simply stampin' challenge 69

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

simply stampin' challenge week 56

Hi there! 

Okay I'm afraid this is going to be a super speedy post today as its gone 1am and I am shattered and need my beauty sleep so I can make sense at my class tomorrow morning. 

Its Simply Stampin' Challenge time again and this week is a colour challenge - 

Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla

Stamp Set: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette, Marina Mist

Carstock: Very Vanilla, Soft Suede, Marina Mist, Pink Pirouette

Punch: Doily Triple Layer

Ribbon: Chantilly Crochet Trim, Marina Mist Taffeta

Accessories: Pearls

Extras: Color Spritzer

So I spritzed the background with the color spritzer and markers and then 

added some doilies over the top - covering a mistake I made. I added lots of pearls and some crochet trim and taffeta ribbon. 

I hope you liked it, I must say I not totally sold on it but I thought I'd just leave it as if I did any more to it I think I would like it even less. So its a bit different from cards I usually make. What do you think? 

I hope to see your creations over on the Simply Stampin' Challenge blog this week! Thanks for stopping by, sorry I'm so brief this week!

Amanda x

a flutter of butterflies

Saturday was Stu's Great Aunt Lil's birthday - I do cooking and clean for her a couple times a week so obviously I needed to make her a lovely card for her special day. Here's her card...

Fresh Butterflies

Stamp Set: Fresh Vintage (SAB), Teen Tiny Wishes

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso

Cardstock: Crumb Cake, Sahara Sand

DSP: Everyday Elegance (SAB)

Punch: Decorative Label

Big Shot: Beautiful Wings Embosslit

Accessories: Pearls

Extras: Sponge, Colour Spritzer

I stamped the large flower stamp from Fresh Vintage twice back to back in the background then stamped and punched the sentiment with the decorative label punch, sponged and added it over the top of the floral image. I used the colour spritzer to spritz Crumb Cake and Early Espresso ink over the background to add a bit more texture. I added a load of little butterflies all over the card and added some little pearls to the centres. 

What did you think to today's share? 

Happy Stampin',

Amanda x