Commission x2

Here's two cards which I made this weekend. Both of them were commissions.

The first was one my mum asked me to make for my auntie's 80th birthday and the second was a birth congratulations, commissioned by a lady from church for her new niece.

I think I may have posted one like this before but I was really pleased with this design so I have made it again several times since.

The stamp set is Bloomin with Beauty, CS is WW and pale plum and the pin and beads are from the lovely Pretties Kit.

This one's made using a decoupage from a CD and I really can't remember where I got it from! I have used some of the lovely flowers I recently bought from Wild Orchid Crafts and the pearls in the wheel centres are from the Pretties Kit again and the patterned edge was made using the eyelet border punch

The cardstock is WW and Regal Rose. The pale pink is a lovely patterened pearlised card from my own stock.

Thanks for looking,

Quick and Easy - allegedly!

The Wednesday night crafting group I go to decided that this week we would make some quick and easy cards. The spec was that we would all make one card with everything prepared and ready to make.

 So Dawn went first with these sweet baby cards.

This one gave me some grief as I ended up stuck up with glue trying to get those tiny pink flowers fixed on!

Next was my turn.

Obviously Stampin'Up had to come into mine somewhere so I used the Garden Whimsy stamp set, WW, Brocade Blue and Night of Navy cardstock and Night of Navy ink. The eyelet punch made the fancy edge and the scalloped oval punch cut down made the hinge....and yes I did resort to peel-offs. Well I don 't care what anyone says, they always come in handy and can often give a card the finishing touch it needs

Then Pam made this lovely sheep card. It was amazing how many different sheep were produced between the 6 of us!

Ailsa made 2 cards as her mum, Judith hadn't had time due to visiting relatives.

Both of Ailsa's used Stampin' Up stamp sets. The first was Pocket Silhouettes and the second was Tree Trimmings. Yes I'm afraid we did make a Christmas card. Actually we make them quite regularly and have quite a stockpile of them now.

Ailsa made her own card in yellow which I much preferred but she did her usual trick of making her card, then checking to see what stock she had and discovered she didn't have enough for us all to make yellow ones. Not to worry, I really liked the card and I'm going to have a go at a yellow one myself.

We finished these cards so quickly, we had time on our hands, so Dawn produced yet another Christmas card for us all to make. This one was using one of the lovely Lili of the Valley stamps which we are all mad about at the moment.

Well that's the end of our quick and easy designs. Some were quicker and easier than others but hopefully something's inspired you!

Thanks for looking,

Big Bold Birthday

I had a great time at Monica's on Saturday, where I joined in with  one of her classes. As there were only a few of us, we crafted in her garden which was lovely despite the threatening black clouds which fortunately blew over and didn't cause us to grab everything and run inside.

Here's what we made using the Big Bold Birthday stamp set in Close to Cocoa, Apricot Appeal and Regal Rose.

I was so inspired by the altered sandwich bag that I had to stop and buy some (very cheap) on the way home and then I made this, using All in the Stars stamp set and Brocade Blue, Lovely Lilac and Orchid Opulence CS and inks.
For details of where to buy the bags please e mail me on amwilliams@amwilliams@karoo.co.uk






After a quick search for some more inspirational ideas in the ILWS gallery, I made this which I cased from Jo's blog here. I didn't add a sentiment as I thought it would be a useful card for lots of different occasions.

Recipe:
Stamp Sets: baroque Motifs, Flight of the Butterfly, En Francais BG
CS & inks: Pretty in Pink, Basic Black
Ribbon: Pretty in Pink striped grosgrain

Thanks for looking, Anne x

Long time no blog....

I know it's been ages since I blogged and I would apologise but at this time of the year a teacher has much to do!!!! Anyway following feelings of guilt after my firend, Carrie, asked me to check out he brand new blog, I thought I'd make time for a quick blog.
So my first card is my daughter, Carrie's birthday card. (not the other one...I know it's confusing but try to keep up!) She's not likely to read this as she has no internet connection which would pose a problem if she were trying to read it!!!!! Well here it is. I cased it from the ILWS gallery here.

I hope she likes it cos I'm still a bit unsure about it myself.

Here's the recipe:

CS - WW, melon mambo and ballet blue

Ink - melon mambo, ballet blue and rich razzleberry

The flowers are from the Pretties Kit, coloured with melon mambo ( used a blender pen and the ink pad) and ballet blue and the ribbon is melon mambo.

The butterfly is from Flight of the Butterfly and the background stamping is done with Pocket Silhouette stamps which I've had for ages and finally got round to using.

The next two cards have been made using the hostess Level 1 set from the mini catalogue - Studio Sketches. I made them a while ago and have a feeling I may have cased them too, but goodness knows where from. So if you recognise them as yours, let me know and I'll add a link.

Can't seem to make this align left so recipe may look a bit odd.

CS - VV, basic grey and rose red

Ink - basic grey and rose red

Backing paper from Bella Bleu DSP

CS - VV, certainly celery and close to cocoa

Ink - certainly celery and close to cocoa

Ribbons - certainly celery and chocolate chip

Backing paper and sentiment from Love Stories scrappin kit.

That's all for today folks but there'll be more soon ....I promise.

Thanks for looking. x

New Colours in Action!

I know...it's been a while since I've blogged but what can I say...I seem to spend all my time these days planning lessons , marking books etc etc. So tonight I finally found time to make a card AND post - woohoo!

I have three cards for you, showing off the gorgeous new colours.

The first one is yet another version of Monica's design...sorry...I just really like it and I think you'll like this one too.

The colours on this photo are pretty rubbish as you'll realise when I tell you that the green is olive green, so apologies for that.

Here's the recipe:

Rich razzleberry and olive green cardstock

Olive green satin ribbon

Cottage Wall designer series paper

Punches and stamps as below

This one is based on Dawn's design here where you can see a video showing you how to make the little paper frame. The products on this one are pretty similar to the first one:

Rich razzleberry cardstock, Garden Wall DSP, old olive satin ribbon

Butterfly, Boho Blossoms, eyelet border and word window punches

silver brads.

The sentiment is from Pocket Silhouettes

And here's the third one....

Melon mambo, rich razzleberry, basic grey and whisper white cardstock
Melon mambo polka dot ribbon
Bloomin with beauty and whimsical words stamp set
Rich razzleberry, melon mambo and old olive inks

Thanks for looking, Anne

11 New Products

Yes, Stampin up have, today, released news of 11 new products which are available to buy from today.
There are three gorgeous new colours.  Ink pads, cardstock and ribbons are all available in each of them - not just any old ribbon, but the pretty polka dot ribbon that we've been waiting to be able to buy over here for a very long time.There is also the delectable Designer Series Paper, Cottage Wall and matching Flower Fantasy window sheets.They are all gorgeous and my order is in already!
Click on the link on the right of the page for a better view.
Please note that some of the products will only be available while stocks last, so don't delay with your order. Contact me at amwilliams@amwilliams.karoo.co.uk

I'll be creating with these gorgeous products the minute they arrive,  so keep watching this page for ideas.

Thanks for looking, Anne

The 2 Step Bird Punch

Here's a card I made in 2 colourways cased from one of Monica's and no I haven't lost my arbles, it really has been made using the 2 step bird punch!

Obviously I used the leaf from the bird punch and the flower petals are the wing.

The card on the left is made using old olive and pink p[assion cardstock and inks. The ribbon is the new old olive satin ribbon and the paper is the new Night and Day.

The card on the right is bordering blue and Summer sun card and ink. The paper is from the Bella Bleu set.

The sentiment is from Oval All.