August Thank You Cards

I wanted to share with you some of the cards I made for my lovely customers who ordered during August.

I went with the In Colour palette for these cards and made use of the Designer Paper you can get as a Level 1 Hostess gift (it's only available until 30th September!)

The cards are 4"x4", with a layer of DSP, then topped with Whisper White punched from the Decorative Label Punch, and finally an In Colour butterfly, the biggest from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

 The sentiment is from Just Believe stamp set, inked in each In Colour used and punched with the Word Window Punch.  The Butterfly was added to the card with Dimensionals and topped off with some Basic Rhinestones.

If you would like to pace an order during September to get your hands on some retiring items - some up to 40% off - then call me on 07786266722 or email me at craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk, and you will get a lovely thank you card at the end of the month as well!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Peach Parfait / Blushing Bride / Poppy Parade / Whisper White / In Colour DSP Stack (Level 1 Hostess)

Stamps / Ink -  Just Believe / Peach Parfait / Blushing Bride / Poppy Parade

Embellishments - Basic Rhinestones

Tools - Word Window Punch / Beautiful Wings Embosslit / Decorative Label Punch / 2 Way Glue / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Mojo Monday Time!

Hey everyone!  

Yes, it's Thursday, but I've only just got around to taking a picture of my Mojo Monday card for this week.

I loved the sketch they posted up this week, take a look HERE

I went right for the In Colours, and used every single one on this card.  I made full use of the In Colour DSP which is a Level 1 Hostess product, host a workshop and you can get this item too.......

I used Peach Parfait as the card base, with a mount of Concord Crush.  I added panels of DSP and the scalloped edge at the bottom is actually the DSP punch with the 1" Circle Punch and stuck under the Concord Crush strip.  I finished it off with some Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon and the sentiment from Afterthoughts, another Level 1 Hostess product.  I used markers to ink it in Poppy Parade and Concord Crush, then punched it with the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle.

I hope you like it!  Let me know............

The Details: 

Card / Paper -Peach Parfait / Concord Crush / Whisper White / In Colour DSP (Level 1 Hostess)

Stamps / Ink - Afterthoughts (Level 1 Hostess) / Poppy Parade / Concord Crush

Embellishments - Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools - 1" Circle Punch / 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch / Dimensionals / 2-way Glue / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Fathers Day - lots of cards to make!

So I asked my brothers girlfriend if there was any birthdays etc coming up that she'd like me to make cards for, and I got a whole long list, which included Fathers Day cards.

I can pop a couple on my blog now as I know her dad and step-dad won't be looking at my blog, though a few others might just have to wait to be posted.

I wanted to go for something a bit different and had heard of the shirt fold card before, so I looked it up on the Internet and found a really simple tutorial by a lady called Cambria Turnbow.  

So I grabbed some DSP and set to work.  About 3 minutes later the shirts were done!

What do you think?

I just cut the ties out freehand and popped them on with glue dots.

The sentiment is from Something to Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess) and has been stamped in co-ordinating Poppy Parade and Peach Parfait ink and punched out with the Decorative Label Punch then mounted.

Quick, simple and pretty WOW too.............

The Details: 

Card / Paper -Marina Mist Textured / Chocolate Chip Textured / Whisper White / In Colour DSP (Level 1 Hostess) / Peach parfait Smooth / Poppy Parade Smooth

Stamps / Ink -Something to Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess) / Poppy Parade / Peach Parfait

Embellishments - None

Tools - Trimmer / Bone Folder / Decorative Label Punch

Double Challenge Day - take two..........

I really liked the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge this week, but am a bit late getting started on it.  Having looked at some of the challenges throughout the rest of this week, I thought I'd link the Sweet Sunday sketch in with The Color Dare this week.  The colours are ones I would never have thought to put together - So Saffron, Concord Crush and a Neutral!

I grabbed my stack of In Colour DSP and my Trendy Trees stamp set for this one and thought I'd make a lovely Thinking of You card.

I used the trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig to get my trees trunks and the leafy tops all lined up, and decided the put the more standout Concord Crush colour in the middle, but to make it a bit more interesting I stamped it twice and cut one out with the 1" Circle Punch and popped it on top with a dimensional.  I thought it gave a nice bit of dimension to the card.  I used the Eyelet Border Punch along the bottom, and added in some Crumb Cake textured card for mounting.

I wasn't too sure these colours would really work together, but I think they look great!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Concord Crush smooth and DSP / So Saffron DSP / Very Vanilla / Crumb Cake textured

Stamps / Ink - Trendy Trees / Crumb Cake / So Saffron / Concord Crush

Embellishments - None

Tools - Eyelet Border Punch / 1" Circle Punch / Stamp-a-ma-jig / Trimmer / Snail / Dimensionals / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Beautiful Butterflies

Good Morning!

It's Friday, hoooorrrraayyyyyy............

It's been a rather long week, and I am really looking forward to an evening out with my other half tonight as we've been very busy lately and just not had much "us" time.  This weekend is clear of things to do and places to be so we can spend it together, though I do hope to get a little crafting in!!!  :o)

I made this lovely butterfly card last night after seeing the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge.

I have to say I am really pleased with my effort on this one, I tried to think outside the box a little and I actually think it's one of my favourite cards so far.  

The colours are Whisper White and Concord Crush, which I just love.  I used the Butterfly Prints stamp set, and stamped two butterflies in Whisper White ink on the Concord Crush card, this was mounted on some flowery DSP, and then I inked the butterfly again and stamped it onto Whisper White in Concord Crush and punched him out with the Butterfly Punch.  I popped on a little Basic Pearl for a body and added it to the card with Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set and is punched out with the Word Window and popped on the card with two Basic Black Brads.

Let me know what you think, I hope you like it!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Whisper White textured and smooth / Concord Crush / In Colour DSP (Level 1 Hostess)

Stamps / Ink - Butterfly Prints / Just Believe / Whisper White / Concord Crush

Embellishments - Basic Pearls / Brads

Tools - Word Window Punch / Butterfly Punch / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Snail / Dimensionals / Paper Piercing Tool / Mat Pack

Sweet Sunday - on a Thursday!

Hello.....

So I realise it's Thursday evening, later than I hoped to post, but I had a last minute trip to the hairdressers after work!  I've been trying all week to complete a card for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge blog, that as you might guess, publishes it's sketch on a Sunday!

If you go and look at the challenge sketch you will notice that I turned it upside down for my card.

I absolutely love the Fox and Friends stamp set, and stamped a couple of cheeky little monkeys in Chocolate Chip and cut them out. Only fiddly when I got to the tails!  I punched the branches from the Bird Punch in Pear Pizzazz.  I just thought it worked well to make them look like they were having a great time swinging from tree to tree!

I added in some Pear Pizzazz DSP (Level 1 Hostess) which has a leafy type pattern on it, and the back drop cloud design paper is from the Sweet Pea DSP Stack that is now sadly retired. The colour is Sahara Sand, so if you wanted to try making this you could always use the Sahara Sand DSP in the Neutrals stack.

The card base is textured Marina Mist card stock, and the sentiment is mounted on a Marina Mist Scallop Oval.  The Happy Birthday is from the Something to Celebrate stamp set (Level 2 Hostess), inked in Chocolate Chip.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Marina Mist textured & smooth / Chocolate Chip / Pear Pizzazz smoth and DSP / Sweet pea DSP (retired)

Stamps / Ink - Fox & Friends / Something to Celebrate / Chocolate Chip

Embellishments - None

Tools - Bird Punch / Large Oval Punch / Scallop Oval Punch / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Snail / Dimensionals

My Weekly Mojo Monday Fix!

It's that time again, the start of the week and a new Mojo Monday Sketch 

I really wasn't sure where to go with this one.  I knew the stamp set I wanted to use, and the colours, but something just didn't seem right with what I was doing.  After sitting and pondering for quite some time, I decided to try turning the sketch sideways instead.  Suddenly it all became clear and I was done in 10 minutes!  Yes, cards can be that quick when you have products that co-ordinate perfectly together.  The beauty of Stampin' Up!

So here's my card :o)

I used the Butterfly Prints stamp set and co-ordinating Butterfly Punch, layered on some punched circles of DSP and card, then the scalloped circle.  The backing DSP is from the In Colour pack which you can get as a Level 1 Hostess Gift when you host a party and sales reach £150.  Lots of lovely papers in the fab In Colours.

I ran the paper through the Lattice Square Embossing Folder to give it some texture, and lastly added the sentiment, some Basic Pearls and some 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon.

If you are thinking it might be fun to have a go at making your own cards, or if you already make cards and just want to see these lovely products, then please email craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk for a catalogue or details on hosting a party or attending one at my house.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Pretty In Pink card / Early Espresso card / Pear Pizzazz card and DSP

Stamps / Ink - Butterfly Prints / Pear Pizzazz / Early Espresso

Embellishments - Basic Pearls / 1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon Pear Pizzazz

Tools - Square Lattice Embossing Folder / Butterfly Punch / 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch / 1 3/8" Circle Punch / 1 1/4" Circle Punch / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Trimmer / Dimensionals / Snail / Sticky Strip

Finally I can blog!

Finally I can blog! Hurray.........

I've been trying to get on and post a blog since yesterday evening, without any success, but whatever the problem was it appears to be sorted out now.

So Wednesday, my crafty day.  Well it didn't go quite as planned as unfortunately my lovely dad was taken ill.  He's in the hospital, but doing OK, and it's just a case of the consultants figuring out what's going on.  So with visiting and then trying to pick my car up, and being back at work, it's been a busy few days. 

I wanted to get a post in yesterday, but was lacking inspiration so checked to see what challenges were about.

Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week was to create anything for a wedding - a card, an invitation, a place card, or perhaps a favor.

I'd been looking on Split Coast Stampers website as I have been wanting to make a box to hold note cards, so I used one of the tutorials to come up with this box which is to hold 3" x 3" note cards but could be used for favours, though maybe made a bit smaller. 

Not the greatest photograph, sorry about that!

I used the In Colour DSP in Blushing Bride as it seemed appropriate for the challenge.  I also tried out my Daisy Die and layered the cut-outs in various colours, I had run the card through the polka dot embossing folder first which added a nice texture to the flowers.

Right, tomorrow I am off to my first team training session, so I hope to have lots of lovely things to show you when I get back.  I'm really looking forward to meeting some of the other Stampin Stars and getting some inspiration.  I haven't yet finished my swaps to take with me, so I'd best get on with that  xxx

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Chocolate Chip Textured Card / Very Vanilla Card / Blushing Bride Card and DSP

Stamps / Ink - None

Embellishments - DS Button

Tools - Trimmer / Eyelet Border Punch / Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder / Flower Daisies # 2 Die / Sticky Strip / Glue Dots

Crafty Bug Mum.....

Oh, it's the weekend! Hoorrrraaayyyyyy..............

I had a lovely crafty morning round at my mums house today.  I limited myself to one box of goodies to haul over there, and decided to let mum take the reigns as to what she wanted to do.  I gave her some ideas and we got started.  My mum is a newbie to card craft, so she took her time getting to grips with the items, particularly the punches, but she mastered two-step stamping really well.  I was really pleased with what she created.

So here are the two cards my mum made today.

This first one was made using the Build A Blossom stamp set and Blossom Petals Punch in the mini catalogue.  There is so much you can do with these items, they are brilliant.  We stuck with mostly the In Colours, as they happened to be the ink pads I took with me.  We used the Designer Buttons to pop in the centre of the flower and alongside the sentiment.  The buttons looks so much nicer in real life than in the catalogue, it doesn't do them justice.  I love the way the Poppy Parade really stands out against the Basic Black textured card.

Now I think this card is a beauty.  Well done my mum xxx

Again we went with the In Colour palette.  The main three colours we used were Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz.  All three are colours from the Sunny Garden DSP.  We punched out sections with the large square punch and layered up with the scallop square extra-large punch.  The sentiment is from Something to Celebrate (level 2 hostess), on whisper white, punched with the large oval punch and mounted on Peach Parfait with the scallop oval extra-large punch.  The beautiful butterflies are in Poppy Parade, and made using the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die.  

I think a big well done is deserved by my mum :o)

She's coming along with me to team training next weekend, so hopefully she now feels more prepared and is more familiar with the products.

Right, quick change, and time to head off.  I'm finally getting to give the Penguin Celebrate card to my friends for their anniversary tonight.  I really hope they like it xx

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Sunny Garden DSP / Poppy Parade / Whisper White / Pear Pizzazz / Basic Black / Peach Parfait

Stamps / Ink - Something to Celebrate /Pear Pizzazz / Poppy Parade / Build a Blossom

Embellishments - Designer Buttons

Tools - Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die / Mat Pack and Paper Piercing tool / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub & Mist / Clear Block C / Blossom Petals Punch / Scallop Oval Ex-Lrg / Oval Large / Scallop Square Ex-Lrg / Square Large / Eyelet Border punch

More Butterflies - PPA92 Celebrity Color Challenge

Two posts in one day - I'm addicted!

I thought I'd take part in another challenge today - this time it's a Pals Paper Arts Colour Challenge!

This weeks challenge is all about working with the wonderful spring palette of Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait and Poppy Parade.

I decided to use a couple of products I've not played with before - the Eyelet Border punch and the All a Flutter a la carte stamp (one of the great single stamps you can buy from the main catalogue - inside the back page)

I've stamped the butterfly onto whisper white card in peach parfait, though I thought it would be nice to have one stand out a little more, so I inked it in peach and then coloured the body and wing edges with the poppy parade marker before stamping onto the centre of the card.  The card base is poppy parade also, and I've added in pear pizzazz by way of a border punched from the DSP Pack - In Colour which is a level 1 hostess product.

Summer is on the way, and so are the butterflies :o)

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Poppy Parade / Whisper White / DSP Pack - In Colour Pear Pizzazz

Stamps / Ink - All a Flutter / Peach Parfait / Poppy Parade marker

Embellishments - None 

Tools - Eyelet Border Punch / Two-way Glue / Stampin Scrub & Mist / Trimmer

Penguin Mania

Hello......

The card I'm uploading today was actually made about a week ago.  I made four cards tonight for various birthdays and anniversaries, even a new home one, but I seemed to be finding my inspiration in retired Stampin' Up! stamp sets, so I thought I'd post this card instead as it uses the Two-Step Owl Punch which is in the Mini Catalogue that's out now.

My friends Jenny and Richard will be celebrating 8 years of wedded bliss in May, and they are both mad about Penguins.  I haven't sent them the link to this blog yet, so I'm safe to post this now.

All I did was punch the main body of the owl and then chop of it's ears......I was gentle.......hey presto, a Penguin!

The punch also pops out the little chest pieces, the various size circles for the eyes and even the tiny hearts - so cute don't ya think?

I hope they like it!

The Details:

Card / Paper - Whisper White / Basic Black / Poppy Parade (In Colour) / Daffodil Delight (for the tiny little beaks / Designer Series Paper Pack - In Colour (level 1 hostess gift)

Stamps / Ink - Something to Celebrate (level 2 hostess gift) / Poppy Parade (In Colour)

Embellishments - None

Tools - Trimmer / Two-Step Owl Punch / Snail / Dimensionals / 2-Way Glue Pen / Stampin Scrub & Mist

Thanks x