Soft Summer

Just a quick card for today, I like cards that don't take to long to make! I chose to use the colours from the summer picnic designer series paper, which are Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Real Red and Whisper White.

I used the Soft summer stamp set and the oval all stamp set and matching punches all available in our new UK Stampin' Up! mini from tomorrow!! (I'm so excited!!) and an aqua painter to colour the flowers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

MORE! very versatile!

are you getting bored of this stamp set yet?? I'm not! i love totally love the silhouette it's so pretty and you can do so much with it! I'm so glad i bought it now.

I made this using:

Kraft, chocolate chip and very vanilla card stock, i also used some naked chipboard and a clear button with some chocolate chip taffeta.

I used versa mark and Close to cocoa ink.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Baroque motifs

I thought I'd have a go at this weeks kwerner challenge her colours were Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron and Whisper White. I had to replace the Tangerine Tango with Pumpkin Pie but I like the result.

I used the baroque motif stamp set the oval all stamp set and matching punches and of course the scallop edge punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Funky Friday #10

well i had to get the frogs in there somewhere!!! but just to prove that i don't use the frogs every time there is green in a challenge i had to make something different too.

(I added some green galore too)

I used the 1 3/8 an d1 1/4" punches  and the oval and scallop oval punches for the first card and added some dazzlin' diamonds.

I made the lilly ads for the second card with the oval punch and used the circle punches and the scallop edge punch for the balloons.

These are my card for the Funky Friday challenge to view the challenges click here 

Very Versatile

I LOVE this stamp set! lol it is rapidly turning into one of my favourites For this card I used:

Very Vanilla and Sahara Sand card stock with Close to Cocoa and Creamy Caramel Ink and Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon.

I used the scallop oval punch and the co-ordinating oval punch.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

A Male Sense of Time.

OK No i wasn't talking about my dh's time keeping lol I did actually mean the stamp set :)

I like all my edges to be clean and i like pretty cards so i thought i would try something a bit different, I keep checking out tim holtz's stuff and thinking i must have a go at something like that so that's what I tried out. I'm not completely sure what i think, it's not my normal style but it's definitely more masculine than my regular cards, but having looked at I it think I should have stamped the sentiment in a darker colour.

I used Chocolate chip, close to cocoa, creamy caramel and naturals ivory card stock with a chipboard circle and Close to cocoa and versa mark inks. The ribbon is chocolate chip taffeta....

and of course the all important Sense of Time stamp set.

Let me know what you think!

Abi

Rubber bombshell featured blogger challenge.

This month the Rubber bombshells challenge was to case a card created by Michelle which you can see here

We had to change two things from the original card so I chose the main stamp set and the sentiment, and i didn't add any brads.

here I used the new Very versatile stamp set with Basic black ink and card stock and whisper white card stock and not forgetting my very favourite scallop edge punch! I also used my stamp-a-ma-jig to create the blooms on the left hand side.

It was really great fun thank for the great inspiration Michelle!

Abi

Would you like a full set of Stampin' write markers?

The stampin' write markers come in each of the great stampin' up! colour families and are great for colouring your stamps and stamped images, they are a fantastic way for you to have an entire colour family at a really great price!
Each set has 12 markers in it, and starting this month I'm running a great marker share so you can own a FULL set of Markers that's 48 markers in total and the storage case,  the marker share means you can spread the cost over four months and still get the full set.

This group will start as soon as it is full and needs 4 people to run.

Cost each month will be £26.30 ( including postage)

If you would like to join in email me at abi4380@gmail.com

Abi

Funky Friday #9

I used the mojo monday sketch for this card with and the colours from this weeks funky friday challenge which you can see here

The colours were:

Pink passion, pretty in pink, blush blossom and whisper white taken from a pretty jar made by lene ( visit my challenge blog to see the jar and a link to lene's blog)

So since it's mothers day on sunday that's what i made and i actually remembered to post it too!

I used the new soft summer stamp set which is in our new mini catalogue and the sentiment is from stem sayings. I used the oval punch and the scallop oval punch too.

This colour combination isn't one which i would have thought of putting together my self but i quite like it.

Thanks for looking,

Abi

Want to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator? Come and join my team!!!

From March 12th until March 25th you can take advantage of the limited reduced price starter kit offer and become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator!

If you've been wanting a part time job to fund your crafting habit or want to start a new career this could be for you, may be you just want to get discount on all your great stampin' up! products.

If you've been thinking about it for a while then now is the time to jump in, The starter kit includes everything you need to start your own home based business selling products which you love.

The kit contains over £240 worth of stamping and business supplies for just £125 and you can personalise the kit to suit you with your choice of colours and stamps.

Not forgetting the great demonstrator discount you will get after wards on all orders you place!!

If you'd like more information drop me a line using the contact me button at the top of this page. New demonstrators signing up with me during this promotion will receive a super special free gift, so contact me today!!

This post will stay at the top of my blog until the 20th March scroll down for more updates :)

Happy Stamping!

Abi

Sense of time.

I just wanted to share this with you, I really wanted to play with my new stamp sets and this is one of the cards i came up with.

I used the Sense of time stamp set which is in our new mini catalogue if you haven't checked it out what are you waiting for use the link at the side of my blog! I am totally in love with well nearly everything in it! lol

For this card I used Certainly celery ribbon card stock and ds paper from the love stories scrappin kit with pretty in pink ribbon and card stock Elegant eggplant card stock and perfect plum ink.

Thanks for looking!!

Abi

Pocket silhouette chipboard card tutorial

Don't forget to turn the music off at the bottom of my blog before clicking play.

For more tutorials visit my tutorial page

a quick birthday card.

This was a super quick card i made, I used Rose Red card stock with kraft and whisper white, i used bashful blue gingham and markers to colour the image.

Stamps were : all in the family and family accessories.

and i used the three for you flower punch for the flowers along the side.

I haven't had much crafting time lately sorry but i will get on top of it now hopefully, I spent most of today with one of my Friends who had gone into labour, she had her baby this evening at about 6.20pm ( which she was told was going to be a girl and isn't) but I'm sure he is gorgeous all the same!! Congratulations Karen and Shawn!! now i need to go make a male baby card! lol

Funky Friday #8

As quite a few of you already know Today is Comic relief day in the UK, ( also known as red nose day hence the red nose on the frog)

where the whole nation is encouraged to do something crazy/ funny to raise money for the charity all over the country today people will be doing crazy things like sitting in bath tubs of baked beans and shaving their heads to raise money for the charity.

I'm a little bit more tame than that i just made a silly card and bought a red nose to wear :)

Any way this card was for my funky friday challenge not as crazy as i was going to do but i was getting tired by the time i did this, i might have another go later and see what else i can come up with, as it had to funny/ fun.

the colours were: real red, certainly celery, basic black and whisper white.

Why not join in? go on you know you want to!! :)

Abi

Forest Friends

So I've been having a little play now you have card overload all in one day lol.

Well this card was made for the Mojo Monday #77 challenge, I wanted to play with all my new stuff,

I masked the little Bambi with a post it not to put the trees behind him, and coloured him with markers, Chocolate chip close to cocoa, creamy caramel, certainly celery and old olive markers.

I used the corner rounder with the guard off to create the scallop edges,

My cropodile and pewter eyelets, Chocolate chip taffeta ribbon,

Junior varsity designer series paper, Chocolate chip, Old olive, certainly celery and whisper white card stock,

and finally the leaves a la carte jumbo wheel with versa mark ink.

Any way i got to play with my new stamps which will be available in the new mini April 1st, hope you like it!

Abi

Very versatile kwerner #45

Here's attempt at kristina's colour challenge, I have totally fallen in love with this stamp set, and really enjoyed making this card,

colours are as stated everything is su,

I used: The very versatile stamp set ( available in the new mini april 1st),

Oval punch, scallop oval punch( also in th enew mini), stamp-a-ma-jig, basic black ink and a white gel pen.

Hope you like it.

Abi

kwerner #45 monochromatic!

Guess what another great colour combination from kristina! couldn't help but do this one after all it does match my blog! :)

I used flowers and pearl from the pretties kit, basic grey taffeta ribbon, scallop oval punch and the oval punch from the upcoming mini and a stamp sorry i don't know what set it was from but i do know we don't sell it in the UK catalogue. The strings of pearls were on my wedding cake when i got married.

But i enjoyed playing along and that's what counts.

Abi

Slight disruption to normal blogging :)

Sorry everyone i haven't had chance today to make or post any cards, it's just been one of those days!

I picked my son up from pre school then decided to take him shopping with me to trago mills, which is about 40 minutes from our house, so we are quite happily going along when i realise that i need to get fuel,

so we take a slight detour to the petrol station only for me to realise that i don't have my wallet with me and we need to return home,

So off we drive back home to get some money so we can go shopping.............  only we don't get that far... as we are driving along the dual carriage way i hear a thump and then a scrape from under the car, I knew instantly what it was , the plastic underside of the car under the engine had come loose and was scraping on the ground... luckily we this had happened right next to an emergency pull in so i stop to check it out.

Nope nothing i can do about it i need help,  so i get out my phone to call for help to find i have no calling credit and no battery, at this point stuck on a very fast road with a 3 year old i started to panic and start hoping someone nice will stop and help me as i think this a police car does an emergency stop from the fast lane and comes to see if i am ok.

I  promptly turn into a crying girl because i am so glad to see someone and he lets me use his mobile phone and lets my 3 year old play with the siren and look at the computer while we wait for the break down truck.

He was really lovely and although he will most probably never read this blog i would like to say a huge THANK YOU to him for giving up his lunch ( which he was on his way home to get) and helping me.

He was a train enthusiast and had alot to talk to my 3 year old about although he didn't get much response and he very kindly :)  checked my car was taxed and insured while he was there lol  (good job i sorted all that out last week!!)

So i will try and get some crafting done later and post some new creations for you soon. but i've been a bit busy :)

Abi

Guess what I got today!!! ???

wooo hooo!!! mini catalogue pre order!!! I'm so excited, and so happy it's my birthday next month!!!!!  yay more new toys to play with.

So as you can see i got a few new items this month...... well i do need to check they are up to scratch!!!  can't wait to start playing with them all!!    and yes that is a scallop oval punch and a matching oval punch and they are great!!!

If you haven't reserved your copy of the mini yet the contact me today!!   ( if you are in the stampers 10 you will already be getting one )

Happy stamping!!

Abi

More Baroque motifs

Just a quick post today.

I made quite a few get well soon cards recently, this is just one of them.

I used :

Stamp sets: Baroque motifs, sincere salutations,

Card stock: Rose Red, Regal Rose and Whisper White,

Ink: Rose Red,

Accessories: Corner rounder and some adhesive bling i've had for ages.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Pocket silhouettes and chipboard!

So I've been having a bit of a butterfly frenzy, everything I've loved recently has had a butterfly on it, it must be the time of year.

So i was playing with my chipboard which is on offer this month! in case you want to order some :) and I love the butterfly from the idea book and catalogue (if you haven't seen it you should check it out here) so I thought I'd have a go and it was so easy there will be a chipboard tutorial on my other page soon!!

Any way back to my card :) I used

The Stampin' Up! Pocket silhouette stamp set,

Bashful blue, whisper white, close to cocoa and chocolate chip card stock,

Chipboard from the on board batch of blooms pack (page 78 of the catalogue) with some bashful blue card stock,

Ballet Blue ink, Scallop circle punch and the 1 3/8" circle punch sponge daubers and an emery board ( nail file )

To see more ideas on how to use chipboard subscribe to my tutorials page or come back and visit lots!!

Thanks for looking!

Abi

STAMPERS 10 NOW FULL!!

Thank you for the speedy reply's ladies the Stampers 10 is now set to start in March the first meeting will be held on: 

Saturday March 28th  at 10.30am

You should all be receiving confirmation emails within the next day or so and an invite to the exclusive stampers 10 blog with full instructions and details of the group meeting.

You will also be receiving your FREE idea book and catalogue if you do not already have one with your welcome gift, (If you have paid for your catalogue the cost will be deducted from your first order) 

If you have any questions please email me. 

Thanks for joining up!  Let the fun begin!

Abi

Challenge combination!

Every one by now knows I love challenges today i decided to combine the Mojo Monday challenge with the secret crafter saturday challenge which was to make a card using the masking technique, so this is what I came up with.

I Used Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue and Whisper White card stock,

Bashful Blue designer series paper, Old olive ribbon, My crafters tool kit, brad from the pretties kit, flowers from the accents and elements kit,

Basic Black, chocolate chip and stayzon ink, the markers to colour and an aqua painter and my trusty snail adhesive.

I used the Loads of love truck and the accessories and the neighbourhood jumbo wheel.

I had fun making this card.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Stampers 10 Last Place!!

As the title suggests there's only one place left on my march stampers 10 group!  

If you're looking forward to the mini catalogue next month and you already have a BIG wish list this group is for you!

Don't miss out contact me today to join the group!

click here for more information on my stampers 10

If you've already signed up you should have received a stampers 10 flier and need to have returned the relevant sheet to me, so i know who you are :)   If you haven't had one email me NOW so i can send one to you!  Please include you email address so you can access to the group blog.

Funky Friday #7

I can't believe it's the weekend again already! where has the week gone?? (i spent most of the week sat in the garage waiting for my car to be fixed) so time to catch up on some most important crafting!

This is the card I made for the funky Friday challenge, over on my challenge blog

The colours this week were Brilliant blue, Black, silver and or gold. I decided not to use the gold but i had so much fun making this card.

I used three layers of Silver embossing powder on my chipboard butterfly and then while it was still soft I pressed my pocket silhouette stamp into it and I love the effect!

I also used that fantastic scallop circle punch and my 1 3/8" circle punch ( I use both ALOT!)

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Thank You!

I need to say a huge Thank You!  to everyone that attended the class last night and made it so much fun!

I really enjoyed it and hopefully you did too!  ( if not tell me)

And Hope to see you all there again next Month!!

Chocolate chip cupcake!

I totally love these colours ( as most of you already know) so i couldn't resist making another card with these colours.

A you can see I used the Crazy for cupcakes stamp set, the polka dot back ground and a cherry from the tart and tangy stamp set.

I created the chocolate chips by using my 1/8" circle punch and once again used my corner rounder to scallop the edge of my circle.

I used my stamp-a-ma-jig to position all the words around the side of my circle ( i love my jig it's such a great tool!)

Can you see that fab ribbon??? it's gorgeous! well it's going to be in our new mini so look forward to April when you'll all be able to get some too!

If you'd like to join in with this challenge go to kristina's site here

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Chocolate rose

kwerner #44 I tried this with brown leaves but it just didn't look quite right so i added the old olive.

the other colours are as in the colour swatch, I used pretty in pink, chocolate chip, close to cocoa, and whisper white.

I used the corner rounder to make the scallops around the circles and the paper piercer to add the details, the stamps set are a rose is a rose and wonderful words.

Check out the link for kristina's site at the side of my blog if you'd like to join in with the challenges.

Thanks for looking

Abi

Black and white

I told you you'd see quite a bit more of this set :) it's my new toy.

I wanted to do something really simple so I used Baroque motifs stamp set and the baroque border wheel, with Basic Black card and ink, Whisper white card and whisper white ribbon which I used my basic black marker to decorate and some pearls from the pretties kit.

Thanks for looking

Abi

Baroque motifs

I was in a green mood this morning and I really wanted to play with this stamp set :) so look forward to lots more cards made with it!

I always find I put off getting the stamp sets I really love until last, but i've got it now.

I used,

Stamp Set: Boroque Motifs

Card stock: Mellow Moss, Always Artichoke and Whisper White

Ink: Mellow Moss and Always Artichoke

Ribbon: Mellow Moss Taffeta

Accessories: corner rounder and colluzle

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Mini Mini Mini!!!!!

So it's finally coming the UK is getting a mini catalogue and i have to tell you it's GREAT!!!! I want all of it!!!.

The mini Catalogue will run from April 1st to September 30th 2009  can you tell I'm excited??

It's 23 pages of fantastic new products!!  which i know every one's going to love!

If you would like your own copy of the mini catalogue drop me line using the contact me button at the top, or give me a call to reserve your copy of the fantastic new mini.

Thinking ahead to the new mini and all the fantastic products that are in it....  why not consider joining my stampers 10 to help you get all the great products in it and free merchandise too click on the tab at the side of this blog for more info!

I look forward to hearing from you!

Abi