Phoenix Inspirations

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...

It's time for another challenge over on  CAS - Colours & Sketches . This week we have colours for you - take a look And here is my card This was so close to being a one layer card however I added some sparkle at the last minute to brighten it up a little. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet, Oh Goodie Ink: Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Elegant Eggplant Card Stock: Whisper White, Silver Glitter Paper Accessories: 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 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 ...

Good morning all - there's a brand new challenge over on the  CAS - Colours & Sketches  blog. We have some colours for you this week - take a look Yes - I do know that Suede is spelt wrongly! - I couldn't get into my files to change it - sorry! Here is my card using these colours (don't forget that you don't have to use Stampin' Up colours just the closest shades you have in your stash) My lollipops have been covered with Crystal Effects to make them look like they are in packets - here's a close -up Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet Ink: Real Red, Basic Black (outlines) Card Stock: Whisper White, Soft Suede, River Rock Accessories: Crystal Effects, Scallop Edge Punch (Please e-mail me on deezinesart@gmail.com if you would like to place an order with me for any of the current range of Stampin' Up products) Please do pop over to visit the other ladies on the DT - they've made some stunning car...

It's time for another challenge over on  Addicted to Stamps and More  and this week is CAS week - here is my card I have stamped a stick image from my Sweets for the Sweet set along with the sentiment from that set too. My windmill is made by using some of my Tea for Two DSP - there are two whole sheets of specially marked sections for creating pinwheel windmills. A brad secures the centre and I doodled a faux stitched frame. All materials are Stampin' Up Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet Ink: Early Espresso Card Stock: Whisper White Paper: Tea for Two DSP Accessories: Jewel Brad (retired). (Don't forget to check out all the details in the top tabs if you would like to place an order for any of the Stampin' Up items listed above - catalogues can be ordered from me too - please see the side bar). Please do pop over to the blog to say 'hi' to Kylie and the girls - they are a fab DT to work with and always produce stunning work and I will ...

Good morning all, it's been a bit blustery around the old Malvern Hills of late but this morning we have blue skies and a little sunshine - wonder how long it will last?! This morning I have my DT card for  Addicted to Stamps and More  to show you - take a look And here is the sketch I used which of course is this week's new challenge Just a tiny bit of stamping on this card, mostly I've used my Polka Dot parade DSP but I also used my Sweets for the Sweet set to paper piece my windmills. Materials Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet, Just Believe (sentiment) Ink: Basic Black, Daffodil Delight Card Stock: Whisper White, Marina Mist Paper: Polka Dot Parade DSP Accessories: Basic Rhinestones Other: Seam Binding Ribbon (Don't for get if you would like to place an order for anything Stampin' Up please take a look in the top tabs for details - thank you) There are some fantastic cards by the DT again this week so please do pop over and take...

My good friend Mynnette has just set up a fab new 'Inkspirational' challenge blog, you can find it -  HERE . The first challenge is to use these colours And here is my card I have used some Stampin' Up Framelit Dies to create an easel card. Using the largest die to make the card base this will fit very comfortably into a 5" x 5" envelope. There are 6 dies in the set and I had great fun cutting loads to mat and layer. Basic Black and Very Vanilla were used and then I stamped some windmills from the Sweets for the Sweet stamp set. I used Melon Mambo and Certain Celery inks along with Basic Black for my sticks and sentiment. Here's what it looks like flat I added some Basic Rhinestones to the centres of the windmills and the windmills themselves have been raised on Dimensionals. Materials Stamps: Sweets for the Sweet Ink: Basic Black, Melon Mambo, Certain Celery Card Stock: Very Vanilla Accessories: Framelits -...