Golden Happy Heart...

Hiya!

I'm so happy to be back playing along with the ColourQ Royal Court this week! We have a great combo this week, perfect for ringing in the New Year...

I was keen to play with some new goodies, some from Convention and another from the Whole Lot of Love promotion going on at the moment, so with that in mind, I came up with this...

I embossed the Flowerfull heart with gold embossing powder and die-cut using the hearts framelits. The doily in the background was cut from a gold foil sheet with the sizzlits doilies die, and I layered a dsp circle over the top. The sentiment was embossed in black and underneath I have used some new sneak peek products from the Spring/Summer catty coming at the end of Jan - gold washi tape and sequins.

I used the fab sketch from Sketchbook Saturday as my starting point for the layout...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Flowerfull, A Dozen Thoughts
Ink: Versamark
Paper: Winter Frost dsp, Modern Medley dsp, Whisper White, Basic Black, Gold Foil
Accessories: Watercolour washi tape, gold sequins, White organza ribbon, neutrals candy dots, gold & black embossing powder
Tools: Delicate Doilies sizzlit die, 2 1/2" circle punch, hearts framelits

Make sure you check out the glimmery creations from the rest of the Royal Court this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

I'm back!

Hiya!

Well I'm back in the UK after a lovely long holiday in Australia - and I'm able to get crafting again! I wasn't able to play along with the Colour Q challenges while I was away (I'll be back playing along with the Royal Court on Tuesday!) but in order to get my stamping mojo started again I thought I'd play along with this week's challenge, as well as the sketch from PPA this week...

I wanted to play with a couple of sets I got at Convention (Gorgeous Grunge and Hello Lovely) that I didn't get much time to use before I went away... I put the colours together and came up with this...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Perfect Blend, Gorgeous Grunge, Hello Lovely
Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Midnight Muse
Paper: Retro Fresh dsp, Sweater Weather dsp, Baked Brown Sugar, Midnight Muse, Whisper White, Coastal Cabana
Accessories: Neutrals candy dots

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

A handmade wedding...

Hiya!

I'm still in Australia, and today is going to be a hot one!! Luckily, we are at my parents' house which is in a coastal area so the sea breeze cools things down a little - still going to be around 33C though, so we're having a pretty quiet day! I thought I'd take the opportunity to drop in and share a few pics from my sister's wedding - namely the handmade bits and pieces that were my contribution to the day...

First up is the card suitcase...

Rachael (the sister getting married) had bought some pretty wrapping paper, which Bethany (another sister) used to cover the inside of the suitcase. I then made the tag banner by raiding my Mum's craft stash and combining it with the Build a Banner kit from the Autumn/Winter catty that I brought with me. I used the letter stencils and sponge daubers on the tags, then added some embellishments from my Mum's supplies.

Next up is the 'thank you' banner... You can see how it was arranged in this pic:

And yes, that is me in the mirror taking the photo lol!

Here's a couple of close ups of the banner...

This is the Build a Banner kit in action again - this time using the banners in the kit, along with the letter and background stencils. I used Crushed Curry and Pink Pirouette ink (to fit with the wedding colour scheme) and added some fussy cut flowers from the same paper that was used to line the card suitcase.

The last little bit of paper craft to show you is the place cards...

This photo shows the lovely table clusters that we set up for the Reception, along with one of the placecards - a combination of Midnight Muse and Crushed Curry (my sister Rebecca hand wrote the names with pen and ink - something she is very good at!).

Here's a shot of the bride & her bridesmaids, which illustrates the colour scheme in action...

And finally, a photo of the bride and groom...

It was a lovely day and I'm really happy for my little sis and her new hubby!

I'm looking forward to being able to get back to creating with my Stampin' Up goodies when I get home and I shall be sharing them with you as soon as I can...

Thanks for reading through this far - I hope you have a wonderful Christmas with family & friends and may God's love bring you joy and peace as you reflect on this most special of seasons.

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x

Stippled Gingham Thanks

Hiya!

I've managed to find some time over in Australia to blog and so I'm popping in with my ColourQ card this week - I just love this week's colour combo!!!

When I saw the two different blues I knew I wanted to use the two-step flower set, Stippled Blossoms, so that's where I started...

I stamped the flowers using Pool Party ink first, then Bermuda Bay, while the leaves were stamped with Old Olive: the first time using second generation ink (stamped off once) then the second time stamping as normal. These were all cut out using my trusty paper snips and layered on the doily. The gingham panel was created by inking up my Stripes embossing folder with Real Red ink then putting some Whisper White card in the folder and running it through my Big Shot. I did this again, turning the piece of card 90 degrees, so when it comes out of the folder it looks like gingham! I'm on a bit of a Gorgeous Grunge kick at the moment so I couldn't resist stamping a few splatters in Pool Party in the card base. I then scattered some rhinestones across the card and added some Dazzling Details to the centre of the rose for some more sparkle (very pretty IRL).

The gingham part was inspired by the current Friday Mashup challenge to use gingham...

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Stippled Blossoms, Gorgeous Grunge, Simply Sketched
Ink: Pool Party, Bermuda Bay, Old Olive, Real Red
Paper: Whisper White, Real Red, doily
Accessories: rhinestones, dazzling details
Tools: Stripes EF, Thinlets card dies (label)

Even though I'm on holiday, I've still been playing with paper... so far for my sister's wedding I've made over 140 place cards and order of services, a card suitcase and a thank you banner... and a couple of cards using my Mum's stash! I'm going to try and take a few pics of the card suitcase and banner and pop by next week to share them - I was quite pleased with how they turned out!

Make sure you pop over to see what the rest of the Royal Court have created to inspire you this week!

Thanks for stopping by...

x Amy x