Perfectly preserved flowers

I'm really enjoying this stamp set, there are sooo many things you can do with it.

Yes, I started with my favourite square card blank, I added a very fine mat of rose red and then a layer of designer series paper (sorry this set has been discontinued, I just think it went with this rather nicely)

I cut a whisper white die cut and stamped the jar from my perfectly preserved set, I lined up two stalks and two flower heads. I pierced around the edge of the die cut. 

I added some coordinating bakers twine around the rim of the jar. 

I stamped a flower, cut it out with the matching die and added a rhinestone to the centre, fixing this with a foam pad to the top right hand corner.

A close up to see more detail.

Is this your style of card? Leave a comment below to let me know what you think.

Until next time Happy Crafting, Dawn x

Perfectly preserved apples

When I saw the apple from the perfectly preserved stamp set, this was what popped into my head, so naturally I had to make it.

As you can see I opted for my preferred square card blank.

I added a square of designer series paper, a further whisper white card mat, which I pierced a pattern on to.

I then stamped eight green apples and one red apple, each time after inking in my chosen colour I added the seeds with an Early Espresso marker, all the apples were cut out using my matching cannery die set. The green apples were stuck on with my favourite tombo glue, whereas the red apple was stuck with foam pads.

A close up of the apples.

What do you think? Is this your kind of card?

Leave me a comment, below.

Until next time, Happy Crafting, Dawn x

Perfectly preserved pear

This card is quite similar to yesterdays, hence why it is on today.

I used my Perfectly Preserved stamp set and Cannery framelits, die set, there is a photograph of both of these sets on yesterday's post.

I started with a Pumpkin Pie A6 card base (have you noticed, two days in a row without a square card-don't worry, they are coming) I opted to turn my base card to a horizontal direction, the opening is down the left hand side.

I pierced around the edges of my base card and added a mat from some discontinued paper called Beyond the Garden (I used this for yesterday's card too) I thought it went really well with my colour scheme.

I inked the jar stamp with Early Espresso ink, the pear and leaves with Lucky Limeade ink and the lid with Pumpkin Pie ink, I then cut them all out with the matching dies (quick and easy!)

The greeting comes from my Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, this was inked in Pumpkin Pie and cut out with the word window punch, I added a curve to it with my bone folder to resemble the curve of the jar. Some Calypso Coral bakers twine crossed over on the left hand side and that was it, a quick and easy card.

Here is a close up of the jar.

I hope you like my simple card, Leave me a comment to let me know.

As I mentioned on yesterday's post, it is Taunton's Sincerely Yours craft show today, I hope you can make it, its at Wellsprings Leisure Centre, between 10am and 4pm.

Until next time, Happy Crafting, Dawn x

Perfectly preserved

I had a Stampin' Up! delivery a couple of days ago and here are two of the items from that delivery,

aren't they lovely?

Well, I had been resisting the urge to buy these until recently, after receiving a fabulous card made with them and then I was hooked and couldn't wait to put my next order in, and as I said they arrived a couple of days ago. The stamp set is called perfectly preserved and the die set is called Cannery, its a framelit set, they both work together, to stamp and cut out the items.

I chose the stamp set in the clear option, which if you know Stampin' Up! is not clear as such but stamps without the wooden block, they have the mounting foam on the back so you only need an acrylic block to fix them to and you are ready to go, the cases are just like a dvd box so much easier to store and a little cheaper than the wood mounted options.

The dies come in a handy tough plastic "envelope" with a popper, making them easy to store.

Here is my first card I made with these sets, there will be many to follow as I have really fallen for the designs and versatility of them.

The card base is Midnight Muse in an A6 size.

I cut three banner style pieces of designer series paper for the background, I simply cut three strips and made the "v" shape with my square punch, lining up the sides.

I stamped the main jar with Early Espresso ink and cut out with the matching die.

I stamped the apple with my favourite green of the moment Lucky Limeade, I added Early Espresso pips with a marker pen, I stamped the leaves with Lucky Limeade ink and cut both of these out with their matching dies. The lid was stamped with Island Indigo ink, cut out, pierced at the edges and matching twine added through the holes, I glued the twine around the curve of the lid. The mat was cut using my Window Frames die set. The mat, jar and banners were all inked around the edges with Island Indigo ink. The jar was fixed with foam pads on to the mat, which was then stuck flat onto the banners. I added the apple and leaves with glue and added some matching bakers twine to the left hand side to tie it all together.

A close up of the jar.

I was really pleased with how this turned out. What do you think? Leave me a comment below.

I find when I'm looking at other peoples blogs and they tell me the name of something, I don't actually know what it looks like so, I'm going to try to photograph some of the products that I use and add them to the beginning of my posts so you can visualise them. Let me know if you think this would help you too.

It is Taunton's Sincerely Yours craft show tomorrow at Wellsprings leisure centre, I hope to see some of you there, I'm not demonstrating, I'm browsing, like you. Have fun, don't spend too much money (unless you can afford to, that is)

Until next time, Happy Crafting, Dawn x

Blossom punch or not?

I found these photo's the other day and realised that I hadn't shown them to you yet.

When is a blossom punch not just a flower?

This card is to show you that things don't always have to be exactly what they seem.

I started with an A6 card blank in white, added a perfect plum mat and then a whisper white mat on top.

I stamped the swirl from the wedding sweet stamp set using perfect plum ink on to my whisper white mat.

I stamped a chosen flower also using perfect plum ink onto whisper white ink and punched it out with my blossom punch, I also punched a blossom from perfect plum card.

I cut two of the petals off my stamped and punched image, following the line of the stamp, I copied this cut onto the perfect plum blossom, I scored both layers down the centre, gluing along the centre only, I stuck this to the swirl on my mat. I added the fabulous chunky glass glitter down the centre of my butterflies.

I accented the swirl with dazzling diamonds glitter, this is the best fine glitter there is (in my opinion) although I'm not too good at photographing it very well, sorry.

I liked how my card came out but wanted to flip the colour palette on its head and that is what I have done here. I used perfect plum for the base, still a white mat and plum mat on the top. The swirl was heat embossed with white. 

As you can see quite different and yet the design is the same. I really like doing that with a design.

A close up of the embossed flower/butterfly.

Is this your style of card? Or a little too plain and simple?

I hope you like my card design, leave me a comment below.

Until next time, Happy Crafting, Dawn x

Christmas or not?

Hello and welcome, today's cards are what we made last night at my workshop and will be making with a different group of ladies this afternoon, I hope you like them.

This card uses the new Frosty friends individual stamp available from the new autumn/winter mini catalogue (not so sure mini covers this catty, its got loads in it!)

And of course my all time favourite top note die (this is sooo versatile, you will see it on here lots!)

A greeting from the Teeny tiny sentiment stamp set, the background was stamped with serene snowflakes (I know its discontinued I'm just struggling to come to terms with that, I keep reaching for it, I love it!)

I used the ink pad to stamp my image and with a water brush I used the same ink pad to colour it in.

I made this card with my great friend Kelly in mind as she loves pink, but if pink is not your usual colour choice how about option "B" below, my blue version and my preferred colour out of the two.

Same layout as above just a different colour, similar but different.

This is our second card, I can't take credit for this one, Kelly designed and made this, it uses the lovely poinsettia stamp from the Watercolour Winter stamp set available from the autumn/winter mini catty.

How can you make a Christmas set look non Christmassy?...

....Just like this. (I did say she loves pink!)

 I must dash my ladies will be arriving any minute.

Leave a comment let me know what you think.

Until next time, Happy crafting, Dawn x

Christmas workshop cards

Here is a photo of the almost finished sleigh card we made at our Christmas workshop.

A close up of the lovely Rudolf.

 Look at the fabulous glitter card, it is sooo sparkly, and lots of presents made with various punches, a border punch, square punch, bitty punch.

Adding the chunky glitter along the top edge to define the sleigh.

This is the only photo I could find of the completed card.

 We made elf shoes in traditional red and a touch of green.

Which popular die did we use to make these shoes?

A closer look.

What if traditional red and green is not your thing?

How about these?

I love these fabulously cute elf shoes, what do you think? Which colour combo is your favourite? Leave a comment below.

Until next time, Happy crafting, Dawn x

Christmas workshop

Here are some photos of my Christmas workshop from September (sorry for the delay ladies)

We were lucky enough to hire a brand new room at our local school.

I will put photos of our cards on later.

Until next time, Happy crafting, Dawn x

Prize drawer winner...

Each year I host a new catty launch I try to offer a fabulous prize, this year was no exception. 

The prize consisted of;

one pack of designer series paper

one stamp set

one ink pad

one pack of whisper white card

one punch

one pack of glimmer card (red glitter)

two rolls of coordinating ribbon

one pack of coordinating brads

one jar full of die cut buttons in various colours

unfortunately with the excitement of the day I didn't get a very good photo.

The lucky winner was....

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 congratulations, I hope you enjoy playing with all your new goodies.

If you would like to be in with a chance of winning next years prize, contact me for details, even if you can't make it on the day you can still purchase a ticket, the winner is picked by one of my visiting guests and announced on here after the day. Tickets were only £3 and the prize was valued at over £55!

Until next time, Happy Crafting, Dawn x

New catty launch

Here are some photos of my table for my new catty launch, with some of the fabulous goodies that Stampin' Up! have to offer.

Look at those lovely stamp sets...

I love those bright and cheerful papers and those stamp sets...

A pile of new catties, mmm stroke, stroke.

The new cases and wheels (I'm not very good at using the wheels so I take the rubber off the wheel, mount it and then use it as a "flat" stamp) and they store perfectly in the cases.

Oh and can you see the new in colours?

The fab edgelit dies and nesting shapes, these are brilliant, a small strip of magnet and they stay in place in their lovely little case.

Oh and the small stack of paper and the essential tombo glue.

 Do you see things you like?

Take a look at the new catty, I will sort a link out on here soon, I hope.

Until next time, Happy crafting Dawn x