Season of Joy

'Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la lalalalala. ( ok just be glad you can't hear me )

I found a card similar to these on scs a few months ago ( sorry can't remember who made it ) But this is my take on it, if you attended the charity stamp class I held in October you'll recognise these.

We used Real Red, Glorious Green Card stock, ribbon and ink with versa mark ink and whisper white card stock.

The Stampin' Up! season of joy stamp set and the swirling stars jumbo roller and of course some dimensionals. I also had a go at the same layout with Handsome hunter card stock and ink with real red.

Thanks for looking.

Abi

found a great tutorial!

Hi

 just thought i'd let you know about a great tutorial i just found thanks to patrina at paper stampin bellas,  here it is  I love what Patrina has done with it on her blog i couldn't wait to tell you all so i haven't finished mine yet ;)

(i'll be sure to supply the metric measurements when i'm done)

Abi

Silent Night

Last post for today just thought I'd share my Old Olive churches with you, the picture doesn't really show the dazzlin diamonds or the paper piercing but i promise you it's on there :)

As I've already said I used Old Olive ink and card stock and Whisper White card stock, with some non su ribbon.

I used the Silent Night stamp set with the merry Christmas from the Seasonal Wishes set.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

A tree for the christmas season.

I like clean and simple and i think the "A tree for all seasons" stamp set suits a simple card and looks really cute.

I used Whisper White card stock with white taffetta ribbon, the image was stamped on a small square which i had embossed with my cuttlebug before i stamped the image, I then used a blender pen to colour the image and used dimensionals to mount it on the card.

Abi

Woodcut Holly, Happiest of Holidays

Can't deny it any longer Christmas is just around the corner, so here's one of my recent Christmas cards.

I used Handsome Hunter, Real Red and Very Vanilla card stock,

Real Red ribbon, Handsome Hunter Ink, Fiskars 1/8" circle punch,

Happiest of Holidays stamp set, Seasonal Wishes stamp set, Woodcut Holly jumbo roller with a versa mark ink cartridge and clear embossing powder.

I love the look of the holly on the dark green and it was such a quick card to make if were making all your Christmas cards this is an impressive quick card.

thanks for looking.

Abi

"Rub on" some happiness

Thought I'd share these with you, These are the projects which my 2007/08 catalogue hostess's got to make to day at my hostess appreciation party as a BIG thank you for having a home workshop, we had a lovely time with lots of fun and laughter so thank you to everyone who hosted a workshop in the past year!

If you live in Cornwall or the south west and would like to hos a workshop to earn some fantastic free merchandise and have a fun crafting time with your friends then drop me a line!

Today my past hostess's got to make Calendar, a note book, a Candle and a gorgeous picture frame using the new rub on's in the UK catalogue.

The card stock I used on my project was Ruby Red, the ribbons were Chocolate Chip Gros Grain and Taffeta and the designer series paper was from the Holiday Treasures pack.

I also used the poinsetta stamp from the Season of joy stamp set

We had a great time don't forget the Rub on promotion only lasts 'till the end of the month if you want to take advantage of the great discount.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Holly Jolly Christmas

I've put it off for so long and now there is no getting away from the fact that Christmas is just a few weeks away, so i thought I'd start the Christmas cards, I wanted something which would be easy for my five year old son to help with and this is what we came up with,

we used Ruby Red card stock as the base with whisper white card stock

which we used a sponge dauber to apply some close to cocoa around the edges so it didn't look so crisp and some always artichoke ribbon we punched out Rudolf's nose with a fiskars punch.

Thanks for looking

A Rose is a Rose "mums birthday"

Sorry the colours haven't come out too good in this photo i was trying to take the photo and upload it without my mum seeing it as she's got the "stamping bug" now and wants to see everything. This is her birthday card!

I used a Rose is a Rose stamp set with the sincere salutations stamp set.

So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and whisper white card stock,

Chocolate Chip ribbon,

So Saffron, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Old olive and Always Artichoke Ink

I also used the Tea and Crumpets designer series paper which is my favourite right now.

Thanks for looking

Abi

Seaside.

OK I realise that the past week it's been raining so hard that most of our waterproof jackets are no longer keeping us dry and we've all given up blow drying our hair but I thought I'd share this card with you, it's one from my display board hence the plastic and uses the lovely Stampin' Up! seaside stamp set or more specifically the star fish stamp.

Here's what i used:

Seaside Stamp Set, Stem Sayings Stamp Set,

Creamy Caramel, Kraft and Naturals Ivory Card stock,

Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel and So Saffron Ink,

Antique Brass eyelets, Linen thread, Cropodile, aqua painter.

I used the aqua painter with Creamy Caramel ink to produce the sea spray on the base card by just flicking the ink at the card stock ( you remember the way you used to get told off for it at school or by your mum well that's what i did and i enjoyed it)

This card was really good fun to make and left me wishing it was summer ( hopefully 2009 will be dryer than 2008)

Thanks for stopping by,

Abi

Stampin' Up! Stampers 6 one member more needed!

My stampers 6/ hostess club which is due to start shortly just needs one more member!

It's going to run 6 times over the coming year running alternate months,  you just place an order of £25 (or more) plus postage in each of the selected months one of those months is your month to be "hostess" and receive all the hostess benefits which you receive when you host a workshop....  don't panic that doesn't mean you have to have a party but if you chose to you could earn yourself more hostess benefits ( more free stuff always sounds good to me)

You don't even have to live in Cornwall to join in your orders and all your benefits will be posted to you each month........ although there would be one draw back you'll have to make do with the monthly projects being mailed to you instead of being able to attend the fantastic exclusive classes and have a virtual class instead.

Email or call me for more information or to sign up!

Abi

I've been blog hopping!!

Ok so i should most definately should have been mopping the kitchen floor but i decided to go blog hopping instead :)

here are some of the great blogs i found from scs.

Happy inker

Stampin when i can

Chicks with tape

Special craft mom

Abi

Bloomin' beautiful

Here's another card using the bloomin' with beauty stamp set, I used a chocolate chip base with chocolate chip 5/8" gros grain ribbon and chocolate chip ink with one of the sincere salutations stamps birthday wishes.

Tea and crumpets designer series paper which i absolutely love, I used the corner rounder on the corners and layered my image which i stamped on Stampin' Up's Whisper white card stock onto some So Saffron card stock. To finish I used a sponge dauber and some chocolate chip ink to add some texture to the edge of the image layers.

The Image is water coloured using an aqua painter with Regal Rose ink and a blender pen and Old Olive and Always Artichoke ink on the stem.

Thanks for looking.

Abi

Crazy for Cupcakes

I was in two minds whether to get this stamp set and put it off for a while, but now i have it i think it is great! It doesn't matter what age you are the crazy for cupcakes stamp set will be great!

I made this for a friends 40th, hope she likes it :)

I used the large cupcake from Crazy for Cupcakes and the happy birthday sentiment is from the stem sayings stamp set.

I used Basic Black card stock and ink, Taken with Teal, Tempting Turquoise, Pretty in Pink and Whisper White card stock,

Inks used were Regal Rose, Pretty in Pink, Apricot Appeal, Tempting Turquoise and Versa Mark with white embossing powder.

Tools.... well I used a two way glue pen to add some sparkle with dazzlin diamonds and My scallop edge punch which i used for the border and the rick rack strip too. An aqua painter and a blender pen all of course from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for looking, if you would like information on any of the products used, would like to order Stampin' Up! products or join a coming class please drop me a line, don't forget if you'd like to receive information as i post it sign up to the feed burner link at the side of my blog!

Abi

Pocket Silhouettes

Just another example of this lovely stamp set and how you can use it to create a completely different look, this is why I love rubber stamps and stamping with one stamp set i can create so many different looks for lots of different occasions, and it's easy to start just pick a versatile stamp set that you like and some co-ordinating ink and card stock and you are away!

This card uses Basic Black ink and card stock on a Very Vanilla card base, I used the scallop edge punch to create the border on the sentiment layer ( I'll post a tutorial soon) I used the Pocket Silhouette stamp set and also the Sincere Salutations stamp set and Very Vanilla taffeta ribbon, I stamped off onto scrap paper before i stamped the images on the base card to create a lighter shade, it's a great way to maximise an ink pad and get more than one shade from each pad and now you can order all the colours in one go in a mini ink pad set called the stampin spots it's great check out the online catalogue for more info

Thanks for looking
Abi

Pocket Silhouettes Stampin' Up! Stamp set

This stamp is so pretty and has so many possibilities, any one who loved the Stampin' Up! hostess garden silhouette stamp set will love this one too!!

On this card i used a Very Vanilla card base, with chocolate chip cards stock, chocolate chip ink and taffeta ribbon and i teamed it up with the totally gorgeous Tea and Crumpets designer series paper ( see pages70-71 of the online catalogue). I also used the birthday wishes greeting from the Sincere Salutations stamp set.

The Pocket Silhouette stamp set (#111672 £15.95) consists of 6 stamps two phrases and 4 image stamps to view this stamp set click here and view pages 46-47 of the online catalogue.

All the above products can be ordered from me, Ordering is easy just email me here and don't forget Stampin' Up! have some fantastic offers for November and December see below for more details, to take advantage of them just drop me a line.

Abi

Stampin' Up! November offer

More great offers from Stampin' Up! this offer is running from the 10th to the 30th November and is a great opportunity to get the fantastic new rub on's that Stampin' Up! have put in our new catalogue.. and for those of you who are attending my hostess appreciation party you'll be getting the chance to try them out with some really cute projects as a thank you for hosting a workshop during the first UK Catalogue,

If you didn't get chance to host a work shop over the past year wouldn't it be great to combine the two offers and get an extra free stamp set plus a fantastic new offer on our new products So why not host a workshop this month and take advantage of both offers, call or email me today to book your workshop (or place a qualifying order! )

Abi

Stampin' Up! host a workshop offer!!!

This season host a qualifying workshop and receive a free gift,

In November AND December If you host a workshop with sales totalling £150 or more not only will you receive the fantastic hostess benefits but you will also get to choose one of the selected stamp sets free too!! how great is that!

The selected sets are:

Wondrous gift,

Seasonal Wishes,

Dotted Autumn,

Cold Play,

Snow flurries

and the friendly back ground stamp,

Some of these sets are only available while stocks last so if you'd like to take advantage of this Fantastic offer don't delay contact me today!!

Abi