Designer series circles

Since the promotion for May is buy three packs of designer paper get one free I thought I would show you some projects I have made using the fantastic double sided papers.

This card uses Chocolate chip, close to cocoa and whisper white card stock, the scallop square punch, more mustard ribbon, the pick a petal stamp set with pretty in pink, more mustard and chocolate chip ink and of course some of the all important Sweet Always designer series paper.

I also added some adhesive gems for that little bit of bling :)

I love using the designer series paper on cards as it gives a lovely effect and can create a very eye catching card with little or no effort at all.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Cleaning out my craft room!

I'm not sure how it happened but all of a sudden I  realised I actually can't get in my craft room for the mess, so today it has been my goal to clean it out!  ( obviously i haven't started just yet as I'm typing this but i will in a minute) calling it a craft room makes it sound huge lol it's more of a glorified cupboard that I can sit in really when it's tidy I might post a picture.

I am not a tidy crafter, although i like to be organised and know where everything is, it seems to creep up on me every so often and I realise I can't find a thing.

so as soon as I have had my mini clear out I'll start creating again, but at least the weather is not looking so good so I'm not feeling guilty about not going out side and enjoying the sun :)

Hope you are all having a great day and are all getting loads of crafting done!

keep checking back as we have some fantastic promotions coming up for May especially if you fancy joining the stampin' up! family  and being a demonstrator :)

see you soon!

Abi

Soft Summer

Here are the projects that my lovely stampers 10 group made this month at their class , we made a card and a gift bag and I made them all a matching gift which was a scented candle in a little gift pouch.

I used the Soft summer stamp set, with pretty in pink and whisper white card stock,

Chocolate chip, pretty in pink, old olive and close to cocoa ink, with chocolate chip ribbon, the oval punch, scallop oval punch and the scallop edge punch.

we also used stampin' write markers and blender pens.

I didn't realise until after i took the photo that my ribbon had slipped but I've fixed it now.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

Funky Friday challenge #14

I just can't get over how fast my week has gone! well for this weeks Funky Friday challenge which you can see here

so for this weeks challenge I used a set which i haven't used for quite a while.... Mixed bouquet, this set is still available in the UK while stocks last until the end of September.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

New tutorial on my site.

Hey  Happy friday!!

 just letting everyone know that i have finally got around to updating my tutorial site, hope you find it useful if you have any questions or would like to order any of the products let me know :)

Just click on the tutorial tab at the top of this page.

Abi

Mojo monday #83

For this card I used, Bordering blue, Ballet blue, Brocade blue, whisper white and bashful blue, card stock ink and ribbon. I used the scallop edge punch and the large tag punch the pearls are from the pretties kit,

The stamp set is the fresh cuts stamp set from our new mini catalogue.

Click here to check out the mojo monday blog

this card would also make a lovely wedding card or invite.

Thanks for looking!

Abi

A New baby!

This card is for one of my Friends who has just had a new baby, I think she is pretty amazing actually, after travelling to the hospital her and her husband couldn't get in and while waiting for someone to answer the door to the delivery suite, she delivered her new bundle of joy in the car park of the hospital !!

So this is for them! Congratulations!!!

I used the bundle of joy stamp set with bashful blue card stock ink and ribbon and whisper white card stock and ribbon. I also used the big deal alphabet and the scallop edge punch.

To make the envelope i had to use two square envelopes, the top one i used my paper crimper on and the bottom one i just left plane, so the top lifts off, i wanted to leave this quite simple so decided not to embellish it, i used bashful blue taffeta ribbon.

Thanks for looking!!

Abi

Happy Birthday

Hi thought I'd share this with you all, I made this card for my stampers 10 group they have online tutorials each month and this card uses 3 different techniques which we are looking at this month. Thumping, kissing and kissing with a twist.

I used the big deal alphabet, Crazy for cupcakes, Basic phrases and the canvas background stamp,

with Chocolate chip, pretty in pink, creamy caramel and whisper white card stock and ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Mojo monday birthday card.

I thought I'd give this sketch a try and what a more perfect reason but for my friends birthday which is on Friday!

I used the soft summer stamp set and the sentiment is from the very versatile stamp set,

colours were Pretty in pink, blush blossom, whisper white and certainly celery, I also used the scallop edge punch and the crafters tool kit ( the mat pack peircing guide).

The flowers were coloured using a blender pen and the ink pads and the flowers on the background were stamped tone on tone for a subtle pattern.

If you'd like to view a tutorial on how to make the scallop frame click here

Thanks for looking!

Abi

A Male card.

I won't be posting again until Tuesday so thought I would leave you with this really cute puppy, This stamp is from the for father stamp set, I coloured the image using my aqua painter and inks,

I used Bordering blue, Kraft, Close to cocoa and confetti white card stock, Chocolate chip ink and Chocolate chip gros grain ribbon.

I hope you all have a Great Easter!! and enjoy the Easter break!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Abi

My fantastic down line!

I thought I'd share this with you as I know it won't spoil any surprises for Rosina as she is travelling down to Cornwall as I type :)  But I just had to tell everyone how proud I am of her!!! Rosina has just completed her first three months as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, and has really shown us what she is made of her first two workshops have been Fantastic  and everyone has enjoyed them ( well that's what i was told ;) )

So for her three month anniversary I have made her a little surprise package which she will get when she gets here, a basket with some eggs ( well there has to be some chocolate involved somewhere )  Her New Stampin' Up! apron and lots of other goodies which i have made her.

I am really privileged to have her as my friend and down line, she is an inspiration to me and makes some fantastic projects.  ( which I will be casing!!)

So well done Rosina!

Hugs Abi x

I've got two awards!

Thanks ladies!!  The best blog comments award was from Tenia and the makes my heart smile blog award was from Linda

I have to nominate 5 for each so here goes!

Comments:

Emily

Joanne

Michelle

Dawn

Linda

It was hard to narrow it down to only 5  ladies who always leave me really lovely comments.

Next. Blogs that make me smile:

Rosina

Tenia

Carole

Jo

Angela

I love their artistic flair they really inspire me.

Abi

Kwerner colour challenge #49

I decided to try and challenge my self to not use any ribbon and this is what I came up with,

the happy is from the polka dots and paisley stamp set, which I embossed in white with an old ink pad which i discovered the other day, when I tried it out it makes this really cool cracked effect with the embossing powder so that's what I used although I doubt you can see it in the photo.

Beads from my vast collection of stash.

Thanks for looking.

Abi

Kwerner colour inspiration #49

It's not very often I make a card with out stamping but I thought I'd do something different. what do you think?

I don't know where this paper came from or even the butterflies but they matched the colours in the challenge so here they are.

Kwerner colour challenge

Abi

Funky Friday #12 and mojo monday

I chose lots of colours this week for Funky Friday, I thought this lamp was really cool and couldn't narrow the colours down, so decided you could use all or just some of the chosen colours here are my cards.
I used crazy for cupcakes for this card and the mojo monday sketch which i liked this week. I used the scallop edge circle punch and the 1 3/8" circle punch .
For this card i used the new fresh cuts stamp set which i coloured with markers.

Both card used all the colours in the colour challenge for this week.

If you'd like to have a go pop on over to my challenge page don't for get to link to your project you can make anything you like 3d item, scrap book page card, the only rule is to have fun!

Abi

HELP WANTED!!!!

Ok well we all know I need help! lol  But that's not quite what I mean.

Have you ever thought about turning you hobby into a career? 

or

 would you love to get great discount on all your Stampin' supplies?

If your answer to  either of the above questions was yes then why not consider becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

The starter kit costs £139 and consists of everything you need to get started as a demonstrator, business supplies and some great stamping tools, which you can customise  your kit to your own tastes and colour preferences. 

 When you sign up you will receive discount on all your purchases and  access to some great creative resources.

You don't have to demonstrate you could sign up for personal use and get great discount but it's a great way to earn some extra cash or fund your hobby just by sharing your hobby with others.  

The starter kit is now at such a great price that it's easy to make back what it costs you to start up.

If you decide not to continue as a demonstrator for any reason there's no catch you will still have your fantastic starter kit to keep with all the great materials YOU chose.  But lets face it why would you wan to give up fantastic crafting discount!!!

So How about it wan to be a demonstrator??       contact me for more information.

Simply Said

I couldn't believe how long it had been since i had last used this stamp set, this is a shameless case from the US catalogue but i enjoyed doing it none the less and just shows what a great idea book the catalogue can be.

I used: Regal rose, Rose red, whisper white, pretty in pink and so saffron card stock,

I also used whisper white ribbon,

Rose red, pretty in pink, so saffron and basic grey ink and some pretties from the pretties kit.

The scallop edge punch, oval punch and the scallop oval punch.

This is one of the cards we will be making at next months class.

My Funky Friday chalenge #11

So this week I chose the colours above ( yes i realised i spelt certainly wrong too ooops!) I thought this was going to be really easy but I think I started to over think my projects and then found it really hard so I had to leave it for a day and then come back and look at it all afresh and this is what I came up with two quite different cards.
I think the pink one is my favourite. I used pretty in pink textured card stock with some of the new pink striped gros grain ribbon from our mini, I combined this with some of the felt flowers and some punched flowers using the boho blooms punch. The beads are from my vast collection of crafty bits.
For the green card i used baroque motifs and the baroque border wheel, with the scallop edge punch and the the three flower punch from the 3 for you punch set ( which is still available in the UK for a limited time).

Thanks for stopping by! If you'd like to check out my challenges click here

Abi

kwerner colour challnege #48

Another soft summer card, but I absolutely love this set right now, and I really wanted to try it with this colour combination, Unfortunately we don't have Kiwi Kiss or Baja Breeze in the UK at the moment so I swapped them for the two closest colours I had which were Old Olive and Sage Shadow,

I used chocolate chip taffeta ribbon and a whisper white card base, I also used the scallop edge punch.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

Soft summer

Here's another card i made with the soft summer stamp set, this set is a two step stampin' set, so comes with a line drawn image and a very soft block image which you can layer. For this card i used the block image which i coloured with stampin' write markers.

I used: Mellow Moss, Creamy Caramel, So Saffron and Barely Banana card stock and ink. I also used a sentiment stamp from the very versatile stamp set which says " may the peace of god bring you comfort today and hope for tomorrow"

Thanks for looking!

Abi

New stamps!! Fresh Cuts

I just had to play with this set as soon as i got it! I was just too excited some of my lovey ladies and I were joking about how "used" some of my stamps look and i just explained that they are all well loved by lots of people and we discussed varnishing the blocks to keep them looking nice and clean and how i am always too excited to wait long enough to do that so they all looked used.

but i really love this stamp set.

I used Chocolate chip, Whisper white, Barely Banana and So Saffron card stock and ink, I also used the Oval all stamp set and the oval punches too.

You will also see some of the lovely new Gros grain ribbon from our new mini catalogue on the card on the right, this was the so saffron ribbon and it's much softer than the normal gros grain ribbon which is in our regular catalogue and it's lovely to work with.

Contact me at abi4380@gmail.com for more information about our current UK catalogues.

Thanks for looking !

Abi