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A couple of Thank You's ...You'll recognise the cards, I've used the design before but this time I've used some gorgeous autumnal colours, Both with a co-ordinated gift 
-First is a little thank you for Debbi for organising the Christmas card swap on ILWS
The second is for Monica my SU Mom, she is the BESTest - That ribbon looked fab stamped up ...
Stamps - Circle Circus
Cardstock - Kraft, Real Red, Creamy Caramel, Whisper White
Mediums- Real Red stampin' pad, Basic Black, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, VersoMark
Embellishments - White 5/8" grosgrain ribbon. Tools - Paper Cutter and scorer, Scallop Edge Punch. .
Spent a couple of hours in the craft room yesterday, finished another challenge and half way through another swap but that's another post .... The challenge was set by Stamp with Us and is a Recipe, the Recipe ...
3 patterned papers, 3 brads, 3 coloured cards and 3 different stamps
Here's my submission:
Recipe: (All Stampin Up unless stated)
Stamps - Baroque Motifs, Wonderful Words (Retired)
Cardstock - Chocolate Chip, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue
DSP - Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue
Mediums- Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink
Embellishments - Pretty in Pink 3/8" Taffeta ribbon. Pretty in Pink brads, diamontes (stash)
Tools - Paper Cutter and scorer. Paper piercer, Scallop Circle punch, 1-3/8 circle punch, 1-1/4 circle punch, Paper snips, Stampin' Dimensionals, Stamp-a-ma-jig.
I CASed a card I saw on the web a while ago, used a different stamp set and DSP but used all the same colours and layout, I sketched it at the time, I thought it was a Silke Ledlow but I've been back through her blog to pass the credit on and can't find it now!
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Almost missed it ... the challenge that is, the current challenge over on A Passion for Papertrey is to create something inspired by autumn, I stuggled with this one, not only with time - where does it go .... but also with my mogo, it completely disapeared everytime I thought about this challenge, I don't think it was the colours because they're my favourite, or are they? I certainly wear autumnal colours but I don't seem to work with them ... hmmmAnyhow, this is my submission for the challenge:
Stamps - Father Knows Best (PTI)
Cardstock - Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Old Olive, Real Red, Whisper White (SU)
Mediums- Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive, Really Rust, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard
Embellishments - Vintage brads
Tools - Paper Cutter and scorer.Word Window, Large Oval, Scallop Oval punches.I actually love the way my SU marker pens worked (or didn't work) on the PTI stamp, the ink sort of pooled up which meant I could go over with several colours on each leaf or just leave out some leaves if you know what I mean. I love the effect, just like autumn ...Please leave me a comment, I'd love to know what you think.
I joined a Christmas Card Swap over on ILWS, we had to make 10 card fronts using any Christmas stamp set from the current catalogue, at least one embellishment, DSP etc, all supplies had to be Stampin Up. I won't show the finished card fronts as I hate to spoil the surprise, but a few sneak peaks won't hurt ...Stamped images ready to punch
And everything ready to be assembled
Sorry thats it, that was your sneak peaks - The punches made light work of that little lot :O)And talking of Christmas, look what I found this morning:
The pictures I took just don't do them justice, the new wooden charms that Pandora do now ... do you think if I am extra, extra, specially good 
santa will bring me them ....
I had an order to make an 18th birthday card for a colleague at work over the weekend but it turned out awful, I wasn't happy with it at all, but I was running out of time so I CASed a card I really liked over on Carols blog, its really beautiful, made with one of the new hostess stamp sets available in the new Idea book and a catalogue.
Recipe: (All Stampin Up unless stated)Stamps - Whimsical Wings, Everyday Button Bits (PTI)
Cardstock - Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla
Mediums- Chocolate Chip, Regal Rose
Embellishments - Regal Rose 5/8" grosgrain ribbon. Vintage brads
Tools - Paper Cutter and scorer. Eyelet border punch, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper snips.
Its a gorgeous card, in a gorgeous colour combo - I love it, think I'll be playing with this set a lot now.
Surprise arrival this week, one of my colleagues at work, his wife had her baby six weeks early! mum and baby are fine but it meant I had to get a wiggle on with this order ...
I had great fun buying for this cake, I love babies, but baby girls are definitely my favourite, they have to be - all that PINK
and the back
Recipe:
56 x Newborn "Green" Nature Babycare Nappies
65 x rubber bands
7 x s/sleeve bodysuits
3 x l/sleeve tops
1 x dress and matching tights
2 x fancy tights
1 x jelly kitten bunny soother
1 x Johnson's bedtime bubble bath
2 metres pink satin ribbon
3 metres bride white satin ribbon
Got orders for another three, really enjoy making them - wish I could give up the day job and craft all day ...
I've spent the whole day in the craft room, most of the morning was spent organising and tiding as it was in a little bit of a mess ... I do try to keep it tidy but sometimes as I finish a project I rush out of the room and .... then the next day I pile up all the 'stuff' and start something new and when I finish I rush out the room and .... then the next day I pile up ... anybody else do that??? is it just me 
Anyway, today ... today I created a little mini album from the new CHRISTMAS JINGLE Simply Scrappin' (117371) kit and I didn't even use half the kit! I'm really pleased with what I made 
it was the first thing I thought of when I saw the Stamp with Us Challenge this week - The challenge this week is a theme, this time the theme was 'Anything but a card' ...
Front Cover
Inside over
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
Page 7
Page 8
Back Page
Receipe:Cardstock - Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin Pack. Whisper White, Very Vanilla
Mediums- Real Red, Chocolate Chip
Embellishments - 3/8" Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon. Vintage brads.
Tools - Paper Cutter and scorer. Paper Piercer and Stampin Up template, Corner Rounder, 1" & 1-1/4 Circle Punchs, Stampin' Dimensionals, tombow multi-purpose adhesive, sticky strip.I'll be back tomorrow with some cards I made this weekend ...
Its here! The New Idea book & Catalogue, for your copy you can either email me now on wicksdawn@hotmail.com or, for instant access, Click the catalogue on the side bar to view NOW. If there's anything you want to order click the tab at the top to Contact me.I've also been busy in the lead up to the launch, I've been playing with some of the new hostess sets ...
Recipe: (All Stampin Up unless stated)Stamps - Garden Dream (Hostess set), Circle Circus, Everyday Button Bits (PTI)
Cardstock - Sage Shadow Whisper White
Mediums- Sage Shadow, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Pretty in Pink, Versamark
Embellishments - 3/8" Pretty in PInk & Whisper White Taffeta Ribbon. clear embossing powder
Tools - Paper Cutter and scorer. Paper Piercer and Stampin Up template, Heat tool, Stampin' Dimensionals, Paper snips.
Once again I cannot take credit for the design, I found it on the 'net but can't for the life of me remember where, if you recognise it please let me know so I can pass the credit on. I loved this design so much I had to recreate it as soon as I opened the pack, so thats what I did first card I made, now to play ....
But before I go I have to say how pleased I am that the paper piercing template is now in the UK idea book and catalogue, the whole Mat Pack (117395) is in there 
you get a paper piercing pad, paper piercing template, and setting mat all for £7.50 - they make creating the piercing on my card above sooooo simple. If you want one, you now know where you can get one, as far as I know no one else does them in the UK.
Back soon with more creations made with the new hostess sets ....
