Archive for August, 2010

And the winner is….

Aug. 26, 2010 No Comments Posted under: News

Actually 3 winners are……….. Lynne Freeman, Cathie Whitcroft and Monica MacFeeters  you all win a £15 voucher to spend on Stampin’ Up! goodies with me ! Thank you so much to all my customers who completed my questionnaire, I really appreciate you taking the time to do that for me. Happy Stampin’ Amanda

Wheely good fun!

Aug. 26, 2010 2 Comments Posted under: Cards

I’m so sorry about that title……but I couldn’t resist it! This monotone card is great for showcasing our fabulous wheels, this one is called So Swirly ! A scalloped edge, a little ribbon and a sentiment from Oval All and we are all done!  Speedy crafting! Happy Stampin’ Amanda

Burned Batik…..

Aug. 24, 2010 1 Comment Posted under: Cards, Techniques

Something a bit different for you today it’s a technique called burned batik and makes the most beautiful backgrounds. First onto a piece of Whisper White card I have stamped the circles in Versamark and clear embossed them.  Normally when you are embossing you stop when the image is glossy and raised, with this technique [...]

Dashing Dasher

Aug. 22, 2010 1 Comment Posted under: Cards

I love, love, love Dasher, he is such a lovely stamp and so versatile! This very simple card uses the bride paper, which comes in 2 designs, the scrolls that you can see and stripes too.  This paper is really great because you can colour tint it to match your projects.  It is our Whisper [...]

Almond Biscuits….all gone!

Aug. 20, 2010 1 Comment Posted under: 3D Items

My customer friends have a wealth of talents and with this gift the lovely Pauline has excelled herself! She is a very talented baker and has made me the most scrummy soft almond biscuits.  Now they hit the spot in all sorts of ways, I adore coffee and my latte always has Almond syrup in [...]

Pink Poppy

Aug. 18, 2010 No Comments Posted under: Cards

I was in need of a pink fix when I made this card, do you find you have times when you just need to use a certain colour? I know Poppies aren’t traditionally pink, but I think this one works! Do you like the little bit of paper piercing at the bottom, it’s using a [...]

Christmas is a coming……

Aug. 16, 2010 1 Comment Posted under: Cards

The geese are getting fat…….At least I think that’s the rhyme……… Not very much meat on a Goose, since we usually have 10+ staying with us a Christmas, we have Turkey and then a goose occasionally at new year when it’s just the 4 of us! I know it’s still warm but if you get [...]

Cheers!

Aug. 14, 2010 No Comments Posted under: Cards, Techniques

A beer lovers card today with a few extra touches to make it a special card. The first is I’ve used the Designer series paper called  Autumn Meadows the sheet I have used is a wood effect the rest of the sheets are wonderful for men’s cards with a very distressed edge.  There is a [...]