Hopeful Thoughts, Daydream Medallions & Lost Lagoon, Stampin' Up

Hello Friends,

I'm still using my new favourite ink, Lost Lagoon!

I made this card a week or two ago for a friend.  I used my Hopeful Thoughts and Daydream Medallions stamp sets, the Essentials Paper-Piecing Pack, Beautiful Wings Embosslits and a retired embossing folder by Stampin' Up.  All the card stock is Very Vanilla.  I added a swirl by Sizzix for a final embellishment.

Hope you like my card, if you'd like to order any Stampin' Up products used please email me.

Happy crafting and thanks for popping by today.

Carole x

Father's Day card - Art Impressions & Stampin' Up

Hello Friends,

This is other card I made for Father's day this year...

I have been using this die quite a bit recently, it's by Sizzix and has been in my stash for a very long while.  I managed to purchase the set of Framelits that fit the design exactly, which made me very happy and able to use the large Bigz die that was banished to the back of my cupboard!

I've had the paper and stamps a while too, the cartwheel is from my old Art Impression days (I used to sell just those and loved to doing a whole comedy act teaching ladies how to paint who couldn't draw!), the paper is from a nursery pack of DCWV, it is thick enough to use and stands up really well to this die!

I've used my new favourite colour ink from Stampin' Up, Lost Lagoon.

Happy crafting.

Carole x

Rotary Alphabet Stamp - Stampin' Up

Hello Friends,

I'm going to try and catch up with my blogging, I've made so many cards and have been too busy to blog them!

This is one of the Father's day cards I made this year.  I used two sets of stamps from Stampin' Up for this card, The Open Sea and World Map.  The card stock is Naturals Ivory by Stampin' Up and the ink is a new one by Stampin' Up, Lost Lagoon.

Please let me know if by email, if you'd like to order any of these items.

Have a great day crafting.

Carole x

Sneak Peek (Stampin' Up) & Scribbly Birds

Hello Friends,

Look what I've made......

..... something a little different!  A card to celebrate my daughter returning home after four long weeks in Thailand.  She left the same day they announced a coup in Thailand and I remember sending her many text messages begging her not to board the plane, but she did and luckily, it all seemed absolutely fine, thank goodness she's now back home, I can't tell you how relieved I feel!

To make the card, I've used a stamp from Everything Eleanor by Stampin' Up and their re-inkers for the resist background, together with their clear embossing powder and heat tool.  The message was created with the new Rotary Alphabet stamp, which I can order for you from 1st July (email me if you'd like one), this is going to be my favourite stamp ever, I can see that already ;)!

The bird is from a set called "Scribbly Birds" by Dina Wakley, I love her style and those birds are so cute, I just had to have them!

Take care and happy crafting.

Carole x

Kites Framelits & Stamps by Sizzix

Hello Friends,

It's my daughters birthday today, and she likes nothing more than going to fly a kite,  this is a perfect card for her....

I used the Kites (65758) Framelits and Stamp set by Sizzix for this card.  The paper is from my stash and all the card stock is by Stampin' Up.

It's a great day to go and fly a kite, I wonder if she will later?

Happy crafting.

Carole x