With Sympathy

I think the sentiment on this card says it all really.  I think we all hate having to make a sympathy card and I often struggle with what I think will be suitable rather than just thinking any expression of thoughtful loving wishes during this difficult time will be appreciated.

I love this sentiment from the loving thoughts sentiment set its such a pretty set of beautiful fonts simple and to the point.  The main images are both from the fabulous florets set I stamped the stem in gumball green and the main flower in primrose petals.  I added a small embossed piece of whisper white with the woodgrain embossing folder and added a scrap of my favourite daffodil delight paper from Floral District and a touch of ribbon from the new stitched grosgrain.

Product Details:

Floral District Designer Series Paper 126919 £9.95

Woodgrain Embossing Folder from Seasonal Catalogue 127821 £7.50

Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon Daffodil Delight 126872 £4.50 

Fabulous Florets (W) 123025 £21.95 or (C) 123027 £17.95 

Loving Thoughts (W) 125843 £26.95 or (C) 125845 £21.95

Perfectly Preserved Yumminess

With the new main catalogue released it is easy to forget that we also have the great Seasonal Catalogue also offering some fab products too.

One of the sets which I wasn't sure whether to purchase was the Perfectly Preserved set as I like some but not all of the images however considering it was only one or two that I didn't think I would use I still loved the jar and the jar fillers so I took the plunge.

Now this is one of the stamp sets you can either buy as just a stamp set or buy with the matching Sizzix Framelits.  It is great value as you get 15% off the price which is a good saving (details of the bundle can be found in the product details section below the post).

Come see what I made:

Again I used the new In Colours and used Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple both for my card base and for my stamped image.  I used the jar and the tiny flowers from the set and both sentiments you can't really see here but the thank you is popped up on dimensionals.  I used papers from the Designer Series papers Floral District .. one word LUSH!  I also used the new Fancy Fan embossing folder again I just love this and can see me getting lots of mileage out of this.

Product Details:

Perfectly Preserved Stamp Set (W) 126690 £25.95 or (C) 126692 £20.95

Cannery Set Framelits 127922 £20.95

Perfectly Preserved Bundle (W) 129943 £39.50 or (C) 129944 £35.50

Floral District Designer Series Paper 126919 £9.95

Colours Midnight Muse, Raspberry Ripple

Summer Silhouettes meets Blooming with Kindness

I know I'm not supposed to have favourites as I get to play with so many gorgeous products as part of my job but I have to say when I saw the new catalogue two sets and an embossing folder jumped to the top of my must have list.

 

I am so in love with Summer Silhouettes and Blooming with Kindness I love everything about both sets from the gorgeous floral images to the oh so pretty sentiments.  In the new seasonal catalogue it is so easy to miss the Woodgrain Embossing folder hiding away at the top of Page 33 this embossing folder will be great for man cards or just for adding some interest and detail to any projects.

 

 

I thought I'd try some white on white so used the ever trusty Whisper White as my card base and then used a further panel and embossed using the Woodgrain Embossing folder I just love how much detail and interest this adds and the impression is just fab.   Midnight Muse is my favourite colour at the moment and I seem to be reaching for it time after time.  The sentiment comes from the Blooming with Kindness set and the floral image is from the Summer Silhouettes set I stamped in lucky limeade and primrose petals.  I then added some of the new stitched ribbon in Daffodil Delight (yummy) used a strip of co-ordinating paper from Floral District and a butterfly from the beautiful wings embosslits in Raspberry Ripple with a little rhinestone for extra detail.

Product Details:
Blooming with Kindness (W) 126420 £20.95 or (C) 126422 £16.95
Summer Silhouettes (W) 126445 £21.95 or (C) 126447 £17.95
Woodgrain Embossing Folder from Seasonal Catalogue 127821 £7.50
Floral District Papers 126919 £9.95
Beautiful Wings Embosslits 118138 £9.95

Blooming with Beauty and Grace

This is another new set that I totally love the sentiments have the most gorgeous script font and the image has so many possibilities its the very lovely Blooming with Kindness stamp set.

I couldn't wait to get started on this stamp set and have gone into overdrive and have lots of projects lined up to post with this set its great for mixing and matching because the sentiments are just so versatile and its great value too at £16.95 in clear mount.

 

I really have gone In Colour crazy and can't get enough of the new colours.  This time I used Raspberry Ripple and Midnight Muse.  I make most of my own card blanks and find that the Stampin Up cardstock is the perfect weight.  I stamped the main floral image in Raspberry Ripple and the sentiment in Midnight Muse.  Again I added a touch of my favourite patterned paper from the Floral District set I just love Daffodil Delight and it goes so well with Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple I added just a touch of the new stitched ribbon again in Daffodil Delight.

I used another new set Papillon Potpourri which has six stunningly beautiful butterflies and also has a matching punch to add a little detail in Raspberry Ripple.

I just loved making this card.

Product Details:

Blooming with Kindness (W) 126420 £20.95 or (C) 126422 £16.95

Papillon Potpourri (W) 123757 £16.95 or (C) 123759 £13.95

Elegant Butterfly Punch 127526 £14.25

If you would like to place an order for any of these products please do not hesitate to contact me.

A last minute card

I love card making I always have and always will there is just something so special about being able to create something that means something from the heart and I think a handmade card means so much more.

I had to make a card this evening for a close friend of mine that is having an horrific time I know we all have ups and downs in our lives, the good the bad, the sad and the happy and I wanted her to know just how much I'm thinking of her at this really difficult time.

So come see what I made

 

A mix of old and new for this card the new items are the sentiment from a fab sentiment set called Word Play, the little flowers (Summer Silhouette) and the butterfly punch and Papillon Potpourri stamp set.   The swirl is the gorgeous swirl from Everything Eleanor a set I am ashamed to admit I've only just opened after owning for quite a while! 

The colours are midnight muse, lucky limeade and raspberry ripple.

Product Details:

Word Play (W) 120308 £37.95 (C) 120651 £29.95

Papillon potpourri (W) 123757 £16.95 (C) 123759 £13.95

Everything Eleanor (W) 124162 £32.95 (C) 124164 £25.95

Summer Silhouettes (W) 126445 £21.95 (C) 126447 £17.95

I'm here for you Summer Silhouettes

Another card using the very beautiful Summer Silhouettes with another sentiment from Blooming with Kindness.   Colours used are Primrose Petal, Raspberry Ripple, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade and Midnight Muse aren't they just lush I know I keep saying that but you should really try them out especially with the new style inkpads. 

This time I used the gorgeous Fancy Fan folder on a piece of Primrose Petal cardstock isn't it just soooooooo .. sigh.  The ribbon is from the new stitched grosgrain ribbon in Daffodil Delight which is on page 173 of the new catalogue and is great value at only £4.50 and comes in 10 different colourways.

Product Details:

Blooming with Kindness (W) 126420 £20.95 or (C) 126422 £16.95
Summer Silhouettes (W) 126445 £21.95 or (C) 126447 £17.95
Fancy Fan Embossing Folder 127751 £7.50
Floral District Papers 126919 £9.95
Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon Daffodil Delight 126872 £4.50

Comfort Cafe meets Summer Silhouettes

I think I've already said lots of times that I just love Summer Silhouettes if you were going to invest in any stamp set for its flexibility this is one that I would highly recommend you pair it with a simple sentiment set and you can have a card for almost every occasion.

There is just so much you can do with this set. One idea I fell in love with was a card that I saw and can no longer find the link to give credit to the original designer - if its you please let me know and I'll make sure to link your details I loved her idea and the colours but changed the design around.

I've never stamped on patterned paper .. I know shocking considering how long I have been stamping!!  The Comfort Cafe papers are new to the catalogue and are just gorgeous and have a wonderful range of colours including Cajun Craze, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit, Soft Suede and Midnight Muse they have some very soft florals but also some manly patterns that would be great for the men in our lives.

You get 12 double sided sheets of 12" x 12" papers.

So onto the card:

I took a piece of the Comfort Cafe paper and using the Summer Silhouettes Stamp set and the large bloom, leaves and small flower I stamped randomly over the paper using Melon Mambo with a touch of Rich Razzleberry, Tangerine Tango with a touch of Poppy Parade (now sadly retired), Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade for the leaves.  The sentiment is from the Curly Cute set and is stamped in Midnight Muse I'm loving this for my stamping at the moment and I'm finding I'm using black less and less.

I added some of the Rhinestones and here is a close up:

 

I'm really pleased with how this turned out and will definitely be using this technique again.

Product Details:
Summer Silhouettes (W) 126445 £21.95 or (C) 126447 £17.95
Comfort Cafe Designer Series Papers 126898 £9.95
Curly Cute (W) 117014 £17.95 or (C) 120510 £13.95
Rhinestones 150 of 3 different sizes 50 of each 119246 £4.50