I have used one of my favourite colour combinations, Chocolate Chip, Taken with Teal and Very Vanilla.

I have stamped the cogs in Chocolate Chip onto the Chocolate Chip card and matted a strip of it onto the left hand side of the Very Vanilla card.  Stamp the clock face onto a square of Very Vanilla in Taken with Teal ink so that part of the clock is missing and sponge around the edges with Taken with Teal ink.  This was then matted onto a piece of Taken with Teal card 1/4″ larger.  The sentiment was stamped in Chocolate Chip ink onto Very Vanilla card and then sponged.

I love the sentiment, ” an unhurried sense of time is in itself a form of wealth”.

Happy Stampin’

Amanda

Sage Shadow

Chocolate Chip for the base card, stamped En Francais Background in Chocolate chip, the mat layer is textured Sage Shadow with a little bit of paper piercing around the edge and the flower is stamped in Stazon onto Naturals Ivory and using the blender pens and ink I coloured it in Sage Shadow for the leaves and Rose Red for the flower.

Pumpkin Pie

Apologies for the wonky photo……..A square base card in Ballet Blue with a bit of doodling on the corners, a mat layer of Pumpkin Pie and the main image stamped in Stazon onto Naturals Ivory.  I stamped the image again on a post-it note and masked it then overstamped the En Francais background in Close to Cocoa.   Water coloured the image using Ballet Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Ruby Red and Old Olive water colour crayons and then I used my aqua painter and brushed clean water over the background to give a softer look to the text.

Chocolate Lime

A base card of Chocolate Chip, with 1″ cut off the front and the edge scalloped.  A 2″ strip of  Gable Green stuck onto the inside to show through, with Chocolate Chip ribbon tied around, and knotted……..you do know I’m bow impaired……..can’t tie bows!!!!  The main image stamped in Stazon and watercoloured, Gable Green and Chocolate Chip water Colour Crayons and then cut out.  The mat layer is Gable Green with the En Francais background stamped in Chocolate Chip, the main image mounted with Stampin’ Dimensional foam pads.

I have a definite favourite………..which one is yours?

Happy Stampin’

Amanda

It is Old Olive card stock and ink as the base card.  The flowers and leaves are stamped in Lavender Lace and Old Olive onto Whisper White card and then punched out using the Scallop Square punch and matted onto a strip of Lavender Lace card.  The sentiment was stamped onto some Lavender Lace card and them popped behind a frame from the Hodgepodge Hardware and mounted onto the front of the card.

I love getting new stamps and getting them for free is soooooo much better !  Call me on 07890 426945 to book a workshop or email me to place an order and get your free stamps!

Happy Stampin’

Amanda

Stampin’ Up! have announced a wonderful promotion running during January and February 2009 called Sale-A-Bration. During Sale-A-Bration for every £45 you spend you can choose a free stamp set. If you order £90 you can choose 2 sets and so on………..

There are 4 exclusive stamp sets to choose from.

Hostesses of workshops over £300 can also choose a free set as well as their usual hostess benefits.

Also people who join Stampin’ Up! as new demonstrators can choose any stamp set in the catalogue for free in addition to their starter kits, so there has never been a better time to join my team, email me. to find out more.

To view the leaflet please click here. 

The stamp sets are wonderful, I’ve made you a Happy New Year card inspired by the card on the front of the Sale-A-Bration leaflet. I have used the Polka Dot Punches set, it’s fantastic and the stamps fit the 5-Petal punch, the scallop circle punch and several of the circle punches. A really versatile set and I’m sure soon to be one of your favourites as well as mine.

All of my customers on my mailing list will be getting a copy of the leaflet which has lots of ideas and tips and techniques included in it. If you are not on my mailing list please email me. with your contact details and I’ll gladly put one in the post for you.

Happy 2009

Amanda