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Hello there,

I am running late with my blog post today I'm afraid! Apologies :-)

A couple of weeks ago my friend and fellow Jems team mate Jeannette moved house so I of course had to get into my craft room and make her a little card wishing her well :-D

and so this is what I came up with...

It is a pocket style card and as I made it I photographed the process so tomorrows post will be a little tutorial for this ;-)

Here it is out of the pocket

the eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed it actually is very similar to Laura's card she made for Jeannette, I can promise you we didn't know about each others card 'till I saw hers on her blog yesterday and she will see mine in a minute I'm sure! Funny how it goes ;-)

Anyway, enough waffle for one day, I am busy getting ready for my All Day Class and booking up workshops, message me if you would like me to come along and share some SU! ideas with you and your friends :-)

Stampin' Hugs for today

Everyday Enchantment with Elementary Elegance

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!

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

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

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

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

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

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,