Phoenix Inspirations

We are almost half way through this week's challenge at  Make My Monday  and this week the theme is 'Childhood Memories' My card on first appearance my not seem very childish but the images do bring back many fond memories for me. Both my Granddads were gardeners and both grew huge amounts of bedding plants which by this time of the year would be blooming madly. My favourites were always the marigolds and more specifically the french marigolds - take a look These stamps I believe are more likely to be scabious flowers however inked with the gold and red do look very much like the marigolds from my memories. I remember too my one Granddad in his greenhouse collecting the seeds from the dead flower heads and the smell was amazing! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Field Flowers, Nature Walk (retired) Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sky, Crushed Curry, Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip Card Stock: Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler Accessories: Dimensionals (To order an...

Morning all, it's time for a new challenge over on the  CAS - Colours & Sketches  blog and today we have a colour challenge for you - take a look Here is my card I love the 2 step stampin' technique and these colours do it so well don't you think? Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Field Flowers Inks: Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral, Certain Celery Card Stock: Whisper White, Certain Celery Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch, Dimensionals (Please do drop me an e-mail if you would like to order any of the above items or indeed any Stampin' Up product from the two current catalogues found in my side bar - all my details are above in the top tabs - thanks) . One of our DT ladies - Sandie has a birthday today so please do pop over and wish her many happy returns. Bye for now - Jacqueline xx

Edit: Guess who forgot to schedule this post?....... hmm that would be me then - sorry it's so late! We have a fabulous sketch for you this week at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  - take a look And here is my card I have used Everything Eleanor to create my card - it's nearly a one layer card too. The larger blue circles are stamped directly on to the card base, the flowers were stamped separately, cut out and then added to the card - flat. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Just Believe, Field Flowers Inks: Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Pool Party, Summer Starfruit Card Stock: Whisper White (Don't forget to e-mail me if you would like to order any of the gorgeous Stampin' Up goodies - have you checked out the catalogues in the side bar? E-mail me if you would like a copy of your very own to hug and stroke! deezinesart@gmail.com). Please don't forget to pop over to the blog and check out the cards made by my wond...

We have a new look challenge this week at  Addicted to Stamps & More . this week we are Addicted to Colours - take a look Here is my card I stamped onto Sahara Sand card with my Versamark ink pad and heat embossed with white embossing powder. I did the same onto coloured card stock and cut out my flowers to attach to the card - I'm quite pleased with this effect! All materials used are Stampin' Up Stamps: Everything Eleanor, Field Flowers Ink: Versamark Card Stock: Whisper White, Sahara Sand, Tempting Turquoise, Regal rose Accessories: Basic Rhinestones (Please do get in touch if you would like to place a Stampin' Up order - all the details are above in the top tabs or you can e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com - thanks). Thanks for stopping by today to take a look - please also pop over to the blog to take a look at all the lovely DT work too - bye for now - Jacqueline xx

It's my turn this week to do the Midweek motivation over on the  Make My Monday  blog. Here is the card I have made I have simply sponged my background on to which I have stamped my flowers. Some of the flower heads have been cut out and popped up on dimensionals. All materials used are Stampin' Up Stamps; Field Flowers Ink: Wild Wasabi, Marina Mist Card Stock: Whisper White, Wild Wasabi Accessories: Dimensionals (Please do get in touch if you would like to order any of the Stampin' Up range - all my details are above in the top tabs). To see more pics on how I made this card please pop over to the  blog  to take a look - see you soon - Jacqueline xx

That's right folks - eyes down for a full house - or maybe just a line? Take a look at this week's Bingo card over on  Addicted to Stamps and More For my card I used the bottom line: Paper Piece, Pearls and Love I used my treasured (and now retired) set Growing Green for this card and some scraps of DSP. As you can see I even did inside too! Materials Stamps: Growing Green, Made for You, Field Flowers Ink: Pretty in Pink, Black Stazon Card Stock: Whisper White Paper: Subtles DSP, Polka Dot Parade Accessories: Basics Pearls (if you would like to place an order with me for any of the current Stampin' Up items please see all the details in the top tabs). Don't forget to hop on over to the blog to check out all the lovely cards created this week by the DT - see you soon - Jacqueline xx

That's right it's sketch week over on the  CAS - Colours & Sketches Blog  and take a look at what we have for you to create with So, with Valentine's Day looming on the horizon I decided to stay with the exact sketch and not change anything - here is my card Does anybody have any idea yet what my favourite stamp set is????????? How gorgeous does this rose look stamped in Real Red and Cherry Cobbler?? - Just take a look at this close up The flower was stamped and cut out as were the leaves, that way I could choose where to place my leaves behind the rose. I decorated the inside too - take a look Materials Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Field Flowers, Create a Cup Cake Ink: Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake Paper: Polka Dot Parade DSP (Please see the top tabs for details on how to order all Stampin' Up products, check out the Sale-a-bration promotions there too) Please do pop on over...

Only because the flowers are blue - I'm really happy at the moment, I'm sat in front of the fire blogging, my husband made cupcakes and he is making curry for tea - yum. Here are my blue flowers This set - Stippled Blossoms is fast becoming one of my favourites. I am a great fan of the 2 Step Stamping technique, I love the detail that can be achieved and the colour combinations are infinite. With this card I used Pool Party and Island Indigo for my flowers and Old Olive for the leaves. I stamped onto a piece of scrap paper before I stamped the first layer of green and then used it full strength for the detail stamping. I used the Triple Timed Stamping technique for my card - I actually made this for our first workshop of the year a couple of weeks ago - there is a tutorial  HERE  if you would like to make one yourself. Here's a close up of the middle I shall be entering this card into the 'LAYERS' challenge over at the  Card Crafters Circle Materia...

It's the first challenge of the year at  Make My Monday  and we have made a few changes. Firstly when you you link up you will see a thumbnail pic of your card - this has been kindly donated by Mynnette of the DT and secondly we have done away with the monthly theme. From now on a different member of the team will set the weekly challenge and this week Suzi B kicks us off with some DRY EMBOSSING. Here is my card My dry embossing is on the cream background panel - run through my dotty embossing folder. I then sponged over the dots to make them stand out more. I have stamped my images using the '2 Step Stamping technique' - the yellow parts of the flowers were stamped first then a more detailed stamp and a darker coloured ink was stamped over the top. I did the same with the leaves but using green inks. Materials Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Field Flowers Ink: Daffodil Delight, tangerine Tango, Certain Celery, Old Olive, Crumb Cake Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Pumpkin...

I'm on the DT for  Addicted To Stamps And More  but for obvious reasons this week I was unable to get my card to Kylie on time - so I thought I'd post it now even if it's just to remind you about this week's  BINGO  challenge, take a look at the bingo card For my card I chose the line that included 'Orange, Free and White' For my free choice I chose Flowers. Here is my card My orange is Tangerine Tango and I have teamed it with Whisper White. My flowers are from the gorgeous new set Field Flowers. I love these, they are a two step stamping set which means you stamp an image in a pale colour ink and then stamp again over the top with a darker ink to add all the gorgeous detail. You can also do what I did and stamp in a dark colour but stamp onto scrap paper first so the ink becomes paler. Materials  Stamps: Field Flowers. Inks: Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi Card Stock: Whisper White, Tangerine Tango (I will be happy to order any of the a...

This is my last card for Mynnette's  DT Call  - this was the one I found most challenging! Thankfully last week I received a new stamp set and everything fell into place. Here is my card These gorgeous images are in the new Summer Silhouettes set and I can tell that I am going to love them. There are 9 fabulous stamps in this set and thankfully I didn't use them all as there is a brand new challenge blog I want to enter  'ABC' Challenges  and I will use them for that so please pop back later to see what I do with them. Materials Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Field Flowers (sentiment). Inks: Old Olive, Soft Suede, Baja Breeze. Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Suede, Naturals White. (you can place an order with me for any of the items listed above or in the new Annual Catalogue. There is a button in the top tab with all the details) I have been laid low by a rotten cold the last few days and my husband is also off sick - we are a right pai...

Remember this card for my workshop this week? The tutorial has now been posted  HERE . Before you race on over though take a look at the one I rustled up for my demo on the night A close up of the large panel And a view of inside All the stamped images have been coloured by slightly wetting the outlines with a paintbrush - the leaves have been coloured with a marker. Materials Stamps: Bordering on Romance, Field Flowers (sentiment). Inks: Midnight Muse, Lucky Limeade (Marker) Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Naturals White, Summer Starfruit (If you find that you can't live without any of the items listed above or indeed any Stampin' Up product do get in touch and I will happily order them for you and have them delivered direct to your door - see the link in the top tab). I will return in the morning with the 52{Christmas} Card Throwdown - see you then - Jacqueline xx

Kylie has designed a gorgeous sketch for us to follow this week at  Addicted to Stamps , come and take a look Here is my card I must admit that I tend to follow sketches as they are set out and I have done that here. I have used Stampin' Up DSP, ribbon, bakers twine and button - all of which I managed to get free as I am in a 'Stampers 6' club. My flower is made from the Blossom Punch and my stamped sentiment is from Field Flowers. I used one of my favourite crafting supplies too - my Liquid Pearls to accent the corners. The dt have made some stunning cards for you to see this week and they are waiting for a visit from you over on the  blog  so i really hope we see you over there - bye for now - Jacqueline xx

It's been a long break but September sees the return of my workshops starting with next Tuesday and Slider Cards - take a look I have used some Stampin' Up DSP to decorate my card and my flower is punched using the Blossom Punch. My stamped sentiments are from the Field Flowers set and are stamped in Tangerine Tango ink. If you are not able to make my workshops you can still make this card, the materials that you will need are listed  HERE  on my Craft Club Blog. Gather them up together and then on Tuesday a step by step tutorial will be posted showing you what to do. Look out for the link in the side bar. Bye for now - Jacqueline xx

I love clean and simple cards and the challenge this week at Addicted to Stamps  is all about that - take a look I have simply taken a 5 1/4 " x 5 1/4 " card blank and added a panel of cream card stock and then scored down vertically either side. My stamped images are from my Field Flowers set and have been inked in Wild Wasabi, Pink Pirouette and Regal Rose. Here's a close up of my flowers - stamped using the Two-Step Stampin' technique Thanks for stopping by to take a look today - please pop over and see all the lovely work from the rest of the dt - bye for now - Jacqueline xx

There is a sketch this week at  Simply Stampin'  - have a look I had such fun with this sketch and as my title suggests - I used my Everything Eleanor set. Take a look at my card I also used a leaf stamp from my French Foliage set and a sentiment from Field Flowers. The colours I used are Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Certain Celery and Wild Wasabi. Also added to the mix were some flat backed gems and some seam binding ribbon. Here's a close up of my flowers - I cut out several layers to make them Well that's it - have a great weekend everyone, see you soon - Jacqueline xx

For this week's Mid-week Motivation piece over on  Make My Monday  I have created a card using the colours ORANGE, GREEN AND PURPLE. I have used Fresh Vintage for the main image and cut out flowers and then the sentiment is from Field Flowers. All stamps have been inked with marker pens before stamping in Certain Celery, Wisteria Wonder, Peach Parfait and Concord Crush. Card stock is from my stash. Here are a couple of close ups All challenge details can be found  HERE  if you would like to have a go and I will see you soon - Jacqueline xx

It's arrived - the first ever challenge for  Addicted to Stamps  and the challenge is to: Make Your Mark That is you create your project using markers - Promarkers, Copics, Stampin' Write markers etc. I love my Promarkers and have used them a lot in the past but just at the moment my preference is my Stampin' Write markers. They are special in that they can colour directly on to your stamps. So instead of one stamp inked with one ink pad you can colour each individual element of one stamp in a different colour. Here is my very first dt piece for the challenge Can you see how each stripe on the balloons is coloured differently? I love that about these markers. To match the colours of my balloons I have also coloured the tiny flowers with markers and the sentiment label. My sky and hills were sponged with ink that had been scribbled onto an acrylic block - careful when doing this as the ink is more concentrated than when it comes off the ink pad, My stamps are: Up,...

Another colour challenge at the  Dynamic Duos  blog Not much stamping on this card - decided to go with punches and die cuts, take a look I die cut 9 fancy So Saffron squares on my 'Bug and laid them on to a Pool Party mat. My label and frame are also die cut and my stamped sentiment is from Field Flowers. The flowers are punched using the Stampin' Up Boho Blossoms punch. Each flower has been embellished with pearls. Bye for now - Jacqueline xx

It was this new challenge blog that I heard so much about -  Dynamic Duos  - Batman and Robin! I know it's getting close to the end of the week .......... Here's the challenge I also thought I'd follow the sketch for this week's  Simply Stampin' Challenge Here is my card The patterned background paper is Stampin' Up Everyday Enchantment DSP and on to that I have layered my strips of Lucky Limeade card stock. My mat of Pool Party has a layer of Whisper White and on to this I have placed my stamped image - Field Flowers. To finish it off I have added a seam binding ribbon bow. This will probably be my last post for a few days apart from a couple of scheduled challenge posts - dad is in hospital tomorrow so I'm off to visit him and mum. He has his chemotherapy and me and mum do lunch! Dad's very lucky though the treatment is working and keeping him well. Hope everyone has a great weekend - I'm hoping it's going to s...