Picture yourself

Yikes how quick are the weeks flying by!  Lots happening in a very short period of time - class today - hurrah! craft fair on Sunday (Swansea Waterfront Museum) and then a big craft day demo next weekend - oooh can't wait.  More pacific point loveliness today and using the gorgeous frame stamp from forever young  as the background along with the boy silhouette from the same set.

I will be happily entering this over at Creative Card Crew (masculine).  Have a great weekend and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: forever young and happiest birthday wishes (hostess).  Ink: whisper white and pacific point.  Card stock: whisper white and pacific point.  Accessories: silver mini brads.

It's my party!

It's my pool party! and more embossing samples for class.  It's crazy busy here at the mo, I have my first craft fair of the season on Sunday at the Waterfront Museum in Swansea (10 - 4).  I don't know if I have ever mentioned that before every new season I take inventory of what I have and spruce it up, I also treat myself to a new cloth and this year I have decided to add some bunting.  I obviously haven't made it yet lol! but I will and if I remember will take some pics from the day.

I will be happily entering this over at Let's Craft and Create (less is more).  Have a great day and I'll see you soon (although I haven't made a blinkin thing for here - eek!).

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: curly cute and fresh vintage (sale.a.bration).  Ink: pool party and whisper white.  Card stock: whisper white, pool party and  white vellum.  Accessories: clear rhinestone brads.  Tools used: Manhattan flower embossing folder and beautiful butterflies die.

Read between the lines

I have been working on a few projects lately that involve dry embossing, a technique that we will be looking closely at in my class on Friday.  I wanted to show the ladies that they can achieve appealing results with using very simple tools, along with some very intricate ones too.

I will be happily entering this over at Fab n Funky (try something new) and Less is More (punches or die cuts).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: create a cupcake, ink: calypso coral and pacific point.  Card stock: naturals ivory, pacific point and lucky limeade.  Accessories: old olive brad, calypso coral designer printed brads and everyday enchantment designer series paper (sale.a.bration).  Tools: little leaves sizzlet die.

Friday I'm in love

Huzzah! it's Friday - my weekend starts today and as the little one is off I may forgo my inky pleasures and see whats on around town that we can escape to, maybe the park and then chips from the chippy - yum!  A super quick card today again with the gorgeous sale.a.bration fresh vintage stamps.

I will be happily entering it over at Cute Card Thursday ( flower power),Sweet Stampin (CAS) and again over at the lovely Let's Craft & Create (flower power).  Have a great weekend and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: curly cute and fresh vintage.  Ink: lucky limeade, rich razzleberry and tea stain distressing ink.  Card stock: naturals ivory and rich razzleberry.  Accessories: old olive grosgrain ribbon.  Tools: lace ribbon border punch.

Ebony & Ivory

Howdy and welcome, a simple masculine number today made with NEW STASH!  is there not a sweeter phrase to shout out.  The gorgeous (set of 2) designer frames embossing folders.  I love their simplicity and detail.

I will be happily entering this over at Creative Card Crew (masculine) and Sweet Stampin (clean & simple).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: happiest birthday wishes (hostess).  Ink: basic black.  Card stock: natural ivory, pacific point and basic black.  Accessories: printed designer brads, neutral brad and bitty button.

Congratulations!

Hello everybody (don't mean to sound like Dr Nick from the Simpsons) and how did your weekend go?  We went for a very bracing walk on the sea front with a game of try and catch my son without falling down in the dunes lol!  Lucky for me we ended up in the library cafe with hot soup, angel cake and hot chocolate - it was delish.

I will be happily entering this over at Allsorts (free & easy) and Let's Craft and Create (flower power).  Hope you have a great day & see you soon.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: forever young and curly cute.  Ink: basic black.  Card stock: crumb cake and calypso coral.  Accessories: basic black grosgrain ribbon and rhinestones.  Tools used: itty bitty shapes punch.

What you got cooking

Morning!  I'm going to jump right in with my card today.  This card is destined for hubby, I should explain that he does a LOT of the cooking in our place (you have previously seen his strawberry sponge here) and I wanted to send him a little note to show our appreciation - he really does us proud with his tom yum (?sp) noodles, tarkha dahl, lasagna, carrot cake and fragrant rice to name but a few of his classic dishes.

I will be happily entering this over at Papertake Weekly (anything goes) and Sweet Stampin (the one I love).  Have a great weekend everyone and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Ink: whisper white craft, card stock: confetti white and basic grey textured.  Accessories; basic grey button mini brads and domestic goddess designer series paper.  Other: PTI sentiment.

Cherish is the word

Hiya - how are you?  Not much to gossip about today alas so my card will have to speak for me.  I was totally inspired from this one (awesome!).  Hope you have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: baroque motifs, ink: versamark and going grey.  Card stock: poppy parade textured.  Accessories: tickets & tags simply scrappin kit, poppy parade stitched-poly ribbon and rhinestones.  Other: white stampin emboss powder.

You got me sewn

Oooh are you well? hope if you are snowed in somewhere (secretly wishing I was too) you are snug and warm.  Back today with my projects from Saturday's big shot class - we had a hoot and ladies loved their projects which were a matching card and mini sewing kit. 

I will be happily entering them over at Allsorts (free & easy).  Have a great day see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: pennant parade.  Ink: soft suede and fruit & flowers.  Card stock: pool party, soft suede and naturals ivory.  Accessories: spiced cake designer series paper, more mustard scallop dots ribbon and antique brads.  Tools: blossom party die, jewelry tag punch, two tags die, vintage wallpaper embossing folder and top note die.

Chilly down

Brrrrr how nippy is it in the UK!  I couldn't feel my face for a whole hour after walking home from work yesterday lol.  Thank goodness I can cwtch up and get inky today as I prepare for a big shot class.  I will be happily entering this over at Charisma Cardz (vintage) and Stampin for the weekend (embossing).

Have a great weekend everyone & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Fresh vintage (sale.a.bration) and thank you kindly.  Ink: tea stain, charcoal distressing inks and pool party.  Card stock: naturals ivory and lucky limeade.  Accessories: lucky limeade designer printed brads, everyday enchantment designer series paper (sale.a.bration) and very vanilla seam binding ribbon.  Tools: top note die, vintage wallpaper embossing folder and lots of tags die.

Natural woman

Mmmmm I am very much in love with Stampin' Up!s natural ivory card stock at the mo, it is a great weight and has a vintage aged feel to it and looks great for male cards too.  Combining it with one of my favourite things - creating your own backgrounds with stamped images - I love the simplicity and speed of it.

I will be happily entering this over at Let's Craft and Create (Valentine).  Have a great day everyone & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: fresh vintage (sale.a.bration) and always elegant.  Ink: basic black and tea stain distressing.  Card stock: basic black and naturals ivory.  Accessories: very vanilla seam binding ribbon and vintage brads.  Tools: lace ribbon border punch.

Heart



Today's offerings are what the ladies and myself made in class last Friday.  It was a 'punch' class and much oohing and aahing was had over the super sweet cupcake punch and stamps - they loved it. 

Short and sweet today - have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Create a cupcake and pennant parade.  Ink: Soft suede, pool party, early espresso, poppy parade marker and early espresso marker.  Card stock: Crumb cake, calypso coral, wild wasabi, soft suede and whisper white.  Accessories: Calypso coral ruffled ribbon, everyday enchantment designer series paper (sale.a.bration), dazzling diamonds glitter and bitty buttons.  Tools: 1 ¾” circle punch, 1 ¼” circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, cupcake punch, heart to heart punch, scallop edge border punch and decorative label punch.



The first time

Morning - hope the week is going well for you and if not - it's nearly over lol!  I have a card for you today which I believe (I'm probably wrong mind you, but I have been doing this blog a long time) is my first from scratch following the scallops hand crafted rosette ruffly thing ( a la can't remember what their called).  I LOVE making them so watch out you will be seeing lots more of them, along with pinwheels which I will be attempting after class today.

I will happily be entering this over at Cute Card Thursday ('you're a gem'), moving along with the times (blooming marvellous) and Papertake weekly (happy highlights).  Have a great weekend everyone and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: curly cute and fresh vintage (sale.a.bration).  Ink: lucky limeade, poppy parade, pool party, peach parfait, charcoal and tea stain distressing inks.  Card stock: peach parfait, very vanilla, pool party and lucky limeade.  Accessories: everyday enchantment designer series paper (sale.a.bration), rhinestones, crystal effects and dazzlings diamonds.  Tools: scallop border punch, little leaves sizzlet die, swirls scribbles die and 1 3/4" circle punch.

You're as cold as ice

Apologies first for my nice but dim pic, alas it's been foggy bottoms here in Swansea.  When it came time to take the picture it was an indoor shot with husband perched with lamps and torches pointed at my card lol!

My class this month highlights punches and what different styles there are and how they can be used for other things i.e. this is an ice cream made from the cupcake and pennant punch set and of course combined with the gorgeous and free sale.a.brations papers.  Have a great day everyone & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin Up!

Stamps: create a cupcake, ink: charcoal, pool party, poppy parade marker, calypso coral and lucky limeade.  Card stock: naturals ivory, calypso coral and very vanilla.  Accessories: lucky limeade ruffled ribbon and everyday enchantment designer series paper (sale.a.bration).  Tools used: pennant punch, cupcake punch, dotted scallop ribbon border and decorative label punch.  Other: sewing machine and crystal effects

Life is a sale.a.bration

Morning!  how are you?  Well lots of lurverly new and FREE stuff on show today.  Yes tomorrow hales the start of Stampin' Up!s Sale.a.bration.  Simples really, spend £45 and choose free stamps or TO DIE FOR papers which I've used on today's card.

I will be happily entering this over at My time to craft (favourite embellishment - ribbons of course!).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: fresh vintage (SAB) and pennant parade.  Ink: versamark, charcoal and tea stain from distressing essentials, poppy parade, pool party, lucky limeade and calypso coral markers.  Card stock: lucky limeade, very vanilla and crumb cake.  Accessories: everyday enchantment designer series paper (SAB), calypso coral ruffled ribbon.

Pocket full of kryptonite

Alas dear readers as with all heroes there must be villains and as it must go too for crafty goodness there is the male card making kryptonite - meh!  It is my true weakness and I must try harder at enjoying my masculine side - but I think it would be easier to not shave my legs for a fortnight to achieve this LOL!  This is perhaps why my card today looks a lot a bit like my other card here - oh well they are for different people hee!

I will be happily entering over at Charisma Cardz (clean & simple).  Have a great day everyone and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: forever young and curly cute.  Ink: distressing essentials inks and whisper white craft.  Card stock: very vanilla and basic black.  Accessories: first edition paper and metallic brads.  Tools used: top note die.  Other: PTI woodgrain embossing plate.

Love me two times

Good morning and welcome to a work in progress.  This little number was a transitional card I made, you know when you have the idea of a card but 'something' is not quite right when you've made it and this is it.  Luckily I have found the something on another card I will show you next week (after class - *hint, hint*) but using completely different and NEW! papers.

I will be happily entering it over at Charisma Cardz (happy birthday) and Papertake Weekly (buttons, bows & bling).  Have a great day everyone & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Create a cupcake and pennant parade.  Ink: blushing bride, soft suede, poppy parade and old olive.  Card stock: whisper white, crumb cake, wild wasabi and soft suede.  Accessories: rhinestones, bitty buttons, dazzling diamonds glitter, poppy parade stitched-poly ribbon, just add cake designer series paper and crystal effects.

Hey sweet thing!

Good morning, good morning!  hope you had a nice weekend.  I have been having a play with the new cupcake punch and stamp set - watch out class ladies I haven't been able to put these babies down!  A little cute combo set I recently set to a potential recruit to team Emma ( when I do get a few people in my team I am going to have to think up a better team name than that -  maybe something to do with songs or singing hmmmm....).

I will be happily entering them over at Sweet Stampin Challenge (all that glitters).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: create a cupcake and pocket silhouettes, ink: pool party, soft suede, poppy parade and chocolate chip.  Card stock: crumb cake, whisper white and melon mambo.  Accessories: melon mambo scallop dots ribbon.  Tools: cupcake builder punch, scallop circle punch, 1" 3/4 circle punch and two tags die.

Borderline

Hello and happy Friday everyone!  More borderline love for you today and not just for borders as you can see.  I nearly didn't add the designer printed brads as they are TOO cute to use but I gave in and used two! and the rest can go back for stroking lol!

I will be happily entering this over at Sweet Stampin Challenge (spots & dots).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: borderlines and pennant parade.  Ink: wild wasabi, charcoal distressed ink, poppy parade, pool party and calypso coral.  Card stock: naturals ivory, pool party, poppy parade and calypso coral.  Accessories: designer printed brads.  Tools used: dotted scallop ribbon border punch, 5 petal flower punch, spritzer tool and 3/4" circle punch.

We are family

Morning all! are you back in the swing of things yet?  I always find it takes me a bit to get back to the old routine.  Happily though this little set helped me get my mojo back and I have to say they are a little 'busy' compared to my usual style but the Auntie it is destined for will enjoy them (hopefully).  In the little baggie is a matching bookmark with crochet trim tails (tucked away for posting) using gorgeous new papers and dies.

I will be happily entering it over at cupcake craft (something new).  Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps; pennant parade.  Ink: soft suede and early espresso.  Card stock: soft suede, very vanilla, more mustard and pool party.  Accessories: antique brads, Victoria crochet trim, early espresso taffeta ribbon and spice cake designer series paper.  Tools used: blossom party die, top note die, scallop circle punch, 1 3/4", 1 3/8" & 1 1/4" circle punches and vintage wallpaper embossing folder.



January!

Well it wouldn't be me without a little kraft - al la crumb cake to start the new year off.  Happy new year everyone!  We had a lovely time and with the little one ready to go back to school and me thankful to go back to work lol!  we are off!

Starting with some new Stampin' Up! stuff, heralding the coming of the Spring mini catalogue.  This card uses a set called borderlines which I got in the clear set for quick placement for repeat stamping and it is working out a treat!

Have a great day & see you soon.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: borderlines and happiest birthday wishes (hostess set).  Ink: basic black.  Accessories: basic black narrow grosgrain ribbon.