Another Summer Mini Sneaky Peek

Hi everyone - I am a little earlier with my posting today - just got back from lunch with my friend Jackie, so I need to sit down and let lunch settle!! I have made a little thank you card today and I have once again used one of the new stamp-sets and punches (the same one that I used the day before yesterday), but the colour combo is Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla. I stamped all over the Calypso Coral mat with Calypso Coral Ink, then used the scrap cardstock from a previously punched flower to make a raised frame for the other stamped flower. Added a sentiment from Just Believe, a few Basic Pearls and there you have it - a quick (if somewhat faffy!) thank you card.

Beyond the Garden

Today I have used the Beyond the Garden DSP (which is free with a purchase of £45 or more) and inspired by a card made by my Stampin' Up! mummy Julie , I have come up with this version and made it into a "thinking of you" card- which is suitable for so many occasions.
Colour Combo is Pacific Point, Lucky Lemonade and White.
Sentiment is from You are loved stampset, the Modern Label Punch (modified)was used for behind the sentiment, and an In Colour Designer Printed brad used for the knot-less bow. Usual obligatory bling - basic pearls.

Two more sneak peeks

Here is a card that I have made for Barry's cousin Josie who is 70 next week.
Chris (Sis-in-law) and I have been up to Leeds today with Josie to meet up with 2 other cousins for our Cousins' Day.
We all took Josie her pressies and made her open them whilst we were there, but she is saving her cards to open next week.
I am safe in posting this card as Josie doesn't do blogs or crafts!
The Colour combo is Night of Navy and Whisper White.
Two new items are featured that will be coming along in the Summer Mini - another new stamp-set and Framelits Dies!!
I have stamped with Versamark and White embossing powder on the Night of Navy card-stock, then cut out using the Framelits Die. I stamped the Happiest birthday sentiment and used embossing powder again.
I printed the personalised sentiment on the computer, trying to match up the style of the sentiment in the stampset.
I really enjoyed making this and hope that she likes it too.

Summer Mini - sneak peek

Hi folks. Just a reminder that there are only two more weeks left for you to purchase any of the goodies in the Spring Mini - because the Summer Mini is just around the corner and will launch on 1st May!!
In case you were wondering what is in store - here is a sneak peek of a stamp-set and a punch that is featured in the Summer Mini.
Colour Combo Wisteria Winder and Whisper White - other items include DSP from the In Colour Stack, Modern Label punch and sentiment from Its Your Day - plus obligatory bling - Basic Pearls.
Enjoy!!

Creative Elements

Today I am making use of the Creative Elements stamp-set and an unusual colour combo of Basic Grey, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla.
The grey cardstock was embossed using the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder.
A little bit of punched Lace Ribbon Border in Calypso Coral and a little bit of bling and voila.
I have cased this card from Papercrafts by Patti but the creator is Leena Girsa, whom I thank very much.

CAS You are loved birthday card

Another stampset that we won't be able to buy after the end of the month is You are loved - which has become another of my favourites. Here is a really clean and simple card - colour combo is Sahara Sand and Whisper White. The Textured Impressions Designer frames embossing folder has been used to make the oval frame.
The birthday greeting is a sneak peek of a sentiment in a new stamp-set that will be available when the Summer Mini Catalogue is launched on 1st May. You will get a few more sneak peeks over the next couple of weeks.
The butterflies are cut using the Beautiful Wings embosslit, and compulsory bling of basic Pearl used to define butterflies heads and bodies.

Laura's Cup Cake Shoppe

Laura has only recently joined my Wednesday Craft Class and therefore missed the Cup Cake Shoppe class, so this week she made this one, whilst the other ladies made a different project.

Wife's birthday card

Hello everyone. I was asked to make a birthday card for a friends wife (her birthday is tomorrow0 and this is what I came up with.
Can you believe there is no stamping on it at all?
I have used Stampin Up Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla cardstock with dies and punches to make the trellis square and leaves. The flowers and butterfly embellishment were from my stash.
Happy Birthday Liz - have a great day!

Matt's birthday card

Tomorrow it will be my neice's partner, Matt's birthday.
I have said before that I am making the most o papers that will not be available after the end of this month - and Spice Cake is one of them.
I have used my square punch to make 8 squares in DSP and I matted these onto a layer o Early Espresso cardstock onto a 6x6 Very Vanilla square card.
In the Centre I stamped Happy Birthday onto a Scalloped Square in Crumb Cake.
I finished it off with 2 L shaped pieces for the top left and bottom right hand corners.
No bling for this bloke!!

Easter Blossoms flower

Hello everyone. Today my friend Lisa has been her to spend some time crafting and we have had a lovely time. Here is the flower that Lisa made, using the Ornament punch and the Easter blossoms stampset. The colour combo is Basic Gray, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink.
I think it's fabulous!

Faith in Nature

Today I made a birthday card for my good friend and crafter Liz H, whose birthday is on Saturday. Liz's favourite place to be is in the garden so I thought that this stamp-set - Faith in Nature - was quite appropriate.
I have used Ivory, Soft Suede and Crumb Cake for the colour combo of this card, plus I have used the Tea Stain ink-pad from the Distressing kit. The background is the En Francais stamp, and the Square Lattice folder was used on the Ivory card and then rubbed with the Soft Suede pad to enhance the pattern.
Obligatory bling today is Basic Pearls!

Happy Anniversary

A friend asked me if I would make an Anniversary card for his wife - this is what I came up with.
Whisper White and Silver cardstock were used, Silver embossing powder with Versamark ink to stamp and emboss the roses from You are Loved. Designer Frames embossing folder used for the Silver frame . The sentiment was produced on the computer then punche using the large Oval punch. Itty Bitty flower punch used for tiny flowers.
Basic Rhinestones for flowere centres. Hope that she likes it!!

Cheerful Treat Card

When I had finished my pop up box card the other day, I was left with a strip of the Cheerful Treat DSP, so I decided that I would make a card with this.
I used Concord Crush card stock for the base card, and layered a piece of Whisper White on top of the strip of Cheerful Treat DSP which I had scalloped using the Scallop Trim Border.
I then made a feature panel of the flower spray from Charming, stamped in Concord Crush on Whisper White and layered this on a piece of Concord Crush.
A band of Concord Crush Stitched Poly ribbon was placed across the middle of the card with a flat Julie bow on the right hand side.
Sentiment from Sincere Salutations.
Compulsory bling of Basic Rhinestones added and voila!
Who would have thought this card could have been made from such a small scrap of DSP - it just goes to show!!

Hello Spice cake

This is a little Hello Card using the Spice Cake DSP.
It is only available until the end of April and then it will be gone, so I am making the most of it, using it whenever I can. I have cased this idea from a card by my SU sister Sally-Jo
I have used the Postage Stamp punch and the Lace Ribbon Border Punch.
Soft Suede cardstock stamped in Soft Suede with Paisley Petals Stamp set.
The Hello is stamped onto one of the Two Tags dies. Finished off with a Chantilly Crochet Trim bow.

Happy Birthday Karyn

Today is my Stampin' Up! sister Karyn's birthday.
For her card I have used Crumb Cake and Whisper White cardstock.
I have cut out the white with the Top Note Die and stamped both Crumb and White with Crumb Cake ink using the You are loved stamp-set.(Don't you just love it?)
The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations and the butterflies are cut with the Beautiful Wings embosslit. Obligatory bling today is Basic Pearls.

SJ's pop up card tutorial

Hello everyone. Yesterday was my weekly crafting get together with sis-in-law Chris. I was a little uncertain whether to go or not because of the snow, but I am so glad that I did go.
One of my Stampin' Up! sisters (Sarah Jane) had done a box style pop up card and had kindly done a tutorial on her blog here
So Chris and I set to and made for ourselves. The result was pretty good - so thanks SJ for that! Much appreciated (let us know what you think of our efforts SJ).
We used the Hostess DSP Cheerful Treats, The four frames stampset and matching Decorative Label punch, plus the large scallop circle punch

Here is the card open with it's pop up greeting






















and here it is closed with its belly band round it.

Berry Blossom birthday

Yesterday was one of my swimming friends, Sue's birthday, so I made this card for her.
Once again it uses the DSP which is one of four which are featured in April's special offer.
See sticky post above for details.
I have used 3 different patterns from this set of papers, and simply added a couple of Basic Rhinestones and 3 butterflies die cut using the Beautiful Wings Sizzlit.

Mini Milk Cartons

Today I have given my crafting class ladies a little Mini Milk Carton (complete with cream egg inside!)and a matching Easter card.
I have used the Mini Milk Carton Die to cut out these sweet little boxes, a mini bulldog clip from the Clips assortment, the little chick was a non SU digi stamp which I coloured in using Stampin' Write markers and then cut out using the Curly Label punch.
The ladies thought that they were delightful!



And close up

Berry Blossom Get Well Soon

One of my ex work colleagues has recently suffered a stroke and is expecting to come home from hospital this week, so here is the card that I have made her to cheer her up.
I have used the Berry Blossoms DSP (you can get this for free during April - see post at top of page for details)Coral Calypso card embossed using the Square Lattice folder. Flowers punched with the Itty Bitty flower punch in Coral Calypso and Wisteria Wonder and the leaves in Lucky Limeade using the Bird Builder punch.
The oval is made using the Designer Frames embossing folder.
I have used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to split up the Get Well Soon sentiment from the Hopeful Thoughts stamp-set. Instead of the usual bling I have used Dazzling Diamonds glitter for the flower centres.

Black on Black

Well after my attempt at White on White, I wondered what Black on Black would look like.
I realized that I would have to rely on different textures, so did some embossing with the Square Lattice and Perfect Polka Dots embossing folders. Then made the oval frame with the Designer frames embossing folder. One Lace Ribbon border punched and one Dotted Scallop Ribbon border punched. One spiral flower and two fringed flowers to decorate the oval, along with a couple of leaves punched from the Bird Builder punch.
A couple of black stamens for the centre of the fringed flowers and voila!



I have really left this too late to photograph, as this photo looks positively gray - it really does look better in its natural state of black - honest!!