A big card and a big deal

Morning everyone.  How are you.  Wow, did you guys hear the rain last night, terrible, but my tomatoes are doing a happy dance, rain water ..... they look all perky this morning.

In todays post

• CARD FOR MY DAD
• BIG OFFER 

CARD FOR MY DAD

Anyway today's card took me a whole day to create.  Its for my Dad, Francis, and I wanted to create something special.  I knew I wanted to use the reflection technique, I also knew I wanted to use the Traveller set, and I wanted to create a picture.

Boy you should see the mess I made in the craft room.  That lovely grid paper that SU sells is covered in trial runs ........ six to be exact.  Couldn't get it right ........ trees in the wrong place, perspective was all wrong ........ each time I started again ........ it was in my head, so it was going to be on paper ........

Anyway lots of paper and coffee later here is the finished result.

First I stamped the Train from the Traveller Set

The the trees from the Lovely as a Tree set which was double stamped

Then I worked out where the pond was and did the two reflections, the train and the trees

Then I stamped in my gorgeous clouds in soft sky.

lastly I water coloured with my classic ink pads and watercolour pen, blending in grass and hills, creating train tracks and shadows.    

And of course giving lots of colour and depth to the pond with all the gorgeous blues and greens we have

The inside was matt and layered like the front.  Soft sky onto Early Espresso.  I am loving this colour combo.  

I hope you like it.............. he loved it ....

BIG OFFER

So whats the big deal?

Well it's the wonderful and very useful Big Shot.  

Stampin UP are giving you the opportunity to purchase one of these amazing machines together with a FREE Stamp and Die cutting bundle.  

This is an amazing offer and could save you as much as £47.50 (depending on which bundle you choose).  

If that isn't good enough, there are 5 bundles to choose from and you can buy the rest at a 15% discount.  How cool is that?

So if you haven't got your big shot and are wanting one, now is the time to buy.

If you have got your big shot and want some new dies and stamps then now is the time to buy.

Whats more one of the bundles features one of the new stamp sets from autumn/winter catalogue (which is not launched until the end of August).  Yep its a sneaky peak and you get have it too.  

I am loving this set, and it has somehow slipped into my basket.  Ooops

Want to buy a big shot bundle or some new dies, just click this link.  

And don't forget this is only available until the end of August.


Don't forget all the above items are available just click the lovely link below.





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cherry cobbler .............. last day to sign up for the new Blendabitlies Club ......

and old olive meet the Blendabilties.

Hi guys,

I am so loving the new Blendabilties, I really cannot believe how easy they are to use, how wonderfully they create amazing projects and just how much I love these little guys.

Anyway as many of you know (Cause you have already joined) I am running two Blendabilities Clubs.

I am so excited that so many of you have chosen to join me in colouring with these new pens.  I know you're gonna love them as much as I do.

So you've seen the Coastal Cabanna class for August,

You saw the swallowtail butterfly coloured with Daffodil Delight,  but what does September hold in store for you .......

well here goes.........

These are just two of the gorgeous images from the Today and Everyday Stamp set, that have been coloured with the Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Blendabilties.  

Can you see how well they blend, how the highlights really show through as does the shading.  No streaking, no fuss.  Just amazing colouring every time.

There are three cards made up using all three stamps from this lovely set and all coloured with the Cherry Cobbler and Old Olive Blendabilties.

So what are you waiting for .......

You know you love colouring,

You know you love colouring with alcohol inks

The deadline for this sign up is 31st July 2014

Why are you still reading this? 

Click over the the link and sign up for the new club.  I'm the only demo in the UK (To my knowledge) hosting an online club in this format.

I look forward to welcoming you to the club and to seeing your creations.

July's technique class available online:

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I gave you the option to purchase my One Sheet Wonder class online.  This was held on Saturday morning and was great fun.

In the afternoon we used the same stamp set but did a Wet Wipe Technique Class.  Such good fun, who knew wet wipes were for more then cleaning babies bottoms!!!

Anyway here's the mock up shots of the class.  You can get the full kit including the stamp set in either clear or wood mount by giving me an email.

 Card 1 is an easel card the front is above and inside is below

Next was the gorgeous window pane effect card

and lastly the floating butterflies

All three are using wet wipes to create effects.

If you would like to be able to do this class in the comfort of your own home please email me:

  

craftybirdlisa@gmail.com  or call 07823 883769

and I will dispatch the kit to you.  The cost is £18.95* for the clear mount Kit and £22.95* for the wood mount kit.  It includes all card stock etc you need to be able to make these cards.

*There is p&p on all orders.

You will need to have the butterfly and Bird builder punch in your own stash.  Or you can order these at the same time.  You can either use the scallop circle punches to cut your flowers or fussy cut these.

You can combine both classes (yesterday's and todays) and make one payment and only pay one lot of postage.

I look forward to hearing for you and as always love getting your comments.  Its means so much.

Take care