Loving the bargains!?

WOW! I have a new Host Code for you already as there has been so much excitement this week over all the Clearance Rack and Last Chance Sale bargains...  Well - who doesn't love a 50-60% discount!

Here are just a (very) few of my favourite things (aka bargains!)... Be sure to check out both the Clearance Rack ... and the Last Chance Sale for many many more... and remember that all these are only available while stocks last... and that the Last Chance products end 30th April... only 4 days away!

Nourish & Flourish Kit.... 

Down to £14.80 from £37... amazingly good value with that 60% discount... and who doesn't love this bag! And there will some alternative ideas for the cards coming your way sometime next month! Just need my box to get started!!

Thanks dies.... 

Just £10.40 (from £26) I've been eyeing these up for a while... and now I couldn't resist!

Lasting Joy stamps

Some beautiful sentiments... many of which I don't have...and some really useful flowers and greenery too... which co-ordinate particulatly well with the carryover Countryside Inn papers (and for  you demonstrators out there - with the exclusive pink version for beating your best!!)

Cottage Wreath stamps 

Just £7.20 ilo £18 (and co-ordinating Country Wreath dies for just £18.50)

A friend lent me these... and I had a blast! Think I made nearly 30 different card designs!! Many of which I thought had been shared here... but it appears not!! So I have a lot of card inspirations to share if anyone cares to purchase these through my Online Store...!!

Quiet Meadow stamps...

Just £8 (RRP was £20)

 

Crafting With You Pillar Fold Card

Going out with my thank you gifts this month.. a simple but effective Pillar Fold card with a 3D'd die cutting machine!

Featuring the lovely new Crafting With You bundle... such a great set for projects for so many of your crafting friends... be they papercrafters, knitters, sew-ers or artists... and I can't tell you how much I have used that flower spray image...

Along with Well Suited retired papers for the grid mat... although I was going to use a bit of grid paper until I spotted these papers in my stash...

Huge apologies for the delay in sharing projects recently... life keeps getting in the way! Quite a lot of cards made over the past few months... but no time for photo editing and writing tutorials up etc so I just never got to share as I would normally do... aka I didn't share any of them!

So instead of just not sharing... I'm going to (quickly) share images of cards made... with or (probably) without tutorials etc... and please bear with me as August and September are also looking even busier... but then winter comes and more time may come back on my crafty side...

 

New Kit - Colorful Kaleidoscope cards

New kit just released... Colorful Kaleidoscope cards... 3 designs... with everything you need in the box...

This kit includes:

• 9 full-size cards, 3 each of 3 designs, measuring 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" (10.8 x 14 cm) and 9 coordinating envelopes.
• One photopolymer stamp set with all-occasion sentiments.
• One Gray Granite Stampin’ Spot.
• 9 peek-through laser cuts that can easily be layered to create a kaleidoscopic effect.
• Pre-cut die cuts that are lined with gold foil, perfect for all your stamped sentiments.
• Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, Tear & Tape Adhesive, and Foam Adhesive Strips.
• Gold, pearlised embellishments.
• The coordinating colours are Bermuda Bay, Calypso Coral, Gray Granite, Night of Navy, Petal Pink.
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Tuesday Trio - Bouquet of Love

A few quick little Bouquet of Love cards to say thanks for some sneaky orders over the last week... a free shipping offer is always so appreciated!

And a great opportunity to play with one of the new In Colors... so introducing Orchid Oasis... 

Think this is my favourite new In Color... a lovely deep lavender colour... hues of blues and purples... though it was my least favourite before I saw them all in the flesh... funny how that has happened!

Saturday Serene Scene...

The last of my In The Moment Grassy Grove & New Horizons cards... for now...

A simple little serene scene... of which a couple of details may be hard to spot... 

As she is dipping her toes into the water... almost literally...

And look... no coffee cup for a change..

Simple Diorama Card fold instructions  here…

Thursday Trio - In The Moment scene...

Here are some more of my cards using the triple combination of the Grassy Grove die-cut, New Horizons papers and In The Moment stamps... 

This first one also combines Paper Piecing for the shirt... with Baby Wipe Swoosh (or Swipe) for the background

Whereas the other 2 have the images coloured using Stampin Blends alcohol markers... and have a sheet of the New Horizons as the background...

All on a Simple Diorama card that can be used for all occasions... Click HERE for the card tutorial...

All just so.... peaceful...

And do be sure to have a close look at the images... as my trusty Paper Snips scissors have been busy cutting away parts of the images I didn't want on these occasions...

Tuesday Team Treats Trio... For The Record Flap Boxes

Bet you cant say the first half of the title on repeat for very long!!! What a tongue twister... 

So I thought it high time I said hello and thanks to some very special & creative ladies I know... namely my team of lovely and super talented Craft Therapists! 

As I do like to send out a little treat from time to time... just 'cos! That is .. for no particular reason... but just to show my appreciation... and to remind them they are "awesome"...

So to give them a sweet treat... the For The Record Flap Box Treat Holders remained the order of the day... but brightened up this time round... 

Love these even more in these bright and happy colours... in Coastal Cabana, Polished Pink and Fresh Freesia... Hope they do too... Enjoy...

Click HERE for the Flap Box Treat Holder Tutorial.
And oh... as I forgot to mention this before... the papers used are the retired Merry Music papers from 2017... which seemed so perfect as these sheets have either "catherine wheel" shapes or music notes...

Oh and I do have a few extra sets of liquorice catherine wheels left if anyone would like to join my team during the Sale A Bration offer of 2 extra free stamp sets... and have one made especially for them... LOL!! 

Thursday Thanks Quintet aka Merriest Moments #5

Oh my... how do I love thee!! Or should I say these...

But which one(s) do you like most????

Everything simply in perfect harmony... and definitely not a set just for Christmas...

Merriest Moments meets Pool Party, Sahara Sand, Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen & Whisper White... 

Just to say Thanks...

Just a bit of covering holly leaves needed as I went...

Even simpler for Saturday...

 

Just couldn't resist... making the simpler even simpler... Let's call it Reverse Crafting!

 Actually I do like that as a concept! Reverse Crafting! What do you think?

And this is definitely a candidate for #simplestamping too...

More Tuesday Thank Yous... featuring Varied Vases & Ornate Thanks

Another design for another batch of bulk thank you cards... these being sent to food industry workers to thank them for what they do...

I was inspired by 2 fellow demonstrators sharing their makes on the same day... using the soon to be retired, Varied Vases... and the greetings set, Ornate Thanks

Firstly this card by Mary Fish in the US - who actually helped to design this stamp set! Great job Mary...

I loved Mary's use of the stitched "table top" using one of the Stitched Labels dies... which I don't have... but I do have a serrated fabric tracing wheel which does the job in a flash! I just placed my card blank onto my trusty Simply Scored score board and away it rolled!

And secondly AN Other card... that I now can't find! This time I loved the simple use of just the vase outlines and had to use the idea straightaway...

And I have to admit that the Stamparatus worked its magic on me in the making of this card... can't tell you how quick these were to make once I had everything set up... so I have made 2 batches of 40 so far!

Beauty & Joy Thanks

So whilst the Beauty & Joy stamps were still out after my Team Training swap production...

I made it even cleaner.... and even simpler!

Just to say simply say Thanks...

What more do you need!?

And here is a shot of the little duo! Click here for more details on the christmas one...

Recipe - A6 Thick Whisper White card blank with a Shaded Spruce mat 5.7 x 10cm; Thin Whisper White panel 5.25 x 9.6cm

Topiary Trio...

You probably can't get much more simple than this... but it has definitely caught the eye of many a lady in my class(room)

Made by me for no apparent reason whatsoever... I just happened to have a couple of coloured and die cut topiary trees from the Charming Cafe stamps and Cafe Builder dies laying around... so I made another.... and now a simple little make selected by my ladies for April classes...

Which now makes 4 cards designed and made a whole month in advance for my April Card Buffet Classes!! About half way there... Never been known before...

So... another small square card blank...  ie 10.5cm from A4 or 4 1/4" from US Letter cardstock... which is a size I seem to be suddenly using for 80% of my card makes this year! With an 8cm (3 1/4") Old Olive mat... and a 7.5cm (3") Whisper White panel...

Topiary bushes stamped in Memento Black... coloured & blended in using Old Olive and Smoky Slate Dark & Light Stampin Blends ... with Light Pool Party around the edge to add definition... and finished off with a simple greeting (also from Charming Cafe)

And I can't tell you how useful the new Mini Stampin Dimensionals were for this card!!! Perfect!