Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Jaydee to host this week and she has a seasonal clean and simple challenge for us to work with:

Clean and simple foliage - perfect for this time of year. Today I have a sneak peek for you of a new set that will be released with the November drop of Online Exclusives products - take a look:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Those pretty little foliage dies are part of a larger set called Friendly Foliage that consists of both a stamp set and dies. I had intended to use the main stamp and die in this set, which is perfect for a clean and simple card, however when I saw the inspiration photo over at Inspired By this week, I thought I'd have a go at creating some little panels inspired by those in the photo - can you tell which ones I chose? I followed the sketch too, using 5 diecut swirly rectangles in Basic Beige as my base (cut with the retired Beautiful Shapes Dies), masking each one and adding ink with a blending brush where required. I then added my diecut foliage, having paper-pieced in the sections in a variety of different colours:

I'm not going to lie, for a clean and simple card this did take quite a while to create due to all of the diecutting and piecing involved, but I'm very pleased with the result! A thankful sentiment (from the retired 'Good Greetings' stamp set) in Night of Navy completes my card - and also means I am linking up with the team over at Addicted To CAS where their new codeword is 'thankful'. The Friendly Foliage stamp set and dies make for beautiful and simple designs and you can be sure you will be seeing more if them in the coming weeks.

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

This card is headed to one of the lovely ladies that took advantage of this month's great joining offer to welcome her as a member of my Stampin' Up! team - I am thankful for her and all the other lovely ladies that have chosen to share their Stampin' up! journeys with me. A reminder that you still have a couple more weeks to take advantage of this offer - click here for a reminder of the offer details here or here if you're ready to enjoy all of the benefits that joining Stampin' Up! has to offer.

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

Enjoy your day; I spent much of my day yesterday in the garden, preparing it for winter, so I'm hoping today once I've finished my ironing that I can squeeze in a little crafty time too! I'll hopefully be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

BASIC WHITE A4 THICK CARDSTOCK (£16.00)	BASIC BEIGE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	NIGHT OF NAVY A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	CAJUN CRAZE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	PETAL PINK A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)
BASIC GRAY A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	SMOKY SLATE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	SMOKY SLATE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	NIGHT OF NAVY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	PETAL PINK CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)

Yay it's Friday - the end of the week is nigh! Today I'm sharing my design team card for our new challenge over at As you See It where it's time for a recipe challenge, with the ingredients chosen by Deborah:

 Orange isn't a colour I use often when crafting, so I decided to focus on the 'shades of orange' ingredient of the recipe and my card grew from there - take a look:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Floral Charm - The watercolour-effect floral pattern featuring orange florals is the reverse side of one of the sheets in the Online Exclusives Floral Charm DSP pack. It has a lovely soft pattern in shades of Timid Tiger, so I thought I'd use a whole piece of it to show it off to full effect. I like that it's bright but without being too 'in your face'. This is such a lovely paper pack - the detailed florals are lovely, but the softer patterns on the reverse should certainly not be overlooked. I picked up the florals by adding a white diecut of co-ordinating flowers from the Charming Day Dies.

Branching Out - I used a floating frame in white to bring the other elements of my design together, cut with the Branching Out Dies. I wasn't sure if I 'needed' these dies, but they have a lovely corner element and stitched detail and my lovely teamie Jan made one too many fabulous cards using the Branching Out bundle, so I caved and added it to my shopping basket - and so far it does not disappoint! 

Thoughtful Moments - The final ingredient in the recipe to tick off was a 'happy sentiment'; having perused my collection, I decided to use the embossed diecut from the Thoughtful Moments bundle. Having used my Stampin' Write marker to highlight the embossed edge prior to embossing, I then added an ombre of orange using three shades of orange Stampin' Blends to colour the word 'happy':

A trio of bright orange enamel dots complete my card. Whilst I'm not generally a big fan of orange, I do think that it can be quite striking and when balanced with lots of white it looks ok - and not at all 'Halloweeny' either!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Here's a summary of our challenge rules:

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D or packaging project that fits the challenge.
• For a Recipe Challenge use all elements of the recipe - the possibilities within those parameters are endless.
• Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the challenge in your post.
• Make sure you link the specific post and not the whole blog to the Linky. Use AYSI#(insert challenge number) when uploading to a public gallery
• Please turn off word verification so that we can send you lots of feedback.
• You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges. 
• We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider for Top Pick and Featured Artist, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.

Enjoy your day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

FLORAL CHARM 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (£11.75)	CHARMING DAY DIES (£33.00)	BRANCHING OUT DIES (£27.00)	THOUGHTFUL MOMENTS HYBRID EMBOSSING FOLDER (ENGLISH) (£36.00)	BASIC WHITE A4 THICK CARDSTOCK (£16.00)	PUMPKIN PIE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)
TIMID TIGER STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	PEACH PIE STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)

Today I'm sharing an alternative Halloween card inspired by the challenges over at Inspired By and Just Us Girls this week:

I love the idea of those pastel, spotted pumpkins and the 'BOO' greeting of the Inspired By photo, so I thought I'd take those elements and use them for a fun play on words - take a look:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

I diecut a large letter B using my Party Alphabet Dies, but instead of two OOs I I stamped and punched a couple of pumpkins (from the retired 'Harvest Hellos' stamp set) that I stencilled with Petal Pink spots. I overlaid the rest of my sentiment so that it reads 'BOO - guess who loves you?'

A trio of sparkly gems and a little extra decoration on the inside completes my card:

You can see what I mean about an alternative Halloween card, right? But a fun card for a little girl I think - and not a ghost or spider in sight!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

I'm typing this post as I'm watching this week's episode of The Great British Bake Off. It's Meringue Week; personally I'm not a meringue fan, but the showstoppers are truly amazing!! I'll be back soon with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

PARTY ALPHABET DIES (£93.00)

BLENDING BRUSHES (£14.00)

TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK PAD (£7.50)

VERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)

PETAL PINK A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)

PETAL PINK CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)

It's Tuesday and time for a new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. Suzy is hosting this month and our first challenge is a colour challenge: 

There are so many ways you could use these warm colours; for me they were the perfect opportunity to break out a new set that I had yet to ink up - take a look:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

The 'Prairie Grass' stamp set is one of the last round of Online Exclusives and it's been sat in the box calling my name, desperate to get inked up! The set has a collection of grassy stamps that are perfect for a silhouette. I masked off a rectangle and a moon shape with a circle of masking paper, then using my blending brushes created a blended panel using all three of the challenge colours to create my sunset, before overlaying my grasses:

I added a couple of birds from another retired set and finished with a sentiment from 'Prairie Grass' - this set has some lovely uplifting words of comfort and I love the script/font too. That's my card complete - a simple one layer of stamps, ink and paper!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

As a reminder, for our colour challenges, you must use all of the stated challenge colours. You may also use neutral colours; however, the challenge colours should be the most noticeable ones featured on your card. We use Stampin' Up! colour names for reference, but you are welcome to use any other companies' products as long as you match the challenge colours as closely as possible.

Enjoy your day and I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

PRAIRIE GRASS CLING STAMP SET (ENGLISH) (£25.00)	CRUSHED CURRY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	TIMID TIGER CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	CALYPSO CORAL CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	BLENDING BRUSHES (£14.00)	TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK PAD (£7.50)
VERY VANILLA A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Christy to host this week and she has a colour challenge for us to work with:

Whilst these colours are great for Halloween, I don't have much call for Halloween cards so I decided to tone down the green and pair them with Judy's layout over at Freshly Made Sketches and make a feature of some purple flowers - perfect for the current theme over at The Flower Challenge too. Take a look at what I came up with:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Perennial Lavender - I decided that not only should the flowers on my card today be purple coloured, but they should actually be a purple flower - so I went with one of my favourites, lavender. The Perennial Lavender papers were perfect for the coordinated sections of the card's background - the real challenge was to decide which ones to feature. I decided on a floral pattern combined with the mottled purple to really emphasise the colour.

Painted Lavender - I added some sprigs of greenery along with some (retired) diecut lavender stems to decorate my sentiment circle, that I sponged with a variety of inks to add a little texture to them and tied them with a double linen thread bow:

The Right Words - I finished my card with a sentiment from 'The Right Words' - a great set for sentiments inside and out and a trio of sparkly gems. 

Purple is one off my favourite colours and I love the purple and green combo of this week's challenge.

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

Enjoy your day; I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

THE RIGHT WORDS CLING STAMP SET (ENGLISH) (£25.00)	STYLISH SHAPES DIES (£28.00)	PERENNIAL LAVENDER 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (£11.75)	PURPLE FINE SHIMMER GEMS (£7.50)	BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	HIGHLAND HEATHER A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)
GORGEOUS GRAPE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	PRETTY PEACOCK A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	LOST LAGOON A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	CRUMB CAKE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	GORGEOUS GRAPE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	LINEN THREAD (£4.75)

There's so much happening during the month of October! I decided that I would do a catch-all post with all the details for you - so here's a breakdown of everything that you need to know.

Firstly a reminder that the Sept-Dec 2025 Mini Catalogue is live - the link is on the right and included below if you click on the image too - there's never been a better time to get into your festive crafting:

Secondly, you can currently save up to 30% on Kits Collection sets; this 3 day sale finishes at 11pm this evening, so if you're quick you've still time to grab some - and remember they make great Christmas gifts.

There are also 3 new kits that have been added to the online collection for October too: the Nutcracker Tags Kits, the Remembering Christmas Memory Keeping Kit and the Calm & Bright Card Kit. For more details and to purchase, you can check out these kits via the links to these products in the online store that you will find at the bottom of this post.

Lots to look at here and discounts today too! Check out my online store for more details.

Stampin' Up! has also produced a 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar for the first time this year:

It includes 12 days of crafting surprises, including 12 never-before seen exclusive Stampin' Up! items and the All Occasion stamp set. This calendar is only available whilst stocks last, so why not treat yourself or a friend (or both!) to some festive fun and order yours today!

Registration is also open for a Stampin' Up! Virtual Craft Class featuring the Traditions of Christmas Suite:

The class will be held on Facebook on October 23rd at 9pm UK time; Stampin' Up! instructors will guide you through making 3 cards and 1 home decor item.

Purchase the class here along with the Traditions of Christmas Suite here which you will also need to complete the projects.

Finally, I'm saving the best news until last - October has not one, but TWO incredible joining offers! If you've ever wondered what it would be like to be a Stampin' Up! demonstrator (even just for a short while to try it out) or simply receive an ongoing discount on your Stampin' Up! craft supplies, this is a great time to find out. There are two options:

OPTION 1: Select £130 worth of products of your choice for just £35!!

OPTION 2: Select £194 worth of products of your choice for just £99.

We have not had an offer like this for a VERY long time - it really is a great opportunity!

Both of these offers run until October 31st, so if you'd like to know more, get in touch - or simply sign up here. 

Finally, the Last Chance Products category also updated at the start of this month; there are still lots of bargains available, so do these out too.

Back soon with a creative project; until then, happy stampin'!

NUTCRACKER TAGS KIT (£12.60)

CALM & BRIGHT KIT (ENGLISH) (£20.00)

REMEMBERING CHRISTMAS KIT (£18.90)

12 DAYS OF CRAFTING ADVENT CALENDAR (ENGLISH) (£94.00)

TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS SUITE COLLECTION (ENGLISH) (£131.25)

TRADITIONS OF CHRISTMAS CRAFT CLASS (£28.00)

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Claire to host this week and she has a fun theme challenge for us to work with:

Halloween costumes - hmmm. This week's challenge really was just that; I don't have any current stamp sets or retired ones featuring Halloween costumes, so it was time to get creative! I took my inspiration from the photo in the middle of the top row on our challenge badge this week - a dog dressed as a ghost and grabbed the 'Long Time No See' stamp set to see if I could create something similar. Take a look at what I came up with:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

I used both the llama and the sausage dog (reverse stamping one so that he faced in the opposite direction) and decided to use their striped clothes to dress each animal in his own Halloween costume. Can you guess what they all are? I added a hat and spectacles and with the red and white sweater, the llama is dressed as Wally/Waldo of 'Where's Wally?' fame. The sausage dogs are a bumble bee (complete with deely bopper antennae although missing his wings - a post photo oversight) and a bank robber (complete with eye mask) respectively. I showed each of them peeking through the diecut letters of the word BOO! and added some stamped images from the retired 'Spooky Fun' stamp set to add to the Halloween feel. Aren't these two cute?

So what do you think? Did I manage to mee the challenge brief this week? I'm looking forward to seeing what you make for our gallery this week.

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

Enjoy your day; yesterday was the DH's birthday and we travelled across country to visit the James Junior and take him out for lunch, which was fun. Today we are out Nordic walking; we were supposed to be paddle boarding to the Burrito Boat restaurant again, but Storm Amy put paid to that! I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

PARTY ALPHABET DIES (£93.00)	LONG TIME NO SEE PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH) (£19.00)	BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK PAD (£7.50)	BASIC BLACK A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	BASIC BLACK STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)
POPPY PARADE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	DAFFODIL DELIGHT STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	PECAN PIE STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)

Today I'm sharing my design team card for our new challenge over at As you See It where it's time for a seasonal 'fill in the blank' challenge from Deborah:

I embraced the autumnal colours over at Color Hues and the sketch at Atlantic Hearts (I rotated through 180 degrees as I wanted my sentiment to fit between the flowers at that point as I thought it balanced better - hope that's ok) as my card features one of my favourite things about autumn/fall: sunflowers! Take a look at my card:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

3D Embossed Sunflowers - Today's card features front-and-centre the Sunflowers 3D embossing folder. I have a love-hate relationship with embossing folders, often loving the way that others using them but struggling to incorporate them naturally into my own designs. So I love it when an embossing folder can stand on its own - it makes things much easier! And the Sunflowers 3D embossing folder definitely does that! It's a huge folder, that can emboss two whole cardfronts in one go if you choose and the design is beautiful, both embossed and debossed (today's card features the debossed side of the design).

Autumn Beauty Colours - You may think of sunflowers as a summer flower, and you'd be right - but it is one of those blooms that transitions through to autumn/fall and in fact there is a variety of sunflower called 'Autumn Beauty' that has the most amazing yellow and rust coloured petals - just the look I was trying to capture in my card today. I experimented with lots of colour combinations, cardstocks and techniques, before settling on Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze inks, applied with sponge daubers to the petals and leaves/stems of my sunflowers on the debossed side of a piece of Crushed Curry cardstock (working on white didn't give the same yellow hue that I wanted). I then dragged a Cajun Craze inkpad across the whole of the cardfront to fill the gaps with solid colour:

I can't tell you how pretty this looks in real life - the photos really don't do it justice. 

Words For The Season - I added a thin border and my diecut sentiment in Early Espresso as I needed something to stand out against the bold colours of the sunflowers, featuring a stacked sentiment from the new Words For The Season bundle and paired it with this sentiment from the stamp set of the same name on the inside:

This is a great sentiment bundle that is useful for lots of different occasions and has lots of wording that works nicely inside cards too.

I am not generally one to go in for messy ink techniques, but I absolutely love the finished card - those sunflowers really encapsulate fall for me.

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Here's a summary of our challenge rules:

• Create any card, scrapbooking page, 3D or packaging project that fits the challenge.
• For a Fill In The Blank Challenge, be sure to say how you completed the sentence.
• Please include the challenge graphic and link back to the challenge in your post.
• Make sure you link the specific post and not the whole blog to the Linky. Use AYSI#(insert challenge number) when uploading to a public gallery
• Please turn off word verification so that we can send you lots of feedback.
• You can combine our challenge with up to 3 other compatible challenges. 
• We do reserve the right to delete, or not consider for Top Pick and Featured Artist, entries that do not comply with these guidelines.

Enjoy your day; it's miserable and raining here, but I'm attending a charity lunch today and meeting an Olympian, so that should be fun! I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

SUNFLOWER 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER (£11.25)	WORDS FOR THE SEASON BUNDLE (ENGLISH) (£46.75)	CRUSHED CURRY A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	EARLY ESPRESSO A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	CRUSHED CURRY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	CAJUN CRAZE CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)
SPONGE DAUBERS (£7.00)

Today I'm sharing a card that was inspired by the gorgeous mix of terracotta and blues over at The Color Throwdown and the current sketch layout over at CAS on Friday: 

I thought those colours would be perfect to break out an Online Exclusive set I've had a little while but not yet broken the seal on; perfect for a sausage dog, don't you think? Take a look at what I came up with:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

OK, so how cute is the sausage dog in the 'Long Time, No See' stamp set?! The llama too, for that matter! So many fun creative possibilities with this set. I did get more creative than you might have expected with the CAS on Friday sketch, but bear with me; if you turn the sketch through 90 degrees, add a piece of Timeless Plaid paper to ground my sweet sweater-wearing pup, then the dog itself is the narrower horizontal element. It works, right? I coloured him with my Stampin' Blends, adding my punny sentiment in the same line to keep my card clean and simple:

Of course the front of that cute pup must be somewhere ... cue inside:

And voila - a clean and simple belated birthday card that is so cute it's sure to go some way to making up for its tardiness as far as the recipient is concerned!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Enjoy your day; mine is a day filled with household chores, but the sooner they're done, the sooner I get some time to craft later in the week, so time to crack on! I'll be back tomorrow with another project for our new challenge over at CAS Colours & Sketches. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used:

LONG TIME NO SEE PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET (ENGLISH) (£19.00)	TIMELESS PLAID 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (£11.75)	TUXEDO BLACK MEMENTO INK PAD (£7.50)	BASIC WHITE A4 THICK CARDSTOCK (£16.00)	NIGHT OF NAVY CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	NIGHT OF NAVY STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)
BLUEBERRY BUSHEL STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	CAJUN CRAZE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	PECAN PIE STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)

Today it's Sunday and time for this week's new challenge over at The Paper Players! It's the turn of the fabulous Stef to host this week and she has my favourite, a sketch challenge for us to work with:

This is such a great sketch with so many creative options! Go simple, go layered and use any shape you like as a central focal point. I stuck with the circle, but decided to go big on the layering and create with some pretty florals that I had yet to break out of the packaging - time to put paid to that so take a look at what I came up with:

Here's the low-down on today's card:

Floral Charm - Today's card is all about the Floral Charm Suite, one of the Online Exclusive Suites available in the online store. The beautiful Floral Charm designer series paper is full of bright colours and fabulous watercolour-style floral patterns and I chose the pink and brown patterned piece as the inspiration and basis for the colour scheme for my card. I don't usually feature a whole sheet with such a bold pattern as a background, but I decided today was a 'more is more' card and went with it!

Charming Day - I used a diecut circle for the central shape, stamped with a simple sentiment from the 'Charming Day' bundle from the suite, then added a combination of diecut leaves and a stamped and diecut floral accent that I coloured with my Stampin' Blends. I stamped my image in Early Espresso onto Basic Beige cardstock before colouring; this did cause the colours to bleed more than they would have if I'd stamped onto Basic White, however I wanted my image to be more in keeping with the DSP and to have a more vintage feel, so I didn't mind so much. You can see what I mean when you look at the close up below:

I even added a rather showy Crumb Cake ribbon bow, which I'm sure I'll regret when it comes to posting this card but I felt like it didn't look as out of place as it usually would on my card, so I'm sure I'll work something out!

Finishing Touches - I stamped a single flower on the flap of the envelope and the same floral cluster inside to complete my card; I don't always make time for these details, but I think these finishing touches ae what sometimes set a hand finished card apart, don't you?

I made this card for someone I haven't seen in a while who I know will appreciate the extra detail, so I can't wait to pop it in the post and hopefully brighten her day!

Here is the visual summary of the key products used on today's project for you to pin for easy reference:

You can see all of my Product and 'How To' summaries on my 'How To - Tips and Techniques' Pinterest board in case you've missed any. 

Before you reach for your ink and papers, check out what our amazing team has created to inspire you this week:

Enjoy your day; it has turned decidedly cold and grey here in the UK these last few days, so today I am going to make a fruit crumble - a sure sign that autumn has made itself known! The only question is whether to fill it with rhubarb or apples, both of which have been harvested this week. I'll be back tomorrow with another project. Until then, happy stampin'!

Stampin' Up! Supplies Used: 

FLORAL CHARM 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 CM) DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (£11.75)	CHARMING DAY BUNDLE (ENGLISH) (£49.50)	SPOTLIGHT ON NATURE DIES (£33.00)	BASIC BEIGE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	BASIC WHITE A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)	EARLY ESPRESSO A4 CARDSTOCK (£14.00)
EARLY ESPRESSO CLASSIC STAMPIN' PAD (£8.50)	BERRY BURST STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	PETUNIA POP STAMPIN’ BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	CRUMB CAKE STAMPIN' BLENDS COMBO PACK (£10.25)	STAMPIN’ BLENDS DEEP COMBO PACK (£10.25)