Happiness is an ATC

Here is an ATC I made after the Birthday card using all the bits I had made and I used the New Butterfly punch too; I love this and it will be so useful - is anyone else into ATC's would love to hear from you I am totally addicted!! lol:-)

Visitors Galore

Receipe Challenge on SWU - Birthday Card




Have just made this card for my friends Birthday she and her husband now live in Ireland and are coming to vist today so only quick post. I will have a house full until Monday as my friend who recently lost her husband is also coming over along with her daughter and new husband they got married 6 weeks before her dad died, which was why we were all in such a state of shock. They are bringing their Wedding Album for us to see - have stocked up on tissues it will be very emotional.

I used 2 DSP from Tea and Crumpets on the main panel I distressed the edges with the tool from the cutter kit, also the strip of white card accross centre; punched flowers from the second paper; Stamped the Florish from Season of Joy on main panel and also inside the card.

I have a few other things to post that I have made recently may only be pictures with details as I'm rushing to get these posted before the mad house begins!! Have nice weekend.





Ingredients
Whisper White Card; DSP Tea and Crumpets; Inks Always Artichoke; Stamps Season of Joy
Punches 5 Petal Flower;Boho Blossoms; Ribbon Choc Chip; Brads Circle Ice Rhinstones; Rich Regals Always Artichoke (2); Cutter Kit

Back to Crafting

Well I'm back into crafting again after what has been a really horrible time, thank you to those who left comments I do appreciate it. My Mojo up and went away; I thought for good but last week I managed to settle in my craft room long enough to make this card, after not crafting for almost a month I was certainly out of practice and threw lots of attempts in the bin!!!! (lol); eventually coming up with this card, which I am really pleased with and using my all time favourite stamp set Winter Post; I just love it :-) . I also used the fabulous new DSPaper Bella Bleu - yes I managed to cut into it but have also stroked it a lot!!!!!! and the New Eyelet Border Punch which is so lovely. Hope you like it.

After I had made the card I went over and checked out some challenge blogs and have entered this card in the Tanda Challenge "Winter Sport".

Ingredients: All Stampin' Up!
Stamps Winter Post, Lovely as a Tree, Welcoming words (retired)

Ink: Basic Grey, Versamark, Bordering Blue, Bashful Blue

DSP Bella Bleu; Card Not Quite Navy

BRAYER,

Punches: New Eyelet Border Punch, Scalloped Edge Punch, Scallop Oval

Stampin' Emboss Powder Silver, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Glue Pen, Heat Gun

Stampin' Write markers: Bashful Blue and Creamy Caramel, Ribbon 3/8" Taffeta -Kraft

Bye for now

Bereavement

Hi everyone

I have not posted as promised as I have just lost a dear dear friend after a short illness, such a shock to us all and I am sure you will apreciate I just don't feel like crafting. Time will heal and after the funeral next week perhaps I can get back to normality.

Bye for now

Reindeer All in A Row

Hellooooooo
I know it has been ages since my last proper post - sorry!! I could tell you my life history as events have happened over the past few months - but I won't - just to say Life has been Topsy Turvy and recently my Mom ( who is 88 in a few weeks; but don't tell anyone she'll kill me!!) has been unwell so I have been living between 2 houses with no time to craft and play with my new Stampin' Up goodies from the new catalogue!!

Mom's on the mend (hopefully) so today I have been playing;

Here is a Christmas card using colours from the Stamp with Us challenge. My Mojo wasn't flowing so the card came about by accident really, while stamping out the colours used in the challenge with the first stamp to hand, which happened to be the reindeer from the stamp set Winter Post (I love this set) I noticed they looked really cute all in a row. So I added some Dazzling Diamonds glitter for snow and on their antlers also within the dots of the New Eyelet Border Punch - just couldn't stop playing with the glitter but I am pleased with the way my card has turned out - you have to have glitter at Christmas - don't you?

Hope you like my creation too.

I will be back with some more creations using the Fab new products from Stampin' Up! very soon :-()

Receipe
All Stampin' Up!

Card: Bordering Blue, Not Quite Navy, Ballet Blue, Whisper White

Inks: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Ballet Blue, Old Olive, Not Quite Navy

Stamp Sets: Winter Post; Occasional Greetings

Ribbon: Old Olive; and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

Stampin' Up! - Crafting Bloggers Challenge

Blog Hop - please read and then visit each of the blogs for lots of inspiration with products from the New SU Catalogue which launches today!!


Crafting Bloggers Challenge 28 September 2009
To celebrate the launch of the fantastic new Stampin’ Up! 2009–2010 Idea Book & Catalogue, the Stampin’ Up! press office has selected three online crafting bloggers for a blog hop on Wednesday, 30 September!
Three crafting bloggers will preview a selection of never seen before products from the upcoming Idea Book & Catalogue. These bloggers will receive the NEW products at 6:00 PM on 30 September. Then they have six hours to create as many projects as they would like to showcase on their blogs!
Many of you may already be familiar with these three crafting bloggers and have noticed they have begun to talk about this challenge on their web sites. If not, please click on the links below to find out more:
Lousette Ashton - http://andthenicraft.blogspot.com/
Jenny Cocks - http://jennyscreations.blogspot.com/
Suzanne Torr - http://fruitysuet.blogspot.com/

The crafting bloggers projects will be online at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, 30 September. Please take a look, support this activity, and share our excitement about the fabulous new Idea Book & Catalogue!

Please take the time to look at these blogs and leave a comment before 12.00 midday Thursday (today) and you could win a prize!!

Happy Crafting

Christmas Glitter

Here is my card for the Stamp with Us Challenge this weeks theme Christmas.

I Have used my 2 favourite Christmas Stamp Sets for this card, I use the flourish from Season of Joy all the time; not just for Christmas. I stamped image in Chocolate Chip to give a more subtle effect and coloured in the windows to give the image life. I then added glue where I wanted snow and sprinkled Stampin' Glitter ( I love this product). I seem to be into tearing at the moment so watch this space!! lol. Hope you like it.

Receipe

I used all Stampin' Up!

Stamps Silent Night/Season of Joy

Card Brilliant Blue/ Bashful Blue/Ballet Blue/Whisper White

Ink Chocolate Chip/ Versamark/ White Embossing Powder

Ribbon Whisper White Taffet

Tombow Adhesive and Stampin' Glitter 1/2" Circle Punch Stampin Write Markers So Saffron(windows)