Toilet Paper Flower

I found a bit of left over toilet paper paper I'd made for my butterflies and decided to see if our Stampin' Up punches would punch through it and they did!  I think for this you must make sure the paper is very dry, leave it overnight, if you try and punch it when damp, I feel you might just ruin your punch, so be careful.

I saw a little scallop circle card and it gave me inspiration to make this one....

The base is two Scallop circles cut out of Crumb Cake Card Stock.  I scored the top circle at the top about half and inch down and stuck it with redline tape to the bottom scallop circle.  I then die cut another, smaller scalloped circle out of Crumb Cake DSP, which I stamped with Soft Suede Ink to make the background a little more interesting.  I then added the punched Toilet Paper Flower to the card with a sentiment and finished it off with another of my Toilet Paper butterflies.

Products used:

Stamp sets, all Stampin' UP.....

Bliss, Clearly for You and En Francais.

Punches and Dies:

Word Window, Boho Blossoms and Beautiful Wings Embosslits.

Have a great day and happy crafting.

Carole
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Use it Tuesday Challenge

I really needed to do some housework today but my mojo has definitely taken over today.  Earlier this morning I saw that my friend France had made the most beautiful tag, with the theme "Indian Summer" in mind, for the "Use it Tuesday" challenge blog.  I thought then that I could come up with something using one of my other favourite packs of Stampin' Up Speciality DSP, Sweet & Sour.  But then the thought dissappeared and as I don't usually get time to make cards for challenges, I suppose I thought I wouldn't manage it and continued to think about my cleaning!

But after the little race I had earlier with Debs, I felt in the swing of things and decided to make a wedding card for one of my friends daughters who is getting married a week on Sat and enter the challenge with it.  Here it is, enjoy..................

I have used Peach Parfait (I'm right out of Pumkin Pie!) and Rose Red Stampin' Up card stock, with Rose Red ink and paper from the Speciality DSP Sweet and Sour, which I thought was just perfect for the Indian Summer theme.  I've also used Stampin' Up stamps from the sets Occasional Quotes (level 3 hostess) and the initials are from Broadsheet Alphabet.  I have used a mini paper clip (from Stampin' Up Clips assortment) with a piece of Rose Red Seam Binding Ribbon tied onto it.  The whole project is finished off with Basic Pearls (wish we could call them "the best ever Pearls!)

Lets hope the weather will hold out for the day of their wedding and let that Indian Summer theme continue for them.

Hope you have enjoyed another post from me today.

Carole
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Fast & Fabulous

My friend Debbie has just sent me this link for the Simply Stampin' Challenge and we are racing to get our cards on.......here is mine........

I decided to use a stamp from the Fast and Fabulous Stampin' Up hostess set, hoping it would be a fast and fabulous project!

I've also used paper from Blueberry Crisp again (what a surprise!), Not Quite Navy ink and brad and Sahara Sand Card Stock.  The sentiment came from  Stampin' Up So Happy For You.

Debbie card is now up on the site and if you click on her name above you will be able to see her pretty creation.

I still have another project waiting in the queue that you can see tomorrow and I'm about to enter another challenge......I'm hooked, watch this space!

Happy crafting
Carole
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Blueberry Crisp Collection

I have been lovin' this Blueberry Crisp Stampin' Up paper so much, I have made a collection of papercrafting items now using it.  Check them out, let me know what you think......

I am rather pleased with them, I think the co-ordination of Stampin' Up products comes to life when you see a display like this.

On display is a Double Accordian Mini Album, a Hard Backed Mini Book filled with uplifting quotes, a Mini Magazine Holder with cards to match and a Double Pillow Box gift box.

I made the Hard Backed Mini Album from scratch using book binding techniques, with my friend Maria Adams last week.  We both made one, I hope she will put hers on her blog soon.

Supplies used were mostly Stampin' Up, the little flowers on my hard backed mini book were from my old stash. 

Stamp sets:

Broadsheet Alphabet
Afterthoughts
Four Frames
Perfect Punches
Cottage Garden for the flowers on the double accordian album, which I used the rock n' roll technique for and coated with Crystal Effects.

Card stock and ink used:

All Stampin' Up: Pacific Point, Night of Navy & Very Vanilla

I am now going to try and schedule a post for tomorrow with another little project I made in a few minutes this morning - I'm spoiling you all, enjoy!

Happy crafting and hopefully you will check back tomorrow to see if my scheduled post works!

Carole
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Blueberry Crisp Gift Set

After a couple of very busy days with friends visiting, crafty and non-crafty (yet to be converted - lol !!!) I spent the early part of the morning catching up on my emails and then did a bit of "surfing", as you do !  It wasn't long before I found this fabby video on YouTube.

I set to immediately, to make it, it was really quick and easy, this is my first attempt using my favourite colour recently - Pacific Point.

I filled it with 6 cards and envelopes.  I used papers from Blueberry Crisp to make the simple cards, along with Pacific Point, Sahara Sand & Very Vanilla Stampin' Up card stock.  I made 3 like this with different sentiments on from the most useful stamp set Stampin' Up sell, in my opinion, Sincere Salutations.....

and 3 the same as this, using my favorite "blokey" stamp, Sail Away, which I stamped with Whisper White ink and embossed it with Stampin' Up's White embossing powder.

The front of the box is finished off with my initial stamped with the retired Typeset Alphabet and the Four Frames image, which I have punched out using the Decorative Label Punch.

Hope you like it.  Please email me if you would like to order any of these or any other Stampin' Up product or wish to pop over to take a look at the catalogue and some of the other projects I have made.

Happy crafting.

Carole
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