Mens Cards

I dread doing mens cards, I find them really hard to cater for sometimes, but todays offering is one I made for my brother to give to my Dad on fathers day.

It uses the Lovely as a tree set, which I've had now for a while but can you believe this is the first time I've used it!!! I think this set is great for mens cards and Christmas cards with a bit of glitter added ;-)

Here's the inside

Again, yes you've guessed it, it's a 6x6 card, it uses crumb cake and chocolate chip card and the stamps have been stamped using early espresso.

If you would like any of the items used to make this card please email me your order at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Products used

Stamps
Lovely as a Tree
Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Card
Crumb Cake
Chocolate Chip
Very Vanilla

Ink
Early Espresso

Stampin up Accessories
Big Shot Machine
Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder
Word Window Punch
Modern Label Punch
Crumb Cake Taffeta Ribbon

Happy Crafting

Deb xxx

Best of Flowers

Morning lovely people, I hope today finds you all well.  Lots to do here today from house hunting to making bath bombs lol

Today's card uses the Best of Flowers stamp set, It's one of the sets that Stampin up are using to celebrate 25 years.  They will be releasing one set per month until October.  This months set is Best of flowers and includes some old favorites and one never before seen stamp, it costs £13.95 for 4 stamps.

Again I've used the En Francias as a background stamp on this and teamed together the colours Baja Creeze and Chocolate chip.  I stamped the flower in chocolate chip as well then coloured it using the stampin write markers.

Bit of a closer look for you

The sentiment is made just by punching out two of the decorative label cutting it in half and sticking the chocolate chip to the ends of the very vanilla.  Simple yet effective.

List of Supplies

Stamps
Best of Flowers
En Francias
Blooming With Kindness (sentiment)

Card
Very Vanilla
Chocolate Chip
Baja Breeze

Ink
Chocolate Chip

Stampin Up Accessories
Stampin Write Markers (Garden Green, Wisteria Wonder )
Decorative Label Punch
Pearls

Well time for me to go, if you would like to order any of the products used to make this card please email me at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk.

A Bird in the Hand

Well we were treated to a day of rain yesterday and it's still raining today.  This makes me suspect that Yorkshire water will be telling us there is a hosepipe ban in the next few days ;-) How are you all lovely people, I hope the weather is better where ever you are.

So today I want to share with you a broach

I got the idea for this from a swap I was given at the recent Telford training.  It's very easy to make using the bird builder punch.  You just layer up the bird shape then on the top layer I've added the wing and colours which are chocolate chip and Cajun craze.  I've popped on a gem for it's eye then covered it with crystal effects and added a broach clip to the back.

Here's what I used

Paper
Not quite navy cardstock
Whisper white

Ink
Chocolate Chip
Cajun Craze

Stampin Up Accessories 
Bird Builder Punch
Gems
Crystal effects

If you would like to order any of the items used to make this project please email me at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Happy Crafting

Deb xx

A Man's View

Lots of excitement in our household over the last week as I brought a new car!! It has Automatic windscreen wipers and lights!!! Is it very sad that I'm so excited about that? lol heres a little pic



Just look at the colour, tempting turquoise, I loves it!  I've named her Clara.

Right now back to business I'm going to show another card I got in the kit from Bekka, I think this particular card would be perfect as a mans card.

I've used the honeycomb embossing folder on this, it also uses chocolate chip, tempting turquoise and some of the polka dot dsp, the sentiment is from the perfectly penned set, which also comes in the kit from Bekka I know that she is still offering these so if you would like one email her at bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Some more extcting news for you, stampin up is having a colour refresh, here are the new colours, some as you will see are previous In Colour options





Happy Crafting

Deb xxx

Bright Orange Ball of Light!!

Yes!  We've had a strange sighting here in deepest darkest Yorkshire.  A great big orange ball of light in the sky appeared yesterday, reliable sources say this is called The Sun!  And it seems to have surfaced today too!!lol

I hope you've had some sunshine where you are, to my readers abroad, England is not known for it's lovely sunny weather so I for one tend to get a bit giddy when the sun decides to surface.

Today's card is one I made for the card holder

Just look at my sparkly butterflies!  I used the crystal effects and whilst it was still wet sprinkled some dazzling diamonds on top.  This card was quite simple to make but very lovely to look at.

Items used
Oval Accent Bigz Clear Die 127005 £18.95
Petals-a-Plenty Embossing Folder 116824 £7.50
Elegant Butterfly Punch 127526 £14.25
Word Window Punch 119857 £14.25
Modern Label Punch 119849 £15.50
Crystal Effects 101055 £5.25
Dazzling Diamonds 102023 £3.75
Chocolate Chip A4 Card 108599 £6.25
So Saffron A4 Card  108611 £6.25
Temping Turquoise A4 Card 108598 £6.25
Teeny Tiny Sentiments (w) 129579 £32.95 (c) 120024 £25.95
Hopeful Thoughts (w) 121203 £21.95 (c) 129582 £17.95

If you require any items used to make this card please email me at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Happy Crafting

Deb xxx

More Flutterbys

Well it was work yesterday for me, kids weren't so bad considering they'd just had a week off. and just 4 weeks and 3 days till Easter break lol

Today's little offering is a gift bag to match the card I showed you on Sunday

This time instead of inking the daisies with the ink pads and daubers I used the stampin write markers and as you can see it's a much better effect.  I just added a brad to the middle, it is a stampin up brad but unfortunately they are no longer available, which is a shame as it matches perfectly  as it has a little butterfly in the centre.

Items used
Blossom Punch 125603 £15.50
Rhinestones 119246 £4.50
Chocolate Chip A4 Card 108599 £6.25
Stampin Write Markers Neutrals (8 markers 1 in each colour) 119703 £18.25
So Saffron A4 Card 106611 £6.25
Stampin Write Markers Subtles (10 Markers 1 in each colour)119700 £23.95
Paper Daisies 119243 £5.75

Happy Crafting

Deb xxx

Flutterbyes

Well we didn't get the expected snow yesterday which was good.  We also have Scotty too Hotty this weekend which is an extra bonus, he's been walking round with his leopard hat on ready for the snow lol

Today's card is made using the Blossom punch

To make the butterfly you just cut off the top two petals ending the cut in a V shape and there you have a butterfly, I'd used gems for the body and antennae and have used the colours, chocolate chip, daffodil delight and whisper white. Look at the top right hand corner, I've added a little detail by just using the corner punch.

Items Used
Blossom Punch 125603 £15.50
Scallop Trim Corner punch 118870 £8.95
Word Window Punch 119857 £14.25
Modern Label Punch 119849 £15.50
Rhinestones 119246 £4.50
Paper Daisies 119243 £5.75
Teeny Tiny Sentiments (w) 129579 £32.95 (c) 120024 £25.95
Chocolate Chip Card 108599 £6.25
Whisper White Card 106550 £7.50
So Saffron Card 108611 £6.25
So saffron Stampin Pad 126957 £4.95
Chocolate Chip Stampin pad 126979 £4.95

Happy Crafting

Deb xxx

Valentines Day

Well I hope you have all been suitable spoilt today by your nearest and dearest.  I've been given chocolate, some lovely dress jewellery and some perfume.  Scotty too hotty made me an electronic card and message on his DS lol.

So todays card is a valentines card, I have totally stole this from a fellow demonstrator, I saw it and right away fell in love with it. You can see Teri's version here, you'll need to scroll down a bit to get to it.  Here's mine;

A lovely heart shaped easel card. I've used soft suede  real red, whisper white and old olive card,  I have used the heart shaped framelets and crochet trim round the edges of the heart, and the you are loved stamp set.

Now because I had those lovely roses on my card it also meant that I needed to make a box the house it.  When it comes to making a box and getting the sizes right my mind always seems to hit a blank, and yet I'm able to work out envelope sizes.  Luckily after posting that I needed some help the lovely Emily came to my rescue.  So here's the matching box;

I used chocolate chip for the box base on this one.

If you require any of the items made to used this card and box please email me your order

Happy crafting

Deb xxx

Fluttabyes

How bad has the weather been?  Never ending rain and looks like there'll not be really any let up for the rest of July.  On the up side of this, it means I've been beavering away in the craft room, making some lovely butterfly envelope cards.

I used the colour coach to match the daffodil delight card and the bashful blue to colours that would suit.  I can't tell you enough how useful the colour coach is especially for someone like me who can get it completely wrong! The daffodil delight was matched to early espresso and the bashful blue to the chocolate chip, as you can see I made the butterfly from the mixed bunch stamp set and blossom punch, I used the everything Eleanor set for the plaque and sincere salutations for the greeting.

For the insert I again used the mixed bunch stamp set finishing off with a little paper flower and I used round tab punch to make the pull tab at the top of the insert.  If you would like to order the items to make these projects please email me 


Hope you like my designs today


Happy crafting


Deb xxxx