Another LIM card

Here is another card I made for the LIM Colour Challenge (see inspiration photo top right). I have to admit this is not a colour combo that I ever would have chosen but after making yesterday's card I found that I really do quite like it!
This one uses a stamp from Gorgeous Grunge in Daffodil Delight, Pear Pizzazz and Pacific Point, a sentiment from Work of Art and some butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.
A really simple card but one which I'm really pleased with.

Back soon

Margaret x

Simples Sunday

What a busy week - hence no blogging!! However I am popping on quickly with a Simples Sunday card for you.
This was made using the new In Colours, Hello Honey and Mossy Meadow. The stripes across the card are a stamp from Work of Art stamped with Early Espresso, the flowers from Petite Petals punched with the co-ordinating punch and the leaves from the ever faithful Bird Builder punch. I used a card base of Naturals Ivory matted with Hello Honey and Very Vanilla and the sentiment is a very old retired SU stamp.

It is very nearly the end of the school year and is always a very busy time so I will be taking a break from blogging for a couple of weeks but please come back as I have loads of stuff to show you (just not the time!!)

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back in a couple of weeks

Margaret x

LIM 'Earth Tones' Thank You

 

Good morning all, it's been a week since my last post but I have been so busy with commissioned leaving cards, wedding cards and Grandaughters party favours etc etc (not to mention going to work!) that I haven't found the spare time to do any blogging.

I needed to make a thank you card for a work colleague so I decided to use inspiration from this week's LIM colour challenge - Earth Tones.

I used a Naturals Ivory card blank matted with the new In Colour, Hello Honey, and Very Vanilla. The 'stripes' across the card are a stamp from Work of Art stamped in Early Espresso, as is the very old SU sentiment (but one I can't bear to part with!). Three stamped images from Petite Petals were punched out with the co-ordinating punch, fixed to the card and a couple of Mossy Meadow leaves (another new In Colour) punched from the Bird Builder punch were added. A non-SU pearl was placed in the flower centres to finish the card.

It is dark and raining here at the moment - typical weekend weather really - but have a good one whatever you are doing

Margaret x

Simples Sunday

A sad fact is that sometimes you need a card like the one I am showing you today and, due to the very nature of the card, you usually want to make one fairly quickly.
This is a super quick card using the chevron stamp from the new stamp set, Work of Art, along with the image and sentiment from Love & Sympathy which I am pleased to say is carrying over to the new catalogue.
The chevron is stamped in Smoky Slate and the image and sentiment in black StazOn then the panel was matted on Smoky Slate and then onto a white card blank..

Have a great Sunday and I'll be back soon

Margaret x

Pleasant Poppies and the New Blendabilities

Today I have an A5 card to show you made with the background stamp, Pleasant Poppies, and the new SU Cherry Cobbler Blendabilities. I started by stamping the image in black Memento ink onto Whisper White cardstock then used the three Blendabilities pens to colour in the flowers. The stems were coloured using the new 'In Colour' Mossy Meadow marker pen. The panel was matted onto Cherry Cobbler cardstock with a piece of knotted Cherry Cobbler Seam Binding ribbon tied around before matting onto the A5 card blank.
I finished the card with a sentiment from Work of Art (another new stamp set available on 1st July). I love the new Blendabilities and look forward to getting some of the other colours - I do find 'colouring in' very therapeutic!

If you would liek to order any products please don't hesitate to contact me on 01933 663477 or email margaretk21@hotmail.com and I'll be very happy to help. If you would like to find out more about my new Stampers 6 Club, starting in July, please find all the details in the post at the top of my blog.

Until next time, happy crafting

Margaret x

Sneak Peek Week - 3

Another card made with Work of Art, this time using the new Blackberry Bliss (stamped off for a lighter tone) and Pistachio Pudding. Believe it or not the inspiration for this colour combo came from a box which a pair of shoes came in- not two colours I would have thought of putting together, had I not seen something very similar, but one that I really quite like!
The sentiment is from Label Something, punched with the Artisan Punch and popped up on dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by

Margaret x

Sneak Peek Week - 2

Here is another card made with the up and coming new stamp set, Work of Art. I can't take any credit at all for coming up with the idea of using one of the images to make a flower but it is a clever one! I also can't credit the person who originally thought of it because there are so may out there in blogland it's almost impossible to track down the originator but, whoever you are, thank you!
A really simple card using Lost Lagoon (one of the 2014-16 In Colours) and Basic Black, stamped on Whisper White, matted onto Lost Lagoon cardstock, then onto a card blank. The sentiment is also from Work of Art.

That's all for today but do pop back tomorrow for another Work of Art card

Margaret x

Sneak Peek Week

I thought I would do a 'sneek peek' this week of some brand new products coming up in the 2014 catalogue, which starts on the 1st July. As a demonstrator you get the chance to pre-order certain products and these are some of my goodies.
As well as showing you a fabulous new stamp set, Work of Art, I thought I would start off the week by showing you the new In Colours. Left to right, and starting at the top, we have Tangelo Twist & Blackberry Bliss then Hello Honey & Mossy Meadow and finishing at the bottom with Lost Lagoon. The sentiment is also from Work of Art and the image from Flowering Flourishes which is carrying over to the new catalogue.

Like the look of these new colours and the stamp set then I'm sure you're going to love lots more of the brand new goodies in the 2014 catalogue. If you would like a copy of the new catalogue, or would like to order any products, then please give me a call or drop me an email and I'll be very happy to help. Don't forget that I am hoping to start a new Stampers 6 Club in July where you can earn free products - for more details see the post at the top of my blog.

Pop back tomorrow to see another card made with the Work of Art set which I will be featuring for the rest of the week.

Until then, happy crafting

Margaret x

Simples Sunday

For my Simples Sunday card I have once again taken inspiration from the LIM challenge which is 'the colour of your bedroom'. Posting a little early for Sunday as I am babysitting at my daughters and it may be a bit late in the morning!
As I said yesterday, my bedroom is in dire need of a makeover but at the moment the colour scheme is lilac and neutrals so this is my card.
I stamped the stripes from Work of Art (a new set available in July) onto Very Vanilla using Crumb Cake. Some loops of Linen Thread were added and three Petite Petals flowers, punched from Wisteria Wonder cardstock and inked around the edges, were placed on top. For some added interest I placed a strip of Very Vanilla cardstock across the bottom with a sentiment stamped in Wisteria Wonder. And that is a massive porkie pie :0) I added the strip because my stamping directly onto the card went wrong so quick fix needed!!!! The panel was matted onto a 4" x 4" Wisteria Wonder card blank and the pearls are non-SU just because they matched!

Have a great Sunday and thanks for stopping by

Margaret x

LIM Colour Challenge

The LIM Colour Challenge this week is to use the colour of your bedroom. Now my bedroom is in desperate need of re-decorating, it has been the same boring colour (lilac and cream) for several years, so I have used the colours in my spare bedroom instead which are pale blue, light grey with a touch of black and brushed silver (the duvet cover is pictured above right)
As a Stampin'Up! Demonstrator I am lucky enough to be able to pre-order products which aren't available to customers until 1st July and the stamp set I have used here, Work of Art, is one of those.
I have to admit I wasn't sure about it when I ordered it but now it's here I can't stop using it!
I stamped the background image in Soft Sky and Smoky Slate, with the sentiment and heart in Black StazOn, onto Whisper White cardstock before matting onto Brushed Silver cardstock and a white card blank. To finish the card off I added three Candy Dots in Whisper White, Smoky Slate and Basic Black.

I need three more customers to join my Stampers 6 club, starting in July, so if you would like to know more about this then see the sticky post at the top of my blog. Oh and don't forget I am offering free p&p (worth £4.95) with any order to the value of £35 during June. My contact details on are on my blog and I would love to hear from you.

Until next time have a lovely weekend and I'll be back soon

Margaret x