Gorgeous Sepia Tone Card.....

.... using one of myfavourite stamps. I just love how this has turned out. The fab Jules ( Julies Japes) inspired me with her "sepia" style card which you can see on the blog. Same layout as the olive coloured one you have already seen.

For this I just used the image stamped in Chocoltae Chip onto Very Vanilla Card stock. The base card is Chocolate Chip andClose to Cocoa.

The complete card. As before, the sentiment was printed on the PC onto the Very Vanilla. I used the circle punch to give the photo corners on the image. The ribbon is Chocolate Chip with a very thin piece of Vary Vanilla card on the top.

A close up on the image so you can see the glitter

When the card is close it just slips under the round holly leaf. For the little "stopper" I punched out two plain circles and glued them together and then stamped the image, punched it out and glued it on top with a little inking on the edges.

• Card - Stampin Up Chocolate Chop, Close to Cocoa, Very Vanilla
  Ink - Stampin Up Chocolate Chip
  Stamps - Stampin Up Silent Night, holly from Stampin Up Old-Fashioned Christmas
  Ribbon - Stampin Up Chocolate Chip
  Sentiment computer generated
  SU punch for the corners
  

Order of Service all done.....

..... which means I can go back to paying with my SU stash!! All that's left is the menus and a table plan and I will do those during the evenings.

Poor piccie but here they are all over the kitchen table. I am going to deliver these and the place cards this afternoon. Hope they like them!!

I have run out of....

... Ruby Red card stock, ribbon and glue. Only just managed to get the gems delivered in time. Printer has done overtime and at one point I was worried it would collapse from exhaustion.

But I have finished..... yes......all 48 name cards and three blank ones done, completed, finished, ready to be delivered!!

This is my desk this morning, waiting for the glue on the cards to dry before packing them into cellophanes

Next task, adding three gems to each of the 65 order of service. Then it is just 10 menu cards and a table plan.!!! Off to make a cuppa now hubby has gone to work then its on with operation Wedding Planner!!

p.s. its our wedding anniversary today - 18 years - will be back latter to show my card to hubby and the gorgeous card he had the lovely Julie make for me.

Thanks Julie, it is stunning and I love it XX

Scribble Tree.....

..... another gorgeous Stampin Up stamp (borrowed from the lovely Hayley, another SU Demo just a few miles down the road!!!!)

It was Hayley who showed me this style of card at her open house. Here I have embossed the tree in white onto Old Olive, Old Olive onto white, cut them in half and joined them! A bit of a mirror image effect.

The sentiment is all computer generated. It looked a bit plain so I have added some pricking between the words which you can just see in the photo. Sorry the photo is a bit poor - so hard to get good photos at the moment.

• Stamps - Stampin Up Wondrous Gift
• White card for the base from stock
• Coloured Card Old Olive, Always Artichoke, tree also stamped on to Whisper White
• Ink Pads - Old Olive, White Craft Pad with Stampin Up clear and white embossing powder
• Gems from my stash

Sounds like It is a bit horrid outside again. Wind sounds awful - thankfully today is an office bound day so I shall be able to sit in my comfy chair all nice and warm. I am then off for FOUR whole days - time to get some crafting done - well after the wedding order is finished that is.

See you all soon - have a good day

Gorgeous Tree Trimming.....

..... I just love this stamp set. Here I have stamped four Real Red straight onto white card and then four Old Olive which I have cut out and popped on dimensionals to give a fab little snow flake.

I didn't plan on putting gems along side of the sentiment - they are there to hide a wonky edge!! Think they do a good job myself

A little arty farty piccie

• stamp set - Stampin Up Tree Trimmings
• Ink Pads - Real Red, Old Olive
• DSP - Old Olive
• White card from stock
• Coloured card - Stampin Up Old Olive
• Ribbon - Stampin Up Real Red
• Gems from my stash
• Sentiment computer generated

The card looks really complicated but it's not - in fact it's quite easy. You too can produce a card like this for your family this Christmas. Just email me for details on how you can get the products I used. I will even throw in a sample and some instructions for you.

Have a great day - forecast is heavy rain here - thank goodness I am office bound all day. Makes a change for me not to be rushing around on appointments all day. I shall make the most of the warm office, comfy chair and hot cups of tea!!!

Don't You Just Love.....

.....handbags!! I am always really pleased when people ask me to make cards for them - it gives the confidence a real boost. I am always proud of my creations but am never sure what other people really think, so when you get asked for two cards it is fab!! The only request here was for two handbags, one pink and one grey. Plus "Oh, sorry and for tomorrow morning if you can manage it!". And here they are!

One pink

One grey

I am happy to say the purchaser and recipients were delighted with them!!

• White card from stock and cut by hand
• DP and colored cards all printed from a digital collection
• Ribbons, flowers, gems and pearls all from my stash
• sentiments computer generated

Have a great day - forecast looks wet and grotty so I hope you manage to keep dry and warm

I've Not Forgotten You All....

... but I have just been up to the eyes in wedding order of service, place cards and menus for my neighbour. All 65 order of service are nearly finished. Just need to add the insert and stick on the gems. Place cards are all cut, scored, printed and ready to be assembled. That just leaves the menus - and I've not done anything with them. I am quite proud of myself doing all this in just four weeks!!

I d have a couple of things to show you -once I can get a decent photo - so come back again soon. Hopefully there will be a little handbag card to show you tomorrow an order for my colleague at work.

Hope you are all having a good week!!

Quick Little Notelets.....

...... and these are so quick to make. I needed them in a hurry and already had a sheet of the stamped roses from the Rose is A Rose set.

Colours are Old Olive and Always Artichoke for the card and So Saffron, More Mustard and Old Olive for the rose bud and leaves

A sort of arty farty piccie - not very good at these yet!! Need more practice but I think you get the idea!!!

• Card stock - all Stampin Up Old Olive, Always Artichoke and So Saffron
• Ink Pads - Stampin Up Old Olive, More Mustard, So Saffron
• Stamp - Stampin Up Rose is a Rose
• DSP - Stampin Up Old Olive
• Ribbon - Stampin up Always Artichoke
• Gems from my stash
• Punches - small circle, circle dot under gems, scalloped circle all Stampin Up. Larger circle from a punch in my box!

Silent Night.....

.... on a z fold card. I just love how this has turned out. The fab Jules ( Julies Japes) inspired me with her "sepia" style card which you can see on the blog. Very easy to make and great for mass producing. Think this will be one our cards this year.

For this I just used the image stamped in Old Olive onto Very Vanilla Card stock. The base card is Always Artichoke and Old Olive.

The complete card. The sentiment was printed on the PC onto the Very Vanilla. I used the circle punch to give the photo corners on the image

A close up on the image so you can see the glitter

When the card is close it just slips under the round holly leaf. Altough when Hubby took the picture he didn't stand it up. for the little "stopper" I punched out two plain circles and glued them together and then stamped the image, punched it out and glued it on top

• Card - Stampin Up Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
• Ink - Stampin Up Old Olive
• Stamps - Stampin Up Silent Night, holly from Stampin Up Old-Fashioned Christmas
• Ribbon - Stampin Up Always Artichoke
• Gems from my stash
• Sentiment computer generated
• SU punch for the corners

Don't forget, email me if you too would like to use these products to make your Christmas Cards this year. Just click on the email me tag on the left hand side bar. I will even include a sheet of instructions for this particular card with a ready made sample and one cut and scored so you can see the separate pieces for yourself.

No Post Yesterday - Sorry...

....but I have been a bit up to neck in it the last couple of days. I have some new cards to show you but the weather is so dark and dismal there is little chance of getting a decent photo. When Hubby gets home I will see if I can sweet talk him into getting the flash gun out. In the meantime I plan on snuggling up on the sofa and watching chick flicks.!!!

Don't know what the weather is like with you but here it is blowing a gale and pouring with rain - not stopped doing either since very early this morning. I should do a supermarket shop but I am not going out in this!!! Not even for chocolate!!

One thing I have managed to do is cut and score the base cards, colored card layers (2), backing papers (2), and ribbons for 65 order of service, 55 place name cards and 12 double sided menu / table number cards for my neighbour. All that's left is the printing of the front tags and names and then the assembly. Still, I have got another four weeks to go but am a bit worried I will get it all done. I have never done anything this big before so am not really sure how long it will all take.

See you all again latter I hope with some piccies