Shelagh Freemantle

Flowers!!

Hello my friends.

I have been busy making flowers and I LOVE the new Spiral Flowers Die in the Occasion catalogue (page 32 ). I played for awhile and then the babies all came together ! So pretty.

This is how they begin.......

And then they become blossoms... use your bone folder to open the petals. Use a glue gun to adhere the flowers together. 

 

I used one of our wonderful Kraft Gift Boxes ( Page 160 ) and decorated it with the flowers. You could use this for many occasions...Easter , Birthday, Wedding. You just need to change up some colors and tada!!!.

Here is a closer view.....

I had so much fun with this...these flowers are a bit addictive!!! Did you see the inside of a few of them. I used the "left overs" and placed them inside the blossom. 

I am off to other creations...so stay tuned I hope to WOW you with something real soon. As always take care and have fun stamping. See you soon. 

Cheers from Shelagh. 

Feeling Punchy???

It seems with all the snow happening around here the first post went out to you before I had it finished so....here is the "real" Feeling Punchy post.Sorry for the confusion!! 

 

Awhile back Stampin' Up! offered a a wonderful kit for making a vase full of stamped and punched flowers using the Flower Shop Bundle from page 95 of the catalogue. Well I must have been asleep or ?? ...as I did not purchase it. But I thought maybe I could try to put something together using that picture as my inpsiration. We sometimes forget the great ideas our catalogues have as we focus solely on the stamp set or paper etc. 

It is a great resource so ....here is the page and the Pansy Punch from page 183. But of course save yourselves a few dollars and purchase the bundle.

And as the creation progresses we have....

 

And the final product.I may keep this at my desk as the daffodils are very $$$ right now. I couldn't find the floral wire so I used pipe cleaners for the stems. 

I hope you all have a wonderful day and find some time to "punch" a little. Enjoy!

Cheers from Shelagh.

Rainy Day!!!

Hello my friends!

It has been quite "yucky" here the last few days although in the grand scheme we have been very lucky with our weather. I started my own little " saving for a rainy day" jar at the beginning of the year so thought I would decorate it up and make it look pretty! Just a little game I am playing with my mind!! Here it is......

And a look at the top. I made the flower using the Spiral Flower Originals Die from page 32 of the Occasions Catalogue. 

I am having alot of fun making flowers so stay tuned I see another project in the future. Hope the weather doesn't get you down and remember...rainy days are perfect for stamping! :) 

Cheers from Shelagh. 

 

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Surprise!!! Another post!

But of course being this special day I wanted to send Valentines to all my friends. 

I had Stamp Club last night and we had fun creating these little beauties. I hope you like them....here we go. 

Simple but elegant....first time using my magnetic platform! What was I waiting for, so amazing. Thank you Stampin' Up ! If you don't have yours yet, please let me know. I can certainly tell you how fabulous this product is. 

Now this baby is right from  the fabulous creative mind of Sandi MacIver. Check her's out...Stamping with Sandi  on her December 20th post...gorgeous. When I saw her card Flowerful Heart I knew we had to make our own. The Fancy Foil Designer Vellum on page 23 of the Occasion Catalogue and the Washi tape from page 22 is so amazing. I added the pop of color with the red hearts punched from the Glitter paper.

Now we go far to the other spectrum.I put the Very Vintage wheel to good use here with some beautiful Melon Mambo embossing. Also embossed on Glossy White and layered portions behind the main heart. 

And....

.... the inside. I forgot what great effect these wheels can achieve.

Now to all of you I hope you have someone to share the love with as I am with you. Go smile at someone and the day will smile right back. 

Cheers from Shelagh. 

More Baby Coloring!!!

Hello my friends!

I sure hope you have been having fun creating some cute baby cards for your friends and family. When you are making them try to make a few so that way when the occasion arrives you will have some on hand to send out. Now how smart would we be to do that...I always have great intentions. Oh well , any excuse to be in my studio and play!!!???

I did tell you there may be pink or blue....Love this pretty color.The organza ribbon is so soft on the bottom of the card and the Pink Pirouette Taffetta for the bow adds to the pink theme. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes on page 44 of the catalogue and I use that set ALOT!!!.

Now I did not make a blue card but think I should do just that...so many beautiful "blues" to choose from....I am going to pull out some paper and see what I can do....

I hope you have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by. Take care and have fun. 

Cheers from Shelagh. 

Baby Days!!!

Hello to all !!!

I know we all have that special time when a new baby comes into our life, whether a new grandchild, neice or nephew or a good friends happy occasion!

So here are a few ideas using the Best of Brides and Babies Stamp Set. Now remember these sets are Stampin' Up's !  25 years offerings and only available til March 31, 2014. And for each six months sets you purchase you will recieve a free stamp set of your choice up to a $17.95 value.These must be redeemed before April 30th....so act now if you want to add any of these sets to your collection. Should have any questions about this promotion please feel free to contact me. 

I pulled out my Marvelous Markers to color these images and the ribbon added that ruffled touch we see in lots of baby clothes. Don't you love these colors...not everything has to be blue and pink. But I am sure that at least one of those colors will sneak in at some time. 

Here is one more for you today and now go see what you can create. We all love to color and these sets really allow that. I have used Stazon Black to stamp the images so no blurred lines to annoy us.!!!!

Aren't the bears cute? I had alot of fun making these cards, I hope you do as well. 

If you need a demonstrator I would love to be yours.....have a wonderful day and happy coloring!!

Cheers from Shelagh. 

Let the Sun Shine

Good day my friends. I hope all is well in your world and you have been having fun creating .

 

The card I have today is something I made awhile ago but rediscovered a fun technique using daubers and a circle punch. I know it has a special name but for the life of me I cannot bring it to mind so .....oh well.....I am calling it..."Dauber Silhouette !" for lack of a better name. 

Now here is a closer view......shows the effect of the different colors I used with the daubers. 

I used a 1" circle punch on a scrap piece of paper.....laid over the "sky" and began to color with the daubers. Remember to pounce up and down and the effect with be fabulous. 

Tangerine Tango, Cherry Cobbler and a little Crushed Curry and voila, sun rise on the Wetlands. ( The Stamp Set I used ). 

I am sure that you have tried this technique sometime in the past and if you are like me ....we forget some of the wonderful things we have learned. So pull out your daubers and see if you can create some fun effects.

Should you need help with ordering or need a demonstrator I would be pleased to be yours. 

 

Cheers from Shelagh.