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!

Feeling soppy!

Good morning!

I am in a very good mood today! Well, actually, I have been for a while now, so maybe I should explain...

*WARNING* Soppy post!!

A few weeks ago I met a wonderful man named Mike, and we have been seeing other since then. He makes me smile all the time and I am very happy! Anyway, I don't get to see him everyday, but I find myself thinking about him all the time, so I decided to make him this little card, which I posted and he got this morning, so now I can share...

I used elements all from the Hip Hip Hooray kit (appropriate name!) and added the sentiment from the Bloom With Hope Hostess set, stamped in Baked Brown Sugar. I also added a little Linen Thread and a heart punched from Baked Brown Sugar DSP with the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack.

I do love the sentiment and it's perfect for how I feel these days!

Ok...normal service will resume tomorrow, but I can't promise I won't get soppy again in the future! ;)

Have a lovely Friday!

I'm back!

Good morning!!

Wow I feel like I haven't blogged for an age! In case you didn't know, I have been away in Holland for a week, and I have been busy with wedding stationery since I got back, so last night was the first chance to have a little play in my craft room!

Here's what I made...

I had a really good run on notebooks at my last fair so I thought I should get a start on some more. This one is a cheap hardback book I bought from a local shop, and I stamped directly onto the cover using one of the lovely new Hostess stamp sets, Bloom With Hope. I really love this set...there are some gorgeous flowers and really lovely sentiments too.

I stamped one of the flower stamps repeatedly in Baked Brown Sugar, then I used Lost Lagoon and an Aqua Painter pen to colour the flowers. I finished with the Very Vanilla Seam Binding and some Linen Thread.

I will hopefully get back into the swing of things now, so I shall see you tomorrow with my DT card for CAS-Colours and Sketches.

Have a lovely day!