#BESTDADEVER WITH HAND-LETTERED PROSE DIES

Hi all,

So today is Father's Day here in the UK so the card I am sharing with you is the one I made for my Dad who is one of the best people I know and an amazing Grandad to my girls.

This card is definitely NOT my usual style but it was lots of fun to create. I'm hoping my hands return to their normal colour soon lol!

I have used Shimmery Whisper White cardstock as the base layer as it is more porous than normal Whisper White. I have used ink refills and an Aqua Painter to create the ink wash background. This is the messy bit! Between the different layers of colour I have dried with a heat Tool so that the colours don't blend together too much.

The sentiments that I have used all come from the "A Good Man" stamp set and they have been stamped using Night of Navy.

To finish, I have used the "Hand Lettered Prose Dies" that I have cut using Whisper White Cardstock.

All of these items are available

I have used the following products and tools to put this project together:

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Hand-Lettered Prose Dies [149550] £35.00	A Good Man Cling Stamp Set [149270] £22.00	Shimmery White A4 Card Stock [121717] £9.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £9.00	Aqua Painters [103954] £16.00
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [131156] £3.50	Coastal Cabana Classic In Color Stampin' Ink Refill [131164] £3.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [122933] £3.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill [103033] £3.50	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] £7.00
Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054] £28.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75

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Follow Your Art with Watercolour Pencils...

Hi all,

I promise this will be the last project you see for a while using the Crafting Forever Stamp Set.  Before the new Follow You Art Suite was released in the new annual catalogue, I hadn't really used this set but I've quite literally not been able to stop using it this week!

Today's card is really simple but I like how it has turned out. I have used a Whisper White Note Card for the card base so the card front measures 3.5" x 5".

I have stamped the pot of pens image onto the new Fluid 100 Watercolour Paper.  This is an upgrage to the previous Watercolour Paper that Stampin' Up! have sold.  It is alot more porous and the colour is alot closer to Whisper White.  In comparison, the colours fee like they blended better together and was alot smoother than the previous paper.   I stamped the image with Versamark and heat embossed with Black Emboss Powder.  To colour the image in, I have used a selection of Watercolour Pencils and an Aqua Painter.

The sentiment comes from the It Starts With Art Cling Stamp Set and it has been heat embossed using White Stampin' Emboss Powder onto Basic Black Cardstock.  

I have used the following products and tools to put this project together:

Click on the images to find out more information and to add them to your shopping basket in my online shop. 

Crafting Forever Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151231] £19.00	It Starts With Art Cling Stamp Set [149303] £19.00	Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] £6.50	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £8.25	Fluid 100 Watercolor Paper [149612] £8.25
Watercolor Pencils [141709] £15.00	Watercolor Pencils Assortment 2 [149014] £11.75	Aqua Painters [103954] £16.00	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054] £28.00	Versamark Pad [102283] £8.75
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] £5.50	Black Stampin' Emboss Powder [146956] £4.75	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.75

When purchasing items from my online shop, please remember to enter the Hostess Code below at checkout. 

All customers who enter this Hostess Code will receive a FREE GIFT from me at the end of the month.  If your order totals more than £150 please do not enter the Hostess Code.  You will be entitled to Stampin' Rewards on your order meaning that you can add additional items to your order for FREE.  I will still send you a thank you gift at the end of the month.  You can find out more about the Hostess Code option by clicking the "Hostess Code" icon above.  

If your order totals £130 or more, you could save money and join Stampin' Up! and add your items to the Starter Kit. 
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Thanks so much for reading today's blog post, I hope you come back soon

Have a great day!

Birthday Card C.A.S.E with Crafting Forever...

Hi all,

It's been a busy old week for me this week and sadly that has meant not alot of crafting time.  Add to that my craft room needing a good sort out and the hubby moving some shelves, my craft mojo has been absent!

I find when I'm drawing a blank, card sketches a really useful place to start.  This week over on one of my teams' Facebook groups they are running a challenge - to CASE (Copy And Share Everywhere) some card samples from a recent Stampin' Up! publication, and so this was a really good starting place for me.

I am really enjoying using products from the BRAND NEW Follow Your Art Suite and for my take on the challenge, I have used some of the DSP and the Crafting Forever Stamp Set that coordinates brilliantly with it as well.

I have kept it simple with a clean sentiment and some Glitter Enamel Dots to represent the circles on the original card.

Looking forward to some dedicated craft time over this weekend and next week to prepare for one of my most favourite crafting weekends of the year!

I have used the following products and tools to put this project together:

Click on the images to find out more information and to add them to your shopping basket in my online shop. 

Product List

Crafting Forever Cling-Mount Stamp Set [151231] £19.00	Family Party Photopolymer Stamp Set [149379] £20.00	Follow Your Art Designer Series Paper [149489] £10.75	Well Written Framelits Dies [148534] £37.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] £8.25
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] £8.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £9.00	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097] £7.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] £8.50
Smoky Slate Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [145058] £8.50	Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144601] £8.50	Calypso Coral Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144045] £8.50	Light Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Marker [146881] £4.25	Balmy Blue Light Stampin' Blends Marker [148540] £4.25
Stampin' Blends Color Lifter [144608] £4.25	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75	Glitter Enamel Dots [146934] £6.50

When purchasing items from my online shop, please remember to enter the Hostess Code below at checkout. 

All customers who enter this Hostess Code will receive a FREE GIFT from me at the end of the month.  If your order totals more than £150 please do not enter the Hostess Code.  You will be entitled to Stampin' Rewards on your order meaning that you can add additional items to your order for FREE.  I will still send you a thank you gift at the end of the month.  You can find out more about the Hostess Code option by clicking the "Hostess Code" icon above.  

If your order totals £130 or more, you could save money and join Stampin' Up! and add your items to the Starter Kit. 
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Thanks so much for reading today's blog post, I hope you come back soon

Have a great day!