Thursday Trio - In The Moment scene...

Here are some more of my cards using the triple combination of the Grassy Grove die-cut, New Horizons papers and In The Moment stamps... 

This first one also combines Paper Piecing for the shirt... with Baby Wipe Swoosh (or Swipe) for the background

Whereas the other 2 have the images coloured using Stampin Blends alcohol markers... and have a sheet of the New Horizons as the background...

All on a Simple Diorama card that can be used for all occasions... Click HERE for the card tutorial...

All just so.... peaceful...

And do be sure to have a close look at the images... as my trusty Paper Snips scissors have been busy cutting away parts of the images I didn't want on these occasions...

Sunday Swap - Grassy Grove

From time to time... part of our team of intrepid (and incredibly talented and creative!) demonstrators create a set of cards and then swap with each other to provide each of us with samples of different products, projects and styles...

And this month was the time for our latest Team Swap! I created a set of 10 cards using the Grassy Grove dies... which I have to admit may prove to be my most popular die of all time!!

My original plan was to use the wonderful New Horizons papers... but delays to stocks being in place in Europe meant I had to come up with a Plan B... though my papers did turn up the day after the deadline! And they are indeed perfect for this little scene...

So a bit of Baby Wipe Swoosh ( or Swipe) on Shimmery White card was the order of the day... using Soft Succulent and Balmy Blue to produce a dreamy backdrop... with a touch of Soft Succulent stamped grasses at the bottom...

Added a couple of deer to my 3D scene... and finished off with the beautiful greeting from Nature's Harvest in Evening Evergreen... I just thought this was the perfect sentiment for my little scene...

And I had to share the full set of backgrounds... as I love that they changed as time crept on... as the Baby Wipe got less and less moist... 

Oh .. and did I mention... I designed a simple but fun fancy fold whilst I was at it... as I found that the die cut card blank wanted to splay... and so collapse! So an extra insert was the order of the day... and so I guess you could call this a Simple Diorama Card Fold...

Just a 14.8 x 5cm piece of card scored whilst portrait at 1, 2.5 and 4cm... folded valley, mountain, valley... and stuck to the bottom of the card... (For my US friends... 5 1/2" x 2"... scored whilst portrait at 3/8", 1" and 1 5/8")

And yes you've guessed it... I now have 9 wonderful swapped cards to share at some point... though I have quite a lot of other projects to share first... including some New Horizons versions... so they will be for another day! 

Petal Palette & More Framed...

A lovely piece of Home Decor for you today...

Take a cheap wooden Ikea Albrunna frame... colour it up using a baby wipe and Whisper White craft ink... now that's SO much better...

Add a Whisper White panel of Petal Palette stamped and coloured images using Pool Party, Old Olive and Rich Razzleberry... taking care to not stamp them too close to the edge of the white panel! As the frame then covers the edges...

Stamp and die cut a few more flowers using the Petals & More dies... then trim as required...and 3D foam adhere to add depth...

Thanks to Julie as this was one of our last Quarterly Team Training makes.... Lovely project to enhance any home...

Though gasp... I have just realised that I forgot to add the finishing touch... of randomly placed Tutti Frutti Adhesive Backed Sequins in Pool Party & Old Olive... the Old Olive ones being Lemon Lime Twist sequins coloured with the Old Olive Stampin Blends marker... so click here for Julies blog post showing the more finished article!!

Greetings From Santa Scene

And not a Santa in sight!!

This one proved to be a very popular Emboss Resist card.... all the images and greeting being from Greetings From Santa... so great to have these in there!

Masked snowline on a piece of Shimmer White card... white heat embossed tree, deer and snowflakes... Night of Navy baby wipe swoosh and baby wipe marbling... Night of Navy trees to left and right... then a dry tissue wipe to remove the ink off the embossed parts.

Finished off with the beautiful greeting in Night of Navy and ...though difficult to see... Silver Metallic Thread wrapped around about 5 times. All stick onto a Whisper White mat and then onto a small square card blank...

And yes for those of you that swapped with me at Quarterly Training... this is slightly different to the swap card... I simplified a couple of parts for bulk production purposes! Will share that one soon....

Special Card for a Special Girl... and Fancy Fold Friday!

Have to share how useful the Large Letters dies are when you need a sentiment or a word that you would never find in a stamp set!

I had a lovely call this week from a family friend whose daughter had just been made Head Girl at our school... so I am delighted for her and so so proud of her! 

So a very special card was in order to shout out her achievement in big letters! 

This is another Tag Topper Concertina card for which the tutorial is here... but I used the Pop of Pink papers this time

Quick Baby Wipe swipe with Pool Party on each white panel plus a few random stars. Star and greetings from the Confetti Celebrations stamp set...

And a quick tip for you... my white background letters looked a bit lost when I took the photo...so I just grabbed my Basic Black marker pen and carefully drew an outline around with the thin end... the before photo added so you can see below...

Definitely a unique card for a special and very happy girl!

And remember if you buy the Large Letters stamps & dies bundle this month... you will have two £4.50 Bonus Days coupon codes to spend in August...and very nearly a third (just £15.50 more for that third!)... Bonus Days details here... But if you are going for 3 coupons ... remember it is then just a further £15 for a £150 order which will also earn you another £15 in Stampin Rewards for free! Feels like we are giving money away!!!

Alternatively if you are going for just the Large Letter dies... remember to add something (anything!)  to go over the £90 for 2 Bonus Days coupons ...

How Much is that Doggy in the Window... and the Jems Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the Jems Monthly Blog Hop post by Amanda Bates at The Craft Spa. This month's theme is Animals... which would normally be a bit of a challenge for me with my usual stamp collection... but not this time...

Let me introduce you to Bella & Friends... so so cute! Available in wood or clear mount. So how much is that Doggy in the window... £25 in wood or £18 in clear mount.

But for those of you that know me and my creations... well I am just not that into colouring... but Touches of Texture came to my rescue... why colour when you can just stamp!

I think my little friends look quite furry (or feathery) and realistic as a result... though you do have to like a bit of fussy cutting if you go this way! Spot the shiny nose, collar, bone and balloon too... all care of the Fine Tip glue

The card is one of my Centre Step Easel cards... tutorial here.  I cut down my card to 28.9cm this time so that I could just fold the base into the card for posting in a standard C6 envelope...

You might also spot that I have not added any "stop" to prop up the easel card... to be honest I don't think you need one when you add this base to a Centre Step card...unless you want to use it for effect with a greeting... or to do this as an alternative....

I just couldn't resist... rug care of the new Delicate White Doilies which was coloured using the Watermelon Wonder ink pad direct and the little puppy is scored along his tummy to make him the easel card prop!

I have used 2 different papers... the Serene Scenery parquet flooring and Affectionately Yours flowery wallpaper were both just perfect for the card... Actually it was the parquet floor that made this a card that HAD to be made!

And I am particularly pleased with my window! Not only the triple aspect... more on that later! But the new Foam Adhesive Strips were fabulously easy for making it a 3D frame - and my dog and balloon are 3D'd using Stampin Dimensionals as well. Really pops!

And some more of the detail...

The sky background is just a swoosh of a baby wipe loaded up with Pool Party ink onto a Whisper White card panel. I used a 6.3 x 11.5cm (2 1/2" x 4 1/2") piece

Spot the Subtles Enamel Shape shape on the dog collar... too cute!

So time for a quick photo tutorial of the window....

1. Die cut 2 Hearth & Home windows

2. Chop off top of one and bottom of other - leaving just a single slat...

3. Put the chopped off bits aside... you need those for something else later...

4. Apply glue to upper section of bottom window

5. Stick top window to bottom!

6. Apply Foam adhesive strip to back of window

7. Stick your stamped sky panel to back of window. 

8. Grab your chopped off window pieces and make your skirting board like so...

Sorry to keep you so long...! But I hope that you like this creation as much as I do!!! It got an EEK!

It is now time to carry on with the Blog Hop... Carry on by pressing the NEXT or BACK buttons here... Your choice which way! Either way you are in for a treat with Julie next or Sarah previously...