Vintage November Card Class

I am finishing my monthly Christmas Card Classes this month, with a vintage feel. The Stamp set I have used is the Welcome Christmas Set, although Lovely as a Tree does feature again!!! Colour themes are Cherry Cobbler, River Rock and Very Vanilla, and then Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla.  I have used some of the new lace ribbon, and also the Cherry Cobbler and Baja Breeze Seam binding ribbon.  PS Sorry about the quality of the pictures, I will try again in daylight I think!!!!

Hope you like them ! Bye for now

Everything Eleanor...and a 90th birthday!

Good Morning, its been a busy weekend, as my daughter is flying out to China this week with school on a Music Tour! Unfortunately a bad back and a chaotic weekend meant I was unable to treat myself to the quarterly Team meeting down in Peterborough that my Stampin' Up! 'Mummy' Monica hosts with Bekka. I love going to this as we all have a great time, and swap ideas, and learn new techniques.  I hope all the 'Passionettes' had a fab time, and I look forward to reading their blogs!
However, I have had the chance to use a wonderful stamp set from the new catalogue, ' Everything Eleanor' is going to be one of my favourites. It is a really beautiful set and also has a fabulous swirl stamp in it which is so versatile.  My Dad's eldest sister is 90 this week, and I made a card for him to send.

I used 3 colours from the 2010-2012 colours, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz and Concord Crush.

Happy Birthday sentiment taken from Hostess Set Happiest Birthday Wishes, although I have placed a 90 in the centre using some rub ons that I had left over.

Some small pearls then just gave a bit of dimension.  Background mat of whisper white embossed using the elegant vintage wallpaper embossing folder.

October Christmas Card pictures...

Better late than never, my poor ladies have booked in good faith this month for my class,  as I was waiting for the new gold and silver cardstock from the new catalogue.  It is gorgeous, a super quality and double sided!!  They will be making 8 cards, 2 each of the following designs, all fit in a 4" x 4" envelope. 

 Dasher makes his 1st appearance in 2011 teamed with black and gold and very vanilla.

Season of Joy combined with gold and vanilla, real red and old olive cardstock and some ribbon to accent.

A new colour to me and I love it - Elegant Eggplant, teamed with silver and white, stamp set is serene snowflakes.   Picture does not show this well but stamped snowflakes with elegant eggplant and perfect plum on white card, and then with elegant eggplant and the frost white shimmer on the base card stock.  I had adhered a dazzling diamond in the centre of the large snowflake, but think I have lost it somewhere!!

I hope to spend more time over the next week playing with my new goodies which were delivered yesterday so hopefully will have some more projects soon!

2011 - 2012 NEW CATALOGUE....its fabulous!!!

Well, after what seems a long wait, the new catalogue is finally here and is full of wonderful new products, even fabric!!!  I have to apologise for not blogging recently, I have been busy getting ready for my son going to University, actively trying to find a new job and have not been well !! However the good news is I have placed my order from the new catalogue and I am eagerly awaiting delivery so I can start crafting and share some new projects with you.  Please take time to look at the catalogue online, including the change in hostess benefits, if you want the hardcopy for your bedtime reading, please order from the link on my blog.