Designer paper meets happy birthday

hi all

here's another project for you - I was galvanised into action on this one,  as had signed up to do an on-line class where the topic is:

Use your pretty papers - don't just leave them in their wrappings!

well, am sure am not alone in that I have quite a few packs where I have maybe used the odd one or two sheets from it - but then moved onto something else leaving a tail of part used packs behind me.. Not any more she said!! and am so looking forward to this class when it happens!

so..  in readiness and in preparation  I dug out some more of the lovely papers I had collected  (a lot of them again retired!! and not used! )  and one set in particular I  ooh'd and aah'd over - and chose to use it to make a birthday card for a sewing colleague.

Its the absolutely beautiful Paisley Petals Designer series paper - et voila - one card!

In my book - its so nice it hardly needed anything at all!

Just a little bit of seam binding,  a matted / layered die-cut and stamped sentiment which I 'faux-stitched' round for added emphasis (well seeing as she is a sewer- very apt I thought! some toning candy dots, all atop a piece of whisper white card stock.

I just love the colours in this and was so pleased with the overall look of it - and so simple, as it just really showcases the beautiful paper - and that was all that was needed.

and I opted to use some more of the paper from the set to make a matching envelope with my must have Envelope Punch board.

and If I have learnt nothing else - the moral of this is - use your lovely papers whether as an added piece of embellishment or virtually standalone as I did here! The resulting cards will be quite something am sure!

The current range of papers at Stampin' Up! really are just as delightful so why not substitute your own and whip up a set of cards in a matter of minutes just as I did with this one.

Stampin' Up! supplies for this:

Card stock:/ designer series papers of your choice

Stamps Sets: Memorable Moments
 Thinlit dies : Labels collection framelits
 Other Essentials: Toning seam binding, Stampin' Up! Dimensionals, Candy dots

Stampin' Up! sponges, 
Festive Occasions paper piercing pack
 

Just click on the items to easily access them in my on line store  to place an order and have  them shipped straight to your address.

Am happy to answer any questions you may have - if you would like to find out more or would like me to place an order for you, you can email me or contact me on 01438 820829 if you would rather.

Well tomorrow sees me at my monthly craft class- the emphasis of the class  is 'Christmas' so you never know,  I just might have some ready  in time - most unlike me to be prepared -
but hopefully will have completed some things in order to show you all - "well,  that is the plan" as someone once said!

Til next time

best wishes
Jan
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Apothecary Arts and Stippled Blossoms for a framed thank you!

Hello all

We had a lovely surprise at the weekend - finally caught up with my partner's grand-daughter who we have not seen since before Christmas - She is in her 2nd term  at uni, and was straight back to exams as soon as she went back after the Christmas break - so with revision and exams now over,  this was the first chance we had had to see her.

She arrived,  armed with gifts for us both so a thank you card was most certainly in order.

Well, despite  the wealth of lovely items in the new Spring/Summer and Sale-a-Bration catalogues we have all been using,  I decided to revisit some old favourites this time! Namely my Apothecary Art and Stippled Blossom stamp sets.

The design was mostly born out of some colours scraps I had to hand at the time - definitely a girlie pink phase - with  Blushing Bride and Melon Mambo matted on top of Very Vanilla card stock and water colour paper for the main panel.!

This is what I came up with.

My card base was created using the large Stippled Blossom 'definition' stamp which I just stamped as an all over design. I sponged the edges for a bit of interest and did the same for the matching Label Collection Framelits die-cut shapes



I opted for marker and blender pen water-colouring - for my decoration and sentiment, perfectly placed with the Stamp-a-majig and my beloved scallop ribbon border punch with a bit of bling for the trim - ét voila!

....and of course no self -respecting card would be without its matching envelope. I made this with the brilliant envelope punch board - yet another must have in my book! and stamped one final repeat of that same Stippled Blossom 'definition' stamp to finish it.

Stampin Up recipe for this card:

Stamp Sets: Apothecary Art, Stippled Blossom,  A Lot of Thanks
Inks: Blushing Bride, Melon Mambo - marker pens - various!

Cardstock/Paper:Water colour paper, Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, toning paper for envelope

Framelits Punches: Labels Collection, Scallop Ribbon border punch
Envelope Punch board,

Other Essentials: Stampin Up Dimensionals, Basic rhinestones, Sponge daubers, 

Stamp-a-majig, Blender pen

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)

Have been really enjoying the Olympics coverage so crafting has been a little spasmodic since it started, to say the least. Had a real chuckle today as himself was quite bemused wondering how they could award a medal of any colour for what he termed - 'Hoovering and sweeping'... Needless to say he meant  'Curling' . Am afraid despite my trying to explain the intricacies and skill involved, these were somewhat lost on him!

Til next time - stay safe everyone
Jan
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