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!!!!

Maritime Monday - Sail Away Home Card

Quick share today of a card with a maritime theme... using the Come Sail Away papers , Sailing Home stamps & dies bundle... and the Sail Away Trinkets...

Suitable for anyone... but particularly the guys!

Wednesday When ... Something Old Meets Something New...

And you have a perfect match... for a simple, quick but stylish card...

Love it when that happens...

And a card that I couldn't have made before (well not without a lot of faff ... and lots of potential for going wrong!!)

So this is what you get when you use your new Rectangle Stitched dies...

With your old and well loved Flourishing Phrases...

Though I have to admit that the flower  to the top left has been added to cover a boo-boo!! The flower being cut within the flower (see bottom left) to make it smaller than the original... along those inner "guidelines" you can see.... as the original design is far too large for the notecard...

As yes... on the very last finishing touch of the card... I inked and stamped my pair of leaves the wrong way round at that corner... you should have heard me scream... especially as it was the second card I made today with a last minute boo boo! I then gave up after these two for today!!!

Along with your Gold embossing powder, Versamark Ink, Heat Tool and Embossing Buddy! On a ready made Whisper White Note-card & Envelope (20 per pack) ... Simples!

So I will be back with another version (as I love the design!)  and the details another day... as I don't need to confuse you with something that went wrong!

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Wednesday WOW - Lavender fields

So I mentioned yesterday that I had another idea with my Home to Roost field of corn card... so without further ado... I bring you my fields of lavender... which has been "causing the WOW word" from everyone visiting me over the past few days!! 

Such a serene and simple little scene... immediately makes you want to lie back and relax... so good for the soul! And mindfulness... Just need some Lavender scented embossing powder ( or something) to make it complete!

And just set onto a simple little A7 card for today... ie 7.4cm wide x 10.5cm high card blank... OR cut an A6 piece of card ( ie 10.5cm H x 14.8cm W)... Score LANDSCAPE at 7.4cm ... or US Letter equivalent would be 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" high ( Cut 4 1/4"H x 5 1/2" W, Score LANDSCAPE at 2 3/4")

So yes it is nice and small too... You may get more of an idea of the size if I also share yesterday's cornfield scene on the standard SU! notecard (left)... and one of the narrow SU! notecards (right) 

I inked up the stamp using Markers... the colours used being Highland Heather. Gorgeous Grape and Mint Macaron... with the birds in Basic Grey...  see here for the simple how tos on the birds and the watercoloured background scene...... 

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Tuesday Team Home to Roost Swap Card

Now many of you know that I like to join in with a swap or two to share my ideas with others and to help build up my samples & display ... particularly with sets I don't own... and using new ideas that I haven't thought of... or used for a while...

So these are the swap notecards that I made for Mon's Passionettes Spring Summer and Sale A Bration swap... as I am part of Monica Gale's team too (she is my lovely SU grandma!)

I focused on the Sale A Bration set Home to Roost... and wanted to make a card without the cockerel... as I appreciate that birds aren't everyone's thing... although I have to laugh at myself... as I did end up adding little birds to the card in the end!!

So I hope everyone likes my watercoloured fields of corn scene... and I just can't wait to see what is in the return swap bag... 

And seeing as it is Tuesday... here are some tips for you if you want to make one of these for yourself...

I die cut a Shimmery White stitched Rectangle panel... and then squeezed Balmy Blue ink onto the top of the ink pad... then added a drop of water... and picked up the watery ink with my Aquapainter and swooshed it across the top 3/4 of the panel...

I squeezed Sahara Sand ink onto the top of the ink pad... and added a bit of Crushed Curry to the ink splodge... added a drop of water... and then Aquapinter swooshed it across the bottom 1/4 of my panel...

I then left my panels to dry (although I would use the Heat Gun to dry it off in a class situation) and went off on a 30 minute or so walk around the village!!

I then lined up and stuck my dry watercoloured panel to the centre of my Whisper White notecard (which come with envelopes too) using temporary glue... use Tombow glue and leave it to dry... and then moved onto the corn...

Two ways you can do the corn.... use Gray Granite and Crushed Curry marker pens on the stamp direct... or as I did as it is a bit quicker... ink up in Gray Granite, remove the ink from the ears using a Blender Pen... and then add Crushed Curry to the ears using the marker pen...

And stamp as high as possible off to the left hand side... and then repeat and line up the second stampin to the right... and below the line of the first...

 And the little bird trio...just 3 ticks with a Soft Suede marker pen... simples...

Finished off with a Gray Granite greeting to the top right hand side... and a 5.9 x 9.3 cm Gray Granite mat...

And apologies to my fellow swappers... as I completely forgot to send the envelopes... and also because as I finished these and packed them in the envelope... I  had another brilliant idea along the same lines!! And I can't wait to share that with you all...

Products Used

Stamp Set- SAB Home to Roost

Dies – Rectangle Stitched

Cardstock – A4 Shimmery White, A4 Gray Granite, Whisper White Notecard & Envelope

Inks (scene)– AquaPainter with  Balmy Blue, Sahara Sand & Crushed Curry Inks (grasses) - Gray Granite, Blender Pen, Crushed Curry marker pen

Inks (greeting)- Gray Granite

Inks (birds) – Soft Suede

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