Show Jumping anyone?

  

Created this ages ago... but it slipped through my usual class/photo/blog post routines...

But before  I start... remember that the Sale A Bration promotion finishes today Tuesday 31st March... so it's the last day to get your freebies for every £45 ordered... or to get your Mini Chopper and paper pack in a Demonstrator Starter Kit... 

As well as the last day to get those Sale A Bration Co-Ordinating products - such as the wonderful Sending Flowers dies that I have got so much use of recently!! Highly recommended...

And so back to today's card....

Created using the Grace's Garden stamps & dies... stamping and die cutting the gate ... chopping it in half... and then sticking the 2 parts "back to front " or "the wrong way round!" And then adding 3 x 9 cm ( 3 1/2") lengths of 1/2 cm wide Whisper White card (about 3/16") which I edged with Smoky Slate ink direct on the ink pad...

Along with Let It Ride... which the lovely Uma let me borrow... but I then ended up buying in any case ... why does that always happen!

And sentiments care of Peaceful Moments and Let It Ride... and although strange sentiments for what we are all going through at the moment... I hope that we all do have some moments in this that we can look back at with joy... And it will be great to be able to take life by the reins again... whenever that will be...

Background just sponged with Old Olive and Balmy Blue....

Grace's Garden #6 - Simply a Fence...

The eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted this card in my group shot yesterday...

Simple die cut fence...  doubled up at either side... Overstamped using Winter Woods silver birch image a few times!) or the (sadly) retired Woodgrain background stamp if you still have that...

With the main flower image "faux-reversed"... check out the respective positioning of the yellow and tall blue flowers... I'll be back to explain on Wednesday!

And don't forget for those of you in the UK... I'm offering a Grace's Garden Class in the Mail.  12 card kits and instructions - 2 each of 6 designs... the 5 shown below and this one... Free with a purchase of the Grace's Garden bundle for £45 (or alternative products to a value of £45+ if you already have Grace's Garden)... and oh you get to select a free Sale A Bration product too... 

Last qualifying orders by 2nd March please. And I have just realised that I currently have 3 Classes in the Mail on offer! Grace's Garden , Painted Poppies and Sending Flowers... Click here for the details on all 3... 

Just click here to go and order your Grace's Garden bundle with shipment direct to you- and don't forget to add your Sale A Bration freebie! And add my current Host Code DUCCVEGD... for the free class kit... which will be sent out under separate cover...

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! 

Grace's Garden & Winter Woods #3

Another simple little sponged garden scene care of Grace's Garden and Winter Woods...

With a lovely rose arch taking centre stage... and another lovely Greeting from Peaceful Moments...

And sorry about yesterday's late post... I forgot to press publish! Until I remembered at about 11.30 am... Oops!

And don't forget.. for those of you in the UK... a Grace's Garden Class in the Mail is coming... More details to follow ... but free with a purchase of the Grace's Garden bundle for £45 (or alternative products to a value of £45+ if you already have Grace's Garden)... and oh you get to select a free Sale A Bration product too... 

Grace's Garden #2 meets Winter Woods

Simple sponged Grace's Garden scene through an aperture... bringing in the trees from Winter Woods and a greeting from Peaceful Moments...

Which is a greeting set I love... as it covers so many occasions... and it co-ordinates so well with the Grace's Garden greetings too...

Also spot the stamped wood grain on the arch... more than one way to achieve this...

Winter Woods silver birch trio image...

Birch background stamp..

Or retired Woodgrain background stamp..

And don't forget.. for those of you in the UK... a Grace's Garden Class in the Mail is coming... More details to follow ... but free with a purchase of the Grace's Garden bundle for £45 ( or alternative products to a value of £45+ if you already have Grace's Garden)... and oh you get to select a free Sale A Bration product too... 

And delighted to report that I have finally finished the annual accounts and tax return! So very lastminute.com this year...  And now I can get back to concentrating on crafting! Happy dance...

Sunday Suite - Peaceful Poppies - with 10+ Project Samples

Introducing the beautiful Peaceful Poppies Suite....

A suite that is a the top of most of my ladies' Wish Lists... but a real "marmite-y" one - they either love or hate it! I'm a lover... but how about you?

So let's have that step by step look see you all like...

Starting off with the whole Peaceful Poppies Suite Bundle at one click...

And/or click here or on the arrow below to see the specially prepared video... 

The gorgeous Peaceful Poppies Papers...

Click here to see an image of each paper sheet... and/or click here or on the arrow below to see the papers sheet by sheet...

The Painted Poppies bundle... with that 10% off...

 The Peaceful Moments bundle... with that 10% off...

The Peaceful Poppies Elements... And gulp! Can't believe I missed these in my pre-order!! Oh well poppies for February classes then...

 The Peaceful Poppies Sequins... how wonderful with these look at the centres of all our poppies! As well as for all round use...

And last but not least... the gorgeous 1/4" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon... 

Sold in white.. so you can change to any colour you desire! Spritz it... colour with Stampin Blends or Markers...sponge it... drag across an ink pad... Whichever way you prefer... But do remember to let it dry...

And here are a lot of project samples!

To hopefully show the versatility of this suite...

And inspire you with what can be created...

And do remember... poppies aren't just red!

In fact my garden has large & bright yellow, orange and red poppies that stand out each year...

But this year I will be checking out the colours of the smaller ones...

I know there are some paler yellow ones...

But I think the other ones are different...