How to die cut an image larger than your Stampin' Up! Framelits -Tutorial

Hello!

As promised I am here today with a little tutorial to share how I managed to get my balloons over the top of the framelit edge! I hope it helps some-one out there :-)  

 To start, lay the framelit over your image, making sure it is correctly positioned all around

 mark with a pencil either side of the overhanging image, inside the framelit

 cut exactly along the pencil line and then around the image 

*Top Tip-I like to leave a small white border, as shown, I think it looks better and is definitely more forgiving if you wobble when cutting ;-)

 pull the image over hang over the top of the framelit, ensuring the bottom edges are correctly positioned and die cut as normal, 

 once it is cut out, rub firmly with a bone folder on the reverse to get rid of most of the crease from the die

adhere to your card after inking the edges if desired.

I hope this helps you to get the best from your framelits and if you would like to order any then please do get in touch sarah-janerae@sky.com  ;-)

Thanks for stopping by today

Stampin' Hugs,

Stampin' Up! Pedal Presents and Framelits

Hello there,

I have another card today using Pedal Presents, loving this cute little bike!

I used a base of Pear Pizazz with Nursery Nest DSP, 

{{which is in the 4 for 3 promotion this month too ;-)}}

 See here I used a framelit to die cut out the bike, but.... my balloons were too tall! Hmmm, come back tomorrow for a mini tutorial on how to get around this little problem ;-)

and an arty angle to finish today's post

Right, I have a night off work tonight and so I am making tea early(ish) and going to have a nice relaxing night tonight :-))))

Thanks for stopping by today

Stampin' Hugs, xxx

Stampin' Up! Pedal Presents and join my team!

Hello there,

I had a lovely day yesterday with some of my brilliant team, we chatted and made cards, ate and chatted some more! If you would like to find out more about being in my team then why not drop me a line? sarah-janerae@sky*dot*com I would love to talk through any questions or queries you have about being a SU! demo, the BEST job in the world! :-)

Anyway, Angela recently promoted and so I made her a little card just to say well done, I used the pretty Pedal presents and the embedded embossing technique 

A lush white satin bow, I made a little video tutorial HERE

 I used a blender pen with my ink pads to colour the bike, highlighting with my white craft ink at the end,

and finally an arty angle to finish

I hope you like today's post, I have class this morning so I'd better be off,

 Thanks for stopping by today

Stampin' Hugs,

Stampin' Up Aviary Owls

Hello!

I have had a lovely class this morning making mens cards :-) and before I take the little ones out this afternoon I thought I would pop on here to share a girly card with you.

These cards use the same design as the book from the other day. 3/4" and 1/2" circle punches make the clouds and this one has the cute hearts embossing folder (Adorning Accents)  used behind

  The little owls are from Aviary and they are sat on a line from Little Additions, Clouds are from Up, Up and Away, I am getting loads of use from these clouds ;-)

I also made it in Marina Mist with a Pool Party front too

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

Before I go though I just wanted to say I have just 2 places left on my stampers 6 (virtual hostess) club, see THIS POST for more details 

and then message me to join the fun :-)

Stampin' Hugs from me for today,

Baby Boy Baby Prints by Stampin' Up!

Hello there from a very windy South of England!!

I hope you are enjoying the half term holidays? I am just finishing getting ready for classes and team training this weekend, message me if you would like to join us for either event ;-)

So, I promised a Baby Boy card the other day and here they are, same layout as before but with pretty Nursery Nest DSP, this paper is also part of this months 4 for 3 promotion :-)

 stamped feet inside too,

 and the arty angle to finish today

Short and sweet today I'm afraid, lots to do in my craft room (also known as a bomb site!! Think I may have to tidy up too!)

Thanks for visiting today

Stampin' Hugs,

Up, Up and Away and Aviary by Stampin' Up!

hello there,

I hope you have enjoyed the bank holiday weekend I have been having a wonderful time with the family and so my little blog has been a tad pushed out! ;-)

we spent a lovely (if a little chilly) day at Windsor Castle on Monday, now we didn't just choose Windsor to spend the day at random, my upline and good friend Jules was at Legoland for the weekend so we decided to meet up in the evening for tea. Laura (my sideline) and her family also live down south and so she brought her family along too! And what a lovely time we all had! All the kids got on like a house on fire and all the grown ups did OK too ;-)

Now, as there was 8 kids, who didn't know each other, so I like to take something for them to do. I went with a notebook and decorated pen (hangman, drawing etc...) and of course I had to make them look pretty, so 7 boys received these (and they kept them occupied for ages too!)

 I punched the "clouds" using a 3/4" and 1/2" circle punches, DSP is retired form last years catty Hot air balloon is from Up, Up and Away

and I made Zoe a girly version, this one used Twitterpated DSP (on promo this month ;-)) with little Aviary Owls,

 Now, it was Julies son Ross' birthday Tuesday so I made a card for him to open as he was away from home ;-) a simple little card to match the note pads

3d balloons, 

 and a little decoration inside to finish

Well, a lovely day was had by all. We always say it but we must get together more often!

Right, I have a list as long as your arm again today so I'm off, 

Have a great day and thanks for visiting here

Stampin' Hugs for today,

Stampin' Up Baby Prints Cards

Hello,

I am back today with some Baby cards I have made, I never seem to have any baby cards when I need them so I decided to make a couple of each in both boy and girl versions. I love this fab new set baby Prints, so cute and I will also be using it at my NEW scrapbooking class, more details on this coming shortly!!

Anyway, I used the flirtatious DSP for the girly version

 and once I stamped the hands I did them again with Versamark, these cards smell good too with Melon Scented Embossing powder :-) So cool!

 Inside I inked the footprints and stamped them off once to create a much paler shadow effect

 and plenty of depth to the cards too

I like to make baby cards a bit special as most people actually keep them,

I hope these would be well received, I just need someone to have a baby now ;-)

Right, I'm off for today, have a great day whatever you are up to

Stampin' Hugs,

Tea Shoppe by Stampin' Up!

Hello there!

Happy Bank holiday weekend to all those in the UK! I hope you are going to have a fun and crafty Jubilee weekend as I am hoping to too ;-)

Today I have another card made using the most wonderful set Tea Shoppe, this colour combo is a firm favourite from the colour coach, Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo and Old Olive

 This sweet sentiment is included in the set too

some stitching and an edgelit decorated the side 

 and a bit more sewing inside to finish it off :-)

Well, I hope you liked today's card and I will be back tomorrow with more crafty goodness

Thanks for stopping by today,

Hugs,

SU! May Stampers 6 Club Card

Hello there,

I have a pretty card to share with you today, this is the kit I sent to my lovely ladies in my Stampers 6 club last month, I always send a kit with each parcel you receive from me (in place of having an actual workshop) so you can have all the fun and benefits of hosting a workshop without actually hosting one! Win, Win!

So this is the kit I sent...

 and this is the card my Ladies should have ended up with? Or a very similar version at least!!

 and on the Stampers 6 club blog there were step-by -step picture instructions to make this card, with my cheats and top tips (if there are any ;-)) each month too

So, if you fancy 

*building up your SU! stash each month, 

*grabbing great hostess benefits for each slot you take (you can have as many as you like at £25 spend per slot, per month) and 

*also a cute little card kit too dropping through your letterbox

 then message me today to take a position in my new club starting this June!

Thanks for visiting today and I hope to hear from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs,

New Virtual Hostess Club starting in June!

**STICKY POST, PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR FRESH INSPIRATION**
NOW JUST 3 PLACES LEFT, HURRY TO RESERVE YOURS!

Hi there,

I am sure you are madly in love with so much of the goodness in the new summer mini catalogue as I am and you want, *ahem* need  it all? Or at least rather a lot of it ;-)

So, I am starting this NEW stampers 6 club and as a part of the club you will receive a copy of the main Idea Book and catalogue and of course the NEW summer mini catalogue too.
For 6 months your commitment is to spend a minimum of £25 (plus post at cost to you) of goods from any current SU! catalogue and each month with your order I will include a special kit for you to make a "workshop" card or 3d project at home. I also am committed to placing your orders timely and sending them out to you asap, I want to give you great customer service :-)

All this but not forgetting that for one of the months YOU will be the hostess, this means that we will all come round for a party.... Not really, just JOKING you!! It just means you will be eligible to receive the hostess benefits for your month (decided at random at the beginning of the club) a MINIMUM of 25 "hostess pounds" You can of course take more than one spot and commit to multiples of £25 if you would like too, this would give you multiple hostess months ;-) Yay!

So, would you like to see the sort of card kit I send? OK then, this was last months kit card. All pieces (except stamped images) are included, all you need to do is follow the step-by-step tutorial on the stampers club members only blog!

 edgelits and heart embosslits amongst others make up this chocolate dipped strawberry

 and of course there is a video tutorial for bow tying on the side bar of this blog

Well, I hope this sounds like something you are looking for, please message me asap to reserve a spot

sarah-janerae@sky.com 

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

Stampin' hugs,