Beautiful Wings!

Hi lovely crafty peeps!

I have another thank you card to show you today...I seem to need to make them almost every day...not that I'm complaining...it's wonderful to have something to be thankful for!

This is also another card using up bits on my desk...yes I have LOTS of bits on my desk! (they are getting less now though!)

So what have I used? Beautiful Wings Embosslits, Bird Builder Punch, Morning Meadow and Woodgrain Background stamp. I used Core'Dinations cardstock for my branches and butterflies to give a little texture.

I have some Stampin' Up! news for you!

As from next Wednesday 9th April, and each wednesday in April, there will be 'Weekly Offers' available! I have no idea what they are going to be, but keep your eyes on this space...I will update you as soon as I know what they are!

I became an auntie for the second time on Wednesday...here is a picture of precious little Evie!

She weighed 6lb 6oz and was born very quickly and easily! Her Mum went into hospital...an hour later Evie was born and 5hrs later they went home! Congratulations to my very happy brother and sister-in-law!

CAS sketch challenge

Good morning everyone and a big, warm welcome to yet another follower...Linda! I'm honoured to have followers and I hope I can be of inspiration to each and every one of you!

Ok so today is Thursday which means it's a new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches. This week is a sketch challenge...what do you think of this?

I do love this layout! I toyed with using a coloured background, but it seemed to 'clog' the card up somewhat, so here is the very clean card I made instead...

I used the flower stem stamp from the hostess set Morning Meadow, and stamped it in Smoky Slate. I added a few little So Saffron flowers punched out with one of the Bitty Punch set, and finished with Bermuda Bay Candy Dots.

The sentiment is from another hostess set...Express Yourself and is stamped in Bermuda Bay. Do you like the shadows? I simple mounted my punched shapes onto Smoky Slate, slightly offset so they look like shadows...cool huh? 

I noticed that my card fits in with the challenge over at Less is More this week - 3 of Something.

Stampin' Up! supplies used

 

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Don't forget, for every £45 you spend, you get to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration product! 

If you would like to find out more about the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products, or to order any, please do contact me and I will be happy to help!

I also hold Stampin' Up! parties and workshops, so if you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

SPECIAL OFFER!! Order/host a party with £250 of sales, and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £150 of goodies for only £99!! Contact me or see here for more details!

*Sale-a-Bration ends on 31st March, so don't miss your chance to get your free items!*

We look forward to seeing your creations!

Happy Sapphire Anniversary Mum and Dad!

Good morning everyone!
It's my parent's Sapphire wedding anniversary tomorrow so I decided it warranted something very special!

*This is a post of epic proportions - please do read through for instructions*

First of all, here is a picture of the whole gift...

Can you see the card in a box? That is my first one and I am quite pleased with it! So here's how I made it...

1. Take an A4 piece of cardstock and along the long edge, score at 7cm, 14cm, 21cm and 28cm. The little section will be your flap to join it together.

2. Along the short edge, score at 7cm across three of the panels. The one you leave unscored will be your back panel.

3. Fold along all your edges and assemble.

4. Cut 3 strips of matching card 9cm x 2cm and score 1cm from each end. Fold along each score the opposite way from the other. Attach inside the assembled card.

5. Use acetate to attach all your elements, always checking the card closes properly.

Silver embossed my elements onto blue shiny card from my stash.

The numbers are cut using Bigz Typset Alphabet and Glimmer Paper and the heart is from Language of Love.

The sentiment panel is made using the flourish from Morning Meadow and the phrase from Express Yourself.

A picture of the full card...

I also made an envelope. using my Envelope Punch Boadr, for their gift voucher and tied with White Organza Ribbon, decorated with another heart.

The final gift was a personalised bottle of Champagne!

I simply used MDS to design and print the label, then gold embossed the flourish from Happy Day!

I thoroughly enjoyed making these for my parents! Below is a list of the products I used...it is rather product heavy, sorry!

Stampin' Up! Supplies used

 

Please click on the pictures to buy direct from my online store.

Don't forget, for every £45 you spend, you get to choose a FREE Sale-a-Bration product!

If you would like to find out more about the gorgeous Stampin' Up! products, or to order any, please do contact me and I will be happy to help!

I also hold Stampin' Up! parties and workshops, so if you would like to find out more, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

SPECIAL OFFER!! Order/host a party with £250 of sales, and choose £65 worth of products FREE! Or join Stampin' Up! and choose £150 of goodies for only £99!! Contact me or see here for more details!

I hope I didn't bore you with this...there is rather a lot here!

Have a wonderful day!

Modern Medley notebooks

Good morning!

Did you have a good weekend? I didn't get much crafting other than some Christmas orders and convention swaps, so here are some notebooks I made last week, showcasing the stunning Modern Medley Designer Series Paper...

This is without a doubt my favourite DSP in the current catalogue, and it works beautifully on these little pads. 

Supplies

DSP - Modern Medley

Stamps - Morning Meadow, Elements of Style

Ink - Basic Black

Other - Soft Sky Seam Binding, Designer Series Buttons

If you would like to order any of the current items I have used on my projects, please do contact me, or you can shop direct from my online store by clicking the links in my sidebar.

Just a quick post from me today, hopefully I'll have something for you tomorrow!

CAS - Colours and Sketches challenge DT card

Good morning!

It's Thursday which means it is time for a new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches, and this week we have a really yummy colour combo, courtesy of Patricia.

I really love this colour combo and decided to go for a coloured card blank...seems to be something I'm doing a lot recently!

So I used the Rose Red for the card base, and some of the old Pink Pirouette Two Tone ribbon from last year's Spring/Summer catalogue. I have a fair bit left and thought it would be perfect here!

I stamped the frame and sentiment from the Hostess set Morning Meadow in the three colours, lining it all up perfectly using my Stamp-a-Majig. I finished with bling!

If you like this exclusive hostess set and would like to get your hands on it, there are several ways, and it's easier than you think!

1. Purchase your Stampin' Up! items from my online shop, then enter this month's hostess code and if my monthly sales reach more than £150, you could have the chance to win the hostess credits for the month!

2. Join my Stampers 6 club, starting in December, and you are guaranteed to have the hostess benefits once in the 6 month term!

3. Spend at least £150 with me and all the hostess credits are yours!

4. Book a party with me and if the party sales reach at least £150, you earn all the hostess credits!

If you would like any more information, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Challenges

Seize The Sketch - #6

Inkspirational - Anything Goes

Sentimental Sundays - Happy Birthday Sentiments Only

Challenges 4 Everybody - Anything Goes

I hope you have a fun day planned for yourself...I shall mostly be working!