Love is in the Air - challenges x 2

hi all

well not sure if I am on my own here,  but I  always start out with good intentions as regards entering  one of my makes for to a few of the card challenges on the go,  at any one time..

and to add here my heartfelt thanks to all the Design teams members who put in all the time and effort to ensure we have fun entering..

but then having made a card - that's where I fall down -  - it rarely fits with the guidelines  of a particular week's card challenge.. so I realize that's where I am going wrong!.

so this time I did it the other way around! looked at some challenge sites first!!

and for some inspiration hopped over to take a look at these  -  the current challenge over at TGIF challenges - #TGIFC91 -   where Love is what's needed here and it  doesn't just have to be about Valentines - just love in general ..

  ...and for my layout I used this week's  fab clean and simple sketch over at Freshly Made sketches #271

and between the 2 was inspired to make the card below.... albeit a bit of a dark photograph!
and so have linked my card to both.

It's unusual for me in that it is just a one layer card using Stampin' Up!'s Shimmery White card stock, (which I hope you can see as it really is very shimmery!)  with a hand masked decorative panel as the focus.
 

 

I made this by first die-cutting one of the small hearts from the Sweet and Sassy Layering Framelits set and used this as a mask  so I could stamp my various hearts, flowers, vines etc around it..

Once that was done I used the waste left from the cut out and used that as a stencil and  sponged inside to softly colour  the inside space I had originally masked off...

I used the scrap pieces of 'Real Red' card stock for my 2 borders and the die-cut words.. The addition of 3 enamel hearts from the Brights Enamel shapes pack to finish,  and it was done.

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used

Just click on the items below to easily access them in my on line store
Or if you wish me to place an order for you, or have any questions please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Shimmery white Card stock	Real Red Card stock and stamp pad
Big Shot - Die cutting Machine	Magnetic Platform
Hello You Thinlet Dies	Sunshine Wishes Thinlet Dies
Sweet and Sassy Framelit Dies
For the various hearts, flowers and vines I used items from a number off different stamp sets ..	Bloomin' Love Stamp set Swirly  Bird Layering Love Endless Thanks Jar of Love
'Brights' Enamel Shapes	Fine Tip Glue Pen

 
.. and don't forget everyone,  it's Stampin' Up!  Sale-a-Bration time - any combined spend of £45 earns you a free item from the special Sale-a-Bration brochure..

Well it will soon be 'V' day and although not like me to be ready in advance - for once am #feelingsmug#  and hoping there will be one in return preferably with copious amounts of chocolate to go with!  Yep, I live in hope!

and to finish - a little photo - to possibly make you chuckle - well it did, me...

Til next time
Happy Stampin'

Jan x

sale-bration-thank yous

hello all

well the lovely Kylie Bertucci - find out all abour her here! is hosting an International Blog Highlight on Friday 11th March and is calling for entrants (and voters!)  to play along.

The theme is 'thank you' to be interpreted as you wish and Kylie is giving us a chance  to enter and in doing so get to know other stampers around the world - a truly international event - How amazing is that and certainly something to think about in terms of Stampin' Up!'s own motto of Inspire, Create, Share...

My 'thank you' card is  a request from my Mum as she wanted to say 'Thank you' to a bunch of peole who looked after her when she recently had to undergo a spell in hospital - yes, she spent Christmas and New year there, and finally underwent a quite lengthy procedure the first week in January and at aged 82 not without some risks!

but fast forward to this week - she is back at home, able to drive again, and relishing having her independance back and well on her way to a full recovery - Yeah!

and this is what I came up with for her - small but sweet!

and with Sale-a-bration in full swing - I turned to my 'go to' set of the moment - Flowering Fields and the matching Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper - Neither are available to buy but are just two of the lovely items you can earn for free - one each,  for every £45 spend from either of the current Stampin' Up! catgalogues.

and if you are anything like me and into a spot of 'Adult colouring in' which is all the rage at the moment - stamp the outline image and then just play away to your heart's content with the blender pens, Stampin' Write Markers and a strip of the toning paper. Finally finishing  with a bit of sponging and a decorative punched edge and you have one really easy card.

 and inside - she chose one of the sentiments from another of the Sale-a-bration stamp sets - Botannicals for you'  - just perfect for what she wanted to say!

 ...and the combined purchase of the supplies I used easily qualify  for one of the Sale-a-bration items.. why not use the links on the side bar to see what else you can choose.

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used

Just click on the items below to easily access them in my on line store 

Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Cardstock	Curvy Corner Trio Punch	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad	Sponge Daubers	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad
Flowering Fields Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Blender Pens	Crushed Curry Stampin' Write Marker	Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker	Calypso Coral Stampin' Write Marker	2014-2016 In Color Stampin' Write Markers
Wildflower Fields Designer Series Paper	Endless Thanks Photopolymer Stamp Set	Botanicals For You Wood-Mount Stamp Set

Or please just contact me if you have any questions or to place an order for you, if you would prefer.

and  now she is well and truly back with us we are all looking forward to the first week in April when we are taking her away for a short break just to make up for a little of the lost time!

til next time - happy stampin' all - and don't forget to check out all the lovely posts on Kylie's blog and cast your vote.

Jan x