Cards and a cuppa

Spring Mini catalogue is HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

2012-02-04T09:17:00.000Z

**STICKY POST, SCROLL DOWN FOR NEW IDEAS**
Hello!

Well, today is the much anticipated day, the launch of the brand new Spring Mini Catalogue!!

To view the lovely New Catalogue please click

If you would like your very own hard copy for just £1 then please email me for more details

Right, I am off to have a play with my new goodies, I will be back later with a couple of projects left over from Christmas to share with you too,

Thanks for looking,

Stampin' Hugs,

Everyday Enchantment with Elementary Elegance

2012-01-30T08:00:00.003Z

WOW! That's a lot of E's!! but for today's card that's just what I used, the gorgeous FREE stamps and papers available exclusively during sale-a-bration (untill the end of March)

I made a square card with a very basic layout but with a lot of details on each section so plenty of pics for you today ;-)

Fun flowers die made the flower with an antique brad in the centre

a mini vintage tag filled with the friends stamp from the tiny tags stamp set

some crowns....

and butterflies...

and the frame and sentiment, all from the Elementary Elegance SAB stamp set,

Poppy Parade twill ribbon ruffle across the centre adds a splash of colour

and another fun flower inside to finish

Well, that's today's card for you,

If you are interested in coming along to a class (last day tomorrow to book for Feb all day class) and playing with some stamps, placing an order to get your own FREE stamps or thinking about joining SU! and getting even more FREE stamps then please email me sarah-janerae*at*sky*dot*com for more details or just a chat. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Thanks for visiting today, I love that you visit me :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

3 of the same!

2012-01-28T11:15:00.000Z

Happy Saturday to you!

It's my weekend off work and I am really looking forward to spending some time with the family this weekend, might even be able to squeeze a bit of crafting in at some point too!

Last week though there were 3 Jems (team) birthdays and being a bit short of time I decided to make 3 of the same cards :-)

I really wanted to use the stamp set Everything Elanor, love this set ;-)

The colour combo of Wisteria Wonder, Elegant Eggplant with Lucky Limeade came from the colour coach, I will definately be using this one again!

So, I stamped the large swirl onto the Wisteria Wonder card before embossing it with the Vintage Wallpaper folder in the big shot,

I also spritzed this layer with shimmer paint mixed with alcohol to make a spray...sparkly!

This cute frame has lines (for journalling) in it so I just inked the outer edge using my markers to omit these, then I punced it out using the new 2+3/8" scallop circle punch before adding the sentiment from Petit Pairs and a knot of ruffled ribbons

Inside I stamped 2 flowers and then on scrap stamped the third, before adding it with dimensionals

and here are all three together

I hope you enjoyed todays cards and also that the 3 ladies who received them had a wonderful day too!

We are off to town in a bit to get Zoe some new school shoes, wishing you a fab Saturday whatever you are up to ;-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Ruffled Ribbon Rose Tutorial

2012-01-27T08:00:00.001Z

As promised I am here today with a very simple and quick tutorial for this little ribbon rose I made on yesterdays card. HERE is the post. This flower uses SU! In colour 2011-2013 ruffled ribbon in Pool Party, yum!

So, to begin with punch out a 3/4" circle of any coloured card and cover it with sticky strip or other strong adhesive

Take a length of ribbon between 24-30 cm, and tie a knot at the end

shown left is the 30cm length and right is 24cm length of ribbon

Fray the end slightly and pull the white cotton thread from the bottom of the ribbon {see pic} to ruffle

Keep pulling the thread and pushing the ruffle along the length of the ribbon until the ribbon is approximately 14cm long

Take the knotted end of the ribbon and adhere it to the punched circle, knot down

and simply turn the circle and stick down,

when you reach the end do not be tempted to fold it around, leave it straight and just stick the thread to the reverse

Flatten and tweak 'till your happy ;-)

And that's it! I love making these ribbon flowers and I hope you do too ;-)

If you make one and add it to a card or scrapbook page then please do share it with me, I love to see your creations :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Ruffled Ribbon Rose Card

2012-01-26T08:00:00.001Z

Hello there,

I hope you have had a chance to look at the Sale-a-Bration leaflet? I love all the new FREE stamps and those papers...yum! but more on those another day ;-)
HERE is the leaflet for you to see all the freebies.
Today I have been playing with the lovely Elementary Elegance stamp set (again)

I have a cute little card made today using this set teamed with a cute ribbon rose made with Pool Party ruffled ribbon, antique brads and some more Spice Cake DSP from the mini catalogue,

The ribbon rose with yummy antique brads framed with the FREE stamp from the set

inside I also used the scallop dot border punch

and a great angle to finish, I love the depth but perhaps this would make a better "hand delivered" card rather than a post out one and it is quite heavy too ;-)

So, if you would like to get hold of this free stamp set and re-create this card AND get hold of this free stamp set then you could order the following to get to your £45 total
Spice cake DSP 124003 £9.95
Pool Party Ruffled ribbon 122975 £8.95
Antique Brads 117273 £5.50
Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch 119275 £14.25
Neutrals A4 card 121685 £6.25

Pool Party A4 card 124391 £6.25
for a total of £51.15
with Elementary elegance for FREE 125120 (w) 125122 (c)
All you would need other than this is an ink pad and adhesive
Please message me if you would like to place an order or have any other questions, I would be more than happy to help :-D
I hope you have enjoyed today's card and I will be back tomorrow with a little tutorial sharing how to make the ribbon rose on this card ;-)
Stampin' Hugs for today,

All Day Class Project 1

2012-01-25T08:00:00.002Z

Hello

Today I have one of the projects we will be making at the ALL DAY class in February, I have very limited space on this class so book now to avoid disappointment,

The first project is a file folder I have designed to hold 4 cards {and more} using the gorgeous Spice Cake Designer Series Papers and the wonderful Elementary Elegance Stamp Set, this is a FREE stamp set with a £45 order, more on that later though ;-)

So this is the file made in Pool Party card (I will provide instructions for you to take home too)

and cards to go inside

and here they are all together

I will have lots of other interesting and fun projects for you to make on the day which I will be sharing over the next few weeks :-D

Back tomorrow with some more Sale-a-Bration inspiration...

I look forward to hearing from you soon

Stampin' Hugs,

It's time to Sale-a-Brate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2012-01-24T08:00:00.000Z

Well, after much anticipation and excitement that most wonderful time of the year is finally here, no, not Christmas! Sale-a-Bration!!

So, what is Sale-a-Bration? Well, the short answer is FREE GOODIES!!

Yes, and there are lots of ways to get free goodies too,

SPEND: £45 and choose a stamp set or paper pack from the exclusive designs in the brochure, no limits!

HOST: Host a workshop that reaches over £300 in sales get extra Sale-a-Bration products!

JOIN: Join SU! with me during Sale-a-Bration and receive ANY extra FREE stamp set of your choice from any catalogue!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FREEEBIES
If you would like to own one of the FREE stamp sets or the gorgeous exclusive DSP or lots of these then please email me with an order or to book a party.
I have cleared most of February ready to come to yours and share the wonderful world of Stampin' Up! with you :-)
If you would like to have a play with some of these wonderful products then why not come along to the ALL DAY CLASS on the 12th February? There are so many ways to join in with Sale-a-Bration and I can't wait to hear from you soon!
I will be back soon with some Sale-a-Bration ideas for you,
Stampin' Hugs for today,

Scallop Circle Dress

2012-01-23T08:00:00.000Z

Hello all,

I hope you have enjoyed your weekend :-)

I am running another Valentines class this morning :-D Why not join us for the next class which will be the all day one on February 12th, we will be making lots of lovely projects and it's sure to be great fun too! Message me for more details or to book your spot.

So back to today's card, I made this in the same colour way as THIS cupcake card from the other day, Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Melon Mambo

I made the cute skirt from the NEW 2+3/8" scallop circle punch from the spring mini and the top of the dress is from the tab punch which I cut down at the sides and finished by adhering a bow made from 3mm ribbon

Calypso Coral bow

and a few little flowers filled with rhinestones to finish in the corner

Well, that's it for today, back tomorrow with some more sneak peeks of the all day class

If you would like to order any of the products I have used today then please email me for a chat :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Postage Stamp Punch

2012-01-21T13:47:00.000Z

Hello,

and Happy Saturday to you! I had my Valentines class this morning with some lovely ladies, thanks for coming ladies! I am running this class Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday too if you would like to join us I can put you a kit together no probs, just email me to join the fun :-)

So, today's card is a small card I made using the new Postage Stamp punch and matching Perfect Postage stamp set, both on page 20 of the mini catalogue.

I used a base of Island Indigo with Baja Breeze and Rich Razzleberry wide striped grosgrain ribbon,
I stamped the words from Charming stamp set in Versamark down the left hand side of the card and made the slot using the word window punch for the ribbon to go through

I am using these as Thank-You cards so I made a half dozen, they are mostly gone now though ;-)

Short and sweet but I hope you have enjoyed today's creations,
Also, don't forget to book your place at the ALL DAY craft event Laura and I am hosting in February!
There will be Cards, a Brag Book, a fab Raffle, Prizes, Cakes (always!) and plenty of fun too!!!
I will be back tomorrow with some more card fun for you
Stampin' Hugs for today,

An In Colour Birthday, with Cake!

2012-01-18T12:47:00.000Z

Hello there,

I hope you are all good, I have been playing with some of this years in colours and the wonderful cupcake punch with it's matching stamp set, create a cupcake. I have a couple of birthdays coming up so I am trying to get ahead of the game ;-)

Colour used were Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Melon Mambo (I know, not an In Colour but it goes really well with the other two)

I decided to make a joy fold style card

Held closed with a couple of circles and a printed brad, cute!

Inside has a little sentiment too,

and some dimension on the cakes to finish :-)

If you would like to know more about Stampin' Up! or placing an order then please email me for details. Don't forget I am giving away my new tutorial with any order over £45 at the moment.

Stampin' Hugs for today,

All Day Class in February

2012-01-17T12:17:00.000Z

Hello there

I am organising a whole day of crafting fun this February the 12th with my friend and fellow SU! demo Laura.

We will be making lots of fun projects but there will also be a raffle, giveaways and of course cakes!

If you would like to know what we will be making then I have a few sneak peeks for you today with more coming in the next few days too :-)

So for one of the projects we will be using the gorgeous Spice Cake Designer Series Paper...

some of the matching fabric...

and a super NEW Stamp set too....

We really hope you will be able to join us for this fantastic day,

EMAIL me to reserve a spot now

spaces are filling fast though, so please hurry :-)

Thanks for visiting today and I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs,

New Tutorial For Sale...or FREE!

2012-01-16T11:08:00.000Z

Hello there!

I have finished typing a editing my NEW tutorial for making a Milk Carton Carrier with just ONE strip of card, minimal cutting and materials required, in fact all you need is a trimmer and scorer with adhesive to make the carrier, plus decorating materials (I used the tab punch, small heart and scallop trim border punches)

So here is the carrier in it's valentines decoration, I will be making more of these in different colour combinations for sure and will show you when I do :-)

The carrier

This tutorial is now for sale for just £2.50!

Click HERE to purchase

simply place an order with me for £45 (before postage) and I will send this to you for FREE!!

or come along to next weeks class and learn how to make it with me :-)

Thanks for stopping by today and I will back soon with a card for you

Charming!

2012-01-15T08:00:00.000Z

Hello there,

How's your weekend going then? I am trying to take it easy as I have been a bit poorly this week and I just can't seem to shake it off, not good! and I have sooo much to do too including getting ready for the All Day Class I am hosting with my good friend Laura in February SEE HERE for more details, Have you booked your place yet? It should be great fun and we will be making lots of gorgeous projects throughout the day with prizes, a raffle and of course cakes ;-)

Anyway, back to today's card. I used the very sweet Charming stamp set from the new MINI. Now this set is designed to be used for the art inside the gorgeous Simply Adorned range of customisable jewellery but as you will see it is also perfect for cards too..

I have gone for a vintage feel to this card with a soft suede base and vellum card stock over the simply divine FREE Sale-a-bration papers, more details soon... ;-)

this stamp is also in the set and I finished it off with an antique brad

and inside I stamped the circle off once onto grid paper before decorating the outside edges

Well, I hope you have enjoyed today's card,

Back tomorrow with some more cardy goodness

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Cupcakes ;-)

2012-01-13T14:05:00.000Z

Hello there,

Apologies for the late posting today, I have had trouble with the Internet this morning, in fact I am really hoping it will post this ;-)

Anyway, I have a cupcake card for you today, LOVING this cute little set! and the fact it has a matching punch, well, that just the icing on the cake for me :-))))

The colour combo I have gone for is Pink Pirouette, Pool Party and a touch of Early Espresso, this very pretty combo is from the clever colour coach

this very sweet sentiment is also in the set adorned with rhinestones,

This two tags die was edged with White craft ink and then the cake was adhered with lots of Dimensionals for depth ;-)

I even added a little cake inside

and finally a little side view of the whole card

I must admit to liking this card quite a lot ;-) I hope you do too! If you would like to order thsi or anything else in the new mini then I am placing an order this weekend, message me to get your order added to it for just £1 postage if you can collect from me :-)
Contact me for info too, even if you live further away, to place an order as post is a maximum of £4.95 :-D

Thanks again for stopping by today,
Stampin' Hugs,

Valentines Class

2012-01-12T08:00:00.000Z

Hello,

So, I have for you today the projects we will be making at the next class I have running. The dates are 21st, 23rd, 24th and 25th January and it will be Valentines themed.

I have some spots left still, but not many so please message me soon to reserve a spot :-)

So this is what we will be making at this class

I have designed a cute little carrier especially for the mini milk carton die that SU! sell exclusively, I have also decided to write a full tutorial for this, watch this space for more details very soon!

PLUS if you purchase the die from me then I will send the tutorial to you for FREE! Message me for details or to place your order.

We will also be making this CAS card using the yummy new glimmer paper amongst other things,

and finally we will be stamping a clay ornament, I love this and have made a few different versions, I am wanting to make them tidier by using cutters to get a better shape instead of the more "hand finished" look ;-) More pics to follow I am sure...

O.K. that's all for today, I hope you like these projects and if you would like to come along then please do get in touch :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Jems Team Swap

2012-01-10T12:29:00.000Z

Hello there,

I just realised I didn't share the swaps I made for the rest of the Jem's team when we went to convention!

I managed to get hold of some cute tart tins, I would have loved vintage ones but unfortunately they are very hard to come by in large numbers (18, I think it was) Well, I say that but I did leave it 'till a few weeks before I went to decide what I wanted to make! If I had decided sooner I am sure I could have collected enough ;-)

Anyway, I started with just plain old tins and finished with this...

To make this "aged" look on your tin simply sponge the tin with Whisper White Craft ink and then sponge over the top of that with Soft Suede ink. I then left the tins to dry for 2 days (!) Unfortunately they did NOT dry so my hubby has matt varnish in a spray can so he very helpfully coated them with it for me :-)

in the bottom of the tins I used the XL oval to punch a Soft Suede layer of card and the same with Newsprint DSP which I scrunched up and then swiped with an ink pad to highlight, Stamping, Antique brad, crotchet trim, linen thread and scallop edge border punch were all used to pretty up the centre.

and here it is on my fridge, I added a magnet to the back :-)

Well, that's all for today.

I hope you have enjoyed and if you have a go then don't forget to share your creation, I would love to see :-D

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Birthday Boy

2012-01-09T08:00:00.000Z

Hello there,

I have another class of ladies coming this morning, it should be fun! If you would like to join us for the next class, which is a Valentines Class, then please message me to reserve a spot :-) I will get the projects photographed tomorrow in the daylight and have them ready to share with you in the next day or so :-)
Anyway, back to today's card. Zack needed a birthday card and I decided to use All in the Family stamp set, I haven't used this one in a while (again)!

teamed with Big Top Birthday Designer Series Paper. Sentiment is from the hostess set Happiest Birthday Wishes, they are all such great sets, the hostess ones, in this catalogue, and the best part with the new hostess system is you can have your choice of any of the sets with just £150 order/workshop, message me to set a date for yours!

Star punch (retired) decorates inside

and an arty angle to finish for you today

OK, that's all for now, I will be back tomorrow with more craftyness for you.

Thanks for stopping by,

Stampin' hugs for today,

Bottle Top Magnets

2012-01-08T11:55:00.000Z

Hello,

What a fab class it was yesterday, lovely ladies and a good catch up after Christmas :-)

Today I have another left from December project for you, but it isn't just for Christmas this one!!

You might remember I made bottle top magnets as a swap for convention? Well, I decided to make lots more and give them out as Christmas gifts for my ladies at class :-)

So, I made several versions, these would be fab to use up any scraps you have!

First up is Timeless Portrait using the lovely tealy colour of Island Indigo and Everything Elanor stamp set to decorate the card,

Then the very pretty Paisley Petals on a Baja Breeze card layer with Simply Soft background,

Then the Flirtatious speciality DSP with Pretty in Pink and the Every Little Bit crown to decorate,

and finally Big Top Birthday papers with Real Red and the star, again from Every Little Bit,

The cards were all hand stamped with the very lovely Creatively Yours 'made just for you' stamp, I also added a small punched shape to one of the magnets and perhaps a pearl or rhinestone to decorate

then covered them all liberally with Crystal Effects to protect them,

and just a small magnet on the back to make them useful as well as pretty ;-)

all together for you to finish,

Right, that's it from me, I will be back tomorrow with a birthday card for a change :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Christmas Gifts

2012-01-06T08:00:00.000Z

So today, I have some gift packaging to share with you, I made a lot of my Christmas gifts this year, keeping old jars and filling them with homemade Lemon Salt Hand Scrub and I purchased some gorgeous glass bottles and made alcoholic gifts too! No fancy equipment needed, just a bit of planning ahead as the drinks take time to mature.

So, to start with here is the hand scrub jars, I printed the directions on the computer after wrapping the jar in So Saffron DSP from the stacks,

Scallop spotty ribbon around the lid with the (retired) tart and tangy lemon on the top

I also found some lovely wooden spoons on Amazon, which I stamped for that finishing touch, using Staz on,

So, onto the alcohol, I made Limoncello and decorated the bottles using Pool Party and Calypso Coral with the Four Frames and the matching punch,

and a gem brad with a small punched circle to decorate the top

the same stamp set was used to decorate the Sloe Gin bottles, I just distressed these with the crumb cake ink pad and a sponge dauber

and a circle of glittery Berry Bouquet DSP to top it off

and here are all the goodies together, they recipients were all happy with their gifts (I think) so a good job, well done.

Well, I hope you like the packaging today and if you want any of the recipes they are all easily searchable on the tinterweb or Pintrest.

Thanks as ever for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

A little more Christmas ;-)

2012-01-05T08:00:00.000Z

Hello,

We,, I do know you are probably a bit sick of the whole Christmas projects by now, but I still have a few things to share, and seeing as I have made a couple of cards yesterday but by the time I finished it was just too dark to photograph them, Christmas it is! ;-) Lol!

OK I bought this wooden sign in the sale after last Christmas, maybe even the one before?? With the intention of altering it, I saw this saying on a sign on Pintrest and thought I would have a go, SU! stylie..

Yummy NEW Red glimmer paper is on page 13 the new mini, I had this before today's catalogue went live as I can pre-order being a demo, message me to find out how you can join me :-)

alphabet is Timeless Type Sizzlits and I covered it with crystal effects to make it all pritty :-)

Well, that's it for today, I will be back tomorrow with more crafty goodness to share with you.

Don't forget to message me to place an order from either the new mini or the current Idea Book and Catalogue :-)

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

January Stamp-a-Stack

2012-01-02T08:00:00.001Z

Happy New Year to you all!!

I hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas and new year with your loved ones, we played Table tennis and then Wii games with the kids and my Mum and Nan to see in our new year, only stopping to watch the wonderful fireworks on the TV live from London! They were amazing!!

Anyway, back to creating today, I have today finished creating the stamp-a-stack for next week and I still have a couple of spaces left, so message me now to reserve your spot bookings will close on Friday (or sooner if I fill all the spots)

So, do you want to see the cards? Well, of course ;-)

I have used the lovely Paisley Petals DSP as a basis for this months class and we will be making 2 of each of these cards.

Please message me now to avoid disappointment

That's all for today but thanks for stopping by,
I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Christmas Decor

2011-12-30T08:00:00.001Z

Hello,

I had a great fun day yesterday, visiting the sales in town and browsing for a bit, it was chock-a though!!

Anyway, I had some lovely new Icicle lights in my kitchen this Christmas holidays and I thought they looked a little bare, so I decided to decorate them up a little, SU! styley ;-)

OK, I agree, not the easiest pic to see so here are some closer pics for you, you should be able to click on them for a closer look, they spell out "Merry Christmas" ;-)

So, to make I used the 1+3/4" circle punch and the NEW much larger (can't remember the exact measurement but I will check and add it later!) Scallop Circle punch to go around it! This fab punch is in the new mini catalogue, starting the 4th January, message me if you would like a copy of the mini for just £1 inc. postage!

Letters are from the on board chipboard, inked and finished with lashings of Crystal Effects for the shine!

Colours are Melon Mambo, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party

Serene Snowflakes were stamped on the card scallops with Paper stack paper used for the circles, all tied on to the icicles with (retired) silver cord,

Well, I hope you like today's decor item(s), I will be back with more decorations for you tomorrow,

Have a fab day :-D
Stampin' Hugs,

3d trees

2011-12-29T08:00:00.001Z

Hello again,

I promised I would be back today ;-)
So, I do have the last (I think) of the Christmas Cards to show you, I made some more 3d mini trees with the Pennant Punch, this is such a great little punch!

I used the rectangle embossing folder to frame the tree with Holly Berry Speciality DSP

the cute banner is from the Petal Cone Die

and I used 3 designs of paper for the trees ;-)

and finally a snowflake inside to finish,

Thanks for visiting today :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Button Snowman

2011-12-28T08:00:00.001Z

Hello lovely blog readers!

I hope you all had the most wonderful Christmas?! I apologise for being a bit absent this last few days but I am sure you were all doing just what we were and spending some quality time together with our nearest and dearest and haven't been blog hopping too much? Anyway, I am hoping to find some time to get in my craft room in the next few days to have a play with my new goodies from the upcoming SPRING MINI CATALOGUE ;-)

Anyway, I do have a few last Christmas cards to share with you so here is the first of them made with the wonderful Button Buddies,(class coming very soon)...

The brilliant Oval Embossing folder, the XL Oval punch fits perfectly inside,sentiment is from Petit Pairs,

and some more Serene Snowflakes on the pool party base card,

OK, short and sweet from me today but I promise I will be back tomorrow

Merry Christmas all,

Stampin' Hugs,

Top Note Christmas Card

2011-12-22T08:00:00.001Z

Hello there,

I have another little Christmas card to share today, as the title suggests I used the brilliant Top Note Die to make these ones (7, I think it was) nice and quick,

Cherry Cobbler base in a z fold style

with the Jolly Jingles wheel used along one side of the Top Note and the cute Christmas trees are from Polar Party

and look at the gorgeous glitter paper! But I'm afraid you will have to wait 'till the 4th January to find out much more...

and finally a better view of the z fold

Well, that's all from me today,

I have sooo much Christmassy stuff to share with you so I will be back very soon

Thanks for visiting me today!

Stampin' Hugs,

Last minute Christmas Cards

2011-12-21T11:55:00.000Z

Hello,

I hope you are all well? I expect you are all as crazy busy as I am right now, last minute shopping, cleaning etc!

So I have another Christmas card for you today and not too much chatter!

This one uses some of the gorgeous laser cut shapes from the Flirtatious Speciality designer papers,

the fronts are Melon Mambo and Pumpkin Pie but the reverse of both is plain white, perfect! So I inked parts up with a sponge dauber in Pool Party to make a very pretty snowflake, in the centre is a die cut "button" made with the SU! embosslit

the background was decorated using SereneSsnowflakes (again ;-)) in Crumb Cake

and here they are all together, sentiment is Curly Cute. I do love this colour combo, very sophisticated ;-)

OK, back tomorrow with a bit of luck with some more Crimbo cards!

Stampin' Hugs for today,

2011-12-19T08:00:00.001Z

Hello there,

I hope your Christmas preparations are coming along nicely, I spent a lot of time in my craft room yesterday decorating some of the gifts I have made to give but more of those another day as I finished very late last might and so haven't photographed them yet ;-)

So, today I have a couple of different cards made using the lovely Polar party stamp set, love this cute set :-)

First is made in the Island Indigo colourway with a Sahara Sand topper

Cute lil' penguin framed with the Textured Impressions embossing frames set from page 124 and the oval fits the XL Oval punched shape in too ;-)

Inside is decorated too, I have used Serene snowflakes sooo much this Christmas!

and I also made some in Pool Party too, same design, different ribbon

and different penguin from the same set,

and also finished inside too

O.K. That's it for today, I promise to take plenty of pictures of today's creations and I will be back to share with you very soon,

Have a great day,

Stampin' Hugs,

Petal Cone Favours

2011-12-17T08:00:00.001Z

Good Morning,

For my Christmas Party classes last week I made these yummy petal cone boxes for each of the ladies who came along,

I did a selection of colours and stamped the boxes with Serene Snowflakes, LOVE this set!

Inside the boxes was a selection of sweets,

The table on Saturday, all ready to go,

and the snowflake sprinkles? Yes, some more Triple Layer Doily Punch in Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Pool Party as well as white :-)

and a couple of my ladies with their banners, I kept forgetting to take pics so I only have 3 of them ;-)

Nicky,

Mandi,

and my lovely Mum! look at those lovely Lace trims ;-)

Well, that's all for today, I hope you made it through my picture heavy post today,

Back soon with more cardy goodness :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Button Tree

2011-12-16T08:00:00.001Z

Hello!

I am back, two days in a row! Get me!! lol!

So, I have another Christmas card as promised today with a colour combo of Crumb Cake and Wild Wasabi with the Jolly Jingles wheel and Versamark to make the background

I used some some of my buttons from my stash to make the tree with oodles of gold glass glitter filling in the gaps with the help of some crystal effects,

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border punch (page 116) was used to make the trunk

with scalloped dotty ribbon decorating the side with tiny tags too,

and some more roller inside to finish,

well, that's today's Christmas card for you, back tomorrow with some Christmas gift boxes

Stampin' Hugs for today,

All White Christmas Card

2011-12-15T08:00:00.001Z

Hello today!

I have a few days of Christmas cards coming up so I hope you still have some to make! ;-)

This one is for a friend to send to a relative and I went with an all white colour combo for the first one,

Snowflakes stuck down and in 3d are made with the triple layer doily punch (page 117)

Scallop circle was edged with platinum shimmer paint and the DSP is from the Neutrals stack with the sentiment from Petit Pairs (page 83) such a lovely set of sentiments,

and an arty angle to show the dimension,

Well, I hope you enjoyed this card and I will be back tomorrow with some more Christmas yumminess :-)

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Last Baby Card...for a while anyway ;-)

2011-12-13T08:00:00.001Z

Hello there today!

Gee, the weather is rotten here tonight as I write this (scheduled) post!

I had another fab bunch of ladies for class today, what a fun time we all had with Christmas presents and a raffle...I so love doing classes! Another one is scheduled for today and tomorrow :-D

Why not join us next year?? We are a really friendly bunch and would love you to join us, there are some dates details and HERE

Anyway, I have one more baby card for you, this one uses Little Additions, such a cute set this one, you may recognise this as I have stuck to a similar style to some I have made before

I used a colour combo of Blushing Bride and Sahara Sand, DSP is from the in colour stack.

I love this cot from little additions ;-)

Wording is printed from the computer and prettied up with a strip of pearls.

Bow is made with 2010-2012 in colour ribbon, lush! And I topped this with a filigree brad attached with linen thread

and a little decoration inside to finish, a bit blurry though, soz ;-)

Well, I had better get to bed as I have an early start tomorrow ;-)
See you soon!

Stampin' Hugs,

Baby Card with Fox and Friends

2011-12-11T08:00:00.001Z

Hello,

I had a lovely day with 5 lovely ladies at class yesterday, thank-you ladies for coming along! I really enjoyed the day.

If you would like to come along to a class next year then please see THIS page for the updated class list for 2012! Eek! 2012 eh??!

Anyway, I have another baby card for you today using the very sweet Fox and Friends, this is so cute for bay cards, as you can see this one is for the proud grandparents :-D

I have used a colour combo of pretty in pink and crumb cake along with the necessary bling :-)

pretty in pink satin bow, there is a bow tying video tutorial in my side bar >>>

and a little giraffe inside to finish with the same eyelet border punch

Well, that's it for today.

I hope you have enjoyed today's card, back tomorrow with some more cardy goodness :-)

Stampin' hugs for today,

Post Convention Get Together

2011-12-09T14:31:00.000Z

Hello there today,

I have a few pics of our get together day I held last Saturday to share all the wonderful swaps and goodies we received in Paris in November.

A little warning though, this is a picture heavy post!

I am starting with Emma and Karen...

Laura and Anna working with Kelly in the background too ;-)

Emma and Karen again

Hannah, Nikki and Emma

and Kelly, Laura and Anna more "picture ready"!! lol!

and so what did we make?? Well, I was totally inspired by lots of the "wows" in Paris and so we made Elizabeth's 3d ornament,

Zoe's half Mini Milk Carton box

and finally Moira's partial embossing card too

and not forgetting the swaps, what demo meet up is complete without swaps? ;-)

Wow! what a great day we all had (I hope??) I did so enjoy spending time with my fellow demos and if you fancy becoming a SU! demo with me then why not drop me a line for a no pressure chat for all the info ;-)

Thanks for stopping by today,

Back tomorrow with another baby card
Stampin' Hugs from me for today

Side Stepper card for a Baby

2011-12-08T08:00:00.001Z

Hello,

Apologies for not blogging but I am just so crazy busy here, prepping for next weeks classes, getting ready for Christmas, blah de blah! How are your Christmas plans coming along??

Anyway a friend requested THREE baby cards this week, not a problem you say, but the minor complication with these cards were they were all for the same baby!! So I had to make three completely different cards ;-)
I will share them with you through the rest of the week but for today I have a stepper style card as my first offering ;-)

There is a full tutorial on how to make this shape card HERE, Main sentiment is backed with a die cut scallop circle, and the small scallop circle is cut using the Perfect Pennant Bigz die from the flirtatious papers,

Tags are from tiny tags ;-) and punched using the Jewellery tag punch, secured with a gem brad

and the rattle is from my new set Button Buddies, there is also a video tutorial for the bow HERE

Right, that's me off for today, I have lots of jobs still to do today but first I am going for coffee and cake with the girls, but I will be back soon! I hope you have a great day too,
Stampin' Hugs,

3 Birthday Jems!

2011-12-05T08:00:00.001Z

Hello!

Well, as you have seen another bust week here and to top it off it was a busy birthday week too!

I had three Jem's team members to make special cards for and so I went with all the same, which is unlike me tbh, but due to time constraints this was necessary on this occasion ;-)

Anyway, I made the same style as I made for Harry's birthday last week.

{as promised, I did a little tutorial whilst I was making these so will share this with you tomorrow}

I used an elegant colour combo of Cameo Coral, Crumb Cake and Basic Black,

with my scrummy new stamp set Everything Elanor, LOVE this set, which tbh I was surprised at as it hadn't grabbed me in the catalogue but once I had played with it... well I was in love! Plus it is exclusive to the European market, so our friends in the rest of the world have to look on in envy (sorry guys!)

Anyway, I stamped the insert too, to finish

That's me for today, quick post today! but as I mentioned, I will be back tomorrow with the tutorial for this style of card,

Thanks, as ever, for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Folded Tree Tuorial

2011-12-04T13:19:00.000Z

Good day to you!

I have the tutorial today for the tree I showed you HERE,

To make this you need limited supplies of a cutter, bone folder, adhesive, a pencil and ruler and I used Stampin' Up's Scallop Circle die with the Big Shot, but you could use a circle approx 10.5cm wide.

So, to begin with you need to cut your scallop circle in half, the easy way to find the centre is to gently fold in half and pinch at the top and bottom to mark, you need to do this at the lower point between the scallops,

Next, measure along the straight edge, again from the bottom of the scallop, to 3.4cm

fold at this point ensuring the straight edges meet

next fold the small, top section so the cut edge is parallel to the first crease,

Now fold the larger section so again the cut edge runs along side the first crease,

and there it is,

if you don't have to post this card you could add dimensionals at the bottom edge of the scallops and add a dab of glue to the top point when you fold to secure

adhere to your card for a pretty Christmas feel, the pot was punched with the small tag punch and the background is stamped with Serene Snowflakes in Pool Party

Thanks for visiting today and I hope you have enjoyed this mini tutorial, if you have a go at making this I would love to see it :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Stampers Club card for November

2011-12-02T17:49:00.000Z

Hello,

I have the card kit that my stampers 6 club received this month with their order. I send out a kit each month to these lovely ladies and then a mini tutorial to accompany it, if you would like to join my new stampers 6 starting in January message me now :-)

Anyway, the card. The colour inspiration came from a swap I received at convention from my SU! sister Angela, Pretty in Pink with Pool Party,

I stamped the snowflakes from Serene Snowflakes, they are so delicate

the sentiment is from Curly Cute

and the tree is made using just half a circle die cut with SU! scallop circle die,

Inked edges on the tree

So, I hope you like and I will be back tomorrow with a mini tutorial for folding the tree :-D

Stampin' Hugs for today,

FREE STAMPS AND PAPER!!

2011-12-01T11:00:00.000Z

Yes, you read it right!

Running until the 15th of December if you host a workshop with me and it totals over £300 you will receive a FREE Paisley Petals Stamp Set (in either Wood or Clear) and a pack of matching Paisley petals DSP.

This bundle is worth up to £33.90!!

I have just a few dates left in November and just a couple at the begining of December too, CONTACT me now to host a workshop and earn this fab bundle for FREE!

November and December is the best time to host a workshop! Get ready for Christmas, and get that SU! wish list in your stocking this year!

Happy Stampin'

3d Swap

2011-12-01T08:00:00.001Z

Hello!

I promised you a convention share today and that's exactly what I have for you!

**Advance warning, picture heavy, grab a cuppa before you start!**

I joined in a 3d swap with some other very talented demos, but today I will share what I made for this swap,

I used Flirtatious fabric die cut using the smaller of the two tags die

"C" is from Broadsheet Alphabet with backed bitty buttons to decorate too,

"R" is inked with a marker using ta stamp from the hostess exclusive Happiest Birthday Wishes set, punched and covered with crystal effects in a (new, clean) bottle cap

"E" is from Just Perfect Alpha and punched with the Heart to Heart punch and decorated with the itty bitty shapes punch pack

"A" is die cut using Timeless Type Alphabet and again coated with crystal effects,

"T" is the trunk from Trendy Trees with the 5 petal flower punch topper, finished with a flower brad,

and "E" is again Broadsheet Alpha with a mini clip to decorate it

and here it is all fanned out, spelling out "CREATE" a lovely way of showing off lots of SU! products, but wouldn't it make a darling mini scrapbook with small pictures of your kids or even pets??

Well, the those possibilities are truly endless, if you have a go, please send me a picture of your version! I would love to see ;-)

Well, that's today's post for you, I have another class today but I will be back Friday with some more craftiness for you,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

New Paper and Ribbon Shares!

2011-11-30T19:09:00.000Z

**STICKY POST, SCROLL DOWN FOR FRESH IDEAS ;-)**
**EDIT TO SAY JUST 1 PAPER SHARE AND ~~1 RIBBON SHARE~~ LEFT, CONTACT ME NOW TO RESERVE YOURS**
Ribbon shares all gone I'm afraid, message me if you would like me to organise another one...
Hello there,

How would you like ALL of the gorgeous Designer Series Papers in the catalogue** without having to buy all the packs of papers (totalling nearly £100!)
{See them on pages 97-99}

Yep, me too! So I have decided to do a paper share.

60 sheets of 6"x6" double sided papers, that's a quarter of a sheet of each of the papers in the new catalogue for just £12.50 collected or £14 posted out to you.

The papers are not really shown to their best in the catalogue but they are all really gorgeous in real life :-) You should be able to click on the picture to see them closer, remember though that just one of the sides are shown here, the other side is equally as yummy ;-)
**(this share does NOT include the speciality or the Paper Stacks)

~~and I have also got an In Colour Ribbon Share for you too.~~

~~One Metre of each of the 5 new colour ruffle ribbons for just £5 collected or £6 posted.~~

~~These are really gorgeous ribbons too, I can highly recommend them :-)~~

If you would like either or both of these shares then please email me now to reserve yours now!

If you would like to view the fab new products in the catalogue then please see HERE

I look forward to hearing from you soon

Stampin' Hugs,

Another Harry is 7!

2011-11-30T08:00:00.001Z

As I mentioned yesterday Zack had another birthday party to go to on Sunday, and yes this boy was called Harry too! Pouplar name 7 years ago it would seem ;-) Anyway this was a football party and so I was inspired by an invite in the current catalogue (on page 46)

I used an England inspired colour combo of Real Red and Night of Navy to make this card

Clear heat embossed footballs decorate the bottom half of the card

Sentiment is from Party This Way again, such a versatile set this

a ribbon is tied around the card to hold it together and knotted through the eyelet along with a piece of real red 3mm taffeta

The Top Note die was used to create the insert,

and finally a little stand is adhered to the back so it can stand

O.K. I will be doing a mini tutorial with measurements for you as soon as I get some time this week,

Before I go this is your last chance to book onto Decembers Christmas Party class where we will be making this gorgeous banner, along with a free raffle each day this class runs, a Christmas present from me, mince pies and loads of fun guaranteed! I have added Thursday 15th December to the dates due to popular demand, message me now to reserve your spot!!

So, thanks for stopping by today,

Back tomorrow with some more convention shares,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Harry is 7!

2011-11-28T19:34:00.000Z

Super quick post as I am just off out to work, Zack had two parties this weekend for two boys both called Harry! This was the card I made for the first party on Saturday.

I used Party This Way stamp set, a great all rounder!

In a colour combo I don't really use a lot thanks for the idea Sally Ann! Pumpkin Pie and Lucky Limeade with a hint of Bashful Blue, I stamped and cut out the balloons and then punched a section with "7" on it and added crystal effects

I embossed the sentiment panel with the Perfect Polka Dots folder

and the party this way stamp was used for the background

and inside to finish

Well, must dash, back tomorrow, hopefully a bit earlier though!

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Happy Birthday Evelyn!

2011-11-27T08:00:00.001Z

Good Morning

Today is my good friend Evelyns birthday, Evelyn is a SU! demo in the Jems team too and I was lucky enough to spend a fair bit of time with her during convention and as we were both going home late on the Sunday we also spent an extra day in Disneyland Paris too, great!

Here she is overlooking the castle

what a fab day we had! So anyway, I made her a card using the gorgeous Pool Party with a touch of Calypso Coral and Basic grey, LOVE this colour combo from the Domestic Goddess DSP!!

I also stamped the coffee stirrer stems using tiny tags but they did run a touch after I had adhered them, doh!

I made the little pin wheels with the square punches from SU!, adding a flower brad in the centre of one (pic came out blurry so I dumped it!) and 1/2" DSP circles topped with crystal effects in the centres of the other two,

I used the scallop edge punch along the bottom and then used the mat pack and paper piercer to embellish this,

Yummy embossing frame was used here, it fits the large oval punch inside ;-) and the sentiment is from Perfect Punches which I inked using markers

Inside was stamped with Confetti in Pool Party along with the front of the card where I used versamark with this stamp, IYKWIM!

and finally, if you are still with me, an arty angle to finish :-D

Thanks for hanging in there, it is a bit picture heavy, I know!

Zack is off to a party today and I have more prep to do for the res of this weeks classes so I am off,

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Noooooo!!!!!!!!

2011-11-25T08:00:00.002Z

Hello there!

I am a day late posting because I popped my camera card in yesterday and it has crashed!! Nooooo!!!!!! All my photos from convention (bummer) but the kids birthdays, days out.. loads tbh (double bummer!!)

I am really hoping hubs will get it sorted but for now I have a card to share that I had already downloaded!

This card is the one I made to accompany this months orders, I had to post the rest before I got a group shot so it's just this one today folks ;-)

Black base with Crumb Cake and Calypso Coral, yumm! Sentiment is from Curly Cute and embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder

And do you recognise the woodgrain heart? Yes, it's the ones I punched out from my convention swaps to make the aperture, backed here with punched squares and threaded with gorgeous ruffle ribbon.

Well, that's it for today, I have a class first thing tomorrow am but I will see you Sunday with more cardyness ;-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Julies Roomie Gift

2011-11-23T09:35:00.000Z

Good Morning!

Super quick post today as I have a v-e-r-y long list of jobs to do today! That's what happens when you go off gallivanting to Paris though I suppose!! Lol!!

So, I promised you Julies roomie gift and it is very similar to Jo's as in it is the same gift but I have decorated Julies very differently.

Here, have a look...

Giant Peg first

As you can see I have used the gorgeous Aviary with the matching papers Nursery Nest

"Normal" sized pegs

and another scissor sharpener

and here they are all together, Now, I know I took some pics of these in their bags with the tags but I can't seem to find them anywhere, I will pop them on if and when I do though!!

Well, I am off now, got to get cracking!

Thanks for dropping by today :-D

Stampin' hugs,

Christmas Wish List Service

2011-11-22T11:33:00.000Z

What's on your Christmas List this year? Socks? Smellies? Or would you like to receive Stampin' Up! in your stocking this year?

Well, I am sure you would also like it to be a surprise too? So how can you do both?

I am offering a Wish List Service again this Christmas!

Simply peruse the CATALOGUE and list EVERYTHING you like/need. From the really big, expensive things right down to the little stocking stuffers and send it to me.

Then when your friends and family ask what you would like this year send them to me too and we will do the rest! I will even wrap the gifts for them if they want!

If you send more than one friend or relative I will combine their orders to perhaps even reach the hostess levels too, so get choosing now and the best bit is you will get what you actually want this Christmas!!

I look forward to hearing from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs,

Hello Honey, I'm Home!

2011-11-22T08:00:00.001Z

So, I am back home from the most wonderful time in Paris, We shared swaps, ideas, and most of all FUN!

I shared a room with two lovely ladies, Jules and Jo, what fun! Sadly I didn't get a picture of all three of us together so I am waiting for one of them to post one ;-)

As is tradition I made roomie gifts for both of them but today I will share Jo's with you,

I started with a giant peg, covered with Beau Chateau DSP (see page 97 HERE) I also stamped the crown onto very vanilla from the lovely Artistic Etchings stamp set to decorate the front,

and then I used standard sized pegs covered in the same paper to match but these have the small flower punched with Itty Bitty Punches and then topped with more lovely pearls,

and finally, a set of scissor sharpeners to which I sewed a piece of ribbon and a couple of retired buttons to, so it is easy to find in the bottom of a deep bag ;-)

and here they are all together

Well, I think she liked them :-)

I will share Julies gift with you tomorrow and later in the week I will hopefully get some of the gorgeous gifts I received photographed to share with you too :-)

That's all from me today, Stampin' Hugs,

Hershey Ornaments Mini Tutorial

2011-11-20T08:00:00.001Z

So, I decided to make some little Christmas ornament swaps with some Hershey nuggets, these would be perfect for hanging on the tree, and you could of course change out the chocolate if you prefered!

So, I thought I would make a little tutorial for you, step-by-step, to share how I made them, I am sure there are many other ways to make them but I found this the quickest method for making multiples, I will be making more for my tree for sure (perhaps with different chocolates tho ;-))

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This is what you need...

Hershey nugget, Large oval punched card piece, 1.5cm-2 cm of 3mm taffeta ribbon, red line tape and 2 x 3/4 height punched ornaments,

So, first of all punch a large oval from matching card, adhere it to the base and to the sides of the chocolate,

Next punch your ornaments and stick tape to the tops as shown, I also inked the edges on the opposite side that shows out,

adhere the ribbon to the tape of both ornaments

then glue to the sides of the chocolate

hold for a few minutes,

Job done!

Well, that's me for today, I will be home late tonight and so back tomorrow with roomie gifts and hopefully news from Paris too!

Thanks for dropping by!

Stampin' Hugs,

Pencil Sharpeners

2011-11-19T08:00:00.018Z

Good Morning to you,

As the title suggests I found some cute little pencil sharpeners to alter a while back and this is what I came up with...

they were a perfect match for Pacific Point DSP teamed with Daffodil Delight 3mm taffeta,

and Daffodil Delight with Old Olive

and finally Real Red with Basic Black,

Well, I hope they all like them, should know by now ;-)

Thanks, as ever, for dropping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Woodgrain Heart

2011-11-18T08:00:00.017Z

Well, if I have scheduled this properly I will be waking up to a full days Stampin' Up! convention going and you will be seeing some of my swaps!

I used the new woodgrain background with whisper white craft ink and the full heart punch, teamed with the yummy flirtatious DSP

and with either some Pretty in Pink satin ribbon or Wisteria Wonder ruffle ribbon

Well, I should be swapping these cards very soon for lots of other yummy inspiration but I will be back tomorrow with some more swappage for you :-)
Stampin' Hugs for today,

Caitlin's Birthday

2011-11-17T08:00:00.001Z

Good Morning!

Apologies fro my lack of blogging this week, I have been super busy with classes and getting ready for the SU! convention in Paris!! I am so excited! I am setting off this lunch time and will be scheduling a few posts for while I am away with some of the swaps I have made, but the best bit is getting all that inspiration in return! I will be sure to share it with you ;-)

So, today I have Caitlin's card for you, I used the gorgeous Pool Party and Calypso Coral, I love both of these colours but together they are just delightful!

I used a base of Sahara Sand to balance the brightness out and this gorgeous sentiment is from the hostess only Best Birthday Wishes which I stamped and layered with punches (which match perfectly of course ;-))

Finished with a bow using the gorgeous ruffle ribbon in matching coral

Inside I stamped off another birthday image before stamping inside to give a very subtle watermark effect

and an arty angle to finish

Well, that's me for now, I still have to pack yet too!

Back soon with some swaps :-D

Stampin' Hugs from me today,

Jessicas Birthday

2011-11-15T08:00:00.001Z

Hello,

Last week while I was away (on holiday, in the sun, did I mention that?? ;-) Lol!) my friends daughter had her birthday. Now, I was inspired to use these colours by, of all things, some pegs!!

I used Lucky Limeade, Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo with the new hostess set Happiest Birthday Wishes, this stamp is designed to fit in the Tag Punch :-D

a little "Bunny Ear Bow", see HERE for a video tutorial on how to make one,

and just a little decoration inside to finish

So, that's today's card, still got two more classes this week and I would also like to make another 40 or so swaps for SU! convention in Paris, better get cracking this afternoon I think!

Before I go though I just want to remind you I have just ONE paper share left, message me to have it posted out to you asap.

and if you would like to join my new Stampers 6, starting in January, then again message me to reserve a spot, more details HERE

Thanks for visiting today, back soon!

Bunny Ear Bow Video

2011-11-12T13:55:00.000Z

Hello,

As promised I have made a quick video tutorial showing you how to tie a little bow with just a strip of ribbon, I call them Bunny Ear Bows, not sure what they are really called though,

I hope you enjoy the tutorial :-)

HERE is the card I made to put the bow onto.

Back tomorrow with a card inspired by some ..... pegs of all things! Lol!

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Stampers Club Card

2011-11-11T10:48:00.000Z

Hello,

I have a quick post today, I am back from holiday (which was fantastic btw!) and now I have loads to do here including finishing getting ready for this weeks classes, a fair bit of washing and of course I still have more swaps I want to get made for Paris next week! Excited? Not yet, still panicking a touch tbh!! Lol!

So, the card I have to share with you today is the "workshop" card I sent out with my stampers club orders last month. I send out a small kit with the orders to all my ladies as if they have been to a "real" workshop with me.

So, this card which has a base of Wild Wasabi teamed with Real Red

with a border made using the lovely new Lace Ribbon border punch

Sentiment is from Polar Party, a great little set!

and the ornaments are punched from the gorgeous new Holly Berry DSP

If you would like to get a little SU! goodness each month, including a mini project, and the hostess benefits for one of those months too then why not join my next Stampers 6 club, starting in January?

Message me for more details of click on the Stamp Club tab in the top bar.

Back tomorrow with another mini video tutorial for you :-D

Stampin' Hugs,

Mandi's Special Day

2011-11-09T08:00:00.001Z

My lovely friend and down line Mandi had her special day last week also and so I made a special card for a special lady ;-)

I used a Rose Red and Confetti White colour combo with a hint of Old Olive for the stems of the flowers from Simply Soft

Sentiment is again from Best Birthday Wishes

and I did decorate some little pegs to match for Mandi too :-)

I'm sure she had a fab day as she is on holiday, who couldn't enjoy their birthday when they are away eh?!

Stampin' Hugs for today folks,

Christmas (not so) classic

2011-11-08T08:00:00.022Z

I have a Christmas card for you today, but not in a colour way you might immediately think of! I love it but I do agree it is a bit marmite, I would love to hear your opinion??

The base is Wisteria Wonder with a layer of Lucky Limeade and a pop of Cameo Coral

The stamped image is an A la Carte (individual one) and is called Something for Christmas, see page 16 for more details,

If you would like to order any of the items I have used for this card (or any others) then please do drop me a line :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Jeannettes Birthday

2011-11-07T08:00:00.014Z

My lovely friend Jeannette had her special day last week and this is the card I made for her...

I used the lovely Simply Soft again onto confetti white card, this is gorgeous card with little flecks of petals visible across the card

Sentiment is Best Birthday Wishes, another hostess set you "need" another great reason to host a workshop with me or join my new stampers 6 club ;-)

i hope Jeannette liked her card, hang on, I will ask her when I see her in Paris in a couple of weeks!! Yay!!

That's all for today,

Thanks for visiting me and I promise I will be round to see you very soon

Stampin' Hugs,

Note Book.

2011-11-06T08:00:00.001Z

And so today for the final gift I made for Emma to welcome her to the team!

I covered a journal with DSP and decorated it ready for Emma to use however she wants!

Her initial was stamped with Broadsheet Alphabet

Crotchet trim and In Colour ruffle ribbon decorate the spine, love both of these ribbons!!

and all three items together looking pretty ;-)

I hope you have enjoyed the last few days projects and if you would like to chat to me about joining the Southern Belles team then I would welcome your call or email :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Milk Carton for Emma

2011-11-05T08:00:00.002Z

Good Morning!

Following on from yesterdays post the first gift I made for Emma was an A4 Milk Carton (tutorial available in the Dazzling Dozen pack) to match the card I made her :-)

Soft Suede and Cameo Coral colour combo was used again with Newsprint DSP,

A cute decorated clip holds it closed, love this crotchet trim!

and what was inside the carton??

Yep! A great selection of lots of the current ribbons I have to get her started on her crafty SU! journey!

Super quick post today but I will be back tomorrow with the final part of Emma's welcome gift

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Welcome to the team Emma :-)

2011-11-04T08:00:00.001Z

Hello there,

A few days ago I had another lovely downline join my team The Southern Belles, her name is Emma (in case you didn't read the title!) and when any new member joins my team I always like to send them a little "Welcome" gift, some things to help them on their SU! journey!

This is the card I made for Emma in a Cameo Coral and Soft Suede colour way, I am loving both of these colours right now, both together and separately, I can't seem to use anything else! Lol!

Background DSP is the yummy Newsprint, loving this too! and the Fun Flowers Die with an antique brad in the centre,

I used the sadly neglected Vintage Vogue for the vines with Itty Bitty Punched flowers filled with Pearls,

and a little decoration inside too

She liked it, so once again Emma, Welcome!

That's it for today, I will be back tomorrow with more gifts for Emma, if you would like to discuss the benefits of join SU! and turning your crafting hobby into a business or just purchasing your stash a a discount then please email me with any questions or queries and I will call or email you for a chat :-)

Stampin' hugs for today,

A bit more Aviary

2011-11-03T08:00:00.002Z

Hello again!

I have a very CAS card for you today using Aviary, if you would like to lay with this set then why not come along to my class this month? I have a couple of dates with a space or two, message me for more info.

I used a Melon Mambo and Tempting Turquoise colour combo, love these together, I think they are really summery and bright :-)

Sentiment is from the retired Basic Phrases but the Teeny Tiny Wishes on page 86 would be an equally perfect option too!

Right, that's me for today

Thanks for stopping by today, I will be back tomorrow with more goodies :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Thanks

2011-11-02T08:00:00.001Z

Hello,

I have a quick and easy Thank-You card to share with you today. It uses the Simply Soft stamp set, this gorgeous set is only available to purchase with "Hostess Pounds" so you can earn yours for FREE when you host a workshop with me, or by joining my NEW stampers 6 club which will be starting in January, message me to join in the fun!

So, the card, I just love this stamp set, see it all on page 10 of the catalogue. It is so pretty and really lovely to work with,

I stamped the stem and flower outline in Always Artichoke and the petals in Baja Breeze,

I made half a dozen or so but I couldn't fit them all on the little stand ;-) Sentiment id from the ever useful Thank-you Kindly (find it on page 86)

O.K. super short post today,

Back tomorrow with some more craftyness

Stampin' Hugs,

Clean and Simple Aviary

2011-10-31T08:00:00.000Z

Hello,

I hope you had a nice weekend? We have spent it getting ready for Halloween, amongst other things, including trying to get my shed load of swaps made for Convention, Classes prepped and organised...

Anyway, I do have a quick little card for you today using 2 of the fab new In Colours and Aviary (again)

Pool Party card base with a Calypso Coral Lace Trim Border strip behind, I love these colours together ;-) The scalloped circle is from the Pennant die, so versatile this one!

This would make a lovely little card for almost any occasion, if you would like to order this set (or anything else from the current catalogue) then please drop me a line, I am placing an order Tuesday (1st Nov) :-)

Super quick post today as I have Zoe off tomorrow (inset day) and still have to decorate ready for the witching hour! Gonna be a long day tomorrow ;-) Night peeps...

Mwwwaahhhhh hhhaaaa hhhaaa hhhhhaaa!

Wishing you all a

Happppy Hallloooweeennn!!!!!

Decembers Christmas Party Classes

2011-10-29T12:11:00.000+01:00

Hello!

I have my sample project for Decembers Christmas Party Class for you today, with just a few spaces remaining for this class booking soon is highly recommended.

In addition to making this banner we will of course have mince pies, festive music, a raffle with one prize drawn on each day the class runs, and a special Christmas present from ~~santa~~ me!

You will get all the materials you need to make this gorgeous festive banner, with loads left over!

Included will be: half a pack of the NEW Holly Berry Bouquet Speciality DSP, Half a roll of Real Red Satin Ribbon and a sheet of chipboard letters too, plus all the card you need for this project, over £15+ worth of materials for just £18!

I will need your full payment no later than the 1st of December to confirm your place at this class to ensure all the products are here in plenty of time!

This class will be quite an informal class and you will need to bring a trimmer (if you have one) with you as well as any items you cannot craft without ie: tweezers, I use a wet glue at classes but if you prefer a different adhesive then please feel free to bring this along with you.
Spaces are filling fast for this one so please do get in touch asap to reserve your place!

**If you live too far away and would like to make this beautiful banner I am also making up postal kits of this class, last date for ordering the postal kit is the same as class (1st December) contact me for more details**

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs,

November Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

2011-10-28T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hello all,

I have the cards we will be making at my last Stamp-a-Stack class taking place in November

Dates for this class are the 26th, ~~28th~~, 29th and 30th.

They all have a bit more of a modern colour or twist to them this time round.

I hope you like them and if you would like to join us for this class then please hurry, the Monday is full already and the other days are filling fast!
Stampin' Hugs to you today,

New Stamp-a-Stack Tutorial

2011-10-26T13:43:00.002+01:00

Hello!

I have just added to my tutorials for sale this Stamp-a-Stack class, my ladies loved making these 10 cards and it took them approximately 3 hours with a bit of time for mince pies and chat too :-)

I hope you enjoy!

To purchase this tutorial for just £3.00 please go HERE, this fab tutorial gives you a measurements sheet to make your preperation easier and 5 individual sheets ready to print off (and perhaps laminate) to work your class as a shoe box swap style class (this is how I did it and it worked great!) If you require more details of how to do this please email me with your questions :-)

Thanks for stopping by today, I will be back tomorrow with my NEW stamp-a-Stack details, just a few places left for the third and final class, message me to reserve a spot

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Candy Wrapper Die Tutorial

2011-10-25T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hello folks!
I am here today with a mini video tutorial for you, sharing how I fold the new Stampin' Up! exclusive Candy Wrapper Die, this is the way I have found the easiest....and I have really made a lot of these lately, as you will see at the end of the video ;-)

I hope you enjoy this quick tutorial and I will be back tomorrow with more craftyness!

Please do let me know what you think and if you have any questions or would like to place a SU! order please email me for more details,
Stampin' Hugs for today,

Aviary Birthday

2011-10-23T13:31:00.000+01:00

Hello,

As you can probably guess I ran out of time to edit the mini film, soon, I promise! But I did get lots of other crafting done, all my Halloween treats are ready now :-) and I have almost finished designing the next Stamp-a-Stack class too!

So I do have another card using my most favourite stamps (this week) in the new catalogue! Aviary, I really do love this set and was thrilled to see it had made it "over the pond" ;-)

I used a colour combo of Rose Red and Perfect Plum for this card,

This elegant stand is included in the set, see page 41 for all the stamps in the set

Rose Red seam binding ribbon with a Plum button and sentiment is the old faithful Sincere Salutations, I love how they all fit in the large oval punch

and a little decoration inside to finish too ;-)

If you would like to have a play with this set then why not come along to my next class running on the 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th November, I still just have a couple of spaces left, message me for more info or to reserve your place! See HERE for the cards we will be making.

Well, that's me for today, back soon with more cardy goodness!

We are off for a walk in the forest with the dog and a leisurely tea tonight too!

Have a great, and hopefully inky, day :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Charlies Birthday

2011-10-22T12:21:00.000+01:00

Hello!

I am sooo glad it is the weekend, I am going to spend it creating, probably just a mess, but creating non the less :-)

So, a card... Yes I had to make another card for a 7 year old, there are sooo many boys 7th birthdays in the next few weeks so you will be seeing lots for this age group for a while ;-)

Charlies birthday was yesterday and this is the card I made for him...

I used the great "Frightful Sight" DSP (page 98 in the new catty if you want to have a look)
These fab papers, as you can see, are not just for Halloween!

They are available in my PAPER SHARE, just ONE share left, if you would like this last share please email me to reserve your spot!

I stamped the little monster from Make a Monster onto Watercolour Paper and coloured him with an aqua painter, then sat him on a punched border made using the new Dotted Scallop Border punch

Sentiment is the FAB new hostess set "Happiest Birthday Wishes" and it could be yours for FREE too, why not join my NEW stampers 6 club and get hold of your own??

and I popped another little monster inside too :-)

And an arty angle to finish today

O.K. I'm off for today, I hope you like today's card and I will be back tomorrow (hopefully) with a little video, but at the very least a card ;-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Happy Birthday Kiera

2011-10-18T08:00:00.006+01:00

Hello,

Another busy day here, Christmas Stamp-a-Stack class again today, I am going to be able to sing all those great Christmas songs again today ;-)

So, I have a cute birthday card with a matching gift card holder too, I have used Flirtatious papers and Aviary to make these

With Pretty in Pink Satin ribbon and a touch of ruffle Pool Party Ribbon too,

Love this little Owl

Dimensional view

and a little bird inside to pretty it up a bit

And with a matching gift card holder too, the Gift Card holder is made using the Two Tags die, full details are a part of my Handbags and Glad Rags Tutorial.

Inside the holder

I even stamped the paper bag to match

Picture heavy post today,

Before I go I must remind you that there is now less than two weeks left to take advantage of the FREE extra 5 ink pads and a mixed pack of the gorgeous In Colour card (Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder were used on this card set) bonus products when you sign up to become a demonstrator with SU! Have you ever wanted to turn your crafty hobby into a business? Message me for more details or for an informal, no hassle chat :-)

Right, off to class I go,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Phoebe's Lego Birthday

2011-10-17T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good Morning!

Super quick post today with the other Lego card I promised to share with you last week, I have 5 more lovely ladies this morning for the Christmas Stamp-a-Stack class arriving around 9.30 for mince pies and festive music to get us all in the festive spirit, did you know it is only 68 days 'till Christmas?

I am going to be offering a Wish List service and Gift Vouchers this Christmas time, more details coming soon!

But for now, back to the Lego card, all the measurements for making your own Lego bricks from card are linked in my side bar, along with all the other tutorials :-)

Sentiment is from Curly Cute,

I glued some ends of the bricks down and raised others for plenty of dimension

and finally added a little clip with some yummy spotty ribbon in Melon Mambo, this one is retired but there is a new spotty ribbon with scalloped edges, extra yum!

Well, that's all for today, I will be back tomorrow with a card and gift card holder to match,

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Zack is 7!

2011-10-16T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hello there!

It was my youngest son's birthday last Monday, and well, I have been chasing my tail ever since!
So, I have his card to share with you today, I used the retired Celebrations papers to make it but teamed it with the new stamp set Pennant Parade and the Petite Pennants Punch,

I left the pennants hanging from the ribbon, not stuck down, iykwim ;-)

The 7 is form the Timeless Type Alphabet dies and covered them with crystal effects

and some stamping inside to finish

and finally I made some mini cracker favours using the Candy Wrapper (SU! exclusive) die and Celebrations papers again as I had loads of it left ;-),

I absolutely *LOVE* this die, sooo many uses! Birthdays, Christmas, Halloween, Easter....

Well, that's it for today, I am meeting the lovely Laura later today for lunch and to finalise some very exciting plans, more details to follow shortly :-D

Back tomorrow with more cards for you,
Stampin' Hugs for today though,

Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge

2011-10-15T15:22:00.000+01:00

Hello,

A bit late posting today as I had a class this morning, it was a lovely class too, just 3 lovely ladies today but plenty of Christmas music and mince pies ;-) If you would like to come along to a class then please email me to reserve your place, they fill up really quickly though so please hurry to be sure you get the day you would like, dates and times are HERE

So, today's challenge over at Simply Stampin' Challenges is a colour one, Cajun Craze, Old Olive, Basic Black and Whisper White.

I recently purchased this blank "Boo" hanger and knew exactly what I wanted to do with it- cover it with the gorgeous SU! Halloween DSP!

and I tied some yummy satin ribbon around the hanger part

and a bit of inking around the edges gives it a creepy, slightly dirty look

Well, I hope you like today's project, if you would like to join in with the challenge, hop on over and have a go, you just need to use one SU! product to enter, go and have a peek at the other DT projects too, some fab things as always :-)

Back tomorrow with another card for you

Thanks, as ever, for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Next Class Sneaks and a Winner!

2011-10-14T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hello,

How are you? I have been very busy spending the last two days cutting up card ready for next weeks Christmas Stamp-a-Stack! Phew! I have 19 ladies coming over the next week and they are all making 10 cards each! That's a lot of cards, why not join in the fun at the next one, all the details and dates are HERE, but before the next Christmas class I have a gorgeous class using the fab Aviary stamp set, I am so in love with this set and I just adore it with the new In Colours, we will be using the Flirtatious papers too, here take a look...

We will be making all three of these cards, the class dates for this one are 12th, 14th, 15th and 16th November, I will not be able to add to these dates as I am off to Paris on the 17th for SU! convention :-D so if you would like to join us then please hurry and book the day you would like to come along, it promises to be great fun! This class costs just £10 but is FREE with an order of £35 or more, another great reason to come along!

So, a winner, for what? At the Southampton Papercraft show last Saturday I held a prize draw and today I finally got around to drawing a winner... drum roll please......

Congratulations Sue! Your prize is already winging it's way to you! Big thanks to all who entered and all those I met there, it really was a lovely day :-)

I still have loads to share with you and so I promise I will be back tomorrow with some more cardy goodness,

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Boys Lego Card

2011-10-12T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hello there!

I am here today with a card I was requested to make for a friend. The only real specification was it had to be Lego! Well, as soon as she said that I was sure of what I was going to do, almost easy even ;-) lol!

So, I made this, it is a large 8"x8" card

The circles were made with the 1/2" punch, and the bricks are 3.5cm x 5.2cm each

the tall ones were made buy cutting a 3.5cm wide piece of Daffodil Delight card and scoring at 2cm marks, fold and ink, then add a couple of different colours to make the stack look like a kid made it ;-)

Some of the bricks along the bottom were glued and some popped at one end too,

I also used the new perfect pennant punch for the name bunting, if you only get one thing before Christmas then this should be it!

On the subject of Christmas I will be offering a "Wish List" service again this year and also gift vouchers for sale too. So if you need SU! goodies in your stocking rather than socks then message me with your list of SU! wishes, then direct all your friends and relatives to me and we will do the rest!!

and some decoration inside to finish

O.K. I know I promised you Zack's card today, but I still have to edit the pics.

So anyway I will be back tomorrow with a smaller, more girly, lego card ;-) and I will get Zacks card on here before the weekend, I promise!

Stampin' Hugs to you all,

Zack's Invites

2011-10-11T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hello,

Yesterday was Zack's 7th birthday! Where did that time go?? So today I will share with you the simple invites I made for him to give to his friends who are coming on Friday for birthday tea, we did the whole family and non-school friends yesterday, phew! He had a fab day tho and didn't want to got to bed as it would be over! Bless! I will share his card and cake and candle blowing out tomorrow...

So, the invites, I made 2 of each using Fox and Friends

Background card is Wild Wasabi and Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

and I even stamped the envelopes, such a shame I wrote the wrong day on them isn't it?? Doh!!!!!!! Had to go round and tell the parents this morning ;-)

and all together

Right, that's me, I have to prep for next weeks Christmas Stamp-a-Stack, I have just one space left, message me now to reserve your spot!

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Papercraft show and some swaps for today's training :-)

2011-10-09T08:00:00.003+01:00

Hello,
** Before I share todays post I would like to just let you know due to popular demand I have added an extra day to the Christmas Stamp-a-Stack dates, Friday 21st October, message me to join in the fun!**

Big apologies for the lack of a post yesterday, I was at the wonderful Southampton Papercraft show organised by the lovely Sarah, thanks Sarah. What a lovely day meeting lots of lovely ladies (and Gents) and sharing some Stampin' Up! goodness :-D

*waves* to all those I met there!

So, I thought I would share with you some pictures of the table before the doors opened, unfortunately I forgot to take any "action" shots when my other friends/helpers came but at least I can share the table with you ;-) And a big thank-you to Nicky and Hannah for helping out too *mwah*

Like the Spooky Banner between the trees? and my Zoe who ran to sit in the centre when the camera came out! She totally doesn't get that from me!!

(You should be able to click on the pic's to make them bigger)

The left tree at the end

The right hand tree

There were also cards on the inside of the trees too,

Now, swaps. I am off today to Jo D's training day for some SU! fun and inspiration, there will be 24 of us there and so I have made this manyswaps, normally these are card fronts but I decided to use my SU! exclusive Candy Wrapper Die, I *heart* this die sooo much! I will be using it lots, especially for Christmas though, so I decided to use them in my display today

I used the Rock and Roll techique for the pumpkins, as I did on the spooky banner the other day (for more pics of that go HERE)

So, that's it for today, I will be back tomorrow with some more cardy lovelyness,
Thanks for stopping by today :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Handbags and Glad Rags NEW Tutorial

2011-10-07T08:00:00.001+01:00

Good morning peeps!

I have a NEW tutorial for you today making a fabby handbag with a matching gift card holder (to purchase some glad rags ;-)) using the brilliantly versatile new SU! die called "Two Tags", to see the die see page 123 of the new catty HERE

This is a 27 page step by step, full colour PDF tutorial with detailed instructions for both the bag...

...and gift card holder

All yours for just £3.00!

Click HERE to purchase this tutorial sent directly to your inbox, no waiting around, it will be sent immediately to you ;-)

Thank-you and if you do make either of these please send me a picture I love to see what you create :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today,

October Christmas Stamp-a-Stack Class

2011-10-06T08:00:00.001+01:00

Hello,

Huge apologies for the lack of postings the last couple of days, I have been mad busy with classes this week! Thanks to all the lovely ladies who attended, we had a lovely time :-) So, onto the next class, I am filling up really fast for this one...

Saturday 15th--just 2 spaces left

Monday 17th-- FULL

Tuesday 18th-- just 1 space left

Wednesday 19th-- FULL

so, you want to see what we will be making then?? Great!

We will be making 2 of each of these cards in the colour combo of Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Cherry Cobbler, with a tutorial to follow in the next few days too :-)

Have you seen the new catalogue yet?? Click HERE to have a look and then email me your order, there are so many fab new products in there!!

I am also starting a new stampers 6 club so you can have a little of what you would like each month with the added bonus of at least 25 "hostess pounds" to spend one of the months too, see HERE for more details

So, is your wish list really L-O-N-G?? Well, have you though about joining Stampin' Up! and earning some of it for free?? and turning your hobby into a business?? message me to find out more :-)

SU! also have an extra special deal just for the month of October too; 5 new In Colour Ink Pads and a pack of mixed In Colour card for FREE! that's on top of the already great value starter kit!

Well, that's all for today, I have a list as long as your arm today getting ready for Saturdays Papercraft show, why not pop along and say "Hi" I would love to see you there, I will also have some show specials on the day too!!
Stampin' Hugs for today,

Candy Wrapping

2011-10-03T09:28:00.000+01:00

Hello!
I am here with the last project for the classes I am holding this month and it's a super cute mini cracker, another exclusive SU! die for the Big Shot, SU! call it the Candy Wrapper Die, it's just so sweet!

I will do a quick video tutorial in the next week or so to show you how you fold the ends in easily but for now here it is

we will be decorating it with the owl punch to make a ghost and yummy striped ribbon

and if you would like to have a look through the NEW catalogue then take a look HERE

email me your list and I will get it to you asap :-)

I am starting another stampers 6 group in the next month or so, if you would like a bit of SU! goodness direct to your door each month then message me or visit the Stampers Clubs tab along the top of my blog
Have a great day today, I'm of to play with paper with 6 lovely ladies :-)

Stampin' Hugs,

Come and Join the Blog Hop!

2011-10-02T10:00:00.000+01:00

Hello!

and welcome today, you may have joined me on the way around the ILWS blog hop, if so you will have come from the lovely Pat's blog if you have no idea what I am talking about then let me explain! A whole bunch of SU! demos have joined together to "jump" from one blog onto the next showcasing products from the fab NEW Catalogue!

There will be a link further down this post to the next blog and at the very bottom of this post all the participating blogs in case anyone has publishing problems.

So onto my project, I decided to make a really SPOOKY Halloween Banner using the fantastic NEW Perfect Pennants die. I love it already!!

Yes, I know we could all sit and cut out little triangles but I am not kidding you, I made this in less than an hour (if you don't count the time I spent uhhming and ahhhing about where to put which image ;-))

OK lots of pictures coming up, I took a photo of each section going along, you should be able to click on each picture to see it closer...

Alphabet is the Timeless Type Junior Sizzlit Alphabet

I used retired Rich Razz satin ribbon but you could use Black ribbon or the 1/4" grosgrain in Razzleberry

I embossed all the large pennants with the Perfect Polka Dos Embossing folder

I used the fab new stamp set Jack of all Trades using the "Rock and Roll" technique

The hat and faces are in the stamp set too, the ghost is the very versatile Owl punch again!

And a close up of some of the scrummy NEW Halloween papers,

As you might have guessed I am a massive fan of Halloween, I love everything about it so you can rest assured I will be doing A LOT more Halloween projects over the next few weeks, be sure to pop by!

If you would like to place an order then please drop me a line and I will be happy to help :-)

Thanks for visiting today, the next stop on this hop is to go to the wonderful Claires blog

Stampin' Hugs from me,

As promised the whole hop in one place :-)

1. Lauralou http://airingcupboardstamping.blogspot.com/

2 AlisonP http://www.craftyalisoninlyon.blogspot.com/
3 Glittermum http://www.mygroovystampinup.blogspot.com/
4. Theresa M http://my-next-chapter.blogspot.com/
5. SarahLP http://stampingobsession.com/
6. Sassy Stamper (Elaine) http://www.thesassystampers.blogspot.com/
7. Sarastamper (http://craftingandstamping.com/)
8. JJ66 http://jan-crippin.blogspot.com/
9. Evy c http://evyscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
10. DonnaM http://www.head-over-heels-by-dlm.blogspot.com/
11. Scrappydiva http://www.stampin-divas.blogspot.com/
12. Natalie http://www.natalieoshea.co.uk/blog.html
13.Dawn http://www.tartanstamper.blogspot.com/
14. Vicky http://www.vickylouscorner.blogspot.com/
15. Maggie (maggiemae) http://thefineartofstampin.blogspot.com/
16. Julie H (The Crafty Bug) http://www.the-crafty-bug.blogspot.com/
17. Elizabeth (Stash Fairy) http://elizabethscraftroom.blogspot.com/
18. Michelle (ShellieStamps) http://michellescraftypaper.typepad.com/
19. Keren. http://www.kerenbaker.wordpress.com/
20. Emma (Daisydaye) http://emma-daye.blogspot.com/
21. Rachel (Rachel) http://www.stampingurl.blogspot.co.uk/
22. Valerie (valmoody) http://stampingwithval.wordpress.com/
23. Kara (KaraM) http://karascraftycorner.blogspot.com/
24. Sarah (IOW Sarah http://www.stampinsarahiow.blogspot.com/
25. Tracey Rossos http://www.derbyshireducks.blogspot.com/
26. Patricia (Beckscraft) http://stampinbeckscraft.blogspot.com/
27. Sarah-Jane http://cardsandacuppa.blogspot.com/
28. Claire http://stampinupscrapper.blogspot.com/
29. Cupcake http://pinkycardsandcreations.blogspot.com/
30. Kimf http://kimfeecrafter.blogspot.com/

31. carolineskinner http://stampinupandbranchingout.blogspot.com/

32. Emma_H http://www.emma-letsstamp.blogspot.com/

33. Sally - Pink Sky. x http://pinkskysu.blogspot.com/

34. Carolyn http://stampaholix.blogspot.com/

35. Tina http://littlewhitehousecrafts.blogspot.com/

36. Hayley (craftydevils) http://www.mycrafthaven.blogspot.com/

37. allyf - http://serendipitypapercuts.blogspot.com/

Simply Stampin' Challenge

2011-10-01T08:00:00.000+01:00

Good morning!

I you haven't seen it already, the NEW Stampin' Up! catalogue is here!! Please scroll down or click on the "Catalogues and Ordering" tab in the top bar to see it, it's fantastic!!

Anyway, it's time for another Simply Stampin' Challenge and this week the theme is "Swirls and Pearls"
I have used a mix of old (stamp set, Vintage Vogue) and NEW (fabby new In Colours Calypso Coral and Pool Party) I am so in love with this combo and you will definitely be seeing much more of this in the future, you have been warned ;-)

A close up of the 3d flowers and pearls

And a bit of decoration inside to finish

Gosh, it is so nice to have a bit of natural light to take your pictures in at the moment!

I am sure the other DT members have some more lovely cards to inspire you today, speaking of which have you ever thought of joining a DT?? The team over at Simply Stampin' are having a call out for new members, why not pop over and take a peek?

I will be back tomorrow with some more NEW catalogue ideas, along with 25 or so others, That's right tomorrow is the ILWS blog hop, be sure to hop on by and take a peek!

I will be placing a stampin' Up! order on Wednesday if you need anything from the new catalogue then please message me for more details, or why not join my Stampers 6 Club and get a little SU! goodness delivered every month with hostess benefits for one of those months, but please hurry, we are starting very soon!!

Thanks for visiting today,
Stampin' Hugs,

Cards and a cuppa

Spring Mini catalogue is HERE!!!!!!!!!!!

Everyday Enchantment with Elementary Elegance

3 of the same!

Ruffled Ribbon Rose Tutorial

Ruffled Ribbon Rose Card

All Day Class Project 1

It's time to Sale-a-Brate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Scallop Circle Dress

Postage Stamp Punch

An In Colour Birthday, with Cake!

All Day Class in February

New Tutorial For Sale...or FREE!

Charming!

Cupcakes ;-)

Valentines Class

Jems Team Swap

Birthday Boy

Bottle Top Magnets

Christmas Gifts

A little more Christmas ;-)

January Stamp-a-Stack

Christmas Decor

3d trees

Button Snowman

Top Note Christmas Card

Last minute Christmas Cards

Petal Cone Favours

Button Tree

All White Christmas Card

Last Baby Card...for a while anyway ;-)

Baby Card with Fox and Friends

Post Convention Get Together

Side Stepper card for a Baby

Top Note Card Tutorial

3 Birthday Jems!

Folded Tree Tuorial

Stampers Club card for November

FREE STAMPS AND PAPER!!

3d Swap

New Paper and Ribbon Shares!

Another Harry is 7!

Harry is 7!

Happy Birthday Evelyn!

Noooooo!!!!!!!!

Julies Roomie Gift

Christmas Wish List Service

Hello Honey, I'm Home!

Hershey Ornaments Mini Tutorial

Pencil Sharpeners

Woodgrain Heart

Caitlin's Birthday

Jessicas Birthday

Bunny Ear Bow Video

Stampers Club Card

Mandi's Special Day

Christmas (not so) classic

Jeannettes Birthday

Note Book.

Milk Carton for Emma

Welcome to the team Emma :-)

A bit more Aviary

Thanks

Clean and Simple Aviary

Decembers Christmas Party Classes

November Christmas Stamp-a-Stack

New Stamp-a-Stack Tutorial

Candy Wrapper Die Tutorial

Aviary Birthday

Charlies Birthday

Happy Birthday Kiera

Phoebe's Lego Birthday

Zack is 7!

Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge

Next Class Sneaks and a Winner!

Boys Lego Card

Zack's Invites

Papercraft show and some swaps for today's training :-)

Handbags and Glad Rags NEW Tutorial

October Christmas Stamp-a-Stack Class