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! :)

Pinkie Blog Hop for the New Annual Catalogue 2014/15

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.

Did you enjoy seeing Eveline's project? Isn't it lovely?

I have decided to use some gorgeous new ribbon and flowers to make something a little different for you!

I cut the heart shapes using the Hearts Collection Framelits and embossed the middle one with Beautiful Baroque Embossing Folder. I then sponged it using Mossy Meadow ink. The outer is wrapped with the stunning new Stitched Satin Ribbon in Hello Honey.

I have used the gorgeous new Flower Frenzy Bigz die and the Beautiful Bunch stamp and Fun Flower Punch combo. 

The main flower was stamped in Hello Honey, onto Hello Honey cardstock, the leaves are Mossy Meadow and the purple elements are Blackberry Bliss. All these are some of our brand new In Colours. Aren't they gorgeous?

I really enjoyed making this project...it's a while since I did a home decor item...may have to have a play in lots of other colours! :)

I hope you're enjoying the blog hop, and to continue, please click on the badge below, to take you to Sandie's blog, where you will see her beautiful project!

Enjoy your weekend!

It's a Flower Frenzy!!

Good morning!
It's good to be back! I have had such a busy week this week that I haven't had chance to do any blogging, but I am back with my DT card for CAS-Colours and Sketches. This week we have a colour challenge...



Isn't it a wonderful colour combo??

I had a little play with this fabulous die last night...it's the new Flower Frenzy Bigz and it has lots of different sized and shaped flowers, plus this wonderful leaf stem. I shaped the leaves using a shaper tool.

I sponged the flower with Perfect Plum for the main part and Elegant Eggplant for the centre. The leaves were sponged with Mossy Meadow. I finished with a little gem but left a sentiment off as I couldn't decide what to put on it!

We look forward to seeing all your creations over the next week!

A Beautiful Bunch and a Fun Flower Punch!

Hello!

Guess what? It's Thursday! Which can mean only two things...it's almost the weekend and it's time for a new challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches! This weeks is a sketch from Jacqueline...

Now I will be honest...I have looked at this so many times this week and couldn't think what to do, but then my Stampin' Up! delivery arrived today and this is what happened...

You know, I wasn't too sure about these new In Colours when they first came out, but the more I use them, the more I totally love them!

So my new stamp set? Well there's 2 here actually; Beautiful Bunch and Remembering Your Birthday. There is a matching punch too...isn't that fab?! These are actually very sizeable flowers...about 6cm tip to tip, so they are fab on a 6in square card like this one. I used Lost Lagoon and Hello Honey for this...I am working through as many combinations as I can I think!

I have a busy weekend with a date on Friday night (yes a date!!!) and stalls at craft fairs on Saturday and Sunday. What are you up to? 

Enjoy your Thursday!

Pictogram Thank You!

Good morning!

I hope you are having a good week so far?

I have been very busy making commission cards and working on 2 sets of wedding invitations, but I managed to very quickly make this sweet little 10cm x 10cm card using my new stamps and new In Colours!

See if you can guess the stamp set...

I used this yesterday too; it's Pictogram Punches ...I can see me using this one quite a lot! 

I scored 2 lines across the topper piece of card which is 9cm square. I then used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to position the sentiment (from Work of Art) and vase just where I wanted them. The flowers were then stamped and punched using the matching punch from Itty Bitty Accents punches. I curled the petals and popped them onto the vase. All the colours are the new In Colours...they work really well together don't they?

If you would like to order any of the lush new products, you can do so via the link on my sidebar >>>>>

Alternatively, please do contact me to place your order for you, or to order a FREE catalogue!

It's a lovely day today, so I hope you get chance to enjoy it! 

Have a good one!

You're a Star!!

Good morning and a huge welcome to my newest follower aussie aNNie...I hope you enjoy visiting me from time to time! :)

On Saturday I told you that Keiran and I would be doing the Race for Life on Sunday, if you remember? Well we did it! More to the point, Keiran did it! And he totally blew me away!! We completed it in 34:47mins!!! I am so very, very proud of him! He jogged away and didn't complain...my little hero!

Doesn't he look proud??

Ok, back to crafty news!

I got a new delivery of Stampin' Up! goodies yesterday, and I have another coming today too...exciting times! :)

I love playing with new stash, and within seconds of Mr. Brown (UPS man) coming, I had ripped open my package and got straight to making this card! I think I was inspired by Keiran when I made this!

I used 2 of the new stamp sets I ordered to make this...Work of Art and Pictogram Punches. I punched the stars out using one of my new Itty Bitty Accents Punches and stuck them back into the holes after curling them up a little for dimension.

I also used new colours...the new In Colors are really zesty and I thought these went well together for a male card. I used Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist and Hello Honey. 

All the lovely new products from the catalogue are now available to buy and if you need a catalogue, please do contact me and I'd be happy to pop one in the post for you! :)

And if you enjoyed reading today, why not join up as a follower then you'll never miss out on my newest creations! I'd love to welcome you to my blog! :)

In This Together...

Good morning! 

Have you got over the excitement of yesterday's catalogue release yet? I have, just about! I had loads of orders, especially taking advantage of my BOGOF sale! If you would like to know how to get your FREE stamps from the brand new catalogue, please click here.

Today I am going to show you something using the brilliant In This Together stamps set, with a little bit of water colouring and some of the new In Colours! I made a magnetic shopping list...

The new colours I used are Blackberry Bliss, Tangelo Twist and Hello Honey...aren't they lush?? See the brand new ribbon too...it's really luxurious!

I used Stazon to stamp the image onto Watercolor card, then used my Watercolor Pens to colour the image. I do rather like it!

This stamp set is now available to buy through my online shop, and if you choose one of my retired items you could have this set for FREE!

Also, anyone who places an order with me before the end of July will receive a copy of the new catalogue for FREE, as long as I haven't already sent you one.

Have a lovely Wednesday and see you tomorrow!

New Baby and New Catalogue...FREE!!

Good morning and a huge welcome to my newest follower via Bloglovin...Susan! Thank you for joining me here in blog world...I hope you enjoy my creations and waffling!

It's new sketch day at CAS-Colours and Sketches this week and it's time for a sketch with a difference!

I took my inspiration from the shape shown here, mainly as that is about the only shape Framelit I have big enough to make a card!

I used the cute Sweetest Gift (retiring) stamp set for this one, mainly as I knew the mobile would 'hang' perfectly!

I coloured the stamp using Stampin' Write Markers and 'hung' it using nail pearls. The card base was die cut using the Labels Collection Framelits, and was embossed using the Chevron EF. I trimmed off the bottom so it would stand firmly.

Do you have a copy of the brand new catalogue yet? No?

 Well if you place an order either through me, or my online shop, between now and 8pm on June 30th I will send you one for FREE! Not only that, but you will also receive one of my cute little bookmarks with all the yummy new In Colours for 2014/16! 

What do you have planned for today? I am working, shopping and crafting...wonder which I prefer more... ;)

Sneak Peak of new In Colours and Happy 6th Birthday Sketch Saturday!

It's a very special day today! Sketch Saturday is 6 years old this week! Wow! I can't remember a time where I wasn't either entering the challenges, or on the DT! 

Happy 6th Birthday!!

To celebrate we have a blog hop with secret prizes along the way!

 If you have come to me from Lesley, then welcome! If not, you may want to go back to Alex at the beginning to follow the hop from there.

So we do also have a sketch challenge for you too...but it's your choice! You can use any sketch from #215-#311. I used #280



So here is my card, and I'm using some sneak peek new In Colour products! Yes you heard right....SNEAK PEEK!!!

I'm showing you 3 of the new colours...Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss and Hello Honey...not only do they sound yummy, but don't they look it too?! 

The stamps I have used are both on the retiring list...Simply Stars and Express Yourself. You can see the whole retiring list by clicking on the link on the right.

So now it's time for you to continue with the blog hop and head over to Marzena's blog to see what she has created with our sketch!

An InLinkz Link-up

Enjoy the hop and we look forward to seeing your creations!