Happy Easter everyone

hi all

well like all holidays - don't they just fly past.!

Can't believe it is already Easter Sunday and for once am not working over a Bank holiday  and I shall be celebrating that fact with my mum and my sister and along with a few chocolate treats!.

... and of course just needed to make an Easter card to mark the occasion.

I used Daffodil Delight as a base with Whisper White for the topper and opted to round a couple of the corners. A few repetitions of one of the stamps from Stampin Up's Flowering Flourishes stamp set for surface decoration to offset  the label which I stamped in  Basic Grey,   then cut, sponged and matted for a bit of interest.  Some hand colouring with my Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive markers and a blender pen,  Candy dots plus toning ribbon to go with - and herewith one card.


(My sentiment is alas from a retired set - but chose to use it as think it fitted the overall sizing I was after).

...and of course making a matching envelope is so so easy with the brilliant Envelope Punch board and its such a fantastic way of using up all your  DSP bit and pieces!

The one I used is a retired one (Beyond the Garden) but I keep thinking I see rabbits ears hidden in the flowers, so just had to use it!
What do you think.?

Stampin' Up! supplies for this card:

Stamp Sets:You're so Lovely, Flowering Flourishes

Inks: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, Basic Grey

Card stock/Paper:Whisper White, Daffodil Delight,

Punches: Corner rounder, Envelope Punch Board
Other Essentials: Stampin' Up dimensionals, toning grosgrain and taffeta ribbons, 
candy dots, blender pens, sponge daubers

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 on line store   

where this week's deals include:

Satin ribbon
Silver glimmer paper
2 different sets of Designer series paper
Polka Stampin' around builder wheel
Fancy Flower Punch

Well  as they are visiting me - I am on  'tea and scones'  duty - 'teasies at threesies' as we always call it  - but am thinking sitting outside to eat them is probably not an option, well today, at least!

...but hoping your day is filled with things of a chocolate variety - and  speaking of chocolate have to admit ours will certainly include some of  those  well known bunnies in the gold wrapper, complete with red ribbon tie.

have a lovely Easter, everyone

Until next time.
Jan x

Valentine meets Flower shop and 'En Français'

hi all and hope you had a lovely weekend

and it certainly turned out to be far better than I was expecting - it was so nice to see it bright and sunny out there for a change.  It just lightens the mood.  So hope it was the same story where you were.

Which is possibly more than can be said for my card this week, though.

I had Happy Valentine's day in mind  - but to be honest its turned out with a far more sombre feel to it, than I really had in mind.

What do you think?

Well I was back on my Very Vanilla card stock, meets  'En Français' background stamp, as a starting point, again sponged for a bit of interest but this time matted onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock though, in honour of Valentine's day!.

I added the 3 punched flowers, some toning stamping from Clockworks, Flowering Flourishes, and the little hearts from the Language of Love set..  Well,  I was trying to aim for dark and velvety - a bit like yummy chocolate with a touch of  sophistication thrown in. It might have been the intention - but it does need lifting somehow I think...

But with those flowers placed the way they are  - had thought to enter it for the current challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays where this week they want to see  things 'Over the edge' - but uhm... may not quite fit the bill as regards the 'CAS' bit - but shall cross my fingers.

and inside...
my current stamp set of the moment for 'all thoughts Valentine' - from the See Ya Later stamp set.

The little heart from the Two Step Owl Punch was a necessary addition as I dropped the sponge dauber whilst going round the edges, luckily it hit just the one spot - instantly covered up with that little heart ! You know what the say about 'Necessity being the mother of invention'!

...and of course no card would be complete without lovely packaging of some sort - so this is what I came up with.

Envelope punch board to the rescue, and some leftover scraps of designer series  paper, cherry cobbler seam binding and the 'Just for you stamp'  from the Label Love stamp set, punched with the matching Artisan punch and this was the result.

Stampin Up recipe for this card:

Stamp Sets: Language of Love, Flower Shop, Clockworks, En Français, 
See Ya Later, Flowering Flourishes

Inks: Basic Black, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip.

Cardstock/Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla. any toning paper for envelope

Punches: Flower Punch, Two Step Owl Punch, 
Artisan Label punch

Other Essentials: Stampin Up dimensionals, toning candy dots, 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, having had a 2nd opinion from he who likes to comment - and in whose hands I had left today's photo-shoot,  am thinking am not going to be getting much peace til I re-work this somewhat. - but can also see him thinking, 'well this can't be mine, then..'  

So, he'll just have to wait and see, wont he?

but til next time - and have a lovely week.

Jan
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