Phoenix Inspirations

Just a very quick post to show you my DT card for  Make My Monday  - the theme this week is Valentine A very simple card that took minutes to create - a heart cut from a post-it-note, place on to the card blank and sponged over with Real Red ink. The post-it-note was removed and pearls were added (coloured with a red blendie). A suitable sentiment was added - simples!!!!!! Thanks for looking xx

Hmmm - this one nearly had me stumped! It's this week's challenge at  Make My Monday  and Marina's choice and actually I think that I made a pretty good attempt at some Pop Art - take a look I went back in time to my A Level art days remembering how I used to love all things Andy Warhol especially his Marilyn Monroe artwork and decided to give the Lotus Blossom the same treatment! I think I even impressed my hubby too - when I told him yesterday that I was going to do a Pop Art card with Stampin' Up stamps he sort of snorted and replies 'good luck with that one' - how rude! He had to eat his words when he saw my card!! So - tell me what you think, I love to read your comments and then please pop over to see the other works of art over on the blog - thanks for looking xx

It's the start of a brand new week and the start of a new challenge over on  Make My Monday . Laura has set the theme and it's A WINTER BIRTHDAY - here's my card This is one of my new sets - Sheltering Tree, don't you just love those snowdrifts? The set is from the new Spring/Summer mini - you can browse the full catalogue by clicking the picture in my side bar and don't forget that for every £45 you spend you get to choose a FREE Sale-a-bration item. Please do email me on deezinesart@icloud.com to place an order or if you would like any more information.

It's time for a new start at  Make My Monday  and this week Fliss has chosen the theme of NEW BEGINNINGS for our challenge. I didn't make a card for this but instead a perpetual calendar - take a look Pieces of mount board were cut to size and stamped on with stamps from last year's Sale-a-bration offer. I used a variety of markers to colour my stamps and overlapped the images. I also stamped more than once before re-inking. I then added the calendar details using the Stampin' Up Project Life Day to Day stamp set. All the elements are separate so can be used for any year. This is going straight on my desk - I'm hoping that it's going to keep me organised this year - maybe help me to get my posts done on time!!!! Thanks for looking - please do take the time to pop on over to the challenge blog and take a look at all the other beautiful creations from the dt.

It's the last challenge of the year over at  Make My Monday  and the theme is Nativity - here is my card This was a very quick and easy card to make - after all time is short at this time of the year! A little stamping and gold embossing looks great on navy card stock and the gold bow adds a touch of luxury.  Thanks for looking xx

Today at  Make My Monday  the theme is ANGELS. I had this all sussed out when I set this challenge, I had seen the perfect tutorial on YouTube and I was looking forward to making them. However when I came to do all the die cutting the die wouldn't cut the shape completely. I tried several times and then gave up. Sigh. Plan B - take a look (made at 11pm last night as a last resort!) The star card is die cut and the angel is made from a bow template. I added a golden halo and sparkly flower - punched from glimmer paper. These would look nice just with a little twine added to the angel's halo and hung from the Christmas tree - or as place names on the dining table. They can made bigger too! Please do pop over to the blog and take a look at all the other angelic creations from the dt - bye for now xx

The lovely Laura has chosen our theme this week at  Make My Monday  - Sprays and Mists. Here is my card The only spray or mist I own is a Perfect Pearls one in Gumball Pink but I think I managed to make it look Christmassy! The spray is on the background which is the Hardwood stamp, stamped on to Blushing Bride card stock with Blushing Bride ink. The pearlescent spray was then sprayed on to the background. Thanks for looking - no doubt I shall be back later with my now becoming usual Monday 'catch-up' post! xx

I have been very naughty lately and have lots of new goodies including these fabulous star stamps and dies which I used for this card for  Make My Monday The Christmas sentiment is from the Endless Wishes set and I really do love the font style they have used - looks great stamped around the edge to frame the star. The centre star is folded so that it stands up from the front of the card. I did this by folding the star so that every point was creased - in between the points also have a fold. All you do then is make sure that every crease on a point is a mountain fold and every crease in between is a valley fold. Pile up a few dimensionals in the middle so the star can't be squished. Not good for posting I know but great if it's being hand delivered. The star stamp set is called Bright and Beautiful and is in the Holiday Mini - co-ordinating star dies can be found in the main catalogue. Email me on deezinesart@icloud.com for more information. Thanks for looking xx ...

The theme of this week's challenge at  Make My Monday  is GLITTER. So I haven't a card to show you for this but instead these little 'thank you' favour boxes Made using the Envelope Punch Board this tiny boxes measure approximately 2" x 2" and contain sweeties! They have been decorated with the Beautiful Bunch stamp set and adorned with Tangelo Twist ribbon and Silver Glimmer paper for  a glittery finishing touch. These were made as table favours for my last monthly workshop but I do pop something similar into my customers' orders from time to time. If you'd like to order anything Stampin'Up from me please do email me on deezinesart@icloud.com and I can have it delivered direct to your door (p+p charges apply). Must go and hide these now - before I get tempted to eat what's inside!

We have a VINTAGE challenge going on this week at  Make My Monday  - not a theme I'm most comfortable with but here goes Again I'm attempting this with my ipad so the photo is not very special! However it's really easy to list the materials for this card - Blushing Bride is the colour and Lovely Romance is the stamp set, plus a bit of seam binding ribbon. Thanks for looking and a big HI to my new followers - it's great to have you here. Back home soon so normal blogging will resume! Bye for now - 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 am just loving the new Holiday Home stamp set from Stampin' Up, it's really useful for quick one layer cards like this Which is lucky 'cos this is my card for the new challenge over on  Make My Monday . The theme is Halloween - can you tell which house is haunted? The images were all stamped in a basic black ink and a moon was sponged through a post it note mask with Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie ink - you have to use Pumpkin Pie ink on all Halloween cards - it's the law! It is very Autumnal here now and my garden is full of fallen leaves - it makes a very pretty carpet of reds, yellows and oranges. It's my favourite time of year and I love to paint Autumn leaves - just like this one in fact I painted this a few years ago but found it framed and forgotten in an old cupboard. I'm sorting out all my painting gear as I am thinking of starting to paint again and this was at the back of the cupboard where I keep my paints, brushes and paper ...

The challenge this week at  Make My Monday  is numbers. I recently did a card class where we made number cards and here is one of the cards we made I'd made some number templates - large and small so that they 'nested' and the large ones formed both ends of the card. The word comes from the Project Life Day to Day photopolymer set and the baubles are from the now retired Holiday Ornaments set. There is actually loads of glitter on the baubles but the light hasn't been right for taking photos so it doesn't show up. Thanks for looking - see you soon xx

It's my turn to pick the theme over at  Make My Monday  and I have chosen - DIE CUTS & OR PUNCHES. it can be just one of the two or both - it's up to you. I used both on my card - take a look I CASE'd the idea for my image from a card on Pinterest by  Darlene Designs  and I think it turned out very well - the images are from Stippled Blossoms and the two stamped layers are blended with an aqua painter. My main panel uses die cuts while the accents either side are a punched shape that has been folded in half and and attached to the DSP layer. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Stippled Blossoms Ink: Blushing Bride, Strawberry Slush, Pear Pizzazz, Always Artichoke, Card Stock: Kraft, Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush Paper: Subtles DSP (retired) Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents, Mosaic Punch, Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, Basic Pearls. To place an order for Stampin' Up products please email me on deezinesart@icloud.com - t...

Hello - did you miss me? Last week was a total washout as I was not very well and was unable to craft much at all. I started to feel better around Thursday - which was good as I had my monthly workshop that night but I haven't really felt 'normal' again till now. My craft room is in a terrible state however I have made a couple of cards - the first of which being this week's DT card for  Make My Monday . The challenge this week is to create a card or project using Autumn/Fall colours - take a look a what I created using a Christmas stamp set Well you can't have Autumn without stags and deer - BBC AutumnWatch have proved that! - and these fine specimens belong to the new White Christmas photopolymer stamp set. The trees and hills also belong to that set but the trees are bare - the leaves have been borrowed from another new set Holiday Home - also photopolymer. If you like to create cards with scenes these sets are for you and at only £13.95 each a...

How's everyone doing this fine Bank Holiday Monday? I'm in my craft room looking outside at rain, rain and more rain! What a perfect day day for us crafters though and what a perfect opportunity to show you the new challenge over on  Make My Monday . This week the theme is Tags and Toppers - here is my card My 'topper' is made from the stamp set Chalk Talk and the matching framelits and I've raised it up on dimensionals. also added are a couple of flowers made using the Simply Pressed Clay. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Daydream Medallions, Chalk Talk Ink: Lost Lagoon Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Lost Lagoon Accessories: Chalk Talk Framelits, Basic Rhinestones, Simply Pressed Clay and Rose Mould, Dimensionals Please email me on deezinesart@icloud.com if you would like to place an order for any of the above items. There is an online catalogue in the side bar for you to browse - lots of lovely things to see in there, grab a cuppa and take a...

Oh crumbs - it's Monday again, doesn't time fly?! So that means it's time for a new  Make My Monday  challenge and this week the theme is SPORTS. Now I'm not a very sporty person at all - I don't even watch much on the tv so this was quite a challenge for me! Here's what I've come up with A pail of golf balls! Very simple I know but I did emboss the balls with my dotty folder even though it's difficult to see! Materials - Stampin' Up (except Kraft card base) Stamps: One in a Million (retired),  Ink: Basic Grey Card Stock: Wild Wasabi, Real Red, Whisper White Accessories: Circle Punch, Dots EF, Decorative Label 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 Thanks for looking -...

The challenge this week at  Make My Monday  is in full swing and we have been invited to the CIRCUS. Here is my card So - here is my circus tent all decorated with bows and flowers and to greet us is one of the performers - a flea!! I've always been fascinated by the thought of a flea circus so I suppose this is how I imagine it to be! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Back to Basics Alphabet,Bug Me (retired) Ink: Basic Black, Pacific Point Card Stock: Whisper White, Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight Accessories: Word Window Punch, Bitty Blossoms Punch, Dimentionals, Pool Party Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds Glitter 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 directly from my Stampin' Up...

It's Monday again and that means another challenge went live this morning on the  Make My Monday  blog. Fliss is our hostess this week and she chosen the theme of BIRDS - here is my card A very simple card for this one - inspired by one I found on Splitcoast Stampers a while ago. The design is the same but the stamps are the new An Open Heart set which can be found in the new Annual Catalogue. Materials - Stampin' Up (except Kraft card base) Stamps: An Open Heart Ink: Basic Black, Mossy Meadow, Crushed Curry, Pistashio Puddng, Crumb Cake, Elegant Eggplant Card Stock: Mossy Meadow, Very Vanilla Accessories: Dimensionals, Natural Twine 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 directly...

So - I'm a little behind again. I've had a couple of dark days and combined with a change of medication that resulted in me not blogging. I'm feeling a bit brighter today so here is the card for  Make My Monday  that I should have posted at the beginning of the week Materials - Stampin' Up (except Kraft card base) Stamps: Corner Garden, Papillon Potpourri Ink: Sahara Sand, Soft Sky, Basic Black Card Stock: Whisper White, Tangello Twist Accessories: Tangello Twist Ribbon, Petite Butterfly Punch, Scallop Edge Punch (retired) 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 directly from my Stampin' Up website - click  HERE  to take a look. Thanks for looking xx