Phoenix Inspirations

I've had great fun today as I have been attempting to make the beautiful Christmas decoration from the front cover of the Holiday Mini (see side bar). I trawled YouTube for instructions - there are so many that I finally gave up and did my own thing! I don't have all the materials used either so I improvised - a lot! Take a look I used two ornament shapes plus the round centre piece along with Very Vanilla card stock, Crumb Cake and Cherry Cobbler ink. Here's a close up I added a pearl to the centre - one of the large ones from the Basic Pearls pack, only £4.50 and you get loads! Materials Stamps: Ornament keepsakes Ink: Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: Very Vanilla Accessories: Holiday Ornaments Framelit Dies, Basic Pearls. (Don't for get if you buy the Ornament Keepsake bundle plus the Candlelight Christmas Speciality DSP you get a Paper-Piercing pack - FREE - check up top or the side bar for more details). Crafting is curtailed ov...

I've been having a play with my Ornament keepsake bundle and apart from the 'normal' Christmas ornament style projects I have made this poinsettia flower from some of the die cut shapes I stamped and die cut 8 of the red ornament shapes and then a further 5 of the green - the ornament tops have been hidden by adding the centre. This is the small round stamp from the set and I cut out the very middle part to create the flower centre. Here's a close up Materials Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Christmas Blessings (sentiment) Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso (marker) Card Stock: Naturals White, Crumb Cake, Paper: Candlelight Christmas Speciality DSP Accessories: Holiday Ornaments Framelits (If you would like to make a card like this there is a special offer this month with the Ornament Keepsake bundle - see the side bar for details). I will be entering this card in this week's  Freshly Made Sketches  challenge and ...

I actually had time for a play today - no DT or workshop cards just a card for a couple of challenges - take a look I am entering two challenges with this card Dynamic Duos Retro Sketches Here's what I used to make this card Stamps: Flowering Flourishes Ink: Cherry Cobbler Card Stock: Whisper White, Sahara Sand Accessories: Basic Pearls Other: Twine Thanks for stopping by to take a look today - don't forget that any Stampin' Up product can be ordered through me and delivered direct to your door - just see the link at the top of the page - Jacqueline xx

It's time again for another challenge over on  Addicted to Stamps & More  and this week we are Addicted to Red & White - take a look at my card It's a rather Clean and Simple design this week using the circular stamp from Just Believe simply stamped in Real Red ink and cut out using a circular punch. Layers of red and white card stock were used to create my border and I used a scallop edge punch to make it a bit more interesting. A little sentiment was added as a finishing touch. Materials Stamps: just Believe, Made for You Inks: Real Red Card stock: Whisper White, Real Red Accessories: Scallop Edge Punch (All of the above and more can be ordered through me - all the details are in the top tab bar. Don't for get to check out the special offers too - there's freebies!!). Please do go and visit the challenge blog - there are some lovely entries from the rest of the fabulous DT for you to see. Bye for now - Jacqueline xx

It's  Make My Monday  time again and this week our Autumnal Supplies are to include STITCHING - REAL OR FAUX. Here is my card I have chosen faux stitching for my card today - this has been made very easy by the use of my new paper piercing template - I just placed it on my card stock and pierced through the holes with my pokey tool. I then connected the holes with the thin end of an Early Espresso marker. It makes the perfect frame for my autumnal scene which uses the recently retired Autumn Days stamp set. I make no apologies for using a retired set - I love Stampin' Up products but most of all I love crafting and these sets are far too nice to lie neglected on my shelves! Here's what I used: Stamps: Autumn Days (retired) Ink: Bashful Blue, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Early Espresso (marker), Crumb Cake, Cherry Cobbler (marker). Card Stock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Naturals White Accessories: Dimensionals, Paper-Piercing Pack (the paper-pierc...

Who doesn't love a prettily decorated notebook, especially if it has a matching pen too? Little notebooks are available in most shops - I picked these up at my local supermarket, all that was needed was a small piece of decorative paper to give them a festive feel - take a look I've used some of the Stampin' Up Festival Prints DSP  which can be found in the current Holiday Mini catalogue (there's a link in the side bar). With my notebooks I also purchased a pack of pens. With these I just unscrewed the barrels and inserted some matching paper rolled up very tightly. My favourite is the the red polka dots - I think that might just make it in to my handbag! Please do get in touch if you would like to order any of the lovely Stampin' up goodies from either of the catalogues featured in my side bar, my contact details are at the top of the page. See you soon - Jacqueline xx

It's  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  time again and this week we have a colour challenge for you - take a look This month Stampin' Up have an offer on - if you click  HERE  or in the side bar and you will see that if you order the Ornaments Keepsakes stamps plus the Candlelight Christmas Speciality DSP you will receive a FREE paper piercing pack. My card this week shows you what  you could make with the stamps plus the matching dies - take a look See the background paper? That's some of the Candlelight Christmas Speciality DSP - isn't it lovely? It's so easy to create pretty baubles like these as there is no tedious cutting involved - of course you will need a die cutting machine. Here is a view of the front of the card This is an easel card and I used four each of the bauble shapes to make the ones on the card. Here's what I used to make my card Materials Stamps: Ornament Keepsakes, Sassy Salutations Ink: Primrose Petals, Rega...