Amazing Life Masculine Valentines Card

So my hubby appreciates a handmade card but not a pink one with lots of hearts and frills:-) Which is good because I realised last night that I don't really have much in the way of hearts m in my stash. So I went through my stamp sets to look for a suitable alternative: something genuine but not too mushy if you know what I mean:-)

I came across the Amazing Life stamp set that has this hand lettered feel to to it and found the perfect sentiment. I heat embossed it in white on some Wood Textures DSP and adhered all that to a white card base. It looked pretty good but it was missing something....

So back in my stash I dove to look for a die that might provide a little pop of colour. And I found it in the Everyday Jars Thinlits Dies. That set has this a little strip of itsy bitsy HEARTS! And that was exactly what this card needed: a tiny little red heart:-)

Happy Valentine's Day lovely people!

Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Branches - such a lovely set

For the last two weeks I have been crafting with the Thoughtful Branches set. This is a limited edition set that came out in August and it is such a lovely and versatile set. There is a stamp set and a die set which are available as a bundle:

Now the stamp set is lovely and you can do some beautiful things with it:

But this set really comes into its own when you start combining it with the dies. The intricate dies work together so well:

And the stamps allow you to really build a scene and using colour to give it a seasonal feel:

Summer:

Autumn

And then you can use the dies in a completely different direction:

Cute or what? I love it!

Now this set is available until stock runs out. To order it just go to my webshop or send me an e-mail: sgortzak@yahoo.co.uk

The order number for the bundle is 144328 and gives you 15% discount on the total price. For just the stamp set choose order nr. 143539. There are also versions in French and German available.

My offer to refund you your P&P for orders placed over € 60/£50 with me is valid until Dec. 31st 2016. After you have placed and paid for your order just send me an e-mail: sgortzak@yahoo.co.uk

I can sell to any European country where Stampin' Up! is active: United Kingdom, The Netherlands, France, Germany and Austria. If you are in the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia or New Zealand you can contact a local demonstrator and they will be happy to help you.

Video: Stampin' Up! Oh Happy Day Card Kit

This week I did something I have never done before: I made a video. It was so much fun! The editing and uploading was less fun but I am sure that will get easier as I do it more often...yes I am planning on doing it more often.

The video is all about the Oh Happy Day Card Kit, an all-inclusive kit to make 20 cards. In the kit you will find card bases, envelopes, cardstock and hardboard die cuts, embellishments, baker's twine as well as ink, a clear block, dimensionals aaaaaand a stamp set! There are also instructions included and it all comes in a pretty craft box that you can probably make something else cool out of.

So without further ado here's the video:

Want to order this kit? It would make a great birthday or christmas present:-) You can do so by visiting my webshop or sending me an e-mail: sgortzak@yahoo.co.uk

The order nr. 142725. There are also versions in French and German available. It's everything you need to make 20 cards, including a stamp set, ink and a clear block.

My offer to refund you your P&P for orders placed over € 60/£50 with me is valid until Dec. 31st 2016. After you have placed and paid for your order just send me an e-mail: sgortzak@yahoo.co.uk

I can sell to any European country where Stampin' Up! is active: United Kingdom, The Netherlands, France, Germany and Austria. If you are in the USA, Canada, Japan, Australia or New Zealand you can contact a local demonstrator and they will be happy to help you.

To find out more about Sara Douglass' Facebook live event on September 20th you can go to her Facebook page: www.facebook.com/asarathing

Serene Scenery Paper Stack - oh the possibilities!

If you've been following me on Instagram you may know that I am trying to use up the supplies I get in. It is so easy hoarding all your pretty paper and embellishments but that is not really why I bought them. I bought them to make pretty things with that put a smile on the face of the people I send them too. Cause really that is why I make and send cards: spread the love one card (or letter:-) at a time.

And so when I got the really cool Serene Scenery Paper Stack, with 48 papers in 12 different designs I was determined to use them up:

I particularly liked the photo-realistic ones and was lucky to find this video by the talented Patty Bennett to help me make my first dent into the stack. She made about 50 cards, now that is some serious using-it-up! I was inspired to make couple myself:

Not too bad but I think I love my latest pairing most: 

For the card on the left I fussy cut the stamped images of From Land to Sea and arranged them on top of the weather wood paper from the Serene Scenery paper stack and I love how it turned out. On top of that I used the Banner and sentiment from Badges and Banners. This card went to a fellow demonstrator. I decided to swap half of my paper stack with  her so I wrapped it up nicely with a shield from the Banners and Badges set.

What do yo think? What else could I make with this? I was thinking some Project Life cards for sure.