Good Bye Sale-A-Bration :(

Hi everyone, just to let you all know today is the LAST day you can make a sale-a-bration order. So you must get your order in ASAP if you want to earn an exclusive stampset or pack of paper for FREE.

Today i have one final card to share with you using the products:

Onto a 'Pear Pizzazz' cardbase, i layered a piece of 'Whisper White'. Onto this i layered a piece of the beautiful 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' and then a smaller piece of ' Calypso Coral' card that has been ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder'. I then ran a piece of 'Calypso Coral' 'Ruffled Ribbon' along the centre.

Next onto a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the thanks sentiment from the fab 'Sale-a-bration' stampset 'Outlined Occassions' set (using 'Pear Pizzazz' ink), i mounted this onto a piece of 'Calypso Coral' card and then a piece of 'Pear Pizzazz' card that has been embossed using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder'. Before securing this into place using  some 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect, i stamped the 'so very much' sentiment (also from the 'Outlined Occassions' set) onto some 'Pear Pizazz' card, which i punched out using the 'Decorative Label Punch' and glued this into place!

I gave this card to a fab friend and colleague Hannah who has been wonderfully supportive over the last couple of weeks. I hope she has a very restful Easter holiday!!

If you're desperate to make a sale-a-bration order and you're a regular customer best of calling/ texting me to ensure i get your message. New customers email me (with your contact details) and hopefully i will get it in time and process your order before this evening: amyjtidd@gmail.com

But don't you worry - tomorrow i have a very exciting April promotion to share with you!! Check back tomorrow!!

A Sale-a-Bration Card For All You Cat Lovers!!

I'm back again with another card that is showcasing the stunning 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' that available for FREE if you make a qualifying order before the end of this month - thats right... you have to get your order in by Saturday!!!

As you may know i'm a complete cat lover and couldn't resist making a card using the cat image from the 'Patterned Pets' stampset. So here you go:

This card was completely inspired my black cat - Crazy, she can literally sit for hours looking out the window!! I thought the 'DSP' looked very wallpaper like and so layered it onto a 'Pear Pizzazz' cardbase. Next i stamped the 'Sailaway' image onto a rectangle of 'Whisper White' card using 'Basic Black' ink and then using some 'Marina Mist' ink and a 'Blender Pen' added some colour to the sea. I mounted the image onto some 'Chocolate Chip' card to create a window and crossed over some thin strips of card to create the panels and a slightly thicker strip of card to create a window sill (which i raised using a 'Dimensional', I then stamped the cat from the 'Patterned Pets' stampset in 'Basic Black' ink, cut it out and secured it in place using a 'Dimensional' to make the cat 3D.

I finally stamped the '(friend to friend)' sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set using 'Chocolate Chip' ink onto some 'Pear Pizzazz' card and then punched out using the 'Word Window Punch' (again raised using a 3D 'Dimensional'.)

Congratulations on your engagement Lisa and Mike!

Hey all, hope you're all having a lovely week and enjoying the sunshine!

Today i have a card to share with you that i made for my cousin Mike, who proposed last week to his partner Lisa - and of course she said YES!!

So here is the engagement card that i made for them:

This type of card was demo'd to us by Fiona a Stampin' Up! colleague of mine. The card base is 'Very Vanilla' which has been folded over in half and then the front folded over again. I layered two different pieces of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' on the card base.

I then ran some 'Poppy Parade' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Top Note Die', and then ran a piece of 'DSP' through as well - i trimmed off the edge to create a slightly smaller shape and mounted it to the 'Poppy Parade' 'Top Note' before sticking it to the cardbase.

Next up i punched two birds using the 'Two Step Bird Punch' from 'Very Vanilla' card, the wings from some coordinating 'DSP' and the branches from some 'Poppy Parade'. The cute little hearts were punched out using the 'Owl Punch' (I also placed three along the edge of the card too)

Here's a pic of the card open (in my lovely sunny garden!):

You may notice that i have placed a 'Very Vanilla' 'Top Note' in the centre, before stamping in 'Poppy Parade' ink a congratulations sentiment from the 'For My Family' stampset.

If you love this paper as much as me - it is only available until SATURDAY. So if you want some for your crafty stash you must place an order of £45 and you will get it for FREE. Email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

A Fresh Vintage Sale-a-bration Card!

Hey all,

Back today with yet another SAB card - don't forget you only have until Saturday to get an order in and get a FREE STAMPSET or DSP pack!! Hurry, Hurry!!!

So todays card features the beautiful 'Fresh Vintage' stampset and the 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' - both of which you can get for FREE!!!

To create this card i firstly ran the front of the 'Crumb Cake' card base through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Perfect Polkadot Embossing Folder' to create the textured card front! I layered a piece of 'Poppy Parade' and then a piece of the beautiful 'Everyday Enchantment DSP'. On a piece of 'Very Vanilla' card i stamped the stunning flower image from the 'Fresh Vintage' stampset using my 'Stampin' Write Markers' ('Pear Pizzazz', 'Poppy Parade', 'Pool Party' and 'Peach Parfait') I used a 'Sponge Dauber' with some 'Chocolate Chip' to distress the edges a bit' and then mounted this onto some 'Poppy Parade' card. Finally the sentiment comes from the wonderful 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set, inked in 'Chocolate Chip' onto 'Very Vanilla' card and then punched out using the 'Word Window Punch' (raising it up with a 'Dimensional' to create a 3D effect!)

It's not too late to get your crafty paws on these beautiful crafty items - just email over an order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Patchwork Everyday Enchantment Fox and Tortoise Cards!

Hey all, back again today with more cards that feature retiring Sale-a-bration papers - 'Everyday Enchantment DSP'. If you would like to own these papers for yourself you will have to make a qualifying order by the end of this week... don't delay - email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Today i have a card inspired by my upline Cate - but altered a bit to suit my style. So here are the two cards:

The cardbase is 'Poppy Parade'. On which i layered some 'Very Vanilla' card. I stamped the 'thankyou' sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' on the bottom, using 'Chocolate Chip' ink. I punched out 12 squares using the 'Postage Stamp Punch' for each of these cards from 'Everyday Enchantment DSP'  and layered them. On both cards i punched a piece of 'Very Vanilla' using the 'Modern Label Punch', which i 'Sponge Daubed' using 'Chocolate Chip' ink and tucked a piece of 'Very Vanilla' 'Seaming Ribbon' before gluing it in place.

The differentiating feature of the two cards are the characters that i have used form the 'Fox and Friends' set. First up the cute tortoise, which i inted using 'Pear Pizzazz' and 'Chocolate Chip' 'Stampin' Write Markers' and raised using a 'Dimensional' to give a 3D effect:

Next up the wise old owl!! Which i inked in 'Chocolate Chip', cut out and raised using a 'Dimensional':

Check out the SALE-A-BRATION stampsets and papers in the leaflet on the righthand side of this blog. Make a qualifying order of £45 to get one for FREE! Email me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

A Sale-a-bration Easel Card!

Hey all, busy day today - first one back to work after my illness. I'll let you know how i get on!

Today i have an easel card to share with you featuring three of the five SALE-A-BRATION products that are going at the end of the week - boo hoo!!

The cardbase is 'Crumb Card'. I layered two pieces of the 'Everyday Enchantment DSP'. The 'Thanks' sentiment comes from the 'Outlined Occassions' SAB stampset, inked in 'Pear Pizzazz' onto 'Pear Pizzazz' Card and then punched out with the 'Decorative Label Punch', it's raised using 'Dimensionals' to make a prop for the card. I stamped the flower image from the 'Fresh vintage' SAB stampset - inked using several 'Stampin' Write Markers' ('Pool Party', 'Pear Pizzazz', 'Poppy Parade' and 'Peach Parfait') onto 'Very Vanilla' card and mounted onto some 'Pear Pizzazz'.

Check out the SALE-A-BRATION stampsets and papers in the leaflet on the righthand side of this blog. It's not too late to own one, two or three of them yourself - all you have to do is make a qualifying order of £45 to get them for FREE! Email me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

One Final Week of Sale-a-Bration - Don't Miss Out!

Warning: one more week of Sale-a-Bration and then these stampsets and papers will be gone for good :(

I have to say i'm a bit sad about this as i have become quite attached to them all. It's not too late to get your crafty mits on these sets - just make a qualifying order by Saturday - email it over to me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

So this week i'm intending on sharing with you some projects using the Sale-A-Bration sets that i made during a lovely crafty session around Jades today!!

So here you go with my Sale-a-Bration offering for today:

This card is a 'Pear Pizzazz' cardbase, i layered some 'Whisper White onto. The sentiment is from the 'Petite Pairs' set - inked in 'Chocolate Chip'. I punched several squares of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' (a SAB item) using the 'Postage Punch' from the Mini Catalogue and layered them up and glued them into place. I stamped four flowers from the 'Fresh Vintage' stampset (Another SAB stampset) in 'Pear Pizzazz' and 'Peach Parfait', i cut out the centres of two of the flowers and then placed some 'Basic Pearls' in the centre and put them into place using some 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect!

You will notice a theme to this weeks cards beyond the SAB - Thanks. As you know it was my birthday last week, plus i have been unwell and been looked after by so many people so i need to Thank A LOT of people!! Check back tomorrow for another card!!

Check out the SALE-A-BRATION stampsets and papers in the leaflet on the righthand side of this blog. Make a qualifying order of £45 to get one for FREE! Email me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Mothers Day Preperations! (sorry for the delayed post!!)

Hey everyone. I'm back home and under strict instructions to rest - hubby went out this morning and brought lots of supplies and told me not to move from the sofa so i thought i'd get out the laptop and update my blog.

I had my little sister stay with us on Saturday and we spent the afternoon/ evening crafting preparing for Mothers Day. So here are our creations.

First up the card i made for my mum:

This card is a 'Poppy Parade' cardbase. On which i layered some of the lovely Sale-a-Bration 'Everyday Enchantment DSP', which i folded over on one corner. I ran some 'Old Olive' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die' to create the butterfly and placed some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre. On a strip of 'Whisper White' i stamped the 'I'm blessed to call you mother' sentiment from the 'Blessed Mother' stampset using 'Old Olive' ink. I mounted this onto a wider strip of 'Old Olive' card and tied a piece of 'Baja Breeze' 'Seaming Ribbon'. My mum loved this card and i love this design - i will most definately be CASEing this design in future.

Next up is the card i made for my hubby's Mum to place on her grave:

This card has a 'Wisteria Wonder' cardbase. I layered a piece of 'Paisley Petals DSP' onto a piece 'Concord Crush' card and glued it onto the cardbase. I ran some 'Concrod Crush' through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die' to create the five butterflies and glued them into place, placing some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre of each one.

I stamped the sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset onto some 'Wisteria Wonder' card and punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch' and finally ran some 'Wisteria Wonder' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Die' to create the 'Mum'.

Before i go i just have a couple of makes my sister made using my craft stash for my mum (bear in mind she is 9 - she is quite the crafter!!):

And here is a cupcake craft giftpot we sewed toegther using some felt and pompoms - it was quite an ordeal to make but i love the end result and we popped some chocs in to give to Mum:

For My Nanny ...

Hey all, sorry for the late post today. I've been really busy preparing for Mothers Day! So tonight i want to share with you a gift i made for my mum from baby Tiddlywink:

I brought this box frame from the 'Range', it comfortably fits a 8"x8" layout in it. The background is a piece of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP'. I printed out two scan pictures of Baby Tiddlywink - one at 12 weeks (top pic) and one at 20 weeks (bottom pic) - onto photopaper, mounted this onto some 'Pool Party' and then some 'Lucky Limeade' and glued them in pace. Next i ran some 'Pool Party' and 'Lucky Limeade' card through the 'Big Shot' with the 'Flower Daisies Die'. I glued that into place and placed a 'Designer Button' in the centre with some 'Red Sticky Tape'. I next ran some card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die' and placed some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre. Finally i created the words 'For my Nanny' by running some 'Pool Party' through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Timeless Type Alphabet Dies'.

I'm really pleased with how this project turned out and hope my mum likes her first gift from her first grandchild!!

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, we are off visiting family to give out gifts and cards and i even have had a secret package delivered to be opened tomorrow - my first mothers day!!!

Hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow, check back at this blog to see the cards i made for this special occassion!!

Last Chance: Earn your FREE stamps and papers!

WARNING: SALE-A-BRATION FINISHES - END OF MARCH!

So if you have your heart set on earning one of the free stampsets you MUST email your order over ASAP: amyjtidd@gmail.com

To see the stampsets and papers then click on the Sale-a-Bration leaflet on the righthand side of this blog!

I'm offering FREE P&P - usually £4.95 on ALL qualifying Sale-a-bration orders!! (This a CraftyThINKer customer exclusive offer!)

THESE SETS AND PAPERS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AFTER MARCH!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Cate's 'Outlined Occasions' Card

Hey all, hope you're having a good week. Today i have a card to share with you that Cate designed and shared with us at Jades crafty gathering last Saturday. It featured the wonderful 'Sale-a-bration' stampset 'Outlined Occasions':

On a strip of 'Wisteria Wonder' we randomly stamped the small flower from the 'Fruit & Flowers' stampset in 'Wisteria Wonder' ink to create a background. On the centre of this piece of card we stamped the 'thanks' sentiment from the 'Outlined Occasions' set in 'Versamark' and then 'White Embossed' it.  We coloured in the sentiment using a 'Perfect Plum' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. We punched three small flowers from the 'Itty Bitty Punch Pack' and glued them randomly in place, finishing them off with some 'Basic Rhinestones' to add a little bling!

We glued this onto a piece of 'Whisper White' and then each side we pierced some holes using the 'Paper Piercing Tool' and the 'Mat Pack' to make sure the lines are all nice and straight!! Finally we glued this onto a 'Wisteria Wonder' cardbase!!

I just love this card and the design! Thanks Cate! It's a great way of showcasing the fab 'Sale-a-bration' set that is available at the moment!! Don't forget you can earn this stampset for FREE, just by making a qualifying order of £45 or more. But don't forget the sale-a-bration promotion is only on until the end of the month so you'll have to get your order in soon. Email it over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Jades Crafty Catchup! My minibook project! (with tutorial!)

Today i have had a fabulously crafty day!! Jade hosted a wonderful Stampin' Up! crafty session. There was six attendees and we all designed and demo'd a project to one another. So at the end of the day we had six different creations to take home!! It was a brilliant idea of Jade's to arrange a day like this because everyone had a completely different style and used a complete range of Stampin' Up! products - it was SO MUCH FUN!

So tonight i want to share with you the project that i designed and shared with my crafty friends. It's a folded minibook, with little pockets that you can place little momentos and photos in and it features some of my most favourite Stampin' Up! projects. So here it is:

The front of the mini-book!

The mini-book is made from a piece of 'Lucky Limeade' card. A4 length x A5 width. With a few clever folds, one cut with the guillotine and a bit of 'Red Sticky Strip' you can create this cute little project in no time at all!!

Here's a little demo of how it is done:

As i said before, you will need one piece of card. A4 length x A5 width. Fold it into 8 equal squares with your 'Bone Folder' (take a bit of time doing this and do it neatly!) Then made a cut with your guillotine as shown in the diagram above and then place the 'Red Sticky Tape' as show above.

Then you have to fold it like this:

And stick everything into place to create your mini-book:

Then it's time to decorate it!!

Once you have created the structure and folded it into place, run a piece of 'Red Sticky Tape' along the front and then run a piece of ribbon along it (in this instance i used a piece of 'Pool Party; 'Ruffled Ribbon'. Over that i glued two piece of the beautiful 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' squares on the front and the back. On the front i glued a 'Lucky Limeade' 'Scallop Circle' and then a butterfly punched using the 'Butterfly Punch' out of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP', with a couple of 'Basic Pearls' running down the centre!

Here's the inside (Please ignore my greasy fingerprints!!):

Notice that i used the '1.2" Circle Punch' to create some little tabs. You could then place little momentos/ photos etc easily in them!!

So there you go!! Hope this little tutorial makes some sense! It really is easy to make and the fab thing is it really doesn't use hardly any cardstock!! I think this would be a lovely project to make for mothers day! Why not give it ago!

Don't forget the beautiful paper i have used for this project you can get for FREE if you make a qualifying Sale-A-Bration order by the end of the month!! So get your order in now. Email me at: amyjtidd@gmail.com and for this month only i will give you FREE P&P on all sale-a-bration orders (usually £4.95)

Another Everyday Enchantment Card!!

Hey everyone! It's Friday!! Woo hoo! I'm so ready for the weekend! I'm really looking forward tomorrow as i'm meeting up with lots of crafty ladies to share our creative ideas and have some lunch! I'm looking forward to sharing all of these with you!

Now some of you committed daily followers may have noticed a bit of a theme in the last few days blogposts - my obsessive use of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' - i actually LOVE these papers and hope you do too!

Todays project also uses this beautiful collection of paper:

On a 'Crumb Cake' cardbase i layered a strip of 'Pool Party card' and a strip of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP', along the centre i ran a piece of 'Calypso Coral' 'Ruffled Ribbon'. I ran a piece of 'Lucky Limeade' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Textured Impressions Designer Frames'. I cut this out by hand and glued this on the top of the card and in the centre placed a punched out butterfly from some DSP, raising it with 'Dimensionals' and placing some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre!

Finally i stamped the 'happy birthday' sentiment from the 'Create-a-Cupcake' set in 'Pool Party' ink onto a strip of 'Pool Party' card, which i handsnipped down one edge and placed three 'Basic Pearls' down the side!

Don't forget you can earn this collection of papers for FREE and they're only available until the end of this month! So get a qualifying order email over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Check back tomorrow because i have another project using the 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' to share with you!

Clearly For You Framed Card!

Today i have a card to share with you that features the 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' that i showed you in yesterdays blogpost.

I was browsing through crafters blogs yesterday evening for inspiration and saw a card on Cates blog that i began to CASE. However when i started i ran through some 'Poppy Parade' cardstock through my 'Big Shot' using the 'Textured Impressions Designer Frames', but accidently used the wrong tab on the multipurpose platform, which cause the frame to cut rather than just emboss ... but instead of throwing it in the bin i used it to my advantage and teared the inside of the frame completely to create the focal point of my own original card:

On a piece of 'Very Vanilla' cardstock i stamped the bird image and the sentiment from the 'Clearly For You' stampset in 'Poppy Parade' ink.

The cardbase i used on this card is 'Poppy Parade' onto which i layered a piece of the beautiful 'Everyday Enchantment DSP'. I glued the 'Very Vanilla' card with the images stamped on into the centre of the card and then layered the frame over top, raising it with some 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect!!

The great thing about this card is that it could be used for any purpose!!

So if you love these papers, then don't forget you can get these for FREE! They're only available for ONE MORE MONTH ... so get your qualifying Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration order emailed over to me straight away!: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Sale-a-Bration: Everyday Enchantment DSP!

Reminder: You have one month left of Stampin' Up's Sale-a-Bration promotion!

So make sure you get your qualifying orders of £45 in to recieve your FREE stampset or DSP. To see further details of this promotion check out the leaflet on the righthand side of this blog!!

Now i have to be honest - my most favourtite Sale-a-Bration product is the beautiful vintage looking 'Everyday Enchantment DSP':

So today i have a card to share with you using these papers:

On a 'Poppy Parade' cardbase i layered some 'Lucky Limeade' and 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' to create a background. I then cut out a smaller square of 'DSP and bordered it onto some 'Lucky Limeade' card. I punched a butterfly out of 'Poppy Parade' and glued it to the centre of the DSP and then layered a 'Lucky Limeade' butterfly ontop, and blinged it up with two 'Basic Pearls' down the centre! Finally i stamped the birthday sentiment from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset onto a strip of 'Lucky Limeade' card and handsnipped each end, raising it from the card using some 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect!

Soooooooooooooo ... have i made you love this DSP as much i love it?! Want a pack of it for yourself?! Then email over your order now: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Angry Bird Pig Card!!

Hey all, hope you're having a good week! I'm on halfterm at the moment and having a pretty relaxing week. I'm off this afternoon for lunch with hubby, my sister and my nan. But before i go i want to share with you another Angry Birds inspired card that i made for my hubby's other twin brother, James. (It was their birthday yesterday.)

This card features an Angry Bird pig:

This card started life as a 'Soft Suede' cardbase. On a piece of 'Whisper White' i sponged 'Bashful Blue' ink all over using a 'Sponge Dauber' and the icing part of the 'Cupcake Punch' as a template to create the cloud effect. Along the bottom of the piece of white i glued in place a strip of 'Garden Green' card, handsnipped to create a grass effect.

The pig himself was created from 'Pear Pizzazz' card (and some tiny snippets of 'Whisper White' and 'Basic Black') and a range of punches: '1-3/8" Circle Punch', '1/2" Circle Punch', 'Owl Punch' and the 'Crop-a-Dile' (to create his nostrils and eyes). I drew on by hand his eyebrows and his pupils with a 'Basic Black' 'Stampin' Write Marker'.

The wooden structure was created from some 1cm strips of 'Soft Suede' card glued into place.

The sentiment is from the fab 'Sale-a-bration' stampset 'Elementary Elegance', stamped using 'Soft Suede' ink onto some 'Whisper White' card and then punched out using the 'Decorative Label' punch. I bordered the sentiment using 'Pear Pizzazz' card and the 'Decorative Label' punch.

The twins seemed very impressed with their Angry bird inspired birthday cards! Why not get your punches out and have a go at some punchart! You'll be amazed what you can create from a few punches used in a creative way!!

Don't have any punches to play with? Then why not browse through the Stampin' Up! catalogue and treat yourself!! Don't forget if you make an order before the end of March and it is £45 or more you will also be entitled to a FREE stampset or pack of papers. (I will also give you FREE P&P - RRP £4.95 - this is a CraftythINKer customer exclusive!) Email your order over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Outlined Occasions Valentine Card

Have you made your Valentine card yet?! If not then you really don't have long to get crafting!! Today i have a valentine card to share with you using the fab 'Sale-a-bration' stampset: 'Outlined Occasions' - maybe this card will give you some inspiration:

This card has all my favourite crafty elements - 'DSP', 'Punches', 'Stamping', 'Blender Pens' and 'Glitter'!!! Woo hoo! i love a bit of glitter!!!

So this card began like as a 'Basic Grey' cardbase. I layered a strip of 'Basic Grey' 'DSP' along the spine of the card. Next on a seperate piece of 'Whisper White' i stamped the 'Love' and 'be mine' sentiments using 'Basic Black' ink on the centre of the card. I coloured in the 'love' using 'Rose Red' ink and a 'Blender Pen'. Next i stamped 18 hearts out using the 'Small Heart Punch' from 'Real Red', 'Rose Red' and 'Pretty In Pink' card and glued them in place. Next i ran some 'Red Sticky Strip' down a small strip of 'Pretty In Pink' card and sprinkled over some 'Dazzling Diamond Glitter' and then put the card together!! I just love this card design so much!!

So get your craft stash out and make a card for the one you love!!! I have one more valentines card to share with you before the day - the card i'm giving to my hubby. (I made it at Jades crafty coffee morning and it features the fab 'Owl Punch' so make sure you keep visiting back to the Crafty ThINKer blog so you don't miss it!!!)

Don't forget you can place an order anytime, the easiest way is via email: amyjtidd@gmail.com and don't forget for every £45 you spend you get a 'Sale-a-bration' stampset or pack of papers for FREE!!!

Celebrate 'Outlined Occasions' stampset!!

Woo hoo! Today is worth celebrating - it's my first day of half-term!! I'm hoping to have lots of time for crafting and can't wait to share with you all of my creations!

Today i have another card to share with you using the fab 'Outlined Occasions' stampset:

This is a 'Lucky Limeade' cardbase, which i have stamped the 'Dots, Dots, Dots' onto it to create a background. Next i ran some 'Basic Black' card through the 'Big Shot' , cleverly using the 'Bigz scallop Square Die' i created this central shape. On which i stamped the 'celebrate' sentiment from the 'Outlined Occasions' set using 'Versamark' and then 'Heat Embossed' it using 'Silver Embossing Powder' and then coloured it in using a 'White Uniball Signo Gel Pen'.

The two stars were made from 'Daffodil Delight' card, very cleverly using the '5-Petal Flower Punch', which i straightened each of the flower petals to transform it into a star shape!! Clever huh?! (Alternatively if you have a retired Stampin' Up! 'Star Punch' you could use that instead.) These were glued into place and then finally i added a bit of bling to the card with a couple of 'Basic Rhinestones'.

Check back tomorrow for a Valentine card created using the 'Outlined Occasion' stampset... if you haven't made a card for your loved one yet i think it should give you some inspiration!!

Everyday Enchantment DSP/ Outlined Occasions Card!

Hi all, today i have another beautiful card to share with you using two fab 'Sale-a-bration' goodies: the 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' and 'Outlined Occasions' stampset:

I just LOVE this card and the papers - it has such a 'Cath Kidston' feel to me!! These papers are just stunning and you can use them in so many different ways.

This card base is made from the beautiful 'Calypso Coral' On that i have layered two of the different 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' designs. Along the centre i have ran some of the lovely new ribbon that features in the mini catty: 'Very Vanilla' 'Velvet Designer Ribbon' - isn't it lush!!

I stamped the 'thanks' sentiment from the 'Outlined Occasions' stampset onto some 'Pool Party' card. I punched it out using the 'Oval Punch'. Using the 'Big Shot' i ran some 'Lucky Limeade' card through using the 'Textured Impressions Embossing Set', which i cut out by hand and then glued the 'Pool Party' oval in the centre. Actually quite a quick make but i just love it!!

Get your hands on these papers and stampset by making a qualifying Stampin' Up! order. Email me today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Introducing 'Outline Occasions'...

So, over the next few days i'm going to share with you the fourth 'Sale-a-bration' stampset: 'Outlined Occasions':

This is such a fun and versatile set and over the next few days i'm going to show you four cards made with it... here's a sneak peek:

So here is card number one:

This little make is quick and simple. On a rectangle of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the 'thanks' stamp using 'Real Red' and 'Marina Mist' 'Stampin' Write Markers' and then coloured in using 'Real Red' and 'Daffodil Delight' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. Underneath that i stamped the 'so very much' sentiment again using the 'Stampin' Write Markers' to colour each work differently.

 I punched a strip of 'Daffodil Delight' card using the 'Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch'. I glued that onto the edge of a 'Marina Mist' cardbase before gluing down the 'Whisper White' card.

Check back tomorrow to see another card project made using this fab set - andif you would like to get this stampset for FREE just email me a qualifying Stampin' Up! order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com