Stippled Blossoms

Today I have a card for you using the lovely Stippled Blossoms stamp set and the gorgeous Print Poetry designer papers stack - 48 sheets for just £6.25 perfect for card making and the designs are suitable for so many different occasions too!!

• Stippled Blossoms stamp set
• Midnight Muse, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
• Designer Frames embossing folder
• Pearls, Crochet Trim, Seam Binding

Angela x

Scrapbooking

Another scrapbook layout of Lucy, she was around 15 months old when this photo was taken and she had just started to walk confidently - I remember it was a mild January day and I left her buggy in the car to go to the local shops. She was a "tiny tot" wearing 6-9 months clothes - now she is almost as tall as me at 11?!

• Rich Razzleberry, Rose Red, Tangerine Tango, 
• Floral District Designer Paper
• Framelits, Bitty Punches, Gems

Angela x

Candy Treats

Today I have some sweet gifts I made for all of the ladies at my workshop on Saturday. I used the exclusive Stampin' Up! Candy Wrapper die so they were fairly quick and easy to make.

I love the new flower trim from the Spring and Summer catalogue.

I filled the boxes with some Hershey Kisses adding a punched circle of paper on the base.

• Hearts a Flutter Stamp set and matching Framelits
• More Amore designer paper
• Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Primrose Petals
• Lacy Brocade embossing folder, Candy Wrapper die, flower trim.

It was a lovely end to the first half term of the new year at school last week - Philip got his new wheelchair!!!  There was a lot of excitement around the school and the local paper came along to take some photos, at least Philip was happy about this but I prefer to stay in the background?!  

Angela x

Stampin' Up! Papillon Potpourri Workshop

Sorry of the lack of posts this last week but I have been busy preparing  projects and kits for my first Stampin' Up! workshop of 2013.  Everyone made this gorgeous gift bag and a set of matching cards, this is a project that was shared by my upline Julie. You can see Julie;s projects here.

Everyone had their own goodie bag filled with enough Stampin' Up! products to make more than one of these sets. 

The Natural Composition papers were loved by all of the ladies and they were delighted to find they are actually more like card than papers, so a perfect choice to use for making gift bags or boxes!!

• Papillon Potpourri stamp set,
• Natural Composition designer papers
• Primrose Petals, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
• Blossom punch, large butterfly punch, small butterfly punch
• Vintage Faceted Buttons

I will be emailing the remaining workshop dates for 2013 later this week - places are limited and fill up quickly so contact me to secure your place.

I am placing another Stampin' Up! order this week, if you would like to add anything, let me know - FREE postage if you can collect from me!!  Don't forget for every £45 you spend you can get a FREE sale-a-bration product.

Angela x

Hearts a Flutter

Have you made your Valentines cards yet??  Of course I haven't - it will be last minute as usual!!

This is a card I wanted to share using more NEW products from the Stampin' Up! Spring and Summer seasonal catalogue and of course I have used the Core d'inations card again!!!  When I first saw the ticket stamps I knew they would be in my first order!!

• Primrose Petals, Basic Grey, Very Vanilla, Real Red
• Hearts a Flutter stamps and framelits
• That's the Ticket and Ticket "builder" punch
• Ciao Baby stamp set
• Basic Grey grosgrain ribbon, basic rhinestones

Angela x

Scrapbooking

Another scrapbook layout from out trip to London - there are so many photo's I want to make layouts with. I need another scrapbook album for this trip and the linen ring binder albums from Stampin' Up! are beautiful, they are so easy to move your layouts around as you add more.

This page shows Lucy's hot chocolate and cake she had at the Garden Cafe after our trip to  Buckingham Palace. The glittered crown is a "pull tab" for the hidden journalling - Lucy got the very last chocolate cake that afternoon.

• Pool Party, Island Indigo, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
• Letter It stamp set
• Chocolate Chip ribbon, Paper Flowers, Basic Pearls, Re-inker

Angela x

Hearts a Flutter

I love the Vine Street embossing folder - did you know you can get this FREE with a £45 order during Sal-a-bration along with the Madison Avenue stamp set I have used on this card.

• Primrose Petals, Raspberry Ripple, Basic Grey, Very Vanilla
• Core d'inations Primsore Petals card, sanding block
• Hearts a Flutter stamp set and framelits
• Cherry Cobbler bakers twine, basic pearls
• Vine Street embossing Folder and Madison Avenue stamp set - One FREE with an order of £45 or more

I have a busy week ahead with some planning and preparation for a new venture I am setting up and I will be spending Thursday at the Tynemouth Sealife Centre with Philip and his class.

Angela x

Jems Blog Hop

Welcome to the Jems blog hop today we are sharing NEW products for the gorgeous NEW Spring and Summer seasonal catalogue from Stampin' Up!

If you have arrived from the lovely Rebekha's blog then I'm sure you will have seen some beautiful projects there!!

I have a decorated frame to share today using products from the NEW Spring and Summer catalogue. I have painted, sanded and inked the frame to take away the "bright white" it used to be and of course I added tome sparkle too!!

I LOVE the new Primrose Petals core d'inations card, it looks lovely embossed and sanded, many of the pretty embelishments are from the fabulous Artisan Kit, it has so many  beautiful bits and pieces, just enough for a special project. Have I told you yet I LOVE the Honeycomb embossing folder too!!

Here you can see more depth to the frame, the glitter frame was silver and I coloured it with a Satmpin' Write marker pen in Primrose Petals, the lovely banner is cut using the new framelits and of course the bunting punch.

The little pin wheel is going to be seen on a lot of my projects another must have from the new Spring and Summer catalogue.

I think my frame was a bit of a bargain at £1.99 and looks much better with a Stampin' Up! make over!!

• Primrose Petals, Pool Party, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla
• More Amore designer paper, red and silver glimmer paper
• Hearts a Flutter satmps and Framelits
• Honeycomb embossing folder
• Artisan Embelishments Kit, Crumb Cake seam binding

Now its time to hop on to the next blog to see the beautiful creations from Nicky.

Click the button below to go back to Rebekha's blog.

A complete list of everyone taking part is below.

Debbi Taylor - http://beecraftyandstamp.blogspot.co.uk/

Karyn Davies – http://www.kdcrafts.blogspot.com

Elizabeth Youd - http://stampinandcreatin.blogspot.co.uk

Rebekah Cornford - http://www.craftingbecky.blogspot.com

Angela Dawes – http://www.sparklycards.blogspot.co.uk

Nicola Worrillow – http://nicolaworrillow.blogspot.co.uk

Alex Spence - http://mycardsandcrafts.blogspot.co.uk

Yvonne Hunt – http://www.vonniesworld.co.uk/blog

Amanda Bates - http://thecraftspa.blogspot.co.uk

Mel Hughes - http://melhugz.blogspot.co.uk

Kate Martin - http://kraftsbykatemartin.blogspot.co.uk

Jane Bisby - http://stampsandpawprints.blogspot.com

Kylie Henshaw - http://hellostamper.blogspot.co.uk

Sharon Glynn - http://shari-anne-happycrafter.blogspot.co.uk

Angie Hutton - http://feathertassel.blogspot.co.uk

Emma Williams - http://www.ditsydaisystamper.blogspot.co.uk

Julie Kettlewell – http://www.juliesjapes.blogspot.co.uk

Angela x

Stampin' Up! Spring and Summer Catalogue

Today is the launch of the brand new Spring and Summer catalogue from Stampin' Up! If you loved the previous Autumn and Winter catalogue well I know you will LOVE this!!!

If you click on the catalogue you can view the on line version.

There are so many gorgeous NEW products for all of your Spring & Summer crafting, my current favourite is the Hearts A Flutter bundle - a stamp set with matching framelits and of course Stampin' Up! also have a designer paper to bring it all together - perfect for Valentines Day, Anniversaries or Birthdays.

This is a card made with a NEW embossing folder (my favourite!) and the designer paper.

• Primrose Petals, Real Red, Pool Party, Whisper White
• More Amore designer paper
• Honeycomb embossing folder, Hearts a Flutter Framelits, Bitty Banners Framelits
• Artisan Kit
• Large Rhinestones

Please remember to join in with the Jems blog hop on Sunday.

Angela x