Flowering Fields - Adult coloring in, anybody?

Hello all

well today's card was so simply put together. I used one of the delightful stamp sets you can earn for free as part of this year's Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration  special offers.
All you need is a qualifying spend of £45 from either of the current catalogues and you can earn some great free product items .

It is a delightful set of 7 stamps called Flowering Fields, and I just used 3 repeats of one of the stamps in the set  to make my card for a works colleague who has just left to take up a new post. And with such a simple concept in my mind decided to link it up with the current CASology Challenge #179 where they want us to create 'Simple'!

On a matted layer of Whisper white cardstock with some fancy punching to decorate a couple of the corners... I stamped the image in Basic Grey Archival Ink then set to with a bit of 'colouring in' so popular at the moment!  using my Stampin' Up!'s fabulous Write Markers.

I finished with a sentiment from the new Greatest Greetings set to complement the card's overall good luck theme, and its banner is courtesy of the fabulous new Number of years set.   and in a few minutes I had a lovely card.

and inside - one of my 'go to' motivational stamps which often warrants  an outing here at Codicote crafting corner!

 

my colleague? , yes, she loved it for its simplicity and I loved it as it came together so quickly!

What do you think?

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used

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

Whisper White A4 Cardstock	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad	Regals Stampin' Write Markers	Greatest Greetings Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad	Number Of Years Photopolymer Bundle	Curvy Corner Trio Punch	Feel Goods Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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

Well with such fabulous offers to be had - Stampin' Up!'s Sale-a-Bration really is worth checking out as who doesn't like freebies - and am sure am not alone in this.

til next time
happy stampin'  and here's to staying dry - am sure if this rain continues I shall be growing webbed feet!

Jan x

didn't she do well!

hi all -

hope you had a nice weekend -
well, fresh from last week's baby shower card,  and gifts, my efforts this weekend was another good luck of sorts.!

My lovely sister has just started a new job as HR manager for a local charity here - having taken a 3 year career break to help look after the grandchildren - but it's now back to full time and a 9 -5 day, so just had to mark the occasion with a card, of course!

..and with some of Stampin Up's! fabulous Designer Series Papers as a background, coupled with one very apt sentiment from the Feel Goods Stamp set - some toning  candy dots and a bow..

Result - One, oh so very quick, card. - what do you think?

and inside - just the perfect saying from me, from the Bravo stamp set - 

I was so pleased with it and so was she.. and having caught up with her after her first enjoyable but very frantic week - she described the experience as 'Information Overload'  and the company's  IT facilities as way beyond her 'luddite' capabilities - things having certainly moved on somewhat since her last foray into anything 'technic'..!

Fingers crossed for her but I know she will soon get back into the swing of things and I could not be more happier for her or more proud!

Stampin' Up! Supplies for this card:

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

Pay just  £4:95 whatever the size of your order, and have them shipped straight to your address.

Blushing Bride A4 Cardstock	Whisper White A4 Cardstock	English Garden Designer Series Paper	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad	Feel Goods Clear-Mount Stamp Set
Punch Corner Project Life	Blushing Bride 1/4" Cotton Ribbon	Bravo Photopolymer Stamp Set	Regals Candy Dots	Subtles Candy Dots

Please  contact me if you have any questions or to place an order for you, if you prefer.

Well it was our village day this weekend and thankfully Saturday stayed fine with lots of sunshine meaning the floats did not get stuck in the mud, the stall holders had plenty of visits and everyone in the parade stayed dry.

The theme this year was 'Magic' and of course there were lots of little Harry Potters, Herminones and Ron Weasleys  abroad,  practicing with their wands. Thankfully we all escaped, minus any spells and incantations being cast our way and a good time was had by all!

and must just say well done and thank you to Harriet who drew the winning poster advertising the day! to give you an idea... Didn't she do well!

til next time - have a lovely week

Jan x

Stippled blossoms for a best friend

hi all and happy Sunday...

well am a bit late with my Sunday snippets as have been glued to the television and all things Olympic - but did want to get this card finished as its for a special friend and shall be seeing her next week - will be planning her big '0' birthday.. so something nice to look forward to.

I chose the lovely 2 step,  Stippled Blossoms Stamp set for the basis of my card - made all the more easier as it was still out on my grid pad,  after last week's thank you card!

This time I stepped it up a little, though, with my first attempt at an easel card - I used Cherry Cobbler cardstock and the scallop square framelit for my card base and some toning DSP, for the topper, finished off with a lovely floppy seam binding bow and a tiny rhinestone for glitz.!

I fussy cut 3 repeats of the large flower and to keep the colour matched I used Cherry Cobbler for all my stamping. I stamped off the first lot to lighten the image then followed up with the detailed stamp using my Stamp-a-Majig, to line everything up.

For my sentiment I inked up part of the 'A friend'... stamp from the 'Feel Goods' stamp set, with my Write marker, punched it with my small oval punch, sponging the edges, popped it up on dimensionals, and matted this onto a scalloped oval to tie in with the basic shape of the card.

....and the card stand - another of the stamps from the 'Feel goods' stamp set, punched using that very large 2 and 1/2"  punch, with a bit of wiggle factor it just about fits.. again sponging the edges to soften them a little.

...and with a left over scrap of some retired DSP - well, I was able to make a matching envelope to finish it all off.!

Stampin Up recipe for this card:

Stamp Sets: Feel Goods

Inks: Cherry Cobbler,

Cardstock/Paper: Cherry Cobbler, scraps of toning DSP

Framelits/Punches:Square Framelits, Large oval Scallop, medium oval punch, 
large circle punch

Other Essentials: Stampin Up dimensionals, basic rhinestones, sponge daubers, 

Stamp-a-majig, .Envelope Punch board, seam binding

I can order Stampin' Up Products for you, shipped straight to your address and am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like to place an order you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829

or why not visit my online store 

 (for every £45 spent, choose a free sale-a-bration gift)

well almost, Monday again, how does it seem to come round so quickly.. To everyone on half term holiday - hope you have a lovely week - am on 'Great-niece sitting' duty on Friday as part of the family rota, so am thinking card making,  to go towards her Brownie's Hobby badge,  will hopefully go down a  treat.

Until next time
Jan
x