Friday Class

Another Friday with my Painswick ladies, no husbands this week.

As I had run a Daisy inspired class that week I decided to run this with my Friday ladies as well although I simplified the card slightly. 

They all enjoyed the class and were pleased with their finished cards although one lady wanted to see more pink so that colour is definitely on the colour scheme for this weeks class.

 

Here is the card we created.

 

 

Supplies Used:

Inks:  Sahara Sand, Old Olive

Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge, Secret Garden

Paper:  Natural White, Whisper White, Baked Brown Sugar, Gold Foil Sheet

Embellishments:  Gold Sequin Trim

Accessories:  Itty Bitty Punch Pack, Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch, Blossom Party Originals Die, Blender Pens

 

 

Sarah xx

 



Butterflies and Daisies

The sun has been shining and what a great way to spend an
 evening, crafting with 11 lovely ladies where we created two gorgeous cards and a little gift box.

Butterflies and Daisies were the inspiration for the evening.  I have used the Papillion Potpourri set which is a favourite among my class and teamed it with Gorgeous Grunge.  This card was one I made for the "Colour Throwdown" Challenge and so many liked it, it was definitely one we needed to make.  I created a mini box to match the card using the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.

 

Secondly we created a Daisy inspired card, using the gorgeous grunge and the Blossom Party Die.

 

 

The daisies look like they are just opening up to the sunshine and the Feel Goods sentiment worked perfectly to finish this card.

 

Below is a list of supplies used.

 

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge, Papillion Potpourri, Feel Goods, Secret Garden

Inks:  Soft Sky, Pistachio Pudding, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Early Espresso, Old Olive

Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Natural White, Baked Brown Sugar

Embellishments:  Natural Thread, Rhinestones, Gold Sequin Trim

Accessories:  Itty Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Blossom Party Die, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch, Blender Pens.

 

 

Sarah x

 

Silver 1

I am over the moon that I have recently been promoted to Silver 1.  I've been a demonstrator for the past year and I never thought I would have achieved this title within this space of time, I am absolutely  loving being apart of Stampin Up!

I have met so many lovely people, gained new friends and a wealth of knowledge and inspiration. 

I created this gorgeous silver inspired card as a celebration to me, I think a scrapbook page is definitely on the cards.  I'm just waiting for my new pin, hopefully it's a bit sparkly!

 

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Hip Hip Hooray, Simply Stars, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink:  Silver Encore Pad, Basic Grey, Versamark

Paper: Black, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer

Embellishments:  White Grosgrain, Rhinestones

Accessories:  Pewter Embossing Powder, Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

 

 

 

Sarah xx



Scrapbook Sunday

I have loved playing with the spiral flower die this weekend. I created flowers using the Real Red cardstock and they looked just like the red roses I had in the bouquet when me and my husband were married.

I created this layout with these flowers in mind.  I have mounted it in a box frame and it is now sat nicely in my lounge for all to see.

The foliage at the two edges was created using the Everything Eleanor set , I then stamped the leaves from the Secret Garden set and placed them under the roses. 

I didn't want the photograph to get lost on the page so I have  framed it using the Papaya Collage set and heat embossed the frame in gold.  Some Gorgeous Grunge and Pearls just add that little something to the background so it doesn't look to plain.

Why not try and create something special for your home, details of all the supplies used are below.

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge, Everything Eleanor, Secret Garden, Papaya Collage

Inks:  Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Versamark, Gold Embossing Powder

Paper:  Very Vanilla, Real Red

Embellishments:  Pearls

Accessories:  Heat Tool, Secret Garden Framelits, Spiral Flower Die

Sarah x



Mothers Day

I celebrated a lovely Mothers Day with all of my family.  Me, my husband and two girls enjoyed a delicious bagel and  cappuccino breakfast then we headed to lunch with my Mum, Dad and Sisters.  The fun didn't stop there, our next stop was my sister in laws to see Tim's mum and enjoy some chocolate dipped viennese  whirls, they are sooo nice if you haven't had one you must try it.

So on to what crafty adventures I've been up to.  I ran a special Mother's Day class on Thursday with 11 ladies. Here are the two cards which we created, I gave my mum the "1 in a million card" she loved it.

 

I created her a special gift using a  white wicker heart, which I then decorated with flowers created from the spiral flower die.  The larger flowers were created using two die cuts wound together.   I like to spritz them with water first as it helps when winding them up and manipulating the petals.

 

Did you create something special for your mum?

 

Supplies Used:

1 in a Million

Stamps:  My Mother, Petit Petals, Gorgeous Grunge

Inks:  Pool Party, Primrose Petals, Crumb Cake

Paper:  Primrose Petals, Very Vanilla, Pool Party

Embellishments:  Doilies, Chevron Ribbon, Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon, Rhinstones

Accessories:  Border Ribbon Punch, Scalloped Tag Punch

 

Happy Mothers Day

 

Stamps:  My Mother, Petit Petals, Hardwood

Inks:  Sahara Sand, Baked Brown Sugar, Early Espresso, Strawberry Slush

Paper: Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Accessories:  Oval Framelits

 

Heart

Paper:  Pool Party, Naturals White, Crumb Cake

Embellishments:   Chevron Ribbon, Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon

Accessories:  Fringe Scissors

 

 

Sarah xx

 



For the one I love....

Valentines Day is nearly here and it's a day to show all of the special people in your life how much you love them.



Here is another new stamp set from the Spring/Summer Catalogue and its called Language of Love.

 

I love the hand drawn, doodled effect of this set. 
Here is one of my love inspired projects, it uses the above set and Gorgeous Grunge which I have used to create a subtle background in Pink Pirouette. 

 

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Language of Love, Gorgeous Grunge

Ink:  Pink pirouette, Raspberry Ripple

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Raspberry Ripple, Champagne Glimmer Paper

Embellishments: Natural Thread

Accessories:  Hearts a Flutter Die, Small Heart Punch, Ribbon Border Punch

Sarah xx