Anniversary Card

Good morning.  Yesterday saw me at a local community project, the relaunching of a group called The Friendship Circle and Cafe. I had a lovely morning and met lots of folk.  

Yesterday was also day 1 with the plasterer working on our hall.  I was glad to be out of the way but he has prepared all the walls for plastering today.  As it is the hall that is being worked on it does mean that getting access to the bedrooms and bathroom is rather tricky so I have to be sure that we have all that we need in the kitchen.  It will all be worth it though in the end.

Today I will be in the Craft Room trying to find my desk.  I am afraid it has become buried in lots of crafting bits and pieces but need to get it sorted.  I have a few cards to put to together and get out into the post so a productive day is needed.

It was my brother and sister in laws anniversary recently and here is the card that I created for them.

It is a rather old stamp from my stash which I stamped onto the card using Stazon Black Ink.  I do wait for a few hours before I start colouring in to ensure the ink is completely dry.  On this card I used some Stampin' Up! Wax Crayons that I have had for years and they never let me down.  It was very theraputic just to sit and colour and I really enjoyed making this.

I always type on the sentiment to the card before I do any stamping or colouring to be sure that I have things in the right place.

Thank you for having a read today and I hope you have a terrific Tuesday.  Tracey x

Did you know that if you buy the Stampin' Up! Starter Kit during sale a bration, you not only get the fantastic offer of £130 worth of products for £99 but you can also add any additional 2 stamp sets to your Starter Kit for FREE. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During Sale a Bration, which ends on 28th February, you can choose products from both the annual and the mini catalogue up to the value of £130.  These will be shipped direct to your door for FREE.  

When you join Stampin' Up! you have access to lots of groups on facebook for inspiration, help and advice.  You get to join my team where I am always on hand to help, you get a demonstrator web site that is free for 2 months and as much or as little training as you want.  If you would like to join to get discounts on orders that you place for yourself, that is great, you will get 20% on all orders you place (take 20% VAT off the catalogue product price to calculate the figure).  Should you wish to sell some products to friends and/or family, you can do this too.  You can also hold classes, parties and demonstrate the products if you wish.  The choice is yours.  

However, should you purchase the starter kit and then decide that you dont want to do any of the above, nothing is lost, you just get to keep the kit.  There is no catch and nothing to pay back. 

Please click on the image below to find out more and how to join

 

Thank you in February

Good morning.  After a rather strange day yesterday I am hoping that I can get to spend some time in the craft room today to get a few more cards finished for all the folk who have birthdays in March.

Yesterday hubby got up with terrible ear ache as well as pain in in glands, neck and throat.  His teeth were also very sensative.  It was so bad that he decided to go to our local Emergency Walk In Clinic.  He didnt have to wait too long to be seen by a doctor but they couldnt find anything wrong with him so they presume it is a dentist that he needs to see.  Unfortunately we dont have any emergency dentists locally so he has to wait until Monday when he can try to see his own dentist.  He had a very rough day until he agreed to take some ibupropen in between his paracetamol.  After that the pain went and he managed to eat a meal and get some sleep.  Fingers crossed that he wont suffer too much today.

I havent shared with you the cards that were made to say Thank You for this month.

I have lots and lots of notelet envelopes but not the actual cards to go inside them so I decided to make notelets.  

I first used the outline stamp from the Color and Contour set directly on to the notelet using Stazon black ink and added a few leaves around the card.  I inked up the  flowers using Melon Mambo ink and stamped these onto the black outlines, matching them up as best I could, some were good and some were not but I was very pleased with the overall look.  The yellow dots of the flower centers were coloured in using crushed curry ink but what I did was dab the smallest acrylic block into the ink pad and use an aqua painter to pick that ink up to colour in the centers.  The green leaves are different green colours but I did them in the same way, dabbing an acrylic block into the ink pad and taking the ink off with a water painter.  The green colours were Just Jade, Old Olive and some Granny Apple Green.

Of course I stamped out some of the flowers on small pieces of scrap Basic White card that I keep in a folder.  These were then fussy cut out.  Once I had stamped out the sentiment piece and stuck it on to the card with 3D foam pads (dimensionals)  I popped a flower on top.  The sentiment panel is from the Color and Contour dies which has a great selection of panels.

I hope you liked the cards and below is a list of supplies I used to make these.  If you click on one of the images, it will take you straight to the shop to find out a little more information about the products and if you would like to purchase anything, you can do so once in the shop.

Thank you for having a read.  Tracey x

 

Product List

Color & Contour Photopolymer Stamp Set

[154994]

Color & Contour Bundle (English)

[158356]

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad

[147095]

Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad

[153115]

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[147051]

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

[147087]

Jet Black Stāzon Ink Pad

[101406]

Jet Black Stazon Ink Refill

[102566]

Water Painters

[151298]

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

[144108]

Bone Folder

[102300]

Dressed to impress in a card wallet

Good morning.  

Today I am sharing a card wallet, with 4 cards in it from the Dressed to Impress stamp set.

Paula created this during our January get together.  It is the perfect gift for anyone.  The front of the wallet has been created with Hand Penned Designer Series Papers as well as some of the stamps from Dressed to Impress stamp set.  The basic white frame is from Colour and Contour dies.  

The wallet holds 4 notelets and envelopes.  All the notelets have been created using the Dressed to Impress stamp set along with the Hand Penned Designer Series Papers.

The wallet was finished off on the back with more of the same papers.

 

 

Thank you for having a read today.  Tracey x


                         

Catching Butterflies

Good morning.  A few bits and bobs to do this morning before nipping into The Craft Room to get things organised for some friends visiting this afternoon.  We shall be making a couple of cards. 

The stamp set below is called Catching Butterflies and is one of the sets that you can choose for free, during sale a bration.

 

Sale a Bration is when you spend £45 on anything from Stampin' Up! you get to choose something for free.  Should you spend £90, there are even more things  you can get for free.

Here is one of the pretty cards that Brenda has made using this stamp set

If you click on the image below, you will be able to see all the products that are available for FREE, whilst Sale a Bration is on. 

Thanks for having a read today and I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday x

Life is short, buy the shoes

Good morning.  Can you believe that it is the start of February, oh wow.  Already got my to do list for today and not too much on it, which is good.  This afternoon I shall be in the craft room, lots of cards to look through.

We are having our new hall flooring delivered today, that means it will have to go into the spare room so today clearing that out making sure I have room for it all.  The hall now has no skirting boards, the artex removed from the walls and the carpet is about to come up.  Leaving it as late as we can with removing the carpet and the heating as it will make everywhere cold.  New door is due next Tuesday.

Here is a card that Sallyann made during our play with the Dressed to Impress stamp set. 

Love the card and its a great one for ladies of all ages.  I may have to 'case' this one.

Today is the start of the second and final month of the Stampin' Up! Sale a Bration.  When you spend £45 on anything from Stampin' Up! you get to choose something for free.  Should you spend £90, there are even more things  you can get for free.  Just click on the image below and it will open up the brochure for you.

Here is the Annual Catalogue and if you click on the image below you will be able to see what is inside it.

Here is the Mini Catalogue, again, just click on it and it should take you to see what is inside.

If you have ever thought about buying the Stampin' Up! Starter kit and joining Stampin' Up! now is certainly a good time. 

The cost is £99 and you get to pick £130 worth of products plus you will get 2 FREE stamp sets of your choice.  This offer is on right up to the end of the month.  It will mean that you have access to lots of groups on facebook for inspiration, help and advice.  You get to join my team where I am always on hand to help, you get a demonstrator web site that is free for 2 months and as much training as you want.

If you would like to join and get discounts on orders for yourself, that is great, you will get 20% on all orders you place (take 20% VAT off the catalogue product price to calculate the figure).  Should you wish to sell some products to friends and/or family, you can do this too.  You can purchase the starter kit and then decide if you wish to continue and if it isnt for you, nothing is lost, you get to keep the kit.

If you would like a little more information about this you can pop in for a cuppa, send me an email or visit the online site.  Just click on the image above and it will take you straight there.

If you are an 'Online Shopper' and need anything from Stampin' Up! you  can click on the image below and it will take you straight into the online shop where you can have a browse around.  

 

 

 

 

 

It would be appreciated if you could add the host code for anything you purchase (under £150)  to your online order

 

Thank you for having a read and I hope you have a terrific Tuesday.  Tracey x