A Christmas stamp is for other cards, not just for Christmas!

Good morning!

How is your week going? Since Keiran went back to school on Tuesday, things seem to have calmed down and got back into a routine here. I have managed to blog every day and even managed to get some crafting in too! 

Keiran is in Year 2 now and has told me that the teacher really makes them work! Must be a bit of a shock from all that playing over the last two years!

Anyway, here is one of the cards I manage to make this week...

Now I wonder....can you guess the stamp sets I used? Of course, there is the old faithful Dictionary background stamp, which is perfect for creating backgrounds like this.

I then used Wondrous Wreath for the flowers, stamping in Cherry Cobbler and die cutting them using the matching framelit...see, a Christmas stamp isn't just for Christmas! 

I added the sentiment using the lovely Good Greetings Hostess set, FREE when you spend, or host a party with sales of £200 or more! Here is a reminder of that wonderful set, which comes in clear mount or wood mount.

These are really lovely sized sentiments that fit brilliantly onto your A6 and 6x6in cards. 

Here is what I used for this card...

Wonderous Wreath Photopolymer Bundle

£37.25

Dictionary

£15.95

Good Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£15.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

£7.50

Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Gold Sequin Trim

£4.50

1" Square Punch

£14.25

If you would like to order any of these products, just click on the pictures above, or you can use my online shop link over on my sidebar >>>>>

Or if you like, you can contact me for a chat and I can place your order for you!

One thing I love about being a demo is that I can fit it in around all the other craziness in my life! I am a single Mum to a wonderful 6 year old who has a lot of after school activities, I have a job, a new man to find time for, and yet I can still hold craft classes, craft, and run my Stampin' Up! business around all of that! It is a fun way to earn extra money to go towards more crafty goodies, a better craft room, or even extra money to go towards Christmas!

If you, or someone you know, would be interested in a wonderful opportunity to earn extra money doing something you love, please do contact me for more information. You can also find out more here.

Tomorrow is a bit of a special blog post as it is the famous Pinkie Blog Hop! Do come by and see all the inspired projects using products from the Autumn/Winter catalogue. I look forward to seeing you then!

Cards from my first paper craft class!

Hello and happy Monday everyone!

Yesterday I promised to show you the cards my ladies made at my first paper craft class on Friday, so here they are.

First of all, here we are, set up to go...

And here are the cards we made...

We had a really fun night, and we all really enjoyed ourselves!

So, a close up of each card...

This first one was fairly simple...we used Everything Eleanor stamped in Pistachio Pudding, Sahara Sand and Crisp Cantaloupe, with a sentiment from Petite Pairs.

This second one demonstrates the 'random' stamping technique using Clockworks (retiring) and Chocolate Chip, Always Artichoke and Garden Green. The edges were sanded to give a distressed feel, and it was finished with Naturals Designer Buttons (retiring)

The final one uses the wonderful Dictionary Background, stamped in Illuminate ink (retiring), which gives a lovely shimmery finish to the card. The sentiment and label were stamped in black Stazon, from the Chalk Talk set, and die cut using the matching Framelits. Whisper White Organza, Basic Rhinestones and a Tea Lace Paper Doily finish the card.

We completed the cards in 2 hours and had plenty of fun chatting and learning new techniques! If you would like to join me in my next class on Friday 18th June, please do get in touch...we'd love to see you there!

I am also holding an open house event on Tuesday 1st July from 6.30pm, and again on Wednesday 2nd July 11am to 2pm, to show off the brand new catalogue! It is £5 to attend and you will get to create a make and take, get your very own copy of the 2014/2015 annual catalogue, and refreshments, (including cake!) thrown in! 

If you would like to come, please let me know so I can order enough catalogues, and cake (of course!)

I hope you Monday is a good one...see you tomorrow!

Frugal Friday #2

Hi everyone! 
*If you are looking for more posts from me this week, please scroll down*

It seems I gained a new follower yesterday, but they are not showing at the top of my list so I think they are anonymous. Whoever you are, welcome to my little blog! :)

So today is Frugal Friday #2...that came round quick didn't it? Before I show you this week's card I would like to thank you to those who joined in with my first challenge! I have chosen my top 3 and here they are...

Kate

Margaret

Lynn

Congratulations ladies! These are all gorgeous cards...it's amazing what comes out of 'nothing' isn't it?

Ok so on to this week. Remember the photo I took of my scraps last week? (here's a reminder)

Well it turns out there was a lot of creativity hiding in there! I posted 2 cards from this stash last week, and here is the third...

The only new thing that wasn't in the photo is the flower. That got added to the ever growing pile of scraps during the week when I was working on another project.

If you would like to enter my challenge this week, please add your creation to the linky below before 8pm GMT next Thursday. I will choose a top 3 and post them with the new challenge on Friday morning. (Don't forget to include a picture of your 'bits' on your desk too!) At the end of the last challenge in May, I will randomly choose an overall winner and send the lucky person a little prize!

Here are the Stampin' Up! supplies I used on this card

Please click on the products to find them easily in my online shop.

I hope to see you joining my challenge!

Happy crafting!

Manly Birthday!

Good morning!

Are you ready for another challenge? Good because we have a new colour challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches!

I will admit to struggling with this one a bit, not because I don't like the colour combo because I do! It's because it was such a lovely day when I made this that I wanted to craft in colour, though as I post this the weather is definitely a little grey!

I have used Basic Gray DSP from the Neutrals collection, the Dictionary Background stamped in Smoky Slate, and the sentiment from Label Love stamped in Basic Black and Basic Gray.

I used the Artisan Label and Decorative Label punches to give interest to the sentiment. I used the sketch at Fab Friday for inspiration.

 

Stampin' Up! supplies I used

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Have you seen this week's Weekly Deals??

Pop on over to my online shop and check them out for fab bargains!!

Do pop on over to the other DT blogs to see their creations...we're looking forward to seeing yours!

A man card! (with glitter!)

Hello!

I have a man card to show you today! It's the second one this week!!

I have used Midnight Muse DSP (from In Color 2013/14) for the background on a Whisper White card base. I stamped Dictionary onto the banner shape using Smoky Slate and added a few splodges of Gorgeous Grunge, also in Smoky Slate.

The sentiment is from Label Love and is embossed with Pewter Stampin' Emboss. I finished with a few stars cut from Silver Glimmer Paper.

I'm entering my card into these challenges...

Stampin' Celebration - #74

Paper Craft Crew - #75

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used

   

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I am starting a brand new Stampers 6 club on the 30th January, details of which can be found here. If you join you will have 3 months' opportunity to enjoy the benefits of the Sale-a-Bration promotion, and with the brand new Spring/Summer catalogue released at the same time, I'm sure you will get yourself some wonderful products for free! Please contact me for more details and to join.

I hope your Tuesday is a good one! :)