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I signed up as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in August 2011 and have been so busy playing with their products, creating samples and taking part in various events with other demonstrators...

So, I haven't had time to play with my general crafting stash and this site has been totally neglected.  You can still purchase cards from me here - just check out the relevant pages (linked above) or email me with your order details.

From time to time I will try and post the odd card or two here, made from the other different products on the market, but please do spend some time checking out my other site which is updated daily with projects and ideas using mostly Stampin' Up! products.

Happy crafting :) x

New catalogue now available

Hi all!

I have finally revised my catalogue to incorporate some of the popular cards from my last catalogue and lots of new cards.  So why not browse these online here.  Or contact me and I will email you a pdf version or pop a copy in the post to you.

I'm back

Back from my travels and refreshed... and back in the thick of it!

I haven't had time to make many cards to post but here is one that I have been saving up.

It's made from Hello Kitty wrapping paper - I have cut out one of the images and layered it up and then mounted it on a piece of the background part of the paper.  I've added a flower cut from a Sizzix die and the rest is just card stock and rub on sentiment.

The great thing about using wrapping paper for cards is that you can match these with the paper you use for the present.... particularly good for cartoons and characters such as Hello Kitty and Thomas the Tank Engine.

Penny black

I've been saving this card up for the Penny Black challenges, but keep forgetting to check to see if it is appropriate for the latest challenge.  So instead I am just sharing it with you for this scheduled post as it seems a shame to leave it to wait for another day.  The Penny Black stamps are fantastic as they have some many different images in each set and very reasonably prices.  I've coloured this one with markers and mounted in on a variety of card stocks and finished off with some ribbon and a peel off sentiment.  I'm not sure what occasion this suits but I sent it to a friend on their anniversary... hopefully they liked it as much as I do.

Ooh it's almost October, which means I will be back soon - see you then x

The stamp has been coloured with water colour pencils, mounted on mirror card and then set on the rest of the background, which is just cardstock.

Gardening guy

I seem to have saved up all the male cards for the recent posts.  Another quick card today I'm afraid as time is short.  This one includes a wooden embellishment which is so cute.  I've then punches some black cardstock with a scalloped punch and mounted this above some DSP from the male Forever Friends pack.  Simple by I really like it :).

21st Football

My posts have been a little sporadic of late... mainly because I have scheduled a few whilst I am off on holiday in Eastern Europe.  It's been a while since I had a proper holiday...

Today's card was created for a friends son.  All I had to go on was a blue themed football card for a 21st, no team details so I just went with something that co-ordinated and kept it simple.  The DSP is from the Forever Friends male pack and the footballs were cut from leftover wrapping paper that I had saved for a time like this.

The stamp which is one of my favourites for male cards comes from the It's a Mans World by Papermania... you can adapt it for a rugby theme too and there are lots of different sporting bits included in the set, so endless options.

Another 10 days until I return... so more scheduled posts to follow in a few days.

Cats and dogs

Todays card is a take on another card that I created for some swaps at my last training social event.  I absolutely love the Every Little Bit stamp set from Stampin' Up! as there are so many ideas you can create from the numerous little stamps.  This card features the dog and cat in an anniversary theme.  The papers and cardstock are all Stampin' Up! products and very similar to my other card posted here.

Quick card

With little time to schedule posts whilst I am away, I also had little time to make any cards to fulfil a backlog of orders.  Here is a quick card using some stickers which I have mounted onto card and raised with a sticky pad to give it some dimension.  The papers are from a card making magazine that I got free at a craft show, so all in all a very quick and cheap card to make.  No diamantes this time as it's a male card - so I used some Candi from Craftworks instead to embellish this one.

Present

Here is a little gift card from a batch I made for one of my mums friends.  I got the idea from a tutorial on Sue Bayliss site after seeing one that Amy posted on hers sometime ago. 

Very easy to make and idea for money or a gift card.  I like the way Sue has created a ribbon bow from oval punches... but as I don't have those I just used a piece of ribbon.

I'm off on my travels once again on Friday so will be radio silent for 3 weeks.  I have scheduled a couple of posts to keep anyone who is reading going... but not many.

Cute dog

Tonight I thought I would share with you a card made from some free papers that Papercraft Inspirations magazine did sometime ago.  They are still available on their site and include several of the Daisy & Dandelion range decoupage sheets.  I've used the very cute dog on this card which has then been decorated with a pink panel edged with a border punch and diamantes :).

Flowers

 

Today, a card inspired by my love of Stampin' Up! products!  I've used one of the stamps from the Just Believe stamp set and stamped it 3 times before mounting onto the background panel and card base.  A very quick card to make using a very popular stamp.

I am off on my travels at the end of the week so the posts are going to be limited whilst I am away, unless I have time to schedule a few to post whilst I am gone.  Must get organised first... need to think about packing first :(.

Thank you butterflies

I made this card for a friend who gave me lots of crafty bits for my birthday last month.  The butterfly on top of the large butterfly is a pre cut/glittered shape that comes in a pack of 5.  The other butterflies are cut using a leftover stencil from a Sizzix die (I don't own the die itself yet!).

The DSP is from the Capsule Collection and the pack includes some beautiful papers all in the same colour tones... and of course purples and pinks are my favourtie :).

With 3 butterfly dies I've entered this card into the Crafty Creations Challenge - 'dies & punches'.

Gardening in the rain

 

I made this card the other day whilst it was raining a lot... The image is cut from fabric that I picked up in a bargain bin somewhere.  I've seen fabric quares used a lot on patchwork and quilting ideas so thought I would try it out on a card and am quite pleased with the result.

Simple easle

The sentiment is the focus of this card.  But it does need something else... I'm just trying to find something appropriate to add.  The card is a basic 5 x7 card which I have folder to create and easle and then cut out and mounted a circle onto.  The flowers are punched from cardstock and I have added diamantes to the centres and punched some green flowers and cut them up to make the tiny leaves that you can barely see in the pic!

I'll add the 'something else' and update the post with the final version later...

Male for all

Another quick card this evening as I am off to my first Stampin' Up! demonstrator event.  Check out my other blog if you're interested in Stampin' Up products.

This card could be used for any man really if you're in a rush and need something quick.  The DP came free with a magazine (I forget which one) and I've cut out the aperture and put the paper and image inside the card for a change.  I figured that people don't really write very long messages for men on thie birthdays so why not fill the space and save them the trouble.

The piece of ribbon came off a box of chocolates so that the hoarder in me getting let out and therefore I have entered this card into Lollipop Crafts challenge - 'recycle it'

Birthday boy

Today I have a very quick boy birthday card to share with you.  Made from some leftover wrapping paper :).  I've cut the elephant out of the wrapping paper and mounted it with sticky pads to a red panel which I have then layers onto blue and then red card.  I heve kept the card simple by using a striped piece of DP on the left hand side with a strip of the same red card used for the panel.  The sentiments are peel offs and so is the Number.

I'm really pleased with this card... hopefully little Dylan will be too.

I've entered this into the Crazy 4 Challenges - 'male theme' and the DYSU challenge - 'boys or men'.

Handbag gift card holder

I have been asked to make some gift card holders with male and female themes.  So have been scouting the web for some suitable ideas.  I found this great tutorial to make a handbag shaped gift card holder.

Here is my version of the idea.  I have used the Melon Mambo cardstock from Stampin' Up! for the top of the bag and scalloped circle.  The DSP is from the Fizzy Moon celebrations pack.  I decided to stamp the image and sentiment from my Stampin' Up stash as well and have used the crown image from the Every Little Bit stamp set and the sentiment from the Clearly for you set.

I absolutely love this gift card idea and will be making lots more :).

Challenges entered:

Incy Wincy - 'anything but a card'

Leaving card

Today I have a male care to share with you.  The stamp was one of those picked up from a sale bin and not surprisinging it gets quite a lot of use for male cards.  You can't quite see from the picture but I have cut out the wine glass on the right hand side (after stamping the image twice) and mounted it with sticky pads to give it a 3D effect.  The rest of the image is layered onto cardstock and kept fairly simple.  The DSP is from the Stampin' Up! brights range.

Challenges entered:

Lollipop Crafts - 'make it masculine'

Pollycraft - 'autumn colours', well at least the reds and browns part :)

Orange camper

Rain yesterday but a bit brighter today... what will tomorrow bring?  Well, I am desperately in need of a holiday and everyone else seems to be away at the moment.  So I thought the theme of this card would be appropriate.  I've used another of my favourite stamps on this leaving card for a friend's colleague.  The DP works well with the silver I think and I found some ribbon in my stash that matches nicely.  I'm actually really pleased with this card - hopefully the recipient will be too.  I've entered it into the following challenges: Crafty Calendar - 'hot colours' and One Stop Craft - 'bold and bright'.

50th Wedding Anniversary

Much like yesterdays post today's card has also been inspired by Stampin' Up! as I have used my favourite, the 2 step bird punch.

Sorry about the quality of the photograph, it makes the gold panels appear almost grey, but I can assure you they are made from gold shimmer card embossed with what I think is a budding vine embossing folder.  I've used a cream/vanilla colour card for the other panels and the front piece, also embossed but with a dotty design.

Another favourite here too, a Martha Stewart punch that I have yet to find another use for other than on the easle stlyle cards... probably just because I like this layout so much!  Oh and of course the diamantes :).

Challenges:

Bearly Mine - 'bling'

Allsorts - 'you've been framed'