Thursday, November 06, 2014

Moonlight ...........



Stampin Up! White Christmas

Morning everyone

Is not just for Christmas.

As you guys know I am loving this set and have been really enjoying playing with it.  Over the years I have taken a few moonlit walks in the snow and the trees take on a kind of ghostly appearance set against the snow and I have always wanted to recreate that.

So yesterday I got out my sponges, ink pads and stamps and set to work.

Here's the result.





Ingredients Used:

Stampin UP Whisper white cardstock
Stampin Up Night of Navy Ink
Stampin UP Pool Party Ink
Stampin Up Soft Sky Ink
Stampin UP Smoky Slate
Stayzon Tuxedo Black Ink
Stampin Up White Christmas Stamp Set (Trees)
Stampin Up Confetti Stars Punch 
Stampin UP Silver Glimmer Paper

All of these ingredients can be found in my shop .... so hop over now and get started.  I would love to see your creations.



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Have a lovely day.  Have something different to show you tomorrow.  



Wednesday, November 05, 2014

Its beginning to look a lot like christmas lights ..........

Morning Crunchies.  Your UK Stampin UP Independent Demonstrator here.

How are you all today?   Lots to tell you today.

Firstly why not come and see me at the Chestnut Buttons Christmas Exstravaganza  on Sunday at J24, just off J24 of the M4 Nr Bridgwater.  There is a large Christmas Craft Fayre.  I will be doing demonstrations and make and takes all day.  You can come and join in the fun.  There are also lots of other stalls to see, so why not get your christmas shopping off to a great start.......

Weekly deals change again today.  Here are this week's



What an amazing array of deals.  Want to get your christmas stocking fillers done for your crafty family and friends.  Why not get them a journal, or some scrap book papers and what about that lovely stamp set.  

I know the triangle punch will be falling into my basket.

So why not hop over to my online shop and get yours today.


So onto today's card.

I am still loving the White Christmas stamp set and but wanted my trees to have fairy lights.

After all whats a tree at Christmas without fairy lights.

So here's what I came up with.


Aren't these just so cute.

I have used the tree stamp, and then using the Stamp N Write markers have added the lights to the tree.

I have sponged the background with soft sky and then stamped the sentiment in Cherry Cobbler.


The matts and layers are Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive.  Lovely Christmas colours.

Thanks for stopping by.








Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Cherry cobbler meets confetti stars

Morning everyone.

Whilst teaching class last month, I had 5 minutes to have a play myself.

So I sat and had a coffee with the ladies and began punching out some stars using the new confetti stars punch.  This is a lovely big punch and is so easy to use and line up.

Anyway I loved the effect and wanted to use it on a card.


I saved the stars I punched out.

Using the Designer Series Paper Stack I matted a layer of Old Olive and then added the confetti punched piece.


I then added a further strip of the DSP and matching ribbon, topping off with a sentiment from the White Christmas Stamp Set.

Lastly I used my two-way glue pen to stick down the stars.

Simple, but very effective.

Am off to try this in whisper white and night of navy.  What colour combinations would you like to see.

To get your hands on this gorgeous punch, head on over to my store now.

I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

Monday, November 03, 2014

Monday's invites ........

Morning everyone.

I hope today, being Monday, finds you all well and rested after a wonderful weekend.

We certainly had a mixed bag of weather.

I spent Saturday with the Somerset Care Association at their Craft Fayre in Wells.
It was a lovely day and I met some amazing people.

Next weekend I am at the Chestnut Buttons Christmas Fayre on Sunday 9th November.  This is just off J24 on the M5.  There is going to be lots going on and I am running small workshops all day.

So excited, about that one.

Anyway I also had the pleasure of being asked to make a few invites for a friend's birthday this month.

I did several samples to show her and this is one of them.


As you can see in this sample - I have decorated the envelope with the punched flowers as well.


I used the Apothecary Art stamp set to stamp the background and then cut both the top layer and the pink matt out using the matching framelits.

These two are in a bundle offer in the annual catalogue so are a great buy if you are building up your collection of dies.  This is such a versatile die.

The punched out flower is using the Itty Bitty Accents punch and then I have added a pearl in the middle.

I love the simplicity of this, but it is very girly and feminine at the same time.

Pop back again tomorrow when I will have more to show you.

Don't forget also to enter this fortnight's challenge over at Sunday Stamps

Sunday, November 02, 2014

Guest designer over at Sunday Stamps.

Morning everyone.

Wow, what an exciting Month October was.  And now we're into November and I have more exciting news to share with you.

I have been asked to be a guest designer at Sunday Stamps



There are three challenges this month.  And each is open for a fortnight.  So make sure you pop on over and check them out.  

Anyway I am so excited ...........

But firstly Thank You to Holly and the team for asking me.  I am so thrilled.

So onto today's challenge.

Challenge 88 is a sketch challenge.

Here's the sketch.


How cute is that.  So what could you come up with ........

Here's mine.


I used the lovely Lost Lagoon cardstock and Pool Party.  How cute are those colours.

Added in some All is calm washi tape and then On Film Framelits to die cut my frame.


The image is from the hostess set Life's Adventure.  I coloured this up with my Blendabilities.

To finish off I added some bakers twine.  And used dimensionals to pop it up.

Don't forget you can get all the supplies needed to make this card by going to


And everyone who places an online order from me for over £50 today and each Sunday in the month will receive a special gift direct from me.

So don't forget to order you supplies and to pop over to Sunday Stamps and see the other creations and enter your own.

Big hugs