TGIF - Back to School Challenge #layeredlettersalphabet

I'm enjoying having a go at a few challenges and this is my latest card for just such a challenge over at TGIF Challenges where this week it is a theme challenge asking for projects with a 'School Days' link.  These chalk boards are nothing new, but I really enjoyed making it and it was fun to make and will be sent to my cheeky nephews Elliott and Will for when they return to school soon.

The Hardwood background stamp from Stampin' Up! makes it easy to decorate the frame and just basic black card stock is needed for the chalk board itself.  I stamped with the Layered Letters Alphabet stamp and hand wrote the 'for' using the chalk board marker pen.  My lovely new Tree Builder punch provided the apple and the long time favourite of many Papillon Potpourri and matching punch provided the butterfly. With it being 'back to school' I've used some solid bold colours for some cute banner decoration and linen thread to bring them together.

The sentiment is from a long retired set called Basic Phrases and I used my Stampin' Write Markers to vary the colour of the letters.

Why not have a go at this fun challenge and go check out what others have done!

More soon.
Zx

You can purchase many of the products used for this card now in my Stampin' Up! UK Online Shop right now and remember if you add the stampin' rewards code in the top right of my sidebar and spend £25 or more up to £150 you will be sent a gift in early September by me after I have closed the code and ordered some rewards for everyone who has a qualifying shop on this code.

Gorgeous Stampin' Up! UK Elegant Butterfly Deal!

So many of us love butterflies and I'm included in that bunch!  They are even more lovely when you team them up with Stampin' Up! stamp sets like Papillon Potpourri and Kinda Eclectic and when Stampin' Up! UK offers them with a deal, well it would be rude not to love them more!

Of course you don't have to be satisfied with just one butterfly, you can invest in more and choose the Butterfly Basics stamp set and coordinating frame lits to make cards like these.

It's a beautiful day at the moment in sunny Lincolnshire so I'm off to play tennis in the sunshine.

Have fun!
Zx

Fly by with a butterfly - Papillon Potpourri

Stampin' Up! Papillon Potpourri

Papillon Potpourri is joining my list of all time favourite stamp sets and it's proving to be quite popular with you my lovely readers also.  Team it with the Very Vintage Jumbo Stampin' Around Wheel and you have a very simple, but elegant card.  I used perfect plum cardstock with tone on tone ink ie perfect plum and stamped butterflies on very vanilla again with plum.  Using the elegant and itty butterfly punches you can bring the wheel image to life especially when added with silver glimmer paper and rhinestones.  Take a simple sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes and you have the perfect card for any occasion you choose. 

 

I hope like me you are enjoying the welcome sunshine and could we even hope that Spring is almost here..............ssshhhhhhhhhhh!

 

Happy day!

Zx

 

Neutral Splendour of Summer Silhouettes

 

The countdown is on for the end of this year's Sale a bration promotion.  I will be submitting an order on Friday the last day for anyone still hoping to take up this amazing offer.  To benefit from this promotion you need to submit an order of £45 and you can choose a free gift from one of those detailed on my stampin' up! sale a bration page.

Let me have your order by 7pm on Friday and you can benefit from free shipping if you collect your order and will also gain a bonus gift from me.  Contact me by phone, email or facebook to place your order or with any questions.

 

One free stamp set that you might like to choose is Vintage Verses which provided the sentiment for the simple card above. I've done a little bit of collage stamping using the Summer Silhouettes and Papillion Potpourri stamp sets.  Don't you just love the mix of neutral shades on a whisper white notecard.  Vellum cardstock adds more texture and is so good to use with the butterflies for soft and gentle depth.

I also promised I'd let folk see the bookmarks that Horncastle Cubs made for their mums for Mother's Day. Here's my Charlie with his fellow cub Ellie-Mae showing theirs.

 

 

I've been quite proud of myself avoiding all the bugs since before Christmas but finally I've succumbed to a nasty cold. Hope you are well wherever you are.

 

Happy crafting

Zx