Thursday 21 July 2011

Met Brenda at Sir Stampalot!


 Just in case anyone noticed, I should say I've been on holiday! We had a lovely time in Cambridgeshire, Oxfordshire and the Lake District and it was great to see my family over there again!

As you can see from the photo above I also had the perfect opportunity to meet up with Brenda and where better to meet than in Sir Stampalot. (That's Brenda on the left and me on the right!) We had a wonderful time and it was lovely actually to meet face to face. Thanks, Brenda, for the coffee and cream buns!! Fortunately both of us seem to have extremely patient husbands....while we were poking through crafting goodies David and Eddie were sorting the world out!!



You do know, of course that I couldn't leave a super shop like that without treating myself....so I bought a Martha Stewart punch set, a couple of embossing folders, gimgham ribbon and black and white papers (etc!) and I've now made this card using them along with my Stargazer lily digi image.

I'm entering this card into a couple of challenges (yes....no more than 6!!)
Sir Stampalot .....anything goes
Allsorts ...free and easy
Kaboodles  ...embossing
Paperplaytime  ..summer

18 comments:

  1. Hi Ruth,so pleased you had a great holiday,what a fab way to spend the day in sir stampalot,bet you had lots of fun,enjoy your new goodies.
    Your card is fabulous,beautiful image and love your new punch.Sorry not had a play yet with your beautiful images,seem to spend more time in blogland and do-crafts then making cards these days lol..
    Wendy xx

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  2. i've hijacked a computer just to check out blogland is sill there, love what you have done with your new crafty goodies Ruth.

    B x

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  3. Stunning card Ruth with a beautiful image, you are clever!
    Thanks for entering our Free and Easy theme at Allsorts this week and good luck!
    Love Nicola xxx

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  4. Nice to have you back and glad you had a good holiday. Holidays are a great excuse to treat youself to new stash and you made lovely choices. A beautiful card. Elaine

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  5. hiya ruth.good to see you had a great holiday and fab pic of you and brenda.love your card, stunning image and fab new goodies ;D

    xx coops xx

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  6. This is really beautiful Ruth. I love the embossing!
    Thank you for sharing with us at Sir Stampalot this month. I hope you had a good time at the shop, it's like an Aladdin's Cave isn't it?
    Clare x

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  7. Lucky you Ruth, I would love to meet Brenda in the flesh lol. Love your gorgeous creation, very fresh and lots of sparkle. Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot this month.
    Pinky

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  8. A stunning card, a lovely pic of you & B. Thank you so much for entering our challenge at ALLSORTS this week, good luck & hope you’ll join us again!
    Hugz Fleur xXx

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  9. Stunning Ruth.....that embossing behind your wonderful image is terrific and love the border punch. How lucky are you to meet the talented Brenda and that sure looks like a fun shop you were in.

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  10. fabulous card, Ruth! Gorgeous colours. Thanks for sharing with us at Sir stampalot this month and good luck!

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  11. Beautiful card!! I love the colors and texture!! All around terrific card!

    Thanks for playing along at Paper Playtime!
    Cheryl - Paper Playtime DTM

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  12. Hi Ruth, fabulous card, an of course a great Picture of you and our B.
    pleased you had a good time, isnt the shop great, though sometimes I wish it wasnt so good then I would have more money in my purse!
    such special work.
    Thanks for Joining us in the Sir Stampalot Challenge.
    Hugs Chris xx

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  13. Fantastic creation
    Thanks for joining us at Sir Stampalot challenge this month
    and good luck!

    Hugs
    Francesca

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  14. Gorgeous creation, thanks for joining Sir Stampalot’s challenge, good luck.
    Happy crafting
    Tracy x

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  15. This is such an elegant card. I just love the embossing and the design;) Thanks for playing at Kaboodle Doodles this week and good luck. Bettina

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  16. Beautiful card! Love the embossing, edge punch, and the gorgeous lily! Thanks for playing with us at Paper Playtime!
    Glenda
    http://glendascards.blogspot.com/

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Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a comment, it's lovely to hear from you. Ruth