Beautiful French Butterfly ...

I recently attended a stamping class with Caroline Hallett which was great fun.  We used En Francais and the fabulous Swallowtail background stamps.  These stamps are quite large and I had to use two hands to hold them!

The colours I chose were Rose Red and Old Olive which contrast beautifully.  What do you think?

I will be holding a class in Ashford, Kent on Thursday 22 August at 7 pm.  We will be making a twisted explosion card in the latest In Colours with co-ordinating designer papers.   Click here to book a place.

This and That ...

Stampin' Up! have announced a new promotion.  This offer is available now.  If you love making scrapbook pages, or want to start scrapbooking, then this is absolutely perfect for you.

If you'd like to place an order, or attend a class using these products, please email me now.

New classes will be announced soon.

Faux Shadow Box Card

When I saw this tutorial by Lisa Curcio I just had to have a go!  The video is great and very easy to follow.  My card is basically the same with a few slight differences as I used the products I already have.  To see the tutorial click here.

The card stock is Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party and Whisper White with a piece of matchig DSP.  The inks used are Rich Razzleberry and Summer Starfruit.

The stampset is the gorgeous Papillon Potpourri with the matching Elegant Butterfly punch.  To finish off I added some rhinestones.

Nothing is wasted! The punched out piece has been used to decorate the inside of the card.

Oh, Hello!

This is one of the first sets I've used from the Summer Catalogue and it's fabulous.  It's called Oh, Hello and is so easy to use.

 



As you can see, I've stamped the oval and then die cut it with the Big Shot and the Oval Framelits Collection.  The flower is so easy to cut round and just adds dimension to the card.

I love embellishments and the Artisan Embillishments Kit gives you just enough to try everything so perfect for a card like this.

Watch this space for more cards using this stampset.

Layered Labels

 

Today I've gone back to the main 2012-13 catalogue which I think we tend to forget about when there are mini catalogues for Autumn/Winter and soon Spring/Summer plus of course Sale-a-Bration.

 

 

The stamp set is Layered Labels which matches the Apothacary Accents Framelits perfectly.

 

The edges of the label have been inked with Island Indigo to emphasise the shape and a couple of brads added to give it a bit of texture.

 

I love the simplicity of this card.

 

 

Sale-a-Bration

It's that time of year again with the fantastic Sale-a-Bration.  Spend £45 (excluding P&P) and earn fabulous FREE products from the Sale-a-Bration range.

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Dressed Up

As I said in a previous post, I just love this set and can't get enough of it.  I think it will feature on my blog quite a bit in the coming weeks!

This time I've used the Dressed Up Framelits Dies with the fabulous Twitterpated DSP to make the card below.  This is so quick and easy and no cutting involved!

If you'd like to know more about these fabulous Framelits Dies and stamp sets, please email me.

New classes are being planned so watch this space for details - or email me.