A card of Love

Hi Crafters, thank you for coming by today, Today i have played along with the CAS-ual Fridays challange, if you would like to play along too please click on the link below:

http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.co.uk/?m=0

                                  

Heres the card Ive made to play along with the challenge: 

I hope you like it... please feel free to leave me a comment.

  

I decided to keep my card very simple and have the letters as my main focal point, I love these letters there from the Stampin' Up! Broadsheet Alphabet set, I do love this set alot. The heart stamp Ive used to represent my 'o' is from the NEW Spring & Summer Seasonal Catalogue, Hearts a Flutter set which has a co-ordinating 'Framelits Dies' set to go with it, to save you time cutting out, and also saves you 15% if you buy both together.

Each of my letters were stamped and then punch out with the SU 'Postage Stamp' punch. such a versatile and handy punch. I love being able to design my own 'stamps'

What i used to make my card: White cardstock, Cherry Cobbler Ink, Postage Stamp Punch, Broadsheet Alphabet Stamp set, Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set.

I do think this card could look quite nice with a red card base and cream background... so heres what i did next:

  

What do you think???

Ive also dry embossed the background with Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder. This time ive cut the heart out with one of the Hearts a flutter Framelits dies. I think i may prefer this one???

Heres what ive used: Very Vanilla cardstock, Cherry Cobbler cardstock and Ink, Postage Stamp Punch, Broadsheet Alphabet Stamp set, Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set and Framelits Dies. Perfect Polka Dot Embossing folder.

Interested in any supplies i have used today?? Interested in earning FREE Sale-a-Bration stamp sets? please dont hesitate me for more details or to place an order, call me on 01842 828643 or email me on laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk I'd be delighted to help you, thank you for coming by today.. Laura xx

‘Bloomin’ Marvelous’ Wine bottle tag

 

Morning crafters….

As you read this i shall be on route to a Stampin’ Up! training event, the wonders of technology and schedule post hey!!

As Ive told you in the past when us demonstrators meet we love to swap ideas with each other, this times theme is the up and coming ‘Sale-a-bration’ promotion – heres my swap (excludes bottle hehe)

The cute tag fits a small bottle of wine..

I thought id provide these instuctions for anyone interested in recreating the tags, there straight forward – they kinda needed to be with 40 to make!!!!

Cut base card at 14.8cm x 6cm score at 6cm

cut layer at 14.3cm x 5.5cm score at 5.5cm

as you can see from the pic above i punched my sentiment back ground layer and the scallop circle from my base, i did this to save on card – id advise you do these out of off cuts of card.

now your ready to stamp up the layer, i’ve used the Bloomin’ Marvelous Sale-a-bration stamp set – which is available for FREE with a £45 order from 22nd January.

punching the scallop circle for the neck of the bottle – from spare card stock punch a 1-1/4” circle, then punch the scallop circle 1-3/4” hoovering over circle centrally. you should end up with something like the pic below.. if ive made my instructions clear

now your ready to stick your stamped layer to your base card, make sure you line up your score lines.

Stamp out your sentiment – punch out with the small oval punch,

Glue scallop oval onto bottle tag.. at bottom ensuring short score line at top.

add sentiment – i used dimensional sticky pads…

Now punch out on small section circle using 1-1/4” circle punch – mark centre of top if easier to line up punch

now stick scallop circle on,

I cut out 40!! of these little flowers to finish off my tag… i embossed it to give it dimension… as below – then glued to edge of sentiment .

heres – my finished bottle tag… hope you enjoyed to days tutorial…

 

Interested in Sale-a-Bration 2013 email me today or call me on 01842 828643 to arrange for me to send you a copy of the leaflet for FREE.

Thank you for coming bye today, please dont hestitate to contact me if you have any questions, I’m always very happy to help.

Laura xx

 

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Sneaky Peek Sale-a-Bration 2013

 

So I told you all the other day that sale-a-bration is coming very sooooooon how exciting it is, it starts on 22nd January, and i cant wait to show you all whats available for FREE this year – its BIG and more exciting than EVER before.

Today I thought I’d show you what I’ve been creating with one of the stamps from one of the FREE stamp sets.. some Thank you cards – which im sure youve all been busy making…

The cards Ive been making also tie in perfectly with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge:

CFC84: Create a Clean And Simple Thank You card

 

I’snt the font gorgeous and the complete Stamp set is too but youll have to wait to see it  – its so funky and i felt the stamp alone  needed no frills so i came up with this design - just the stamp repeated and a diamonte for sparkle..

Each card features 4 inks in different shades of the same colour, rather than using different generations of the same ink – which could though look good too.

As I said before this years Sale-a-Bration is HUGE with more than just stamp sets for FREE, To earn Sale-a-Bration goodies for FREE during 22nd January – 22nd March spend £45.00 and pick a product for FREE – it really is that simple, Host a party with Friends, family, neighbours and colleagues and they get to share in the freebies too plus as the hostess you get even more FREE stampin’ up! goodies too.. with a £150 party sales youll get on top of the usual £25.00 Hostess credit a FREE pack of Silver glimmer Paper. £300 party sales youll get a FREE pack of silver glimmer paper, Plus a FREE product bundle plus the normal hostess credit of £50.00 and 1 item at 50% off…

Interested in hosting a party and earning lots of FREEBIES call or email me today on 01842 828643 / email.

I think my favourite was the purples and pinks..

To make this card:

Stamp set: Vintage Verses.

Interested in Sale-a-Bration 2013 email me today or call me on 01842 828643 to arrange for me to send you a copy of the leaflet for FREE.

Thank you for coming bye today, please dont hestitate to contact me if you have any questions, I’m always very happy to help.

Laura xx

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Be my Valentine?!?

 

After slacking yesterday on the crafting front, today i could’nt resist in joining in on the Blog challenge over at http://freshlymadesketches.blogspot.co.uk , its such a cute card sketch and my thoughts straight away was ooooo Valentines.. Im determined as ever to actively craft and blog as much as i can, heres what ive been making today…

I love Primrose Petals and love even more Primrose Petals and Early Espresso combination with the cleanness of the Very Vanilla a combination i will definately use again. its lovely using different colours, i feel the last few months all ive been using is reds and greens…

 

The card i made for the challenge uses all Stampin’ Up! card and products, detailed as below:

Early Espresso, Very Vanilla and Primrose Petals Card Stock, Primrose Petals ink, Heart Punch, Heart of Hearts Embosslits, and the heart from the Itty Bitty punch Pack, Dry embossed lines using the Stampin’ Up! simply scoreboard,  Bitty Banners Framelits for sentiment and Scallop Trim Border Punch.

Interested in any products ive used today id love to order them for you please call me on 01842 828643 or email me on laura@mycreativeideas.co.uk and I’ll be more than happy to help and advise you.

Thank you for coming by today

Laura xx

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