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

Card holder

A very quiet day for me yesterday, which makes a change, we have a busy time ahead though as Scotty too Hotty's homework is to make a tudor home!!! My word they don't believe in making things easy do they? lol

So onto todays offering which is a lovely card holder, I saw it on another demonstrators blog but the instructions on how to make it are here

It's just too cute AND useful here's a side view

I've used so saffron, and calypso coral.  I've also used the tea for two papers I adore these papers I've really fallen in love with them lol  And just look at the lovely butterflies on the front!

The tabs on the dividers were quite simple to make too just using the scalloped oval and word window punches and the Teeny Tiny Sentiments stamp set

Make sure you pop back to see some of the cards I've made to go inside it

Items used
Teeny Tiny Sentiments Stamp set (w)129579 £32.95 (c) 120024£25.95
Lovely Letters Alphabet (w) 115030 £39.95 (c) 127796 £31.95
Large oval Punch 119859 £15.50
Scalloped Oval Punch 119856 £15.50
Word Window Punch 119857 £14.25
So saffron A4 Card 108611 £6.25
Calypso Coral A4 Card 124392 £6.25
Marina Mist Scallop Dots Ribbon 122986 £6.95
Pearls 119247 £4.50
Elegant Butterfly Punch 127529 £14.25
Bitty Butterfly Punch 129406  £14.25 (spring mini)
Tea for two DSP 129311 £9.95 (Spring Mini)

Happy Crafting

Debxxx

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

New beginings

Scotty too hotty has been a little sad this week as his friend is changing schools after half term, so to try and combat the blues we made him a card together

Now unfortunately the image isn't stampin up as we wanted to display the new uniform that Scott's friend would be wearing. This image  from LOTV was ideal for that purpose.  It's a 7x7 card and we decided to stick with two colours midnight muse and daffodil delight.  I've created the effect on the 'friend' sentiment just by cutting the decorative label in half and adding it to either end of the sentiment, which is from a now retired set, can you believe I didn't have a 'good luck' stamp!!.  We hope he likes it.

Decorative Label Punch 120907 £15.50
Rhinestones 119246 £4.50
Midnight Muse A4 Card stock 127546 £6.25
Daffodil Delight A4 Card stock 121680 £6.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock 106550 £7.50
Ovals Collection Framelet Dies 129381 £22.95

Spring Gifts

Yes I know I'm a little early for spring but it was such a lovely day here yesterday in deepest darkest Yorkshire that it made me feel all spring like.  Bit of a downer getting home and watching the weather only to be told theres another cold snap on it's way. :-(  Scotty too hotty finished his three little pigs story yesterday, he's based it on Roald Dahl's revolting rhymes so it had Little Red Riding Hood wandering off into the sunset with a brand new wolf skin coat and a lovely chic piggy skin handbag! If you've not read these fairy tales I highly recommend them, they are very funny.

So todays make is a little gift bag

I've used the secret Garden stamp set for this along with the butterfly's from the blooming Marvellous stamp set, Unfortunately you can't see the so saffron flowers very clearly in this pic and I've finished off the butterfly's with some pearls.

If you require any of the items used to make this gift bag please email me your order at debbie72keating@yahoo.co.uk

Secret Garden Bundle (w)13110 £36.95 (Spring Mini)
Secret Garden Bundle (C) 131099 £32.95 (Spring Mini)
So Saffron Card Stock A4 108611 £6.25 (Annual Catalogue)
So Saffron Ink Pad 126957 £4.95 (Annual Catalogue)
Gumball Green Ink Pad 126861 £4.95 (Annual Catalogue)
Primrose Petals Ink Pad 126858 £4.95 (Annual Catalogue)
Raspberry Ripple Ink Pad 126859 £4.95 (Annual Catalogue)
Pearls 119247 £4.50 (Annual Catalogue)
Bitty Butterfly Punch 129406 £14.25 (Spring Mini)

Happy Crafting

Deb xx

A Very Crafty Day

It was a very crafty day yesterday for Scott and I.  His Auntie gave him a till roll and asked him if he could write a really long story on it.  So he's on the job, he has started with the story of the three little pigs and was really disappointed yesterday when he's not finished it when it was time to go home.  He'll get to finish it today hopefully.

Meanwhile I was stamping candles again.  I just love the effect you get.

I've used the Blooming marvellous stamp set for these candles which is free during sale abration,  The inks used are so saffron, pool party and midnight muse.  These are very easy to make, you just stamp your design onto tissue paper, then place the tissue paper on to the candle, then wrap some grease proof paper tightly around the candle and heat up the stamped design with your heat gun, you can see the tissue paper 'turn' as it melts into the candle.  Why not give it a go?

Happy crafting

Deb xxxxx

Midnight Muse Classic Stamp Pad 126860 £4.95
Pool Party Classic Stamp Pad 126982 £4.95
So Saffron Classic Stamp Pad 126957 £4.95
Blooming Marvellous stamp set 129651(w) 129654(c) Free with an order of £45