Phoenix Inspirations

Hello and Happy New Year greetings from Bridgnorth! This is my first post of the year and my card is for the very first challenge for a brand new challenge blog. Rainbow Challenge Blog I am so happy to be a part of this new venture and even happier to be working alongside my beautiful friend Mynnette again. Many years ago now Mynnette and I started up the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown and although we are no longer a part of that we had a great time working together and I am chuffed to bits to be doing so again. We also have a fab design team and I do urge you to pop across to the blog to take a look at all the wonderful work they have produced for the first challenge - which is .......... Now this is the Rainbow Card Challenge and your card should only use the colour that is stated in the challenge banner however, if you are adding flowers a little green can be added for the flower stems. Right  - here is my card My red ink and card stock is Poppy Parad...

As the days become longer and warmer we can expect to see hoards of butterflies fluttering around our flowers. It's a beautiful sight and a sign that summer is really here.  I couldn't resist then the challenge over on  The Paper Players I also found the perfect sketch to go with this challenge over on CAS Colours & Sketches Here is my card I had an old Stampin' Up wheelie stamp of butterflies - I didn't have the wheel to attach it to so I removed it from the wheel and use it instead on an acrylic block. I've also cut it up a bit so I have a two line stamp of butterflies and also one line. I've also got a couple of single one too - very handy! I stamped my large butterfly (from Papillon Pot Pourri) with Versamark ink and heat embossed with white embossing powder. Coastal Cabana was my colour choice and my sentiment is from Sheltering Tree. Hope you like my card today - thanks for stopping by and taking a look. See you soo...

So yesterday in the UK it was Mother's Day and being a card maker I made my mum a card. I followed the sketch over on  Freshly Made Sketches I love that there is a butterfly shape on the sketch and it inspired me to make this card I used the enormous Swallowtail stamp along with some Papillon Potpourri and if I remember rightly my sentiment is from Delightful Dozen. My colours are Crushed Curry and Lost Lagoon. Thanks for looking - see you soon x

I made a card - for three challenges. I have taken so long to photograph and upload said card that I am now only in time for one of those challenges - doh! Here is the card Stamp sets used are: Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge and Wetlands for the sentiment. My colours are Baked Brown Sugar, Blushing Bride and Coastal Cabana. The challenge I am entering this into is TIME OUT Challenges Challenge #48: CASE With Your Own Twist And the card to be CASEd is Hope you like my take on it - see you soon x

Yikes - time is going so quick this week and yet again I am running out of time to enter the challenge over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches . This week they have a sketch for us I've flipped and rotated the sketch and gone with a very Clean and Simple design - take a look My image is from Serene Silhouettes and is stamped on to a label cut on my Big Shot using the Apothecary Accents dies. The butterfly is from Papillon Potpourri and both images have been heat embossed in gold. Thanks for looking - see you soon xx

Here is a birthday card I made recently It was a fun card to make and it's inspired by one I found on Pinterest  HERE . I changed a few of the images and added the butterflies but the layout is the same. Mossy Meadow was used to sponge the background and stamp the leaves while Night of Navy was used to stamp the background poppies. The main poppies were coloured with markers as were the butterflies - they were cut out using a punch. I cut the flowers out by hand. A Sassy Salutations sentiment was added to finish it off. Hope you like it - see you soon xx

Louise is our hostess this month at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and she has chosen some lovely colours for us to use - take a look And here is my card Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Gorgeous Grunge, Bloom with Happiness Ink: Lost Lagoon, Tangelo Twist, Blackberry Bliss Card Stock: Whisper White Accessories: Butterfly Punches, Basic Rhinestones My email is deezinesart@icloud.com if you would like to place an order for any of the above items or anything from either of the two current catalogues. Thanks for stopping by today - I'm pleased to say that dad seems to be improving slowly - off to the hospital later so I hope it continues - see you soon xx

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

There is a new challenge today at  Make My Monday  and in case you hadn't guessed the theme is 'Beautiful Butterflies' Here is my card I was very pleased how this card turned out - I nearly binned it half way through! I was colouring it and until I added the glitter I didn't like it all. It really does sparkle in real life especially with the rhinestones down the side too. The border was created by stamping the small butterfly and then cutting around the edges - I drew a faint pencil line to guide me too. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Swallowtail, Papillon Potpourri Ink: Smoky Slate, Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Midnight Muse Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Midnight Muse Accessories: Bitty Butterfly Punch, 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 ...

I made a card today from a stamp set that I really haven't used enough - Too Kind. It's a two step stamping set too - they are my favourites. Take a look at my card I stamped the flower stalks directly onto my card stock and then stamped the flower heads separately. I then cut them out and attached them using Dimensionals. A few butterflies and a sentiment were added to complete the card. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Too Kind, Papillon Potpourri Ink: Calypso Coral, Gumball Green, Coastal Cabana Card Stock: Whisper White Accessories: Dimensionals, Bitty Butterfly 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). You can also shop now directly from my Stampin' Up website - click  HERE  to take a ...

It's time for another challenge at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and this week it's colours - take a look Her is my card - remember you don't have to use Stampin' Up colours - these are just for guidance Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Flowering Flourishes Card Stock: Whisper White, Rose Red Ink: Rose Red, Pink Pirouette, Early Espresso Accessories: Elegant Butterfly & Bitty Butterfly Punches 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 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 visiti...

Last night was my monthly workshop and we made this 'Kick Stand' card Four lovely ladies came along and hopefully had loads of fun cutting on the Big Shot and punching out butterflies. It's a great card to make and I've written a step by step for you over on my  Craft Club Blog  - please do pop over and take a look. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Petite Pairs Inks: Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe Card Stock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Crisp Cantaloupe Paper: In Colour DSP Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents, Adorning Accents, Dress Up, Elegant Butterfly Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Boho Blossoms 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. 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). ...

That's right - join us in The Male Room  this week and share with us your male Sports and Hobbies - take a look at my card My card is all about Lepidoptera - that's collecting butterflies to you and me! A little while ago I was helping my Mum and Dad clear out their attic and Mum was horrified to find some boxes of dead mounted butterflies from my Dad's childhood especially that  he is a naturalist and conservationist now! Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: French Foliage & Nature Walk - both retired and Papillon Potpourri and Best of Butterflies Ink: Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Black Stazon, plus various markers Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Accessories: 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 o...

I used to love that song as a child - can't remember the words though now! Rainbow is the theme of this week's challenge at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  - it's Karen's choice of challenge and here's what she wants to see: Rainbows are my favorite color! With the graphic above, my intent was to show that you could do any value: pastel, bright, or jewel. I'm also looking forward to seeing all the ways you can interpret this "color". As long as the card has 5 or more different colors, it counts! The colors don't have to be arranged like a rainbow, you can just use lots of colors on the card. Here is my card I've used all the colours of the rainbow to create my card - hope you like it. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Butterfly Collection (wheel), Petite Pairs Inks: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant, Wisteria Wonder Card Stock: Whisper White,...

The new challenge over on  CAS - Cards & Sketches  is well under way. It's the 5th Thursday too so that means colours and a sketch - take a look Here is my card Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Kind and Cosy, Papillon Potpourri Ink: Night of Navy Card Stock: Whisper White Paper: Marina Mist DSP Accessories: Circle Punch, Elegant Butterfly 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 blogs soon to see what you have created - I've had a little bit of good news about my dad - the cancer hasn't moved to his lungs but is a recurrence of his lymphoma which is in the gl...

It's Thursday and that means a new sketch challenge over on  CAS - Colours and Sketches  - take a look And here is my card - I'm really pleased with this! This is such a lovely sketch - thanks Kylie - so I limited my colour palette to just a grey, blue and white (I did use a little black too to stamp my butterflies). Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Best of Butterflies, Papillon Potpourri Ink: Black Stazon, Soft Sky Card Stock: Whisper White, Smoky Slate Paper Eastern Elegance DSP Accessories: Bitty Butterfly 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. 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 blogs...

Hi all - hope you are enjoying your weekend - this is just a short post to update you on one of my workshop makes - it's a folded frame card here's a photo A tutorials for this card can be found -  HERE Materials Used - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Kindness Matters Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Card Stock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Summer Starfruit Paper: Sycamore Street DSP (Retired SAB) Accessories: Dimensionals, Bitty Butterfly Punch (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) . Thanks for looking - enjoy the rest of the week end - Jacqueline xx

Here is another card I recently demo'd at a Hostess Party. It shows off this year's In Colours along with the Honeycomb embossing folder and butterfly punches - take a look I've also used the gorgeous Papillon Potpourri stamp set as it makes lovely butterflies and they match the punches perfectly And the inside - butterflies again along with the very popular Sassy Salutations Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Sassy Salutations, Pretty Petites (SAB) Ink: Gumball Green, Midnight Muse, Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Summer Starfruit Card Stock: Whisper White, Gumball Green, Naturals White Accessories:Elegant and Bitty Butterfly Punches, Honeycomb Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Petite Curly Label Punch (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) . Thanks fo...

Hello all, oh the joys and woes of a new lap top! The joys are a lovely clean and fast running computer but the woes are not having all your other stuff at your finger tips and it's such a faff to reload all my programs! I know I am being a grouch but I was rudely awakened by the phone at 7 this morning! The card I am about to show you is for  CAS - Colours and Sketches  and the reason I'm late posting (again) is that the card on the challenge blog was taken in the dark! So I re-photo'd it this morning but then remembered that I still had to load my photo editing program to get it on to my blog but it's done now and here it is The colours are Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Vintage Verses (retired SAB set) Inks: Rich Razzleberry, Primrose Petals, Pool Party Card Stock: Whisper White Accessories: Bitty Butterfly Punch (You can order any of the current Stampin' Up items listed above or indeed from either of the two c...

The lovely Caz  has designed this week's fabulous challenge over on the  Make M y Monday  challenge blog and it is a colour challenge -Use the Colours - BLUE & BROWN. Here is my card I've kept things quite clean and simple with this card - mainly just matting and layering and then the addition of 2 stamped butterflies. The butterflies are available in the Papillon Potpourri set and to make things really easy both have co-ordinating punches. Here's a close up And a view of the inside Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Papillon Potpourri, Delightful Dozen. Sassy Salutations Ink: Bashful Blue, Soft Suede Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Suede Paper: Subtles DSP Accessories: Elegant and Bitty Butterfly punches (sold separately). (don't forget to drop me an e-mail if you would like to order any of the fabulous Stampin' Up products - or see all the details up in the top tabs - thanks). Please do pop over and take a look at all the other wonder...