Stampin' Up! Hello Lovely Project Life

After having such fun last week creating my Project Life pages, (you can see my post here), I've finished the other sides of the pages to celebrate more events from this year.

When I wanted a simple image for my 2" x 2" pockets, I sliced one of the divine 6" x 6" panels and popped them in between the lovely sayings on the cards from the accessory kit.

This Project Life kit is soooooo beautiful!!  It has really showcased my photos wonderfully!!

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Thoughtful Branches Apples

And I've still been playing with the oh so versatile Thoughtful Branches (again).

  I wanted to see how the tree would look slightly offset on my central image panel.

What do you think?  

Remember, this set and the framelits are ONLY available this month - if you like it, make sure you get in quick while stocks last!!!

You can even use your bonus voucher on your order!!

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Stampin' Up! Brushed Alphabet

You know there are times when you need to say something really specific?  This was me, recently, and I pulled out my trusty Brushed Alphabet to help me out - no more searching for that perfect sentiment!!

This stamp set worked a treat!!  I've partnered it with Banners for You, Designer  Tin of Cards (for the fireworks) and Kinda Eclectic for the background stamping.

With lots of sparkle, bling and balloons - it is certainly a card for celebration!!!

I hope you've been inspired too!! 

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Stampin' Up! Hello Lovely Project Life for CTC#90

Hello and welcome back to our Sunday Night Blog Hop - and we are so happy you are here enjoying our marvellous catalogue with us again!!

This week, we are celebrating the amazing and wonderful kits and Project Life in our Annual Catalogue!!

For me, I was totally thrilled to have a deadline and excuse to get out my Project Life and get some pages done!! I love the simplicity and the user-friendliness (is that a word?) of our Project  Life Kits and the coordinating Accessory Packs, and always try to grab a couple of my favourites at the start of each catalogue..... and then take ages to get around to using them!!

So this week was a wonderful Project Life week for me as I revisited some wonderful memories from this year!!  

If you look at the illustration in the catalogue, you will see I've CASED the layouts almost identically.   This Hello Lovely Kits is sooooooooo gorgeous!!

And the colours worked a total treat with my daughters graduation day!!  Winner!!

I love the stamps in the new accessory kits too - they are just divine and work so well with all the images too.  And I have to say that I love there are duplicates of the cards in the kit.

Every year, my sister and I give each other a full scrapbook for Christmas instead of lots of gifts for the children etc.  We've been doing this for 8 years now,  and we started it when we lived a long way apart and never got to see each other or our children growing up.   

Sooooo, now I always make 2 of EVERY scrapbook page I create - 1 for me and 1 for her Christmas Gift!!  And, (you can see where I'm going here!) having duplicates of the PL cards is fantastic and so much easier than choosing!!!!  Gotta love it!!

I hope you've been inspired too - enough that you will check out the fantastic kits on offer from Stampin' Up!  and then get creating and join in the fun with our challenge this month!!

Now it's time for you to be inspired all over again by the rest of our amazing team!!  Click on the graphics below to continue the journey and enter your challenge!!

   

And for the complete list of the design team, click here to go to our challenge blog.

And I hope to see you again next week!!!

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Thoughtful Branches in my thoughts

Are you enjoying our weekly Thoughtful Branches updates?  

Here is another project featuring those wonderful leaves - both the stamped ones, and the lovely thinlit leaves - aren't they fabulous?!

Remember, this bundle is available for August only, and when you head on over to my online store you can see the entire set of 23 stamps and the 9 framelits in the images.

And if you're shopping in my online store this month, use this code for a little gift at the end of the month:  2X9CA27D

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Peaceful Thoughtful Branches

My wonderful card today has been inspired by this gorgeous card by Amber Trubiak which you can see HERE  I love her idea of stamping on the vellum behind - it gives the card such great atmosphere.  I've added in the falling leaves stamped with Smoky Slate - the same as my base card.

Yet another way to see the amazing versatility of this stamp set!!!

When you're shopping in my online store - use this code for August and I will send you a small gift at the end of the month - 2X9CA27D

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Thank you Thoughtful Branches

Have you ever needed that stamp set that can work for so many different occasions?  Well, I think I can help you!!  Our wonderful limited time exclusive stamp set Thoughtful Branches just ticks so many boxes!!  It has an array of wonderful generic images including this tree and birds, as well as a wonderful blossom and leaf images, more trees, and 9 different types of words to suits LOTS of events!!

I think you will love it as much as I do when you see the whole bundle - 23 stamps and 9 coordinating thinlits - what a fabulous product!!  Click here to see it in my online store and see all of the images too!!

When you're shopping this month use this Hostess Code:  2X9CA27D

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And some more Throughtful Branches

As promised, here is another project using our Limited Time Exclusive Stamp set - Thoughtful Branches.  This time I've used mostly stamps,

Remember you can order this lovely set ONLY during the month of August!!

Use Hostess Code:  2X9CA27D for the month of August and you will receive a little gift from me at the end of the month.

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Thoughtful Branches Delightful Dies for SUO

Hello and Welcome to our SUO (Stampin' Up! Only) challenge.  This time we are celebrating our marvelous dies - and I'm using the wonderful NEW Bundle  - Thoughtful Branches.  The stamp set includes 23 stamps and there are 9 coordinating thinlits  - which makes a wonderful and versatile bundle

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I've tried to emulate the colours of Hydrangea's we have locally - which are mostly blue.  The colours I've chosen are Pacific Point and Marina Mist, with a little Dapper Denim bow on the Garden Green stem.  

If you like this bundle, head on over to my Online Store by clicking on this graphic and you'll see the complete set!

 

And also stay tuned all this week for more great projects featuring Thoughtful Branches!!!

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For August ONLY

 The beautiful Thoughtful Branches set is now available to order. You can also use your Bonus Coupons if you earned them during the July Promotion.

Here are the images of the framelits (above) and all the stamps (below).

Just click on the images to head on over to my online store.

The Thoughtful Branches stamp set and framelits are only available for a limited time (2-31 August), and only while stocks last. Don't miss out!

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Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Branches

This is our new limited time exclusive stamp set and thinlit bundle - available from 2nd August until 31st August.  I will be featuring projects all this week made with this wonderful set!!

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Stampin' Up! Time of Year for CTC#89 Christmas

Hello and Welcome to our Sunday Night Blog Hop!!  This week we are revisiting the Christmas chapter - sometimes it's great to get a bit of a head start on the card making for the Christmas season, so hopefully we can inspire you with our take on some of the cards in our catalogue as we Copy and Selectively Edit the Annual Catalogue.

           

I"ve gone for this little card featuring the trees from Peaceful Pines.  Now, I don't have this stamp set, but I DO have a new stamp set Thoughtful Branches available ONLY for August - you'll be seeing LOTS of this gorgeous set in these next couple of weeks.  I love it!!

I've used one of the tree clusters, and added some dotty adornment to my spartan trees.  The greeting comes from our lovely hostess set - Time of Year.  I've used a sponge roller with Soft Sky for the background (still practicing with this new toy!!) and added the same linen thread and metallics sequins as featured in the Catalogue Card.  The lovely shiny star on the top of the tree is one of our new Metallic Enamel Shapes - they are sooooooo lovely!!!

   

Now it's time for you to continue hopping around the whole team and be inspired over and over, and then you can create your card too and add it to our monthly gallery!!  Both links above will help you on your way.  

And if you want to see the list of the whole design team, just use this one here.  

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Stampin' Up! Thoughtful Branches

Have you ever stepped out of your comfort zone?  Sometimes it's a challenge and at other times it's easy isn't it?  Well, today I'm playing with my new stamp set bundle (not a challenge OR out of my comfort zone teehee), and I've created my card to enter into a few challenges.  

If you know me, you'll know I'm NOT a pink girl (hence the jump a loooooong way out of my comfort zone!!), and I'm also more of a collage, vintage, earthy type stamper.......

Sooooo, this card is a challenge in MANY ways for me!!  

In the end, I like this card (even with the Melon Mambo pops!!), and I hope you do too!!

I've tried a neat little trick by 'tying' my ribbon together using washi tape - what do you think?

Be sure to head on over to each of these challenges - there are some wonderful cards to inspire you!!  Each of the graphics has a link to send you there - so make sure you check them out!!

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