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Hello! 

Another Simply Stampin' Challenge for you all today. Its a colour challenge for you folks today...

Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Old Olive, Very Vanilla

Stripes and Flower

Stamp Set: Curly Cute

Ink: Calypso Coral

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Calypso Coral, Old Olive

Punch: Blossom, Triple Layer Doily, 1 3/8" Circle

Accessories: Rhinestone

Extras: White Gel Pen

Okay, so I had loads of scraps to use up so I thought I'd make up my own striped DSP. I covered some printer paper with SNAIL and then laid down varying width strips of Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral.I added some extra interest to it by doing faux stitching in various places and around the entire edge. I finished it off with a blossom flower and a doily for the centre. Added a sentiment and a rhinestone! 

What's your favourite way to use up scraps?

Don't forget to check out the other DT entries on the Simply Stampin' blog.

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xx

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Good morning folks! 

Well, I'm back in Wisconsin until Thursday when we fly home. Not looking forward to going home at all!! :( 

This week's Simply Stampin' Challenge is a theme...

Let's Hear It For The Boys!

Well the men in our lives need a bit of love as well don't they!?! So time to crack out your masculine stamps and get creating! Here's my creation...

Suit Up

Stamp Set: For My Family

Ink: Basic Black

Cardstock: Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Basic Grey

DSP: Everyday Elegance (SAB - no longer available - any DSP would work) 

This was one of the cards from my May card club which was all masculine cards seeing as Father's Day was in June it seemed like a good time but I hadn't got around to uploading it onto my blog yet. Seeing as I've had loads to do trying to get all my challenges sorted for while I'm away I didn't think that the other Simply Stampin' girls would mind if it was made a while ago.

I made up the template myself and drew and cut out a tie. It was just a case of stamping the sentiment and then filling in the rest of the rectangle with a dashed line, assembling the suit elements and there you have it. A clean and simple man card. I think men suit CAS, don't you?!

Happy Stampin',

Amanda x

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Well its Saturday again! 

At this present moment in time I am somewhere in South Carolina! Such fun! 

This week's Simply Stampin' Challenge is a colour challenge and its a lovely bright and summer colour palette this week...

Regal Rose, Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Stamp Set: Creative Elements
Ink: Baja Breeze, Daffodil Delight, Regal Rose
Cardstock: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Daffodil delight, Baja Breeze
Big Shot: Stripes Emboss, Vintage Wallpaper Emboss, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Framelits
Accessories: Rhinestones

I got a little carried away with this week's colour combo and did and little set of cards using the colours. Its so lovely and fresh I couldn't help myself! Half are stripe embossed base and half are vintage wallpaper. On the little framelit I stamped the florish border, a sentiment and the 3 little butterflies from the beautiful wings embosslit! Final thing was a few rhinestones

Don't you think they've turned out super cute?! I hope you liked them. Head over to the Simply Stampin' blog for the other DT entries and then add your own creation! Can't wait to see them!

Have a great weekend!

Amanda x

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Hey there! 

So I have been organised enough to do my DT entries for Simply Stampin' in advance for the weeks I am away. At the moment I'm either in Wisconsin, North Carolina or South Carolina depending on when you're reading this. We have a fun and packed schedule! Love it!

This week is a sketch challenge...

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Whisper White, Soft Suede

DSP: Attic Boutique

Big Shot: Framelits

Punch: 1 3/8" Circle

Accessories: Rhinestone Brads

Ribbon: Chantilly Crochet Trim

I just couldn't make this sketch work, eventually I got something down that I am mildly happy with. Its not great but its okay. I used the framelits with Attic Boutique DSP for the main focal point shapes and gave them a thin border of Soft Suede around the edge. I used another piece of the DSP in the background with more Soft  Suede - I used a circle punch for the scallop edge. My final addition was a crochet trim bow with a rhinestone brad in the centre! 

Go to Simply Stampin' to see the other DT entries and enter yourself! 

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xx

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Hi there! 

School finished yesterday so now I get my lovely hubby for 6 whole weeks and whats more is there's only 3 days until our holiday! I cannot freakin' wait! I'm so excited to introduce Stu to the wonderful United States of America! I'm hope he loves it as much as I do! Do you all have lots of things planned over the summer break?!

Anyway onto the Simply Stampin' challenge for this week, we're on a theme this week. The theme is 

Vintage

Vintage Pens

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes, Creative Elements

Ink: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

DSP: First Edition, Attic Boutique 

Punch: Scallop Edge

Accessories: Antique Brad

Baker's Twine: Calypso Coral

Extras: Color Spritzer

So I wanted to make the card this week different from last week's which was also really vintage style. Sometimes I find this hard to do when I've just made another one fairly similar! So when I saw the pens in the Attic Butique DSP I thought I'd use that! I stamped the flourish all over the background Crumb Cake and then spritzed it with Soft Suede for that speckled vintage feel. I added a peice of the First Edition paper behind the fountain pens DSP. I also added some bakers twine, sentiment and antique brad to the mix. Its a bit thrown together and little bit of a hash job but I think its turned out okay. I'm not 100% happy with it but there's always that fear that if you carry on playing around with a card sometimes you just end up ruining it completely! 

I hope you like my effort! Now head over to Simply Stampin' to see the other DT entries and create and share your own! 

Amanda x

yummy, yum, yum!

Just thought I'd ake the time to show you another of the samples I made using the new products in the Summer Mini. 

I can't believe we leave for America next week!!! Super excited but I have so so much to do before we go. Now one of the things I am really looking forward to while we are over in Wisconsin is going to Culvers for frozen yoghurt! Oh my goodness its so so yummy! If you haven't tried frozen yoghurt, the only way I can describe it is like Ben and Jerry's but so much better!!! YUM!

IceCream Treats

Stamp Set: Mouthwatering, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Regal Rose, Real Red, Pear Pizzazz, Peach Parfait, Soft Suede, VersaMarker

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Regal Rose, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz

Punch: Modern Label

Emboss Powder: Cherry Scented

Accessories: Rhinestones

Aren't these just so yummy lookin'?! One of my favourite flavours is Pistachio!! The exciting bit on this card is the cherry scented embossed powder  which I added to the cherries! Its smells lush!! I added some scrap strips of cardstock to the bottom for more of a colour pop! 

Do you like it? What's your favourite flavour icecream/frozen yoghurt? 

Happy Stampin',

Amanda x

simple romance

I just realised that I never posted the invitations that I made to send to my customers to invite them to a special launch party for the Summer Mini back in May! Wow long time ago!!

Romance Flowers

Stamp Set: Bordering on Romance

Ink: Blushing Bride, Pear Pizzazz, Baja Breeze, So Saffron, Riding Hood Red, Basic Black

Extra: Simply Scored

This card couldn't be simpler! I used the score board to make a double frame around the edge of the card and then stamped the flowers in the bottom right hand corner above the score lines. It was coloured in with the stampin' write markers and that's it! Simple cards are great when you have lots to do and quick! 

So have you ordered your goodies from the summer mini yet?! Don't forget its only available til the end of August so you haven't got long to grab your bits before they go!! Don't miss out!

Hope you enjoyed this quickie today! 

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xx