using the Small Heart punch. Clever eh? 

So onto the next card, which is for a commission...

For the background on this one I heat embossed the flourish from the Flowering Flourishes set. The sentiment is computer generated and foiled with Jen's Foil It machine, then cut out using the Labels Collection Framelits. The scalloped border was again created using the Small Heart Punch.

The final card is also for a commission and is similar to the previous card...

I made the scallops on this card using the Adorning Accents Edglits and the embossed strip is from the Adorning Accents Embossing Folders.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Daffodil Delight

Stamps - Vintage Verses (SAB)

Inks - Daffodil Delight, Wisteria Wonder

Embossing - Delicate Designs, Adorning Accents

Dies - Adorning Accents Edglits, Labels Collection Framelits
Punch - Small Heart
Ribbon - Ruffled Edge

Have you heard the fantastic news too? Stampin' Up! have extended their incredible signing up offer of £162.50 worth of products for just £99 until the end of March!! So this really is your LAST CHANCE to take advantage of this promotion!!

If you would like to sign up yourself, or even on behalf of someone else as a gift, please do contact me!

I am entering the last card into the challenge at Sketch 'n Stash this week....

Right ho, have a lovely Easter and don't eat too much chocolate!