Speedy new home card!

I needed a new home card and I needed one quick! I only had 5 minutes before work to create something from scratch so I got out my new Tea for Two papers, square punch, small heart punch and I made this....

OK so it's really basic!  But I do like the lovely vintagey designs and muted spring colours in these papers.  The only thing missing is a sentiment, I don't have a new home stamp.  It's one I'd like to see in future Stampin' Up! catalogues - please!!

Kylie x

Sympathy and butterflies

Luckily I don't often need to make sympathy cards.  I do end up thinking more about the design than I do for other cards, finding it hard to get the balance of mood right.

But the ever versatile Papillion Pot Pourri stamps always comes to the rescue.

The sentiments from Petite Pairs say exactly what I wanted to on the front and on the inside of the card.

Products used:

Stamps: Papillion Pot Pourri, Petite Pairs

Card stock: Not Quite Navy, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Inks: Crumb Cake, Not Quite Navy

Papers: First Edition speciality papers

Other: Elegant Butterfly Punch, Pearls

Sycamore Street thank you card

This is a quick card I CASEd from Julie's display table which showcases 3 of the products you can get for free during Sale-a-Bration.

Firstly the papers - these are Sycamore Street and are such happy vibrant colours!  Secondly I used one of the stamps from Madison Avenue and I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig to create a border.  Lastly is the ribbon - this comes in a set of 3 reels and also includes a pack of buttons too.

Products used:

Stamps: Madison Avenue (SAB), Perfectly Penned

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Island Indigo

Papers: Sycamore Street Designer Series Papers (SAB)

Ink: Rich Razzleberry

Equipment: Itty Bitty Punches

Embellishments: Sycamore Street Ribbon and Button set (SAB), Rhinestones

Madison Avenue birthday card

Morning - sorry it's been a little while.  Have been recovering from a virus which left me completely drained and without much energy for crafting! Or housework! Luckily my very understanding husband told me it was ok - the chores would wait until I felt better!! So I'm gearing myself up for a mammoth cleaning session, and then I can catch up with all the crafting projects I'm behind with!

For now I'll show you a card I made a few weeks ago.  The design was cased from Julie again - from one we made at our quarterly team training event.

The stamp set is Madison Avenue - and if you love it there's still time to get your hands on it for free with a £45 order by 21st March!

Products used:

Stanps: Madison Avenue (SAB), Perfectly Penned

Card Stock: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Pool Party, Basic Grey

Equipment: Bitty Butterfly Punch

Embellishments: Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon, Silver Glimmer Card, Rhinestones

Hearts a Flutter sweet treats

Morning!  Quick post today just to show you these cute little valentine treats I made last week.  I found mini rolos and they fit perfectly inside the skinny cello bags. I decided to take these into work and let my colleagues fight over them!!  As predicted they weren't around for long!

Now I need chocolate!!

Kylie x

Love is in the air!

Hello again!  Today I wanted to share some valentines creations.  I gathered so many great ideas for love cards this year, and had planned to make a big boxful to take to work to sell to my colleagues.  But as usual I spent so much time looking at pictures of other people's cards on the internet and pinterest, that I ran out of time to actually make any for myself!!  Does anyone else do that?  Please don't say I'm the only one!!

But I did manage to make a card for my husband Paul.  Actually I made three!

The first one I rejected straight away - I don't like it.  I'm no perfectionist but this is too wonky even for my standards!  And I feel I ruined the simple but effective design by stamping the heart over the sentiment - I thought it looked better without that extra detail.

For the second card I went for a 'clean and simple' design.  The stamp is from the set You Are Loved and I heat embossed it with black embossing powder giving it a raised glossy effect.  I think the red butterfly adds just enough colour, but does it make it too feminine?

My third card I have called Heart-tastic! It uses mainly products from the Spring/Summer catalogue, including More Amore papers, Hearts a Flutter stamp set and framelits, and the Honeycomb embossing folder. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Banners.

So, now to decide which one I'll give to Paul!

Happy Valentine's day to you!

Kylie x

February training swaps

Last Saturday was our quarterly all-day training organised by Julie Kettlewell, and it was a really fantastic day of crafting and inspiration. There were more than 40 demonstrators, including Alex Spence - my upline, and Clare - my brand new downline!

As always, we did swaps - here are mine! I made 45 of these and managed to swap with most people.

Supplies used:

Stamps: Collage Curios, From My Heart

Inks: Early Espresso, Crumb Cake

Card: Crumb Cake, So Saffron

Papers: Tea for Two

Early Espresso Bakers Twine

Honeycomb Embossing Folder

I got some absolutely amazing projects back - there are so many talented ladies in our team! Thanks for a great day Julie - I'm already looking forward to the next one in April.

Kylie x