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



Retro Sketches #110

I instantly wanted to play along with this challenge when I saw the sketch on the challenge blog Retro Sketches.

You can check out their blog HERE

 

 

I've used one of my favourite stamps at the moment, Harwood from the spring summer catalogue and I've teamed it with Simply Stars which is one I haven't used for a while, don't you think the two look great together?

 

 

I've used the colour combo, Pool Party, Calypso Coral and Crushed Curry, the three together look fresh and ready for the summer sun.

 

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Hardwood, Cycle Celebration, Simply Stars

Inks:  Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Crushed Curry

Paper:  Whisper White, Crumb Cake

Embellishments:  Gold Sequin Trim, Naturals Designer Buttons

 

 

Sarah xx



 

 

Yay New Team Members

I have loved Sale-bration, all of the Free products, meeting new people and creating great project, but most of all I have 3 lovely members in my team of Ink-tastics.

 

Creating with Stampin Up! has been amazing and I am so glad that I can share this with others.  I have created these gift bags ready for my new members which include a Demonstrator manual, a notebook for all of those important lists and design ideas and a gorgeous card welcoming them to the team xx

 

 

 

 

 

If you would like to join my team give me a call on 077551979745 for an informal chat., I would love to hear from you.

 

 

Sarah x

Poorly Laptop

Well the last week I have been without the laptop so no blogging!   When you suddenly are unable to use something it really shows have much you rely on it and I have lots of things to blog about.
 

So I came across the challenge site - Colour Throwdown check out the blog HERE, and decided to play along with this weeks colour theme, the gorgeous pastel colours just inspired me to create.

 

 

Firstly I came up with this dinky little notecard.

 

 

 

I've used Gorgeous Grunge, it's such a versatile stamp set.  When I hear grunge I automatically think of mud, dirt and boys but when teamed with pastel shades, butterflies and a bit of bling it becomes very girlie.

 

I have nearly finished a scrapbook page using the same colour combo but it's not quite there yet so you will have to stay tuned for that one.

 

Supplies Used: 

Stamps:  Gorgeous Grunge, Papillion Potpourri

Ink:  Pistachio Pudding, Soft Sky, So Saffron

Paper:  Whisper White

Embellishments:  Natural Thread, Rhinestones

Accessories:  Large Butterfly 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



Iv'e got that Friday feeling xx

Well here is another Friday and another morning with my Painswick ladies.

They love the Zoo babies stamp set and with so many grandchildren and new arrivals between them it's always good to have a stock of children's cards.

 

Here is the card we created, the Harwood stamp and Stars remind me of the circus and this works really well with the little lion stamp.

 

 

It's Easter cards next week so I will be back with gorgeous bunnies, chicks and flowers.

 

Supplies Used:

 

Stamps:  Hardwood, Simple Stars, Zoo Babies

Inks:  Tangerine Tango, Baked Brown Sugar

Paper:  Natural White, So Saffron, Sahara Sand, Whisper White

Embellishments:  Retro Fresh Washi Tape

Accessories:  2 3/8 Scallop Circle Punch, 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Word Window Punch

 

 

Sarah xx

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