Card for my Mum

Hi everyone!

It was my lovely Mum's birthday at the end of October, so I want to share the card I made for her...

I've used Flowering Flourishes for the lovely swirls on the card and added punched flowers from the Pictogram Punches stamp set. 

The centre panel is created using one of the gorgeous embossing folders from the Fun Frames set. The lettering is from Little Letters Thinlits and I gently inked the edges with Pink Pirouette ink.

I was on a roll making this card so I even decided to decorate the inside! The sentiment is from one of our lovely hostess sets, Happy Birthday Everyone. Do you like that it is stamped in 2 different colours? Well this is very easily achieved by using our brilliant Stampin' Write Markers. I simply inked 'Birthday' with the Pink Pirouette first, then the 'Happy' with Marina Mist, then as the ink had dried a little, I 'huffed' over the stamp to dampen the ink again. I love using this technique as it's so simple, yet so effective!

This weekend is the very exciting first On Stage Live in Brussels, especially for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Sadly, I won't be there this year, but I'm sure there are going to be some very exciting announcements of new products...as soon as I hear of anything, I will let you know! 

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Thanks for visiting today and I hope to see you soon...now go get your craft on! ;)

Floral Wings!

Good afternoon all!

I hope you are well and have been enjoying the gorgeous weather! we had an awesome storm last night....lots of lightening and thunder and very heavy 'big' rain! You know the kind...really big drops of the stuff!

Anyway, today I'm sharing my DT card for CAS-Colours and Sketches with you, and this week Jane has given us a gorgeous colour combo...

So here is what I made just before last night's mega storm...

I have used the stunning Hostess set, Floral Wings for my card. It is a two step stamping set and you can get it free with any hostess credits you earn with me! 

I stamped the background in Crumb Cake...once with the first inking and once again without re-inking for the slightly faded stems, and Rich Razzleberry for the roses. The main butterfly was stamped using two step stamping and I finished with a die cut lacy butterfly. These Framelits are available separately as Butterfly Thinlits and Bold Butterflies. The sentiment is from Happy Birthday, Everyone.

We're looking forward to seeing your cards...remember to use stamping and keep it CAS to be eligible for a top pick!

 Have a lovely day!

Pinkies Annual Catalogue Blog Hop!!

Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin' Up!® Annual Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!

I have created a really simple CAS card for the blog hop, using one of the gorgeous new hostess sets, Best Thoughts.

Isn't the butterfly stunning? I stamped it in black Stazon onto some of our Watercolour Card, then coloured it with my Stampin' Write Markers and a Watercolour Pen. I fussy cut it to give it some depth.

I stamped the sentiment then paper pierced around it to highlight it. I love how the light shines through the paper piercing!

I hope you liked my card, and now it's time for you to visit the lovely Ilse's blog to see what she has created!

Enjoy the hop...I'm sure you'll find tonnes of inspiration... and 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!

Zoo babies and a 'little' mistake...ooops!

Hello!

It's a new challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches today, and we have a fun colour combo for you!

I don't make many kids' cards these days, so I thought I should change that...

I used the super cute Zoo Babies for my card...don't you just love this cheeky monkey, swinging in with a birthday wish?

I popped the sentiment onto a banner, but if I'm honest, it was to cover a big mistake...I stamped the sentiment upside down!! Part of me wanted to leave it like that as it was fun, but I decided to correct it. I pierced the edges for a bit of texture. I layered the stamped panel onto some Blackberry Bliss card.

That fabulous sentiment, by the way, is from a brilliant hostess set called Hello Love, which you can earn as one of your hostess gifts if you spend £150 or more! On top of that, you can earn this awesome new sentiment set when you spend £200!! 

If you would like to know more about hostess freebies, and how to earn them, please feel free to contact me...I am always happy to help!

Here is what I used for today's card...

Zoo Babies

£19.95

Hello Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£12.00

2014-2016 In Color A4 Cardstock & Classic Stampin' Pads Kit

£27.95

Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

£7.25

Paper-Piercing Tool

£3.50

Stampin' Pierce Mat

£4.50

I hope you have a really great day, and I'd love to see you back tomorrow! :)