Distressed Dots

Hello and good morning to you

I had been waiting patiently for my order to arrive from Stampin' Up! last week but the Distressed Dots was on back order but.......... I didn't have to wait long at all Jim in the Brown Van brought it yesterday and of course I had to get stamping.........

I decided on Sahara Sand and Pool Party for my colour choice and some of the fabulous faceted buttons that you can still get for FREE with a £45 order before postage

For a change the close up first

I used the Fun Flowers die and the blossom party die for the flowers and the leaves are die cut from the Secret Garden framelits

this next photo is the lying down version..... the card not me! ..... I couldn't seem to get a decent picture 

and the standing up version

Believe me it's very blingy as I used some of the Glimmer card FREE with hosting or purchasing £150 all this before 22nd March though....... so hurry if you want the FREE stuff

Until next time ............ happy days full of crafting.....

Fun Flowers from Stampin' Up! again

I had fun using the Stampin' Up! Fun Flowers die when I was at the Far Forest Show a week or so ago and here is my lovely Cameo Coral card using the Bright Blossoms stamp set and Petite Pairs for the greeting

The centre is a piece cut off from the lace border punch and a punch out from the Doily Triple Layer punch

and the inside 

The next one is the same card but this time using Wisteria Wonder... oh and I used the dotted scallop ribbon border punch too

and Pool Part...

Well I'll be back home in a couple of days and hope you have had a good week

Until next time ......... enjoy

Fun Flowers and Paper Buttons

Woo hoo..... I'm off on holiday to Lanzarote for a week with my sister Jane today so I've schedule this post as I will be at the airport or on my way!

I made this card using the Fun Flowers die and the Blossom Punch (only available from the Summer mini that ends at the end of August, hopefully we will get it in the October catalogue though?)

Tiny Tags stamps and Jewelry punch, the paper is Twitterpated dsp

I made the paper button and coated it using Crystal Effects

and a closer look at the Calypso Coral bakers twine

I even decorated the inside

Hope you have a fantastic week

Until next time .... I have scheduled some posts for this week

Fun Flowers Rose and Scallop flower

Here we are again with some more flowers that I made when I was at the Far Forest Show, this time using the Scallop Circle Punches and placed on top of a box I made with the Simply Scored Tool

Another view from the top and a better look at the glimmer brad

the side view .... I got carried away with taking the pictures tee hee

oops and another photo ....... 

and onto my next flower another Fun Flowers rose this time I used Very Vanilla texture card it was what I had left at the show so it had to be used and I love the effect from the stamping using Pool Party, can you see the glimmer? I made my own glimmer mist with the champagne glimmer paint and some rubbing alcohol

and a closer look at the rose 

I really loved making these and the box's...... now I need to find something to put inside!

Have a lovely Thursday... I'm off to get sorted for a class....

Until next time ....... have a lovely day!

Fun Flowers Rose

I have scheduled this post so hope it works.....

When I was at the Far Forest show on Sunday I created some flowers using the Fun Flowers die exclusive to Stampin' Up!

The first one I added to this card using Mocha Morning designer paper and on the front I inked up the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and run it through the Big Shot.... love it!

The sentiment is from Curly Cute and the ribbon is Soft Suede taffeta 

the jaunty angle picture

and a closer look at the lovely rose

Now another one added to a box I made with my Simply Scored scoring tool some designer paper from the Neutral stack and Crumb cake card,  I added a border using the Eyelet border punch

and a closer look at the rose

If you have any questions send me an email

Until next time .......... enjoy your day .......

A Reason to Smile ... Yes!

...... I got to use my FREE stamp set at last! it's only the second time and I decided to use the daisy looking stamp from Reason To Smile and I think it does make me smile :) 

I used the Fun Flowers die to make a mask and colour in the large flower and the flourish stamped in Old Olive is from Everything Eleanor stamp set.

Here is a close up I added some bling rhinestones and to finish off die cut some butterflies using the Beautiful Wings embosslit and the new Elegant Butterfly punch from Stampin' Up! that my sister got me for my Birthday she lives in Connecticut USA, watch this space as I'm sure we will be getting it in the UK..... fingers crossed

Hope to show you some more cards soon

Until next time .............

It's a Stampin' Up! sneak peak from Summer Mini

First things first I want to say thank you to everyone who sent me Birthday wishes for yesterday.

I had a lovely Birthday just doing what I wanted and I bet you can't guess what that was?  Then out for dinner with hubby last night .... yummy .... I was naughty and even had a desert! lovely baked Lemon Torte it was really tangy... yum yum....  

One of my pressies yesterday was a book by Rachel Khoo called The Little Paris Kitchen there has also been a TV series on it, anyway there are some amazing recipes in there and I am looking forward to making them, the first recipe in the book is Fig and Chicken Liver Salad, I intend to have this one as soon as I can I just love figs ...... the rest of the recipes in the book will follow not long after, love it!

So, this was the card I was going to post yesterday, I used Mocha Morning designer paper, love that paper I have even purchased a pack to keep and not open!  but I have some left from when I used it on my envelope mini album that I made during the Christmas break and posted in January on here.

this first pic wasn't brilliant so .......

I took another, for the flower I used the Fun Flowers die and the sentiment is a real favourite Sincere Salutations punched out with the large Oval punch, this was backed by some Blushing Bride card that I ran through the Big Shot with the oval from the Designer Frames embossing folders.

The sneak peak is of the blushing bride ribbon!

I attached this over black satin ribbon and layered that onto blushing bride card that I ran through the Big Shot with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, I inked that and then added some Stampin' Up! gold embossing powder to it.

here is the close up,love that ribbon!

......... Until next time ......... have a great Sunday!

Fresh Vintage birthday for Karenna

Happy Birthday Karenna!

I won't say how old!!!

as I'm catching you up?

This is the card I made using Lucky Limeade and very vanilla card, the flower I used Fun flowers, Blossom Party, 5 Petal Flower punch.

stamps are Fresh Vintage and Charming the Happy Birthday is from Build a Cup Cake.

A line of pearls along the bottom of the Eyelet border punched trim

and a close up of the flower

Have a great Birthday and see later for your Party.

Until next time .......... X

Timeless Portrait Fun flower brooch

Wow! isn't Christmas sneaking up on us?

I feel like I'm running backwards as I don't seem to be getting very far.

Anyway let me tell you about this name brooch I made; my friend Wendy was challenged to make a new name badge for her ladies guild, remember I did a demo there a while ago, well this project came up at that meeting and I suggested she should use the Fun Flowers die from Stampin' Up! to make her new name badge.......... so Wendy was going to use my die and bring over some material to do it........ I knew I had to make one so I could show her how to make it and this was my attempt... the letters weren't actually stuck on yet in this photo.......... as I thought this was only an idea... anyway Wendy forgot to bring over her material so I gave her this one so at least she had one made.

A close up and still the letters weren't attached yet anyway Wendy was please she had a brooch to enter the competition...

Guess what? SHE WON with my little brooch........I was very pleased for her

....... Until next time .......... have a great day!

Fun Flowers, Manhattan Flower Wedding Card and Box

Hello, what a week eh? where does the time go? "I know" it goes to work! Oh well home again now so quit the wittering on and get on and show the project............that's what viewers of this blog are looking at!

Well I know you have already seen this card using Manhattan Flower embossing folder from Stampin' Up! but here it is again!

I decided it really did need a box so decorated a see through acetate one shown here

very easy but I just think it finished off the card, using the Four Frames stamp set and SU Gold embossing powder, the Mr and Mrs stamp is from Tiny Tags all finished with some Gold elastic.

the ribbon is 5/8" Organza in lovely whisper white

That's it then....

.............Until next time................... be crafty

Fun flowers Brooches

No Post yesterday Sorry!

anyway hope these make up for it?

Luxembourg is a beautiful quaint place and I would certainly like to come back for maybe a city break where I could have a good look around instead of just working!

Anyway, over last weekend I made a few brooches using the Fun Flowers die, here they are all together

this is probably my favourite

Using the Big Shot it goes through materials like a knife through butter! 

my black and white versions

This is my Pub land lady version! love it!

and finally a reverse of the top black and white one

that's it for today, hope you are having a good week?

will be back tomorrow with something else before heading home and then Thursday is my Birthday and I have a class that I am really looking forward to.

I should have offered some blog candy for my birthday but didn't get around to taking the picture so hope you can pop back next week for a belated offering.

......... Until tomorrow....... be crafty.......