A Cup of Thanks

Good morning,

I was lucky enough to receive some gorgeous handmade birthday cards for my birthday which was on Sunday and I wanted to send out thank you's for some lovely gifts I received too.

I decided to grab my Tea Shoppe set and get inky.

I wanted to make it look like the cups were hanging from a shelf, so I used my bakers twine in Calypso Coral as a starting off point and worked my colour combo around it, I decided to go for Real Red, Crumb Cake and Early Espresso.

Each little cup is popped up on a dimensional which makes you believe it is actually hanging there!

Hope you like my little offering, happy stamping, xx

Simply Stampin' Sketch Challenge

Good morning stampers,

This week over at Simply Stampin' it's sketch week, and we have a great one for you this week!

Today is my nephew Bailey's birthday, Happy birthday Bailey!! so I decided to use this sketch to make his birthday card, I wanted to make a fun bright coloured card, hope he likes it!

I started with the happy birthday builder wheel which I took off the wheel and mounted so I could use it as a stamp (I find it easier this way) and stamped it over the background in Tempting turquoise, Lucky limeade and Cherry Cobbler. I mounted this onto Cherry Cobbler CS, I used a piece of Tempting turquoise DSP with my scallop border punch for the banner strip, then cut a circle and run it through the Big Shot with my Polka dot embossing folder to echo the DSP. Next I watercoloured the car from the Need for speed stamp set in Tempting turquoise and popped it up onto my polka dot background. As I'd already added a sentiment over my background I decided to punch a scallop circle from Cherry cobbler CS and with my bakers twine create something a little different which I finished off with a button.

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this sketch!

I'm moving next week so I doubt my desk will be unpacked in time for next weeks challenge but I hope you'll pop back to see me again soon.

Happy crafting, xx

Simply Stampin Sketch Week

Good morning,

This week over at Simply Stampin' we have a fabulous sketch for you to use to make a card or scrapbook page, I can't wait to see what you come up with for it.

I wanted to make a clean card, so I went for Whisper White and Pool Party with a little touch of black and So Saffron, Hope you like it.

I used the polka dot embossing folder and the daisies die for this card, as well as the get well greeting from Delightful Dozen. The DSP is from Domestic Goddess, I think it works really well with the daisies, and the final touch is a little faux stitching.

I hope this card has inspired you to join in the challenge, if you need a little more inspiration please pop over and check out the rest of the DT's entries!

Happy stampin, xx

Just Can't Let Go?

Hiya,

I don't know about you but even when they retire there are just some stamp sets that I just can't part with and Loads of Love is one of them! I really love this little pick up truck, plus it's great for masculine cards too!

I took the colour combo from an old Hand Stamped Sentiments challenge, i ran a piece of Soft Suede CS through my Big Shot with the polka dots folder to echo the patterned paper  I chose and paired it with some DSP from the Big Top papers.

I hope that someone brings me a pick-up full of pressies on my birthday!! xx

Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge

Good morning crafters!!!

I like to start by letting you know that we are currently recruiting for the Simply Stampin' design team, we are looking for people with all different styles and abilities to join the team, so why not give it a shot? I'd love to see what you create with our inspiration photo!

So onto this weeks challenge, it's a colour combo, which I think would be great for a men's card or for a woman, very versatile!

I decided to go down the masculine route, here's what I came up with

I took a happy birthday sentiment from the Delightful Dozen set, and used my markers to colour the sentiment in the three challenge colours, I used the polka dot embossing folder to give texture to a Baja Breeze circle, and used a Poppy Parade piece of DSP from the Just Add Cake selection. finished off with twine, and two stars cut and layered on top of each other. Lastly I sponged around the edge of the entire card using Poppy Parade.

I hope you'll join in with these bright and cheery colours, and I love to see you join in the Design Team call too!!

Happy crafting, xx

Simply Stampin' Sketch Week

Good Morning,

Last weeks 'To DIE For' challenge at Simply Stampin' had everyone pulling out there dies to make some fabulous cards, and we're hoping that this week you will be joining us once again as we challenge you with a sketch.

I had been asked to make a birthday card for a little boy who will be turning 2 soon who loves animals. So I have used this sketch to make a card for him using my Fox and Friends stamp set.

I need to apologise for the poor photo quality, the weather has not been great this week, the colours are much brighter in real life, honest! I went for a combo of Daffodil Delight, Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade. I have embossed the Daffodil background layer with my Polka Dots embossing folder, and set to work stamping my panels.

Myself and the girls over at Simply Stampin' would love to see how you get on with the sketch, so pop over and give it ago! xx

Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge

Good morning,

Its so cold outside today so I hope that you are snuggled up warm inside with some crafty project to fill the time. I have finished my Christmas cards now - phew! But I do still have a few presents to wrap. I like to make a few presents each Christmas, last year I made Chili Jam, and this year I've made sweet treats for a few friends, delicious Chocolate and pistachio fudge. So I decided I would use this weeks colours to make cute little gift bags for my fudge.

I thought these colours would be perfect to make little traditional Christmas pudding bags.

They just need to be filled with the yummy fudge, I hope my friends will like the bags and enjoy the sweet treats inside!

To make your own bag simply cut two circles from Chocolate chip CS and run then through the Big Shot with the Polka Dot embossing folder. Next cut two scallop circles from Vanilla CS using the Scallop circle die, glue these to the top of the Choc Chip circle and cut away the excess. I don't have a small circle punch so I used the centre circle from the medium Daisies die in Cherry Cobbler CS, you will need six of these. Lastly for the holly I cut four ovals in Wild Wasabi CS with my Oval punch, scored them in half and cut semi circles to give them a holly shape, glue these to the top of your scallop circle icing and you should have two puds!

If you'd like to give the Simply Stampin' challenge colours ago, click on the link and join us!

See you soon, xx