Morning Mocha & Elementary Elegance

Hi Guys

Have a gorgeous card for you made using the lush Speciality Designer Series Papers Morning Mocha.  I just love this paper and have been using it a lot! Completely run out of some of the designs already ;o)

This card was very simple as I basically grabbed some colours used in the colour scheme for the paper and went to it.  Stampin Up! certainly makes it easy.

I'ved used Crumb Cake, Basic Black and Very Vanilla with the papers and both of the black butterflies are the flocked card stock, as is the part in the main card.  These butterflies were done in the big shot with the Beautiful Wings embosslit.  The sentiment is of course from Elementary Elegance and I would have been shocked and horrified if it wasn't instantly recognisable as I've used is a lot recently!

Elegant and understated, my favourite ;o)

Hope you like it

Stacex

Earn Elementary Elegance with Sale-A-Bration

Woohoo, its finally here Sale-A-Bration!  The time where you can stock up on all your supplies and earn FREE stamp sets at the same time.  For every £45 you spend you get a FREE stamp set or Designer Series Paper!

I've got a card here made using Elementary Elegance and it is so very simple but lovely too.  I've used Basic Black cs with Basic Black ink and White craft ink.  The middle portion has been cut out using the Curly Label Punch and I've added some pearls as an accent.

Here is the middle section a little closer.

Bundle available to make this card
* A4 Neutrals Cardstock           £6.25
* White Craft Inkpad                 £4.95
* Basic Black Inkpad                 £4.95
* Curly Label Punch                £15.50
* Pearls                                      £4.50
* Whisper White Envelopes      £5.75
* Tombow Adhesive                 £3.25

Bundle total is £45.15 and you will earn yourself a free stamp set (to make this card you would choose Elementary Elegance).

Contact me to place an order.

Hope you like it.
Stace

....Pennants and Presents!

Hey Guys

Well, I am loving getting back into a routine after Christmas, I just love knowing where I'm supposed to be and what I'm doing.  Feel like my head is still spinning a little after Christmas ;o)

This card uses Whisper White, Poppy Parade and Blushing Bride and the Pennant Builder punch.  The main image is a retired one but any cake or present would go perfectly in here.  The Just Add Cake papers co-ordinate perfectly with these colours.  The presents are coloured using a blender pen with Blushing Bride and you can't see very well but the spots on the top are glittery using Dazzling Diamonds.

Little close up to show the glitter although the light had pretty much gone so not a fab picture.

Hope you like it.
Stacex

still more....yup, Pennant Parade!

Hi there

I know I know you have probably seen enough Pennant Parade from me but just a few days more, I promise!   I am putting together a special pack to purchase that will enable to you lots and lots of fabulous cards using the Pennant Parade clear mount stamp set and matching punch.  Its always nice to see all the different things you can do with one set or one punch and it highlights how much value for money they are!

Okay my next card is a Happy Birthday.

As you can see I've stuck to the same colour scheme as the past few days and I've used So Saffron, Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, Blushing Bride and Baja Breeze.  Some embellishments, brads, twine and a little diamante heart. Simples!

Hope you liked it.
Stacex

Happy Birthday Butterflies

Hi Guys

Todays card is for a friend of mine and so I wanted to make it a little bit special.  She is definitely an outdoorsy person, dog walking and horse riding etc  so I've opted for a little bit of the outdoors on her card in the shape of butterflies.

The colour combination here is Concord Crush and Wisteria Wonder, both In Colours.  I've chosen a step card to showcase the butterflies and the First Edition stunning Designer Series Paper.  Love it!

Hope you like it

Stacex

Nappy Fold Pouch

Hi Guys

Here is another little nappy fold pouch using the Cheerful Treats DSP which I am loving.  I have also used the oval stamp from Happiest Birthday Wishes, a new Hostess set.  This stamp co-ordinates with the extra-large oval punch too so you can make this in no time at all!

To make this card is used

Cardstock - Whisper White
Paper - Cheerful Treats
Ink - Old Olive, Bashful Blue and Pretty In Pink Markers
Tools - Extra Large Oval Punch

Itty Bitty Bits

Hey Guys

This card is based on one my friend Gill showed me, she had made it at a stampin up event in Glasgow and I thought it was pretty cute so here is my version of it.  I've used Rich Razzleberry and Whisper White as my colour scheme.

To make this card
Card - Whisper White
Ink - Rich Razzleberry
Stamps - Itty Bitty Bits, Party This Way
Tools - 1/2" circle punch, scoring blade
Embellishments - Rich Razzleberry 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

Hope to see you again soon
Stacex

A Selection of Colours

Hi Guys

As I went to bed before 9pm last night (very early I know), I was up at the crack of dawn, well 6am with hubby.  As a result of this, beds are changed, second load of washing is on the line and a general tidy of the house, woopee, that left time for some crafting ;o)

I made the first one in Pink Pirouette and Night of Navy and loved it so went on to do the Pink with different combos, So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Rose Red & Bashful Blue!

To make these cards I've used
Card - Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette, Rose Red
Ink - Rose Red
Paper - DSP Subtles, Pink Pirouette
Stamps - Simply Said, Swirls & Curls Verses
Tools - Paper Piercer, Scallop Circle Punch, Circle Punch, White Uni ball pen

Only the accent colours then changed.

Hope you like it
Stacex

Visitors!

Hey Guys

Have had an awesome week!  My brother Terry came to visit with my Niece Alex and my Nephew Terry.  A fantastic time was had by all starting with Terrys birthday gift at Silverstone Racetrack and finishing at Thorpe Park for my daughter Bethanys 14th Birthday!  Think I could do with catching up on some sleep but was a brilliant week, thanks guys!

Just to show how keen a crafter I am, I have pictures of when I roped my visitors into a craft session!  We made the cute shirt and tie cards and also some cards for Beths birthday.  Here they are...

Here are Terrys creations...

And Alex's...

And Uncle Terry's, colours here worked really well!

And last but not least, my daughter Megans cards.  Sorry about the lighting in this one Meg, not sure what happened there!

What a crafty bunch ;o)

See ya

Stacex

The Launch of the new mini!

It's here!  The Stampin Up mini is finally here!  The cute owl punch is finally available and I for one will be excited to get my paws on it!  If you would like me to send you a copy of the mini pop me an email and I'll get one in the post to you straight away.  The other amazing thing is that the Sizzix Big Shot is now offered, fantastic!  The die cuts and the embossing folders are just lovely.

This card is a male birthday card and I've used the Big Shot embossing folder Polka Dots for the background.  This is such an easy yet effective way to create a card.  CS used is Very Vanilla and Cherry Cobbler.  The raised dots on the Cherry Cobbler have been inked in Early Espresso which is a great effect.  The sentiment is from the Level 1 Hostess Set Afterthoughts and is raised on dimensionals.  Very Vanilla grosgrain ribbon is added underneath the sentiment to add another element.

40th Crafty Night

Hi Stampers

Last night Juanita, my lovely downline, came round and she needed two 40th birthday cards for her friends who are not only husband and wife but whose birthdays are only one day apart!  We set about looking for cards and Juanita came up with the idea of "his and hers", essentially the same card but one male and one female.  Here is what we came up with.  We used the set Cheers to You and Whimsy jumbo wheel and schoolbook serif numbers.

The colours used were Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla & Pumpkin Pie CS, the background was coloured using the marker pen in Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie & Not Quite Navy.  Isn't it great?  Juanita did the boys one and I did the girls one ;o)

An inside view, just finishes it off, don't you think?

Here is the girly one, the same stamp sets are used only the colour palette is different.  Here we used Melon Mambo, Whisper White & Pumpkin Pie CS and the markers to colour the background circles were Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive.

And a peek at the inside of this one, aw!

I think that was a great nights work and to be fair we did fit in a good dollop of chit chat and gossip.
Thanks Juanita & I'm sure Jon & Sal will love their bespoke cards.

See ya
Stacex