for dad

As promised, here is the minimalistic card I made for my father-in-law for Father's Day today. 

DAD 

Stamp Set: Broadsheet Alphabet

Cardstock: Whisper White

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Versamark

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds

Extras: Heat & Stick Powder, Heat Tool, Stamp-a-ma-jig

I told you it was minimal! I wanted to make a card using the broadsheet alphabet but I thought the dazzling diamonds would just make it look a bit more special! So I stamped the letters in Chocolate Chip and then using the stamp-a-ma-jig went over the letters with versamark, added heat & stick powder and dazzing diamonds. 

So what do you think to my super simple looking card? Too simple maybe?! Please leave a comment, I love reading them! 

Amanda xoxo

finally friday

I only have a little card to share with you today (I'm actually writing this post the night before, nursing my arm which is really hurting after burning it on the oven! Ice is helping a little but still hurts! booo). Its a little monogrammed notelet. 

"A" Monogrammed Notelet

Stamp Set: Broadsheet Alphabet, Punch Bunch (SAB), En Francais

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Certainly Celery, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Basic Rhinestone

Extras: 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Eyelet Border Punch, Dimensionals. 

I stamped the background with the En Francais background stamp. I stamped the scalloped circle for you stamp from the Punch Bunch in Rich Razzleberry on razzleberry cardstock, I then punched out the centre so just the scallop edge remained. On a separate piece of Very Vanilla I stamped the enitial "A" and the adheredit to the centre of the scallop circle. I adhered narrow strips of Certainly Celery eyelet border to the top and bottom of the razzleberry strip. Finally, I finished off this little notelet with a rhinestone on the monogram. This would make a really cute little monogrammed gift set which is what I intend on doing with this...watch out for the finished gift sets soon! 

I hope you have a great Friday! If you're in the area, tonight, I am having my workshop so please pop along, there's a extra little something in it for all who attend!! 

One more thing, its your last chance today to enter the Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge...a new challenge is released tomorrow so please head on over, enter for your chance to win some lovely goodies!!! 

Take Care!

Amanda xo

catching up

Wow! cant believe how much I have been slacking this week...its been a busy one! So here I am catching up on my week. Most of it was spent decorating candles and making cards to sell. Here are a few photos of some of the candles I decorated and packaged up. They all come packaged in their own little bag tied with ribbon, they are the perfect treat for yourself, or make an excellent gift, and the best bit is they're all ready to give away when you buy them! ...

3 Bliss Votive Candles -- £3

Stamp Set: Bliss (Sale A Bration)

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Extras: Candle, Heat Gun, Tissue Paper

Branch with Birdie -- £3

Stamp Set: Sweet Summer (Sale A Bration)

Ink:Old Olive, Basic Black, Elegant Eggplant, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red

Extras: Candle, Heat Gun, Tissue Paper,, Blender Pen

Branch with Birdie (wrapped up and ready to sell) -- £3

Stamp Set: Sweet Summer

Ink: Basic Black, Old Olive, Real Red, Marina Mist, Pacific Point

Extras: Candle, Heat Gun, Tissue Paper, Blender Pen

A - Monogrammed - Sphere Candle -- £3 

Stamp Set: Broadsheet Alphabet

Ink: Elegant Eggplant

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Extras: Sphere Candle, Tissue Paper, Heat Gun

These can be made to order in the colour and monogram that you wish to have.

Sweet Summer Flowers -- £6

If you see anything that you would like to purchase or know more about, please get in touch! I'll be back a little later with more updates from my week and more photos of things I've made! I'm so excited to show you all! :D 

Hope you're all having a lovely day! 

Amanda xx

its been one of those days...

I have been having one of those days, I have little motivation to be productive and when I tried I struggled! However, life goes on. Its Pap's (my husband's grandfather) birthday, and I needed to make him a card. Now, I have a confession to make, I am REALLY bad at doing man cards! Mostly because I don't really have anything in my stash that is very manly and secondly because I struggle to know what men like on their cards! Anyway, I spend a good 2 hours struggling away and my end result, I have to say I am really pleased with! I think this is going to be a card I am so totally going to make again! Enough babbling, here it is...

HB happy birthday

Stamp Set: Broadsheet Alphabet, Watercolor Vine jumbo wheel (Retired - I would recommend the So Swirly jumbo wheel from the current catalogue instead though if you're interested!)

Ink: Old Olive

Cardstock: Certainly Celery, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Old Olive

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones

Extras: Brown Pen (It was almost a perfect match with the Early Espresso which I wanted to use but don't have a marker in that colour yet!), Jumbo Wheel Handle, Stamp-a-ma-jig, Scallop Edge Punch, Dimentionals

I wheeled out the vine in the background and then stamped HB using the Broadsheet Alphabet and wrote happy birthday underneath. Mounted the Very Vanilla on some Old Olive and Early Espresso and finished off  it off by adding some small delicate stitching lines using a brown pen. I punched out the scallop border and adhered that above the vine border. I popped the HB topper on dimentionals and finally finished it off by adding a couple rhinestones to just add a hint of sparkle! Overall a very simple but I think effective card! Definitely going to be making this one again! 

Well, I think that's about all I have to offer right now although I'm thinking I might battle on and make a few more cards! 

Oh and one last thing, don't forget there's only a few hours left to get your free Sale A Bration set when you spend £45. They're really nice sets so don't miss your opportunity! To see what you can get for free, check this link out! http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/eng/7118.asp If you want one though you only have another 6 hours to put in your order!

Love, 

Amanda xoxo