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

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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

Happy 2017 everyone

hello all

well it's almost time to say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017 so just wanted to take this opportunity to say thanks so much to all my lovely customers and colleagues who have supported my business in 2016.

it really is greatly appreciated. and although have not posted at all much in the last couple of months - have been wearing my other hat and have been welded to my sewing machine sewing up a storm to make a birth quilt for my latest great-niece - born at the beginning of December  - so had a bit of a rush on my hands to ensure it was finished for Christmas..  but it was... scroll down to see what I got up to.

but just had time to make a New Year card and just now posting this as the clock ticks away - what are we going to do though without Big Ben to 'chime us in' ?

hopefully they have thought of something suitable !

so here it is - my last card for 2016 and am going to link it up with Inkspirational Challenge #125 where they have a truly wonderful festive photo to help get us creating..

 

All glitter and gold and  stylish black, atop a base of shimmery white cardstock!..  

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used

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Shimmery White cardstock
Gold Glimmer paper
Basic Black cardstock
Layering Ovals dies
Hello You Thinlit dies
Large Number Framelits
Large Letter Framelits
Mini treat bag Framelits ( for the cut out stars)
Big Shot die cut Machine
Magnetic Platform

  have to say though - not one stamp was hurt in the making of this card - more a testament to my skill at cranking the handle of my Big Shot and precise positioning of my dies/framelits using my magnetic platform!,

Well,  the New Spring Summer Catalogue launch and the Sale-a-Bration campaign both get underway on the 4th January and will be posting out copies of both of these brochures  on the 2nd, just in time.

so with that - and whatever you get up to this evening - either at home or visiting elsewhere,  hope everyone has a lovely time and safe travels afterwards  - and will close with my very best wishes for a great 2017 for everyone

til next time

Jan

x

and if you were wondering about that birth quilt I was mentioning - here it is.

Neutrals and glimmer - rock on for a special birthday..!

hi all

well, my lovely dad turned 80 last week and we celebrated with a 'bit of a do' on Saturday,taking over Bar Azita in Harpenden for the afternoon. My card for him was plain and simple,  but said it all, I think.

Despite the myriads of choice with all the new products in the just launched new catalogue I went back to Basics, or should I say 'Neutrals' with 'Basic grey' as my colour scheme just augmented with simple blocks of toning papers from the 'Neutrals' Designer Series Paper Stack, to go with.

I die-cut 'happy' from the 'Hello You' Thinlits set, replicated it 3 times, used a bit of silver glimmer paper for that all important '80' from the 'Large Numbers' Framelits and a stamped and popped up bannered sentiment from the matching 'Number of Years' stamp set and it was done.... and with the current challenge over at CAS on Sunday asking for a bit of sparkle, so I hope this may fit the bill..

He really liked it - and he had a great day and was thoroughly spoilt, which after all is what birthdays are all about, in my book

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used

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Whisper White A4 Cardstock	Basic Gray A4 Cardstock	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack	Big Shot	Magnetic Platform
Hello You Thinlits Dies	Large Numbers Framelits Dies	Silver Glimmer Paper	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad	Number Of Years Photopolymer Stamp Set

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and the birthday boy himself, centre stage, and clearly enjoying himself I think - ( with my nephew and my great-niece tackling the fish platter, watched by my sister - aka his mum, also, all in the frame..).  

 til next time - happy stampin'

Jan x