Clean and Simple Aviary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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,