Last of the love - for this week!

Today I'm posting the last four (yup one extra today!) of the Valentines cards I have been creating.

The last one is completely different as I experimented a bit with colour - so I hope you like it.

The first one uses 2 Sale-a-Bration items - the Punch and Banner Blast stamp set. - If you want the Expressions Thinlits - the set is only available until the 28th of January - so you had better order it now!

I've used the Banner Blast stamp set and punch again here - teamed up with Gorgeous Grunge, the Flowerful Heart and the Sketch Alphabet set. Isn't the button sweet? that is one of the Very Vintage designer buttons.

I've used the Thinlits again here with the Language of Love stamp set - and the heart fits perfectly in our Heart Punch.

Last of all I took a punt with the colour - and opted to pick out the Coastal Cabana from the Fresh Prints Designer Series Paper Stack to make this card, The sentiment was heat embossed on the vellum card stock and then I embossed it using the Adorning Accents embossing folder. The hearts were cut out with the Hearts Collection Framelits. What do you think?

Well I'll be back tomorrow with a little something else. Hope you'll join me! Remember you only have a week to get your order in for those thinlits - they are a set of 3 - Love/Thankful and Merry.

You can book one of my classes, host a party and all your guests can experience the fun of making a card - or you can just get in touch to place an order! I have had enquiries about my Stampers 6 - and only need another 3 people to make up another set of 6 if you are interested - see the Stampers 6 tab for info.

Back tomorrow!

Pxxx

My Valentine...

I wanted to share a few cards with you today... they contain a couple of sneak peeks and are so simple to make!

This first one uses the existing heart punches to punch out gold Glimmer Paper and a Sneak Peek at the lovely Fancy Foil Designer Vellum - also available in silver! And there are 3 different designs in each pack. Along the top there you will have spotted the new Gold Sequin Trim.

This next card uses the Banner Blast stamp sets available during Sale-a-Bration, and the matching punch. Then the You and Me and Heart stamps are from Perfect Pennants.

Lastly I have used some individual gold sequins to decorate hearts punched out with the small heart punch, I decorated the card with Pink Pirouette using Gorgeous Grunge and added the new You and Me from Perfect Pennants in Melon Mambo.

Just a couple of little tasters of things to come in the new seasonal catalogue. If you would like to be one of the first to see these gorgeous items in action - why not book a party in February? Get in touch to order by calling 07786 860438 or e-mailing me on mailme@paulaknall.co.uk

Hope you are having a lovely weekend! We are enjoying fabulous sunshine today - a welcome break from the rain.

***TWO MORE DAYS OF LOVE TO FOLLOW! Come back tomorrow and see!***

xxxx

Pop Up Banner Card Tutorial

Hope everyone is having a great weekend and that you haven't been affected by the awful rain. My lawn is under water but fortunately that is the extent of the affect on us so far. Though the poor dogs are having to be hosed down after every walk!

I had a few e-mails about the Pop Up Card I posted the other day. So I promised to do a tutorial.

One of these days I will manage to produce something really slick - but in reality I'm just a crafter who likes to share and help other people so I hope you enjoy it!

Please Pin to Pinterest and share... if you would like to leave a comment for me that would be lovely too.

***Due to the punch not being released until the 28th of January... the video will be off-line until after that date. Apologies!***


Do have fun trying this for yourselves!

Paula xxx

Bannertastic, Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to you, can you believe it's 2014 already? Where on earth does the time go. It's nearly a year since we lost my grandad.

Today is the last of the 3 day Banner Blast posts... tomorrow I have a little something else to share. Yet another sneak peek though, so pop back and see. You will definitely be seeing more from Banner Blast though!

These cards are probably the simplest of the Banner Blast cards I have made so far, but I think they are really pretty. Again you could use a different colour combo for a more masculine card. These are the 2013/14 In-Colours.

And there's that sentiment from See Ya Later again.

Here are the different colour combos I did the card in...

Lovely aren't they?

Don't forget to pop back tomorrow... I'm back at work tomorrow so it will feel strange after such a long break!

Pxxxx

Blasting Off - with Banner Blast.

So day 2 of my Banner Blast 'fiesta' and isn't this stamp set so versatile - suitable for cards for men or women!

Todays is another 'Unisex' card, it also incorporates another sneak peek of another Saleabration Sneak Peek.

The fabulous See Ya Later stamp set. I used the Chalk Talk framelits for the cut outs for the sentiment... and Gorgeous Grunge features on this stunner too.

Want to make this? Book a party in January and we'll make this card!

Give me a call - 07786 860438 or 01844 342494

Whatever you are doing tonight - have a great evening!

Paula xx

All about the boys! Sneak Peek!!!

It is atrocious out there... the wind is buffeting the house and the rain is lashing down! Thankfully I took the dogs out much earlier to avoid the awful weather. Unfortunately our boiler is leaking again - for the second time in about 6 weeks! Thanks Corgi Homeplan - you really are reliable!!! NOT! - We definitely won't be renewing!

Anyhow - as some of you know the end of January heralds the start of Sale-a-Bration... a FREE gift with every £45 you spend! I have completely fallen in love with 2 items. The Banner Blast stamp set and matching punch.

I like to experiment with colours I don't normally use - so decided on the colour combo - before I even worked out a design in my head - so I have used Soft Suede and Very Vanilla. Here is the front - I also used my Ovals Collection and Apothecary Accents framelits.

I thought it would be an excellent combo for a male card - though I think this is quite unisex and can be used for anyone. Here is the inside.

The sentiments are from Million & One and Blooming with Kindness.

I hope you like it!

I think Makita, our young kitten approved - I think she liked how it coordinated with her too!

I'm doing a series of posts with this stamp set so pop back tomorrow if you would like to see more!

Paula xxx

More Vellum...

Just before Christmas I posted my Pop Up flower card as an example of something else you can do with Vellum - well today I have a couple more cards to show you with 3 techniques for Vellum.

This first card is the simplest - I have used the World Map background stamp on the Vellum, The Open Sea and Simply Sketched stamps with the Decorative Label punch, the aperture is cut using the Ovals framelits, the Map stamped on the opaque Vellum gives a really interesting background.

For the second card I stamped the Poppy from Simply Sketched on the Vellum - then coloured it with my Blender Pens. I have again used the Decorative Label punch and Ovals framelits. The colouring technique gives a really soft effect.

Lastly - and again really simple but so effective is the use of embossing folders on Vellum. I have used two different ones here - the Adorning Accents and Needlepoint Border.

You will also see I have used the Expressions Thinlits for the word Love... only available until the 1st of February.

Have you noticed the Sneak Peeks I managed to sneak in here? The Decorative Dots embossing folder and the Banner Blast stamp set with coordinating punch will all be available from the end of January - you will be able to select from one of these or the other fabulous items free with orders of at least £45 during Sale-a-Bration.

Anyhow - that's all from me today. I hope you had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to the weekend as much as I am - especially as I am getting a new hairdo, hubby is off out and I'll have 2 whole days to myself for crafting.

Pxx