Happy Easter to You...

A simple little A6 card using the So Detailed Thinlits dies for the horizontal cross piece to wish you and yours a very happy Easter holiday break... 

May the sun shine and may you eat lots of chocolate!

Bear in mind that these dies (RRP £30) are reduced to just £21 on the Retiring List - as indeed are the co-ordinating So In Love stamps... Clear mount (RRP £18) now £13.50 and Wood Mount (RRP £25) now £21.25 

Dies also used on these cards... click on the photo to go to the original post with the details/tutorial where relevant...

And the So In Love co-ordinating stamps are the ones I used to make the extra extra large wreath cards... along with the gorgeous Falling in Love stamps too for the second one... available in clear and wood mount too...

But all only available while supplies list... 

So Detailed Easter Cross Card

I was asked to make an Easter card with a cross.... but no Easter Message stamp set to make my life simple... so it was either search around my retired stamps... or use my brain...

So the brain whirred a bit... and this is what I came up with... well who says the small So Detailed dies can only be used for card sleeves...

Spot the extra detail... the long white part is embossed from each edge just to add some extra visual interest...

And wouldn't this be great for Confirmation, Christening cards etc....

Gold papers from the Neutrals 12x12 Paper Stack Collection... Happy Easter from Circle of Spring...and greeting frame from So In Love (which is the co-ordinating stamp set and bundle to the So Detailed dies). Ribbon from the now-not-available Sale A Bration pack...

Falling in Love with So Detailed dies

Simple little card with a beautiful So Detailed wrap ... 

Die cut... wrap edges round sides of card to form tabs around the back...  stick a piece of same size Very Vanilla cardstock onto the tabs at the back to hold it all in place...

Recognisable!? Well, I CASED this Make & Take made at the Stampin' Up! On Stage event back in November...

Funny how a difference in paper  makes me SO much more happy!

Stampin Up products used

Falling in Love papers

So Detailed dies

So in Love stamps

Falling in Love embellishments

1/4" Satin Ribbon

Gold Thread

Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock

Inks - Pool Party, Sahara Sand

Falling in Love & Tutorial for Extra Extra Large Heart Wreath Card

So this card proved very popular when I posted it earlier in the month (and on my display here too)... and I had my fabulous All Day Crafting Event last Saturday... and I suddenly remembered the ladies being gutted last time that they were not doing a wreath card...

So 2 worlds collided - the Falling in Love papers were out - and a re-make was on the cards.... well card actually... and here it is... 

So glad I got the So In Love and  Falling For You stamp sets - as I love this version of the card!! And there is a unique aspect of the leaf spray stamps in the So In Love set... there are two - one for each direction! Which means one could do the right hand side of the heart and the other the left... 

Pictorial on "how to make a wreath using a leaf spray stamp" here - and mat sizes and how to make the heart template used to draw round on the previous card version post here - so  I will just concentrate on how to produce an Extra Extra Large 7 1/2" (14cm) Square card for today... which is simples!

You will need... 2 pieces of A4 cardstock (or US standard)...

1. Cut one piece to 7 1/2" Square

2. Cut the other to 7 1/2" x 8 1/2"

3. Place this second cut piece LANDSCAPE (ie 8 1/2" length across the top!) on the trimmer at 7 1/2" and score

4. Valley Fold the score-line... so you have 7 1/2" Square on the front and a 1" ( x 7 1/2" high) "tab" at the back

5. Open up the front & apply glue to that tab and place the first piece onto the tab

6. (OPTIONAL) Apply co-ordinating Washi Tape to cover the join on the back of the card. This works well - as not only does it cover up the join - but it makes the card look more finished off/special too! 

I then used a 5 1/2" (14cm) Square stamping panel with a 5 3/4" (14.5cm) mat - on the outside and the inside too

Greetings from Big on Birthdays

So Detailed & Falling In Love Six Panel Pop & Twist Card

Though I would share another version of my Six Panel Pop Up & Twist Card... this is set on a 5 1/2" Square card (as the perfect size for the gorgeous So Detailed die-cut border) whereas the Silver card shared here yesterday was set on a standard A6 Tent Fold Card

This is one of the cards we will be making in my February So In Love & Falling In Love Suite  classes... a few spaces left on some if you want to join us... just go here to check out currently planned dates - or email me here if you want to set up a private class for you and some friends... I am located between York and Harrogate in Yorkshire (UK) ...

I actually don't think the photos do this card justice as it is so dreamy and beautiful in the flesh...and just perfect for a Wedding card... the delicate flower die cut and lacy background setting it all off...

And I am pleased with this update for another reason...  I don't know if you can tell from the photos... this version has much more pronounced side panels than on the card yesterday! Much better!

Now I thought about sharing the Tutorial today... but I have a last tweak I want to try out... so bear with me! Edited to Add... Tutorial now posted here...

Oh and the front... again purposefully left simple so that the opening WOW is left to the max for the recipient...

So in Love Heart Wreath for Jems Blog Hop

Hello and welcome from me, Amanda Bates to The Craft Spa blog and the monthly Jems Team Blog Hop...

Well  I have to admit that this months theme was a real challenge for me ... namely "Hearts not just for Valentines"... as I am not exactly into hearts... But I love what I made in the end! Hope you do too...

So I bring you a wreath... in the shape of a heart... with BIG birthday wishes... on a very BIG card... a  7 1/2" (or 17cm) XXL square card BIG... with a white 5 1/2" (14cm) stamping panel

The wreath was created using the So In Love leaf sprays and flower stamps around a hand-drawn heart (more on that later!) Stamps available in Wood mount, Clear mount and as bundles with the beautiful So Detailed dies

Then a couple of the Big on Birthdays greetings were added... front and inside...

Bear in mind that the clear block shown is the very long one to get an idea of scale....

Big on Birthdays stamp set available in Photopolymer... fabulous set of super big greetings... though the "At Least You're Still Pretty" image seems to divide the world!!! But I have a fabulous idea to share with you about that - but for another day!

So back to the hand drawn heart... Fold a piece of paper/card in half... Draw a half-heart" shape from the folded edge... And voila a perfectly formed heart when you open it out... Ready for use as a template to draw round...

Oh and colours used are Mint Macaron, Sweet Sugarplum, Rich Razzleberry and a touch of Island Indigo for the berries...

So that is it from me today... please do come back and visit tomorrow as I have a World Exclusive (I think) to share with you....

Please continue on our blog hop by pressing on the icons below... Next up is the wonderful Karen Watts 

Or go backwards to the equally wonderful Lucy Brown...

New Dies coming your way....

Continuing my series of sharing new products coming your way when the new Spring Summer (aka Occasions) catalogue is released on 4th January...

Time for a trio of new dies... Click on the small icons to launch the product videos for the full details

First up... Balloon Pop Up Thinlits dies and the co-ordinating stamp set, Balloon Adventures

Second... Stylish Stems Framelits dies and the co-ordinating stamp set, Special Reason

And lastly for today... So Detailed Thinlits dies and the co-ordinating stamp set, So In Love

And do remember ... these are all bundled items with 10% off the individual part prices if you buy the whole stamp & dies bundle