Showing posts with label Word Bubbles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Word Bubbles. Show all posts

Monday, 30 March 2015

Life in the Forest thank you cards with Birthday Bash washi sheets


Time is running out to enjoy the benefits of Sale-a-Bration! You have until 10pm tomorrow (Tuesday) to order, so the best way for you do this is to order online, via my online store. You could order by contacting me, but I’ll need the order by 5pm please. Shipping is £4.95 and it will come directly to a UK address of your choice.

It‘s also your last chance to sign up during Sale-a-Bration. If you do this before 10pm Tuesday, you’ll get a choice of freebies, as outlined in this post.  You can sign up in minutes, by clicking here... and it will only cost you £99!

Now, a little puzzle for you... apart from the sentiment, can you spot where I used a SAB stamp set on this card? You’ll find the answer if you scroll down.

While you ’re thinking, let me tell you about the washi sheets. They’re quite exciting. They are literally what they say on the packet... big (about 6"x12" but don’t quote me on that) sheets of washi “tape’. You get two each of four designs, so eight sheets in total, and they work just like washi tape, because that’s what they are! You can punch it, cut it, tear it or die-cut it, as I’ve done here. It’s cool to see what happens to the patterns when you overlay them.

I made these little cards for my Virtual Hostess Club members, to thank them for their latest orders. The mouse is coloured with blender pens and a smidge of Coastal Cabana ink. The speech bubble for the Thank You is flipped over, so that it faces the right way (well, the right way to me!).

Finally, the answer to the puzzle... the mouse is standing on some “grass” I made using the stem from Lotus Blossom. But, as it’s a photopolymer stamp set and very long and thin, it was easy to manipulate it on the block so that the ground became a wavy line, instead of a relatively straight one. I stamped it repeatedly, stamping off to get various shades, too.


Friday, 14 March 2014

Speech bubble fun


I do love these speech bubble stamps and Framelits. You can stamp the images and cut them out, as I’ve done with the “woo-hoo!” or just cut out a frame and put something behind it, as I’ve done behind it. I’ve popped the top layer up for some added dimension.

The paper comes from a rather handy Designer Series Paper stack in the Spring/Summer catalogue. Each piece is 6.5 x 4.5 inches which is perfect for matting photos on scrapbook pages, or for using on cards. I love the funky colours in the pack; Coastal Cabana, Real Red and Crumb Cake, and the patterns are really nice, too, with lots of variety. Highly recommended. 

And don’t miss those cute little candy dots! They come in colour collection packs, so these Real Red dots are from the Brights pack. They look like brads but are self-adhesive, so reduce the bulk … and you can stick them on as an afterthought without worrying about those ugly brad backs showing inside your card.

I’ll be sending this card to the newest member of my team, who has very sensibly joined during Sale-a-Bration, when you get extra goodies in your Starter Kit. If you’d like to find out more about starting a craft business – big or small – in this way, please do get in touch, as time is running out for the special offer!

Stamps: Just Sayin’
Cardstock: Whisper White Note Cards, Whisper White
Paper: Fresh Prints DSP Stack
Ink: Real Red

Accessories: Word Bubbles Framelits, Candy Dots - Brights 

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Just Sayin' with wooden elements



Have you ordered these little Wooden Elements yet? You might want to consider adding them to your order as they’re very cute and fun. You get hearts, arrows, chevrons, speech bubbles, triangles, circles, banners and starbursts, four of each. I love them as they are so have just used them plain so far but you could ink them, cover them in paper, stamp on them… go wild!

And I’m still in love with the Just Sayin’ bundle, which I’ve used here with Retro Fresh washi tape (LOVE washi tape!). 

I earned all of these new items FREE as part of a demonstrator rewards programme which runs at various points in the year. Stampin’ Up!® is a very generous company and is always keen to keep its demonstrators happy! If you’d like to be a happy demonstrator, running a business – big or small – doing something you love, please get in touch to find out more about the fabulous Sale-a-Bration offer which runs until the end of March. It costs just £99 to join this fabulous company, and you’ll get everything you need to get started in your business, including £150 of craft products and a business pack... not to mention that you will be part of a team of lovely, supportive people!

Stamps: Just Sayin’
Cardstock: Coastal Cabana, Baked Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla
Ink: Tangerine Tango
Accessories: Word Bubbles Framelits, Wooden Elements, Retro Fresh Washi Tape


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