Christmas...really??

Hehe hi everyone!

Ok so I know Christmas is but a distant memory, but as we all know, it will 'creep up' on us again this year, ('cos 12 months isn't enough notice of course!), so I thought you might like to have a little bit of early inspiration, if you want to get all organised, like me. (NOT!)

Now I know that there is a yummy new Spring/Summer catalogue, with lots if scrummy new stamps and punches and Framelits and ribbons and....BUT, have you seen the gorgeous stamps and punch/Framelit bundles that are being carried over?? Well, before long you may not be able to get your hands on them! And that would be a shame right? So today's card is using one of those sets, and one of my favourites too if I'm honest! 

This awesome set is Snow Place stamp set, and Snow Friends Framelits, available as a bundle at 15% off! There are a LOT of stamps and framelits with this set so very well worth the money! And the stamps are Photopolymer too! :)

I stamped the cute snow boy and snow lady, their cute accessories and arms and then cut them all with the matching Framelits. So easy! I stamped the base of the card with the snowflakes then tore a couple of pieces of card to create the snow drifts, which I popped up on Dimensionals so I could sit the snow people and the Festival of Trees 'into' the snow. The sentiment was stamped using my Stampin' Write Markers and I finished by cutting out Keiran's name with the Little Letters Thinlits and sponging them with ink.

Altogether a cute card, don't you think? Oh and it's a 7in x 7in card...I like to give big cards!

I hope you like this card...it was one of my favourites this year! 

If you would like to see something made using some of the new Spring/Summer goodies, do pop back tomorrow evening :)

Stampin' Up! goodies I used

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Thanks for visiting and see you tomorrow! :)

A festival of bright trees!

Good morning all!

I had a wonderful delivery yesterday of lots of new Stampin' Up! goodies, which I would love to say I had time to play with, but I haven't as I still have some Christmas orders to fulfil! But rest assured, I will be playing before the end of the week! ;)

So today it's time for a new challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and as you know, we are re-visiting old challenges, and this week you get to choose any of our previous sketches. You can find them on the Archives page of the CAS blog.

I have used Sketch #65 this week...

So here is my card...

I have used the fabulous Festival of Trees stamp and matching punch set, inked in Bermuda Bay and Strawberry Slush. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments and the embossing is the Decorative Dots EF...doesn't it look like snow??

This is part of an order I am just finishing for 10 'wacky coloured' Christmas cards! I will show the others when I know the recipient has received them!

Which sketch will you use this week??

Enjoy playing and I'll see you soon! :)

A one layer Festival of Tree!

Hello again!

Here is another of the lovely Christmas cards I made last week...this one is truly simple!

This is another aperture card...I think they offer a lot of interest without too much fuss, don't you? Again, see how the light shine's through, just like yesterday's card?

I began by die cutting the tree shape using the die from the Snowflake Card Thinlits. The Magnetic platform for the Bigshot made sure my little tree stayed in position whilst I die cut it...I don't know how I managed before I got mine! 

I then I carefully, and very lightly, drew through the aperture the outline of the tree. This was my guide for stamping one of the trees from the Festival of Trees stamps on the inside of the card. 

I then simply line up the stamp inside the pencil lines and stamped my Pear Pizzazz tree, which was easy as they are Photopolymer so I could see exactly where I was stamping. The sentiment is from the Good Greetings stamp set and I used my Stamp-a-ma-Jig to perfectly place that. I finished with a few tiny nail art gems.

The Good Greetings stamp set is an exclusive set, available FREE, only if you place an order of £200 or more. You can either place a lovely yummy order yourself, get friends and family to combine an order with you, or host a party and if the sales reach £200, you will receive the set FREE!

Please contact me for more information on this fabulous offer!

Here is what I used today...

Whisper White 12 X 12 Smooth Card Stock

£5.50

Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Stamp Set

£13.95

Good Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£15.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies

£29.95

Magnetic Platform

£35.95

I hope you have a lovely Tuesday planned...I plan to enjoy work, then I'm off to take Keiran (kicking and screaming!) to have his hair cut! 

Enjoy!

A Festival of Trees!

Good morning! 

It's Friday! Which I am sure is good for many of you, but I shall be working this weekend so not much crafty time for me.

Today I have a card made with yet another one of my new stamp sets...

I used the gorgeous All Is Calm DSP (again!) for the background of my card, the cut an oval out of my top layer before embossing it with the Decorative Dots EF. I then die cut an oval frame from the super sparkly Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper. 

*the Ovals collection Framelits are currently on the Weekly deals for just £17.21 until Tuesday only!*

I then stamped one of the trees from the Festival of Trees stamp set twice without re-inking to give a two tone effect. I punched them out using the matching punch...the stamp and punch are available as a bundle at 15% off...how fab is that?! 

I then added the sentiment which I die cut using the banner from the Snowflake Card Thinlit die set. 

Here is what I used...

Festival Of Trees Photopolymer Bundle

£24.95

All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper

£11.50

Decorative Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

£7.50

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

£4.50

Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies

£29.95

Ovals Collection Framelits Dies

£22.95

This is my 2nd entry into Colour Throwdown this week...

Got to run off on the school run now...have a lovely day!