Crafting fix

Hi all, sorry for the gap in posts recently.  I have been away in the US for a few weeks and only returned to the UK last week.  If you're interested do have a look at my travel site (here) to see what I got up to.

I wasn't able to take any of my Stampin' Up! stash with me to the States as it was a case of prioritising my clothes and Smash book first, plus to be honest I didn't expect to have time to make any cards.

However I was very excited to find that there was a crafter close by to share her card making skills with me and something I haven't tried before... parchment.  

Here is a bookmark that I made first:

And then I moved on to a card:

I'm wondering if it would be possible to incorporate Stampin' Up! stamps into parchment as I really enjoyed having a go at creating these delicate projects.  Thanks to Penny for introducing me to this...

I've got a few Stampin' Up! projects to share with you so do check back over the next few days.  In the meantime don't forget that I'm offering you the chance to win an Alphabet Occasions stamp set if you place an order with me during January.  Full details can be found here.