Long tall Sally

Oooh, too big (sorry, blogger I think is having a mid life crisis lol!). A DL sized card for you today which was specially made for the current challenge over at a passion for papertrey. I can honestly say this only the second time I have EVER made this size of card! Great masculine colours on this too (not quite navy, kraft of course and very vanilla).

Off to the BIG Swansea Museum two day craft fayre tomorrow and Sunday and squeezing in a little Aunties 70th birthday party too on Saturday night - yeeehah! (alas I can not promise not to have a sneaky drinky poo either as it has been so long since I had boogy and bubbly).

Have a great weekend and see ya Monday xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Baroque motifs, ink: not quite navy. Card stock: not quite navy. Other: PTI round and round anniversary 2010 set, rustic cream button twine, vintage cream ink and kraft card stock.

Wednesday morning 3am

Hiya! hope this day finds you well again. A mix of cards for you today, the one above a 4" x 4" (I know a square card from me!) anniversary card for my cousin. The one below I did after experimenting with some paper flowers. The flowers were punched with three different circle punches and then were cut once half way to the centre point and then slightly overlapped and glued to make them pop and layered on top of one another.

Ooh I should explain about the title before I go, it's because of my recent late night crafty sessions and then the mind bending midnight head full of stuff stuff.  Ok off for a kip now (I wish) lol!

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Fine flourish, cheer & wishes, oval all and hello again. Ink: Old olive, real red, craft whisper white and basic black. Card stock: Taken with teal, whisper white, kraft and pretty in pink. Paper: Sweet pea pad. Misc: Whisper white satin ribbon and circle fire rhinestone brads. Other: mini pearls from stash.

3 is the magic number

Morning Monday and only four working days til I'm off for a fortnight - hoorah! Needed a super-duper quick card for a funky teenager and I love the colours on this (melon mambo, old olive, basic black and tempting turquoise) hope you like :D

Have a fab day and see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Oval all, ink: basic black. Card stock: Melon mambo, basic black, old olive and tempting turquoise. Other: PTI buttons and pinking scissors.

Tree hugger

Hoorah! for Friday and thank goodness it's here now. A veritable smorgasbord of spots and trees for you today using my brand new Stampin' Up! set - trendy trees (there's 20% off selected 2 step stamping sets at the mo and even a demo likes a bargain lol!).

I will be entering them into two current challenges over at cute card Thursday and papertake weekly. Will also be popping them in to the old shop.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Trendy trees. Ink: Old olive, pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, soft suede and creamy caramel. Card stock: Kraft. Ribbon: Pumpkin pie, always artichoke and chocolate chip grosgrain. Other: scallop scissors.

That fall on your nose

Hiya friends and some snowflake love for you today and have I mentioned (I know about 50 times) how much I love this colour. I was looking for a different colour combo for Christmas cards and I do like this one (it's real red, very vanilla and taken with teal).


I will be entering them into three (how many?!!!) challenges! Firstly the Christmas theme over at moving along with the times, punches at crafty card makers and whateva! over at cute card Thursday. I have made a batch for myself and have also stocked my shop (I still love to hear that) with a set.

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Snow flurries. Ink: Real red and taken with teal. Card stock: real red, taken with teal and very vanilla. Tools: 3/4" circle punch. Other: PTI vintage cream ink and holiday tree stamp set. East of India ribbon and staple.

It's a wrap

A SEREN wrap that is! It's ok if you don't know what I am on about because I hadn't heard of it either before this month's design team challenge. It is when you scrumple up (technical term) some cling film and dab into different colour inks and then apply to your project. I used some apricot appeal, soft suede and taken with teal inks from Stampin' Up! on whisper white card stock and I have to say I really like the effect. Hope you can join in with a little filmy love over at in love with stamping.

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Bella's bloom and oval all. Ink: Soft suede, apricot appeal, taken with teal and chocolate chip. Card stock: Taken with teal, whisper white and soft suede. Misc: Brads. Other: teal seam ribbon.

Loving yoooooou!

Hello and happy Friday everyone!  Big squishy hugs go out to you all who left such lovely messages about my new folksy shop. A design team card for you today, this time using a fabby sketch from over at in love with stamping. I have to say I love this colour combo and will really miss taken with teal when it retires on the 30th of September.

Have a fabulous weekend all xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Very vintage wheel. Ink: Taken with teal. Card stock: Confetti white, rich razzleberry, taken with teal and old olive. Rub-ons from the cherished memories collection. Other: Sewing machine.

Shop around

Morning and welcome to the day that is Wednesday. First big thing this week is I HAVE A SHOP!! over at Folksy. You know I said that I have had (had being the operative word) a major mojo rush a few weeks ago and with surplus crafty made stash hanging around the house I decided to to set up a wee shop :D

Just a few new pics of some little ditties I have over at my shop - hee hee I have always wanted a shop!! The crafty cards above, I originally made for a dear friend who, although herself not crafty has LOTS of creative friends. She asked me to make her a little batch which I did with pleasure. I will be entering them into the current friendship challenge over at a passion for papertrey.

Hope you are well and wish you all a fab day xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Oval all. Ink: Pumpkin pie, chocolate chip, basic black, melon mambo, rich razzleberry and tempting turquoise. Card stock: Confetti white, summer sun, whisper white and chocolate chip. Other: American crafts everyday paper, PTI studio style stamp set and cotton reel and yarn stamp from stash.

Colours

Hiya and welcome to Monday (not that it's mine to give mind you hee hee). We kick start the week off with design team colour inspiration over at in love with stamping, using certainly celery, so saffron, basic grey with optional whisper white or very vanilla (this is just the Stampin' Up! guide - other colours close to these are fine).

Hope you can pop over for some fun :D

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Pocket silhouettes and whimsical words (retired). Ink: Basic grey, certainly celery and so saffron for distressing. Card stock: White vellum, whisper white textured and so saffron. Misc: Basic grey taffeta ribbon. Other: PTI button and sewing machine.

A little bit of razzle dazzle

Well rich razzleberry! I have quite surprised myself by how much I LOVE this colour. When we had the sneak peaks of the new colours being introduced over at Stampin' Up! headquarters I thought this colour was nice but not really me. Oh how wrong I was - I have already used one 15 yard (13.7m) roll of the gorgeous polka dot grosgrain ribbon :D

Hope your weekend has at least a smidge of razzle dazzle in it - go on you deserve it xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Very vintage wheel, dot dot dot, cheer & wishes and tiny tags. Ink: Rich razzleberry and basic grey. Card stock: confetti white, rich razzleberry, kraft and soft suede. Misc: Rich razzleberry polka dot grosgrain ribbon, linen thread, felt flower and clear rhinestone brad. Other: PTI daily design sentiment and butterfly stamp from stash.

Voulez-vous - aha!

Hi and good morning to one and all :D I hope this week is finding you well so far. Have to work a late shift tonight so I am a bit grumpy LOL! A little tempting turquoise number for you using my newly acquired (wink*wink) baroque motifs set from Stampin' Up! and the luscious papers from the sunny day scrappin kit.

Some lurve notes for you too, again using some recently acquired stamps - the En Francais background. Due to all of these new acquisitions I am listing a load of retired Stampin' Up! sets over at in love with stamping market place for sale to fund this recent spree lol!

Have a great day & see you soon xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Baroque motifs and En Francais. Ink: creamy caramel, not quite navy, old olive and tempting turquoise. Card stock: Tempting turquoise, night of navy, whisper white and very vanilla. Paper: sunny day scrappin kit. Misc: Silver brads. Other: PTI buttons and material from stash.

He was a skater boy

Howdy and happy Monday friends. A couple of little sneaky cards that were hiding from me in my computer until found yesterday for you today. First one being in the style of this great lady with my skater boy card made for one of my sons friends birthday.

Secondly this card being for the design team over at in love with stamping, where we had a fabulous interior design inspiration piece to work off.

Have a great day & see you soon xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Fresh cuts, baroque motifs. Ink: Basic black, soft suede, melon mambo and versamark. Card stock: Kraft, whisper white and very vanilla. Misc: crystal effects. Other: Greeting farm skater boy, black tuxedo memento ink, copics, cosmo cricket -boyfriend papers, PTI twine and button and rub-on from stash

Sweets for the sweet

Hiya and happy Friday everyone. I think I may have gone a little crazy about this style of card ( you were warned on previous posts lol!) I am entering the "sweet" gumball cards into the crafty creations challenge this week.

The set below were a little bit of a revelation to me. I wanted to make a pretty pastel set of cards and thought of using chalks on them but as the image is quite small and detailed and I wondered how to apply it. I dug out my Stampin' Up! blender pen and painted the chalks on with it and it gave such a precise of soft effect - brill :D

Be warned again though these may not be the last of this cute size of card hee hee!

Have as fab weekend and see ya Monday xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: A flower for all seasons and occasional greetings. Ink: Black stazon, yoyo yellow, tempting turquoise, real red and various chalks. Card stock: real red, yoyo yellow, tempting turquoise, whisper white, certainly celery, barely banana and almost amethyst.  Other: My cute stamps: gumballs and rub on alphabet from stash.

Papa's got a brand new bag

First can I apologise for the poopy pictures. Gee, who knew how difficult it would be to photograph a blinkin canvas tote bag lol! Anyways I will be entering this bag and matching card into a passion for papertrey's die cut challenge and craftycatzweekly challenge of anything but a card (even though it is anything but a card and oh by the way a card hee hee!)

I had a few plain canvas totes and decided to rev up the ol' sewing machine. Using some felt embellishments I die cut, I run it through the machine with a LOT of fairly straight lines to look like grass and then a bit of zig-zagging to attach the pretty butterflies and cornflowers :D

Actually the card came first in the idea process and then I thought it would be good fun to match it with a bag - well a girl likes to accessorize!

Have a great day & see you soon xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Confetti white card stock and basic blank ink. Other: Papertrey ink Autumn blessings sentiment, wool felt, butterfly die and tea dye ink duo.

In the jungle

Hiya, hope your weekend went well. I made a few little party invites with the fun fox and friends stamp set from Stampin' Up! Similar layout to my previous post's Christmas cards.

I will be entering them into the kids themed challenge over at the trimmiescraft site. I have had my sewing machine out for a little play over the weekend and can't wait to show what I've been up to, just need take the pics :D  Short and sweet today which is very unlike myself LOL!

Have a great day & see you soon.

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Fox and friends and cheer & wishes. Ink: Soft suede, pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise, old olive, so saffron, basic black and signo white gel pen. Card stock: Real red, yoyo yellow, old olive, pumpkin pie, tempting turquoise, whisper white and soft suede. Misc: Linen thread.

Crazy, crazy nights

Yes I know more Christmas projects! I can't believe myself, I have NEVER been this early doing them before. Recently I have had super mojo powers and so took advantage of this and made a stack of cards. Of course NOW I can't get motivated at all lol! I will be entering these into the Christmas theme challenge over at cute card Thursday.

A little design team happiness for you now with a note pad I made for my father-in-law on Father's day. I used the current sketch challenge over at in love with stamping. I do love making these, it's a great gift and super quick to do (find all the measurements and directions over at the forum).

Have a fabulous weekend and see ya Monday xx

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: A tree for all seasons and a flower for all seasons. Ink: Basic black, real red, old olive, chocolate chip, signo white gel pen, summer sun. Card stock: Real red, old olive, kraft and soft suede. Linen thread. Other: PTI take note stamp set, background basics text style II, holiday tree, buttons and basic grey basics manila paper.

Crazy little thing

Hiya and good morning to you all. As the title may hint at and I can confirm I have gone a bit crafty crazy lately and have started a few (shhhh) Chrsitmas projects - eeek!! I couldn't resist after receiving my new Stampin' Up! very vintage wheel which isn't neccesarily Christmassy but combined with the kraft and red, I think it looks fabby :D

Be warned though I have got a bit maniacal with this size of card (it's 3 1/1" x 4 1/2") it's such a sweet size. I think I'm gonna make up packs of 5 to sell at the fair (obviously closer to the time lol). Now on to the interesting bit, drum roll please................ the winner of the card and broach is Diana Gibbs (yes THEEE Diana Gibbs - I am not worthy). Please drop a line with your details and I will pop them in the post for you :D Have a wonderful day and big smooches for all of you who left such heart tingling comments :D

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Tiny tags, occasional greetings and very vintage wheel. Ink: Soft suede and real red. Card stock: Kraft. Other: thread from stash.

Mojo pin

I kid you not, mojo pin is a Jeff Buckley song and happy for me it goes nicely with the broach pin card I have for you today. This is one of my design team cards for over at the in love with stamping forum. This one is for a great sketch challenge that they have going on at the mo, pop over for a looksy and maybe have a go :D

I have had it in my mind for ages, how about a card and a gift all in one. After a very nice weekend, especially nice as my hubby has been extra supportive of my crafty endeavours recently I would like to give this card and broach away to anyone who leaves a comment for me today (I will post world wide). I will draw the name at random and announce the winner on Wednesday :D

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies: PTI kraft card stock and everyday button bits stamp set, felt and button. Stampin' Up! basic black ink. Fabric from Amy Butler designs.

Friday on my mind

Morning all and hope you are well :D Busy, busy, busy at the mo for my monthly jaunt to the Ostreme centre in Mumbles to sell my crafty wares. You know Peter Kay did the "Mum wants a bungalow tour" well I'm doing " Mamma wants the lovely as a tree stamp set from Stampin' Up!" and other gorgeous goodies stall tomorrow lol!

More stamping resist technique for you today and great little just in case card - I was thinking maybe for one of my son's friends? I will be entering it into the latest summer challenges over at a passion for papertrey and cute card Thursday.

Have a fab weekend x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Just beachy and tiny tags. Ink: Tempting turquoise, old olive, pumpkin pie and versamark. Card stock: tempting turquoise and very vanilla. Other: PTI - Background basic text style II, buttons, tea dye ink and button twine.

It's mambo No. 5

Well melon mambo that is, one of the yummy new colours from Stampin' Up! and these three cards show case all of the new colours. Which also include rich razzleberry and soft suede.

On closer inspection you can see I have used a technique called resist stamping. I stamped the image with versamark then used clear embossing powder and heated. Left to dry and then using a sponge dauber dabbed the ink over the image and wiped it clean with a paper towel to reveal the image underneath.

Hope you are having a good week :D

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Stamps: Tiny tags. Ink: Soft suede, melon mambo,rich razzleberry and versamark. Card stock: Soft suede, melon mambo and rich razzleberry and confetti white. Ribbon: Soft suede, melon mambo and rich razzleberry spotted grosgrain. Other: Clear embossing powder. Tools used: 1" circle punch, eyelet border punch and heat gun.

I'd like to teach the world to sing

Well not me personally as I would fear for your hearing and my rendition of working 9 to 5 would scare even small children lol! This week I kick off with the fun challenge projects over at in love with stamping. These are the projects I made for the folding technique challenge. They were also part of the teacher display from my previous post on my stall.

I would also like to announce the WINNER of my June customer candy. It is.............. TINA, yeaaaahhhhhhh Tina. I will pop the goodies down to you asap :D

Have a great day & see you soon x

Supplies from Stampin' Up!

Card stock: Kraft and very vanilla. Ink: Old olive, basic black, real red and chocolate chip. Papers: October afternoon. Stamps: PTI teacher's apple and button twine. Ribbon from stash.