Thoughtful Branches - CAS Thank you

And the cleanest & simplest of the Training makes for you now.... this is a quickie and isn't it gorgeous... this was CASEd from this card by the ever-so-clever Allison Okamatsu

Stamped and die cut Wild Wasabi canopy... double layered banner... Crumb Cake tree trunk and a spot of Linen Thread to finish off

Simple ...but SO effective...

Thoughtful Branches Hydrangea

Another make from Team Training... isn't it gorgeous....

This card was CASED from the incredibly talented Dena Rekow... and her original card can be found here along with a how to video tutorial

But the detail I liked the best!

The Brick Wall ... which is a Crumb Cake embossed card panel sponged with Craft Whisper White to make it all look shabby chic... gorgeous.... that technique will be used again....

Look at the detail on this shot... I think you can even see the Wink of Stealla...

Thoughtful Branches Apple Tree

Now there is an enormous amount of activity going on behind the scenes at The Craft Spa!! 

The Autumn Winter pre-order box has turned up and I am gleefully coming up with ideas... creating... and will be back to share some great projects with you soon...

But for a few days I am concentrating on making.... and not breaking off to photo and blog... I find that my flow is SO much better that way....

So in the meantime I am scheduling and  sharing some more Training makes... first up 3 more cards with Thoughtful Branches... Remember only available this month... and I don't want you to miss it... as it really is fabulous and incredibly versatile...

First up... the apple tree behind the picket fence... this was CASED by Julie from the uber-talented Stampin' Up! 2016 Artisan Design Team member Jessica Winter in Austria whose original card can be found here...

The background is Aqua Painter watercolored Pool Party and Wild Wasabi on Watercolor Paper.

The Crumb Cake picket fence is made using the new Classic Label punch...just so perfect for this fence style... and very good for labels too!!

Though when I got home I just had to gloss up those apples with the Precision Fine Tip glue.... they look good enough to eat!

See you tomorrow!

August Only - Thoughtful Branches stamps and dies

Wow... what a fabulous stamp set and co-ordinating dies...

Just before I went away on my holidays Stampin' Up! released this stamp set and dies... which are for sale JUST for the month of August... so get them now whilst you can...

Now I managed to pre-order them and they were delivered whilst I was away... so I cannot wait to get them to work and create something to share with you... but in the meantime... please feel free to pop across to my Thoughtful Branches Pinterest board here and see some of my favourite Thoughtful Branches makes by fellow talented demonstrators for yourself...

Though I have to admit there may be a little bit of a delay... as ... I have just had a fabulous  - but very hot - fortnight's holiday in Greece...  unfortunately spoilt last Friday with my husband rupturing his Achilles tendon whilst trying to return a winning shot from yours truly during a tennis tournament!! So an unplanned tour of the island seeing doctors and ortho specialist on Friday... an interesting journey home with assistance on Saturday... with an extra hotel night at Manchester airport... A&E visit on Sunday and now he has one leg in a plaster cast (pot)... and we'll see what else ensues when he visits the clinic on Thursday! So this week (month!) will not quite be as I had planned!!