The Blues

Hello all! Another beautiful summers day and a card entered into the Less Is More colour challenge (week 22).



You had to use more than one shade of blue, so I used Night of Navy, Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze.

Yes yes I have been naughty and added a rhinestone but I think it really sets it off! Hope you like.

So far today we've been to the pool and set up the paddling pool in the garden for later. Yay!

Flowers for May

My downline Amy entered this challenge and I thought I'd give it a go too. The challenge came from Daring Cardmakers.

I used Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade which are both In Colors. The Hostess set used is called Fast & Fabulous. It's a really pretty set and it easy to do as 2 step stamping in a hurry.

The sentiment came from the classic set, Simply Said. It's been embossed in silver to give some texture and a bit of subtle shine.

Flowers for May

My downline Amy entered this challenge and I thought I'd give it a go too. The challenge came from Daring Cardmakers.

I used Pear Pizzazz and Poppy Parade which are both In Colors. The Hostess set used is called Fast & Fabulous. It's a really pretty set and it easy to do as 2 step stamping in a hurry.

The sentiment came from the classic set, Simply Said. It's been embossed in silver to give some texture and a bit of subtle shine.

Regional Training

Hello all - did you miss me? I've not been myself in the last week but I think I've turned a corner and normal service should soon be resumed.

Today was the regional training in Hounslow. It was very exciting to see my upline, Natalie, AND 2 of my lovely downline! There was laughter, ink, photos and chatter. Excitingly I got recognition for my sales in January! I had to stand up in front of everyone which a surprise!! If you'd like to join me at the next Stampin' Up! training event, why not join my team? Contact me for more information blueangelcrafts@gmail.com

A tradition at all events where demos meet up is to do "swaps". This is where you get to take home a little piece of other people's creations. Above is a copy of my swap card. Sadly i took the photo in artificial light so the colours look a bit odd, but the combo is Real Red, Whisper White and Basic Black. The stamps I used are Growing Green (in black) which I coloured with a red marker. The sentiment is from Simply Said - I just love the curvy script - and stamped it in red.

Hope you are well and I aim to be back posting regularly on here so see you again soon!!

Tealight holder

Today's project is something I whipped up while Munchkin took a short nap. I got the tutorial from ILWS, I think it was designed by Melanie Reid. (If you know, please let me know via the comments!) The idea is to use a battery operated tealight as the vellum etc. is obviously highly flammable. Unfortunately I couldn't locate my battery ones so I was very bad and used a regular tealight, just for the photos.

The colours used are Pink Passion, Orchid Opulence, Glorious Green and Pixie Pink. The patterned paper strip is from the Simply Scrappin' kit, Sunny Day, which is sadly not being carried over to the new catalogue! I couldn't resist using some stitched felt to decorate the outside of the holder too!

This shot shows you a birds-eye view of the tealight holder. This project was sooo quick to put together but I think the result is pretty effective.

Check out my new kit by mail - it's available now!

Hope you are having a good day and are not too soggy. It's pouring with rain here so we're entertaining ourselves indoors until Nanny and Uncle Philip arrive to play!

Here is the invitation I have sent out to all my customers over the last year, inviting them to my Catalogue Launch Party. I've slowly fallen in love with Rose Red and I think it looks great with Kraft, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla CS. The stamp set is Simply Said, one of the stamp sets with my Starter Kit, and having rediscovered it I was pleased with this result.

Now onto exciting news... My craftroom! Ok, so it's not quite finished but my lovely hubby has worked so hard. I was thrilled to be able to fill it with my stash!!

There is a pine set of drawers that need to be taken out and I've got a few details left so it will look a bit more finished soon. I'm awaiting the arrival of my magnetic blackboard and the light fitting is going to be updated too.

I'm not a great seamstress but I hope to make a curtain type thing to go along the worktop to hide the HUGE radiator. Can you believe that my amazing Dad kept the legs from our breakfast bar in our old home and they were the perfect fit for this worktop! What a hero.

Die cut gift box

As it was my birthday yesterday I treated myself to a few new Big Shot dies. This is one of them. The dies make box making so easy as they are perfectly cut and scored. The main box is cut from Tempting Turquoise and stamped with a flower stamp from the Simply Said set.
The flower was made using Monica Gale's flower technique in two shades of yellow with a Pumpkin Pie orange centre. The leaves are made using the oval punch in Old Olive cardstock that has the veins drawn on using a marker.
I love making boxes as they are so useful and they make a simple gift seem much more special. This die would also be fabby to make wedding favours as you can put quite a lot in them. Keep your eyes open for my other box die in the next few days.

New cards

Here are a couple of cards I made recently based on some designs I in the December issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine (from the USA). Lots of lovely Stampin Up products used and a scrap of patterned paper I found in my scraps drawer.

I'm loving scrunching paper. The big flowers look really boho and cool, I think. It's a really easy technique. the white parts of the flowers were made from plain whisper white cardstock that I stamped an image onto. In this case I used a flower stamp from the Simply Said kit (pg59) and chocolate chip ink. When scrunching the flowers you simply use a water spray (similar to the kind used for misting plants) and spray the water directly onto the back of the card and scrunch it up.