Mothering Sunday Part 2

Following on from the previous post, I also made a card for my Mum.  I just didn’t want to show it on here until after the day in case my mum sneaked a look!

I love the Daring Cardmakers challenges at the moment (www.daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/) and looked there for inspiration, and ended up combining it with the Caardvarks challenge (www.caardvarks.blogspot.com/) is that very bad of me?  LOL!

 

I’m really enjoying this particular colour combination at the moment as well!

I used …

• So Saffron cardstock (110001)
• Pretty in Pink card stock (110008)
• Chocolate Chip card stock (109982)
• Whisper White card stock (109899)
• Forest Friends stamp set ( for the bunny) (113748)
• Best Wishes and More stamp set (for the sentiment) (111602)
• So Saffron Designer Paper (113645)
• Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Pad (110065)
• Pretty in Pink Stampin’ Pad (110079)
• White Staz-On ink pad (106960)
• Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon (110134)
• White Uni-Ball Signo pen (105021)
• It’s Beautiful Jumbo Wheel (111201)

Mothering Sunday part 1

I love making mini-books and luckily my Mum loves receiving mini-books with photos of her grandchilden!  Here’s the one I made for her as a present for Mothering Sunday …

I used …

• Chocolate Chip card stock (109982)
• So Saffron card stock (110001)
• Pretty in Pink card stock (110008)
• Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Pad (110065)
• Designer Buttons (115312)
• So Saffron striped grosgrain ribbon (115311)
• Forest Friends Stamp set (113748)
• Tea and Crumpets papers (111911)
• Very Vanilla Taffeta ribbon (110135)
• Mellow Moss Taffeta ribbon (110133)
• Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon (110134
• Uni-ball Signo gel pen (105021)
• Book rings from Staples
• Mountboard scraps

Daring Cardmakers

Sometimes I like to try and meet a challenge that has been set on a cardmaking or scrapbooking blog.  Today I met the challenge set on http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/.  I followed the recipe given and here is the card that I made.

 

Photographing it at night hasn’t done it justice.  The colours look a lot better in daylight!

I used …

• Apricot Appeal card stock (110010)
• Whisper White card stock (109899)
• Green Galore Stampin’ Pad™ (109930)
• Green Galore button from Bold Brights set (103977)
• Tempting Turquoise 1/4″ Grosgrain ribbon (110132)
• On Board Batch of Blooms chipboard (113658) – 25% off this month!
• Tempting Turquoise Stampin’ Pad™ (109926)
• Spot On Jumbo Wheel (107559)
• Rainbow Sherbert papers (113641)
• Oval All stamp set (113790) – available April
• Scallop Oval Punch (115429) – available April
• Large Oval Punch (115156) – available April

I Love My Oval Punch!

As a demonstrator, I have been able to buy items from the Mini Catalogue before April.  And I can now say that I am completely in love with the oval punches!  They are so easy to use, and the oval punch stamps are such a perfect fit.  I love it when everything is so well planned!

Here’s a little card I made, using the cute Forest Friends stamp set.

 

I used …

• Pretty in Pink card stock (110008)
• So Saffron card stock (110001)
• Whisper White card stock (109899)
• Old Olive Stampin’ Pad ™(110076)
• Pixie Pink Stampin’ Pad™ (109902)
• Chocolate Chip Stampin’ Pad™ (110065)
• Forest Friends stamp set (113748) – available April
• Oval All stamp set (113790) – available April
• Scallop Oval Punch (115429) – available April
• Large Oval Punch (115156) – available April

Mini Catalogue Pre-Orders

If you’ve had a look at the Mini Catalogue pdf, I’m sure that you saw LOTS of things in there that you just can’t live without!  And I bet you’re desperately waiting for 1st April to come so you can order from it!

Well, how about this special offer …

If you place an order with me for Mini Catalogue goodies BEFORE 1st April, and your funds have cleared in my account by that date, I will be able to send your order off on 1st April, which means it should be with you as soon as it possibly can be!

And not only that … for every £45 you spend I will give you a free Stampin’ Pad of your choice!

Don’t forget, you can always club together with friends and send in a bulk order (payments can be made seperately) and have it all sent to one address.  That way, if the order goes over £150 between you, it will qualify for hostess benefits (free hostess stamp set/s and at least £15 of free products from either catalogue, depending on the order total).

If you want to send me a pre-order, don’t forget to leave enough time for your funds to clear before 1st April and also let me know which colour free Stampin’ Pad/s you want!

And Another One …

And here’s the second Christmas card I made yesterday.  I used the same stamp set (A Holly, Jolly Christmas) and the same colour scheme.

 

I used …

• Holly Jolly Christmas stamp (111558)
• Chocolate Chip Stampin Pad™ (110065)
• Mellow Moss Stampin’ Pad™
• Whisper White card stock (109899)
• Certainly Celery card stock (110012)

Planning Ahead!

You can never start planning for Christmas too early!

I usually make cards for family only, as making them for everyone would be far too time consuming.  But this year I’m going to make them all.  And I know it’s going to be so easy thanks to Stampin’ Up! 

This card took only 5 minutes to make.  And if I make a few every month between now and Christmas I’ll be all sorted by the beginning of December!

 

I inked around the edges of the card with an ink pad, which I think gives it a more definite outline.

I used …

• Holly Jolly Christmas stamp (111558)
• Real Red Stampin’ Pad™ (109924)
• Mellow Moss Stampin’ Pad™
• Whisper White card stock (109899)
• Certainly Celery card stock (110012)