All adorned Sale-A-Bration freebie focus.

Now I'm not saying panic but ..... Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration freebies are leaving us TOMORROW Sunday 31st March. After a January which seemed to last a millennium March came and, boom ..went. So please do ensure you get those FREE items while you can. Today I am sharing my latest freebie earned on my last order. All adorned photopolymer stamp set. A true beauty.

I chose my favourite colour Coastal Cabana .... which I may add makes me feel all Barry Manilow. I can NOT help but sing the name of this ink ! Pairing this bright fun colour with black just makes it come alive even more.

This is a a two step stamp ...if you want it to be... meaning you can layer the patterned pieces on top of each other, but you can use them alone and they look just as cool. The sentiments in this set are fun too. I just added some from Broadway Birthday around the edges simply because their small font fit my design perfectly.

I added black sparkle rhinestones which are retired but you can colour standard rhinestones or find something in your crafty hoard to suit. I also added them to the centre of each stamped image and the subtle sparkle is real pretty.

I stamped my sentiment in memento black and cut it out using stitched shapes and then backed onto a shape cut from layering ovals. Lifted up on dimensionals with a swooosh of black satin ribbon behind ties the card together perfectly.

This set is a real winner and worthy of being added to your collection ...most especially as its FREE.

I hope you enjoyed this card today and will give it a try. Please do leave a comment to be entered into my blog candy draw today.

Have a fantastic Saturday annnnnnnd.

Happy stamping xxxxxx Amanda

Bokeh dots meets dragonfly Dreams

I recently had one of my down line and good friend Victoria round for a craft session. Fact is we got very little done. It was hot and sunny and we sat in the garden putting the world to rights and during our four hour session this card is all we managed to complete. It is a mash up of ideas from the two of us and I do love how it turned out ... although not sure it looks like four hours worth ha ha ha.

Bokeh dots fell into my shopping basket on my last spree,  a fab set with two small background stamps in. Desperate to use it I quickly stamped away but was initially disappointed with the results. After consulting a team forum I was told to not go direct to the ink pad with this stamp. Rather, it is better to use a brayer or sponge daubers. At the first attempt of this I got great results.

Keeping the colours simple we have Whisper white, Coastal cabana and basic black. The card base was also embossed with layered leaves textured embossing folder which looks amazing close up. A simple two layer dragonfly makes the card special, this was cut fro Dragonfly Dreams thinlits.

I hope you enjoy this project and will give it a try. All products are listed below and are clickable links to my shop where you can buy at your leisure.

I do have a Youtube tutorial sharing how to get the best results from the Bokeh dots stamp you will find it on yesterdays blog post by CLICKING HERE

Happy stamping xxx Amanda

Product List

Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad

£7.00

Card Stock A4 Coastal Cabana

£8.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

£7.25

Sponge Brayers

£7.50

Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies

£29.00

Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£14.00

Liquid Multipurpose Glue

£3.75

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

£3.75