Phoenix Inspirations

I have a very bright and cheerful card for you today which is good because I'm full of a head cold and feeling rotten! The snow that was promised didn't arrive and it's still very damp outside. Here is my card - hope it cheers you up too!! I have taken my colours from the challenge over on  The Paper Players And my layout is taken from the sketch over on  Make My Monday Stamp sets used are Blended Bloom, Flowering Flourishes and Loving Thoughts. Back soon xx

It's been another cold and wet day today in Bridgnorth but I have been crafty in my room of stash and that always cheers me up! My card for you this evening is for the challenge over on  CAS Colours & Sketches  and this week they have these colours for us to use Here is my card I've used Stampin' Up's Flowering Flourishes and I've added a couple of images from the Flower Patch set too. The frame was hand drawn and the sentiment from Loving Thoughts. I'm cutting it a bit fine for this challenge - hope I've made it in time! See you soon xx

Yes that's right I've been crafting just for me and I've a few challenges to join in - it's been ages since I've done any challenges other than my dt work and I must admit it's quite refreshing. Here is one of the card I have made And here is the list of challenges I'm entering it into The Paper Players Mojo Monday Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: World of Dreams, Loving Thoughts Ink: Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride, Hello Honey, Basic Gray Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Blushing Bride Accessories: Scallop Trim Punch, Petite Petals Punch, Basic Pearls, 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 Thanks for stopping by to take a look - see you soon x.

Good morning all - it's time for another sketch challenge at  CAS - Colours & Sketches . The sketch we have this week is an interesting one but not impossible - take a look I found this quite a struggle and there was much gnashing of teeth as piece after piece of paper was thrown away! But then I managed to produce this The blue panel on my card is my interpretation of the sketch and I added the words from the Loving Thoughts stamp set. Loving Thoughts - Clear-Mount Stamp 125845 Price :  £21.95   £15.37 Show someone that you care with a hand-stamped card created using sentiments from this classic eleven-piece set. Or make a stack of cards to give away as a gift for a special friend! Just enclose them in a Cellophane Bag and tie with 5/8" Satin Ribbon. Set Quantity: 11 Hope you have fun looking at all the other dt cards today over on the blog! (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail m...

It's Thursday and time for another challenge at  CAS - Colours & Sketches . Today it's a colour theme - take a look A beautiful collection don't you think, chosen for us by the lovely Louise. They are very Spring like too however, I went down another road and went under the sea - take a look I embossed with white embossing powder before sponging my ink over the top to create my sea. My Calypso Coral shell was also embossed and ink was sponged over the top before it was cut out and attached using dimensionals. The white heat embossed powder resists the ink and makes the images stand out beautifully - a sentiment was all that was needed to finish it off. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: By the Tide, Loving Thoughts Ink: Calypso Coral, Island Indigo, Pool Party Card Stock: Very Vanilla Accessories: White EP, Dimensionals (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - ...

This theme used to fill me with horror - I used to dislike vintage so much but with The Open Sea from Stampin' Up it's easy, and just right for this week's new challenge over in  The Male Room . There is a gorgeous sailing galleon that is just begging to be made vintage and teamed with the old style World Map looks great - take a look Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: The Open Sea, World Map, Loving Thoughts Ink: Chocolate Chip Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Baked Brown Sugar, Chocolate Chip (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart@icloud.com - a catalogue pdf can be found in the side bar along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. 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 that if your or...

I am so late with this - I've been catching up with my commenting! Today is a new challenge over on  CAS - Colours and Sketches  - it's a sketch take a look And here is my card I love how this turned out, it only took minutes but my desk was covered in stamps and stamp boxes - I used 3 different sets! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papaya Collage, Summer Silhouettes, Loving Thoughts Ink: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Island Indigo, Pool Party Card Stock: Kraft (not Stampin' Up), Whisper White Accessories: Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones (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 along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. 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 we...

I have a card to show you that I made a while ago. It was a technique I learnt at a local craft club. Take a look at the card I will tell all! I used some of the Naturals Ivory card to stamp on as it was the closest to watercolour paper I could find at the time. It's quite porous which is perfect for this technique. My stamp was inked with markers and then spritzed with water and then stamped. It gives a lovely blurred look to the image which worked very well with the tree from Serene Silhouettes and what's so great about this technique is that you get a totally different image every time you do it. The image in the middle was just stamped normally but still using the marker pens. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Serene Silhouettes, Loving Thoughts Ink: Early Espresso, Always Artichoke Card Stock: Early Espresso, Naturals Ivory, Very Vanilla Accessories: Scallop Trim Punch, Decorative Label Punch, Dimentionals (To order any of the above current items or ...

I'm a bit behind with my posting at the moment but there's still time to take part in the challenge over in  The Male Room . The theme is MUSIC and you have a week left to play. My card was inspired by the John Lennon song 'Imagine' - take a look Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: The Open Sea, Loving Thoughts Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz, Bermuda Bay Card Stock: Naturals Ivory, Real Red Accessories: Circle Punch, Modern Label Punch, 2 Step Owl 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 along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER MINI. 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 that if your order...

I am a little late getting this post up as I had a bit of an accident over the weekend - I burnt my wrist. It's been very sore and I have it bandaged up - good thing is I can't get the bandage wet so no washing up woohoo! So -  Make My Monday  are this week looking for cards made with KRAFT card and here is my contribution to the dt line up I am giving you a sneaky peek at some new stash coming your way soon - some gorgeous new DSP. It's coming in the new Spring/Summer Mini and you don't have that long to wait so stay tuned! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papaya Collage, Loving Thoughts Ink: Crumb Cake Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake Paper: Retro Fresh DSP Accessories: Punches: Scallop Trim, Decorative Label, Modern Label, Blossom, 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...

The title says it all really! This is a favourite technique of mine as it's so easy but gives a great effect. There is also a fab tutorials from Mynnette over on  Technique Time Tuesday  so do pop over and take a look. My card uses quite a mish mash of stamp sets - take a look And a close up I love the sparkle from the glitter paper. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Morning Meadow, Flower Shop, Mixed Bunch, Loving Thoughts Ink: Soft Sky, Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral, Blushing Bride Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Sky, Glitter Paper Accessories: Ribbon, 2 Step Bird Punch, Modern Label Punch, Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestones (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 s...

Over at  Make My Monday  Laura is our first Hostess of the year and she has chosen EMBOSSING for our challenge this week. I've used loads on my card - dry embossing with a folder through the Big Shot and some gold and clear embossing using my heat gun. I also went outside of my comfort zone a little for this one and I'm still not sure whether I like it or not - the idea worked anyway - take a look I managed to make the ink look wet by using some clear embossing powder I used a Versamark pen and repeated the process about 3 times to achieve the look I was aiming for Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: World Map, The Open Sea, Fine Feathers, Loving Thoughts Ink: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Basic Black, Early Espresso, Versamark Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip Accessories: Gold and Clear Embossing Powder, Dimensionals, Big Shot, Heat Gun (To order any of the above current items or items from the Annual Catalogue please e-mail me on deezinesart...

I cleared a small space in my craft room this morning and then filled it again making this card for this week's challenge over at  Less is More . It's a one layer card using blues - take a look I scored the card before masking off the top and the bottom, I then used sponges to add the blue ink. A darker blue was used to stamp the reeds and the birds and then the sentiment. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Wetlands, Loving Thoughts Ink: Soft Sky, Midnight Muse 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. It's very wet upon the hill today and we are an island again - our lane is b...

Yep - yesterday was just that. I had intended getting up and posting my DT card for the challenge over on the  CAS - Colours & Sketches  blog but one thing after another happened and I collapsed into bed late last night realising that I never did get around to it! The challenge however is a colour theme - take a look and here is my card Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: The Open Sea, Loving Thoughts Ink: Crumb Cake, Real Red, Bashful Blue Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red Accessories: Dimensionals, Scallop Trim Border Punch, Circle 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). 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 bl...