Flower Frame...

 Morning so continuing with the theme I started over the weekend I bought some frames to decorate with the same stamp set used to make the card I made. I decided to keep the colour way simple and use the colours from the card that I created at the weekend and think that they turned out really well... Let me know what you think??
As the frames are wood I coated them with PVA glue and water and left this to dry before I stamped on the. I used the vine from Vintage Vogue and the flowers are from Cottage Garden I randomly stamped the flowers first and then in the gaps in between then stamped the vine, some in full colour and some stamped off.
To add that little extra bling to the frames I added a little gem to the centre of each flower and think that this looks really good!
I did another frame in slightly different colours - can you tell what they are??
Thanks for looking - Debbi
Two posts in one week are you impressed??

our support for SU??

One of the other swaps that I did manage to complete - very late I might add at the recent convention was a 6x6 scrapbook page for demo support. Chris and Eileen are the lovely people that we get to phone when we need advice or to speak to them with an order. They are always there when we need them and always take the time to speak to us about the everyday things going on with our lives! So one of the lovely ladies on ILWS organised to make them a scrapbook with pages from all the demos that wanted to contribute. I didn't originally sign up for this but contacted Helen to say that I had enough time to give her a page... This is what I created using a black mat with tempting turquoise and the stamp set vintage vogue. I have used a whisper white panel and written a message to Chris and Eileen thanking them for all they do for me and how much the work that they do means! I have stamped the vine from the set on the right hand side and have added flowers to this making them 3D with dimensionals. I have stamped one of the sentiments from the set in the top right hand corner of the page and love the bright colours!
I hope you like the page I made and thanks for looking! Debbi x x x

roomie gift...

So what I am showing you today is the gift that I made for the lovely Sarah who I had the pleasure of sharing a room with. As well as the candle and the card I also made her a bag tag to match the convention bag - which was the same as the ones that I made for my SU sisters and mummy!
The candle I have decorated using the traditional method of tissue paper and a heat gun. As the candle was a coloured one I chose darker colours to stamp in and was more careful when trimming the image before sealing to the candle. I have used the stamp set vintage vogue and stamped the vine in old olive and then the flowers in basic black. I have also added a gem to the centre of the flower for some extra bling! I have made the card to match and have used the colours pumpkin pie, basic black and whisper white. I have stamped the vine in old olive also. The flowers that I have added to the panel are in both pumpkin and black and i have decoupaged these using a dimensional, again I have added a jewel to the centre. This was onto whisper white and then I have inked the edges and this is then mounted onto pumpkin pie and then onto a basic black card blank. On the right hand side of the white panel I have added a tab of basic black ribbon. I put the candle into a clear bag and added some linen thread to tie the top.
I hope you like the card and candle and thanks for looking - Debbi x x x

Stampin Up! training...

On Friday night I spent a lovely evening in the company of some very talented ladies at the regional training for Stampin' Up! We had a great time learning some new techniques and having a couple of talks from some very talented demonstrators with a lot of information and some great tips! We even had time for a couple of make and takes...
One of the greatest things about any event that Stampin' Up! that is put on is the swapping! We all make something whether that be a card front or something 3D and we will make one for every person that is there! It is a fantastic part of the evening and it always gives us lots of ideas for things to make in the future or different colour combinations to use...
This is the card I made using the vintage vogue set and the wheel with the distressing tool. I used the colours night of navy, craft and soft suede. I used crystal effects on the small flower on the left hand side of the card. I have wheeled a craft panel and attached this to the top of the card and distressed the edges.
The vine is used on the top and bottom of the card and I have used both night of navy and soft suede stamped off.

I hope you like the card and thanks for looking - Debbi x x x Later this week I will post piccies of the other cards that I received - they are all great! and thanks again ladies for a great evening! x

Something different...

Here is something that I have been working on in the last few weeks. I am doing lots of crafting and making lots of thing to go into my new misi shop and also for a craft fair that I am doing at the beginning of December I am so looking forward to this as it is different to what I have previously done with just making cards - I am making covered notebooks, stamping on candles and stamping on photo frames all with a card to match what I have made! There has been quite a lot of interest and I will be doing classes for these in the near future. So watch this space!
So here is an example of a stamped photo frame and card to match... I have used the stamp set vintage vogue and the colours regal rose and old olive I hope you like it and if you would like more information on my classes email me...
I have stamped the vine from vintage vogue around the edge of the frame and then added the flowers to this in the two sizes that come in the stamp set. To decorate these flowers I have added pearls to the centre and attached these using tombow glue. I have made the card using the same colours and ink. I have stamped onto a piece of very vanilla card and stamped the vine to the right hand side of the card - some of them I have stamped off a little and then decoupaged the flowers in the middle of the card and again added pearls to decorate!
I hope you like them and thanks for looking! Debbi x x x

Another card...

So this weekend saw my anniversary and I wanted to do a card that used brayering - I definately need the practice and this is something that the lovely Helen had made me do a couple of days ago when showing us a couple of techniques. I will hold my hands up and admit that I find it very difficult and it is something that I just cannot get to look as I want it to - but this card did turn out a lot better than my previous attempts so I am improving!

I have used the stamp sets Vintage vogue and together forever by stampin up and their colours too.
For this card I used a panel of very vanilla and have brayered at each side of the panel I have used old olive and perfect plum and have graduated this into the centre of the piece. I have stamped the vine up the right hand side of the panel and also stamped a couple of images off. I then added dazzling diamonds to the flowers of the vine with the glue pen. The sentiment is stamped in perfect plum to the right hand side of the panel.
I have added a strip of perfect plum ribbon to the top of the panel and then mounted this onto a piece of old olive card stock I have inked the edges of the to add a bit of definition.and then mounted this onto  the card blank that is perfect plum and i have also inked the edges to this.

I hope you like the card - hubby did and I have also added a picture of the roses that he bought me - beautiful!
Thanks for looking and your comments are appreciated - Debbi x x x

Anniversaries...

This week sees both my best friends and our anniversary and mine so the first card that I will show you is the one that I made for her. I have used Stampin' Up products and I have used the colours purple plum and certainly celery as her bedroom is purple - I have never used these colours together but love them! I have used the vine from the vintage vogue set and also the together forever sentiment. I have stamped the vine on very vanilla card and then inked the edges in plum - I mounted this on certainly celery card stock on which I had also stamped the vine on and then onto a card blank that was perfect plum. I have stamped the sentiment in the bottom right of the card and added some dazzling diamonds to the vine for added sparkle - I love the effect that you get from these and they last for ages (they also cover you if you are not careful, but that just adds to the glamour!) On the second picture you can see a close up of the glitter how fine it is and the great effect created. If you would like more information on the products available please get in contact - check back later for class details coming up!

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I hope you like the card and thanks for looking - your comments are appreciated Debbi x x x
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class...

Well here is one of the cards that my class made this evening, we made 3 cards and covered a notebook this evening and we had a great time there was lots of chat and laughter which always makes for a good evening! We used the newly introduced colours rich razzleberry, soft suede and melon mambo. and we stamped with the stamp set from the mini vintage vogue. This card was the rich razzleberry card teamed with the melon mambo and I have decoupaged the flowers that are on the right hand side of the card and added brads to the centre of the flowers using a couple of dimensionals to attach the flowers. The sentiment is stamped to the top right hand side of the card and I have used rich razzleberry to stamp in. I have added a vine border to the left of the card and stamped off the edges of this to add a subtle effect to the outer edge of the card. I have used confetti white for the panelling and inked the edges of this. I have mounted on melon mambo and to use a slightly different effect I have usd the shimmer paint and a dauber to add a little shimmer.
I hop eyou like the card and thanks for looking, your comments are appreciated - Debbi x x x

Here is a sneek peek of one of the cards that wee will be doing this Weds evening using the new SU! colours and the stamp set Vintage Vogue from the mini catalogue... We will be making three cards and a bonus 3D item... for more details please email me!

new classes...

The first on Wednesday night 28th July 2010 from 7.30pm the class will be £8.00 and we will be making a set of cards using the Vintage Vogue stamp set from the mini catalogue (available until the end of September) and the colours melon mambo, soft suede and rich razzleberry these were introduced a couple of months ago and are becoming firm favourites with me. There is ink, card and ribbon to match We will be making a set of cards and also a bonus 3D item... Please email me to book your place!

The second class I am running will be a Christmas Class where we will be making a set of cards using the Scandinavian Season stamp set in three colours using the wheel that matches the colours will be real red, garden green and bashful blue. Again there will be a bonus 3D item included. I am looking to have this class on a Saturday morning from 10.30am on the 1 August 2010 please email me to book your place. 

shabby vintage...

Hello! Today's weather has been beautiful and I am hoping that it stays this way for the summer as I will have finished work and be out in the garden with my boys - I cannot wait! I love my job, but this is the best thing for my boys and i think I will take being a housewife and full time mummy like a duck to water! My house will be clean thats for sure!
Todays card is the card that I have made for my sister in law whose birthday it is today! I have used black and white and the stamp set Vintage Vogue... I love this set and there are so many combinations that you can use to create a beautiful card it is so versatile. For this card I have used a basic black card black and stamped on a piece of confetti white card, I inked the edges using the ink pad and used the vine stamp down the left hand side of the panel. I have added the sentiment to the top left hand side and stamped three flowers and decoupaged these to the right using dimensionals. A very simple design but I think that this looks very elegant and I love the black and white!
Thanks for looking and I hope you like the card - please comment as your comments are always appreciated  - Debbi x x x

STAMP SET - vintage vogue
INK - basic black
CARD - basic black, confetti white
ACCESSORIES - dimensionals

Vintage Vogue...

A few weeks ago I was with Helen and we had a play with our sets from regional training and Helen had made a card similar to this one which I decided to make - I have stamped the vine from the set in the bottom of the left hand corner of a piece of whisper white card stock I have used the colours tempting turquoise and close to cocoa I have inked the edges of the piece with close to cocoa. This is mounted on craft card stock and then on tempting turquoise behind that and I have also inked the edges to this. On the piece of tempting tuquoise I have again stamped the vine in the corner using close to cocoa and tempting turquoise. The card blank is close to cocoa and I have inked the edges to this also the vine is also stamped in this too. I have added the large and small flower from the set to the bottom left of the card The flower is held together by an ice circle brad and have used stamping dimensionals to attach the flower. in the top right of the card I have stamped the friend sentiment and decoupaged this with dimensionals. This is stamped on whisper white with both close to cocoa and tempting turquoise, I have inked the edges to this and then mounted it on craft card stock. This is also attached with dimensionals.
I hope you like the card and thanks for looking - Debbi x x x