Easter Tulips

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If you are visiting from Creatin' and Stampin', I hope you will follow me here instead and continue to use my blog to inspire you! 

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I have also transferred all my posts over from my old blog too, so if you have missed any, please have a little browse...you never know what you might find! ;)

Ok so I guess you'd like to see a card or two right?

Well I can do better than that...today I have another set of five for you!

For these I have used Blessed Easter again, but as promised yesterday, I have used the entire stamp this time. I've coloured the tulips with my Stampin' Write markers. 

I stamped an extra set of flowers for each card, coloured and paper snipped them, curled them, then popped them on the cards using silicone glue. I like the 'real' effect I got by giving them dimension.

These are really simple cards but they look so pretty don't you think?

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I'm off to the gym now for the first time in 2 weeks...think it's going to hurt! Have a lovely Wednesday and don't forget to come and see my DT card for CAS - Colours and Sketches tomorrow!

First Easter cards!

Good morning my lovely followers!

I am sorry for having been AWOL for a few days...apart from it being half term, towards the end of the week I got some sort of a virus and it knocked me sideways a bit and apart from the things I have to do, I haven't felt much like doing anything! I am feeling a whole lot more like myself now though, so I have a lovely set of Easter cards to show you...

I have used one of the lovely stamp sets from the Spring/Summer catalogue, Blessed Easter, combined with the Trefoil Cross from the annual catalogue.

The Blessed Easter stamp actually comes with gorgeous tulips as part of the stamp, which I will be showing you tomorrow, but for these cards I have only used the sentiment worked perfectly with the cross.

Isn't it a pretty cross? I can see that I will be using it lots, not just for Easter but for Christening, Baptism, Confirmation etc. I created a frame around my sentiment using the Paper Piercing Essentials pack. I think it gives it a little bit more interest and focus don't you?


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Have you got some free Sale-a-Bration goodies yet? If not, why not place an order with me today and choose your free items for every £45 you spend with me? There are some really beautiful items available so why not treat yourself!

I had a lovely week off last week with Keiran. We went to Knowsley Safari Park, the cinema, baked bread and banana bread, visited friends and soft play centres and a farm....I'm glad to be back at work for a rest! ;)
Have a fab Tuesday and see you tomorrow! :)

A bit of the Wetlands

Morning all!

It's time for our new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches and this week it's a colour challenge.

My friend asked me to make a birthday card for her husband, but she had absolutely no theme for me to work with so I had complete free reign! So I borrowed the gorgeous stamp set Wetlands from Jen and here is what I made...

I have always admired the way this stamp has been used so I don't really know why I haven't bought it! I thoroughly enjoyed making this card!

I sponged Marina Mist for the water and Pear Pizzazz for the grass. The birds and grass were stamped using Chocolate Chip, then I sponged the goose with a little more Chocolate Chip. 

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What do you think you will do with these colours? They're fab aren't they?

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Transformed notebooks

Hello!

I have a few school fairs coming up in the next couple of months so I have decided to branch out a little in items for my stall. Not everyone wants/needs cards, so I feel it's time I offered something else...see what you think of these...

I found these lovely little pads in Wilkinsons and just knew they were ripe for transformation! And the best thing? They only took about half an hour for all 3! So I am now experimenting with bigger ones, which I will show when they are done :)

Supplies

Cardstock - Naturals White, Whisper White

Stamps - Motorcycle (from MDS), Simply Stars, Express Yourself, Summer Silhouettes, Morning Post

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Marina Mist, Old Olive, Raspberry Ripple, Island Indigo

Other - Season of Style Washi, This 'n That Washi

If you would like to purchase any of these products, or anything else for that matter, you can do so using the link in my sidebar. 

I hope the storm didn't cause too much damage where you are yesterday. We were lucky to have the winds bypass us in Bolton...just a lot of rain. 

Have a lovely Tuesday...see you tomorrow!

Joyful Snowflakes!

Hello!
How are you? I had a very relaxed day yesterday, not really doing much apart from crafting, while Keiran built lego left from his birthday in April! He did really well too!

Here is one of the cards I managed to make...

I used the lovely new Festive Flurry stamp set and used my Stampin' Write Markers to ink up my stamp. One thing I love about the markers is that you can pick out different parts to a stamp and give a really unique look each time. I used Marina Mist and Night of Navy for this stamp.

Here's a closer look...

Don't the snowflakes look lovely in two colours? And the sparkle? Well after I stamped them in ink, I used Versamark and my Stamp-a-ma-jig to re-stamp over the snowflakes, covered in Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder, then heat embossed. Don't they sparkle beautifully?! I finished with my sentiment from Joyful Christmas.

Supplies

Cardstock - Night Of Navy, Whisper White

Stamps - Festive Flurry, Joyful Christmas

Ink - Marina Mist, Night Of Navy

Embossing - Versamark, Iridescent Ice

Other - Stamp-a-ma-jig

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Challenges

Colours and Sketches - #40 (the double!)

2 Sisters - Square Cards

Well, thanks for stopping by...don't forget to say hi and let me know you've been :)

Friends

Good morning!

I have a card I made yesterday evening, after a busy day sunbathing! 

I used a sentiment from the Feel Goods collection and I heat embossed it in black. The designer paper is from International Bazaar and I finished with a couple of bows made with Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon.

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White, Certainly Celery

Designer Series Paper - International Bazaar

Stamps - Feel Goods

Ink - Versamark

Embossing - Basic Black Stampin' Emboss Powder

Ribbon - Marina Mist Taffeta

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Challenges

Retro Sketches - #65

Colour Throwdown #243

Divas By Design - Friendship

I'm working today, but I have a week off then and we're off to Edinburgh...can't wait!

Have a lovely Sunday!

One Layer - The Open Sea!

Good morning LIMettes!

I had to laugh last week at the amount of people who asked me to share my secret of getting my entry into the Less Is More challenges so early! To be honest, I just think fast in a morning, I think because I am usually trying to get myself and a reluctant 5yr old ready for school/work or whatever, and Saturday mornings are the one morning I don't often have to do that as he's at his Dad's or Nana's, but I am still raring to go!

I have usually had my shower, breakfast and got dressed before 8am and I am usually to be found refreshing my laptop at that time and looking round my craft room for inspiration! Oh, and I often type the useless waffle up the night before, like I am now lol!

Then when the challenge is released, I'm ready to go!

So this week's challenge is...

Use a Coloured Card Blank

Ouch! Knowing Jen, this was her choice as she loves using coloured card blanks lol! Well, I have started to use them more but it's a bit tougher for one layer!

Anyway, here is my card...

For this one, I stamped the ship onto my Marina Mist card blank first, using Island Indigo and Early Espresso inks, then masked it off before stamping the 'log' and anchor in Not Quite Navy. I stamped those off onto plain paper first for a more subtle effect. I finished with an Anchor inside the card and the sentiment.

I quite like this nautical stamp set and the different styles of stamps you can get from it!

Supplies

Cardstock - Marina Mist

Stamps - The Open Sea, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink - Not Quite Navy, Early Espresso, Island Indigo

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!

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Ok, now I have to dash as it's a big promotional day in the shop for us today!

Have a good one! :)

A Summer Cycle anyone?

Hello!

Wow! What a gorgeous day we had yesterday! Such a stunner of a day that I even managed to get some sunbathing done! The summer afternoon even inspired me to get in the garage and have a clear out, so a whole car load of Keiran's clothes and old toys...I feel extremely cleansed lol!

Anyway, I also have a beautiful card to show you today, definitely inspired by the lovely weather!

The stamp is the Hostess set Summer Afternoon and  have coloured it with my Stampin' Write Markers. It's a lovely image and can you believe this is the first time I've used it??

I trimmed the bottom of the card with the Adorning Accents Edgelits, then trimmed again and added the extra piece as a detail. If you look very carefully, you can see that I have been playing with a new toy! I got the Colour Spritzer Tool recently so I gave it a go for the first time! I used the Lucky Limeade Marker, which has left a very subtle speckled effect of the base card.

I finished with some Marina Mist Taffeta Ribbon and Twitterpated Designer Series Paper inside the card...pretty huh? :)

Supplies

Cardstock - Whisper White

Designer Series Paper - Twitterpated

Stamp - Summer Afternoon (Hostess)

Inks - Various Markers

Dies - Adorning Accents Edgelits

This stamp set is one of the Hostess sets that you can earn for free with a purchase or a party with sales of £150! To find out more, please do contact me.

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Thanks for stopping by today :)