Tie It, Bow Tie It!

Hi!! 

Just thought I'd post an extra helping of creativeness for you this evening.

I've been at school all day invigillating - lots of long exams. Few things I've learnt:

1. 2 hour exams go SO slow when you have nothing to do but stand and stare! 

2. My feet hurt from standing, and my back...

3. Doing hardly anything but stand and stare is VERY tiring! I am seriously tired! 

Anyway, I curled up on the couch, vegging out, watching How I Met Your Mother and thought since I didn't have the energy to craft, I'd blog instead.

Here's some more creative inspiration for those upcoming masculine cards you need to get making for Father's day! (Its only a couple weeks away!!)

Stamp Set: Best Dad Ever

Ink: Midnight Muse

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Midnight Muse

DSP: Parker's Patterns

Punch: Petite Pennant, 3/4" Circle

So this is a bit of a fun and different card. I saw several like this on Pinterest so I thought it would be cool to do my own version! Its also a great way to get more use out of that pennant punch!! Its as easy as that! 

Hope you enjoyed! 

Stampin' Hugs,

Amanda xo

simply stampin' challenge week 53

This week's Simply Stampin' Challenge is a colour challenge. This week's colours are 

Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi

Spring Bunting

Stamp Set: Pennant Parade

Ink: Tangerine Tango

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Wild Wasabi, Tangerine Tango, Daffodil Delight

DSP: Tangerine Tango, Wild Wasabi, Daffodil Delight Paper Stack

Punches: Petite Pennants, Boho Blossoms, Itty Bitty, Curly Label

Accessories: Rhinestones

These colours are very bright and there wasn't a neutral colour in there so I added vanilla to the mix and made this card into a cute bunting card! The scallop pennants are plain cardstock and the triangle pennants are paper stack dsp. On each of the pennants are cute flowers made with the boho blossoms and the itty bitty punch pack and finished off with rhinestones. I stamped the sentiment and punched it out with the curly label punch because I stamped the seniment really badly the first time on my card so this is a cover up! To add just a tiny bit more colour to the curly label I ran my marker around the edge. I added a couple more rhinestones and there you go - done! 

Did you like this clean and crisp springtime card! Why not head over the the SSC blog to see the other DT entries and enter your own creation - if you don't have the exact colours that's fine just use the closest ones you do have! I look forward to seeing your creations!

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xx

party bunting

Morning all! 

Don't you just love getting new stuff to play with?! I am super bad at it. Occassionally I borrow stamp sets/punches/dies off my downline when I fancy something different to play with. Below is such an occasion. 

Party Bunting

Stamp Set: Party This Way

Ink: Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Real Red, Old Olive

Cardstock: Whisper White, Pumpkin Pie, Pacific Point, Rich Razzleberry, Real Red, Old Olive

Punch: Petite Pennants

Big Shot: Timeless Type Junior Alphabet

Accessories: Brads, Baker's Twine

I stamped a load of the balloons in the background using a masking technique so I could get them to overlap each other. I also used the stamping off technique for a lighter shade - so they would match with the bunting but also let the bunting stand out over quite a busy background! The pennants were stamped and punched and then the letters for the word PARTY cut out with the timeless type alphabet. I threaded all the pennants onto some baker's twine and fastened it with some brads. 

I hope you enjoyed my little playful creation! 

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xo

new catalogue!

I am so excited!! The new catalogue was released on Saturday and it is just jam packed full of awesome new stuff! You can view the catalogue online here, alternatively come along to my launch party on Friday 7th October at 7:30pm to see the catalogue, some of the new products and have a play! It would be really great to see you there!

Today, I'd like to share with you a card  I made for Stuart's cousin, Abi, whose birthday it was yesterday!

Sweet Sixteen Icecream

Stamp Set: Pennant Parade

Ink: Soft Suede, Real Red

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Whisper White

DSP: Just Add Cake

Accessories: Real Red Brads

Punches: Pennant

Extras: Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

This is using a new stamp set called Pennant Parade, designed for making bunting on your paper crafting creations, however it has lots of other uses too for example a Christmas tree and today I made mine into a icecream cone. We have been having so much lovely warm weather I decided that ice cream wasn't too far out an idea for a October birthday card. I hand wrote the sentiment as I don't have anything for a 16 year old. 

I hope you've liked this little share, please leave a comment and come back tomorrow for another new catalogue project!! I have been away from blogging for so long and now have a back log of cards and projects to share with you all!

Hugs,

Amanda xx