You're The Best

I am so addicted to making cards right now and using both My Favorite Things and my Stampin' Up! products is it any wonder.  Here is one I made yesterday and will be placing this into the MFT sketch challenge, my second entry and I am also submitting it to the new MFT Summer School challenge!

The base is Smoky Slate from Stampjn' Up! die cut from yep you guessed Blueprints 15 large stitched die.  Sweater Knit was then stamped with VersaMark, clear heat embossed then die cut and layered onto the base card.  I used a die from Blueprints 15.

A Stitched Round Rectangle die was used with retired DSP from SU.  A Watercolor Wings butterfly was stamped using 4 layers in Sahara Sand, Mint Macaron, Daffodil Delight then Midnight Muse in the centre.  This  was then die cut using the coordinating die.  A glassine butterfly was then die cut using the 2nd butterfly die from the set, adhered then pearl accents added.  Silver foil paper from SU was then used to die cut a Scribbles, which was adhered only in the centre with Glossy Accents before the butterfly was layered on top of a strip of Dimentionals.

Here is a side view where you can see all the layers.  A white peg from my stash was adhered using a Glue a Dot with a strip of silver foil hearts held underneath.  I used the Hearts Border punch from SU to achieve this.  The punched hearts were then adhered to the card using Glossy Accents.

Inside I again die cut layers in Smoky Slate and Whisper White with stitched dies then stamped a sentiment in Black Archival ink from the Watercolor Words stamp set.  Hearts were then added to embellish, two smaller in silver foil and a larger one using the Itty Bitty punch.  This was embossed silver on Whisper White using a Woodgrain stamp I had left from a previous project.  You can check that out here

As always my envelopes or not left and this one has hearts punched out in coordinating card and paper.  Great fun, I love keeping busy and seemed to have gotten over my blind spot from yesterday without the need for doing gardening, although the garden really needs done lol.

Happy days.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

A Very Special Card

This card was specially designed for the TGIF weekly challenge.  This week's challenge was a sketch challenge, which can be seen at the bottom of this blog. So without further adieu here it is.

First I stamped Sweater Knit stamp from My Favorite Things in Mint Macaron ink from Stampin' Up!  I then stamped my butterfly from the new Watercolor Wings stamp set in Mint Macaron, Tempting Turquoise and Coastal Cabana then Basic Black in the centre. I used my butterfly die from the coordinating die set and cut this in velum adhering this to the butterfly and adding a large rhinestone in the centre. 

For the tag I used self adhesive poster board cut at 4"x2 1/2" and heat embossed onto this with white embossing powder using a Gorgeous Grunge stamp to create texture and interest. I then die cut a large Scribbles from MFT Die-namics die in Basic Gray and positioned this under the butterfly adhering with a little Crystal Effects to secure. The butterfly has foam dots underneath.  Silver ribbon and sequin were stapled to the tag to embellish it. 

I die cut the"hello" from the Hello You set 3 times in Smokey Slate and adhered them on top of each other to create a thicker sentiment. This was adhered in parts to the tag again using Crystal Effects. 

A doily from my stash was cut into thirds and a flower shape was die cut in Basic Gray and these were placed under the tag to peek through, the adhesive backing on the tag was exposed and it was adhered to the card base.  The card base was raised on Dimensionals from Stampin' Up! also. 

On the inside of the card I tried something new and cut two 1" strips of Mint Macaron card and adhered them to the bottom of the inside and outside of the card.  Using a Stitched Rectangle from Die-namics this was positioned onto the card. Sequin and rhinestones were then added front and inside for embezzlement. 

This card took more than an hour to complete. It has a lot of detail and work put in to it and it was a joy to create and make. 

Why not head over to the TGIF blog and check out more projects, click here

Happy Birthday Butterfly Card

Today's card is clean and simple.  

Happy Birthday in black ink, flag in Basic Gray, butterfly in velum and pink using Basic Shapes die from Sizzix.

Large and small die cuts using Rectangle Stitched Stax from Dienamics.  Rhinestones from Stampin' Up!

I hope your day is full of summer goodness.  Take care of you.

Pauline x

Spooky Halloween Treat Boxes.

Wow, I have been neglecting my blog so much.  So busy with my day job I come home and am shattered.

So here is what I have been up to.

First, I made these.  I have a Facebook competition going on and am giving away 10 of these to one lucky winner, the draw is today at 12 midday.

Then I made more.......

and more.......

Then I made these......

and then these.......

I had also made these earlier too.....

So my Stampin' Up! Curvy Keepsake Box thinlits die has stood up to the challenge of being worked very hard.  The die can be purchased from my online Stampin' Up! Shop, just flick the tab at the top of my page.

I have made 28 treat boxes with sweets inside for my son to hand out to his classmates and about the same again for taking into my work for children who use the centre.  The snowmen are a commission for a work colleague and are an advent calendar and I have more pumpkins also as a commission.  

The skulls and legs are from my Dylusions stamps coloured with Stampin' Up! markers.  I then adhered them to the top of black straws and snipped off under the bendy bit.  I will be making tiny fairy cakes to go inside the treat boxes and the bendy bit will allow them to fit inside the treat boxes.

Hope you are all having a spooky time xxxx

Take care of you.

Pauline x

Birthday's Deserve Something Special

My daughter turned 24 today, the thought still makes me shiver, where have all these years gone.  So I got to making her something special for her birthday and what else would I use but all of my favourite products.

I used Distress Ink, Stampin Up, Stampotique and Tim Holtz all on this card.  Moth Fab herself I used my favourite Inktense watercolour pencils from Derwent and two skin tone one's from Faber Castell.  I added some stars using a stencil from Tim Holtz later after I had taken this photo.  I thought it needed them and both Mothy and my daughter deserve to have stars alongside them.

Next I used my Sizzix Eclips and my rolled flower bigz die and made a handbag card, well you know how much I love my handbags.  I used my Martha Stewart score pad with the envelope extra to make the envelope.  As expected she was hoping there would be money inside but just a token for a hug lol. I have a lot of bits n bobs in my stash so had lots of pearl beads and adhered them into the roses.  I then used two jewellery findings with ball endings and used pliers to bend the wire to simulate an old fashioned clasp.  Lots of fun and something pretty and special.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy these cards.

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http://youtu.be/uRZ1TYOUDAA

Take care of u.

Pauline x