Brand new Suite Available from Nov 1st
This fabulous Christmas is here suite is coming soon.. It is a limited edition and only available while stocks last.
Contact me for more info
Christmas is coming
On November 1st, this lovely product suite becomes available and although it is designed as a Christmas suite, I think we all love roses whatever time of year.
It is limited time only. Contact me for more information
Christmas Party!
Prep is nearly all done.. come and see some of whats on offer from Stampin’ Up! this autumn/winter and grab your copy of the catalogue…Saturday Sept 7th, 2 til 4pm at Holy Trinity Church Lounge, Spilsby Road, Boston.
Paper Pumpkin Workshop
So, on Tuesday I hosted my first ever workshop. It wasn’t too complicated as we used the lovely ‘Hugs from Shelli’ Paper Pumpkin kit, which had everything you needed to make 12 lovely cards.
10 lovely ladies joined me at my home ( and they had the bonus of seeing my much talked about extension and new kitchen), and we had 2 hrs of crafting fun.
As I mentioned, the kit is designed to make 12 cards, 3 each of 4 designs, and on the afternoon that’s what we set out to make.
But as some had commented that the ‘notecard’ sizes were small compared to what they normally made, I displayed an assortment of cards that I had made, making the cards into larger cards, one of which was almost C5 size.
These are the designs that came with the kit…..
And these are some of the ones I made as alternatives.
Not sure if they will ever release a Paper Pumpkin Kit again in the UK, but I feel another workshop may be needed – whether they do or not!
What a fab time I had…. think everyone who attended did too.
Spring Themed Blog hop!
The past few days have been a little ‘grey’ to say the least, so I thought i’d share with you a blog hop I’m taking part in that hopefully will brighten your days and remind you of the better days to come!
Firstly let me tell you what a blog hop is!
A group of crafters have all made there own Spring themed card and then posted them on their Blog. If you follow the links at the end of my blog, then you can ‘hop’ across to another blog to see their card, and then the next persons and so on.
Hope you’ll all take a peak at what others have done.
My card is made using Balmy Blue, Daffodil Yellow (how appropriate!!) with touches of Pumpkin Pie and Tranquil Tide (pearls on the butterflies) and although you can’t see in the photo, I used some Wink of Stella on the daffodil trumpets.
If you want to make the same, here are the ingredients;
Don’t forget to check out all the other people who’ve taken time to join this blog hop, by clicking on the links below
- Barbara Booth – https://thestampingbooth.co.uk/2019/05/01/spring-themed-blog-hop/
- Lauren Hart – https://laurenhartandcraft.com/2019/05/01/tantalizing-stampers-spring-blog-hop/
- Sarah Marwood – https://stampinarttoheart.wordpress.com/2019/04/28/spring-is-here/
- Carrie Bates – http://theinkynook.com/2019/05/tantalizing-stampers-spring/
- Annette Elias – https://dekijkkast.blogspot.com/2019/05/vier-het-voorjaarcelebrate-spring.html
- Zoe Tant – https://stampingscene.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-tantalizing-stampers-blog-hop-spring.html
Hugs from Shelli – Paper Pumpkin Kit
Strange title eh? Well Shelli Gardner is co-founder and chair of the board of directors of Stampin’ Up! and she has put together this lovely cardmaking kit, which is available to order from May 15th for a limited time only (while stocks last).
So, you ask, what is paper pumpkin?
Paper Pumpkin is the name given to a bespoke kit of card making products that complements current Stampin’ Up! products. In the US there is a monthly subscription to have these kits sent directly to you, but this hasn’t happened in the UK. And this kit is a one off for us at present, but who knows!
This kit contains ;
- An exclusive stamp set not available anywhere else
- One Classic Stampin’ Spot® from our Classic ink collection
- Paper and crafting materials to create 12 cards (3 cards of 4 unique designs)
- 12 exclusive, coordinating envelopes
- Adhesives and embellishments for all 12 cards
The kit also works well with a stampset available in the next annual catalogue
I am running a workshop based around this kit on Tuesday 4th June from 2-4pm.
The cost is £20 for a full kit for you to get at the workshop and make one of each card and take the rest home to play with yourself at the end , or why not go halves with a friend and pay £10 each and split the set?
Places are limited, so please reserve your spot soon
By The Bay
Wouldn’t it be lovely to wake up every morning to the sound of the sea lapping against rocks right outside your window. I know I would be in my element, with the wildlife on offer and the peaceful sounds the sea evokes.
This lovely Stamp set is one of the ‘free’ items available until the end of March with a minimum spend of £45.
I used predominantly Gray Granite when making this card…..ink, card stock and ribbon (have I mentioned before how I love that all Stampin’Up products co ordinate so beautifully?)
I’ve also used the Stitched rectangle framelits from the Spring Summer catalogue to give some interest and angles around the subject.
I’ve listed below all the products used, but if you want to know more contact me (button at top of page) or follow this link to get to my shop
Product List
149739
Ink
Card Stock
Big Shot
This is one of the two cards we made at our weekly Coffee and a Card.
Tomorrow we will be making two Christmas cards. Keep checking to see what we made this week!
Amazing Life
Wasn’t too sure about this stamp set when I first got it, but after using it at yesterdays Coffee and a Card, this afternoon I’ve had a little play and actually its quite versatile! The set is from the Spring Summer Occasions Catalogue and with a variety of sentiments as well as flowers/ corners/ decorative strips- its a good one for using alongside other sets.
These first two cards were cased from cards made by Toni Tessler.
I used Pacific Point and Balmy Blue for the blue card, and Blushing Bride and Lovely lipstick for the pink version. Its quite a forgiving card for a beginner as you can easily cover any mistakes with the featured cakes!
This next card combines two stamp sets from the Occasions catalogue…Amazing Life and Hello Cupcake
Call me Clover ( very apt I thought) is the main colour in these two Good Luck cards – the second one also using Crushed Curry
I then combined Amazing Life with last years Heart Happiness set and used Rich Razzleberry paper and ink to make a not too sloppy Valentines card!
And finally…..Cherry Cobbler, Daffodil Delight (Blend Pens) and Pineapple Punch DSP (designer series Paper). I used the fabulous stamparatus to get the flowers evenly placed.
And this is what I love about Stampin’Up! One stamp set….lots of options and papers/inks/pens…..everything that co ordinates!
Don’t forget that for January, February and March. if you spend £45 across the annual or occasions catalogue you can choose from a range of free products in the Sale-a-bration catalogue. Want to find out more? Contact me
Butterfly gala
This weeks Coffee and a Card we played with butterflies!
Above are several variants of the same card, using the lovely Gingham Gala paper from the Occasions catalogue, and the free (with spends of over £45) Botanical Butterfly designer series paper and the (also free with spends over £45) organdy ribbon. The butterfly is punched from the Botanical Butterfly papers.
We also used the Butterfly gala stamp set with the co ordinating punch to make these;
We used blender pens with Balmy Blue and Granny Apple Green ink to colour the butterflies.
These are so adaptable to fit almost any sentiment you may want to use.
To find out how to purchase any of these visit my online shop or contact me
Hello Cupcake
Hello Cupcake stamp set is new this year…..and whats best of all is that it is FREE!!!
If you spend £45 or more across any of the current catalogues (annual or Spring /summer occasions), then this is one of the stamp sets you could choose to have for FREE!!
Its a gorgeous set that works well in many different colours. We made a couple at Coffee and a Card last week, and also I’ve since made a couple more to show you how well it works, what ever colour combo you choose!
This one is Grapefruit grove, lovely lipstick and sahara sand.
This shows how we decorated the inside…looks really pretty against the blueberry bushel card stock, using Lovely Lipstick, Call me clover, Blueberry bushel and Pineapple Punch ink pads…the beautiful 2018/18 Incolors.
This is using Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron and the cake is stamped in Soft Suede.
And finally;
This one is in Mint Macaron, Berry Burst and Crumb Cake, and the sentiment was stamped using the Stamparatus to give perfect alignment
If you need more inspiration, check out the Spring/Summer Occasions catalogue. Contact me if you need one sending out to you.
Happy Crafting xx
Happy New Year
I hope you all had a fabulous, fun packed, crafty Christmas and have lots of crafting goodies to play with in the New Year!
I’m starting to think that my family believe I have more than enough crafting stash, coz the only crafty item I got thgis year was the Stampin Up Gift bag Punch Board, and after lots of research on Pinterest and YouTube, I cant wait for a few moments to play with this new toy and see what I can do with it ……no, its not just to make gift bags!
So far I’ve only made one little bag, and I got the patterned paper on its side, but hey…we all have to learn! (and yes, its NOT Stampin Up paper!)
Watch out early in the new year for more things I’ve made with the. super Gift Bag Punch Board
Happy Crafting
Christmas Fun
Oh What Fun…..we had at Coffee and a Card this week….gift card holders and gift tags.
The deer gift tag has a hidden chocolate inside! Yum! The bottom right was cased from Sharon Armstrong and has a little pocket inside to fit a gift card or money. The sentiment (Bottom left, is a Lili of The Valley stamp) and this also opens to reveal a gift card.
Product List
- Garden Green A4 Card Stock [108605]
- Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
- Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]
- Classic Label Punch [141491]
- Cookie Cutter Builder Punch [140396]
- Signs Of Santa Photopolymer Stamp Set [147690]
- Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies [147911]
- Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies [147915]
- Joyous Noel 6″ X 6″ Glimmer Paper [147817]
- Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad [147116]
- Real Red 3/8″ (1 Cm) Mixed Satin Ribbon [147894]
- Merry Christmas To All Photopolymer Bundle [149952]
Not long til Santa now…and we shall not be meeting on December 24th or 31st. Next monday will NOT be Christmas!
Happy Crafting xx
