Last Chance! Stampin' Up! Retirement Sale ENDS TODAY!

DON'T FORGET! THE STAMPIN' UP! RETIREMENT SALE ENDS TODAY!

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET AN ORDER IN. EMAIL: amyjtidd@gmail.com

One of the stampsets that is very sadly retiring is 'Fun and Fast Notes', i'm so sad it's going, BUT don't you worry there is a replacement set which is just as good!

Here's a final 'Fun and Fast Note' card just for you:



I've stamped this cute little bird and sentiment using 'Basic Black' ink, and i've used my 'Stampin' Write Markers' to colour him in. I mounted this image onto 'Real Red' and then 'Daffodil Delight' cardstock.

The cardbase is 'Daffodil Delight', i ran a strip of retiring 'DSP' down the centre. It has a piece of 'Real Red' 'Satin Ribbon' wrapped around it. I used some 'Dimensionals' to stick the mounted bird image onto the cardbase!

It's not too late to get your hands on these retiring stampsets and 'DSP'. Get your order in today. Email me your order (with your contact details, just in case i need to get in touch with your quickly). My email is: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Don't regret missing out on all these lovely goodies!!

Hannahs Birthday Gift!

Yesterday was my friend Hannahs birthday. I posted the card i made for her in yesterdays post and today i want to show you how i wrapped her (crafty) birthday present!!

Stampin' Up! deliver all their crafty goodies in massive cardboard boxes with huge amounts of brown paper! Well it seems such a waste to just pop it into the recycling bin, so i have folded it all up and kept it safe to use it as wrapping paper! (This was originally Hannahs idea, so it seemed fitting that i would use this paper to wrap up her pressie!)

I started off with the brown paper and randomly stamped the 'All in a Flutter' butterfly stamp all over the brown paper using 'Melon Mambo' and 'Rich Razzleberry' ink. The gift tag is made from 'Crumb Cake' cardstock, i have stamped the 'All in a Flutter' butterfly on the front (again using 'Rich Razzleberry' ink) and i then placed some 'Basic Pearls' to create a 3D butterfly body! The 'Happy birthday wishes' sentiment is from the (sadly retiring) 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset (inked in 'Melon Mambo').

 I punched a hole in the corner of the gift tag using my trusty 'Crop-a-dile' and then threaded the 'Melon Mambo' 'Grosgrain Ribbon' through the hole and wrapped up the present!! Hannah seamed very happy with her crafty gift, she is off out for a yummy meal tonight, so i hope she has a great night tonight and a fab weekend of celebrations!!

Happy Birthday Pippa!!

Today is my friend Pippa's birthday!! I work with Pippa and she is one of the most friendly, happy and caring people i know. Sadly i won't be able to attend her birthday party tomorrow night as i will be taking part in a midnight walk in aid of the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice (who cared for my Grandad most of last year - if you would like to sponsor me - my Just Giving sponsorship page can be found HERE.)

I made Pippa this card to wish her a very happy birthday:

A 'Pink Pirouette' cardbase, with some 'Sweet and Sour DSP' (which is retiring) mounted on some 'Rose Red Card'. The sentiment is from the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset (which is sadly retiring), i have punched this sentiment out with a 'Decorative Label Punch'. The butterfly is from the beautiful 'Strength and Hope' stampset (which featured in my blogpost yesterday) - this is stampset is also retiring and has been a charity set for Stampin' Up! this year - supporting the 'Breast Cancer Research Foundation'. I have blinged this card with some 'Basic Rhinestones'. I hope Pip likes this card and has an amazing birthday!!!

Double Trouble: You're Expecting Twins!

Wow! I keep mentioning this baby boom! It seems that everyone around me is expecting and one of my friends has just found out that she is expecting twins!! As soon as i found out i had to make a card to congratulate her and her hubby. Here it is:

A 'Bashful Blue' cardbase here, and i have used some 'Nursery Suite' paper - THIS PAPER IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MONTH so if you want it you will have to buy it by the end of September!! Get your skates on!

The babygrows are smaller versions of the onesie cards that i made a little while ago. I used a smaller piece of 'So Saffron' cardstock and the '1/2" Circle Punch' to create them, and used some 'Basic Pearls' to embellish them!

The congratulations sentiment is from the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset (also retiring can you believe it! This is a must buy, as it is such a versatile stampset) I have stamped it out using 'Bashful Blue' ink and have punched it out using the 'Decorative Label Punch'.

At this point she doesn't know whether she will be having boys, girls or one of both - so i have kept the colours neutral - you could of course make this design with just one babygrow, two or even three! Or alter the colours to suit the babies sex! So all in all, a very versatile project!

If you want to get your hands on any Stampin' Up! goodies that are retiring - your time is running out - they will not be available after the 30th September - so get your orders in NOW! The retirement and sale list can be found at the top of my blog - and i'm offering an additional incentive to order through the month of September for all Stampin' Up! customers!! Email your orders to amyjtidd@gmail.com

A Hedgehog in the Woodland!!

I LOVE summer holidays! I have spent yesterday and today crafting! I have piles and piles of Stampin' Up! DSP and materials that i have been dying to play with so over the next few days you will be seeing some of my creations!

Todays card features the cute little hedgehog from the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset and DSP from the 'Woodland Walk' Collection:

The cardbase used for this card is 'Wild Wasabi', i then layered the stripy 'DSP' from the 'Woodland Walk' collection. The hedgehog was stamped (with 'Chocolate Chip' ink) onto 'Very Vanilla' cardstock, i coloured the butterfly in with 'Daffodil Delight' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. I punched the image out using my 'Decorative Label Punch' and then used a 'Sponge Dauber' and some 'Chocolate Chip' ink to distress the edges. I then mounted this on 'Garden Green' and 'Chocolate Chip' cardstock. The sentiment (from the 'Something to Celebrate' stampset) is also inked in 'Chocolate Chip' onto 'Very Vanilla' cardstock and bordered on 'Garden Green' and 'Chocolate Chip'.

I LOVE the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset!! So versatile! Why not check it out in the catalogue and get an order in! E-mail me: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Fun and Fast Notes: All Spruced Up

Here's my final make using the wonderfully versatile 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset! This stamp has a christmas theme - so inevitably i have a christmas project to share with you:

The cone has been created from some 'DSP' from the 'Christmas Jingle' scrapbook set. I have rippled some 'Old Olive' 'Grosgrain Ribbon' around the top. I then cut a strip of 'Real Red' card to create a loop, and tied some 'Real Red' 'Satin Ribbon' through it to create a hanging device!!

The christmas tree is from the 'Fun and Fast Notes' set, inked in 'Early Espresso' and then coloured in with my 'Stampin' Write Markers', i punched it out using the 'Scallop Circle' punch and then layered it on a 'Real Red' 'Scallop Circle'. Then attached it to the cone!

Here it is hanging up, try to imagine it hanging on a christmas tree with a little gift or some yummy chocs in!

I'm scheduling some more christmas projects that i made last year in August for you to view! If you like any of these projects i will be putting an order through when i return in august - remember to leave yourself plenty of time for christmas cards and other festive projects - christmas is stressful enough as it is.

Fun and Fast Notes: Together Forever!

Hello all. Today i'm going to share with a wedding card made using the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset:

The wedding cakes and the sentiment have been stamped onto 'Very Vanilla' cardstock using 'Perfect Plum' ink. I have coloured in the flowers on the cake very lightly with a 'Pink Piroutte' 'Stampin' Write Marker' and placed a couple of teeny tiny 'Basic Pearls' on the flowers! I adhesed this image on a piece of 'Perfect Plum' cardstock and used the 'Eyelet Border Punch' on one side. (I have used a piece of ribbon and a ribbon buckle - both non-Stampin' Up! to embellish the card. The card base is 'Very Vanilla'. I have used the beautifully elegant 'En Francais' background stamp and some 'Perfect Plum' ink to create this beautiful card base!

Hope you all had a fab weekend, and that your Monday was bearable. Assuming my itinerary is still running on track i will be transferring to a new camp today in Moshi, where we will be doing some work at a local school!

Fun and Fast Notes: Happy Birthday Wishes

Another card here using the wonderfully versatile 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset. This time a birthday card:

Starting life as a plain 'Very Vanilla' cardbase, i used the fab 'Bella Toile' background stamp and some 'Rich Razzleberry' ink to make this far more elegant! I stamped the birthday cake and sentiment in 'Rich Razzleberry' ink onto 'Very Vanilla' card, coloured the cake in with my 'Stampin' Write markers' and then mounted it onto a piece of 'Rich Razzleberry card'. Finally i placed some 'Basic Pearls' onto the corners to add a bit of bling!

Fun and Fast Notes: Thanks for Sharing You With Me!

Hi all, hope you have lots of nice things planned for this weekend! I'm actually off on safari today! (Don't worry i'm not being completely sad and blogging all the way from Tanzania - i have been ultra organised and scheduled all these posts before i went. I don't want to let my regular followers down!!)

So i have another 'Fun and Fast Notes' card today, this one is using probably my most favourite stamp from the set. A cute little hedgehog with the sentiment 'thanks for sharing you with me'. Here's my card:

This card is a very quick one to made. Staring with a piece of 'Whisper White' card, which i have stamped the cute hedgehog and the sentiment onto with 'Early Espresso' ink, then using my 'Stampin' Write Markers' i have coloured in the image. I have used a 'Sponge Dauber' and some 'Early Espresso' ink to distress the edges, then layered it onto 'Early Espresso' card and then adhesed it to the 'Bashful Blue' cardbase. The card has been finished off with a piece of 'Early Espresso' 'Satin Ribbon' wrapped around the top!

I wonder if i will see any hedgehogs when i Tanzania? Last time i went some children from a local school i was working at found one and shared him with me! It was so cute!!

Fun and Fast Notes: Happy New Baby!

Hi guys, back again with another 'Fun and Fast Notes' card. This time using the 'Happy New Baby!' stamp and image. Here it is:

The Pram image has been inked in 'Basic Black' onto a piece of 'Whisper White' card, as has the sentiment. I have used my 'Pretty in Pink' 'Stampin' Write Marker' to colour in the dots and heart on this image although that's not really clear from my photo. I have layered this onto a piece of 'So Saffron' card. The 'DSP' used for this card is from the 'Nursery Suite Speciality', and i have layered strips of this 'DSP' onto 'Whisper White and then mounted the whole lot onto a 'So Saffron' cardbase. The card has been finished off with a 'Designer Button' to give it a bit of dimension.

I love the layout of this card and will definately be using this design in the future. We have several friends and family expecting babies this summer, so i'm sure this card will be very useful in the next month or so.

Hope you all have a great weekend - i know i will!! (Assuming my itinerary is still correct i will be off on safari this weekend!! I will share lots of pics when i return!!)

Fun and Fast Notes: Get Well Soon!

Hiya, back again with another 'Fun and Fast Notes' card! For those of you who haven't visited for a while, or are new to my blog I'm actually away at the moment in Tanzania on a working holiday - but i haven't abandoned you, hopefully assuming blogger is working i have scheduled projects for you! This week all the projects are using the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset.

Today's card is using the 'Get Well Soon' stamp:

I have used the 'In Colour' 'Peach Parfait' as my card base, and some 'Peach Parfait' 'DSP' from the level 1 hostess pack. To separate these i have used a strip of 'So Saffron'. The image and the sentiment are from the 'Fun and Fast Note' stampset, inked in 'Early Espresso' onto a piece of 'Whisper White' cardstock and coloured the image in using the paintbrush end of my 'Stampin' Write Markers'. I have wrapped a piece of 'Certainly Celery' 'Grosgrain Ribbon' around it and tied it in a bow, and then mounted it onto a piece of 'Certainly Celery' cardstock.

Now if you were feeling ill, surely a beautiful card like this would perk you up!!

Fun and Fast Notes: Congratulations

Hi guys, hope you are all well! If you visited my blog yesterday you will know that over the next week or so i will be sharing with you projects and cards that i have made using the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset. So today here's a little gift box using the 'Congratulations' star from the set:

I brought several of these cardboard gift boxes at a craft fair a while back. The vendor was selling them 3 for £1. This gift box started life very simple. I used the 'star' stamp from the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset to stamp all over the box using 'Soft Suede' ink. I punched out a 'Scallop Circle' in 'Real Red', a '1-3/8" Circle' in 'Pacific Point' and a '1-1/4" Circle' in Daffodil Delight'. I then stamped out another star on a scrap of 'Whisper White' and coloured it in using my 'Stampin' Write Markers', i cut this out using my 'Paper Snips' and raised it using a 'Dimensional'... No longer a plain and simple box!

Tomorrow i have a card to show you using the 'Get Well Wishes' stamp from the set!!

Fun and Fast Notes - Thanks i needed that!

Hiya everyone, by now i should be in Tanzania! the first week of my trip i will be staying quite literally in the middle of no-where!! In a camp called Ndarakwai, where our view will be of the spectacular Mount Meru! Oh my job is so difficult!!

So before i went i had a major crafting session, so that i could post plenty of projects whilst i was away! I'm going to start by sharing with you how fab the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset is!

It consists of eight stamps, here they are:

Now to make them even more versatile i decided to cut my stamps up and mount them on the wooden blocks like this:

The great thing about doing this is that you can use the image and the sentiment independently from one another if you choose to!!

So for the next eight days i will be sharing with you a project/ card using each of these stamps. So here's todays card:

I can't take much credit for this design, as i CASE'd it from the '2010 Ideas Book and Catalogue'. I have started with a 'Real Red' cardbase. Next layer is 'Daffodil Delight'. I have stamped the 'thanks...i needed that' sentiment in 'Early Espresso' onto a strip of 'Whisper White' cardstock and stuck that onto the yellow layer. Next is a rectangle of 'Early Espresso' card. Finally i have stamped the bird image onto a piece of 'Whisper White', coloured him in using my 'Stampin' Write Markers', i stamped out another flower, coloured and cut it out and raised it using a 'Dimensional' to create a 3D effect. Before gluing down the final layer, i used a scrap strip of 'Real Red' edged it with the 'Eyelet Border Punch'.

This is obviously a very versatile layout, you could create any card using this design and a 'Fun and Fast Note' stamp.

Please check back tomorrow for another 'Fun and Fast Note' card!

Get well soon Kirsty!

Wow! I can't believe how quickly this weekend has gone! But only two weeks left of term and then Easter holidays!! My hubby has had to work all weekend, which has meant that i have been left to my own devices!! and i have to be honest, i have done very little (apart from crafting - i have done A LOT OF CRAFTING!!) and visiting my cousin Kirsty in hospital.

I have been in to visit her a couple of times, unfortunately you are restricted as to what you can take in as a gift, you are not allowed to take flowers into the ward, so instead i made her this little card to cheer her up:

I would love to say that this is an original idea, however i have CASE'd this, unfortunately i cannot remember where i saw this style of card but there are plenty of examples online. The cardstock is 'Soft Suede' edged with the 'Eyelet border' punch to make the flower pot.
Here's the inside on the card:

Because i needed to make this quickly i grabbed whatever i had to hand, and the ribbon and flowers that i used have sadly retired. The sentiment is one from the 'Fun and Fast Notes' stampset. I hope this inspires you!

I plan to have a restful night tonight, in front of the TV! My friends brother (Sam Attwater) is in the final of 'Dancing on Ice' tonight, so i will be cheering and voting for him. So please lend him your support too!! Have a good week!

March Frenzy!!

Hi everyone!! Just want to remind you of the AMAZING Stampin' Up! sale that is on all through March! March Frenzy gives you the opportunity to save up to 30% off of some of Stampin' Up's best products. (See the March Frenzy flyer to the right of this post for details of all the sale items!)

I'm putting together an order, if you would like to take advantage of this deal then e-mail me your order by Sunday, 6pm: amyjtidd@gmail.com

The amazing 'blender pens' are part of this sale with 20% off a pack of three! So, just to tempt you further here's a card i have made using these wonderful pens (and the 'Fun & Fast Notes' stampset):