Petal Potpourri Birthday

Hello everyone!

I hope you have a brilliant weekend? I was working most of it, but I still managed a lovely date with Mike :)

So today I have decided to enter the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. I used to enter all the time but I haven't really entered any challenges for ages...I plan to try and change that!

So here is the sketch I used...

And here is my card...

I used my newest stamp and punch bundle, Petal Potpourri, and one of my current favourites, Butterfly Basics Bundle. I stamped the 'honeycomb' stamp down the card using Strawberry Slush and Pink Pirouette inks, then stamped my fern over the top in Pear Pizzaz. 

I colour the flower stamp suing first Strawberry Slush for the centre outwards, then Blushing Bride, and finally Pink Pirouette, each colour dragging the other out to create this effect...

I really love how this flower turned out, don't you?

If you would like to order any of the inks or stamps I have used, please click on the product links above or over there on the right >>>>

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Other challenges...

Inkspirational #75 -Rose Colours

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps #129 - CAS

I'm off to finish cooking tea now, but hopefully I will be back tomorrow! :)

EDIT - I was a favourite at Freshly Made Sketches with this card...thank you!

For my friend!

Hello everyone!

It's Thursday so that means it's time for a new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches. This week it's a sketch challenge...

Come and see what I did...

This card is for my longest known friend, Sarah. We have been friends since we were four and although we don't see each other more than about 6 times a year, we're still really good friends! I used a muted colour combo, inspired by the challenge at Dynamic Duos this week. 

I used a Sahara Sand card base, Blushing Bride Designer Series Paper and matching inks on various stamp sets, including Petite Petals and Label Love. I stitched the DSP for added interest.

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Do you have any plans for today? I'm having coffee with a friend this morning, and lunch with another friend...in between I hope to enjoy some sun again...I got quite a little tan yesterday, sat in my garden making wedding invitations!

Have a lovely day, whatever you're doing!

An economical card!

Good morning!

I spent most of last night designing the inserts for a friend's wedding, which I have to say, I am extremely happy with...I hope Laura is just as happy! I'm sure I will be blogging them eventually!

Anyway, it's time for our new challenge this week at CAS - Colours and Sketches, and this week it's the double!

Here is my card...

This is what I call a very economical card...it only uses one stamp set! And it is a lovely new one from the Spring/Summer catalogue, called Peachy Keen.

I stamped the heart once onto the card blank, then stamped again, cut it out and popped it up on Dimensionals, after stamping the sentiment across the middle. The arrows are stamped in Blushing Bride and Soft Sky.

After I had photographed the card, I decided it needed a little something else, so I added some nail gem pearls...

What do you think? With or without pearls?

Stampin' Up! supplies used

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I hope you like our challenge this week and that we get to see lots of entries! Enjoy!

Look, no stamping!!

Good afternoon! 

Yes I am a bit late today...I was out with the PTA last night and got in very late and quite drunk! My alarm went off at 8am, but I really wasn't ready to get up so I had a lazy morning!

As you know, I had a craft room revolution yesterday, gutting it and changing it to add more space and storage. 

It started off like this...

As you can see, it's a bit short on useful storage and a bit messy!

So I emptied it...

And this is how it looks now...

I have much more storage, and I even sorted out some more stuff and had a bit more of a clearout! It was almost worth getting stuck in the Ikea lift for!

So, during the sort out, I found lots of little bits that need using up, mainly die cuts, so I have set myself a challenge this week to use them up! So here is the first card using up a card blank, a strip of Pool Party card and some die cut butterflies...

 I embossed a line of crosses from one of the Needlepoint EFs.

As the butterflies were cut from Core'dinations card, I added some interest to them by sanding the edges and the embossed parts.

I am entering my card into the challenge at CAS(E) This Sketch

Stampin' Up! supplies used

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Thanks for stopping by today and hope you have a fab Sunday! :)

Life is a matter of moments

Hello! Can you believe it's October already?!! It'll be Christmas soon! ;)

Anyway, I had an enjoyable couple of hours in my craft room last night after Keiran had gone to bed. Here is one of the cards I created...

I have only used one stamp set for a change! I've used Elements Of Style and I stamped it in Blushing Bride and Primrose Petals.

The sentiment is on a banner because I only went and smudged it didn't I! I finished with Blushing Bride Stitched Grosgrain and a few little pearls.

Supplies

Stamp - Elements Of Style

Ink - Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals

Ribbon - Blushing Bride Stitched Grosgrain

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!

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Challenges

Techno Stampers - #283

Dynamic Duos - #72

Thank you for stopping by my blog today. Have a lovely Tuesday! :)

Get well soon Shelli!

Morning!

Some of you may have heard that Shelli from Stampin' Up! had a nasty riding accident last week, (you can read the full story and leave get well messages here), and she has got a long road to recovery ahead of her. I also know she is going to have the most Stampin' Up! get well cards sent to one person ever! Maybe it should be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records?!

Anyway, I too have made a card to send to wish her well and here it is...

This is made using all colours from the Subtles colour collection. Papers, ribbons and inks. 

I have gone for my first effort at a 'shabby chic' style card...not sure if it passes...what do you think? I sanded the edges of all the paper elements and used Core'dinations cardstock for the butterflies.

I added an Antique Brad as a finishing touch. Overall I think it's certainly a pretty card, if not quite Shabby Chic!

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Core'dinations

Designer Series Paper - Subtles (Soft Sky)

Stamp - Teeny Tiny Wishes, Oh, Hello

Ink - Pear Pizzazz, Wisteria Wonder

Ribbon - Chevron, Stitched Grosgrain (Blushing Bride)

Dies - Ovals Collection Framelits, Beautiful Wings Embosslits

Other - Antique Brads

If you would like to purchase anything I have used here, or would like to know more about the gorgeous products, please do contact me, I am more than happy to help!

Challenges

Paper Craft Crew - #56

CASE Study - #155

The Shabby Tea Room - #182

The Crafty Blogger's Network - Things With Wings

Sweet Stampin' - Spots and Stripes

Well, Keiran is back at school today, in Year 1! He's very excited...I'm sure he'll have a great day!

Hope your little ones settle in well too :)