Charmed Delectable Stamps

Dreaming of a white Christmas

2009-11-02T07:00:00.001Z

When I first saw this image of Dreaming Pixie I wanted to use it for a Christmas card so went with the soft teal and icy blue shades. This is just the most beautiful image,don't you think, and so versatile too.

A close up of the snowflake embellies, punched and die cut and coated with Twinklets and Glamour Dust.

I used one of the Spellbinders borders for the centre strip.

Holly Pixie

2009-10-26T07:30:00.005Z

Here's another card from me using the gorgeous Pixie Chicks. Little Holly Pixie is definitely my favourite, check out the frills on her dress lol.

I've added some Flowersoft to her dress and the tops of her boots and stickles to the holly for a bit of bling. I dug out this old Anna Griffin paper - who would have thought that AG and Pixie Chicks would work together! Shows what you can get away with when making Christmas cards. Apologies for the pants picture – I am struggling with the dark days we have had this past week, rain rain and more rain :(

Enchanting Pixie

2009-10-14T10:19:00.008+01:00

This is another of my favourite pixies and I really enjoyed working with her again.

I used Fancy Pants Daily Grind papers (from the pad) and Daily Grind chipboard. My circle is made up with Imaginisce Blossoming Romance Rub-ons . The decorative edging was made with a Martha Stewart punch. White flowers are K&Co. As always everything is available from Charmed Cards & Crafts

Have a lovely day :-)

Karen xx

Rosebud Pixie

2009-10-12T08:00:00.000+01:00

Here's another Pixie card from me, I've used Rosebud Pixie.

A close up of Rosebud – those eye lashes are to die for!! I glittered her wings with some Glamour Dust (love the stuff). The image is coloured with Copics, I so need more practice lol.

I started off the card by following the SYFTT sketch then went a bit awry with the sizing but think I pulled it back again by using much narrower pieces across the top of the card than what is shown on the sketch.

Little Dreamer

2009-10-09T09:39:00.011+01:00

I've got a couple of birthdays coming up so grabbed the chance to use this beauty again. We are entering the dark days phase again and I couldn't get the light. Bev you must tell me how you always get your lighting so perfect!!!

I added a copious amount of crystal glamour dust and some glossy accent as can be seen in this picture with the flash on:

Chipboard button is Maya Road, Pearls are self-adhesive Habico pearls. The sentiment is by Charmed Cards & Crafts. The bow is paper cord and finally the charm is a Marion and Me Girl charm.

I used Fancy Pants paper from the 8x8 "The Daily Grind Grind" pad and cut it down and pieced it in to fit my 6x6 card. The two pink strips are Basic Grey paper edged with a Martha Stewart punch. I took a little piece of a large Prima swirl apart and used it to embellish the two strips.

Sorry for the large amount of pictures, I always drown you in them.

We are going to be having some challenges soon so watch out for those.

Karen xx

Enchanting Pixie

2009-10-04T11:17:00.002+01:00

Here's the first of my cards using the new Pixie Chicks stamps. I was so excited when I heard they were turning some of their Pixie digi images into stamps because up till recently I have not had Copics so could not use the digi images. I have coloured Enchanting Pixie with distress inks and H2O's
I have used papers from the Basic Grey Wisteria pad - these colours are so perfect for the image I think.

Thanks for stopping by
Bev x

Pixie Chicks Clear Stamps...

2009-09-20T12:29:00.002+01:00

Took a little longer than I anticipated but the first batch of the new Pixie Chick stamps has arrived. Click on the picture to buy. Our clear stamps are now also available to purchase for customers within the EU.

Karen xx

Thank You

2009-09-18T14:26:00.005+01:00

Hello all you delectable Delectable Stamp customers, Louise here,

You haven't seen much of me lately but I've popped on today with a cute little card I've just made. I don't make enough thank you cards, but recently I've had lots and lots of people to thank so here is my first thank you card....

It looks difficult but you know, with a good set of cutting compasses theses cards are actually quite quick and easy to make. I think this Annie stamp lends itself perfectly to this kind of card, it gives a real sence of depth.
The Papers (My Mind's Eye) and the Delectable Stamps are all available from the best craft shop on the WWW Charmed Cards and Crafts....check them out!

Louise Brigden xx

Irresistible Annie

2009-08-24T07:50:00.000+01:00

I made a just for fun card yesterday for a change and little Irresistible Annie was the stamp I reached for, love the expression on her face. I teamed her with some very old K & Co papers and the obligatory lace, pearls and flowers lol

Annie sitting pretty

2009-08-04T07:23:00.003+01:00

I have used Annie Sitting Pretty and the tree trunk for this card and gone with my favourite colour combo. Images have been coloured with distress inks and H2O's

Annie and Ted

2009-07-09T13:47:00.003+01:00

Here's another card from me. Isn't little Annie just so sweet. She's been coloured with distress inks and H2O's, papers are MME Wild Asparagus.

A pic of the inside

Another pic of the front (went a bit snap happy lol)

BLOG CANDY: 72 Copic Markers

2009-07-05T13:20:00.005+01:00

We know how much you love your Copic marker pens and we have a 72 pen set up for grabs. Our mega blog candy was so successful last time that we decided to repeat it. Pop over and take a look :-)

Note that your entries must be left at Grafty Goings On, not here.

Double Take!

2009-07-01T13:13:00.005+01:00

Hi Folks, Louise here,

If you're reading this whilst the sun is still shining....why!!! Get out in the sunshine and come back later! You never know how long it will last! Especially here in Hull :0( Those who say it's never dull in Hull are lying!)

I'm starting to get back into the swing of things after my Pixie marathon so I decided an Annie card was long over due.

Here's what I came up with.....

Here's another shot (I couldn't decide!)

Everything you see on this card from the Annie stamps to the K&Company papers and embellishments are available to purchase from Charmed Cards and Crafts.

Sitting Pretty

2009-06-24T12:45:00.006+01:00

Here's another from me, Annie Sitting Pretty on her little treasure chest. I have used the beatufiul Melissa Frances papers - love the colours and gorgeous pattern and I think they are so perfect for this little poppet

Angel Annie

2009-06-15T23:45:00.002+01:00

I just adore Angel Annie, love her sparkly wings.

The papers are Bo Bunny Alyssa

Dreamer

2009-06-14T11:16:00.004+01:00

You certainly get variety in our new Pixie collection, and here is my absolute favourite: Dreamer. She is different to the other pixies but my goodness she is so beautiful.

I think Dreamer is perfect for a vintage look, but you could experiment and see what she looks like in brighter colours. It is amazing how different the images look according to how you colour them.

The sentiment is part of the collection and created especially for this image.

Have a wonderful Sunday. Weather is glorious here in London, could do with a seaside just around the corner today :-) Hope you are enjoying the same weather wherever you are.

Double Pixie Treat

2009-06-13T13:04:00.005+01:00

We have ditched the "Fairy" tag and replaced it with Pixie, well not completely ditched it but "intermingled". Can I just say again that they will be ready when they are ready and no amount of screaming and shouting will get them to you any quicker (ha ha), it will be at least another week before the digi-stamps are ready, perhaps even longer; but you can start planning your projects now.

Today I created a showcase comprising TWO of our enchanting pixies: Thistle and Daisy. I kept chopping off Thistle's top petals so there's a variety of pictures:

Here is the lovely Thistle:

... and this is Daisy

I designed a little toadstool for Lou's Daisy to sit on

Sorry if I post too many pictures, I take dozens and never happy with them LOL
Thanks for visiting, stay patient, and have a lovely Saturday.

Watch out!

2009-06-12T09:31:00.007+01:00

There's a Fairy teen about the place!! I wonder if they are quite as stroppy as the un-winged kind!? Meet Rosebud Fairy. This little lady has dyed her delicate pink rose petals black, much to her parents disdain.

Rosebud is part of our new Pocket Faires collections, soon to be released:

My daughter didn't care much for the sentiment I chose, it didn't make sense to her (well she's only 12 and the hormones have only just started kicking in), so this morningI had to quickly make something else.

I apologise for the occasional glimpse of a foam pad, it looked alright in real life LOL

There will be more previews coming soon so watch out for those.

Thanks for visiting ♥

2009-06-11T09:25:00.006+01:00

Louise and I are so happy with the reaction to the new Charmed collection, it really seems as though you will love it as much as we do, YIPPEE!!
In my second card I am using the Cornflower Fairy from our Pocket Fairies collection, as well as one of the sentiments that comes with the set.

I also decorated the inside this time, and here another two images are used: Cornflower Fairy Cameo and another sentiment.

I tried to create a mysterious woodland feel to my card.

By the end of this we'll have you all believing in magic and wondrous things ;-)

Do you think fairies are all sweetness and light? Well think again, we have a Fairy with ATTITUDE! Come back tomorrow and find out what I am talking about ;-)

Thanks for visiting ♥

Exciting News

2009-06-10T09:11:00.007+01:00

What would make you lovely people jump up and down in excitement on a grey and drizzle morn? No I am not talking about Brad Pitt serving you breakfast in bed wearing just his socks, but it is something equally as fantastic - yep, you've guessed it, a brand new collection: The Pocket Fairies. Created by our lovely designer Louise Brigden this amazing collection of woodland nymphs is sure to capture your heart and your imagination.

Over the next few days we will give you a few previews and the collection will then be available to pre-order in about two weeks time. Please do not start asking for them before they are announced, it really wont make them appear any quicker and it will give poor Lou a nervous breakdown! ;-)

The first Pocket Fairy collection will comprise not only the Pocket Fairies, but also accessory stamps and sentiments. The collection will be available both as a digi-stamp bundle and also as "real" Delectable stamps for the ardent stampers out there.

Here is the first of our new Pocket Fairies, isn't she just delightful?

Pop back tomorrow when I will have another preview card to show you, featuring another of these fabulous Pocket Fairies ♥

Beverley & Purrfect Annie

2009-06-09T16:11:00.003+01:00

I don't know what the weather is like where you are but if it is anything like here in London then you will need something to cheer you up. What better than a wonderful card from Beverley, featuring the adorable Purrfect Annie and her kitty?

Beverley has beautifully decorated the inside:

Thank you Beverley x

Thanks for visiting. Have a lovely rest of the day ♥

Rachel & Angel Annie PLUS Customer Gallery

2009-06-07T10:37:00.004+01:00

Good Sunday to you all, hope you are enjoying a lovely day wherever you may be. The skies certainly opened up over London throughout the night, with thunder and lighting galore! Talking about heavenly stuff just look at this lovely card that Rachel has created using our Angel Annie stamp, isn't it divine?

As before Rachel beautifully decorated the inside of the card too:

Thank you Rachel xx

We have now set up a customer gallery showcasing your wonderful projects. If you would like to be included then just leave a comment and I'll come and grab your makes. The gallery is updated once a week so it may be a little while before your work shows.

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely day ♥

Paper Piecing with Annie

2009-06-05T07:01:00.000+01:00

It's a while since I had a go at paper piecing but as it's one of my favourite techniques this card was long over due. I'm sure it's a technique you're all familiar with but if your aren't let me explain. The idea is that you use patterned or textured paper for a particular part of your image. To achieve this you just need to stamp the image as normal onto your white background and then stamp the same image again onto your chosen paper. Then simply cut out the area that you want and glue it onto your main image. I've used this technique on both of Annie's dresses for this card. The great thing about paper piecing is that you can make your image match perfectly with your patterned background papers.

I am a big fan of 6x6 paper pads, the patterns are just the right size for cards. So when I saw that Karen had some in the store that I hadn't spotted before I had to snap them up because they always sell out so quickly. The papers on this card are from my favourite pad Basic Grey Marrakech aren't they gorgeous! Oh yes the rub ons are K&Co Blue Awning.
I cut the circle on my Silhouette, I'm really pleased with how it looks so I think you may be seeing some more of these cards from me. The Stamp is Elegant Annie .
This card is going to be a thank you card for my aunty Kath - she's knitted me a lovely scarf, I think the stamped image of Irresistable Annie on the flap is perfect for saying thank you.

I hope you like it, thank you for looking and have a lovely day

Louise xx

Quick Masking Tutorial

2009-06-03T19:51:00.018+01:00

Here is a super quick tutorial in stamping multiple images. I have been asked several time how to do this so hope some of you find this little guide helpful.

Step 1

Stamp the image you want in the foreground twice

Step 2

Cut out one of the images. You only need to cut out the relevant part.

Step 3

Add a strip of removable, repositional, tape on the back of the cut-out image. Place it on top of the duplicate main image so that it totally overlaps:

Step 4

Stamp your second image where you want it, on top of the cut-out

Step 5

Remove the cut-out leaving the main duplicate image exposed.

No excuse for not using your accessory stamps now :-)

Thanks for visiting ♥

A bright and Summery Irresistible Annie

2009-06-03T07:00:00.000+01:00

Isn't it amazing how different an image can be dependent on the colours you use? Here is Irresistible Annie surrounded by bright and summery colours. I used Basic Grey Lime Rickey for the first time and I really love these shades.

I hope you are all enjoying your Annie stamps, I am loving seeing all your creations on the Web, what an amazingly talented bunch you are ♥♥

Thanks for visiting, have a lovely day ♥

Rachel & Irresistible Annie

2009-05-31T13:29:00.005+01:00

Here is the second DT card from Rachel, this time using the Irresistible Annie stamp. Rachel used Basic Grey Sugared paper for this wonderful card.

Look at that little face! How could you resist?

As before Rachel decorated the inside of her card too, making it a wonderful keepsake for any recipient.

A gorgeous card once again. Thank you Rachel ♥

Annie Sitting Pretty

2009-05-30T13:57:00.009+01:00

Hi fellow stampers, hope you are all enjoying the sunshine. Cor it's damn fine weather out there at the mo (so why am I sitting here on the computer ...LOL). However fine the weather may be a truly dedicated crafter will always find time to craft, right girls? I would love to see what you have come up with using our Delectable stamp range, I am soon creating a customer gallery so if you would like your work to be shown then just leave a link in a comment.

Here is a card I created a card using Annie Sitting Pretty and the Stool stamp.

Here is what I used:

Stamps: Delectable Annie Sitting Pretty and Stool, coloured in with Copics.
Papers: K&Co Que Sera Sera. I coloured in the bottom strip with Cardinal red Copic marker.
Embellishments: K&Co various: "Thinking of you" is Que Sera Sera. Flowers, Chipboard and Pearls are Ancestry. Butterfly Rub-on is AB Lotus. "Remember" is also a rub-on.
Yellow thread coloured in with green Copic marker to match the background.
Tools: Nestabilities and Martha Stewart Edge Punch

Carry on enjoying the sunshine but remember to craft too, it's good for the soul :-)

TFL ♥

Rachel & Annie plus Ted

2009-05-28T09:12:00.008+01:00

Good morning all you delectable people :-)

I am so over the moon with our utterly wonderful design team, aren't they just the best? The three design teams for Charmed Cards & Crafts consist of the very best crafters, both for the main Charmed site, the digi stamp team, and the Delectable team. I simply couldn't wish for a better bunch of girls to showcase all our products (and we have a lot, 14,000 product lines and ever growing).

Here is a card from the wonderful Rachel Jakes, showcasing Annie and her beloved Ted. Rachel has decorated the inside of her card too. This is not just a card, it is a lovely keepsake, just beautiful. I love the vintage feel to this card. Thank you Rachel ♥

I love how Rachel has used part of the image for the inside:

Thank you for visiting. Have a lovely day ♥♥

Utterly Irresistible

2009-05-26T22:38:00.004+01:00

This little cutie is not called Irresistible Annie for nothing - it was so hard to pick a favourite with these stamps but I think this little Annie has won my heart (till I colour another one lol). I really can't believe my luck at being chosen to be on the DT along with such amazing crafters. Thanks Karen, I'm loving it!!

I've used the new Papermania Blueberry Hill papers, and coloured the image with my usual distress inks and H2O's.

Bev x

Elegant Annie

2009-05-21T08:00:00.004+01:00

When my DT kit arrived yesterday I was really doing a happy dance - so much so that it took me ages to decide just which stamp I was going to ink up ..... till I saw the gorgeous little stool with flowers. That settled it for me, it had to be a sitting down Annie.I've used Basic Grey Wisteria papers and coloured Annie and the stool with distress inks and Twinkling H2O's.

Bev x

Marlene and Purrfect Annie

2009-05-20T16:06:00.005+01:00

Yesterday I promised you another card from our new team member Marlene, and just look at what she has created with Purrfect Annie and her kitty, isn't it delightful? Marlene used Copic markers to colour in, and the colours are absolutely perfect with the Basic Grey Wisteria papers.

Totally stunning card. Thank you Marlene ♥

Thank you for visiting x

Design Team Members

2009-05-19T08:45:00.007+01:00

I am very very happy to be able to announce another two FABULOUS members to our newly formed design team;

RACHEL JAKES and MARLENE

WELCOME girls! I am sure Rachel and Marlene are going to create some wonderful cards to inspire and delight. Take a look at this utterly gorgeous card created by Marlene, isn't it heavenly? Marlene used Angel Annie on her card.

Click on Rachel and Marlene's names above to peep at all the amazing creations from these two mega talented ladies blogs, and pop back tomorrow when we will have another fabulous creation from Marlene to show you.

New Design Team and Angel Annie...

2009-05-17T19:43:00.009+01:00

We have started to assemble a small, but perfectly formed, design team for our Delectable stamps and I can announce our first member, the amazingly talented Beverly Rochester. Just pop over to Bev's blog and take a look at her amazing work. Welcome to the team Bev ♥♥♥

Just posted this card to my own blog and thought I would show it here too. It uses one of my favourite stamps: Angel Annie.

This is a large A5 card yet Angel Annie fits it perfectly. I coloured Annie in using Copic markers.

The design team will expand and we will let you know as and when we choose our new Delectable team members (PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A DESIGN TEAM CALL). I am sure they will bring great inspiration.

Karen ♥

Sitting Pretty

2009-05-14T18:45:00.003+01:00

Hi Folks Louise here,
I made this card for a challenge but thought you guys would like to see it on this blogg too. I wanted to get the effect of Annie's feet really dangling, I think by cropping the card like this I've managed to achieve it.

The papers and embellies are from We R Memory Keepers and the Acrylic stamp is Annie Sitting Pretty from Charmed Delectable Stamps (where else!).

I've been a bit poorly this week so I haven't got much done at all but I really did enjoy making this card this afternoon.

Purrfect Annie & Kitty

2009-05-12T08:24:00.004+01:00

I think this must be one of the most popular Annie stamps, I made the following card yesterday without even thinking about the fact that the last card on here used the same image Ooops! Ah well, you can never get too much of Annie with her Kitty.

You know how you always base your cards around a particular element - well I do anyway. I really wanted to use the blue ribbon on my card so everything else was built around that, from the layout to the paper colour. I don't use blue much so I searched through my stash and discovered this BG Oh Baby Boy paper. I think it worked perfectly and the flowers from the pattern came in handy to cut out for the perfect matching embellishment too. The flat backed pearls are from The K&Co Blue Awning range.

Have lovely day,

Louise xx

Candy Winner....

2009-05-10T18:36:00.004+01:00

Boy that was difficult!! I had to make the draw several times as people either didn't follow the blog, didn't mention the candy on their blog, had more than one entry in the list, or didn't even have a blog! Each times I had to sit and count the comment - next time I'll get one of those link gadgets that put a number in front of each entry LOL

But eventually I got our winner, and here she is (drum roll please):

That is BettyBoop67

Congratulations to you. You have a week to get your address details to me, if I haven't heard from you within that time we will draw again.

Commiserations to everyone else, but watch out, there may be more candy soon :-)

Karen xx

Purrfect Annie

2009-05-10T10:54:00.012+01:00

Hi all, hope you are enjoying a lovely lazy Sunday. How are you getting on with your new Delectable stamps? We have enjoyed seeing some of your amazing creations on our blog rounds, and Annie looks perfect in each and every one. It certainly seems as though you are enjoying this little lady as much as we are.

Although the accessory stamps were made with the Annie sitting pretty and Elegant Annie in mind, experiment with some of the other stamps too. The tree stump stamp for example is large enough to seat the larger Purrfect Annie with her Kitty, as shown here.

So experimenting with the stamps can often bring great results.

Products I used on this card:
Stamps: Delectable Purrfect Annie with Kitty and Delectable Tree Stump
Paper: Basic Grey Porcelain and ATC Plain Cardstock
Various: K&Co Que Sera Sera Notecard; Dovecraft flower brad, Basic Grey brads, Bazzill Flower, Paper roses, K&Co Rub-Ons. Pine branches cut with McGill punch. Images were coloured in with Copic markers.

It's way past the launch now so we need to get the candy sent out. Pop back this evening when I will pick a winner.

TFL and have a lovely day ♥♥
Karen xx

Delectable stamps are in the house....

2009-05-04T07:00:00.001+01:00

...and they have been for a few days now. All pre-orders have been sent out, and hopefully received, and individual stamps are now available to purchase. The blog candy winner will be draw in a day or two so stand by for that.

Here is a card I made for our sister blog "Dottie's World" (for our popular digi stamps), to introduce the Delectable range to our customers there (if you are not already here ♥). It uses the "Irresistible Annie" stamp.

This stamp is good for so many occasions: Birthday (as here), Get Well, Sorry, Friendship, Just Because... the list goes on. I added a little shading at the bottom of the figure (after taking the picture), which emphasises the unique "looking down" element of this stamp. Papers and elements are K&Co. Lace ribbon bow - all is available at Charmed Cards & Crafts. Annie was coloured in with Copic markers and the frame cut on my Silhouette.

TFL
Karen ♥

A Little (a Lot) Delectable Blog Candy...

2009-05-01T09:08:00.002+01:00

THIS POST WILL STAY ON TOP SO SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW POSTS.

To celebrate the launch of our new stamps ranges, and let the world know that they are coming, we decided to give away a little delectable candy. To be in with a chance of winning please follow the blog and leave a mention of the candy on your blog. Leave a comment here also so you are in the draw.

This is what we are giving away:Cor, what! That's rather tasty wouldn't you say? In that lovely little pile you have:

12 Le Plume Markers, a Charmed digi-stamp bundle of your choice, Maya Road 3" Keepsake Box for altering, Maya Road Chipboard Blossoms in a tin, two x 6x6 Paper pads, pack of Basic Grey Pocket & Tags, Life's Journey Clearly Yours Words, Pack of Zig Zag folds cards & envelopes, Jolee's boutique stickers, Rangers Adirondack Denim Paint Dabber, Three K&Co Amy Butler Jars of buttons and trinkets,mini Glue Tape, Life's Journey Black & White ribbon, Amy Butler Ribbon and finally three wooden Inca stamps. That's like worth LOADS of money!

Sorry we can send this one to UK and mainland Europe only. But despair not, if you live elsewhere you can still enter, if you win we will give you THREE download bundles (digi-stamps) of your choice, PLUS we will draw again to give away the main prize. Click here to see our digi-stamp ranges.

The candy will run until the actual launch.

So spread the word and GOOD LUCK!! ♥♥♥♥♥

Yummy!

2009-04-30T13:18:00.006+01:00

Helloooo, Louise here,

I've been having another play with Annie, I wanted to experiment with sitting her on different things so I've coupled my experimentation with the Truly Scrumptious challenge (more about that on my blog)

I had a look through my Silhouette templates to see what would work and came across this big book plate template, I think it works really well with Annie sitting on it, I'll definitely be using it again. While I was cutting the book plate I popped the swirls through the Silhouette too, I do like my swirls.

I've been dying to use one of my K&Co Cut N Paste Dessert Grand Adhesions, they're truly scrumptious aren't they....

So, not long now to wait until you can get your mitts on the Annie stamps, I have to say, I'm very impressed with your patience!

Not long now....

2009-04-29T07:00:00.003+01:00

Our new stamp range is expected any day now so I thought I would show another example card; this one uses the "Annie sitting Pretty" stamp. But... the image used here is much smaller than our stamps. Because I was working with the digital image as the stamps aren't with us yet, I miscalculated and it's much smaller. I used the height of one of the other stamps instead. Oops, LOL I thought it looked small when I was putting the card together.

I put the spots on the dress by dotting with a colour slightly darker than the darkest shade used on the dress then adding another white dot on top with a white Inkssential pen. This gives depth to the dots.

Products used here are Basic Grey Urban Praire papers and rub-ons. Circles were cut by Nestabilites and the borders/edges were cut using a Fiskars Threading Water punch.

We are looking into sending the stamps abroad but this may be slightly delayed. Reason is simply that the postal system is set to accept UK orders only, all orders are processed on site and picked up by Royal Mail (i.e. we don't manually take orders to the Post Office) so it needs looking into (i.e. custom clearance forms and so on). Boring stuff but crucial if we are sending abroad. So please bear with me whilst I sort that out.

Karen xx

Annie & Ted...

2009-04-25T12:19:00.006+01:00

Our stamps should be with us next week and I can't wait to stroke and admire in the flesh. Thank you to all who pre-ordered the stamps, they will be shipped immediately I can get them packaged up.

Louise showed you a card using Annie and Ted in the last post, but as you gathered the stamp size was slightly misleading (LOL). I used the same image here on my card, with the image to size. The card size is approx 6" x 6" so you can see that this particular stamp is quite large.

Products used on my card are mostly from the new K&Co Que Sera Sera range. The hearts are cut from the brown paper with a heart punch. Flower is Prima, metal key K&Co Life's Journey; plain pearls are K&Co Blue Awning. The ribbon is We r Memory Keepers and distress ink was used to ink edges. All available at Charmed Cards & Crafts. Annie & ted were coloured in using Copic markers.

Once you have the stamps we will run challenges, I hope you will join us :-)

Karen xx

Such a Cutie!

2009-04-22T19:18:00.005+01:00

OK so when I say she's a cutie it's kind of like a parent saying their child is beautiful, sort of bias I suppose but she just is! Isn't she!

I made this card for a challenge but I wanted to show you it on here as well as on my own blog.

Before I carry on I must tell you, because the stamps are still in production I'm using printed images for my cards. The image you see on my card is printed smaller than it will be as a stamp. I didn't think about it until it was too late, boy did I swear! Karen will verify that! LOL.

Here's another picture of the same card to give you a glimpse of the inside.The tags, ephemera and paper are all from the K&Co Cut & Paste Collection
I was amazed at how many die cut shapes you get in the ephemera pack, it's packed full! Such good value for money I have to say.

So, here are the close ups....

At the risk of being repetitive, I'm going to tell you that the full Annie stamp set is available to pre-order now(you get a free accessory if you do!) Just click here for more information and to see the full range.

Thanks for looking

Louise xx

Delectable Kit # 1

2009-04-19T18:37:00.005+01:00

Our first stamp kit is now available to pre-order. Individual Annie stamps are not available but the kit as a whole is, as are all accessory stamps.

For a limited time we are offering a free accessory stamp of your choice with each kit.

All stamps will be available to purchase inidividually when they become available.

Click here to be directed to the Charmed Cards and Crafts stamp section and take a closer look.

Louise and I really hope you will love this little lady as much as we do ♥♥♥

Angel Annie...

2009-04-18T15:56:00.012+01:00

About time we introduced you to another of our new stamps featuring the sweet Annie. Can't get much more sweet than an angel and here she is clutching her beloved little rag doll. Sugar and spice right?

I made the "Sugar and Spice" sentiment myself and will be giving this away as a freebie at some stage.

I hope to have the pre-orders ready tomorrow and will post a little note here when the system is ready. We have six main images and three accessory stamps so plenty of choice for you.

Ooohh, it's getting close and we are getting more and more excited; are you? :-)

Karen xxx

Accessories!

2009-04-14T10:01:00.008+01:00

Hi folks, Louise here,

I'm back today with another card for you, it's using one of the stamps you've seen before but don't worry there are more to show! I wanted to use this Annie stamp because she looks so lovely sitting on our treasure chest! Yes treasure chest! As well as our adorable Annie images there are things for her to sit on, well we can't have our little angel being uncomfortable can we?

Take a look...

When I drew this image I just knew she would work well with a nautical theme so I was keen to try it out. I was so please with how well her stripy socks went with the light houses.

The words Little treasure were made with rub on lettering, have you found that rub on lettering is difficult to fit correctly into the space you have? I bet you've all used it and found yourself running out of space as you reach the end of your paper, it's annoying isn't it? Well here's a tip for you. Where possible always apply your lettering before you cut into the card/paper THEN do your cutting! It sounds really obvious doesn't it but so often the obvious things come as an after thought when it's already too late.

I'd forgotten I had these little charms but they work perfectly on the lock don't they! I probably got them from Charmed Cards and Crafts because that's where I get most of my stash but I can't be sure... Karen??? The paper is; English Paper Company - Nautical.

Thank you for looking,

Louise xxxx

Clarification

2009-04-09T12:37:00.004+01:00

Can I just clarify, as there seem to be some confusion, that all the images you see on the Delectable blog (this one) are for "real" stamps ONLY and will never be available as digital downloads. All our digi stamps are featured on our sister blog, Dottie's World.

The stamps will not be available for a few weeks yet but a pre-order system will be set up very soon. We will of course announce that here.

Have a great Easter xx

The Cats Whiskers!

2009-04-09T09:22:00.006+01:00

Hi Everybody, Louise here.

This is my first ever post on the new Delectable blog and I can tell you, I only just made it here!Oh my oh my what a busy bee I've been! I've hardly had chance to scratch the proverbial, I've been that busy with this range of stamps. My DH wants us to go out for a family day tomorrow so I'm trying to squeeze two days into one today AND 3 baskets of ironing!!! EEK!

So on with what's important, a beautiful new image that you guys haven't seen yet! This one took the most work out of all of them, she's had more poses than...than....something that does lots of poses but she's my fave.

So without further ado please welcome Annie with her kitty..... Ain't she a cutie!

You know I've been overwhelmed by the amount of interest we've had for these stamps, after just selling downloads for so long it's going to be strange to see things literally flying off the shelves, and these babies have wings!

The papers and the sentiment I've used are left over from the amazing array of Amy Butler products that Karen sent me recently to make some projects with, if you'd like to see more please pop over to the designers pages Charmed Cards and Crafts.

So that's it from me because I have to rush off, I hope you all have a fabulous Easter weekend, don't eat TOO much choccie will you!

Annie...

2009-04-06T17:26:00.001+01:00

... Our first little girl is going to be named Annie. I think you'll agree that she looks just like a little Annie :-) I had to have a little play too, and here is a second stamp featuring our little lady.

By now you will probably have gathered that she features in both our banner and blinkies :-)

I'll leave you with her but check back soon for more.....

Karen xx

Introducing....

2009-04-06T12:47:00.002+01:00

...the very first Charmed Stamp character. This little darling will remain nameless for just a wee bit longer, but watch this space.

Louise Brigden created this lovely card featuring our new little sweetie, isn't she just guaranteed to melt even the stoniest of hearts?

Our stamp collection will be made on high quality clear stamps, which according to our recent poll is your preferred stamping choice. The initial set will comprise six main stamps with three accessory stamps. The whole collection will be available as a complete package, or as individual stamps, and pre-ordering will be available soon.

I hope you share our excitement and allow this little lady a place in your hearts.

Karen xx

COMING SOON.....

2009-04-04T13:59:00.000+01:00

Visit our blog for news and pre-views of our gorgeous new range of stamps, plus project ideas and more.

We will be posting example cards showcasing some of our new collection in the following days.