Phoenix Inspirations

The card I am showing off today looks very CAS but was a little complicated to make and actually took me quite a long time! It's a ship at sea - take a look So - how was it made? I'll tell you: firstly I inked up my stamp (from the stamp set Traveler) and I then took my brayer and rolled it carefully over my stamp - transferring the image. I then rolled my brayer over my piece of card stock. This gives a very faint image but more importantly when the image is upside down and the stamp is inked up again and stamped directly over it - it becomes the perfect mirror image. The top half of the picture was masked off and the sea was sponged in. I then decided I wanted the sun behind my ship - that meant making a mask of the ship - did I tell you this was complicated???? Once the ship was masked off the sun from Kinda Eclectic was stamped and the sky sponged in. The sentiment is from Painted Petals. Thanks for popping by today - see you soon xx

Good morning and happy Monday to you all - hope you had a great weekend. This morning I have a little bookmark to off to you - come and take a look It's made using the Scallop Top Tag punch and a fold is left at the top so that it can fold over the page in your book. There is also a magnet inside to prevent it slipping out. The stamp set used is Kinda Eclectic and I added a Tangelo Twist ribbon top. A Scallop Edge punch was used to decorate the bottom and a few pearls to add the finishing touch. Thanks for taking the time to pop over and take a look today - see you again soon xx

I think I'm actually going to be on time for a challenge for a change! Today at  Make My Monday  the lovely Suzi B would like to see SHABBY CHIC cards and projects. I'm not a huge fan of this but I must say I did have fun making this card - take a look I've used a couple of retired items - the dress form die cut and the ribbon flowers, and the pink ribbon was some I've had in my stash for ages but the rest is Stampin' Up. Daydream Medallions, Kraft, Crumb Cake and Pear Pizzazz card stock, leaves from Kinda Eclectic and the scallops were made by stamping and punching loads of little hearts from the Kind and Cosy stamp set - they were attached using Tombow glue to the underside of the card stock. Don't forget to pop over to the blog to take a look at all the other DT cards - there's loads more shabby-ness over there! Bye for now x

I love colour challenges and all this month at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  I get to choose! Here's what I have picked for you this week Now remember - just because we have used Stampin' Up colour names you don't have to use Stampin' Up products. Please just use what you have closest in your stash: Light Peach, Dark Peach/Coral and a Dark Green. Here is my card So - apart from the above colours I have used two stamp sets: Kinda Eclectic and Beautiful Bunch. Today sees many Stampin' Up demonstrators whizzing off to Brussels as it's the start of the Annual Convention. I am a little sad that I'm not there and guess what? I won a ticket to go for free!!! Why am I not there I hear you ask? Well I would have needed to get a passport - essential I think unless I wanted to be chased by Interpol! Plus things being so unpredictable with my dad I decided to gift my ticket to one of my extended downline demos. So - all you lovely demos out there...

I love making cards that can take all day to make - lots of layers, colouring and embellishing but I'm also glad that I'm able to make cards in a matter of minutes too! Louise's sketch over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches  made it even easier too - take a look Making a speedy card means having everything to hand and what better set to use than Kinda Eclectic? Fabulous images that go together perfectly - here's my card So there you have it - it took less than 20 minutes to make (good job too 'cos I was running late with the challenge again!!!!) Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Kinda Eclectic Ink: Crumb Cake, Mossy Meadow, Tangelo Twist, Chocolate Chip Card Stock: Kraft Accessories: Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones   To place an order for Stampin' Up products please email me on deezinesart@icloud.com - there will be a charge of £4.95 for p+p but anything you order can be dispatched direct to you anywhere in the UK.

So it's Thursday again and that can only mean one thing - it's time for another challenge over at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and this week it's a sketch - take a look And here is my card A leeeeeeeetle bit fussy I know but this a brand new set and I just had to use it! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Kinda Eclectic Ink: Smoky Slate, Old Olive, Hello Honey, Tangelo Twist, Basic Black Card Stock: Very Vanilla Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Dimentionals, Butterfly Punches 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 Please do pop over and see what the rest of the dt have made - see you soon x