Two Minute Tuesday - My Tips for SU! Pearls, Rhinestones and Perfect Accents.

Hello!

Today I have a little Two Minute Tuesday video to share with you. 

I have been using a lot of the gorgeous new Perfect Accents on my cards ever since they were added to the new catalogue. In fact I think they might be my favourite accessory ever! Obviously, I still love Rhinestones and Pearls too though ;-)

So, with that in mind I wanted to do a little video sharing a couple of tips I think might make using these items a little easier for you :-) 

Including storing and getting to your accents and removing all of them from their backing easily and without damage, please enjoy...

*DIRECT LINK TO YouTube AND THIS WEEKS VIDEO*

Well, I hope that's helped someone and thanks for stopping by today.

I have been on a bit of a card making roll this week so I have some cute new things to share with you this week plus Dad's birthday card from last week too so please do pop back and take a look!

Stampin' Hugs,

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Stampin' Up! Spiced Paisley in Pink

Hello!

I am (finally) back with the Spiced Paisley card I promised you the other day today, I think this really gives this stamp set a whole different look.....

I used Regal Rose with Daffodil Delight, a very summery combo don't you think?

 Daffodil Delight Satin ribbon, which is retired unfortunately :-( But, there is a tutorial for bow tying HERE though! :-)

 and this picture shows I punched the centres out with the 3/4" circle punch and added some bilng too!

Right, that's me for today, back tomorrow, I promise!

Please don't forget you will not be able to order any products from the Spring Mini after the end of the month so if there is something you need please email me asap

Stampin' Hugs for today

Thank-You

Hello there,

It's going to be a lovely day again by the look of it and I already have a couple of loads of washing on the line! Shame I have indoors stuff to do today ;-)

I was playing around with a cleaner look the other day, and I love Borderlines for this, and I made this little thank-you card

 Borderlines stamped in Wild Wasabi with Melon Mambo itty bitty flowers, great little punches!

 and curly cute for the sentiment, now it wasn't meant to be on a banner, but I was trying to be a bit clever and not use a stamp-a ma-jig so it ended up wonky! hence the lil' banner ;-)

Well, that's me for today, I hope you have enjoyed your visit today, thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Hugs,

Lovely Laura's Special Day

Good Morning to you today!

Friday was my very dear friend Laura's birthday. Now, I only recently met Laura but as soon as we did meet we just clicked and always have such a great time together, she helped me out at Netley Marsh Steam and Craft Fair so you may have met her too?? again though I have Stampin' Up! to thank for knowing this lovely lady, I am truly thankful for the people I can now call friends because of this company! O.K. enough mushy, the card....

I have used Sahara Sand with Tempting Turquoise and Rich Razzleberry,

Punched flowers were made with one of the Itty Bitty Bits punches, each finished with a rhinestone

The background was stamped with the "Sweet Friend" stamp from the Hello You set (this can be found tucked away at the back of the catty on page 86) using Sahara Sand Ink. Engraved Greetings was used for the main image (same page in catty) inked with markers,

more of that scrummy FREE ribbon ;-) Don't forget this offer ends tomorrow! contact me NOW to place your order to receive these gorgeous free gifts!

Bow tutorial coming soon...

and a bit more stitching inside to finish

Now, I wanted to make Laura a little something to go with her card and I had a little umming and ahhing but finally decided every crafter one can use pegs, so I covered these to match the card (tutorial for covering pegs is in the Dazzling Dozen tutorial pack)

using the itty bitty punches and rhinestones again

O.K. that's me for today, Zack is off on a sleepover with FIL tonight so I am not sure what I am going to do with the other two?? Better get thinking about it ;-) I have (mostly ;-)) enjoyed these summer holidays and it sure is going to be quiet around here next week!

Thanks for dropping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Strength and Hope Birthday

Good Morning!

Super quick post today but plenty of pics for you, I needed another birthday card this week, and I went with my favourite colour combo of the week (or two) Sahara Sand, Perfect Plum and Blushing Bride, I hope you aren't fed up with it yet?? anyway, I used Strength and Hope again, love these butterflies!

They are just so easy and fun to cut out, and no I am not great at that usually ;-) a few Rhinestones to finish them along the centres,

a trio of flowers from Itty Bitty Punches covered in Crystal Effects

Sentiment is from Basic Phrases, punched with the Designer Label punch

Not sure if it obvious but I inked the edges of all the Sahara card with Whisper White Craft ink, it gives a lovely subtle definition to the card I think

and inside to finish

O.K. that's me for today,

Thanks, as ever, for visiting me *mwah*

Stampin' Hugs,

Mojo Monday 197

Good Morning,

So, I promised you a paper creation today and I am happy to say I managed to make a card last night when I came home from work, I followed the Mojo sketch #197 this week and as soon as I saw it I thought of this greeting stamp from Occasional Greetings, it's such a lovely sentiment, I really must use it more often ;-)

The colours are Blush Blossom, Perfect Plum and Sahara Sand, this combo is taken from the Colour Coach, if you would like to see more combos from this great tool then don't forget to join us on FRIDAY for a great fun blog hop :-)

This flower comes from the Fun Flowers Die again, I will do a quick tutorial later in the week to show you how to achieve this look from them :-) Lovely bit of Poly In Colour ribbon under the flower,

and a little bit of decoration inside to finish it off

Well, that's it from me today, I have a list as long as your arm today as well as a sickly boy, poor Zack has about 100 chicken pox spots now! So who knows how much I will get done!

I'll let you know...

Thanks for dropping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Less is More

Hello,

I sure do hope this post publishes today! lol! OMG how bad was the weather yesterday?? It never stopped raining here all day and from what I have seen I think it was like that across most of the country, those poor I.O.W festival goers...

Anyway, talking of the Island, I am entering in Mandi (who lives on the I.O.W ;-)) and Chrissie's Less is More challenge and this week it is One Layer plus a border.

 I even managed to pay enough attention and fulfil all the criteria too! get me! he he he!

So, I have been playing with Engraved Greetings again, this stamp set is such a brilliant bargain at just £12.95 for this one and a Happy Birthday one too, more on that tomorrow ;-)

This stamp set is great for both boys and girls and just so elegant. It is tucked away on page 86 if you fancy a look the link is under Catalogues and Ordering across the top of this blog.

O.K. first card is a 6"x6" one, the stamp was inked using my Markers to get the mixed colour look in Concord Crush, Melon Mambo with just a touch of Pear Pizzazz and not forgetting the couple of Basic Rhinestones I used to bling it up a little ;-)

inside I made the border a little wider and stamped the image without re-inking it for a washed out look to compliment (I hope) the outside,

and this second one is just under 4" square, I think I prefer this one,

no second stamping inside due to the small size but I did add some doodling to finish and not forgetting the bling on here too :-)

Well, that's todays cards for you, I have plenty of crafting to do today now I have finished the ton of washing Josh brought home with him yesterday!

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

First Part of June's Class

Hello,

Well, it has just absolutely thrown it down! and being so close to the I.O.W. I truly feel sorry for the poor folks at the festival this weekend, I hear it isn't going to get much better either!! and now it is heavy hail stones too, eek!

Anyway, this morning I have been finishing off my designs for this months class, my regular ladies wanted a techniques class so I have incorporated 3 ribbon flowers, heat embossing and dry embossing.

It promises to be great fun and I have had a couple of spaces become unexpectedly available too, so contact me now reserve your space!

So, onto the first card, I am using the lovely In Colours for this months class and this pretty pink is called Blushing Bride and I have used the colour coach to team it with Sahara Sand and Perfect Plum, 

I embossed the patterned paper with the Vintage Wallpaper folder and used the gorgeous Stitched Poly Ribbon for the flower centre,

There will also be enough matching paper for you to decorate the inside,

and second project today is a little pillow box with another cute ribbon rose, this time using seam binding ribbon and again the Vintage Wallpaper folder,

I used Tiny Tags to decorate the Rose Red box, there is also an abundance of shimmer spray this month too ;-)

so, that's two of the projects for this months class, I will be back on Sunday with the other one as tomorrow is of course Simply Stampin' Challenge day and it's a goodie again, do come and see and if you get a chance we would love you to play along,

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

From a hat to a card

Good morning,

Well, first of all today, if you visited me at the craft fair ay Lyndhurst yesterday I would like to say a big Hello to you! it was great to meet you, I will be there the next two weeks too so please do pop in and say Hi of you are in the area, it is at Lyndhurst Community Centre, SO43 7NY.

Anyway, I needed another birthday card for yesterday and as I was flipping through my Tesco's mag I saw this hat and I knew I wanted to make a card using it as inspiration! Love the colours, love the layers, love the flower..

And here is my card, I totally used the picture inspiration literally to make this card..

I die cut 3 layers of each colour to make the flower very full adding a tempting turquoise {retired} button threaded with with 3mm taffeta ribbon,

Sentiment is from Party This Way, loving banners at the moment too, had you noticed?? lol! I finished the end with a Tab punch out with a pretty Flower Brad and Rhinestone

and inside I added a little Daisy too,

Well, that's it for today, I hope you like this card and if you need any of the (all SU!) supplies I have used here then please do contact me for more details,

Thanks for visiting me today,

Stampin' Hugs,

Charity Card Making Class

EDIT TO SAY: THIS CLASS IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A STEP-BY-STEP PDF TUTORIAL GO HERE TO PURCHASE :-)
Hello,

I am organising a charity card making class to be held on the 9th July in aid of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Stampin' Up! has designed a beautiful stamp set (p. 31, mini catty) with this charity in mind and is donating £1/$2 to this charity for every set purchased worldwide, so I am hoping to help with the fund-raising efforts by hosting a class using this lovely stamp set (I have been playing with it and it is truly gorgeous to work with) whilst doing something we all enjoy :-)

This class includes your very own set of "Strength and Hope" stamps in your choice of clear or wood mount, Stampin' Up! will donate £1 to this charity for each set we purchase and I will match that with a £1 donation too, all your card cut to size and adhesive as per normal for a class, a raffle with LOTS of brilliant prizes, Cupcakes (of course) and Plenty of fun too!

The cost for this class is just £20 for the clear mount option and £23 for the wood mount option. Of course if you already have this stamp set then you can substitute it with another of equal value, but please bring along your set to this class. 

One raffle ticket is included in the cost of your class and more will be available to purchase on the day. ALL profit from the raffle will go to the charity too.

You can make the cards in either the Blue or Pink but this class must be paid in full, with your choice of colours, by the 2nd July in order to give the stamps time to get here in time for the class :-)

I am also offering the optional extra of a roll of Seam Binding Ribbon in a matching colour and a pack of Basic Rhinestones for just £10, again this must be pre-ordered so it is ready for you at the class,

 and here are the cards in Pink, shown here using the optional extras

I hope you will be able to join us for what promises to be a fun time for a great cause.

If you live too far to attend this class then please email me for more details on this class by post. Unfortunately I cannot offer the cupcakes in this class kit by post ;-)

EMAIL me now to reserve your place, hurry, we are filling up fast!

Stampin' Hugs