Simple Thanks

This is a lovely card sent to me by Lesley Stewart - very elegant in it's simpleness & definitely worth sharing.

The lovely embossing folder used is called Flower Garden & was found in the Summer mini catalogue but it is one of the products that is carrying over to our new catalogue & is still available for purchase. The word sentiment can be found in the Thank You Kindly stamp set.

Many thanks Lesley for my card.

Inspired by Jenny Moors

Jenny is a fabulous English SU! demo & I bought one of her projects ages ago - even before I got the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set as it looked so fabulous.

Jenny's original project used Bella Bleu DSP, so much to my surprise SU! announced a special on designer series papers the same week I was running this class & I'm really glad they did as I love Jenny's box & cards in Raspberry Tart & it's matching colours.

Stamp sets: Flight of the Butterfly, Thank You Kindly
Ink: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss
Paper: Rose Red, Pretty in Pink, Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Raspberry Tart DSP
Punches: scallop circle, 1-3/8" circle, 1-1/4" circle, scallop eyelet border, butterfly
Other: Stamp-a-ma jig, dimensionals, white taffeta ribbon

And here's the 4 cards to go inside - these were so much fun to make

So do contact Jenny if you've missed my class and would like the instructions or request me to repeat the class as it is a FABULOUS project and don't forget the 40% off selected designer series paper deal closes this coming Tuesday night - if you'd like to order some my e-mail details are on the LHS of my blog. If you sign up for my Monthly newsletter all specials & promotions will end up in your Inbox as they happen or are announced.

Happy stampin'

Bella Bleu Paper Rose card

Lucky me one of my fabulous downline Debbie Lamb sent me a gorgeous card the other day - it's very classy & elegant (just like her).

I'm very lucky to have such a fabulous person as part of my team the WOW paperKRafters which makes it all so worthwhile.


Stamp sets: Vintage Vogue,Thank You Kindly
Ink: Not Quite Navy
Paper: Not Quite Navy, Kraft, Very Vanilla, Bella Bleu DSP
Other: Kraft taffeta ribbon, eyelet border punch

Thanks Debbie I love it!!!!!!

A sneak peek in green

Firstly Happy St Patrick's Day - as my Irish grandfather was a Patrick I certainly can say this - so thought I'd make a quick card in green to celebrate the day.

This is a sneak peek at one of the new products you'll be able to purchase come April 1st when the new Autumn mini catalogue is launched.

I'm sure you'll be excited as I am about this & what it goes into. It's a SU! exclusive a Manhattan Flowers Textured Impressions Embossing Folder & yes it matches the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set. The impressions are so much deeper than what I've seen before & the folder is a bit bigger than what is currently available at 11.4 x 14.6 cm.

If you'd like to see this & a few other new revolutionary products - do book in for my Autumn Mini catalogue launch party ASAP the first session on Thursday April 1 is just about full so I'm opening my home up again on Tuesday April 6 - both sessions are 6.30-9pm with 3 free make n' takes plus there will be nibbles etc. Contact me to find out more.

Stamp set: Thank You Kindly
Ink: Old Olive
Paper: Old Olive, Certainly Celery, Whisper White
Other: Old Olive 5/8" grosgrain ribbon, stamp-a-ma-jig, dimensionals, Manhattan Flower embossing folder, Big Shot

Easy flower pot cards

A while back I created my first flower pot card the traditional way - click HERE to see it.

So when the planning came up for my team's winter extravaganza of stamping projects I volunteered to do it. In hindsight am I really glad the very talented Andrea Walford created a template to print directly onto the card stock - this is my easiest prep ever. The original concept was to use stamped flowers which look really beautiful & colourful but time consuming to cut out. Then Pauline McCardle shared with me what she'd done using the scallop punch with designer paper , black circle centres & rhinestone brads - they looked pretty amazing BUT along came Laurie from Inspired Designs with her sunflowers & I would not be budged I LOVED IT and guess what it's really easy (so perfect for an event like ours). So I've used her idea but created it in pink pirouette; as chocolate & pink are so yummy.


Stamp set: Thank You Kindly, Best Yet
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Whisper White, Bella Rose DSP
Punches: Scallop eyelet border, 1-¼" circle, 1" circle, small oval, 5-petal flower, boho blossom punch, ¼" circle punch (I used a hole punch)
Other: Pink pirouette ribbon

Well I'm quietly confident that this will be a success tomorrow & I hope everyone that is attending has a great day (including all us demos).

Gift set revealed

This is the the stationary gift set of Diane Barnes opened to reveal the lovely cards inside (four) designed by Andrea Walford with a few modifications by me.

I am able to offer this class by e-mail FREE to anyone that buys the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set from me also. Cost: $53.95 plus shipping costs. Contact me to find out more.


Stamp set: Fifth Avenue Floral, Fresh Cuts (for you), Thank You Kindly
Paper: Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, Kraft, Basic Gray, Urban Oasis DSP
Ink: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss
Other: Baja Breeze striped grosgrain ribbon, wide oval punch, vintage brads, kraft & gray tafetta, dimensionals, Flower Fusion Too, blender pen, Snail adhesive