Wahoo Telford here we come....

When you're a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator you get to join in with their regional events. And today was registration day for the next event OnStage Local and we have both booked!!! 😁 we  are excited and looking forward to joining other demonstrators here in the UK for a fab time in Telford and finding out about up coming  products and sharing tips and swaps and... Oh it's such a great time!! I really look forward to these event they're just such fun!!!
If you'd like to join us at these and other events why not message us about the great opportunity that becoming a Stampin' Up! Demo is 😊
Anyway back to today today's card is based on the sketch I shared yesterday. I've mixed it up by changing the orientation and substituting the square for the flowery. Sketches are there to inspire so go a great change it up and have fun 😊

Created by design...

This week I have chosen a sketch and will share 5 cards, one every day this week, using the sketch as my inspiration.

Today's sample is a direct case of the sketch. I found this quite tricky as much as I love  pattern paper I can find it tricky to use at times. The stamped image and sentiment are from the stampin' up! Set called charming cafe. The white mat is embossed using a fab new deep embossing folder  called sequins.

Special cards

Bella. 

Today I am showing you that you don't have to be a particular age to craft. 

The following is 2 of the cards that my Granddaughter Bella has made since Christmas.

Bearing in mind that she is only 6 years old, I was very impressed with all of her work.

 Especially as she made them on her own.

  

This first card was a BIG surprise as it was for me. A trifold card.

She had apparently sat quietly at the dining table

and just made it on her own.

 

Bella was given quite a bit of crafting materials for Christmas gifts 

and most from me was of course from me and Stampin' Up!

The card below is the one that Bella made for her mum and dad. 

Again on her own but using a number of previously punched or die cut images 

that I had left over and had given her to play with,

Sorry to 'blow her trumpet' but I think that for 6 years old she is amazingly clever and crafty! 

She already has the vision to see what can be made with different bits and pieces.

Very clever Bella.

Weekly Inspiration - Day 5

Shades of Purple

My last card for this week I decided to do a different fold.

I have no idea what the fold is called but it one that I like. 

A full sheet of A4 cut at C6 height then folded at 9.9 cm from each end. then the 2 front folds were again folded in half at approximately 4.9 cm

A triangle cut off from each side to give the angled effect, I then added DSP from Naturally Eclectic. 

To match the DSP, I used Lemon Lime Twist cardstock and die cut the leaves and flowers out. 

I used Petal Palette stamp set and coordinating Thinlits Petal and More.

The message too is from the set and I love the frame for the message

 which is also in the Thinlits set.

Thank you for joining me this week. 

Please pop by next week to see what marvellous creations Cary will have to show you.

Weekly Inspiration - Day 4

Shades of Purples

Today's card is another full of colour but quite simple nonetheless.

Using strips of Elegant Eggplant cardstock, I laid onto these Whisper White squares which were embossed with the flowers from Petal Pair TIEF. I rounded off the corners with a large circle punch.

 They were added diagonally and then I added a smaller plain square to each.

The daisy was crying out to be used for these colours. I used Elegant Eggplant and Perfect Plum along with a Whisper White too.

 A Clear Facetted Gem to and a simple message from Lift Me Up stamp set.

I used the very lovely Everyday Label Punch which has carried over from the last seasonal 

catalogue.

A very simple message to finish off the card.

Weekly Inspiration - Day 3

Shades of Purples

Today I have made a very simple card. Only 2 mats a little stamping on the Whisper White mat

with the Cross added with a few more layers.

I stamped the cross in Versamark then Elegant Eggplant Ink.

 I added some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter and heat set it.

Onto the top, I added a die cut cross from the coordinating framelits Cross of Hope.

I like the way that the Dazzling Diamonds sparkles and glistens through the die cut.

Close up of the die cut on the cross.

The stamp set I used today is the NEW set Hold on to Hope.

Weekly Inspiration - Day 2

Shades of Purples.

Today, I went punch drunk!

I started punching circles out in different sizes and colours and couldn't stop!

This card is for a young man who since Christmas has been growing a beard. 

That was my first thought when I started playing with the circles. It looks like a beard!

Well, I think so.

I've just noticed that my card has a mark on it! Chocolate! It fortunately has rubbed off! Phew!!

Using all of the punches from 1/2" up to 1 and a half inches I added all of them either with sticky dots or Mini Dimensionals.

The Wisteria Wonder mat was first embossed with a NEW embossing folder called Scattered Sequins.

They actually do look like sequins too!

Gavin plays a guitar and I thought this was appropriate.

The stamps were from Epic Celebrations another NEW stamp set.