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I was watching Pinterest avidly looking for inspiration for next weeks class - That crafters block is improving!

I saw a card and loved it immediately - it is by a member of the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team.

This is my take on it and we will be making it in Monday's class!

The stamp set is Hello Darling and I used the Coastal Cabana Thick Bakers Twine and a Very Vintage designer button - coloured to match with Blendabilities! The flowers are heat embossed on patterned paper from the In-Colour Backgrounds Designer Series 12x12 paper stack.

I hope you love it as much as I do - I'll be showing some more of the cards we'll be making over the next few days. And you just HAVE to come by Saturday for the Pinkies Blog Hop.

Check out Connie Collins' original card on her blog Constantly Stamping

Very Vintage Designer Buttons

£5.50

Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine

£3.25

Hello Darling Wood-Mount Stamp Set

£23.95

Hello Darling Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£16.95

Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Coastal Cabana Assortment

£10.95

2013-2015 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

£19.50

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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

Make and Take...

At all our Stampin' Up! events we all get to Make and Take a project or more... and Convention was no different. In fact there were quite a few.

Here is the card we all got to make using Gorgeous Grunge and Hello Lovely stamp sets.

Don't you just love the fact we have decorated the envelope to match the card inside?

The Very Vintage designer buttons are so sweet, there is just a hint of sparkle with the Silver Glimmer Paper... and have you spotted the Washi Tape?

You and your guests could all make a gorgeous card like this if you have a Stampin' Up! Party! It doesn't cost you a penny!

If you would like to order for Christmas, the last day I will be placing orders for guaranteed delivery, via me, before Christmas is the 12th of December! So please get your orders in now! I can place orders for direct delivery to you any time... I just can't guarantee when they will arrive.

Don't despair if you wanted to get someone a Stampin' Up! gift though - I will be dispatching vouchers up until the 20th of December - but please remember, unless you collect, I cannot guarantee the services of Royal Mail will be reliable during this period.

I can't believe it is nearly the end of the year!

Paula xxx

Monday Quicky

Well yesterday was the last day to order from the 2012/13 Catalogue and the Spring/Summer Mini...

I am sure we will be able to upload the NEW catalogue today but I shan't be able to until I get home from work later... so in the mean time I'll just share the little card I meant to share with you last week!

It is one using the new Very Vintage Designer Buttons, the card base is Pistachio Pudding, the sentiment is from Label Love in Strawberry Slush, the Floral Flourish is in Gumball Green and the flowers are punched from Strawberry Slush using the 1 1/4" Scallop Circle.

Just a bit of simple fun for a Monday!

I also need to say 'Hi' to all the lovely ladies who came to see me at the Table Top sale yesterday. I was so chuffed to hear you follow my blog! I hope you'll leave me the odd comment!

Come back later to see the all NEW 2013/14 Catalogue!

P xxx

A card for Jen... Simply Less Is More

This weeks challenge from the Simply Less is More team was to create a Birthday Card for the extremely talented Jen... we did get a hint that she likes butterflies so I have teamed up some of my favourites in the hope she will love it! Visit the blog Here.

I have used the new In-Colour - Crisp Canteloupe, as the scheme for the card... I stamped 3 images from Mosaic Madness. To get them in a straight line I measured and drew a VERY faint line in pencil, so I could rub it out, then lined up the stamp with my Stamp-a-majig.

The ribbon... well you'll notice it looks a lot like our SU Organza... But you'll not find it in different colours in the catalogue! Nope - I inked up a sponge dauber and wiped it along the satiny centre of the ribbon - how gorgeous and simple is that?

The sentiment is from Bring on the Cake and the butterflies are punched out of co-ordinating card stock with my Bitty Butterfly punch. I curled the wings slightly with a bone folder then added the Rhinestone Basic Jewels...

Please leave me a comment I love to hear what you think.

I just realised, thumbing through my catalogue, that I haven't used my new Very Vintage Designer Buttons... there's a challenge for tomorrow I think!

Pxx