Thanks 1

I've realised my supply of 'thank you' cards is getting low, so I'm using challenges as an opportunity to stock up. Freshly Made Sketch's FMS#300, which they revisited as part of their 400th celebrations, gave me a chance to try Stampin' Up!'s Very Versailles, which somehow I just haven't got around to. I've also played around with the current in-season colours. I've been a bit slow warming to these, but I like the result here.

Ingredients:
Stampin' Up card (Whisper White, Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose), ink (Sahara Sand, Pretty Peacock, Rococo Rose, Seaside Spray), stamps, (Beauty Abounds, Very Versailles), Dies, (Layering Ovals, Stitched Shapes), In Season DSP and faceted dots, Memento ink.

Christmas Wave

For this Christmas card, I've used the delightful 'Perfectly Plaid' DSP from the upcoming Stampin' Up! 2019 Holiday Catalogue. I've used two of the 'B' sides (for those of you old enough or cool enough to know about records/LP's) of the papers, which is why there's only one actual plaid pattern.
I was intrigued by both challenges I've used here: the colours in Hand Stamped Sentiment's #321 - Cherry Cobbler, Pretty Peacock and Soft Suede - and the sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch's #335:

Ingredients:

Stampin' Up card, (Whisper White, Pretty Peacock), ink, (Soft Suede, Pretty Peacock), DSP (Perfectly Plaid), spots embossing folder, and stamps, (Merry Mistletoe, Itty Bitty Christmas)

Other products: Die-namics Stitched Edges dies. 

Starry Night

This card is my first play with the delightful 'So Many Stars' bundle in the upcoming Stampin' Up! 2019 Holiday Catalogue. In fact, I used only the dies, since Freshly Made Sketch's Challenge #470 is "Just Add No Stamping". I've combined the challenge with Global Design Project's #203: "Sun, Moon and Stars." I foresee many happy hours playing around with these gorgeous stars - can't wait to try the stamps as well.
Note: Unfortunately, the sparkly glory of the shimmer paper hasn't photographed, and my stars look merely white!

Ingredients:
Stampin' Up! ink, (Night of Navy, Island Indigo), card (Night of Navy, Island Indigo), Stitched Stars Dies
Other products: Wink of Stella, Simon Says Stamp 'Merry Chistmas' dies, DCWV glitter cardstock

Above the clouds

I've managed to make a simple sketch from Freshly Made Sketch's 400th challenge celebration:

pretty complicated by using Stampin' Up's Above the Clouds bundle here. I do love these soft balloons, and those little clouds!

Ingredients:

Stampin' Up paper, (Night of Navy, Whisper White), ink, (Mango Melody, Poppy Parade, Night of Navy, Granny Apple Green, Balmy Blue, Smoky Slate), Above the Clouds stamps and punch, Early Espresso watercolour pencil, Happiness Blooms DSP and punch. 

Also used Memento Black Ink.

First Christmas Card of the Year

I can't believe it's already time to have a play with Christmas cards, but when you get hold of Stampin' Up's new Wrapped in Plaid Suite, what else can you do? The paper is fab, and got to show off a bit in CAS Colours and Sketch's challenge #334:

The result:

Ingredients:

Stampin' Up card, (Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler), ink (Shaded Spruce), gold embossing powder, Wrapped in Plaid stamps, punch and DSP. Also used Versamark ink

CAS Sympathy

I used Freshly Made Sketch's #396 as inspiration for a sympathy card I needed to make. I've kept it very simple - in fact, I had trouble showing the simple embossed lines of the frame in a photo. This is the second card I've made with the Lovely is the Day set - I have a feeling it will just keep on giving, and it's already a favourite.

Ingredients:
Stampin' Up: card, (Whisper White, Mint Macaron), ink, (Mint Macaron, Memento Black), stamps, (Lovely is the Day, Lasting Lily), Dies (Lovely Leaves, Rectangle Stitched).

Lovely!

I loved CAS Colors and Sketch's #329 - very clean and lots of possibilities. I used the 'Lovely is the Day' Stampin' Up Bundle  from the latest catalogue. that I didn't really understand how gorgeous this set was until I explored - the half page in the catalogue doesn't do it justice. I've tried to photograph the card so you can see the cool 1/2 cut dies which lift the image off the page. What a hidden treasure!

Ingredients:
Stampin' Up card (Whisper White, Basic Black), ink, (Melon Mambo, Wild Wasabi), stamps (Lovely is the Day, Itty Bitty Birthdays), dies (Lovely Leaves, Layering Ovals), Subtle embossing folder, Striped Metallic ribbon.Other: Memento Black ink, francheville diamantes.