Crafting With You Pillar Fold Card

Going out with my thank you gifts this month.. a simple but effective Pillar Fold card with a 3D'd die cutting machine!

Featuring the lovely new Crafting With You bundle... such a great set for projects for so many of your crafting friends... be they papercrafters, knitters, sew-ers or artists... and I can't tell you how much I have used that flower spray image...

Along with Well Suited retired papers for the grid mat... although I was going to use a bit of grid paper until I spotted these papers in my stash...

Huge apologies for the delay in sharing projects recently... life keeps getting in the way! Quite a lot of cards made over the past few months... but no time for photo editing and writing tutorials up etc so I just never got to share as I would normally do... aka I didn't share any of them!

So instead of just not sharing... I'm going to (quickly) share images of cards made... with or (probably) without tutorials etc... and please bear with me as August and September are also looking even busier... but then winter comes and more time may come back on my crafty side...

 

Tuesday Trio - Bouquet of Love

A few quick little Bouquet of Love cards to say thanks for some sneaky orders over the last week... a free shipping offer is always so appreciated!

And a great opportunity to play with one of the new In Colors... so introducing Orchid Oasis... 

Think this is my favourite new In Color... a lovely deep lavender colour... hues of blues and purples... though it was my least favourite before I saw them all in the flesh... funny how that has happened!

Five for Friday...

Quick share for you today... of something small (A7 sized card blank)... and perfectly formed... but very very simple... 

But so striking... whether for Christmas or a quick Thank you... or even blank... and in which ever colour you fancy...

Just a quick pass of the baubles die of the Giving Gifts dies... which you may see quite a bit more of... 

Oh and the every so perfectly sized "Seasons Greetings" from Penguin Place stamps

Thank You from Elegant Said stamp set...

Thursday Thanks Quintet aka Merriest Moments #5

Oh my... how do I love thee!! Or should I say these...

But which one(s) do you like most????

Everything simply in perfect harmony... and definitely not a set just for Christmas...

Merriest Moments meets Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen & Whisper White... 

Just to say Thanks...

Just a bit of covering holly leaves needed as I went...

Thursday Thanks featuring... Beautiful Friendship

Yes another Beautiful Friendship  and Ornate Thanks card for you.... as I had to try a completely different colour scheme for a yellow loving friend...

Which reminds me of my first colour range when I became a papercrafter nearly 20 years ago!! Which was yellows, greens and cream... bet no-one guessed that one!! 

It is funny how colours affect us... yellow used to my favourite colour... but I wouldn't have thanked you for a yellow car! 

And I didn't even wear a lot of yellow... though I did have an amazing dress nicknamed the "Gin and Tonic dress"... which yes you guessed it ... had a very large lemon on the front... though I didn't realise that the pips were rather large holes... as I wondered why all the blokes were staring!! Gosh that takes me back about 35 years!!

But I digress... back to today's card... Balmy Blue hydrangeas, Bumblebee roses, Mossy Meadow sprays and Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz leaves... rest of details as per this card shared earlier in the week... 

And favourite colour ranges today... mmm.. Black or Navy with white or cream... with a pop of a bright (or neutral!) colour...Though I don't get to use much black and white in my cardmaking anymore... not many of my class ladies that like it!

Oh and Pretty Peacock of course! Stand out favourite for now! With a splash of many a blue or green to wash it all down... This is probably the range you would best guess at!

Tuesday Trio - Beautiful Friendship

Love love love this Beautiful Friendship trio... 

The first being pretty much a complete CASE of this card by the very talented Austrian demonstrator,  Michaela Windhager at Papier Vampir... 

Whose card actually inspired me enough to finally buy the stamp set... as I was indeed very late to the "Beautiful Friendship lovers party!"  Always a liker... but this is the card that finally got to me! 

I just changed the colour combination... to Balmy Blue, Highland Heather, Rich Razzleberry, Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz...

And I dropped the polka dot ribbon... I tried it... but (and it must just be me!) either I don't get the wrap right... or the angle right... but either way I make such a feature look rubbish! Though I still appreciate it on others' cards! 

And please ignore my boo boo!! ie the Mossy Meadow spray to the bottom right hand side!

And then I carried on with slightly different colour combinations ... Flirty Flamingo hydrangeas in this second one... and less or more stamping...

Oh and again I added the extra layered up parts onto the front... which made an even bigger difference on these cards...

And off to make some more... as this is officially still my favourite Beautiful Friendship layout! Thank you Michaela... still really loving your card!

Also used Stitched Rectangles dies and Ornate Thanks stamps...

Simple On Sunday - Beautiful Friendship #2

As I admitted on Friday... I liked that layout so much that I had to quickly CASE myself and create another for another friend...

So here is Jill's thank you card... all in her favourite pinks and purples... 

I do love it when you can tailor make cards so easily! 

Though I do have to laugh at myself as I was so intent on getting my post out that day... that I have since found the 2 stamped and handcut small Flirty Flamingo roses here that I "forgot" to pop onto the card! Sorry Jill!!

And for anyone that can't quite work out the flower and leaf placement with the banner in the way!! Here you go... the "under layout"... 

Recipe

A6 Card Blank Flirty Flamingo

Thin Whisper White 10 cm x 14.3cm

Thin Whisper White 10 cm x 2.5cm ( 1")

The Clearance Rack has been updated...

The Clearance Rack has just been updated... discounts of up to 60%... but supplies are limited and so only available whilst they are available!

Go have a browse in our new look... easier to use... Online Shop... and enjoy picking up some bargains along the way! Especially products for Christmas and Autumn... Just think how organised you could be this year!

But remember to ...
(1) click on NEWEST in the Top Right drop down list to see the new items first!

(2) if ordering under £150... enter my Host Code SMUXM3HE  where prompted... for a gift in the post from me for orders from £20...

(3) Live in the UK... and your order is over £40... then you can choose to have the Bench Fold Series 1-3 as your gift instead... enter the Host Code SMUXM3HE and then email me by clicking here to tell me that is your wish! Please quote your order number...
So sorry that I can't offer that option to the Rest of the World!

(4) Add any items to your order...Clearance Rack or rest of catalogues!

And for those of you looking for the Bench Fold Card tutorials... for the Dressing Table, Desks and/or Shop Window... just scroll down or click on the image below...

Painted Poppies Thank You cards and Round up...

I realised that I hadn't used the wonderful wreath die cut image in the suite of 9 cards for which I am offering my Painted Poppies free Class in the Mail...

So I thought I had better make a Thank You card to provide some inspiration for using it...

And think this is my second favourite card out of the 25 Painted Poppies & Labels projects I ended up making!!!

So whilst they were all out I played around with a few colour combinations* and images from the Thoughtful Blooms stamp set (Yours for Free with a £45 purchase during Sale A Bration)

And a fun fact... Thoughtful Blooms is the best selling stamp set this year in the UK so far!

That co-ordinates with the Small Bloom punch (yours for free with a £90 purchase during Sale A Bration)

And here are the 9 cards included in the Painted Poppies free Class... 

Live in the UK? Fancy a class for free? Either here "at home" or in the mail... then simply order* the Painted Poppies bundle  (and don't forget to add a free Sale A Bration product as your order will be over £45... and my host code DUCCVEGD when you do) 

Orders in by tomorrow, 2nd March please... You will get a prepped class kit and written instructions for the 9 cards....

Alternatively  - for those of you that can collect and that have financial arrangements already set up with The Craft Spa... I am placing an order on 3rd March... and can add yours onto that! I will also include one of these cards!

* Colour combinations Daffodil Delight & Mango Medley or Grapefruit Grove & Calypso Coral with  Coastal Cabana & Bermuda Bay. Both of which were inspired by the Birthday Bonanza papers...

And greetings from Label Me Bold and Magnolia Blooms

Tuesday In Colour Tips & A Gift...

And sharing a peek at the Bloom & Grow bundle for you too...

This Thank You card uses all 5 of the new In Colors.... which is a first for me... as usually the 5 in Colors are not designed to... and definitely don't all work together... but this year is different!

And I love each and everyone one of these colours... though normally I would only use 4 of them together! Either Rococo Rose or Terracotta Tile...

However do note that (very sadly) the Purple Posy ink pad is not currently available to order... So- in the meantime- some Tips for your Purple Posy colour...

• Buy the 2019-2021 markers for all the colours!
• Stamp off Gorgeous Grape for Purple Posy a few times (or as I did here... I added some drops of water to my Gorgeous Grape ink on my ink pad lid... and used the Aquapainter to apply)
• Buy the Stampin Blends Purple Posy combo pack (Also available in Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose and Seaside Spray)

And whilst I am talking the new In Colors... don't forget that there are 2 lovely new paper selections that co-ordinate too...

The 6x6 Color Collection Paper Stack...

And the Woven Threads 12x12 pack... along with the rest of its suite... 

And finally... here is a Gift For You... click here for your free In Color Combi Chart

Want your own In Colors? Click here to contact me to arrange your own bespoke package... or click here to go and order in the Online Store...

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