Evening all!  All by myself this weekend as the boy has gone off to army cadet camp and won't be back til Sunday.  Its the first time that he has been off for the whole weekend since he went to cub camp a few years back, so have my fingers crossed that he has a good time and doesn't miss home too much.  Here is a piccie of my gorgeous boy in his uniform:

So while he's gone, I am endeavouring to get some work done, as I have nearly run out of cards to blog lol Here is one hot off the presses though:

I didn't think I would like this stamp set, Sprinkled Expressions, from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, but after using it, I have changed my mind.  I love the simplicity of them and the sentiments too.  Time is running out on getting these gorgeous freebies though, as Sale-A-Bration ends on 31st March, please feel free to message me if you are interested in placing an order with me.
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D-Day

Morning!  So, by my reckoning, when you read this I will probably be in the land of enforced nod, being prodded and poked and all manner of things lol.  It is probably the hottest day of the year so far, with blazing sun and lovely blue skies too :-D  Ho hum, never mind.


On to today's card:

This is a thank you card for a special couple who sent me a gift for my birthday yesterday.  I used a stamp from the Outlined Occasions stamp set, which I really like, and this is the first time I have used the 'Thanks' sentiment.  The flower is from the Fresh Vintage stamp set and both of these sets are available free when you spend a minimum of £45 on Stampin' Up! goodies.  But time is running out as they are only available until the end of the month, as that is when Sale-A-Bration ends.


Please feel free to message me if any of the stamp sets takes your fancy and I will only be too happy to order anything for you.  I can't endorse Stampin' Up! enough, their products are fabulous and the colours co-ordinate really well together :-)  I hardly ever use any other products now.

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Sunshine

Wow, what another beautiful day out there!  Fingers crossed it lasts until tomorrow, so I can go out and enjoy a bit of the lovely sunshine we have been blessed with at the moment.  Today I was in Lyndhurst for a craft fair at the Community Centre.  It was rather quiet today, I think people were out enjoying the weather rather than coming in to see our wares today :-)  I caught up with other stallholders there as I hadn't been since before Christmas and caught up on the gossip.  Here are some pictures from my table today:

Today's card is another monochrome inspired one:

I used some more of the dsp, First Edition Speciality, and used two stamps from the Sale-A-Bration set, Elementary Elegance and finished off with three stick on gems.


Fingers still crossed for a lovely day tomorrow, but if it rains, it will give me opportunity to make more cards and sort out my fabrics to make more fabric-y things :-)
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Beautiful day

Apologies for not posting yesterday, it was a full on day at Moors Valley Country Park and we were both pretty tired when we got home.  It was good to see good friends for a chat and watch our children play together well all day.


And, here we are, at the end of another beautiful day today, not a cloud in the sky out there at the moment.  But today has been spent indoors making up some cards ready for sale at Lyndhurst tomorrow.  Here is one of them:

For this one I used the Postage Stamp punch, which can be found in the Spring Mini Catalogue.  I love this stamp alot, it gives a great effect.  I used two stamps from the Perfect Postage stamp set (also available in the Spring Mini) for two of the cut outs, and the rest were punched out using some dsp that I had, from Nursery Nest, Beyond the Garden, and Big Top Birthday.  Finally, the sentiment was one from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Outlined Occasions.


Hope you like it :-)  If you fancy any of the stamps, papers, card or punches, please feel free to contact me, only just over a month to go til Sale-A-Bration ends and the Spring Mini is only available til the end of April, so time is of the essence :-)


Enjoy your evening and speak to you all tomorrow.

Monochrome

Today I thought I would play around with the dsp First Edition as I liked it a lot when we used it at Sarah-Jane's class last month:

I used Basic Black and Very Vanilla card from the Neutrals Collection and love the monochrome effect.  Finally, I used a stamp from the Sale-A-Bration set, Fresh Vintage, using black StazOn ink (love the smell of that ink, mmmmm) and used dimensionals to stick the stamped image onto the card.


Sale-A-Bration items are still available on all orders over £45 until 31st March, so now is the best time to get an order in and take advantage of these lovely gifts on offer. 

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Dotty.

Just a quickie today, feeling under the weather and am about to get back under the duvet and shut my eyes for a bit.  Hoping that I will feel better for a bit more sleep.  We were supposed to go to Stonehenge today as well, so not a happy bunny right now :-(


Today's card is another one that I made at Sarah-Jane's all day class last weekend:

This one also showcases stamps from the Elementary Elegance stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration booklet.  The stamp was heat embossed onto the card and then the card was embossed using Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder in the Big Shot.  It was then finished off with a ribbon tied in a bow, which I think I am finally getting the hang of doing :-)


Right, that's it for me, off for some shut eye.
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