Merry Little Labels in Falling Snow...

Another quick and simple card for you today... well I had to do a few whilst this gorgeous Merry Little Label stamp was still out... bundle available in wood mount and clear mount...

So a Small Square card today (10.5cm Square aka 4 1/8" - but 4 1/4" makes more sense with US Letter cardstock)

A Softly Falling embossed 9.9cm (4" for US 4 1/4" card) white panel for the background... 

The label is embossed using Versamark and White embossing powder, sponged or brayered with Night of Navy ink and then punched out... though of course you can punch and then sponge if you prefer it that way!

And Night of Navy Crinkled Seam Binding ribbon and bow to finish.... though the eagle eyed amongst you will have spotted that I have folded the ribbon in half for the length and the tying of the bow as I wanted a thinner ribbon than how it comes...

A Round Up... Painted Blooms papers

I have just spotted that the End of Year Sale was updated again just before Christmas... and amongst other things... our favourite 2015 papers, Painted Blooms is now on there... at just £3.98 for the 12 sheet pack... which is a fantastic reduction for a £10.00 RRP pack...


So I thought it high time for a quick round up of some Painted Blooms projects... just press on the photo to go to the original post...

Also don't miss some of my other un-missables in the Sale... just read on to the end!!

First up... the the project that was the start of my Box Frame addiction!

Four Cards in a Painted Blooms wrapped Box from Quarterly Training...

Our Easter Treats - the pull bars...


And our Baskets...

And finishing off with Sam's stunning Large Square Double Display Card make

Snapshot of the papers...

And whilst I am looking at these Year End Bargains... a few more worth highlighting... either as un-missable (in my humble opinion!) - or just because they are such a bargain!

Festive Designer Kraft Paper...now only £3.58 for 2x 5yard rolls (RRP £8.95) Really good quality wrapping paper for all year round use... I stocked up! So I do use it all year round!

Chalkboard Paper... 10 sheets of 6"x 12" thick black card... now only £2.90... (RRP £7.25). Perfect for blackboard cards! And great for mini albums too!! I have a cunning plan for these...so I stocked up with these too!

Soft Sky Seam Binding... what a bargain!? And it was always my favourite... Now £2.50 RRP £6.25. Only 25p a yard...


Watercolor Winter Simply Created Kit Now only £9.18 for 20 cards (RRP £22.95). Been on a while so easy to miss! But - at this price- these are fabulous cards for Christmas 2016! And so easy... This kit has been my favourite of all of the cards kit so far!


And last but not least.... The Angled Tag Topper Punch Now just £12.57 (RRP £20.95)...having just made tags in record time for this Christmas - these punches are my must haves - and keepers!!

Full list of items in the Year End Sale here... numerous papers, stamps, ribbon & embellishments - particularly good for those of you stocking up for next Christmas!

Right... off to unpack my pre-order box fully... I can feel a spot of crafting with new goodies coming on... yay!!! That is something that still makes me very happy.....

Sleigh Ride Big Moon Card

Love this card... as did everyone! 

Everyone had this in their Top 3 of the 10 cards they made... yes 10... this die is that good for a stunning but simple card... So... right up my CAS street... and still fabulous for my Fancy Fold street too!!

Both the ribbon and non-ribbon (for bulk make/postal) version...

This card was well and truly inspired by this stunning card made by Irina Kozar. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us all Irina...

This is a card I first pinned over 3 years ago... and I liked it so much that I must have repinned it 20 times before Pinterest started to tell me I had already pinned it... I do so like that newish feature!

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Wonderland - Silent Night in Purples

Another way to use your Wonderland stamps... and going back to my special purple makes!! 

Attempting to show my new purple-loving crafters that just one ink pad can start you off pretty well on your colour journey... Elegant Eggplant used here to give 4 colour shades... starting off by inking up and stamping in the centre then stamping - without re-inking - the 3 words below....

Then I have re-inked - stamped off onto scrap paper once - and then repeated the stamping of the 3 words above

All with the aid of the trusty Stamp A Ma Jig of course!

Well ...I say one ink pad... apart from Whisper White Craft Ink that I have used for the snowflake background on a Wisteria Wonder card blank - but they already have that one!

Finished off with direct inking around the stamped panel ( I just use my Elegant Eggplant straight onto my card panel) and then sticking to a 2nd white panel. And some Wisteria Wonder Seam Binding ribbon....

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Gift Bag Punch Board Small Milk Carton

Well I am REALLY loving my Gift Bag Punch Board (GBPB) ....

Not only does the GBPB make great bags very easily... but it also adds something unique in the making of other projects - making it a complete must have in my book!!

So in my usual style.... I haven't made many bags... instead I have been playing around and using it to produce some old faithful crafty friends.

Firstly the little Box Card I posted the other day... Tutorial should be up later this week...

And now this small milk carton...

I had taken step by step photos to produce a tutorial for today...  but I am not sharing today after all ... not just because of my poorly finger which doesn't hurt...but is impeding things somewhat... but also because I have already refined the carton & produced some others and prefer those dimensions - so rather than confuse - more to come! Shouldn't be too long to wait....

In the meantime - can't wait to see the Gift Bag Punch Board in action... here you go... a Stampin' Up! video for you...


Oh and I have used my brand new stamp set, Garden in Bloom that I won in the Team Training Raffle on Saturday... I love this sentiment and these butterflies are so cute!

SU! Products used
Stamps - Garden in Bloom
Punches - Extra Large Oval; Decorative Label; Gift Bag Punch Board
Papers - Pretty Papers Stack
Embellishments - Metal Rimmed Pearls, Basics Pearls
Ribbon - Calypso Coral Seam Binding