Phoenix Inspirations

Yes it only comes around once in a while but to today at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  we have The Double! Take a look So - here is my card using both the sketch and colour combo Hope you have fun looking at all the other dt cards today over on the blog! (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. Items can be delivered direct to you - just £4.95 p+p any size order. Also see the special offers above in the top tabs - thanks). You can also shop now directly from my Stampin' Up website - click  HERE  to take a look. Please don't forget that for a limited time you can join my Stampin' Up Team of deeziners for just £50 - take a look at the details -  HERE

How would you like to save money on on your crafting purchases, share you love of of crafting with those around you and  join me at this year's European Convention? Well the answer is above! By signing up to Stampin' Up today as part of my team you pay just £50 and you will get to choose a fully customisable kit to the value of £55. (The normal £99 kit is still available to those who prefer it) It is an excellent time to join my team, why? Read on and find out 1) You will get to see the new Annual Catalogue before anyone else plus pre-order selected items. There are fabulous new items coming that I know you won't want to miss. 2) You will be able to start your new business with a pack of 4 current catalogues and a pack of 8 brand new 2014/15 catalogues - plus your first quarterly minimum will not need to be paid until the end of September 2014. 3) You will receive advance warning of all new products and the new seasonal mini in September. ...

It's time for a new challenge over in  The Male Room . We make male only cards and projects and this week we want to see some TREES AND LEAVES. Well - out came the Lovely as a Tree set - my go to set for men - but this time I thought a different style of card was in order - a BOX CARD - take a look I also used the fabulous Hardwood stamp for this. A gorgeous background stamp and it's huge. However I have a tip for you - buy the wood mount style. How awful would it be if you bought this wonderful stamp, opened it up and realised that you didn't have an acrylic block big enough?! So I'm thinking that this will be my dad's Father's Day card - what will yours be? Can't wait to visit and find out! Hope you have fun looking at all the other dt cards today over on the blog! (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar along wit...

Good morning - we're having a giggle this morning over on  Make My Monday  - take at look at my dt card So - I've made some woodworms using my Bug Me stamp set! I also used my new 'go to' stamp Hardwood. Hope you have fun looking at all the other dt cards today over on the blog! (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. Items can be delivered direct to you - just £4.95 p+p any size order. Also see the special offers above in the top tabs - thanks). You can also shop now directly from my Stampin' Up website - click  HERE  to take a look. I can't wait to visit your blogs to see what you make of this challenge.

Hello - it's time for another challenge over the  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  and this week it's a stash challenge And here is my card Old - Window Framelit Dies New - Lattice Die Borrowed - Star Die from retired Clearlits Blue - Midnight Muse card stock. (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. Items can be delivered direct to you - just £4.95 p+p any size order. Also see the special offers above in the top tabs - thanks). You can also shop now directly from my Stampin' Up website - click  HERE  to take a look. I can't wait to visit your blogs to see what you make of this challenge - don't forget to visit the members of the DT too.

It's sketch time over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and Lizy has a great one for us to follow this week - take a look Here is my card I do love the Hexagon embossing folder and these bees from the retired set Nature Walk go so well with it. I used a very limited colour pallet for this - just Summer Starfruit and Chocolate Chip on Whisper White. (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. Items can be delivered direct to you - just £4.95 p+p any size order. Also see the special offers above in the top tabs - thanks). You can also shop now directly from my Stampin' Up website - click  HERE  to take a look. I can't wait to visit your blogs to see what you make of this challenge - don't forget to visit the members of the DT too.

Yep - time has got away with me once again and here I am playing catch -up! I was all set to return home for a few days last week and I had loads of things planned but they all had to be cancelled at the last minute as my husband got called away to London to do some work - I have to let him sometimes as who would pay for all my crafting stash if he didn't! All thing happen for a reason and in a way it was good I didn't go home as dad was moved from Newcross hospital across Wolverhampton to a rehabilitation hospital where he is now learning how to walk again and do all those things that you and I take for granted - just having a shave at the moment wears him out completely. I also got to go the the Stampin' Up Regional Training day in Telford - I had loads of sneaky peaks of new products coming at the end of June plus other news and offers that I can share with you very soon. For now though I will post some pics of my DT cards from the last week - the link to the challen...

Today at  Make My Monday  Laura has given us the theme of OWLS. The card I have made was created some time ago from a tutorial I found on YouTube - sorry I can't remember who to credit. It's a kind of swing card and if you scroll down to the second picky you will see what happens when the card swings open. Please do pop over to take a look at the fab owl cards made this week and don't forget to say hi to our three new DT ladies. It's the start of a new week and later today mum and I will be making our usual visit to the hospital to see dad. He is making very slow progress but each new day there are tiny improvements - whatever any of you are doing this week - take care and have a good one xx Find the Owl punch  HERE  in my shop.

Hello all , Ruth has a lovely set of colours for you to use over on the  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  - take a look Not very traditional I know but do take a look at all the other DT cards over on the blog - they are stunning. Here's mine I have used the gorgeous Everything Eleanor stamp set with it's stunning swirl to suspend my Christmas ornaments and a load of tiny green gems to add some sparkle. My colours are Old Olive, Rich Razzelberry, Melon Mambo and Blushing Bride. Find the Everything Eleanor stamp set in my shop  HERE

It's time for another challenge at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and this wek Lizy has a gorgeous sketch for us to use And here is my card I have used Old Olive and Real Red card stock and ink to create my card along with the big swirl from Everything Eleanor. The butterfly is from the Best Of Butterflies sadly no longer available. You can also see that I have added a bit of the gold foil card behind my heart to add a touch of sparkle. Don't forget to pop over to the blog to check out all the stunning work from the DT and I will see you soon xx

Good morning and welcome to Monday! I'm kicking off the week with my DT card for this week's challenge over on  Make My Monday  where the theme is SEASONAL FLOWERS - we even have an inspiration picture too - take a look Here is my card My card is a kind of back to front gatefold card using the Window Framelits. Can you see the woodgrain stamping in the background? That's the new Hardwood stamp available now in the Spring'Summer Mini - it's one of my new favourites! Find these items and more in my shop  HERE or drop me an e-mail at deezinesart@icloud.com Have a great Bank Holiday Monday folks - see you soon xx

As promised I'm back with my Christmas DT card for  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown . Ruth is our hostess this month and as always we are kicking off with a sketch I am still managing to keep to my theme for this year's Christmas cards on the 52 challenge - let's hope I don't start running out of ideas yet! Here's my card This is very simple to do - a few strips of washi tape, a stamped label and a few gold sequins - check out the Christmas link in my labels to see the others I have made like this. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Hello Lovely, Petite Pairs Ink: Real Red, Pear Pizzazz Card Stock: Gold Foil, Very Vanilla, Naturals White, Real Red Accessories: Gold Washi Tape, Decorative Label Punch, Gold Sequins, Dimentionals (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. Items ca...

Yes I'm the one who used to post regularly! OK so things have been a bit tough lately but it looks like there may be light at the end of the tunnel even if it is just a pin prick at the moment. Today I have my DT card from  CAS - Colours & Sketches  to show you using these three fab colours chosen for us by Lizy And here is my card - one of the quickest I have made in a long time! I have used the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set - perfect for adding quick splashes of colour to your cards. I had to pretty it up a bit and add some Bitty Blossoms and pearls! Get these products and more by purchasing online at my shop Click HERE Thanks for stopping by today and taking a look - back soon with a Christmas card xx