Phoenix Inspirations

It's sketch time at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  - here is the sketch we have for you to follow this week And here is my card I kept my circles white but embossed them with dots before attaching them to my card. My main panel also echos the sketch with 9 stamped images. Stampin' Up Materials Stamps: Bright Blossoms Ink: Calypso Coral, Wisteria Wonder Card Stock: Whisper White, Calypso Coral Other Non Stampin' Up: Dotty Embossing Folder (All Stampin' Up items can be ordered through me and delivered direct to your door. I also have a Stampers 6 Club starting soon - please see the top tabs for details or e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - thank you). When you pop over to blog to take a look at all the spectacular DT work you will notice that we have a new addition - her name is Paula and her blog can be found  HERE  - please do pay her a visit and give her a warm welcome. See you soon - Jacqueline xx

It's Monday and time for a new challenge at  Make My Monday . This week it's my turn to choose the challenge and I have a sketch for you - a CAS Sketch no less - take a look You can flip it or rotate it and even change the shapes but we must still be able to see the basic sketch in your projects. Also this week it must be Clean and Simple - no distressing this week please! Here is my card I have used my Bright Blossoms for this card along with polka dot paper from the Polka Dot Parade series. Here is a close up of my vase and flower - each stamp is separate so that it can be easily inked in a different colour - also making the design possibilities endless. Materials Stamps: Bright Blossoms Ink: Marina Mist, Wild Wasabi, Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: Whisper White Paper: Polka Dot Parade DSP Accessories: Dimensionals (All the above materials are Stampin' Up and can be ordered through me and delivered direct to your door - please see the details above in...

ooops indeed - guess who didn't read the brief this week?.................erm that would be me then! It's a new month at  Make My Monday  and it's quite complicated (well it was complicated for me!!) The theme is AUTUMN,  and also CRAFT SUPPLIES,  and the challenge is to create a card or project following the themes and using KRAFT & STRING (TWINE). Here is my card - So I used my Kraft and I used some Twine - I just forgot the Autumn bit. Sorry but as I really don't have time to change it you will have to make do with this. I layered my white and Kraft card stock and also cut smaller squares to stamp onto. My little coloured flowers have been stamped, cut out by hand and attached using Dimensionals. The sentiment panel has also been attached the same way so it stands up over the twine which can be a bit bulky. Please do pop over to the blog and take a look at the DT cards - they are so much more appropriate than mine. We also have a prize this month so i...

Back in the days when I was just a customer of Stampin' Up goodies whenever I received a package tucked inside would be a little something created by my demonstrator -  Vicky . Now that I'm the demonstrator - I want to carry on that tradition so I have made these for all my lovely customers. These dinky little note cards are just 3" x 3" and are decorated in the 5 new In Colours and images from the Bright Blossoms and Made for You stamp sets. These 5 fabulous new colours are: Gumball Green Midnight muse Primrose Petals Raspberry Ripple Summer Starfruit Normally on their own the Classic Stampin' Pads will cost you £4.95 each, so if you were to go for the whole set it would be £24.75. Throw in a pack of matching A4 card stock and you are looking at £31.00. You don't have to pay that price though - oh no - if you go for the Card Stock and Pad Kit - you will only pay £27.95, that's a saving of £3.05. You can also buy these lovely colours in m...

Not been feeling too well this weekend - I think it maybe the stress of the last couple of weeks taking it's toll however I did make a card this afternoon whilst taking things easy and watching one of my favourite Sunday films - The Goonies, I think they must put it on every Sunday on one of the channels! I followed the fabulous sketch over on this week's  Simply Stampin' . You really should take a look 'cos it's a good one this week take a look Don't forget though if you do have a go you should use Stampin' Up products - just like I have on my card right here I have used a square card base to mat my Twitterpated DSP on to along with some Basic Gray and Whisper White card stock. The stamp set is Bright Blossoms and also the sentiment from My Friend. My colours are Real Red, Island Indigo, Lucky Limeade and Pool Party. Going to settle down now and watch Silent Witness or Witless Silence as my husband calls it! See you soon - Jacqueline xx

OK so I'm cheating today the card I have made to show you today uses Mynnettes gorgeous  Make My Monday  colours and is the subject of this week's Mid-week Motivation found -  HERE I have also used our sketch from this week's  Addicted to Stamps  challenge - I loved this sketch so much that I had to make more than one card for it Here is my card As my title suggests - this is a Double Dutch Fold card and if you hop on over to  Splitcoast Stampers , check out their resources section - you will find a tutorial showing you how to make one. Did you notice that I had used my new Bright Blossoms set again - I am so in love with this set!! Here's a close up of the large panel Here is what it looks like opened And this is how I attached the ribbon to the back have a great rest of the day folks - Jacqueline xx

We have a lovely sketch for you this week at  Addicted to Stamps  - take a look at what Kylie has designed for us Here is the card I made I broke in a new set for this card - Bright Blossoms and made an easel card using some blue, red and white card stock. Here's what it looks like closed The ribbon is seam binding and some of the images have been raised up on 3D foam pads. Inks used were Real Red, Pacific Point and Certain Celery - the dt have made some beautiful cards please do pop on over and take a look. I have another card for you later using this sketch - it also uses the colours from this week's Make My Monday challenge so please be sure to pop back - see you soon - Jacqueline xx