Happy 30th!

Good morning!

Well what a horrid, windy, wet morning it is here in Bolton! So here is a pretty, spring like card to lift your spirits!

I have used the gorgeous free (yes...free!) Botanical Gardens Designer Vellum Stack, layered onto Wisteria Wonder card to show off that lovely pattern. How do you get it free?? Well, see the end of my post and I'll tell you :)

The glittery numbers are created using Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and the fab, and very popular, Large Number Framelits. I added the pretty flower die cut and built from the Botanical Builder Framelits. The large flower is just the same size as the one in the pattern on the vellum too! 

So how do you get the vellum stack free? Well quite simply, for every £45 you spend with me, you can choose any one of the Sale-A-Bration items, including this stunning vellum, for free! So if you spend £90 you can have 2 free items, etc! 

You can browse the catalogues by clicking the links over there on the right>>>>>>>>

Thanks for popping by today and I hope you get to make the most of this rubbish weather (by hiding in your craft room and crafting!!)

A lacy, sparkly butterfly Birthday!

Hello!

Wow I had such a positive response on Facebook to yesterday's card from so many lovely people; demos, friends and customers alike, so thank you so much!

I have used the same Something Lace stamp set as I used yesterday, but this time I made a birthday card with it...

I stamped the lacy background in Wisteria wonder before adding to my Perfect Plum card blank. I then stamped my sentiment from Remembering Your Birthday and die cut with one of the Chalk Talk Framelits.

How gorgeous is this butterfly?? It is the medium one from the Butterflies Thinlits Dies, die cut in Elegant Eggplant, which I then covered in Versamark ink and heat embossed with Iridescent Ice Stampin' Emboss. I love how sparkly it is in real life! 

I really have fallen in love with this Lacy stamp....so elegant and it has a world of possibilities! 

The weather is dreadful here today, so I am (hopefully) finishing the decorating over the next 2 days. I just have some white walls to do, then I can sit back and enjoy for a year or so! (or until grubby hands muck it all up again!)

I hope you have a lovely Wednesday!

Everything Eleanor

Hello all and thanks for popping by today!

We have a new challenge over at CAS-Colours and Sketches, and this week is a colour challenge...

This is such a fresh colour combination, don't you think? So I wanted to make something clean and fresh...here it is!

Do you recognise the stamp set? That's right...it's Everything Eleanor, teamed with some Coastal Cabana Ruffled Stretch Ribbon.

The medallion was stamped in Crisp Cantaloupe, and the flowers were stamped in Wisteria Wonder. I finished with a few nail art pearls. I haven't decided on a sentiment yet.

There are some gorgeous DT cards, so do pop over and see their cards too...we're looking forward to seeing your entries!

Have you seen the Weekly Deals this week?? There are some fab items on there, with fabulous discounts! Do pop on over and have a look...remember, they are only on offer for one week!

There have been some problems with the online shop this week, so if you are struggling to place an order, please give me a shout and I'll be very happy to place your order for you, still direct to your home! 

I've spent a few hours over the last couple of days jet washing my back garden, so now I am starting to feel like my garden is getting to how I want it to be! I might even get time to enjoy it this summer! 

In fact I have been working so hard on the garden I think Keiran felt guilty as he said 'I'll do the washing up Mummy so you can finish your tea and have a longer rest!' How cute?? And he did it too! Only 6 and he knows how to get on my good side! ;)

 Have a lovely Thursday and hopefully I'll see you tomorrow!

Hearts a Flutter Anniversary

Hello and happy Thursday!

It is new sketch day at CAS - Colours and Sketches and it is sketch week. Here is the sketch I designed for our challenge...

Although there is a heart as the main shape, feel free to use any shape you like :)

So....here is my card....

I decided to dig out something I haven't used for ages...my Very Vintage Stampin' Around Wheel! I have a few of these wheels and I always seem to forget about them! The great thing about these is that if you add an ink cartridge you can stamp continuously for ages! But you can still used them with just an ink pad too, which is what I did here with my Wisteria Wonder ink. I then scored top and bottom to highlight the panel a little.

The hearts are from the Hearts A Flutter set and I fussy cut them, then inked them in Raspberry Ripple, using Sponge Daubers. The Flowering Flourishes is also stamped in Wisteria Wonder, and the sentiment is Smoky Slate. I finished with Liquid Pearls (non-SU)

Stampin' Up! Products I used

 

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Don't forget, tomorrow is Frugal Friday #2 so do pop back to see if you are a winner from #1, and to join in with my second challenge!

Happy crafting!

Beautiful Birthday

Hello everyone!

I am really happy to welcome yet another new follower, Lynn! It's really lovely to have you here! :)

Remember the card I made yesterday? Well I had a circle left after I had made it so I decided to use it on another card, again using the Less Is More Sketch. Here's a reminder of the sketch...

And here is my second entry into the challenge...

This is a much softer card than yesterday's, and uses a lot of bits that were lying on my desk! In fact, the only new bit was the card blank! The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Sizzlits and the heart was from the Hearts Collection Framelits, which I embossed using the sadly retired Pretty Print EF.

The sentiment is from Express Yourself, stamped in Wisteria Wonder.

Stampin' Up! products I used

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It's all back to normal routine now...I'm back at work, Keiran is back at school...it's all go again!

Have a lovely Tuesday!

A prettyful thank you!

Good morning!

Have you had a good weekend? I have been working, gardening, (yes it's that time of year again!), and I did manage to fit a little crafting in last night...

This card was one of those cards that just kind of built itself...after I got it wrong the first time! I used Summer Silhouettes and Sweetest Gift for this one. Don't you just love these tiny flowers?

The trellis, leaves and tiny flowers are from SS and the sentiment and punched panel are from SG. I created the sentiment panel by stamping and punching the main part out of Vellum Card Stock, using the Decorative Label Punch then I stamped and punched the sentiment using the Large Oval Punch to make it stand out. I used Tombow to adhere the vellum...it is awesome...totally invisible!!

Stampin' Up! supplies I used...

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I do rather like it when a card suddenly comes together...makes crafting worthwhile! I am entering it into the colour challenge at Dynamic Duos this week...

I's love it if you pop back tomorrow to see the card I sent my brother to celebrate the birth of my new niece :)

Well...thank you!

Hello everyone!
Ooooh look! Another new follower! A great big welcome to you, Vicky...I hope you enjoy my blog! :)

I know I've been missing for a couple of days...it was a work weekend and I was finishing a wedding order so I didn't get chance to 'pleasure craft'! But I made up for it yesterday morning by making 4 thank you cards for some last minute Sale-a-Bration customers!

Here is a pair I made using some unused bits on my desk...

I used Gorgeous Grunge and Hello Lovely stamps in the background, then used up all my punched Papillon Potpourri butterflies that were made for another project, but I made too many!

These took only a couple of minutes to make, but they look so effective don't they? I like the one with the touch of Bermuda Bay...which is your favourite?

Stampin' Up! supplies I used

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It's good to be creative first thing in the morning...it makes me feel like I've achieved something!

Join me tomorrow to see our new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches!