New Floral Frames Framelits

 I have a new Big shot die.

Well actually 5 new framelit dies!!!

Five floral frames that fit inside each other and create the most gorgeous flower cards.

Is this a Chistmas card... do you think - reminds me a little of a pointsettia, perhaps?

I have layered the dies, stamped them with the Daydream Medallion stampset that I received at Convention and did a little distressing of the upper most flowers.

Topping it off with a Vintage facetted button with a Rhinestone on top of that!

The framelits work well with a single sheet of cardstock and have no difficulty what so ever cutting through two pieces of cardstock.

Which means you can make a folded edge card and tie it on the fold with a piece of stitched satin ribbon.

Glimmering Snow Flurry ornaments

It may not snow here at Christmas and I am definitely no snow flake expert But I made these with my bigshot Snow flurry die.

 The snow flake is a combination of three die cuts in different materials.

Silver Glimmer paper, acetate (aka window sheets), on a Marina mist cardstock base.

Can you imagine these hanging in your window, catching the sunlight with all that bling and shine?

In your favourite Christmas colour hanging on your tree...

The centre of my snow flake is a facetted button from Stampin' Up! with a rhinestone stick on jewel in the centre of that.

I love how each element just builds on top of the other.

The acetate bends upwards and gives it a gorgeous 3D effect.

Here's the recipe:

Stampset: none

Ink: white stazon ink (for the edges of the acetate)

Cardstock: Marina Mist

Acetate - window sheet.

Other: Glimmer paper in silver (also comes in champagne and red)

$8.95 - see page 18 of the holiday catalogue.

Big shot $150 (ask me how to get your big shot for only $75)

BigZ die - snow flurry  $37.95

Embossing folder: Petals a plenty $13.95

Punch: Scallop circle

Facetted buttons

Rhinestone jewel

Baker's twine (Island Indigo).

Enjoy!!!!

"Postage Due" and the Fan Fair suite.

Stampin' Up! has done what they do so well:  coordinating some of my favourite products into a Style Suite!

Whats a suite?

It's a bundle of coordinating stamps, ink, colours, papers and accessories that go together.

The Fan Fair suite has stampsets: Postage Due, and Morning post,

Fan Fair Designer series patterned paper and Vintage Faceted buttons,

and stampin' around builder wheels like Viola's lace, Travel journal and measuring stick.

The suite coordinates with the postage stamp punch and Doilies die, too.

I have used just some of these products for my card today.

When I put these products together I feel like I am packing my bag for a trip to Paris, France.

Well I can dream ...

 Have a close look at this vintage faceted button, they are going to be adding a bit of sparkle and bling to lots of flowers and tags on my cards.

Easy to thread with a piece of cotton, glue dot to your page, or tie with ribbon.

Card recipe:

Stampset: Postage Due p.108 (Annual catalogue) $36.95 (clear).

Designer series paper: Fan Fair

Cardstock: Crumb cake, Midnight Muse, whisper white.

Ink: Midnight Muse.

Tools: Postage stamp punch,

NEW 3/4" scallop circle punch,

Sharp snip scissors, Bakers twine,

Vintage Faceted buttons

Rhinestone jewels.