Join me at the Tuscan Vineyard...

Let me take you to Tuscany in Italy today... in 5 different ways!

Grab a new Very Vanilla Note Card & Envelope ... overstamp with Postscript in Sahara Sand...

Die cut an aperture with the Layering Ovals... and then play around with the images in Tuscan Vineyard... as much or as little as you would like... depending on how much time you have and how much you like to fussy cut!

Start off super simple... just a greeting (I used Lemon Zest here as it happened to be out!) and the Soft Suede stamped & oval die cut scene through the aperture...

Add a Soft Suede stamped on Crumb Cake basket and bottle...

Add an Early Espresso stamped on Old Olive olive oil bottle...

 Add some Soft Suede on Very Vanilla corks in a row...

And then fussy cut your Old Olive on Very Vanilla olive branch heart out! (I used three here)

Finished off with a Soft Suede stamped, Sahara Sand sponged and Berry Burst/Old Olive coloured wine label...

An idyllic little scene... that immediately makes you want to holiday in sunny Tuscany.... amongst the olive groves and grape vines... Cheers!

In the UK? Wish to order your own Tuscan Vineyard? Just click here to order... available in both clear mount and wood mount... and don't forget Postscript and your Layering Ovals dies too... I will send you some notecards to use...

Carols of Christmas Baubles...

Another clean & simple card using the pre-released Carols of Christmas to share today... Scroll back through the past weeks' posts to see more using this set...

Standard A6 tent fold card... with largest Layering Ovals die cut aperture...

Tranquil Tide greeting stamped through the aperture... Smoky Slate baubles stamped either side...with a few extras to the right... with stamped & die cut baubles in Pool Party, Smoky Slate & Tranquil Tide added

Finished off with Smoky Slate stars and a few stamped and die cut sprigs of holly...

Carols of Christmas stamps and Card Builder dies available to purchase from 1st August... or if you can't wait till then... sign up with Stampin' Up! today and get the stamp set for free.... along with a few extra essentials... Click here for more details...

Another Foil Frenzy Panel Trio card

Ok back to birthdays - and Foil Frenzy... Here is another quick card made from the 1" wide leftovers from making boxes and the like...

Dotty Soft Sky Foil Frenzy paper strips left and right with a dotty Lemon Lime Twist one in the centre.... Happy Birthday die cut in Pool Party and Lemon Lime Twist stuck slightly offset for the greeting... and finished off with a hand-cut Pool Party flower and Lemon LimeTwist leaves from the Happy Birthday Gorgeous stamp set...

Another Quarterly Training make designed by Julie... though my final decoration was different in the end...

Craft Spa Recipe

A4 Thick Whisper White A6 Card Blank

Foil Frenzy Paper 1" x 13.5cm ( x3)

 And here is the round up photo of the 3 Foil Frenzy cards shared over the past couple of weeks...

Delightful Daisy Delight Punch is back in stock!

I have been waiting to share this project for a while...but thought it "rude" to share when no-one could order it!

This was the favourite of my (fully opening) Large Square Double Z Joy Fold cards... 2 lovely big white embossed and subtly water-coloured daisies and some extras stamped inside too... What's not to love!! Click here for the Tutorial...

So finally... the Daisy Delight & Daisy Punch bundle (item code 145361) is back in stock and available to order...  So if you would like it... click here for my Online Shop to order straightaway before it runs out again... Remember to enter Host/Stampin Rewards code EQDXYJRE for an extra gift from me. 

Also remember that a £45+ order would earn you a £4.50 Bonus Days coupon to spend in August! I would highly recommend topping with the co-ordinating Delightful Daisy papers and/or Faceted Gems (in Gold and Clear) and/or a couple of ink-pads OR the 1/2" Circle Punch for the centre of the daisy...

OR for those of you more local... I will be next ordering on Monday, 31 July for delivery here if you can collect & "live" if it goes out of stock again by then!!

Click here, here and here  for More Daisy Delight project shares over the past few months...

Carols of Christmas & Card Front Builder dies #5

This is probably the simplest card of the series... but stunning in its simplicity...

But before I start... NEWSFLASH... the Daisy Delight & Daisy Punch bundle (item code 145361) is back in stock and available to order... 

So if you would like it... click here for my Online Shop to order straightaway before it runs out again... Remember to enter Host/Stampin Rewards code EQDXYJRE for an extra gift from me. 

Also remember that a £45+ order would earn you a £4.50 Bonus Days coupon to spend in August! I would highly recommend topping with the co-ordinating Delightful Daisy papers and/or Faceted Gems (in Gold and Clear) and/or a couple of ink-pads OR the 1/2" Circle Punch

OR for those of you more local... I will be next ordering on Monday, 31 July for delivery here if you can collect & "live" if it goes out of stock again by then!!

Back to the card... Again a simple Notecard with a Layered Ovals aperture.  Delightful Daisy paper mat with white embossed greeting...

Double die cut trees duo... Silver Glimmer over Tranquil Tide for a shadow...

And a Smoky Slate stamped and die cut deer... cut the right way round this time...

And here is a round up picture of the 2 notecards in my series... click here for the details of the other one... 

Carols of Christmas & Card Front Builder Dies #4

Another day ... another simple card using the Carols of Christmas and Card Front Builder dies... click here for the set details...

Spot the fantastic feature frame on this one.... beautiful!

Double die cut trees... Silver Glimmer over Tranquil Tide to give a shadow and more definition...

Greeting inked up in Pool Party with Tranquil Tide added to the central "on" section using a marker pen...

And finished off with the lovely Tranquil Tide 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon...

WOW!

Carols of Christmas #3

More of my series of makes using the soon to be released Carols of Christmas and Card Front Builder dies... Click here for the details on this set (as well as how to get your hands on these now)

Die cut trees and moon & stars (single and duo trees in the Card Front Builder set) Loving these large words... the greeting size being perfect for a Stitched Shapes square frame...

Set on  a Small Square Double Z Joy Fold card... click here for the Tutorial for that...

Featuring the Delightful Daisy papers again for the front and centres... with Fresh Florals for the back...

Colours used - Tranquil Tide & Pool Party with Silver Glimmer...

Note that the Tranquil Tide tree on the front is stamped again for texture with the Background Bits stamp and it is popped onto a Silver Glimmer tree so it has a snow line...

Lovely simple little Fancy Fold card...

And here is the round up picture of my Carols of Christmas Small Square Double Z Joy Fold cards... the bauble one being posted yesterday...

Carols of Christmas #2

Continuing my little series of makes using the soon to be released Carols of Christmas and Card Front Builder dies... Click here for Part One of the series (which was posted out of sync in late evening yesterday!) and for the details on this set (as well as how to get your hands on these now)

Loving these large words and sweet little baubles.... the greeting size being perfect for a Stitched Shapes square frame...

Set on  a Small Square Double Z Joy Fold card... click here for the Tutorial for that...

Featuring the Delightful Daisy papers again for the front and back... with a small bit of Fresh Florals in the centre...

Colours used - Tranquil Tide, Pool Party, Powder Pink & Smoky Slate...

And a quick but simple tip for you.... but first I have to say... how did I live without these Mini Stampin Dimensionals!!  So stamp your trio of baubles (in Smoky Slate here)... then stick the mini dimensional onto the flat bauble... and then stick your die cut baubles on top.... saves lots of time and agro!

Lovely simple little Fancy Fold card...

Carols of Christmas #1

So I have finally had the chance to get working with the pre-released Carols of Christmas bundle (including Card Front Builder dies). So a few shares for you this week... This is a really great set with lots of options & potential...

This product is available now for demos to order. Or get the stamps for free with a Demo Starter Kit in July... along with an Essentials Kit too... which makes it a great time for signing up now... read more about that here...

And for everyone else the bundle is available to order from 1st August ... so please contact me now if you would like to order yours... £46.75 in Wood Mount or £40.50 in Clear Mount. My August order will be 1st August...

And remember that - if you have ordered £45+ in July - then you can use your Bonus Days coupon(s) towards it...

Back to the card... starting off the series with a simple Notecard with a Layered Ovals aperture.

Delightful Daisy paper mat (I have been saving this sheet especially for Christmas in July makes... Perfect!)

Die cut moon and stars with a Silver Glimmer piece behind at the top...

Die cut trees duo... finished off by stamping with the small rectangular stamp from Background Bits in Tranquil Tide to add texture and definition (you may need to click on the photo to see that...)

And a glimmer deer... cut the wrong way round!!! (ie cut through on the white side rather than the glitter side) A happy accident...

To My Main Squeeze...

Another simple but effective Foil Frenzy card to brighten your life! (well it does in the flesh... in fact it almost blinds us across the room as the light hits it!)

Simple squares of Foil Frenzy paper to form the grid background...

Finished off with a juicy Lemon Lime slice ... with the "To My Main Squeeze" expression

Perfect for Andrew I think Andrea!!!? Could have been your Anniversary card....

Craft Spa Recipe
A4 Card Lemon Lime Twist 10.5cm (4 1/8") Square Card Blank
A4 Card Pool Party 4" Square
Foil Frenzy 1 1/4" Square (x9)
Ribbon 3/8" Shimmer Pool Party
Lemon Zest stamps
1 3/4" Circle Punch

Coffee Cup Frenzy....

Had to quickly share this Thank You card I made to accompany an order yesterday...

This was a quick update to this card posted earlier here... for a Foil Frenzy paper fanatic! And her reaction was priceless... first the gasp... then the ooh... then the 5 minutes touching it all!!

Definitely worth the remake for the delighted reaction! Just wish I had made a few more whilst everything was out... 

Craft Spa Recipe
A4 Crumb Cake A6 Card Blank
A4 Whisper White 10 x 14.3cm
Paper Coffee Break 10 x 5cm
Ribbon 3/8" Classic Weave Soft Sky
Coffee Cafe Stamps and dies
Paper Foil Frenzy