Phoenix Inspirations

We are celebrating in  The Male Room  this week and we want to see your celebration cards or projects. It doesn't necessarily need to be Christmas related - mine isn't - take a look I've made it as clean and simple as possible - I do like the silver cup though don't you? All the cards have to be male for this challenge but the celebration type is up to you - can't wait to see what you come up with. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Tag It, Delightful Dozen Ink: Real Red, Smoky Slate Card Stock: Whisper White, Naturals White, Real Red, Gumball Green Paper: In Colour DSP Accessories: Big Shot, Chalk Talk, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. 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 al

This is our last challenge of the year at  Make My Monday  and we are ending on a good one - CAS Christmas. I love clean and simple so this was great for me - take a look at my card Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Bells and Boughs, Special Season Ink: Real Red, Certain Celery (retired), Crushed Curry Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Die, Dimensionals (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. 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 to pop over and see what the other DT ladies have to show you and I hope to be visiting your blogs soon to see what you have created -

It's the challenge of the year over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and we are finishing with this lovely sketch Here is my card I wasn't sure about this colour combo but I think it's growing on me now! I'm also falling in love with Every thing Eleanor again - I haven't used it for such a long time, doesn't it look good with the decorative label from Chalk Talk? Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Chalk Talk Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory Paper: In Colour DSP Accessories: Chalk Talk, Big Shot, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. 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 Stampi

We have a lovely theme for you this week at  Make My Monday , we want you to create a Frosty Scene. This is one of my favourite things to do and I had such fun creating this card - take a look I recently had the great pleasure if playing with the new Thinlits Circle card die and couldn't resist using it for this card. Loads of glitter was added to the branches of my trees and this is the first time I have used this particular stamp - isn't it lovely? Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Petite Pairs Ink: Island Indigo, Midnight Muse Card Stock: Island Indigo, Whisper White, Silver Glimmer Paper: In Colour DSP Accessories: Big Shot, Thinlits die, Scallop Trim Punch,Modern Label Punch, Dazzling Diamonds (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. Items can be delivered direct to you - just £4.95 p+p any size order.

That's right it's the last challenge of the year over on the  52 {Christmas} Cars Throwdown  and this time it is to choose ANY previous challenge. I have chosen the Holly theme from back in August - take a look This very nearly turned out to be a one layer card - I added the label right at the last minute as I felt it lacked a little something. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Joyful Christmas, Bells and Boughs Ink: Certain Celery (retired), Real Red, Basic Gray Card Stock: Whisper White, Naturals White, Real Red Accessories: Dimensionals, Decorative Label Punch (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. 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.

All this week my DT posts have been popping up - well I hope they have as I have scheduled them all! Today is no exception as I am currently staying with my Mum while Dad is in hospital having his chemo. It was quite a rush getting all my cards made before I left as I am not the most organised of crafters however, here is one I really enjoy making. It's for today's challenge over at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  - take a look It's a circle swing card made by die cutting parts of the die leaving a centre panel. This is folded concertina style to make the circle 'swing'. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Wonderful Wreath, Love and Joy, Joyful Christmas Ink: Real Red, Gumball Green Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Real Red Paper: In Colour DSP Accessories: Big Shot, Dimensionals (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar.

It's midweek motivation time over on  Make My Monday   so I have made this card for your inspiration - take a look There are more details over on the blog but here is what I used to make it Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Wonderful Wreath, Special Season Ink: Gumball Green, Always Artichoke, Real Red, Chocolate Chip Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Naturals White Accessories: Dimensionals, Vintage Brads (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. 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.

As we hurtle into the season of goodwill and Christmas festivities what better theme to have than Food and Drink? - which just happens to be the new theme over in  The Male Room  - here is my project I have chosen to step away from Christmas and instead show you the gift I made for my Brother's birthday. I have the lovely Traci Cornelius to thank for this project as I followed the tutorial on her blog  HERE  - please do pop over there and take a look. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Nature Walk (retired) Ink: Various markers Card Stock: Naturals White (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. 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'

The title says it all and is the new challenge over on  Make My Monday  - here is my card A traditional Christmas Poinsettia in traditional Christmassy colours - with a few sparkly bits in the centre! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Joyful Christmas Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Real Red Paper: Polka Dot Parade DSP Accessories:Big Shot, Window Framelits, White EP, Scallop Trim Punch (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar. 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 to pop over and see what the other DT ladies have to show you and I hope to be visiting your blogs soon to see what you have