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

Who is for cupcakes?!

Who doesn't like a cake or two?! Well this is the most perfect birthday card for all you cake lovers out there!!

I made this card whilst i was having around Jades house on Friday night. Jade invited me and Kat around for a fab night crafting and Jade even cooked us an amazing Chinese meal!

Jade had a cupcake template which i used to cute out a cardbase from 'Whisper White' card. I cut out some 'Pink Pirouette' card in the shape of the cupcake and ran it through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder' to create the icing for the cupcake! The cherry on the top was stamped using the 'Button Buddies' stampset and some 'Rose Red' ink, placing it on the top with a 'Dimensional'. I then cut out some 'Melon Mambo' 'DSP' to create the cupcake case and used the 'Scallop Trim Border Punch' to edge it! (Before gluing it down i wrapped some 'Very Vanilla' 'Seaming Ribbon' around the base!

Finally i stamped the sentiment from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' using 'Melon Mambo' ink, punching it out with the 'Word Window Punch' and then gluing it onto the card with some 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect!!

I just love this card and will most definately be keeping my eye out for some different shaped cardbases to use as templates to make other fun designs!!

Don't forget if you like the look of any of the products that i have used in this creation (or any others on my blog) email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com and if you make an order of £45 or more you'll recieve an extra stampset or paper pack for FREE! See the Sale-a-bration leaflet on the righthand side of my blog for more details!!

Make-It-Show: Farnborough Review!!

Hey all!! I hope you all had a good weekend - i had the most amazing weekend all in all! Hubby was away on a stag do and i had a jam packed few days and yes...it did include a lot of CRAFTING!!

Yesterday i went to the Make-it Show in Farnborough, with my sister and had sooooooooooooo much fun!! I really restrained myself and didn't but too much. I did however have a go at lots of new types of crafts which i want to share with you today in my blogpost!

Those of you who visited the show will know that Stampin' Up! had a stall and there was a fabby make and take project that was designed by the ladies. I just couldn't resist giving it a go myself:

I just love the colour combo used within this project: the cardbase is the beautiful 'Rich Razzleberry' on which we stamped a flower from the 'Ornate Flowers' set over (also in 'Rich Razzleberry') to create the background!

On a piece of 'Very Vanilla' piece of card we stamped the flower again, inking it using the 'Old Olive' and 'Rich Razzleberry' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. We tied a note in a piece of 'Very Vanilla' 'Satin Ribbon' and fixed that in place! We layered this onto a piece of 'Marina Mist' card edged each side with the 'Scallop Trip Border Punch'. Finally we stamped the sentiment from the 'Sincere Salutations' set, using 'Old Olive' ink. We punched this out using the 'Decorative Label' punch and then layered it on a 'Marina Mist' 'Decorative Label' cut in half! I just love this card design and think the ladies really showcased the products fantastically!! They were working so hard on the stall when i visited i hope they're having a restful day today to recover!!

Now... not only did we papercraft but we also got to have a go at a few other types of crafts whilst there! For those who follow the blog regularly you will know that i'm pretty much a pure papercraft girl, but i'm really proud with my other creations!!

Firstly we had a go at Decoupage and i created this butterfly:

I haven't quite finished this off, i intend to place something pink and sparkly down the centre and loop some pink ribbon to hang it up! Not bad for a first attempt!!

But i think i saved the best for last! We attended an Acrylic Folk Painting class and this is the final result:

My sister also made one, here is her creation:

I brought a third one from the lovely lady who demo'd and intend to hang tall three in my baby's nursery!! I'm so happy with the final result and still cannot believe that i have created something so beautiful!!

Before i go i just have to thank Jane Willis once again for her generous gift of the Make-It Show tickets!! I definately used them well and had a brilliant day!!

Welcome to the world Baby Jude!

Yep another baby!! My step-sister, Jema gave birth on Friday to a beautiful baby boy which she has named Jude Michael!! He is beautiful! So today i have another baby card for you to see:

I started with a 'Bashful Blue' cardbase. On that i placed a piece of 'Whisper White' card that i had ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder'. I then glued a piece of 'So Saffron' card along the middle. On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped three bunnies (in 'Bashful Blue' ink) from the 'Perfect Postage' stampset and then coloured in the balloons using a 'So Saffron' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. I cut these images out and then layered them onto 'Bashful Blue' card punched out using the 'Postage Stamp Punch'. I used 'Dimensionals' to glue these into place, creating a 3D effect!

Finally the sentiment comes from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set, inked in 'Bashful Blue' onto 'So Saffron' card and punched out using the 'Word Window Punch'!

I'm looking forward to seeing my new nephew and now super excited because the next baby due is mine in July!!

Vintage Vogue!!

Hey all, sorry for such a late posting today - i have been to London. I have had an amazing day shopping and watching Shrek the musical, which was fab!! Totally shattered now but couldn't go to bed without sharing a card with you...

This card uses the beautiful 'Vintage Vogue' stampset. I used some 'Early Espresso' card for the card base. On a strip of 'Pink Pirouette' i stamped the 'life happens, love helps' sentiment from the set, using 'Early Espresso' ink. I snipped each of the ends and folded the card to create a ribbon style effect. I placed two mini 'Basic Pearls' either side and then glued it to the bottom of the card.

Next i cut a piece of 'Whisper White' card and randomly stamped the foilage using 'Always Artichoke' ink. I then stamped some flowers from the set on some 'Whisper White' card using 'Pink Pirouette' ink and cut them out and then placed them onto the card using 'Dimensionals'. Finally popping some 'Basic Pearls' in the centre! I mounted this onto a slightly larger piece of 'Pink Pirouette' card edged with the 'Scallop Trim Border Punch'.

I just love the 'Vintage Vogue' set! This card could be created to suit any type of occassion with a change of sentiment and change of colour combo!!

Hope you're having as good a weekend as me!! I'm off to the Make-it show tomorrow! Can't wait!