Phoenix Inspirations

Now pink is not a colour that springs to mind when thinking about men ........usually! However this week in  The Male Room  we want you to do just that - Make Pink Masculine. Here is my card I found loads of tutorials on YouTube for this kind of folded shirt and I just so happened to have some lovely pink DSP with shirt like stripes on it. The teeny tiny pearls were coloured with a black marker. Materials - Stampin' Up (except Kraft card base) Stamps: Morning Meadow (retired) Ink: Basic Black Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Basic Black Paper: Subtles DSP (retired) Accessories: Big Shot, Windows Framelits, Basic Pearls 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 ...

I have a brief day off from hospital visiting today so I can actually (I hope) write a decent post! Today's challenge in  The Male Room  is a colour challenge -                   BLUE ,  GREEN  and  BROWN Here is my card - don't forget it has to be male Gorgeous Grunge is great for male cards and doesn't need much else with it. I don't do messy stamping if I can help it so this set is perfect for me to add a bit of grungy distressing! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Gorgeous Grunge, Morning Meadow Ink: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Soft Sky Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip (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...

Today sees a new challenge over on the weekly challenge blog  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and this time we have these beautiful colours to use - take a look For my DT card this week I have used the new Banner Basics set which is one of the FREE sets you can receive if you spend £45 on catalogue orders. If you spend £90 you could get the matching punch too! Here is my card Don't you just love that teeny tiny flower - once stamped it can be perfectly punched using one of the Bitty Punches - brilliant for those finishing touches. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Banner Basics, Sweets for the Sweet, Morning Meadow Inks: Smoky Slate, Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush Card Stock: Whisper White, Naturals White Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Bitty 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 along with the NEW SPRING/SUMMER M...

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...

Our challenge this week at  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  is to pick a previous theme Here is my card - I chose Wreaths from July 2012 I went a bit mad with the gold embossing on this - it really does shine in real life! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Morning Meadow, Lovely as a Tree, Joyful Christmas Ink: Gumball Green, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Certain Celery (retired marker) Card Stock: Very Vanilla Accessories: Gold EP (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. 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 blogs soon to s...

Good morning crafters - Louise is away on her hols this week but she has left us a cracking sketch challenge over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches As I usually do I have stuck rigidly to the lay out but you could flip it or rotate it to make your cards - take a look at mine Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Morning Meadow (sentiment) Ink: Summer Starfruit, Basic Gray Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Gray, Summer Starfruit Accessories: Scallop Trim Border Punch, Dimensionals, Basic Gray Ribbon (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 will see you soon -

I saw the challenge over on  Less is More  this morning and I decided to have a play. Time has been taken up so much lately with workshops, classes and DT cards so it was so good to make a card 'just because'. The theme of the challenge is HAND MADE FLOWERS and I have been having a play with some of the clay and moulds now available through Stampin' Up - here's what I have made The white clay is pressed into silicone moulds - removed and then left to air dry. You can add colour to the flowers using markers after they have dried or if you have any of the re-inkers add a few drops to the wet clay before pressing into the moulds. My flowers have also been mounted on to the Flower Fusion die cuts and some of the Little Leaves have been added too. Materials Used - Stampin' Up Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, Morning Meadow Ink: Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe (re-inker) Card Stock: Whisper White, Pistachio Pudding Accessories: Big Shot, Little Leaves, Flower Fusion, ...