A Moonlight Scene with Stampin' Up! Wetlands

A Moonlight Scene with Stampin' Up! Wetlands

Several of my Military Wives Choir friends are doing the Moonwalk in London tonight so I wanted to make a card to let them know I will be thinking of them! I wanted the moon to be the feature on this card so I know it isn't technically correct and should be behind the hills!  And I used purple as that is the choir colour!

I started by stamping the grass using a stamp from the Wetlands stamp set and VersaMark - I heat embossed this with Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder and then over stamped with Black StaxOn ink. I made a mask of the moon and some hills using sticky notes and then added ink using a Brayer. The colours used are Perfect Plum, Smoky Slate and Soft Sky. I added a bit of texture to the bottom section with a a stamp from Gorgeous Grunge. The sentiment is from Million and One - and is so true! Every single lady doing the Moonwalk tonight is fabulous!

I cut the sentiment out using a framelit from Apothecary Accents, matted it on Basic Black card and attached using Silver Ribbon. 

So what do you think? I need to perfect my Brayering technique - You Tube here I come!  

Good luck to EVERYONE Moonwalking tonight! It will be an amazing experience.

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used today. Remember you can now order online if you prefer - if you click on the image you will be directed to my online store where you can pop them into your shopping basket. If you would prefer not to order online please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466 and I will be happy to help.

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A Stampin' Up! Seahorse from By the Tide

A Stampin' Up! Seahorse from By the Tide

Oh I do like to be beside the seaside -well the dogs do anyway so they can have a swim! I am actually further through my quest to use ALL my Stampin' Up! stamp sets than my blog posts would suggest! Today's card uses the Seahorse image from By The Tide.

I stamped the image onto Naturals White card in Early Espresso ink, added some Gorgeous Grunge splatters in Coastal Cabana, cut it out using the Ovals Collection Framelits and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink - it was then a matter of building layers! I cut a piece of Crumb Cake Core'dinations cardstock using the Apothecary Accents Framelits and sanded it slightly. The mats are cut in Early Espresso card.  I embossed a piece of Coastal Cabana card using the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. I am so pleased this item will be available again in the NEW Annual Catalogue (Due out on 1 July 2014)

The card was assembled with some Gold Sequin Trim, Linen Thread and a super-cute Gold Mini Metallic Clothespin.

I am pleased with how this one turned out - although my research has shown that Seahorses like to hang onto coral or seaweed rather than swim so I probably ought to have over-stamped the fern image! What do you think?

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used to make today's card. Remember you can now order online if you prefer - if you click on the image you will be directed to my online store where you can pop them into your shopping basket. If you would prefer not to order online please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466 and I will be happy to help. 

Stampin' Up! UK - Venetian Romance Meets Bright Blossoms

Stampin' Up! UK - Venetian Romance Meets Bright Blossoms

I promise this is the last card using the Stampin' Up! Bright Blossoms stamp set - I just wanted to show you how versatile it can be!  

The images were inked with Soft Suede and Tangerine Tango and lined up using the Stamp-a-ma-jig (the sentiment is from the Four You stamp set). I then cut the image out using an Apothecary Accent Framelit, sponged the edges and matted it on Tangerine Tango card.  I cut a piece of Naturals White card with the Lattice Bigz die.  I layered a piece of Designer Series Paper from Venetian Romance onto Soft Suede card, punched notches and wound round some Linen Thread. The card was finished with some Basic Pearl Jewels.

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used to make today's card. Remember you can now order online if you prefer - if you click on the image you will be directed to my online store where you can pop them into your shopping basket. If you would prefer not to order online please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466 and I will be happy to help. 

Stampin' Up! Uk - See Ya Later

Stampin' Up! Uk - See Ya Later 

Today's card is Sale-a-bration product heavy! I can't believe that Stampin' Up!'s biggest promotion ends tomorrow (31st March 2014) - the cut-off time for orders is 10pm so don't miss out!

So to the card - I embossed a piece of Whisper White with the Decorative Dots Embossing Folder. I am so pleased this item will be available again in the NEW Annual Catalogue (Due out on 1 July 2014).

I inked up the alligator image from the See Ya Later stamp set using Stampin' Write Markers (Old Olive and Soft Suede) and cut it out so it would mat on a label cut using the Apothecary Accents Framelits. The "Love" image from Banner Blast was stamped and punched out using the Banner Punch (another item returning in July!).

I wound Summer Starfuit Twine from the Sweet Sorbet Accessory Pack round the embossed card, added the sentiment piece and finished it with a flower cut using the Floral Fusion Sizzlits and a cute In Color Dahlia in Summer Starfruit. These will definitely retire in June as we will be getting new "In Colors" in July - exciting!

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used to make today's card. Remember you can now order online if you prefer - if you click on the image you will be directed to my online store where you can pop them into your shopping basket. If you would prefer not to order online please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466 and I will be happy to help. 

Don't forget that for every £45 (excluding P&P) you spend you can chose a Sale-a-bration item FOR FREE! Sale-a-bration ends on 31 March so DON'T miss out!

Stampin' Up! Uk - A Sweet Sorbet Sale-a-bration

Stampin' Up! Uk - A Sweet Sorbet Sale-a-bration

I love the Sweet Sorbet Designer Series Paper available for FREE during Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-bration when you spend £45 (excluding P&P).  I have used the floral papers in the pack on lots of projects so wanted to try some of the others. 

The sentiment is from the wonderfully versatile Wetlands stamp set - stamped and punched out using the Large Oval Punch. I cut a label from DSP using the Apothecary Accents Famelits and matted it onto Basic Black card and made it into a tag by punching a hole with the circle punch from the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack. 

This was tied round another piece of matted DSP using Pool Party Seam Binding. I just love the way this ribbon ties.  

To add some texture I ran a piece of Summer Starfruit card through the Big Shot using the Honeycomb Embossing Folder and tore down the edges. Have you noticed - NO sponging on this card!  I finished it off with floral accents using another punch from Itty Bitty Shapes and Pool Party Candy Dots.

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used to make today's card. Remember you can now order online if you prefer - if you click on the image you will be directed to my online store where you can pop them into your shopping basket. If you would prefer not to order online please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466 and I will be happy to help. 

Don't forget that for every £45 (excluding P&P) you spend you can chose a Sale-a-bration item FOR FREE! Sale-a-bration ends on 31 March so DON'T miss out!

Stampin' Up! UK - Sassy Salutations

Stampin' Up! UK - Sassy Salutations

I seem to be using Crisp Cantaloupe loads at the moment - I just love the colour and it works so well with neutrals.  Today's card was for lovely friends of ours who recently got engaged and uses a sentiment from the fabulous Sassy Salutations stamp set.  The sentiment was stamped in Soft Suede and cut out using the Apothecary Accents Framelits and matted on Soft Suede card. A piece of Naturals White card was run through the Big Shot using the Honeycomb Embossing Folder and sponged round the edges.

The patterned papers are the Crisp Cantaloupe from the 2013-15 In-Colour Designer Series Paper Stack & Venetian Romance Designer Series Paper.  The Large Scallop Edgelit was used to cut a piece of Pistachio Pudding card which was also paper pricked using a template from the Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack and layered under a piece of DSP. A piece of Victoria Crochet Trim and Linen Thread add texture.

The hearts were cut using the Hearts a Flutter Framelits and the whole card sprayed with the Vanilla Shimmer Smooch Spritz (you can see the shine in this photo). Basic Pearl Jewels finished off the card.

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used to make today's card. Remember you can now order online if you prefer - if you click on the image you will be directed to my online store where you can pop them into your shopping basket. If you would prefer not to order online please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466 and I will be happy to help.