Simple on Sunday - Grassy Grove & New Horizons Aperture Card

This is my favourite card so far in my New Horizons & Grassy Grove series... so simple... but a stunner...

Just a Grassy Grove die cut in a portrait tent fold card blank... And then a quick trim of the card blank to 4" wide... which happens to neaten... and "best even out" those tree trunk widths to either side... Trust me you will know exactly what that means should you make one...

Then a stamped 4" x 3"H (7.5cm) paper piece inserted for the background... 

With a quick trim of the leftover bottom 3"H piece for that front base panel.... ie trimmed to best match my aperture positioning... so everyone will be slightly different (though for info - mine is  4.5cm - about 1 3/4" high)

Fussy cut On the Horizons greeting... and finished off with a piece of Black Twine...

And here are the 2 cards primarily created from that one piece of paper...

And hopefully the following picture will save a 1000 words about the paper cutting for the 2 cards...

Keeping it simple on white- Welcoming Window #11

This Welcoming Window aperture card... But in reverse!

So Crumb Cake "wood" window and shutters on white walls...

Still loving my Welcoming Window bundle... 

Don't forget that you can make these "with me" too... whether its a class in the mail (UK only) or the Tutorials in pdf format... click here for more information...

Simple Sunday - Welcoming Windows #2

A simple bit of Welcoming Windows perfection (to my eye) today! 

Standard A6 card blank... with a different floral display to that shared yesterday... 

And I can tell you a bit more about the UK Class in the Mail kit today... closing date 15th February

10 card prepped class kit sent by post with step by step Photo-Tutorials PDF... 

Free with any purchase (entering the Host Code JXF3XJNR) of the Welcoming Window bundle £51.70 (£46.75 plus £4.95 P&P) whether you order on line with direct delivery to you or via yours truly... 

Or otherwise free with any alternative product order of £46.75 plus P&P... 

But be sure to email me and confirm that want the Tutorials instead of the usual gift... or order £75+ and get the Tutorials and the gift...

Alternatively you can just have a class kit for £15...

And for those of you not in the UK... or already in possession of Welcoming Windows... then the PDF Photo-Tutorials will be available for just £4 (c. $5.50 USD)... Buy Now link here...

Simple Saturday - Welcoming Windows #1

A new series for you... with the new Welcoming Windows bundle... 

Starting off clean & simple with a small square aperture card design... then expanding the design as we go...

This is my favourite product in the new Jan to June Mini Catalogue... so I may just use this for a while...

Love it too? Live in the UK? Then I am delighted to offer you a Class in the Mail... closing date 15 February so you can be in plenty of time for those extra free Sale A Bration gift(s) too...

More Class in the Mail details coming tomorrow.. as I just want to focus on a project today... 

Though in the meantime... you can register your interest by clicking here... or just order the bundle ahead of time...

But in brief... 10 card prepped class kit sent by post with emailed PDF step by step Photo-Tutorials ... 

Free with any purchase of the Welcoming Window bundle £51.70 (£46.75 plus £4.95 P&P) whether you order on line with direct delivery to you or via yours truly... 

Or otherwise free with any alternative product order of £46.75 plus P&P... 

Alternatively you can just have a class kit for £15... Buy Now link here

And for those of you not in the UK... or already in possession of Welcoming Windows... then the PDF Photo-Tutorials will be available for just £4 (c $5.50 USD)... Buy Now link here...

Oh and FYI... basic spectrum of ink colours used.... Sahara Sand for bricks, Basic Grey for pots, Garden Green for leaves, Seaside Spray and Misty Moonlight for flowers... Alternatively Magenta Madness & Highland Heather for flowers... or Poppy Parade for (geranium) flowers ... or any floral colours that grab your fancy..

Sending Flowers #6 - Happy Mothers Day Aperture Tent card

So I combined a few elements of my 5 Sending Flowers card designs... and came up with this one for classes...

Decorated for Mother's Day wishes this time - but can be stamped with whatever greeting you need...

Click here for the Aperture Tent Card Tutorial

And here are the 3 aperture cards... so you can see the variety in colour as they go from left to right!

And... as a round up... here are the 5 Sending Flower card designs...

Live in the UK? Then you can have my Sending Flowers Class in the Post... Click here for the details and/or here to email me to arrange yours!

Sending Flowers #4 - The Large Square Card

Another day... another Sending Flowers card...

Again keeping things really simple... and very white... for now!

Live in the UK? If so... I have a special offer for you... as I am feeling so much love for these Sending Flowers dies...

Howsabout a Class in the Post? Just £47 (or £45 collected) To include prepped cards/materials and instructions for 10 cards (2 each of 5 designs)

To include the Sending Flowers dies (RRP £25), Balmy Blue & Granny Apple Green ink pads (RRP £7 each), Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin Blend (RRP £4.25) and a Stampin Sponge.

Plus your free co-ordinating Sale A Bration freebie Sending You Thoughts stamps...

Note that the Sale A Bration freebie AND/OR the ink pad(s) & Stampin Blend colours can be switched if desired.

You will also need a die cutting machine, Black inkpad & Rhinestone Basic Jewels to create the cards exactly as I have done... and I have also used the wonderful Label Me Bold stamp set (RRP £16) on just the one card...

Closing date February 29th. Supplies to you approx 12th March (subject to availability) Though early orders may go through ... and be delivered to you... well earlier!

Sending Flowers #3 - Simple Aperture Card

Got on a bit of a roll with my Sending Flowers dies... so here is another Aperture Card... 

But I have now had to stop myself... and move onto more makes for Mother's Day and Easter... though all of my 5 Sending Flowers designs will be suitable for those 2 occasions in any case!

But I couldn't let myself repeat my 22 Painted Poppies projects I shared over the last week!! I don't have any display space left!!

So today's card is possibly the simplest of my 5 designs...

Live in the UK? If so... I have a special offer for you... as I am feeling so much love for these Sending Flowers dies...

Howsabout a Class in the Post? Just £47 (or £45 collected) To include prepped cards/materials and instructions for 10 cards (2 each of 5 designs)

To include the Sending Flowers dies (RRP £25), Balmy Blue & Granny Apple Green ink pads (RRP £7 each), Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin Blend (RRP £4.25) and a Stampin Sponge.

Plus your free co-ordinating Sale A Bration freebie Sending You Thoughts stamps...

Note that the Sale A Bration freebie AND/OR the ink pad(s) & Stampin Blend colours can be switched if desired.

You will also need a die cutting machine, Black inkpad & Rhinestone Basic Jewels to create the cards exactly as I have done... and I have also used the wonderful Label Me Bold stamp set (RRP £16) on just the one card...

Closing date February 29th. Supplies to you approx 12th March (subject to availability) Though early orders may go through ... and be delivered to you... well earlier!

Aperture Tent Card with Sending Flowers #2

An Aperture Tent card for you today... A very simple fun fold card... but very effective with the Sending Flowers die cut...

Live in the UK? If so... I have a special offer for you... as I am feeling so much love for these Sending Flowers dies...

Howsabout a Class in the Post? Just £47 (or £45 collected) To include prepped cards/materials and instructions for 10 cards (2 each of 5 designs)

To include the Sending Flowers dies (RRP £25), Balmy Blue & Granny Apple Green ink pads (RRP £7 each), Dark Granny Apple Green Stampin Blend (RRP £4.25) and a Stampin Sponge.

Plus your free co-ordinating Sale A Bration freebie Sending You Thoughts stamps...

Note that the Sale A Bration freebie AND/OR the ink pad(s) & Stampin Blend colours can be switched if desired.

You will also need a die cutting machine, Black inkpad & Rhinestone Basic Jewels to create the cards exactly as I have done... and I have also used the wonderful Label Me Bold stamp set (RRP £16) on just the one card...

Closing date February 29th. Supplies to you approx 12th March (subject to availability) Though early orders may go through ... and be delivered to you... well earlier!

But before I go... here is the Aperture Tent Card recipe and tutorial for all of you...

1. Cut Thick Whisper White card to 12 x 29cm (US 4 3/4" x 11") and Balmy Blue card to 11.5cm Square (US 4 3/8" Square)
2. Score LANDSCAPE at 1, 13, 25 & 27cm. (US 1/4", 4 7/8", 9 1/2" & 10 1/4") 
3. Bone Fold Valley, Mountain, Valley, Mountain
4. Die cut aperture & colour flowers/stems as necessary
5. Stamp greetings as necessary
6. Adhere panel to back of card.
7. Adhere card using thin 1cm (US 1/4") section.
8. Decorate as necessary...

Grace's Garden #2 meets Winter Woods

Simple sponged Grace's Garden scene through an aperture... bringing in the trees from Winter Woods and a greeting from Peaceful Moments...

Which is a greeting set I love... as it covers so many occasions... and it co-ordinates so well with the Grace's Garden greetings too...

Also spot the stamped wood grain on the arch... more than one way to achieve this...

Winter Woods silver birch trio image...

Birch background stamp..

Or retired Woodgrain background stamp..

And don't forget.. for those of you in the UK... a Grace's Garden Class in the Mail is coming... More details to follow ... but free with a purchase of the Grace's Garden bundle for £45 ( or alternative products to a value of £45+ if you already have Grace's Garden)... and oh you get to select a free Sale A Bration product too... 

And delighted to report that I have finally finished the annual accounts and tax return! So very lastminute.com this year...  And now I can get back to concentrating on crafting! Happy dance...

How to decorate & Hang Your Stockings

Really simple little trio of small square Hang Your Stocking cards (10.5cm aka 4 1/8" ) today... great for your bulk Christmas cards as so quick and easy...

But before I start... do you know that voting for the 2017 British Craft Awards is now open... Note that UK residents also get the chance to enter the prize draw for an Amazon voucher too...

Select the Papercraft category... and not only can you vote for Stampin Up! (or whoever!) as Brand of the Year ... But there is also a category for "your one must read blog for crafty inspiration". Now I am not on the nomination list... but as I am honoured that many of you feedback that I am your first-to-visit/ must read blog... there is the option to select Other and enter whichever blog name you wish.... Just sayin'...

Right back to today's creative share... These makes were inspired by this gorgeous Quarterly Training swap card from my lovely and very talented team-mate Julie Wade...

First up a Sahara Sand stocking stamped, die cut and 3D'd to the front of a card blank... Finished off with a stamped and die cut cuff, a red Mini Jingle Bell and Gold Bakers Twine bow 

Second up a Real Red stamped and die-cut stocking stuck through a die cut aperture in the card blank. Finished off with a Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper die-cut bow and a Rhinestone Jewel...

And lastly, the Razzle Dazzle one... though I don't think it will show up so well in this photo.... a Real Red glitter embossed & die cut stocking again stuck through a die-cut aperture. Finished off with a Red/White Bakers Twine bow. And apologies for the smudge above the greeting... I didn't photo pre-classes so it got marked!

And a tip for using your Glitter Embossing powders when you want real depth to the colour when using a solid image like this one! 

Ink up the stamp in Versamark, then go and ink up in Real Red and then stamp... Add the embossing powder and then heat to melt. Not sure what it does to my Real Red pad if I do a lot of these...but I can always wipe that sticky Versamark off and re-ink with Real Red when I am done!