Phoenix Inspirations

OK I was up super early (couldn't sleep) and I was on the web messaging with my friend and  DT colleague Louise and I thought 'right better get on with my CAS post and flippin' eck! Internet went down - so very late (and after making big decisions about changing our internet provider) here is my post. At CAS - Colours & Sketches  we have a sketch for you - take a look   And here is my card Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Just Believe Ink: Gumball Green, Calypso Coral Card Stock: Whisper White, Baja Breeze, Accessories: Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Tangerine Tango Ribbon, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Basic Pearls (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) . Don't forget to pop over to take a look at the rest of the DT cards and I will see you soon -...

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...

Good morning all, it's been a bit blustery around the old Malvern Hills of late but this morning we have blue skies and a little sunshine - wonder how long it will last?! This morning I have my DT card for  Addicted to Stamps and More  to show you - take a look And here is the sketch I used which of course is this week's new challenge Just a tiny bit of stamping on this card, mostly I've used my Polka Dot parade DSP but I also used my Sweets for the Sweet set to paper piece my windmills. Materials Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet, Just Believe (sentiment) Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight Card Stock: Whisper White, Marina Mist Paper: Polka Dot Parade DSP Accessories: Basic Rhinestones Other: Seam Binding Ribbon (Don't for get if you would like to place an order for anything Stampin' Up please take a look in the top tabs for details - thank you) There are some fantastic cards by the DT again this week so please do pop over and take...

Here are the colours for this week's challenge over on the  CAS - Colours & Sketches  challenge blog Remember that this is a cards only challenge blog and you must use some stamping - here's my card A lovely combination don't you think? I embossed the lines on the card with an embossing tool and attached my circles with 3D foam pads adding some flat backed pearls as a finishing touch to my flowers. Materials Stamps: Just Believe, My Friend Ink: So Saffron Card Stock: Whisper White. Pool Party, Night of Navy Accessories: Dimensionals, Basic Pearls (I would love to order any of the above Stampin' Up products for you - just e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com for more details) The lovely ladies on my DT have made some stunning cards - please do pop over and say 'Hi' to them and I will see you soon - Jacqueline xx

Take a look at the fabulous sketch Kylie has designed for us this week at  Addicted to Stamps & More And here is my card Today I have teamed up Just Believe with Summer Silhouettes and some of the paper from the Twitterpatted series of DSP. I also added some of the basic rhinestones - you can't see on here but they are extremely sparkly. Materials Stamps: Just Believe, Summer Silhouettes, Precious Butterflies (retired) Inks: Gumball Green, Primrose Petals Card Stock: Whisper White, Raspberry Ripple Paper: Twittwepatted DSP Accessories: Basic Rhinestones (I am happy to order any of the products listed above (excluding retired items) or anything from the current catalogue, just get in touch by clicking the links above - don't forget the special offers too). Can't wait to see what you all do with this sketch - if you need more inspiration pop over to the blog and check out all the DT cards - you won't be disappointed. See you soon...

It's time again for another challenge over on  Addicted to Stamps & More  and this week we are Addicted to Red & White - take a look at my card It's a rather Clean and Simple design this week using the circular stamp from Just Believe simply stamped in Real Red ink and cut out using a circular punch. Layers of red and white card stock were used to create my border and I used a scallop edge punch to make it a bit more interesting. A little sentiment was added as a finishing touch. Materials Stamps: just Believe, Made for You Inks: Real Red Card stock: Whisper White, Real Red Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch (All of the above and more can be ordered through me - all the details are in the top tab bar. Don't for get to check out the special offers too - there's freebies!!). Please do go and visit the challenge blog - there are some lovely entries from the rest of the fabulous DT for you to see. Bye for now - Jacqueline xx

The challenge this week at  DYSU Challenge Blog  is Rather an interesting photo don't you think? I also thought I'd combine this challenge with the colours that are this week's  Dynamic Duos I already had my French Foliage set out on my work top so I decided to go with it and here is my card I used Certain Celery and Always Artichoke card stock along with my scallop edge punch to create some little panels which were placed under a Certain Celery mat - this was attached using some 3D foam pads. I cut a slightly smaller white panel on to which I added my leaves - stamped in Always Artichoke and Certain Celery ink. I then found a scrap of linen thread to tie around. My little 'thank you' sentiment is from Just Believe. I had great fun creating this card - hope you like it - bye for now - Jacqueline xx

At first I wondered at Kylie's sanity - Spring cards in September????? But then I realised that where Kylie is it is Spring 'cos Kylie lives in Australia and while we are being plunged into dark evenings, wet leaves and frosty mornings, Down Under it is getting warmer................do you have any spare rooms Kylie? Anyway - back to my card. Of course the challenge is  Addicted to Stamps   and here is my card for our third Theme challenge 'SPRING' I went with a zingy fresh green to stamp my leaves - a mish mash of sets, there's little leaves from Pocket Silhouettes, Big leaves from My Friend and tall elegant leaves from Just Believe. My flowers have been punched using a bright yellow and the sentiment has been stamped in a matching ink. A few pearls add a finishing touch. Don't forget to pop over to take a look at all the other dt cards on the blog, they are as always gorgeous. Thanks for looking today - it's great to have your company - ...

I have another challenge card for you today - again for two challenges In The Pink  - 50 Shades of Pink Come and Get it Challenges  - sketch Here is my card - hope I've used enough pink I have used more of my Twitterpated DSP and this time I have teamed it up with Rich Razzleberry card card - a gorgeous deep raspberry pink colour. My flowers are from the Everything Eleanor set and have been stamped with Pretty In Pink ink and they have been attached around a small lacy doily. My sentiment label is from Baby Blossoms and I have used one of the sentiments from Just Believe. Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look today - see you soon - Jacqueline xx

So much to do still so this is a card I made just before I went away which didn't get blogged. This uses my Just Believe set along with Crumb Cake and Chocolate Chip card stock and ink - here's a close up Liquid Pearls add the finishing touch. I am entering this card into this week's challenge over on  Make it Monday  as it's 'Anything Goes' See you soon - Jacqueline xx

It's a One Layer challenge this week at  Less is More  with the added extra of things in 3's - here is my card And here's how I made it: Post it notes to mask off a square and to make my 3 clouds 3 blues to stamp my images: Bashful Blue, Marina Mist and Pacific Point. 3 Balloons from Up, Up and Away plus 3 birds flying in the sky 3 little words - just for you - from Just Believe. Thanks for looking - Jacqueline xx

Evening all - just a quick post as I think I'm running out of time to play along at this week's  Simply Stampin' challenge. This week it's a sketch challenge - take a look Here is my card After I had flipped the layout I used Baja Breeze card stock and added a length of Melon Mambo gros grain ribbon. On to Whisper White card stock I stamped with Wild Wasabi and Melon Mambo ink the large stamp from Just Believe. I also used the circle from that set, I stamped them in Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi and Baja Breeze ink and then cut them out. I added a sentiment (it's not on the sketch so I hope the girl's don't mind!) - all from the Just Believe set. Enjoy the weekend folks - Jacqueline xx

My  Make My Monday  Mid-week motivation card this week follows our Dreams and Fairies theme for the Midsummer Night's Dream challenge - it's a shadow box card. My aperture was die cut on the Cuttlebug using the largest of my nesting butterfly dies. Inside I sponged over a post it note moon and then stamped a silhouette fairy. A little sparkly glitter was added and then on the outside I added my sentiment, a few butterflies and some flat backed gems. My sentiment is from Just Believe and I stamped it on to a die cut label. I am a little obcessed with my Swiss Dots embossing folder at the moment - as you can see I have embossed the front of my card with it! - I feel a trip to the craft shop coming on! There are more details for this card over on the blog please do pop over and take a look. Short and sweet this time - see you later - Jacqueline xx

It feels like it's been a while since I have blogged - my last few posts were scheduled as I have been away and  now that I am back I am preparing for the Jubilee weekend. I am up to my eyeballs in bunting, fairy cakes and acrylic paint - but more on that story later. The card I have made to show you today covers a lot: firstly it was made for the Mid-week Motivation for this week's  Make My Monday  challenge. It also follows the sketch over on this week's  Simply Stampin'  blog And finally I had to make a Thank You card as I am making a presentation over the weekend to a lady who is retiring - whew - here is the card Stamps used: S'U Baby Blossoms and Just Believe Inks: Old Olive, Blushing Bride and Regal Rose. I'm off now to paint the Queen's hat! - Jacqueline xx

Morning everyone - I am away at the moment so hopefully this post has scheduled properly and has appeared on time!! It's  Make My Monday  again and this week the challenge is to create something along the lines of Flowers and Music. Here is my card When I set out to make this card I realised that I had run out of card blanks - and horror of horrors I had no white or cream card to make one. Now I am much too tight to use my expensive coloured card stock to do this so I had a rootle around and found a card I had made ages ago that I didn't like. I hacked off the used bit , added a piece of Kraft card to the half that was left and voila! - problem solved. Will have to go shopping now though! More scraps were added in the form of a piece of paper with music on, and a piece of Wisteria Wonder card stock that had gone through a Swiss Dots embossing folder. All that was left to do now was add my flowers - Baby Blossoms in Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush - and my sentimen...

OK - my second post of the day - and it's only 8am! I am striking while the iron is hot and making the most of my computer whilst it's working! For this card I have followed the sketch over on  Stampin' Royalty Here is my card I have used some of the last of my Springtime Vintage DSP along with two of my favourite sets - Just Believe and My Friend - both stamped in Rose Red ink. The images have been matted onto Always Artichoke card stock and I have also used some pieces of Crumb Cake and Whisper White. Thanks for taking a look today - see you soon - Jacqueline xx

I have had an idea in my head for a couple of weeks now and finally yesterday it escaped and became an actual card. I made it before I made the owl card that I posted yesterday - that one evolved because of this one I hadn't used my Baby Blossoms set for ages and now I can't put it down! I've also used one of my favourite sentiment stamps from Just Believe. Also used some of my favourite Kraft card stamped with a couple of corner flourishes so I shall be entering this into the  Kraft Journal  challenge where the theme is 'April Showers Bring May Flowers' - hope it fits in over there! See you soon - Jacqueline xx

Here is this week's Mojo Monday  Sketch Here is my card I have used the fabulous Stampin' Up Sale-a-bration DSP with a few bits cut out for embellishment. Pool Party card stock was also used along with stamps from Just Believe and My Friend. Short and sweet tonight - see you soon - Jacqueline xx

I have just got back from a craft workshop where I was actually one of the taught and not the teacher and we made a 'Never Ending Card' Jo - our leader had some Papermania kits that were pre-scored which we used as templates to cut our own and then decorate. Here's mine It's the same all through the card - I had some 12" x 12" red paper with me and a few stamps. The stamps I used were from Everything Eleanor, Vintage Vogue, My Friend and Just Believe. The card works by firstly opening the vertical centre sections Then the middle sections are opened horizontally There's another vertical opening to get to the back of the card This is so easy to make - look out for a quick tutorial tomorrow on  Make My Monday . See you soon - Jacqueline xx

Morning all - it's week 32 at  Make My Monday  and the challenge this week is still following the theme of NATURE but to CREATE A SCENE , here is my card This week I have taken my inspiration from one of my favourite crafters - Michelle Zindorf - click  here  for her Splitcoast Stampers gallery. I used my brayer to ink the sky and water masking off the clouds. The trees are Stampin' Up - Lovely as a Tree and I also used my brayer to apply the reflection - ink up your stamp and carefully roll the brayer over it, the image is transferred to the brayer and can in turn be transferred to the paper. The foreground is stamped in black Versafine and is from the Just Believe set. Colours used: Baja Breeze, More Mustard, Chocolate Chip and Basic Black. Please hop over and take a look at what my fellow team members have come up with - it would be great to see you there - Jacqueline xx