In The Pines Bundle & 9 Projects to share...

A visual treat for you today... showcasing the lovely In The Pines bundle... currently available with 10% off the parts....

Plus a video demonstration for 2 of the gorgeous cards for you... 

But before I start... Are you subscribed to my newsletter service? The recipes and instructions for 5 of these projects are included in my newsletter this month... Just click here to email me to be added now and going forward...

So introducing... the In The Pines stamps.... With forest-inspired imagery and Two-Step Stampin’ images, these help you create easy projects with a woodsy, nature theme. While lending itself to Christmas projects, it also includes a multi-occasion “Thinking of you” greeting. Use its timeless natural elements all year round for masculine projects and more. 

Quickly followed by the co-ordinating Pine Woods dies... great for die cutting trees & snowbanks as well as stunning apertures... which ,combined with the In the Pines stamps, make this a must-have for creating quick cards any day of the year.

And another couple of cards for you... just click on the image below to go straight to the video demonstration for these ... 

And just to round things off  a bit... here are another set of In the Pines cards for you....

Finishing off with a sweet little Round Tin for treats and the like...

So there you have it... Hope you like the In The Pines bundle as much as I do ... and don't forget to enter the current Stampin Rewards Host Code when ordering online...

And apologies in advance... Blogger has changed some of its functionality... and where some things have improved... some haven't... many take more time... and some have just disappeared! Bear with us... 

And for those of you that like individual project images... here are the separate images of most of these lovely projects... all of which are covered in my newsletter service... 

Rooted in Nature... the super-CAS one...

As my long term followers know... the first outing of a stamp set results in a CAS (Clean & Simple ) card (or four!) ... that just shows off the stamp set ... as intended... to it's simply-used best...

And this Rooted in Nature card is no exception to that rule... simply CASEing myself... using some new colours...

Balmy Blue applied with a Sponge Brayer through an aperture for the sky... and Shaded Spruce for the leaf part of the tree (albeit with a bit of extra marker thumped Tranquil Tide and Garden Green to add a bit of texture)... with good old Early Espresso for the trunk and branches...

And love the greeting... this comes in 2 parts but I couldn't resist using it together.... this is going to be a very useful greeting for the many charity cards our team create...

Read more about the Rooted in Nature stamps, dies, bundles and co-ordinating Natures Poem suite here... definitely an overall favourite the world over...

And not long till my box of new crafting goodies turns up... it has set off and is on its way!!! Exciting times...

Waterfront Wednesday... In the Moonlight...

Another variant of the Waterfront card posted here... with the add of the clear moon to light the way... just heat embossed using Clear Embossing Powder... before silver embossing those trees ...

And this one is created on Shimmery White cardstock... which I do personally like for watercolouring...

I should have posted the other week with the other card... but when I came to the photos late at night for that post... this card was no where to be found...

And here are the 2 together... definitely prefer this moon version... so I had to share...

For all the other details on the cards... just click here...

Waterfront Trees...

Quickest of shares today... as I am off out on a MacMillan Who Dunnit night... and have just realised that I am a day behind where I thought I was...

So Waterfront Tranquil Tide "thumped" trees... on a Sahara Sand land mass... with Soft Sky second-stamping sky... and Heartfelt Blooms greeting in Tranquil Tide too... on a small square card blank (10.5cm/4 1/4" US) as per the rest of the series...

Right off to get dressed up for a night on the Titanic (or something!!) I need to be ready in 10 minutes...

Card Front Builder dies meet Lovely as a Tree

A further little play with one of my favourite cards made so far this year.... click here for the original card details... 

After demoing at a lot of my classes.... I had quite a few of the misty panels made up and ready to go... so I thought I would try something different... so the Card Front Builder dies came out and the Lovely as A Tree stamps went away... 

So Tranquil Tide for the trees duo die cut... Silver Glimmer for the die cut little deer.... and a punched Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer circle to finish...

Tranquil Tide greeting from Half Full... which happened to be out at the time...

Carols of Christmas Group Shot and Round Up

I was asked to put up a group shot of my Carols of Christmas card makes so far...  so here you go... 2 versions!

Out of interest which visual do you prefer? Photo Collage or Wood Caddy? (actually a Gardeners Caddy that I couldn't resist!! Thanks TK Maxx)

Card Front Builder dies and co-ordinating Carols of Christmas available to purchase on early release now... in wood or clear mount bundles with 10% off...

Click on the individual photos below for more details and direction...

And here is another group shot to finish off the post...

Lovely as a Tree on a Misty Morning #1

I love this card! Simple but SO effective... and will probably be one of my bulk cards this Christmas...

So I have used the long standing ever popular stamp set, Lovely as a Tree... this being the only set that has been around in Europe since Stampin UP! started to supply our shores nearly 10 years ago... and it is still going strong!

I CASED this card made by Kim Costello in 2007 shown here... which has probably been on my Pinterest CASE board since Pinterest began...

Though Kim's card uses Versamark & chalks... whereas I went Soft Sky brayering and stamping the trees in Soft Sky & Tranquil Tide double-stamped-off to achieve the misty morning background through an aperture mask... And yes the Tranquil Tide inked tree definitely needed stampin off twice on scratch paper before stamping over the aperture...

Then with the mask removed... the main tree was inked in Tranquil Tide, the ink removed from the trunk using a Blender Pen and then re-coloured using a Soft Suede marker pen... and the tree stamped in full...

And then I added glitter to the main tree and it all just popped... though I doubt you will be able to see that subtlety in the photos!

And an admittance... you may remember something rather similar in effect last week... yes this dinosaur Clean & Simple card was then created using the same layout... and I don't think it will be the last to get this brayered and sponged treatment! Looking forward to making some more...

So much so I have recreated my aperture mask using the Window Sheets...all ready to go...

Want to make a mask of your own... Start with an A6 piece (or whatever your standard card size is!) of Window Sheet... cut out at 2cm (3/4") for the top and 2 sides and at 2.5cm (1") for the bottom using your trusty trimmer... and keep the rectangle you have just cut out too... I may have another plan for that part!

Stampin Up Products Used
Lovely as a Tree
Christmas Pines
Window Sheets
Inks - Soft Sky, Tranquil Tide
Markers - Soft Suede
Sponge Brayer

Carols of Christmas & Card Front Builder dies #5

This is probably the simplest card of the series... but stunning in its simplicity...

But before I start... NEWSFLASH... the Daisy Delight & Daisy Punch bundle (item code 145361) is back in stock and available to order... 

So if you would like it... click here for my Online Shop to order straightaway before it runs out again... Remember to enter Host/Stampin Rewards code EQDXYJRE for an extra gift from me. 

Also remember that a £45+ order would earn you a £4.50 Bonus Days coupon to spend in August! I would highly recommend topping with the co-ordinating Delightful Daisy papers and/or Faceted Gems (in Gold and Clear) and/or a couple of ink-pads OR the 1/2" Circle Punch

OR for those of you more local... I will be next ordering on Monday, 31 July for delivery here if you can collect & "live" if it goes out of stock again by then!!

Back to the card... Again a simple Notecard with a Layered Ovals aperture.  Delightful Daisy paper mat with white embossed greeting...

Double die cut trees duo... Silver Glimmer over Tranquil Tide for a shadow...

And a Smoky Slate stamped and die cut deer... cut the right way round this time...

And here is a round up picture of the 2 notecards in my series... click here for the details of the other one... 

Carols of Christmas #3

More of my series of makes using the soon to be released Carols of Christmas and Card Front Builder dies... Click here for the details on this set (as well as how to get your hands on these now)

Die cut trees and moon & stars (single and duo trees in the Card Front Builder set) Loving these large words... the greeting size being perfect for a Stitched Shapes square frame...

Set on  a Small Square Double Z Joy Fold card... click here for the Tutorial for that...

Featuring the Delightful Daisy papers again for the front and centres... with Fresh Florals for the back...

Colours used - Tranquil Tide & Pool Party with Silver Glimmer...

Note that the Tranquil Tide tree on the front is stamped again for texture with the Background Bits stamp and it is popped onto a Silver Glimmer tree so it has a snow line...

Lovely simple little Fancy Fold card...

And here is the round up picture of my Carols of Christmas Small Square Double Z Joy Fold cards... the bauble one being posted yesterday...

Carols of Christmas #1

So I have finally had the chance to get working with the pre-released Carols of Christmas bundle (including Card Front Builder dies). So a few shares for you this week... This is a really great set with lots of options & potential...

This product is available now for demos to order. Or get the stamps for free with a Demo Starter Kit in July... along with an Essentials Kit too... which makes it a great time for signing up now... read more about that here...

And for everyone else the bundle is available to order from 1st August ... so please contact me now if you would like to order yours... £46.75 in Wood Mount or £40.50 in Clear Mount. My August order will be 1st August...

And remember that - if you have ordered £45+ in July - then you can use your Bonus Days coupon(s) towards it...

Back to the card... starting off the series with a simple Notecard with a Layered Ovals aperture.

Delightful Daisy paper mat (I have been saving this sheet especially for Christmas in July makes... Perfect!)

Die cut moon and stars with a Silver Glimmer piece behind at the top...

Die cut trees duo... finished off by stamping with the small rectangular stamp from Background Bits in Tranquil Tide to add texture and definition (you may need to click on the photo to see that...)

And a glimmer deer... cut the wrong way round!!! (ie cut through on the white side rather than the glitter side) A happy accident...