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My Valentine!!!!

Today I can share with you the card that I made my darling hubby for Valentine's Day. Its using two of the stamps from the Sprinkled Expressions Sale-a-Bration stamp set. I got my fingers rather inky as I used the fabby baby wipe technique with the reinkers for the the Stampin' Up! ink pads and write markers. With all the items I used to make this card: Whisper White Card stock £7.50, Pretty in Pink Card stock 6.25, Vintage Wall paper Embossing Folder £6.95, Pink Pirouette Taffeta...

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Spiced Cake DSP

I finally managed to find time to craft today after tidying the spare room of all my crafting bits & bobs!! I thought that I would try the Techno Stamper Challange and hop again this week I've used some Spiced Cake DSP with co-ordiating cardstock along with the Perfect Punches Stampset and matching punch. You too can play along with

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Everything Eleanor

Whilst surfing the net this week I came across this sketch and challange over at Mary Jo's Blog and I thought I would play along with her challange and Blog Hop. I've used the Sale-a-Bration Everyday Enchantment DSP and inked up my Everything Eleanor stamps in Baja Breeze and coloured the centre of the flowers with a So Saffron marker pen using my colour coach as guide to the choices that work well with Poppy Parade. I used the new Chantilly Lace Crochet Trim to give it the finishing...

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Love is in the air!!!!!!!!!

Here is another card using the Heart shaped treat cups this time. Its a fab little match book card and so easy to make. For the Circle that the heart lies within and the punched circle, I have used the New Love Blossoms roller from the Mini Catalogue. You can see the Real Red Glimmer Heart shine in this picture its really fab to work with no mess!! To purchase any of the items used to make this card or any other Stampin' Up! products from the current catalogues then please email me at...

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Treat Cups

Today I am going to share with you one of the cards that we are making this Wednesday at my monthly cardclass. I had planned to use Treat cups and the stampset "Something Sweet" but had totally forgotton it was Valentines day this month. However we are still using the Treat Cups but with a bit of a Love theme. Apart from the sweets used to fill the Treat Cup all supplies used where Stampin' Up!

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Fresh Vintage….

This is my favourite Sale-a-Bration stampset.....I think you will see quite a few cards being done over the next few weeks with this set... Firstly I stamped my 2 images on some Crumb Cake Card stock, then  using a piece of the Everyday Enchantment DSP (again from the Sale-a-Bration Collection)  mounted  on a piece of Bashful Blue cardstock which I had punched with the Scallop Trim Border punch. I  then added a Pearl and Bashful Blue satin bow to finish...

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Its SALE-A-BRATION time…………..

It seems like only yesterday I was posting about last years Sale-a-Bration...........doesn't time fly when our having FUN!!!!!!!!!! Sale-a-Bration is all about earning yourself some FREE Stampsets, or for the first time FREE 12x12 double sided Designer Papers . You can view the Sale-a-Bration Collection here How can I earn those? I hear you ask well there are 3 ways that you can earn them........... One way is to place an order -  for every purchase of £45* spent...

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All Spiced Up………

“Spicy” Craft Day Where: St Mary Cray When: Saturday 25th February Time: 10am - 4pm Cost: £45.00 Why not come and join us for a fun day crafting using items from Stampin’ Up!s  Spice Cake product suite. In your goodie bag you will receive all the materials to make the projects throughout the day which will include the Spiced Paisley stamp set.  All you need to bring is your basic crafting kit to include- scissors, adhesive, paper trimmer and packed lunch  As this event is being...

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Cup cake no 2

As promised here is another cupcake card.......... On this one I have also used the lovely Glimmer Paper and the Sentiment is from  the Happiest Birthday Wishes set that is avalible should you place an order for over £150.00 or host a workshop/party and your total sales reach £150.00 If your not sure about what hosting a workshop/party entails then email me at frankiesue@ntlworld.com with your contact details and we can have a chat......

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Cup Cakes!!!!

Over the next couple of days I'm going to share with you cards that we made at my monthly card class using the Create a Cup Cake stampset and matching punch. Both of these items can be found on page 22 of the Spring Mini Catalogue. If you wish  to place an order for these or any other Stampin' Up! products then please email me at frankiesue@ntlworld.com

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Snap, Crackle and Pop !!!!!!!!

Tonight is my monthly Scrapbooking class and I thought that I would share one of the layouts that we are doing this evening.......involving Masking and Spritzing The layout is one that I have seen before but have adapted the colours and papers to suit my photograph, which was taken in 2010 on a trip to Galway.....and being a big kid I had to have my photo taken with the characters at the road show.

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