Butterflies Galore!

Good morning! 

Monday already? Doesn't the weekend go fast!! Did you all have a good weekend? I had a craft table at a Christian charity sale on Saturday morning and went to see Les Miserables in the afternoon with my parents. It was good, don't get me wrong but, I think everyone had been telling me how amazing and brilliant it was that it didn't meet my expectations. Pity. I didn't even cry...oh well! 

On with today's share... This is another card I made quite a while back using the Papillon Potpourri stamp set and just never got around to showing you! 

Stamp Set: Papillon Potpourri, Curly Cute

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Pacific Point, Tempting Turquoise, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade

Cardstock: Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie, Regal Rose, Pacific Point, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade

Accessories: Brights Glimmer Brads. Designer Printed Brads, Brights Buttons, Rhinestones

Punch: Elegant Butterfly, Itty Bitty

Ribbon: Rich Razzleberry Stitched Grosgrain

I love all the bright colours here! The way these butterflies are arranged in rows reminds me of those butterfly displays you sometimes find in curiosity houses or stately homes (you know the kind I mean, where they are all pinned to the board and framed). 

The wings of the stamped butterflies do stand up a bit but you cant really see it here. Behind each stamped image is a solid punched butterfly for an extra pop of colour. Its very effective, just a pity you can't see it very well here. I also love the use of lots of different embellishments, I have a tendency to get a bit over protective and precious about brads and buttons so to have this many on a card is very special but it works beautifully! 

What do you think? Like my extravagance? 

Have a wonderful Monday! 

Amanda xx

simply stampin' challenge #59

Wow its Saturday again! How time is flying! So Saturday means is Simply Stampin' Challenge time again.  This week's challenge is a colour challenge...

Thank You Circles

Stamp Set: Circle Circus, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink: Island Indigo, Real Red, Regal Rose

Cardstock: Whisper White

Punch: Itty Bitty, 3/4" Circle, Curly Label

Accessories: Island Indigo Designer Printed Brad

I've gone with a nice clean and simple card this week - hmm I seem to be doing quite a lot of CAS lately! So this CAS card really shows off the fun patterns in the circles and also this fab colour combo! Its definitely not colours I would have personally put together and I was slightly sceptical when I saw the list but my goodness it works!! Its punchy and vibrant and very fun! 

I hope you enjoyed this week's creation and I look forward to seeing your creations using this fab colour combo over at the Simply Stampin' blog!

Why not leave me a comment and let me know what you think! 

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xo

simply stampin' challenge 58

Good morning! 

Simply Stampin' time again. This week's challenge is a a sketch, you ready to see it?!

And now on to my creation...

Boutique Thanks

Stamp Set: Tea Shoppe

Ink: Soft Suede

Cardstock: Crumb Cake

DSP: Attic Boutique

Big Shot: Fun Flowers, Adorning Accents Edgelit & Impressions

Punches: 5 Petal Flower, Boho Blossoms, Corner Rounder

Accessories: Pool Party Designer Printed Brad

Thread: Pool Party Baker's Twine

Extras: Simply Scored

So first off I kind of flipped the sketch around a bit. It wasn't that I couldn't make it work how it was but I wanted to use a piece of crumb cake that had a random score line in it and I thought I'd incorporate it into my design - especially that's what I'd intended to do for the vertical strip anyway! And if it meant I could use one of the MANY scraps I have then al the better! woohoo! Anyway, back to the card, I scored a couple more lines using the new Simply Scored scoring board by SU! (didn't realise how exciting this thing was til it came and I started playing with it - its freakin' wonderful!!!!) So I used the adorning accents to cut and emboss my horizontal strips for the bottom. I kept them in crumb cake because I wanted to make a real feature of the dsp! I'd decided I wanted to use some of the new Attic Boutique paper - love that pool party pattern at the back so I cut out and layered quite a few flowers and a pool party brad to match. I've kind of deviated from the sketch here as its not a boxy shape like on the sketch but it just didn't fit for me and hey a sketch is just a spring board really isn't it!?! So I finishd off this card with some pool party bakers twine at the bottom and the thanks from Tea Shoppe.

What do you think to this card? Aren't you just LOVING all the new stuff?!! Look forward to reading your comments.

Happy Stampin',

Amanda x

Mini, mini, mini...

I told you I had loads didn't I!?! Well this is just SOME of the many many things I have to share with you over the next few weeks!

Today I thought I'd show you a few little cards I did in a make and take last month. I swapped rolls and became a guest when I went along to a party that Rhoda was demoing at last month when she was down. It was really fun to just sit and relax! Oh and of course craft! 

Stamp Set: You're a Gem (Spring Mini), Petite Pairs

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Lucky Limeade

Cardstock: Whisper White

DSP: Berry Blossoms (Spring Mini), Pocket Full of Posies (Spring Mini)

Punches: Decorative Label, Butterfly, Fancy Flower, Boho Blossoms

Accessories: Designer Printed Brads, Subtles Buttons, Pearls

Ribbon: Lucky Limeade Ruffle

Come back tomorrow for some more creative inspiration! 

Amanda x

join in the sale-a-bration!

So the Sale-A-Bration starts today! Between now and March 31st, EVERYONE can earn free products when they spend! 

For every £45 you spend you are entitled to choose one of the exclusive products shown below...

Fresh Vintage Stamp Set - A delicate floral set that works with the new Postage Stamp punch. The large image is great for colouring direct to stamp with your markers and the border stamp is ideal for backgrounds.

Sprinkled Expressions Stamp Set - A cute mixture of images and sentiments that have been designed to work together or separately.

Outlined Expressions Stamp Set - Add a little pizzazz to your sentiments. This set also has sentiments that are designed to use separately or paired together. The outlined words are really fun to colour in!

Elementary Elegance Stamp Set - A great combination of a frame, sentiments and images. This set fits with the Curly Label punch, the Artistic Etchings stamp set and with the new charming jewellery line.

Everyday Elegance Designer Series Paper - These papers have soft vintage patterns and colours that are perfect for scrapbookers, cardmakers and non-stampers. As usual they match with Stampin' Up!'s card, ink, ribbon etc. The patterns match perfectly with the Fresh Vintage and Elementary Elegance SAB sets - you will just have to collect them all!

To get your free product just place an order of £45 with me and choose your free set. Spend £90 and choose 2 free sets! 

Also, as a hostess during SAB get another free set when you host a party with a total sales of £300 or more. This is in addition to your usual hostess pounds and half price item. Email me today on amanda_burditt@hotmail.co.uk or call me on 01604 949827  to book your party. I can't wait!

To finish with, during Sale-A-Bration, if you sign up as a demo you not only get he fabulous starter kit deal  but also another free stamp set of your choice up to the value of £45!!! How great is that!?! If you would like to find out more about the benefits of being a demo (whether it is to get discount as a hobby demo or to make some extra money) please get in touch to arrange a time for a chat. I'd love to tell you more! 

Sweet Friend Enchantment 

Stamp Set: You Are Loved

Ink: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade

Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Lucky Limeade, Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait

DSP: Everyday Enchantment (SAB)

Punch: Modern Label Punch 

Big Shot: Blossom Party

Accessories: Designer Printed Brads

I cut some strips of the designer paper and then cut snake tongue banner at the bottoms. I adhered them to the card base. I cut out some flowers from the Blossom Party die, shaped them and sponged them with Crumb Cake ink. I stamped the sentiment in Poppy Parade, punched and sponged. To finish off I sponged the edges of the card and added a designer printed brad!  

If this has inspired you and you'd like the bits to make these cards, and earn the free paper, here's the breakdown:

2010-2012 In Colour Cardstock £6.25

Blossom Party Die £16.50

Modern Label Punch £15.50

Designer Printed Brads £7.25

= £45.50

Want to get one of the matching stamp sets? Why not add some extras:

2011-2013 In Colour Cardstock £6.25

Crumb Cake Ink Pad £4.95

Poppy Parade Ink Pad £4.95

You Are Loved (Wood Mount) £28.95

=£45.10

Happy Stampin',

Amanda xx