Hi all

Yesterday I sat down to play with some new papers from the beautiful new catalogue due out TOMORROW, 1 September – yes only one more sleep!  I love the bright and bold floral patterns on this paper.  Here is my first card…

Cardstock:  Whisper White
Ink:  Daffodil Delight
Stamps: PTI
Accessories:  SU Floral District DSP, buttons and retired ribbon,  PTI dies

I originally bought this pack of Floral District DSP because I loved the look of the bright bold mixed floral patterns however as it turned out today I have used the opposite side of the sheets than I thought I would.  The single colour florals just called out for this simple layout.  You’ll have to check out the vast range of papers in the new catty.

I couldn’t help but have a little giggle and think of my gorgeous friend Makeesha who finds yellow cringe worthy.  I’m not usually one for such a bold display of one colour like this either but when I had finished it, I just loved it…. and you know what they say “when you are on a good thing, stick to it” so I made 6 all up using the same idea and just swapping the papers and colours around.  It’s nice to know I now have a little stash of simple striking birthday cards on hand.

Cardstock:  Whisper White
Ink:  Rich Razzleberry, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight
Stamps:  PTI
Accessories:  SU Floral District DSP, twine, retired buttons, jumbo brads and ribbons

Thanks for looking and don’t forget to pop onto the Stampin’ Up! website on tomorrow to check out the new catalogue online.  Drop me an email or call if you wish to get your hands on a glossy copy!

Cheers

Can you believe my third post in three days?!  We’ve had a nice quiet ‘at home’ weekend so I managed to sneak away to my craft room, put on some music and do some more blog hopping.  I came across this sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches. 

and this is my card…

All items are Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted:
Stamp Set:  PTI Flower Fusion #9
Inks:  Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade, Black Stazon
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade
Accessories:  Framelits Labels, Scallop Border Punch, PTI Flower Fusion #9 & stem dies, Kaiser DSP, jumbo brads

Thanks for looking. Have a great week.

Cheers

I spent some time in my craft room yesterday and was cruising my favourite blogs and came across the sketch for the latest Just Add Ink challenge.  For some reason an idea popped straight into my head and I jumped at the chance to create.

Here is the sketch:

and here is my card.

All items are Stampin’ Up unless otherwise stated.
Stamp set:  Hello Again
Cardstock:  Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White, Rose Red
Inks:  Jet Black Stazon
Accessories:  Retired Sweet & Sour DSP, Brights button, twine, PTI dies

Thanks for looking.

Cheers

I’m finding it hard to realise we are in August now and I know I’ll blink and we’ll be getting ready for Christmas.  It’s that time of year when Stampin’ Up! release their Retired List.  You’ll notice there are quite a lot of stamp sets going this year but the sneak peak of the new catalogue looks pretty exciting and there are some scrumptious papers and Big Shot goodies coming too.

The existing stamp pads are being retired because they are bringing out a newly configured foam pad so don’t panic if you notice all the stamp pads on the Retired List.  Some of the markers are retiring also however they will be available again, only in colour family packs with only a few select colours available singularly in the new catalogue.

Some items are discounted by up to 40% and all items are on a “while stocks last” basis so get in quick if you wish to order something.

Retiring stamp sets… click here
Retiring accessories…click here
You can email me your order at louise@stamp2it.com. 

Cheers

Hi all.  I certainly didn’t realise I’d been away from my blog this long.  As most of you know I am battling my third recurrence of breast cancer and I’ve been on my current treatment for over a year.  I guess my priorities shifted and I haven’t been crafting too much and when I do it’s for my own pleasure and not necessarily for challenges or blogging etc.  I’m no longer doing classes or workshops but I’m still available to place orders or direct you to a demonstrator should you wish to have a workshop.

Anyway the reason I’m here today is I made a couple of cards on the weekend and thought I’d share this one with you.

Stamps:  SU Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock:  SU Pool Party, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede
Inks:  Poppy Parade
Accessories:  SU Everyday Enchantment DSP, SU Framelits, SU Pool Party ribbon, SU jumbo brads, PTI Build a Bloom and Banners dies,

Thanks for looking.

Hi all

Jeez we are all busy busy aren’t we?  We are heading off to Adelaide for an early Christmas with Paul’s family on Friday for a week so I have to be super organised with pressies etc for here when we return and of course over there too.  Mmmm, best check my list again I think.

I have managed to try my hand at some clay Christmas decorations which I saw here and I’m quite pleased with them.  What do you think?

I’ve used Fimo soft clay and a cookie cutter then simply pressed my stamps into the clay and baked them in the oven.  Once they hardened and cooled I used the SU Shimmer Paint Champagne Mist on the image and sentiment.  The snowflake is from a retired SU set The Snowflake Spot and the sentiment is PTI Signature Christmas.

Here’s a close up.  The shimmer doesn’t show up much in the photo but it’s quite specky in real life.

I got better as I went along so I’m sure by the time I’ve finished making more they’ll be spot on.  I think they make a nice teachers gift but I might also hang some on our tree!

Thanks for stopping by.  Merry Christmas!

Hi all.  I’ve had a much better week this last week and even managed to nut out a Christmas card design with my good stamping friend Julie.   This is what we came up for my card.

Stamps:  PTI 2009 Holiday Tags, Signature Christmas
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler
Inks:  Old Olive, Black Stazon
Accessories:  Various SU DSP, 1 3/4″ circle punch, white satin ribbon, PTI Mat Stack 3 die.

What do you think?  I’m really happy with it and it was quite simple to reproduce.  I used a couple of different DSP’s just to change it up a bit.

Thanks for looking.  Happy stamping!

Hello again!  Who’d have thunk I’d be back so soon?  This week’s challenge at Inkspirations is a sketch challenge.

Here is my entry.

Stamp set:  PTI On My Couch
Cardstock:  Whisper White, Rose Red,
Inks:  Black stazon
Accessories:  Sweet & Sour DSP, Pumpkin Pie ribbon, PTI die, Brights button, twine, Brights brads 

Thanks for looking.  Pop on over to Inkspirations to check out this week’s entries.

Well hello there!  Long time no blog hey?  Unfortunately my health has kept me away for a while but today I had the energy and inspiration to make a few long overdue thank you cards so I thought I’d share them with you.

Stamp set:  Papertrey Ink Flower Fusion #1
Cardstock:  Whisper White
Inks:  Old Olive, Tempting Turquoise, Real Red
Accessories:  Brights button, 1/2″ circle punch

Stamp set:  Papertrey Ink Think Big Favourites #6
Inks:  Black Stazon
Card stock:  Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink
Accessories:  PTI Vine and Bloom Builders #3 dies, Neutral button, twine, Brights DSP

Thanks for looking.

Hi all

Just popping in quickly to upload this pic of the card I made for Keesh’s Inkspirations Colour Challenge 84.  The colours are pretty bold but just felt like having a play today.

and here is my card.

Stamps:  Papertrey Ink
Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango
Inks:  Concord Crush, Tangerine Tango (sponged)
Accessories:  Big Shot, Papertrey Ink dies, white satin ribbon, Bold Brights buttons, Bold Brights DSP
All supplies Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise stated.

What do you think?  Bright hey?  A nice cheery card for someone special.  I have to say it looks better in real life than in my pic but the wind was blowing and so I had to get the shot pretty quickly while the card was still upright after many attempts!

Hope you are having a nice week!