Free Blendabilities anyone??

Hi everyone!

We have had a little break over the Christmas period, but CAS-Colours and Sketches is back for the new year, and we're starting with this fab sketch!

Now I got ahead of myself and made my card before Christmas, so I'm afraid it's another Christmas card! I do love this stamp, Bearing Gifts, but this was the only time I used it!

I stamped it in Memento Black and coloured it with Blendabilities and Stampin' Write markers. I really enjoyed colouring this in...it had been a while since I coloured anything but it was very relaxing.

That little banner of DSP is from All Is Calm...I totally loved this paper!

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I think today's sketch is a nice one to get us under

way in the new year, don't you? We're looking forward to seeing your creations! :)

A little gift

Good morning everyone!

I know I'm being a bad blogger just lately, but it really is a busy time of year for me, what with Christmas orders, Keeping up with Keiran's activities, getting myself ready for Christmas...

But today I thought I would share some little gifts I made for my card class ladies...

These are really lovely little chocolate holders, just perfect for 2 Green and Blacks minis! The measurements for these are 5cm x 23com, then I used the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch to punch each end. 

I tied these together with Lost Lagoon Silky Taffeta Ribbon. The snowflake and the 'joy' were die cut from the Snowflake Card Thinlits Die out of Dazzling Details Glimmer Paper. I then spritzed 'joy' with a Spritzer filled with IPA Alcohol and a few drops of Lost Lagoon ink. 

*TOP TIP* If you don't have re-inkers, simply scraped a few drops of ink from your ink pad and drop into the spritzer!

We had a fab class this week, making crackers and desktop calendars! I shall be releasing my dates for 2015 classes in the next few days....keep your eyes peeled!

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!

All Is Calm with Endless Wishes

Hello everyone!

As it's Thursday it's time for a new challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and it is sketch week.

I had a good crafting session yesterday, making 4 cards, and this was one of them...

It actually came together very quickly because I knew exactly which stamps I wanted to use! The snowflakes and sentiment all came from the Endless Wishes set. I heat embossed the snowflakes in Siver Stampin' Emboss.

The sentiment was easily placed as the stamps are Photopolymer...you can see through them so you know exactly where you are stamping :) The DSP is All Is Calm again. I have to say that I really love this paper! The colours are so pastelly (that's a word right??) and the designs aren't just Christmassy. I reckon I may be using this a lot in the next few months!

Here is what I used...

All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper

£11.50

Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

£13.95

Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder

£4.50

Versamark Pad

£6.75

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

I am entering this card into the challenge at Colour Throwdown this week...

So how are you getting on with you Christmas crafting? Are you well on your way or still living in the summer??

Have a lovely Thursday!

Endless Wishes for Christmas

Hiya peeps!
I would like to extend a very warm welcome to my newest follower Kim...I hope you enjoy my blog and get lots of inspiration from it! :)

I'm back with a cute and simple Christmas card today. I recently got a pack of All Is Calm DSP, and wow! It is stunning! It is a gorgeous soft combo of Pistachio Pudding, Lost Lagoon and Smoky Slate...beautiful! So here is a tiny little bit of it...

See...isn't it lovely?! The sentiment is from Endless Wishes and stamped in Lost Lagoon and Pistachio Pudding. As they are Photopolymer stamps, it was really easy to line up these two separate words!

 For the topper I die cut both snowflakes from Dazzling Details Glimmer Paper using the Snowflake Card Thinlit set. I added a Basic Rhinestone, which I coloured with the lightest Old Olive Blendie, just to make it stand out a little. Can you see how very super sparkly that Glimmer Paper is?? Love it very much!!

Here is what I used...

Endless Wishes Photopolymer Stamp Set

£13.95

Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies

£29.95

Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper

£4.50

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Old Olive Assortment

£10.95

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

£4.50

All Is Calm Specialty Designer Series Paper

£11.50

I used the lovely sketch at CAS(E) This Sketch as inspiration for my card :)


I have a lovely day of crafting and church planned today, then taking Keiran for his swimming lesson...happy Wednesday!