Festive Flurry

As promised, here are 2 different cards made using the same stamp set; Festive Flurry.  You can buy this as a stamp set or together with the Framelits dies as a bundle (if you buy them as a bundle you save 15%!)

On this card I stamped the snowflakes onto Night of Navy Cardstock using a versamark pad.  I then used the heat and stick powder and the stampin glitter to create the sparkle.  I then used silver embossing powder to emboss the greeting from the Christmas Messages stamp set.

For this card I stamped the snowflakes using different colours and then cut them out using the framelit dies, it makes life so much quicker!  I then added glitter to the middle section (it's Christmas, therefore you must have glitter). I mounted it onto silver card and then onto a white background.

It just shows you how versatile one set can be!

You can order any of the supplies I have used on these projects (serial numbers listed below) from my online shop and have them delivered directly to your door, just use the "shop now" button on my blog.  Then you can come back on her and show me what you've created!

Have a great day

Ruth

Christmas Messages Wood 131790 or Clear 131793

Festive Flurry Wood 131778 or Clear 131781

Festive Flurry bundle (with framelit dies) Wood 133284 or Clear 133285

Foil Sheets 132178

Heat and Stick Powder 100625

Stampin Glitter 102023

Silver Embossing Powder 109131

Night of Navy Cardstock 106577

Whisper White Cardstock 106549

Seasonal Catalogue

The seasonal catalogue is now out and there are some beautiful things in there.  I will be making some projects from this catalogue over the next few days to show you what you can create.

There are also some items that have carred over from the main catalogue from last year.  They can be found here:

http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/catalogs/EU/20130201_AutumnWinter_en-EU/20130201_AutumnWinter-Carryover_UK.pdf

The new seasonal catalogue can be found here:

Why not have a look through and if something takes your fancy, use the Shop Now button on my page to place your order - it doesn't get much simpler than that.

Have a great day

Ruth

15% off Butterfly Bundle AND shop online!

For the month of September Stampin UP! Are offering you their gorgeous butterfly bundle with 15% off!  That means you can get your hands on the gorgeous stamp AND punch for just £23.97 in clear and £26.52 in wood mount

Click here to see this fantastic offer

And that's not all, you can now order on line - any time, day or night!  Just click on this icon on my page and it will take you directly to all the Stampin UP! goodies - how fab is that?

I am busy working on some Christmas examples from the new mini catalogue and will be back over the next couple of days with some ideas to make some really quick and easy Christmas Cards

In the meantime, why don't you pop over to the Stampin UP! Shop and browse through the fantastic goodies on offer

Ruth

My Digital Studio

My Digital Studio is coming really soon. I LOVE it, I can create scrapbook pages at the click of a button and it really is very easy to pick up.

This is a page I created for my very talented daughter Thalia who has already won 3 gold medals this year.  She is a multi eventer (a bit like Jessica Ennis) and this page is her winning a 200 mtr race.  We are off to another competition this afternoon in the drizzle but it does make a nice change from Irish Dancing!

Have a great weekend

Ruth

Creating Backgrounds

Today I decided to have a go at creating my own backgrounds.  I took a cleat stamping block and coloured it in sections using the Stampin Write markers.  I used the blues for the first card.

For the second card I used orange tones and then stamped the stem from the Field Flowers set directly onto the background.  I then stamped the flowers and cut them out so that they added dimension to the card

It's very easy to create backgrounds like this and very quick too, especially if you don't have the exact background paper you are looking for.  Have a go, and let me know how you get on.

Ruth