Stampin' Up Offers

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Free crafting evening in Sheffield on 11th March - details here.
Free exclusive stamp sets - details here.
Stampin' Up! contributes to the Haiti Disaster Appeal - Details here.

More Card Sets

Heres another one of the card sets I made on Saturday for the craft fair.

I think this one is probably my favourate, the sentiments are so sweet in the Flight of the Butterfly set.

Recipe;

Cardstock - Pretty in Pink, Rose Red & Whisper White

Designer Series Paper  Sweet Always (Now Retired)

Ink - Versamark, Whisper White Craft

Stamp Set - Flight of the Butterfly

Accessories - Rose Red Double Stitched Ribbon

Punches - Scallop Circle, Butterfly & Scallop Border

Thanks for stopping by!

Jan

Wonderful Weekend!

Ohhh! I have been playing all day today and its been fab.

Still got so much I want to do for the craft fair in March.  I am also trying to narrow down my order for goodies from Stampin' Up!  The trouble is I just want EVERYTHING! 

Here is a box and set of 6 matching cards I made today.  I do have a slight problem with orange so just had to use Pumpkin Pie!

Recipe
Cardstock - Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie & Whisper White
Ink - Pumkin Pie, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Garden Green
Designer Series Paper - Haiku (now retired)
Stamp sets - A Rose is a Rose & Whimsical Words
Accessories - Pumpkin Pie ribbon
Punches - Scallop Edge, Scallop Circle & 1 3/8 Circle.

I have made some more of these sets and will post them shorlty.

Have a brilliant weekend!
Jan
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Oh No! The snow is back..

I cant believe it - the snow is back!!!  Thankfully I just got home before it started settling properly.  Hope you havent had too many problems with the weather?

Recenly I have been trying to get some things made for the craft fair I am doing in March and love making 3d items.

Here are some box in bags with matching cards that I made at the weekend.  The stamp set is Greenhouse Garden and is fast becoming one of my favourates.  If you like using Rose is a Rose, you will adore this set! 

I have filled the bags with little goodies to make cute little pampering gifts for Mums day, just things like hand creams, shower gel etc.

Recipe;

Cardstock - Close to Cocoa Whisper White & Chocolate Chip

Ink - So Saffron, Close to Cocoa & Chocolate Chip

DSP - Tea & Crumpets

Stamp sets - Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings

Accessories - So Safforn & Chocolate Chip ribbon, pearl & small flower (dyed with markers) from pretties kit.

Rose Red, Regal Rose & Pretty in Pink

Recipe;

Cardstock -  Pretty in Pink & Whisper White
Ink - Rose Red, Regal Rose & Pretty in Pink
DSP - Rose Red
Stamp sets - Greenhouse Garden, Occasional Greetings
Accessories - Rose Red & Whisper White.

Also Stampin' Up are donating £1 from every Greenhouse Garden set to the Haiti disaster relief fund.  More details here.

Class Project

Only just got round to posing the photos of the projects we made at last Saturday's class.  Still feeling rough and cant talk but never mind - its the weekend!!!

I held the class in my new craft room and it was fab - everyhing close to hand for a change (no running up and down stairs for things I had forgotten!!!).  It was a bit cosy though, six of us around the table - hope you enjoyed it ladies?

The stamp set is called Fresh Cuts and we used the Five Petal Punch and Fresh Cuts Notes which all co-ordinate with the stamp set.  Heres a close up of one of the cards.

The Designer Series Paper is Perfect Plum and is gorgeous, definatly one of my favourates!  Here are the instructions on how to make the Box in a Bag from the Splitcoast Stampers website.

The Fresh Cut Notes have the main image stamped on the inside of the card so it shows though the cut outs on the front.  The stem stamp was used around the outer edges of the front of the card then we stamped the small flower and cut it out.  A brad was used to secure it to the centre of the front of the card and a punched 5 petal flower was put it behind to cover the back of the brad.  So quick and simple to make - it took longer to type these instuctions than it did to make this card - LOL!!!

Recipe;

Cardsock - Pretty in Pink, Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Fresh Cut Notes

Stamp set - Fresh Cuts

Ink - Pretty in Pink, Perfect Plum

DSP - Perfect Plum

Accessories - Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon, brads, silver elastic cord

Punches - Five Petal Punch, Round Tab Punch, 1 3/8 Circle and 1 1/4 Circle

Thanks for visiting, have a fab weekend!

Jan

Birthday Balloon

Hi there,  Just a quick post to show you a really simple card suitable for any age.  The balloon is coloured with Marvelous Markers but I couldn't get a nice shape for the highlight on the balloon - so had to improvise...

I punched Whisper White card using my scalloped circle punch and then fed this shape into a circle punch to give a smooth shallow curve to the inner part of the highlight then just glued it onto the balloon!

Recipe;
Cardstock - Whisper White & Bashful Blue
DSP - Not Quite Navy (Retired level 1 Hostess Set)
Ink - Black Stazon, Markers
Punches - Scallop Oval, 1 3/8 Circle
Accessories, More Mustard ribbon

Thanks for looking!
Jan

Bloomin' With Beauty

I think I must be a little run down at the minute as I have been feeling a bit ropey.  I had a terrible sore throat from Sunday, not good as I had to present a training session in London for work on Tuesday.  My voice started to falter on Monday and by the end of the training session yesterday it was almost gone!!!

Got up this morning and its totally gone - there is NO NOISE! - and its so frustrating!!!  Although my other half is loving the peace & quiet... for now, but he had better get ready!

Anyway, after all the rushing around getting everything ready for my class last Saturday and sorting out the Blog Hop project and post I have started to think about getting ready for the next Craft Fayre at our local Church.  Its in March so I thought I had better get my finger out!!!

Here is a card using the Bloomin' With Beauty set.  These stamps are is so elegant and simple with the most amazing detailing on the bee included in the set.

Its been put on an easel card - I know, but I love them and they look great displayed!  The image was stamped in Black Stazon as I did watercolouring with my Watercolour Wonder Crayons. 

I used a normal hole punch to punch out small circles out and covered them with Chrystal Effects to make fake brads.

Recipe;

Cardstock - Blush Blossom, Chocolate Chip, Bashfull Blue & Pretty in Pink.

Ink - Black Stayzon, Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Chocolate Chip ribbon

Punches - Large Scallop Oval, Boho Blossoms & Eyelett Border.

Jan

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