Golden Thank You!

Charlie takes his first trumpet exam tomorrow. He will be accompanied on the piano by one of the sixth form boys at one of the local secondary schools and to say thank you to Josh for coming into school to help Charlie, I've made him a card using the Musical Medley stamp set (retired US), stripes embossing folder and framelits.

It's a bit of happy accident really. I wanted to emboss the stripes made by the folder in gold, but just didn't ink the folder enough and so it didn't do what I intended, but I quite liked the look it achieved so ran with it.

The sentiment is from Thank You Kindly.

My card also fits in with this week's Less is More Challenge which has a colour theme of GOLD.  Check out their blog for lots of inspiration from many talented crafters including  Mandi and Chrissie who run the challenges there.

Linda, Victoria and I are on Stand E34 at the Summer Crafting Show this Saturday and Sunday, at Doncaster Racecourse,  so come and say hello if you are there.  We have demonstrations and a great raffle each day.  Also a great show special including free shipping* and free gift while stocks last.

Hope to see you soon.

Zx

Supplies

Stampin' Up! Stamps - Mixed Medley, Thank You Kindly

Stampin' Up! card - very vanilla and whisper white

Tools and inks - versamark, big shot, framelits labels, stripes embossing folder, gold embossing powder all available from Stampin' Up!

Challenges

Less is More - GOLD

*with qualifying order of £45

3 Squares Challenge at Less is More, but only one at Creative Craft World

 stampin up demonstrator zoe tant uk

The Challenge at Less is More this week is to make a card with three squares and the challenge at Creative Craft World is 'Use a square' so I've got squares to share.  I've used a technique that I found on US blog recently and played about with it.  I have another colour way to show you soon, but it doesn't have 3 squares unless you count the card base itself so for now here is my entry.  I've used early espresso and very vanilla cardstock along with early espresso ink, craft whisper white and versamark.  My sentiment is a combo of Thank You Kindly and Heard from the Heart.  I've added a cute bow of early espresso taffeta and I'm done.  I played about with it and couldn't decide whether to run with early espresso or stamp my outline for the flowers in black Stazon.  I've settled with the espresso and have finally opened my Fast & Fabulous level 2 hostess set.  I wasn't that fussed, but as with all Stampin' Up! sets once you get playing they are all fabulous and so much fun to use.  Today I've received my sneak peak of the mini and you are going to be so excited.  I can't tell you anymore right now, but make sure you call me for your copy!!!! They'll be available in late March.  You can take a closer look at one of the flowers below.

Thanks again to the Chrissie and Mandi for a super challenge and I'm off now to do the chores that I should have been doing while DH has taken the children out for the afternoon.

Have a great evening.

Hugs Zx