Butterfly Elegance - Blue Dusk & Coconut White

Hello Crafters

Today's the day!

My Butterfly Elegance Collection launches tonight at 8pm on Hochanda!!

I'm so excited about this collection, mind you, I'm always excited about all my collections ha ha

This is the first time in nearly 3 years (that's how long I've had my Sentimentally Yours brand,.. time flies!) that I have featured butterflies within my sentiments, frames and verse stamps... who would have thought I could wait that long, especially, as you know, butterflies are an integral part of crafting!

So, I will have a few more of my samples to show you over the next few days whilst I'm at Hochanda :-)

As you will have read from previous posts, I have really taken my time and really 'crafted' with these stamps,.. with so much detail, centred around the stamps :-)

Here is today's card for you,.. this one also features the gorgeous Blue Dusk Foundations card and there's a couple of techniques I don't usually do in this card so be sure to watch the demos as I will be demo'ing this card :-)

Here is what I used (with links to them on my www in case you 'need' them)
Coconut White Foundations Cardstock
Blue Dusk Foundations Cardstock
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Large Circle Frame Stamp
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Curved Sentiments Stamps 
Delicate Daisies - Complete Petals - Dies by Sue Wilson
Orange Blossom Leaves Dies by Sue Wilson
Double Pierced Circles Dies by Sue Wilson (my must haves)
True White Embossing Powder by Cosmic Shimmer 
Treasure Box Embossing Folder by Sue Wilson 
6mm Cream Pearl Strips by Creative Expressions
Iced Snow Glitter Jewels by Cosmic Shimmer
(As always, I only use Cosmic Shimmer dries clear PVA glue, Perfect Medium pad and an anti static bag)

The Full Card

Details Close Up

I hope you like this card, I will post another tomorrow  :-)

The Butterfly Elegance Collection stamps are available on my www now :-)

Remember too - I am more than happy for you to replicate my cards in your own style :-)

Happy Crafting!

PS - I have something exciting to share in September (about the 14th)(I think you'll like it!)

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Sneaky Peek - Butterfly Elegance - With All My Love in Frosted Mink

Hello Crafters

Only one more day to the launch of my Butterfly Elegance Collection on Hochanda :-)

I'm really looking forward to these shows and my demos for you (I may be a while on them!!)
They really are (if I say so myself) beautiful stamps and I've so enjoyed the 2 or so hours I've spent on each sample! ha ha

Here's another sneaky peek of one of my samples for you,.

This one was made using my 'From The Heart' Female Relatives Dies too and they work so well together,.. of course, I designed the dies to go with any style or theme of card,.. it's a lovely font and a delicate, legible (don't you just hate word dies that you can't actually make out what they say!) font.. have you treated yourself to my relatives dies yet?

I have to say too, that the coconut white foundations card really does lend itself perfectly to my Frosted Cosmic Shimmer colours,.. (it's a warm colour card and the frosty, pastel shades go really well with it)

Remember - I launch at 8pm tomorrow (Monday) night at 8pm (eek!)

Here is what I used (with links to them on my www in case you 'need' them)
Coconut White Foundations Cardstock
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Large Rectangle Frame Stamp
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Sentiments Stamps 
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Butterfly Icons Stamps
Sentimentally Yours 'From The Heart' Female Relatives Dies by Phill Martin
Delicate Daisies - Complete Petals - Dies by Sue Wilson
Lace Edged Leaves Dies by Sue Wilson
Pierced Tags Dies by Sue Wilson
Double Pierced Rectangles Dies by Sue Wilson (my must haves)
Frosted Mink Lustre Embossing Powder by Phill Martin 
Bed of Roses Embossing Folder by Sue Wilson 
6mm Cream Pearl Strips by Creative Expressions
(As always, I only use Cosmic Shimmer dries clear PVA glue, Perfect Medium pad and an anti static bag)

The Full Card

Details Close Up

I hope you like this card, I will post another tomorrow  :-)

The Butterfly Elegance Collection stamps are available on my www now :-)

Remember too - I am more than happy for you to replicate my cards in your own style :-)

Happy Crafting!

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Sneaky Peek! Butterfly Elegance - Blue Dusk & Coconut White

Hello Crafters

It's getting closer to the launch of y Butterfly Elegance Collection next Monday so I really wanted to share this card with you... a little 'teaser' if you will ha ha

I was in our Nottingham shop earlier today, telling the class that I have thoroughly enjoyed working with these stamps,.. I have genuinely enjoyed designing these cards and putting all the bits together to create them :-)

Anyhoo, this card, I think, is one of my favourites,... so far!

It's really, really pretty and elegant and I will make sure I show this one on as many of my shows as I can! :-)

I have used (for the first time) Blue Dusk Foundations card and it is absolutely gorgeous!!!!
It is now in my top 3 colours and you will see me using it all the time now ha ha
Perfect with True White Detail Embossing Powder :-)

ps - If you go to my www to get this card, please don't take any notice of the colour it shows,.. it's nothing like it! That's the problem with computer generated images,.. not a true likeness!

As seems to be the 'norm' for me, this card did take a few hours to create, but so worth it,.. (I think so lol)

I will most definitely be demo'ing this card on one of my shows.

Here is what I used (with links to them on my www in case you 'need' them)
Coconut White Foundations Cardstock
Blue Dusk Foundations Cardstock
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Large Oval Frame Stamp
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Sentiments Stamps 
Delicate Daisies - Complete Petals - Dies by Sue Wilson
Orange Blossom Leaves Dies by Sue Wilson (my new fave leaf!)
Double Pierced Ovals Dies by Sue Wilson (my must haves)
Cosmic Shimmer True White Detail Embossing Powder
Treasure Box Embossing Folder by Sue Wilson 
6mm White Pearl Strips by Creative Expressions
(As always, I only use Cosmic Shimmer dries clear PVA glue, Perfect Medium pad and an anti static bag)

The Full Card

Detail Close Up

I hope you like this card, I will post another tomorrow  :-)

The Butterfly Elegance Collection stamps are available on my www now :-)

Happy Crafting!

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Snowflakes, With Love At Christmas - Giveaway Card

Hello Crafters

I'm a few days late with this - oops!

I got so carried away making samples with my new Butterfly Elegance stamps that I completely lost track of time!
(as you do in your craft room,.. I can't be the only one,.. surely ha ha)

This is one of the cards I made as a demo on my Hochanda shows,.. making use of my beautiful Christmas Snowflakes paper pad (I think it's my fave!)

As you would expect, the designs in the papers match my Snowflake stamps perfectly,.. it's kind of become my 'thing', .. having all these products that work together without the stress of trying to find them :-)

The Snowflake sentiment corner stamps work great with the square frame,.. effectively creating a larger frame,.. this layout is perfect for any square card of any size too,.. this is an 8x8 card, but it would be great as a 5x5 or 6x6 too :-)

Here is what I used (with links to them on my www in case you 'need' them)
Bright White Foundations Card
Sentimentally Yours Snowflakes 8x8 Paper Pad
Snowflake Lattice embossing folder by Sue Wilson
Double Pierced Squares dies (Set A) by Sue Wilson
Spellbinder Snowflake dies (Sold Out)(sorry)
Sentimentally Yours Snowflakes Large Square Frame stamp
Sentimentally Yours Snowflakes Mini Sentiments Stamps
Sentimentally Yours Snowflakes Sentiment Corners Stamps
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder
Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels - Iced Crystal


The Full Card

Close Up Of The Details

To be in with a chance of winning this card, simply leave a comment (lovely one, of course) and I will choose a name, randomly, next Wednesday (10th August)

You must be a follower of my blog (I'll check) and I will let the winner know on a new post on Wednesday :-)

Don't forget to leave your comments for me, I read every one :-)

Good Luck Everyone!

Happy Crafting!

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Butterfly Elegance - Coconut White & Lilac - Sneaky Peek!

Hello Crafters

As promised, here is sneaky peek number 2.

This is the second sample I made and, I have to be honest, it took me over 2 hours to make!
What with deciding on dies, then actually cutting them (there's a fair few!), then deciding on the colour theme and what not,.. you know the drill ha ha

I have to say, too, that I love the end result, I wish you could all see it in 'real life' as the photos just don't do it justice...

You'll probably notice that the oval frame (featuring the new stitched effect as the other frames in this collection), has the double pierced oval die as a matt, but, had I actually cut the stamp out using the dies, the piercing would be on the outside of my stamp,.. this was such a big thing for me to get right too as I didn't want the piercing of the die to spoil the stitching of my stamp (Creative Expressions love my 'particularness' (new word!) ha ha

This is quite a big card (23cm x 17cm) and there are so many layers it weighs a tonne, so, if you replicate this (happy for you to do so!), just miss out a layer or two (or stick them flat instead of using foam tape (as I do)

Here is what I used (with links to them on my www in case you 'need' them)
Coconut White Foundations Cardstock
Heather Foundations Cardstock
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Large Oval Frame Stamp
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Corner Sentiments Stamps 
Sentimentally Yours Graceful Butterflies & Dragonflies Paper Pad (flowers and layer)
Delicate Daisies - Complete Petals - Dies by Sue Wilson
Delicate Fronds Dies by Sue Wilson
Stitched Lattice Frames Dies by Sue Wilson (not cheap, but absolutely stunning!!)
Double Pierced Ovals Dies by Sue Wilson (my must haves)
Cosmic Shimmer Silver Shine Detail Embossing Powder
Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels - Iced Snow 
6mm White Pearl Strips by Creative Expressions
(As always, I only use Cosmic Shimmer dries clear PVA glue, Perfect Medium pad and an anti static bag)

The Full Card

Close Up Of The Details

I hope you like this card, I will post another tomorrow evening :-)

The Butterfly Elegance Collection stamps are available on my www now :-)

Happy Crafting!

PS - Don't forget to 'like' my Facebook page and follow me on Twitter to keep in touch, you can also find me on Pinterest and Instagram for ideas and inspiration :-)

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Butterfly Elegance NEW Collection - Sneaky Peek

Hello Crafters

It's the launch of my new Butterfly Elegance Collection of stamps on Hochanda next Monday, 8th of August, at 8pm!

I know we say it all the time, but I absolutely love these stamps!!

It's the first time I have done a complete collection of sentiments, verses and extras featuring butterflies,... I held out as long as I could, but it had to happen and what better time to release them than after my Snowflakes collection! ha ha

The now 'essential' frames to this collection have a really delicate stitching effect and gorgeous flourishes with tiny butterflies around them.

You'll notice the introduction of a brand new set of curved sentiments too and I think they are a great addition to my range and something quite unique, with the detail of the butterflies :-)

So, I'm going to give you a sneaky peek a day up until the launch,..

Here is offering number 1 and this might well be one of my demos!

Here is what I used (with links to them on my www in case you 'need' them)
Coconut White Foundations Cardstock
Antique Gold Pearl Foundations Cardstock
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Large Square Frame Stamp
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Curved Sentiments Stamps
Sentimentally Yours Butterfly Elegance Butterfly Icons Stamps
Delicate Daisies - Complete Petals - Dies by Sue Wilson
Delicate Fronds Dies by Sue Wilson
Double Pierced Squares (Set A) Dies by Sue Wilson (my new faves!)
Treasure Box Embossing Folder by Sue Wilson
Cosmic Shimmer Bright Gold Detail Embossing Powder
Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels - Iced Snow
(As always, I only use Cosmic Shimmer dries clear PVA glue, Perfect Medium pad and an anti static bag)

The Full Card

Close Up Of The Details

I really think this is going to be one of those 'go to' collections when you need to make a pretty, feminine card,.. butterflies are classic in our world and team that with my 'style' of stamps and it's stress free (I hope!) crafting with panache!

I hope you like this card, I will post another tomorrow evening :-)

Happy Crafting!

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