Tranquil Tuesday Trio - Reflected in Nature

And breathe.... a simple serene and calm scene for you to enjoy today...

Care of the fabulous Reflected in Nature stamp set...which includes a fantastic array of great sentiments too...

Three simple ways... Small square card... 

Large square card ... 

and small square Z fold card...

Whole stamp inked up with Gray Granite with direct Early Espresso marker inking over the top for the top half...

Perfect!

Saturday Simple Blossoms in Bloom in glorious In Colors...

 I like to include a card with my catalogues as I send them out... 

But it was a very very busy week when I wanted to send out the new Autumn Winter mini catalogue

But a thought crossed my mind... so I made a prototype... and thought ... hey why not! And what a great opportunity to play with all of the new In Colors too...

Clean, simple , fast... just perfect... for any occasion...

And then I had another idea... which made things even faster... for the last batch!! But come back on Tuesday for the tips and techniques for that...

Feels like Frost Shaker Card

Thought I had shared this card ages ago... but I have searched and searched and I can't find it on here after all!

So made back in September... exactly the same idea in my head...  but then the idea "solidified" by a lovely card made by the very talented  Linda Dalke whose post and video tutorial can be found by clicking here...

I just made mine on a 5 1/2" (14cm) Square card blank... and frame details slightly different... but I am sure that you get the picture!

And must remember to add rhinestones to the snowflakes before I send this out! As you can never have enough sparkle at Christmas time!

Something Simple for the Weekend... super CAS Stitched Stars

 

So this card was pretty much created from yesterday's... so I guess I could call this another Scrap Card...

As the Stitched Star was lined up and die cut out of the centre of a 12 cm (4 3/4") square piece of Thick Whisper White card...

Then stuck to a 12.5cm (5") square Gray Granite card...

Swooshed with an embossing buddy...

Greeting (from So Many Stars) stamped in Versamark through the aperture...

White embossing Powder added... and heated to melt...

Finished off simply with a few shiny Gemstones...

Another perfect super - CAS (Clean & Simple) card for any occasion... just change up the greeting!

And here are the 2 cards together...

Stitched Stars

So I thought it high time those 5 little Stitched Stars dies were used...

So here you go... one way to use them...

Each die being lined up with the stitching at each "corner" and stuck down with Low Tack masking tape... die cut...and then the die cut pieces being popped back into the holes...

And 4 of them would be great for corners too...

Finished off with another Stitched Stars die cut, a Christmas Gleaming hand cut greeting and then finally... a silver Designer Element... 

A new series of So Many and Stitched Stars makes...

Back to more So Many and Stitched Stars... a stitched star in in pure "simplest" form... with a simple stamped and hand cut greeting from Christmas Gleaming!

So as I write this post post ... it is Monday... a good 9 days post-op... and a day that I thought I would pretty much healed and back to "almost normal"... but instead I woke up feeling very tired! Pretty much healed and feeling great otherwise... but oh so tired!

So I am taking this as a little body warning and not setting out to do too much for the next week... but my pre-posted blog posts have run out...  which means a few quick and simple creations and shares for a few more days... so please bear with me... although I do know some of you will love these makes!!

Oh and for those of you in the UK... have a safe and wonderful memory making Bonfire Night tonight...

Merry Monday - Stars Round Up

Sorry as I forgot to share this group photo last week...

A quick round up shot of the simple So Many & Stitched Stars cards shared last week...

Click here for the last card shared... and then just scroll back the week for all the details...

And a very quick update... I am healing and recovering very nicely thank you! Still taking it very easy aka taking no chances!

Wednesday WOW!!!! Silvery Stars in Your Eyes... #6

 

Still simple in style and layout... but a glimmery WOW in the flesh...

And still simple to create... though the most difficult of my So Many & Stitched Stars series... series one! As yes... this is the last one of the first series...

Spot my snipping of that detailed star flourish again for those corners... 2 corners.. so just in half!

And got the Silver Foil and the Silver Delicata ink pad out this time...

And the gorgeous Greatest Part of Christmas stamp set for the beautiful and large greeting! This is a hostess exclusive set... but please contact me to find out how to get yours if your order is under £150... as there is more than one way!

Stampin Up! Products used
So Many Stars bundle (including Stitched Stars dies)
Stitched Rectangles dies
Cardstock - Thick Whisper White, Pretty Peacock, Coastal Cabana, Silver Foil
Inks - Delicata Silver, Pretty Peacock (marker pen)
Embellishments - Noble Peacock Rhinestones

So Many & Simple Star Burst Note Card #5

The penultimate of the first So Many Stitched Stars series... and again some peoples favourite in classes...

Just a series of stamping in lots of lovely co-ordinating colours and the card is done... Pretty Peacock, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party and Gray Granite being used here...

So what colours would you like to try?

Stampin Up! Products used
So Many Stars bundle (including Stitched Stars dies)
Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes
Inks - Gray Granite, Coastal Cabana, Pretty Peacock, Bermuda Bay, Pool Party
Embellishments - Rhinestone Gems

So Simple Many Stars Notecard #4

Another one of the favourites in my So Many & Stitched Stars series for classes!

And this has to be the simplest starry make this week... so far!!!

You could definitely knock a few of these out in an  hour! Anyone like the challenge?

Stampin Up! Products used
So Many Stars bundle (including Stitched Stars dies)
Whisper White Notecards & Envelopes
Inks - Gray Granite, Coastal Cabana, Pretty Peacock
Embellishments - Rhinestone Gems

Edited to Add:- Thank you so much for all your messages checking how I am! So the op went fine yesterday with no complications... I was back home within 6 hours! And recovery so far so good! I will have to have 1-2 weeks taking it easy (which I will find somewhat difficult!!!) but the bloggio is already organised in advance as they say!!! Fret not!!!!

Oh so simple Stitched Star #3

Carrying on with the So Many Stitched Stars series.... and going even simpler ... and one of the faves in my Stars class!

White embossed stamped star on Gray Granite... Stitched Star die cut around... finished off with a Noble Peacock Pretty Peacock coloured rhinestone at the centre...

Greeting inked up in Gray Granite.... ink on CHRISTMAS WISHES removed using a Blender Pen... then the Pretty Peacock marker pen used to over ink CHRISTMAS WISHES... and then stamped...

All set on a 10.5cm Square (US equivalent 4 1/4" Square) card blank...

Stampin Up! Products used
So Many Stars bundle (including Stitched Stars dies)
Cardstock - Thick Whisper White, Gray Granite
Inks - Versamark, Gray Granite, Pretty Peacock (marker pen)
Embellishments - Noble Peacock Rhinestones

So Many Stitched Stars in my Eyes #2

Ok... so the So Many Stars stamps and Stitched Stars dies are officially my favourite Bundle in the Autumn Winter Catalogue... and being honest with you... I wasn't even going to buy them!!!

But as they are so great for all year round use...  and can be used for virtually every occasion... it did seem rather daft not to get them!!!

And I am SO glad I did... This is like a bumper set of dies and stamps... there are so many... and there is so much that you can do with them!!

So the world is your oyster as they say... (or should that read galaxy or cosmos or something!)

So I have a few starry shares over the next few weeks for you... as once I started I couldn't stop!

Colour combination a combination of everyone's favourite colour in these parts (Pretty Peacock) and colours that weren't already out for classes... as I had to squeeze all my star stamps in just one stamping station! So Gray Granite, Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Pool Party came to the rescue...

Though I hope to squeeze in some time for some more with other colour combinations now that this weeks classes are out of the way!!

But just keeping it simple for now... this card being a CASE of a CASE of a CASE of a card that I made over 15 years ago (probably with Caroline or Jayne or Debbie) when I first started card making! And one that has never left my mind!! In fact I think the first variant of this was my first hand-made christmas card that I sent out to everyone all those years ago...

But it had to be done... as that stitched aperture for the star is just ... gorgeous!

The "glitter bauble" being just a punched silver glimmer 1" circle popped behind the aperture... Simples!

And if you want more ideas along these lines... just Google (or search on Pinterest) "christmas star card" ... and you will see lots more....