Phoenix Inspirations

Fliss has created this week's theme over on  Make My Monday  and she wants a Vintage project in sepia tones using either pink or blue. Here is my card - I chose blue Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: The Open Sea Ink: Soft Suede, Midnight Muse Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede Accessories: Circle 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). You can also shop now directly from my Stampin' Up website - click  HERE  to take a look. Don't forget that during the month of September if you join my Stampin' Up team not only will you receive the wonderful Stampin' Up Starter Kit but a FREE gift from me - a stamp set of your choice (up to the value of £21.95). Email me now for m...

Saturday again and it's Ruth's last challenge over on the 52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  and she has decreed that we employ the Emboss Resist technique (instructions over on the blog) Here is my card Oh crumbs - forgot to do the inside, sorry Ruth - I do have a close up of the resist though Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Special Season, Love and Joy Ink: Always Artichoke, Early Espresso, Versamark Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Early Espresso Accessories: Big Shot, Window Framelits, Clear 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. Don't forget that during the month of September if you join...

It's time for our weekly challenge at  CAS - Colours & Sketches  and Karen has this brilliant sketch for us - take a look I had great fun with this sketch but don't know if you can see the slant so much on my finished card - what do you think? Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Summer Silhouettes, One in a Million Ink: Sahara Sand, Always Artichoke, Strawberry Slush, Blushing Bride Card Stock: Whisper White (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. Don't forget that during the month of September if you join my Stampin' Up team not only will you receive the wonderful Stampin' Up Starter Ki...

Or in other words - Animal, Bird or Fish/Underwater. That's this week's new challenge over in  The Male Room Now you have to choose one or the other not a mixture and if possible make your whole project reflect the theme - the rules are better explained over on the blog so please do pop over and check. So that being said my card is all about the underwater fishy things - take a look I made this card a while ago and was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest - however I've since lost my link and now can't find it to give it credit - sorry. The fish was stamped onto card stock and then masked with a post it note and the background script added. The square was then cut leaving the tail to be fussy cut so it hung over the side. The seahorse and shell were both fussy cut and attached using dimensionals. Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: By the Tide Ink: Island Indigo, Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake Card Stock: Whisper White, Midnight Muse Accessories: Dim...

I posted a card a couple of days ago that I demo'd at my last workshop. It was a Kick Stand card and you can go back and see it  HERE  - or you could hang around here a little longer and take a look at the other Kick Stand card that I made today Don't you just love these earthy tones along side the new Soft Sky? Perfect too with the lovely new Wetlands set. It also seemed the perfect opportunity to get out the Fine Feathers again - I've used them to create the background on the top flap. This card actually came about after another demo I did showing off printing with an acrylic block. It's very easy - just add ink straight from the pad directly to the block - huff on it a few times and then press down onto the card stock - here's what I made Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Wetlands, Fine Feathers Ink: Soft Sky, Baked Brown Sugar, Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Early Espresso, Always Artichoke Card Stock: Naturals White, Whisper White, Soft ...

Morning all - it's Monday morning again and that means we have another challenge over on the Make My Monday  challenge blog. This week Laura has chosen our theme and she wants us to use Flowers and/ or Trees - one the other or both. Here is my card Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Simply Sketched Inks: Crisp Cantaloupe, Pistachio Pudding Card Stock: Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe Accessories: Bitty Blossoms Punch, 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). Don't forget that during the month of September if you join my Stampin' Up team not only will you receive the wonderful Stampin' Up Starter Kit but a FREE gift from me - a stamp set of your choice (up to the value of £21.95). Email me no...

It's time for another Christmas challenge over on the  52 {Christmas} Card Throwdown  and this week we want to see some Christmas Trees Here is my card (Message to Ruth - I did decorate inside but forgot to photograph it and I'm away all day tomorrow so will do it when I get home!) Materials - Stampin' Up Stamps: Special Season Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Crumb Cake, Real Red Card Stock: Very Vanilla, Naturals Ivory, Real Red, Basic Black Paper: Modern Medley DSP Accessories: Big Shot, Apothecary Accents, Dimesionals (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). Don't forget that during the month of September if you join my Stampin' Up team not only will you receive the wonderful Stampin' U...