Fun Fold Friday - Regency Park Mr & Mrs Double W Fold...

Another Extra Small Double W Fold card for you... featuring the lovely Regency Park papers again... 

Using the retired Large Letters dies...as I wanted the Mr & Mrs to be the main feature of this card... along with the Framed Florets (front) greeting and the retired Love & Happiness stamp set for the internal greeting

Click HERE for the card tutorial shared earlier...

And a quick update re blogging frequency going forward... Still not able to get back to daily blogging! The new PC and set up is making most things 100x faster than before... but I have a few issues to resolve before I can truly get up to speed! So getting there... but will still be a while! In the meantime I am trying to get back to posting 2-3 time a week... couple of projects  - usually including a tutorial - and a featured suite - or bundle... 

Simple Wednesday WOW Wedding card...

I love to make a really big card from time to time... 

And this was one of those times... featuring Bouquet of Love ....

Big Congratulations to the Happy Couple... 

Oh and Bouquet of Love with its fabulous hybrid embossing folder still available... but not for long! And even better... available to order from 1st June at half price!!! Just £13.50 for the folder and co-ordinating dies...

Sorry to have gone AWOL for a while... I was busy creating for a class.. and then had various - for no apparent reason - aches and pains... which is stopping me from spending as much time on the PC as I need...

But I now have lots of cards created and ready to to share over the next few weeks... so lets hope those niggles just "do one"... and I can get back to doing things more normally...

Simple on Sunday - Bouquet of Love embossed squares card

A simple stunner in the flesh! 

Love that you get a flat heart section on the panels surrounding the central raised die cut heart... though not sure how well that can be seen in the photo...

Directions

Simply embossing a 12cm square Whisper White panel with the Bouquet of Love embossing folder...

Cutting into 9 x 4cm squares... 

Sticking to the edges of a 12.5cm square Smoky Slate panel... starting at the 4 corners... This is the simplest accurate way of lining up square like these...

Then sticking that panel to a larger 13cm Smoky Slate square... then to a 14.cm square card blank... 

Die cutting a heart, flowers and leaves using the Bouquet of Love dies... and stamping a greeting with Smoky Slate...

And finishing off with a crinkly white ribbon bow

Grace's Garden #5 - Wedding Wishes Trio

This was one of my favourite Grace's Garden designs... which I thought I had shared... but it appears not when I checked! Good job I realised!

Three versions shared today... as the first ones with Mr & Mrs on the gate and heart proved a tad "frustrating" for many in class!

And I have already made a 4th version... using my Bricks & Mortar embossing folder... but that will have to wait until I set up for another photo session!

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! 

Main greetings 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...

Stencilled bricks care of Pattern Party Masks... and wouldn't the clouds have looked nice in the sky sponging too!

Meant To Be Mine Simplest Card... and Latest News...

So today we have some very #simplestamping (plus a die cut!) cards... suitable for Valentine, Wedding Anniversary... or even Weddings...

But before I start... Quick news flash...  Sales for the following items have exceeded forecast. 

Butterfly Duet Punch (item 148523)
Cake Builder Punch (item 148525)

Although not currently on backorder, the stock is expected to be gone soon and then they will no longer be orderable until new stock is received (towards the end of March).  Also known as... if you want the Cake or the Butterfly bundles...please order now and so avoid disappointment... 

In the meantime...when these are unorderable... if you enter item numbers for either of these products (or the relevant bundle) on an order, you will receive a pop-up notification asking if you would like to be notified via e-mail when they are back in stock. This will allow you to be notified immediately when the status changes for these items and they are again available for purchase.

Also...due to unprecedented demand... the Organdy Ribbon Combo Pack is no longer available for Sale-A-Bration. 

And the beautiful Sale A Bration Botanical Butterfly paper  is currently on back order... but you can order now and it will follow at the beginning of February...

So back to the cards...

White embossed and die cut Crumb Cake heart... with Lovely Lipstick greeting... on a 14cm Square ( 5 1/2") Thick Whisper White card blank...

And Lovely Lipstick stamped & die cut Crumb Cake heart with White embossed greeting... and a Whisper White die cut heart "border" to finish... set on a 10.5cm Square (US 4 1/4") Crumb Cake card blank

And I have to laugh at the angle of this photo...anyone would think the cards are the same size... 

Amanda's Quick Links

Just click on the relevant pictures below for catalogues and/or more information... 

If you are ordering today... do remember to add the Host Code shown below to earn yourself a gift and help support The Craft Spa at the same time... 

Please note that this host code does expire and change over time... but the current code is always shown at the top right hand side of my blog...

Just click on the relevant pictures below for catalogues and/or more information...

Introducing... All My Love Suite

This All My Love suite is a beauty... designed not only for Valentines... but for weddings and anniversaries too... and can be used for many other occasions too...

Lots to see... 2 stamps & die sets ( Forever Lovely and Meant to Be), All My Love papers, All My Love Ribbon combo pack, A4 multi colour cardstock pack and Heart Epoxy Droplets embellishments....

So here is a video of all the suite elements for you...

And here is another video featuring more of the Meant to Be stamp and die set... for which you can see project samples too in the last 2 photos...

Suite available to order from 3rd January 2019...

I think you may see quite bit of this suite as the weeks unfold! Even though I don't tend to do a lot of Valentines samples...

Ombre Bokeh Dots & Dandelion Wishes

Now this Dandelion Wishes and Bokeh Dots card makes me very happy...

Light... bright... simple... quick...

Ombre to add interest to the subtle starry background... Pool Party at the bottom... then Coastal Cabana... and finishing off at the top with Bermuda Bay... perfect combination...

With a flash of something shiny to finish... care of the Rhinestone gems on the dandelion centres...

And click here for a more special and shiny version of the card that I shared before...

Treasure those Memories for Jems Blog Hop...

Hello and welcome to the April Jems Blog Hop... featuring Memory Making aka Scrapbooking... to Treasure Those Memories...

Now scrapbooking is something I haven't done for ages!! And I used to really enjoy those classes....

So for today I have two pages for you ... and this maybe the only opportunity you get to see me!! As I am incredibly camera shy!!!

Albeit these photos being taken over 20 years ago on my wedding day! Gosh don't we both look young!!!

And I have to laugh at the word Smile... which is just one of the large stickers in the pack... that I have stuck to the top of a large photo... and that photo is stuck onto the top of some of the pockets rather than cutting a large photo up and inserting into pockets (as per the TOGETHER photo to the right)

As the memory comes flooding back ... of my mother-in-law telling both of us off on the day for smiling and laughing too much!!! Isn't that how a wedding day should be!!?? Though I have to admit that the biggest laugh was when I had to say Jon's middle name for the first time... and I kind of shouted it... and then we both got uncontrollable giggles!!! Yup... right in the middle of the wedding vows... 

I used the Petal Passion card pack...

Just one of the fabulous Memories & More range of products stocked by Stampin'  Up!

Memories & More is so easy to do... find your photos... pop cards and photos in pockets... add a few stickers and transparencies that come with the kit... and 10 minutes later memories saved...

This kit also co-ordinates with the Petal Passion 12x12 papers...

So you can easily mix traditional 12x12 scrapbooking with Memories & More photo-pocket scrapbooking... What's not to love?

And here is a lovely photo of the full Petal Passion suite from the SU! display boards... spot that you can add any colour to liven things up as you require... I think there may a bit of So Saffron added to my pages next week...

So it is now time to say Goodbye... and pass you onto the lovely Lynn... just click on the big arrow below to go straight to the post...

Worth a quick trip around... as there only a few of us taking part as many of us demos are away celebrating together at the Stampin Up! On Stage event as this posts...  

Yes by the time you read this... I will have seen the new catalogue!!! Happy dance!!!

Oh and just in case of any link problems that we won't be able to sort on Saturday... as we are in a busy room of 500-600 UK demos... here is the full list for today's Blog Hop...

Umalini Kathirgamanathan

Samantha Webster

Sarah Lavelle

Amanda Bates (YOU ARE HERE)

Lynn Smith

Love you...

Another clean & simple idea when you just simply want to say Love You... 

Gold foil when you want to be more subtle.... and this would also make a great CAS wedding card without the YOU...

Red Foil when you don't! Though the Red Foil is long retired from our range... but seemed to be the right thing to pull out for Valentine's Day...

And not a stamp in sight... just a trio of dies... Sweet & Sassy Framelits for the heart aperture... Sunshine Wishes for the LOVE and Celebrate You for the YOU

Detailed Gate & Hometown Greetings Wedding Card

Another day... another theme for the beautiful Detailed Gate... a quick and easy card for Mr & Mrs on their wedding day...

The same Bench U Fold card fold... but simpler than yesterday's more spooky card... as no extra box sections at the base... and just a simple die cut church scene to be seen when you peer through that gate...

The longer gate posts are created using the stamp in the Graveyard Gates set... just lining up & stamping one above another (in opposite directions!) to get the extra length... and then just trimming as required...

The inner decoration scene is just a simple trimmed Pool Party brayered Whisper White panel (though I could have used a Soft Sky panel to make the job even easier!)... with a Smoky Slate Hometown Greetings church border... finished off with some die cut Tranquil Tide trees....Forgot to take a photo before assembly... hence the strange shot below!

Front finished off with handcut Smoky Slate Graveyard Gate lanterns (though I could have used my die cut Brightly Lit/Christmas Lamppost ones instead) which are coloured in using a Clear Wink of Stella and Pool Party ink...

Plus a few Sheer 1/8" White Ribbon bows and a Smoky Slate Cheers to the Year greeting punched out using the Classic Label Punch