Southern Belles Get Together

Hello,

This last Saturday some of my lovely team came over for a pre-Christmas get together. We talked and laughed about all things SU! and more. I had a lovely time and I think, so did they ;-)

We also did some crafting and made these 2 cards that could be shared at a workshop, the original version and a stepped up one with more product. We used the Friendship Preserves stamp set in a Baja Breeze and Summer Starfruit colour combo,

 Using the rock and roll technique for the main image with Vintage Faceted Buttons and Summer Starfruit ribbon on the stepped up version, we also spritzed the card front with Vanilla Smooch Spritz but it hasn't shown up on the pic here very well, soz ;-)

 and we also made a 3d Christmas ornament in a choice of colours, here is the Real Red version with Wild Wasabi ribbon,

 Pink Pirouette version with Rich Razzleberry stitched ribbon

 and my favourite the Pool Party version with Night of Navy co-ordinating ribbon 

 and here they are all together :-)

Well, that's all from me today, I hope you have enjoyed the projects and I will be back soon with more craftyness to share with you!

For more info on joining my team please feel free to email me :-)

Stampin' Hugs from me today

Perfectly Preserved

Hello, 

I have a couple of cards to share with you tonight, these were made a while ago and I have just not had a chance to post them on here, in fact I made these when Jules was here in August and Emma popped over for a play too, just as we had the pre-order (a great demo perk, ask me how) for the Autumn/Winter catalogue :-D

So, this was the first one I made with the postage stamp punch so a nice quick one to make

 I used Vellum card for the jar but had to cut the pear out by hand as I didn't have the framelits at the time so excuse the wobbly edges please ;-)

 and a lovely ribbon slider containing the linen thread

 Now, for this one I added some banners (I am still loving banners) and stitched them along the edge as well as the strip along the bottom

 a banner and stitching close up

 and the pears were inked with markers for a two tone effect

Right, that's me for now as I'm off to work.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Happy Stampin'

Perfectly Preserved inspired by Orla ;-)

Hello there,

I hope you are all well today? I have a card I made a while ago for my friend Laura's birthday using Perfectly Preserved and I was inspired by all the lovely Orla Keily goodies that are around right now, here, take a look and let me know what you think...

 I stamped the pear multiple times onto Sahara Sand DSP (from the Neutrals stack) using Midnight Muse ink
and added a few rhinestones and leaves here and there

 Yummy vintage faceted buttons with Summer Starfruit and cotton twill ribbon

 arty angle for the dimension ;-)

 and a little decoration inside to finish today

Well, I hope you like today's card and many thanks for stopping by today
Stampin' Hugs,

Sampin' Up! Perfectly Preserved

Hello there,

I am hosting a Macmillan coffee morning today but I thought I would pop on and share a card with you first ;-) I will try to remember to take a few pics today and share some of the goings on tomorrow too.

So, on to today's card. I made this one for my lovely friend and down line Anna for her birthday a few weeks ago and as I am so in love with this set I just had to use it ;-) 

I used a rich and feminine colour combo of Island Indigo and Raspberry Ripple with Crumb Cake

 some masking of the flowers to fit them in the jar

I *heart* this ruffled ribbon, it also makes great flowers (see side bar for tutorial)

 and I decorated inside too

and I also made a matchbox style box to pop her gift in too 

Island Indigo card for the base with an outer wrapper made with Orchard Harvest DSP from the Autumn/Winter catalogue (page 28)

with a matching jar on the front to finish

Right, I had better get going before everyone gets here, wish me luck!!

Stampin' Hugs for today,

... and In with the new!!

So, the retirement list is here, the Summer mini catalogue is finished and now we have the NEW Seasonal Catalogue to play with! It's all go with SU! right now!!!

the NEW Seasonal catalogue link is HERE

 if you would like a hard copy then please email me for info, it is jam packed with fun new products, some of which we will be using at my All Day class on the 15th September at which there are just a couple of places left, message me to join us today!

As I have the link for the new catalogue to share with you I thought I would also pop on a little inspiration for you too, it is a super cute Thank-You cards I made to go in with some orders last month. I really love the Perfectly Preserved set in the A/W catty, here is the lil' pear again

 and a little close up, I used markers to ink it up and the sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes

Please contact me to place an order from this catty or the retirement list and don't forget I am offering FREE POST on all orders over £60 during September!

I hope to hear from you soon

Stampin' Hugs, 

Perfectly Preserved Birthday with a Layered Curly Label Punch tutorial too!

Hello there,

It was my friends birthday the other day and so I played with new favourite stamp set Perfectly Preserved and the matching papers too, so gorgeous!

**Please scroll down for tutorial on layering the Curly Label Punch**

  I also used the matching Cannery framelits dies to cut out the little pears, these pears are my current crush and by far my most used stamp from this set...

I *heart* these buttons, my dear friend Julie gave me a few when she came to visit a few weeks ago, they are currently reserved for specials friends but I am counting the days 'till the 1st October when I can order at least 100 packs for myself (just in case I run out ;-) lol)

 and the inside was decorated a little too

So, do you like the button tab detail on this card? Well here is a simple way to achieve this double layered look to the punched Curly label tab! You need the Curly label punch (obviously) and the Decorative label punch too 

So, begin by punching the smaller Curly Label from your top layer of chosen card or paper, I inked the edges of mine but this is not essential. Then punch a Decorative Label from the background design again from either card or paper. Adhere the curly label to the decorative label with a narrow border at the bottom as shown here

Feed one side of the labels back into the Curly Label punch to make an even border at the side to match the bottom, punch it out!

 flip the labels around and repeat on the other side

 Now, the bottom corners will have this slightly uneven look so I just snipped it off with scissors, very easy

 and this is what you should have now. I then trimmed the top edge of the bottom layer so it was also straight

 and this is the finished tab!

I hope you have enjoyed this mini tutorial and I look forward to seeing it on your cards too ;-)

Thanks for stopping by today and if you need any help getting the punches (or anything else) I have mentioned then please contact me today to place an order ;-)

Stampin' Hugs from me today,

September Class with Perfectly Preserved from SU!

Hello there,

I am off out in a minute to get those last minute school essentials like shoes (for all 3 kids!) lol but I just wanted to pop on here and share with you what we will be making at card class next week. I am full for Tuesdays class but am also running a class on Wednesday 5th September, message me if you would like to join us!

So, what will we be making....

This gorgeous stamp set is in the new Autumn Winter seasonal catalogue and it comes with matching framelits! I am loving this set!

 

 some faux stitching on this card

 

and look at the cute jar made with vellum!

 

If you would like to come along and join us then please message me asap as places are unfortunately very limited for this class, 

Plus please remember I have just 4 places left for my All day class on the 15th September where we will be making a start on your Christmas cards!!

sarah-janerae@sky.com

Stampin' Hugs from me for today