Swaps for team training

I've mentioned the team training day I attended on Saturday in a few previous posts. The first part of the day while everyone is arriving and finding a seat and getting a cuppa, is doing swaps. Everyone has to bring a card front or a project using current products. It can be a bit mad, trying to remember who has swapped with who, and I always manage to leave with a few extra that I didn't give away.

I used the set Watercolor Winter, which I had won in a raffle at the Christmas Stamp-a-stack. I used a Crumb Cake card blank, and stamped on the bottom right corner with Cherry Cobbler ink using the Curly Cute stamp set. A strip of Cherry Cobbler card stock was punched using the Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border. The holly outline was stamped in Always Artichoke onto Very Vanilla around the edges, and then using the markers, Cherry Cobbler and Gumball Green, the image was coloured in and stamped on top of the outline. I did try to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line up the images, but this took too long, so I had to just use a steady hand to line it up. I like how it doesn't matter if its not exactly in line, and I like the scribbled effect the leaves give.

Everyone at the training day seemed to like them, and I've started to make a few more to add to my cards for sale box.

Stamp-a-stack Christmas 5 - Owl Occasions

Morning,

Hope you're all well, I'm doing good, got a few days off work and I celebrated my birthday yesterday. I got some lovely gifts and cards, but I worry that my friends think they have to apologise for not making me a handmade card! Please don't feel obliged, I like any card, whether it be handmade or not, it's the thought that counts.

I've not blogged for a while, and I've just realised I've not finished sharing all the Stamp-a-stack Christmas cards yet. So here's the fifth card. We used Cherry Cobbler card stock for the card itself, with a Crumb Cake layer that had been embossed with the new Woodgrain embossing folder. The Window Frames Collection Framelits Dies were used to cut out the Gumball Green background and the Whisper White card, where the Owl Occasions stamp set was used to stamp the owl stood on the branch. I love this set, it's perfect for any occasion and can be used all year round. For a bit of dimension, the hat was stamped on a separate piece of card, and cut out. Finally, Crumb Cake Taffeta ribbon was tied in a bow around the card.

I was made a birthday card from this stamp set by my downline and friend Kylie. When she's blogged the card, and doesn't mind me sharing it, I'll post a picture of it on here to show you another way the stamp set can be used.

Stamp-a-stack Christmas 1 - Scentsational Season

This is the first card I made at the Stamp-a-stack class. I really liked this stamp set when I saw it in the Seasonal Catalogue, and it's one of the sets that comes in the new bundles. This stamp set is called Scentsational Season, and has matching Framelits Dies called Holiday Collection. You can buy the two items separately or in a bundle, for just £31.95 in wood and £28.95 in clear, saving you 15%. The Wood stamp set on its own is £16.95 and the clear is £13.95, with the dies costing £20.95.

The stamp set

The Framelits Dies and details of the bundle

 

The background layer in Very Vanilla was embossed with the new embossing folder called Lacy Brocade, and the papers are from the Festival Of Prints DSP Stack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day

I hope you've all received a stack of cards today! Seeing as everywhere is full of hearts, flowers and romance at the moment, I thought I'd have a play with one of my embossing folders that I'd not yet used. I've used the other two I have - Vintage Wallpaper and Square Lattice, but the Manhattan Flower was still in its packet.

I tried it three different ways, just to experiment. The first uses Cherry Cobbler card, and a textured piece of Whisper White was embossed, cut out, then sponged with Cherry Cobbler Ink. The sentiment is from Vintage Vogue.

The second uses a shiny textured card stock (non Stampin' Up!).

The third, also uses a non Stampin' Up! Card stock, which has a white core, which I sanded away to create a bit of texture. The sentiment was stamped in Pretty in Pink ink.

They're all nice I think. On the insides I put a piece of Whisper White, and used the I {Heart} Hearts set to add more detail. A lesson for you all here...do your stamping before sticking to the card! Had a slight disaster here with my clear stamp falling off the block, inked, and fell in the wrong place. Luckily the glue hadn't quite dried, and I was able to rescue it. Learn from my mistakes!

Card / Papers - Cherry Cobbler, Whisper White

Stamp Sets - Vintage Vogue, I {Heart} Hearts

Embellishments -  

Tools - Sanding Block, Big Shot, Manhattan Flower embossing folder

Inks / Markers - Cherry Cobbler, Pretty In Pink

Here's a quote for you all today, which I think is nice.

"There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved". (George Sand) 

It was on the recent BBC drama Birdsong, which I'm reading at the moment.  When I heard it, I knew I'd seen it before.  Looking through some photos afterwards, I found this picture, taken at the wedding of my friends Kylie & Paul in October.

Have a nice day x