Petal Potpourri Birthday

Hello everyone!

I hope you have a brilliant weekend? I was working most of it, but I still managed a lovely date with Mike :)

So today I have decided to enter the challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. I used to enter all the time but I haven't really entered any challenges for ages...I plan to try and change that!

So here is the sketch I used...

And here is my card...

I used my newest stamp and punch bundle, Petal Potpourri, and one of my current favourites, Butterfly Basics Bundle. I stamped the 'honeycomb' stamp down the card using Strawberry Slush and Pink Pirouette inks, then stamped my fern over the top in Pear Pizzaz. 

I colour the flower stamp suing first Strawberry Slush for the centre outwards, then Blushing Bride, and finally Pink Pirouette, each colour dragging the other out to create this effect...

I really love how this flower turned out, don't you?

If you would like to order any of the inks or stamps I have used, please click on the product links above or over there on the right >>>>

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Other challenges...

Inkspirational #75 -Rose Colours

Seize the Birthday - Anything Goes

Addicted To Stamps #129 - CAS

I'm off to finish cooking tea now, but hopefully I will be back tomorrow! :)

EDIT - I was a favourite at Freshly Made Sketches with this card...thank you!

A pretty card for a pretty little girl's 1st birthday

Good morning!
I'm here with my DT card for this week's challenge at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and this week it's sketch week. So here is my sketch...



I decided to use the sketch to make a card for my friend's little girl's 1st birthday, which is actually today!

I embossed a strip of hearts across my card using an old embossing folder, then added a piece of gorgeous Pink Pirouette Two Tone Ribbon, which is in the clearance rack for only £2.49!! (5 yards!)

I added a punched shape from the Label Bracket Punch, then added a die cut number out of Pink Pirouette Glimmer Paper. Wait....we don't do pink Glimmer Paper do we?? Well ok....I cheated a little...I added a few drops of Pink Pirouette ink to an alcohol spritzer then spritzed the Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper! Isn't it gorgeous??  I finished with a sentiment from Remembering Your Birthday and a few pearls coloured with the lightest Rich Razzleberry Blendie. 

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I'm looking forward to seeing your entries this week...enjoy our challenge!

Stamped Background

Hello crafters!

We have another challenge for you at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and this week it's a fabulous sketch, designed by Karen.

When I saw this sketch I was first of all going to create a watercolour wash background, then I had another idea!

Have you recognised the stamps yet?

How about now? It's Gorgeous Grunge and Summer Silhouettes, with a sentiment from Express Yourself (retiring). I stamped the top half in Soft Sky and the middle was created by using the already inked stamp again. The bottom is stamped using Old Olive, as was the sentiment. The flowers are punched using Boho Blossoms and Bitty Punch Pack.

The colours I have chosen are to match the challenge at Colour Throwdown this week...

Here is what I used...

Gorgeous Grunge

£17.95

Summer Silhouettes Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.95

Express Yourself

£14.00

Boho Blossoms Punch

£15.50

Word Window Punch

£14.25

Pink Pirouette A4 Card Stock

£6.25

Soft Sky Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

£4.95

So what will you do with this week's sketch? We can't wait to see!

Have a lovely Thursday!

Pink and Pear

Hello!

It's time for a new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches and this week is this lovely soft colour combo...

Isn't it pretty? I decided to make a sympathy card as I am, sadly, short of them.

I have also made this card using up more scraps from on my desk...the branch and leaves, butterflies and even the aperture cut panel were just laying there...I'm finally getting through them!

The branch and the leaves are from the Bird Builder Punch and I've used the Petite Petals bundle and Beautiful Wings Embosslits. The sentiment is from Petite Pairs and I finished with Candy Dots (see, I'm even using them!)

Stampin' Up! supplies I used

 

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So what are you going to make this week? We can't wait to see!

Have a lovely Thursday!

Easter Tulips

Hello and welcome to my new look blog!

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! 

Do you like the design of my blog? I am very proud to say that it is all my creation and I used Stampin' Up! MDS to make it all pretty! It took a while, but I am very happy with it indeed!

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?

Stampin' Up! supplies used

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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'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?


Stampin' Up! supplies used


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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! :)