Just for the Men!

It's always more difficult to come up with ideas for cards for the boys, but these two stamps, Sail Away and Motorcycle make it easy peasy! They are available as single stamps from the Mini Catalogue, click on the link to the right to view, or if you would like a copy let me know and I would be happy to post one to you.

The colour combo is Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. The cards are given a 3D look by layering up the sails and mud guards.

The stack of boxes were made using the Big Shot Pillow Box Die which makes it super simple to make just one or lots. Once cut out, I put the box through the Big Shot embossing folder to give it some texture. Pop in a treat (Freddo Frogs fit perfectly)!

Supplies used:

Card: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Night of Navy

Big Shot: Pillow Box Die, Lattice Embossing Folder

Punches: Word Window, Crop-A-Dile

Accessories: Linen Thread, Jumbo Eyelets

Top Note Easter!

Well I never need an excuse to have chocolate, but for Easter classes it is a necessity! Mini chocolate eggs were on the menu this evening, along with chocolate Easter cakes, yum!

I used the new Top Note Die from the new Mini Catalogue on all the projects; as a layer on one card, as the actual shape of the second card and as a topper for the treat bag, so it is already proving to be very versatile!

Stamp Sets: A Good Egg, Forest Friends

Card: Poppy Parade, Pear Pizazz, Whisper White

DSP: Sunny Garden

Ink: Poppy Parade, Pear Pizazz

Punches: Scallop Circle, 1 3/8" Circle, Decorative Label Punch, Word Window

Ribbon: Pear Pizazz 1/2" Stitched-Poly Ribbon

Big Shot: Top Note Bigz Die

Take a look through the catalogue links on the right and just let me know if you have any questions or would like to place an order!

Thanks for stopping by...

Mini Catalogue Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Mini Catalogue Blog Hop. If you have joined me from Sandra's blog http://cscarddesigns.blogspot.com then I am sure you have seen some fantastic designs to inspire you!

For my projects I decided to use Sew Suite stamp set along with the co-ordinating Sweet Stitches Designer Series Paper. With a new Big Shot, I couldn't leave out the Top Note Die and Flower Daisies dies, so I used these too!

The full list of items used is below:

Card: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, Chocolate Chip, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

DSP: Sweet Stitches

Ink: Basic Black

Stamp Set: Sew Suite

Sissix dies: Top Note, Flower Daisies

Ribbon: Daffodil Delight

Punches: 3/4" Circle

Accessories: Silver Eyelets, Brights Collection buttons, Linen Thread

I hope you have enjoyed looking at my projects and now it's time to move on to Elaine's blog

http://ihavethestamp.blogspot.com

Happy Blog Hopping!!

Clare.

The New Mini Catalogue is Launched Today!

At last, 1 April has arrived which means the launch of the new Mini Catalogue which has lots of wonderful new products to add to my ever increasing wish list! I will be posting some photos tomorrow of some projects made with items from the new mini catalogue in preparation for a great event called a Blog Hop!

It starts at 10am on Saturday 2 April and there are lots of Stampin' Up! demonstrators taking part. Take time to hop from one blog to another to get lots of inspiration for future projects.

Until then, take a look at the mini catalogue by clicking on the picture of it on the right, and get that wish list started....now where's my pen and paper!

For Mum

Well I hope my Mum likes my creation for Mother's Day, but I hope she isn't peeking! I have made her a card, sticky pad holder and a fridge magnet.

The cheery colours of Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red co-ordinate perfectly with the Sweet and Sour Specialty Designer Series Paper. The card is a step design, which gives you several areas to decorate. It is ideal for this Mum card and the individual letters were stamped using the Broadsheet Alphabet. This is a very decorative set, each letter with a different design. These were then cut out with the Paper Snips, mounted on to scallop circles, some sparkles were added and it's done!

The note pad holder is made with an acrylic photo stand, and the flower was made using 3 scalloped circles. A cut was made into the circle from each scallop, then a water brush was used to wet them and then they were layered and glued together and scrunched up. A simple flower but very effective! Hope my Mum likes it!

All the items used to make this set are available from the Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue - just click the icon on the right and have a flick through!!

If you don't yet own a copy of the Idea Book & Catalogue and place an order for £35 or more, I will send you one free of charge (worth £5.95)

Just Believe

I have created this set of cards and gift bag using Just Believe, a beautiful and versatile set. The colours are Kraft, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze and Basic Grey which co-ordinates with the Elegant Soiree designer paper pack. The background has a splattered look, created with the Colour Spritzer Tool which is so easy to use! There are two effects with the ribbon, the bag and the Baja Breeze card have the ribbon attached to a length of double sided tape giving a pleated effect, and I have ruffled the ribbon on the Kraft card by pulling a thread which runs the length of the ribbon and securing behind the card. You can see a close up of this lovely effect above.

It's Sale-A-Bration Time!!

Today is the launch of Sale-A-Bration, a chance to get your hands on the fabulous stamp sets below. For every £45 you spend (excluding shipping), you can choose one of the lovely stamp sets below. A link to the catalogue and Sale-A-Bration flyer is on the right hand side, take a look and send your order to me at clare@sparklecrafts.com

Dates:

30 December 2010–28 February 2011

Promotion details: The biggest sales event of the year--Sale-A-Bration--is here! This year there are four great Sale-A-Bration sets to choose from:

So Happy for You wood-mount item 121853 clear-mount item 123220

Punch Bunch wood-mount item 121847 clear-mount item 123211

Sweet Summer wood-mount item 121849 clear-mount item 123214

Bliss wood-mount item 121851 clear-mount item 123217

There are three ways to earn free stamp sets:

• Spend. For every £45 you spend (before shipping), you can choose one Sale-A-Bration set.
  
  
• Host. For every £300 in workshop sales (before shipping), as a hostess you can choose an exclusive Sale-A-Bration set. This is in addition to the already fabulous hostess rewards!
  
  
• Join. Sign up as a demonstrator during Sale-A-Brations, and as a new recruit you can choose any stamp set from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue (valued up to £44.95).