Showing posts with label Apothecary Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apothecary Art. Show all posts

Saturday, 25 April 2015

How I shall miss thee! Retiring List Stamps Review

As promised…here is my review of stamps on this years Retired List that I shall sorely miss using…. click on the product picture to go straight to my store or click on the project picture to go to the relevant earlier blog post…

So not in any particular order…..

Around The World. Gosh this has had a lot of use for mini books & Project Life. Think this will probably be a keeper… Still available in wood and clear.

Around the World

Around the World, Flashback, Flip n Fold Mini Book, INSIDE, Amanda Bates, The Craft Spa, 2014-07

Apothecary Art. Used this set so much over the years…really sad to see it go… still available in Wood & Clear. Ooh… Wood only £2 more than clear. Though the co-ordinating Labels Collection Framelits now out of stock so gone forever… Can’t believe I didn’t blog these Diorama cards before…

Apothecary Art

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Memorable Moments. Really great Numbers and Words set. Hope there is a good “replacement” for me in the new catty…… or these will have to be another keeper! Still available in both wood and clear – again wood mount less than £2 more than the clear now….

Memorable Moments

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@So Social. Just really really surprised to see this go so soon… We have had great fun using this is in our Project Life sessions and on quite a few cards too… Think this may have to be a keeper for me actually!! Still available in both Wood & Clear.

Sorry no projects to share as I can’t find them in my Pictures folder… but I can share one of the cards in its previous form… and note that the Make Note Rotary stamp in that one has also retired… and now I have just realised why all my customers have rushed to buy this little stamp at just £2.75!! I think there may be a few of you that will need the Word Window punch now too!!

(@)Sosocial Clear-Mount Stamp Set by Stampin' Up! Make Note This and That Rotary Stamp (English)

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Embellished Events. Many of you will be surprised to see this on here… but I use this stamp set for my “Beginners” classes…as there are great images and words too… so one stamp set, a couple of inks and a bit of card mean ladies go away with a simple kit they can make cards etc with for so many occasions straightaway….and then forever more… Only left in Wood…

It really is a great little set… and used for some of my favourite cards – whether the very very simple ones or the easy but fancier… none of which I appear to have blogged before…..

Embellished Events

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Label Love – still available in Wood & Clear. Artisan Label punch retiring too…. but punch has already gone forever…

Label Love

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Petite Pairs EDITED TO ADD… Appears this has had a reprieve – I can definitely see it in the new catty!!
I used this one SO much over the years. Though I am sure SU! will give me a good replacement in the new catty….. Still available in Wood and Clear mount. But no reduction on this one!

Petite Pairs

Wildflower Meadow So Sad! Still available in wood , clear and the embossing folder is still there too…

Wildflower Meadow

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And lastly my one definite keeper – Dictionary – gone for good in stamp form – though still available as a MDS download… I really hope that there is a great new alternative to this stamp….

Dictionary Stamp Brush - Digital Download

Remember my Convention swap card… which I naughtily nicknamed the car tax disc card!

2014_01, Amanda Bates, The Craft Spa, SAB, Jems Blog Hop, Too Kind, See Ya Later (1)

And  the Too Kind stamps used here are also on the Retiring List… still available in Wood only… Definitely one I will miss…

Too Kind

And here was a CAS Christmas Santa’s List card that I don’t appear to have shared on here before…

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So another bit of a trip down Memory Lane here… and as a result - unfortunately for me - now a few more stamp sets moving over to the Keep Box… Maybe Memory Lane is not such a good idea for me after all!!!

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Beautiful Butterflies #7 – Creative Elements meets Apothecary Art

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This had to be the quickest card of the session….. but it is very effective none the less!!

So this is a direct CASE of a card by the very talented Ilina Crouse at My Creations  - there are a selection there using this years’ In Colors.  And having just checked Ilina’s link for these cards I can see that this was a card that was CASED from one found on Pinterest.  Please let us know if you know the original creator – I truly believe in giving credit where it is due… 

Talking of Pinterest  - here is my link for anyone else that wants to follow someone new!!  Although I wish I had that many followers on this little old blog!! Shows what an avid pinner I am….I had as many followers as my blog followers within 2 weeks!!    And 6 weeks later … well 10 times as many!! LOL!!!

SU! Supplies

Stamps - Apothecary Art ; Creative Elements

Embosslit – Beautiful Wings

Punch - Modern Label

Card & Paper - Whisper White;  Elegant Eggplant

Embellishment - Large Pearl

Friday, 24 August 2012

Beautiful Butterflies #2 – All A Flutter Diorama Card

2012_08_Beautiful Butterflies at The Craft Spa 068_resizeHere is a second card from our butterflies class.

This card is CASED from the absolutely gorgeous Christmas card we all made at Jules Jems training back in July which was cased from Julies birthday card by Sally Jo Houghton. Having always been a lover of a Diorama card – this was right up my street!!

This is a very clever Diorama card made from just one piece of A4 card. Just cut in half into two A5 pieces and score each LANDSCAPE piece at 1”; 2” and 8”. Die cut the aperture. Emboss the front panel with the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder. Adhere together using the narrow sections. Add some die cut labels and a few rolled flowers & cut-out butterflies. And there you have it……

SU! Supplies

Stamps - Apothecary Art ; All A Flutter

Tools – Big Shot & Framelits Labels Collection; Simply Scored

Embossing Folder- Elegant Bouquet

Card & Paper - Pool Party; Island Indigo; Whisper White; Lucky Limeade; Rich Razzleberry

Inks – Basic Black; Island Indigo; Pool Party; Rich Razzleberry

Embellishments - Gems