New Blog Challenge

My godfathers! I swear these posts are getting later and later!! But YAY!  I’ve found a new blog challenge to join in with!  Unfortunately I didn’t find it until about an hour ago….but it helped me challenge my creativity in to this card.
I’ve spent all night trying out my new stamps and inks *girly hand clap*. It’s been absolute bliss, although I didn’t actually make anything until I found the new challenge to enter.  I’ve made this card for the sketch challenge over on Clean and Simple Stamping.  There’s some lovely entries already so it’s worth taking a look .
I’ve made my card using (what is proving to be) my favourite flower stamp from the Simply Said stamp set.  It’s just so versatile and easy to use.  I’ve stamped it in Old Olive, Real Red and Baja Breeze and matted it to make an A5 card(to give it lots of white space).
My new Colour Coach (or Color Coach) from Stampin’ Up! told me that these colours worked together…and I don’t think it’s wrong!  I’ve embellished with a crystal in each of the flowers and finished it of with a ‘happy birthday’ sentiment.
I’m just loving CAS!!!
Let me know what you think.
BFN
Linda
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A Touch of Red

Such a late post tonight because I’ve been playing with my new purchases from Stampin’ Up!  It’s like Christmas *girly hand clap*.  I have some lovely products that I’m so looking forward to using and making some lovely cards to show you.  It’s OK….I don’t mind doing that.
My latest card was inspired by my upliner, Victoria over on Blue Jelly Stampin’.  So much so I wanted to give it a go myself, so I’ve used it to enter the challenge over on “Less is More” – A Touch of Red.

I’ve used my newly acquired ‘Pick a Petal’ stamp set and to stamp a five petal flower in Real Red, using my new and ingenious Stamp-a-ma-jig to align the petals exactly how I wanted them (such a simple but brilliant gadget!!). 
I’ve trimmed the card with some of the red spotty paper from the Designer Series Pattern paper and added a greeting to finish it off. 
Now, I nearly added a gem or two….but couldn’t decide where to put them….so I left them off.  And I’m glad I did.  I don’t think it needs anymore.  Less is more, right?
All in all, I’m quite pleased with the result.  Let me know what you think .
Thanks for reading,
BFN
Linda
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New toys!

Such a good service from Stampin’ Up!  Really fast delivery! Yes – that’s right!  Our new toys are here!!  YAY!  I’ll be dropping your orders off to you this week so you can have a proper play with them.

I’ve been playing with mine all night – hence the late post!  Hope you have as much fun too!

(See next post for my latest card).

BFN
Linda
x

Proof! Anyone can make cards!

We’ve had a busy day today…hence the late post!  But it’s been great! 

My brother and sister-in-law are visiting for the weekend with their two children so we have a houseful!! 

We’ve finally got the girls off to sleep…the boys are still chatting, thinking that we don’t know they’re awake…but it’s all very cute! 

Anyways, we’ve had a lovely relaxing day.  Started off with a “fish” foot massage at Aquazene in town for myself and my sister-in-law (you have to try it!), followed by an afternoon of making cards (even my husband made a Mother’s Day Card) and finished the day off with a trek around the hills…in a vane attempt to tire the kids out!  Yeah, right!

So on today’s blog I’ve posted the cards from this afternoon….made by my daughter and niece (both 4) and my husband (40).  I’ll let you decide who made what….. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Back tomorrow with another card. I’m going to give the Less is More Challenge again this week.

BFN
Linda
x

p.s. My husband is so happy to have top billing on my blog, bless.  He has a big smile on his face! Bet he’d love to hear what you think of his card. (Don’t tell him I told you, his is the top one!)

And Another Mother’s Day Card….

I made this for a friend to send to his mum….hope he gets it to her on time!
I’m really pleased with how it turned out.  So much so I might be making this for my mum!  It’s made using die cut flowers using my sizzix machine.
Right…on to the exciting news!  To all who attended my Open House on Saturday and placed an order…I HAVE NOW SUBMITTED THE ORDER AND IT’S WINGING IT’S WAY TO US AS WE SPEAK! YAY!
But that’s not all!  As it’s the first of April, we can now reveal the lovely new ideas and products in the NEW Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalogue!! 
This catalogue will be available until September but it’s lovely and gorgeous and I can’t wait to get my hands on some of the new products!
And finally….the really big news is the new mini catalogue introduces Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up! with exclusive dies!!!!  Get your wish list out!!
If you’d like a closer look at any of the products from the catalogue (or indeed the main catalogue) just drop me a line and I can organise a workshop for you and your friends.
The Mini is available now, so if you’d like a copy drop me a email or text (with your address if I haven’t got it!) and I’ll mail one out to you!!  As soon as I can, I’ll have a link up on my sidebar.
So…are you excited?
BFN
Linda
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