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

Yet another cupcake card

Here's the fourth card created with the Create a Cupcake set.  I love the bold design and colours of this card, and again, cleverly uses the Cupcake builder punch for another purpose - handbags!  The glimmer paper from the Spring Mini Catalogue has been used for that extra bling effect.

Card / Papers - Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White, Glimmer Paper

Stamp Set - Create a Cupcake

Embellishments - Rhinestone Jewels

Tools - Cupcake builder punch, Extra-Large Oval Punch, Decorative Label Punch,

            1/2" (1.3cm) Circle Punch, 3/4" (1.9cm) Circle Punch, Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder

Inks / Markers - Real Red, Basic Black



Cupcake card three

Here's another card to share with you that uses the Cupcake set.  Are you starting to want these products yet??

This time, I've used the Cupcake builder punch to create clouds.  See, I told you it was versatile!  The basket of the hot air balloon was made using the punch too, and then embossed using the Square Lattice embossing folder to create a basket effect.

Card / Papers - Soft Suede, Bashful Blue, Real Red, Whisper White

Stamp Set - Create a Cupcake, Dot, Dot, Dot Background Stamp

Embellishments - Linen Thread

Tools - Big Shot, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Square Lattice Embossing Folder,

            1-13/4" (4.4cm) Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Word Window Punch, Modern Label Punch, Cupcake builder punch,

Inks / Markers - Soft Suede, Real Red



More Cupcakes

Morning,

This will be my first scheduled post, so let's see if I have mastered this if it works or not.

Here's the second All Day Training Cupcake card for you to see.

This one shows how you can use the Cupcake builder punch without the use of the stamp set, to make ice cream cones, yum! The cones are stamped using Soft Suede Ink with the Pennant Parade Stamp Set.

Cards / Papers - So Saffron, Pretty In Pink, Pool Party, Whisper White, Real Red

Stamp Sets - Pennant Parade, Create a Cupcake

Embellishments - 2011-2013 In Colour Designer Printed Brads

Tools - Large Oval Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Cupcake builder punch, Petite Pennants builder punch,

            Scallop Trim Border Punch, Sponge Daubers

Inks/Markers - Soft Suede, Pretty in Pink 

Everyday Enchantment Papers

In an earlier post, I mentioned the great products that are available during Sale-a-bration. These cards and bags were made during the All Day Training event I attended recently. The two cards show examples of what could be made for a Workshop make and take project, and they use the colour combination of Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Crumb Cake.  The second card uses the gorgeous papers Everyday Enchantment, and both use the Elementary Elegance Stamp Set, both of which are available for free with every £45 order.  

Papers / Card - Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Crumb Cake

Stamp Set - Elementary Elegance

Embellishments - Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon

Tools - Curly Label punch

Inks / Markers - Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral

Papers / Card - Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Stamp Set - Elementary Elegance

Embellishments - Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, 2011-2012 In Colour Designer Printed Brads,

                           Mini Vintage Tags

Tools - Curly Label punch, Big Shot, Blossom Party Die

Inks / Markers - Calypso Coral

This was my favourite part of the training.  Julie shared with us a template to make a cute handbag gift bag, it was so quick and easy to make.  You can't quite see it from the pictures, but where the flower is at the top of the bag, is a velcro sticky dot, which can open and close, just like a real bag.  If you'd like to have a demonstration on how to make this, please contact me, I'd love to show you.

Papers / Card - Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Lucky Limeade, Everyday Enchantment DSP

Stamp Set - Elementary Elegance

Embellishments - Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon, Mini Vintage Tags, 2011-2012 In Colour Designer

                          Printed Brads

Tools - Big Shot, Blossoms Party Die, Crop-a-dile

Inks / Markers - Calypso Coral



Create A Cupcake

Evening

At the recent All Day Training, we made a five cards using the Create a Cupcake stamp set and the builder punch.  I love this set, and have made a few cards with it now.  It's so easy to use, and is so versatile.  My next few posts will show you what a range of cards it can be used for.  You can use the stamp set on its own, or just the punch, but as you'll see, having both is worthwhile.

The first card uses the colour combination of Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade and Calypso Coral.  It's such a quick and easy card, with the added bonus of using the punch to cut out the cupcake, you could make one of these in no time!

Cards / Papers - Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral

Stamp Set - Create a Cupcake

Embellishments - Calypso Coral Ruffled Ribbon

Tools - Cupcake builder punch, Large Scallop Circle Punch, 1-3/4" (4.4cm) Circle Punch, Scallop Edge Border Punch

Inks/Markers - Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder, Crumb Cake

Sale-a-bration

Sale-a-bration is here.  I'm a little late with this post, but it's not too late to take advantage of the three ways you can benefit from the offers from Stampin' Up! at this exciting time of year.

1.  For every £45 you spend, you receive a free product, a stamp set or papers.  Click here to view the products.

2. Host a workshop.  There are additional benefits for hosts during this time, more free goodies!  If your workshop sales reach £300, not only will you receive £50 hostess pounds to spend, and one item from the catalogue at 50% off, but you'll also get a sale-a-bration item free too. Of course, the more the sales are the better the benefits for you! See the table below for more information.

3. Join my team.  To purchase the starter kit, only costs £119, which contains over £250 worth of products.  You can customise your choice of stamps, inks, pens, papers, and if you join during sale-a-bration, you can choose any additional stamp set.  This is a great bargain.

Contact me to take advantage of these offers while you can!