Monochrome

OK - so it's Saturday and I am still up bright and early to get all my housework done! I just wish the weather would improve as I really need to sterilise the water system on my camper before I go away next weekend and I don't want the system freezing with the fluid in.

I have an admission - when I was young (and anyone around in the 70's will relate to this) I wanted to be a Mod, so I used to draw targets on my jeans with chalk... and rub them off really quickly if I saw any Rockers. I was worried about being beaten up... as a child who suffered bullying at school, thinking about it it couldn't have been any worse but I had an element of self preservation even then!

So I think this would be a fabby card for any of those old Mods out there with the Black and White theme.

The tree from Lovely as a Tree is lovely and symmetrical so I think it works well on this card. The clean lines appeal to my OCD too.

I held the two pieces of card together with a post-it note to stamp the tree in Versamark then heat embossed each half separately.

I hope you love it as much as me. I used the stamp from Pretty Petites that was free during Sale-a-Bration. So I'm afraid you missed the boat! It is punched with the Petite Curly Label that is still available and backed with a Curly Label.

Back again soon... maybe even tomorrow if I get a chance to fit in some more crafting this evening! xxx

Maudlin on a Monday!

It didn't work! That cancellation request I put in... well Monday has arrived, it's still really chilly. I am avoiding having wet and muddy dogs by driving to a nice grassy field to walk. I know it's not very environmentally friendly, but it's better for the dogs that getting hosed down every day.

Blazey and I will be at Obedience Training later - Did you see the Obedience at Crufts? Yeah? well we aren't anywhere near as good as that! LOL But we have a good try. Blaze is too good for the intermediate class, so we've been bumped to the advanced class. If I'm honest it isn't because we are any good... it's because there were too many dogs and Blaze can hold his own in the higher class... just!

Today's card is entered in the Freshly Made Challenge for this week which is a sketch. The sketch should have been easy for me... until I realised I had made loads of similar cards, and I didn't want to replicate a past creation. So I sat and I thunk... I was stumped... and I stamped! A kiddy card! I will probably give it to my niece for her Birthday... if you click on the sketch it will take you to the challenge page.

The Designer Series Paper background is from the Floral District set, the Elephants are from the Feeling Sentimental Sale-a-bration set punched out with the Decorative Label, the brackets are from the Pretty Petites Sale-a-bration set and punched out with the Petite Curly Label, The little heart is from Love and Laughter.

I will be placing my final order during Sale-a-bration this friday - collections from me will have free P&P. If you want anything after Friday you only have until the 22nd and will need to pay £4.95 P&P.

Hope your week passes quickly! Roll on Friday I say! Don't forget to keep an eye out for some projects this week using blender pens and markers... if you don't have Markers I will be sharing a clever little alternative!

Pxxx

Pause please!!!!

Can someone hit the pause button please? I don't want the weekend to end. As it goes I am quite enjoying not doing much... and I have realised I still have some chores to do. Come to think of it, can we just cancel Monday to Friday?

No? OK, well here's a card I made yesterday ( I have been quite prolific this weekend-I have discovered my blender pens... but you'll have to watch out for some posts later in the week)

This is a monochrome card for the Mojo Monday challenge #283. I thought something gender neutral would be nice. I'm hoping that although it is what I would call a 'pretty' card, it is suitable for a man. The little bird co-ordinates with the Bird Builder Punch and I stamped him first on Basic Black with my Versamark Ink and embossed in Whisper White, then for the wing, and a little contrast, I stamped in Basic Black on Basic Gray and punched out with the Bird Builder. The stamp set is the Language of Friendship set, it includes a sentiment and a stamp that corresponds with the Boho Blossoms Punch - I love my punches.

I added a little Silver Glimmer Paper punched with my Petite Curly Label and topped it with an Antique Brad.

You can click on the challenge sketch below to visit the website.

Do leave me a comment and if you would like to buy Stampin' Up! products then get in touch... I'll be back with another post tomorrow! xxx

Sneak Peek - Saleabration

Well I know I promised you a sneak peek of some of the SaleABration products so here it is.

This card uses two of the Stamp Sets that will be available during SaleABration, between the 22nd of January and the 22nd of March.

You cannot buy these sets... you can choose one item from the SaleABration selection with every qualifying spend (£45).

This year there is also a punch available during SaleABration... and as a punch 'lover' I just had to choose it!!!

The stamped images on this card come from Feeling Sentimental and Pretty Petites, the punch is the Petite Curly Label.

Remember to qualify for FREE SaleABration items you need to spend £45 minimum but can spend more and qualify for additional unlimited items, one for every £45 you spend!