18th birthday with Stampin' Up's Blue Ribbon and World's Greatest stamp sets

Hello there,

I was recently asked by a friend to make a card for her son's 18th birthday and as I had just got my hands on this cool Blue Ribbon stamp set I went with it, nothing like new stash to inspire huh?

Anyway, I decided to use the papers designed to go with this set (World Spectacular) I was really pleased with how it came out, simple but stylish, a perfect man's card...

 I stamped each layer of the rosette onto crumb cake card, punching out the top scallop circle and adding a red centre, layering them all up with dimensionals. The '18' was die cut using the (retired) Timeless Type dies, I also stamped them with the congratulations stamp designed for the tails.

 I used my trusty Stamp-a-Ma-jig to position this sentiment as I only had just 6"x6" piece of this paper so couldn't afford any mistakes! 

 I also added a stamped off image inside to tie it in

 and an arty angle to finish, plenty of depth to this card, just how I like it ;-)

OK, I'm off as I have lots of card ideas buzzing round today!!

Back soon with more :-))))

Stampin' Hugs from me for today

NEW Stampers Club begins in April!!

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Hello there,

I am here today to tell you all about my NEW Stampers 6 club which will be starting next month!

I don't know about you but I still have so much I "need" from the New Spring/Summer Seasonal catalogue and that's not forgetting the things I still want from the main catty of course! That's why this club is just a fab way to get what you want a bit at a time, let me tell you some of the great reasons to join this new club...

*The NEW Spring/Summer Seasonal Catalogue is choc full of fab products and ideas and I will send you your very own copy as well as the main catalogue, sent FREE to you!  

* I am committed to giving you all great customer service which means placing your orders with SU! promptly (as soon as I have received every ones order each month) and posting the said order out to you again asap :-) 

*This club is a great way to build up your SU! stash a bit each month with the added benefit of being the hostess for one of the months too.

*You will receive the fab free card kit each month in with your order, just like if you attend a workshop with me, plus occasional bonus freebies too ;-)

*Exclusive access to the club members only blog, with tutorials first for you.

*Postage at cost with no post charged from SU! to me (saving you £4.95 a month between you).

*Plus, I am available to help with any problems or queries you have regarding SU! whenever you need me :-).

If you have any questions regarding this club or placing an order then please feel free to contact me for a chat sarah-janerae@sky.com

So, how about some cardy goodness too? This is the kit I sent out to my ladies in the card club last month

 and this is the card I designed and made using the kit

 this cute pinwheel is a new die from the Spring/Summer catty and I used the super cute Sunshine and Sprinkles Designer Series paper

OK, so that's today's post for you, I hope you like today's card and I look forward to hearing from you regarding the new club. 

Contact me at sarah-janerae@sky.com for more details on this club or to chat about anything SU! ;-)

Stampin' Hugs from me for today,

Stitched ribbon rose tutorial in two sizes!

Hello there,

I have the ribbon rose tutorial I promised you the other day to share with you today.

 I made these cute little roses to fit on the Dress up framelits dress for last months Stampers club kit. 

I know I have made a few of these before but I must say they work really well with this ribbon, it's a perfect thickness and so easy with the white stitching too ;-)

First of all here are a couple of the roses on the dress, I think the smaller size fits better on the dress so I will start with that one first...

Designer Paper is from the Print Poetry stack and can be found HERE in the Spring/Summer catty

 So, begin with a 1/2" circle of card (any colour will work as you will cover it completely) and a length of ribbon that is approx 11cm long with a knot at one end

 grab a  hold of the white stitching running along the centre and pull the ribbon to 7cm. Knot the white thread at 8cm then pull the ribbon back to the knot

cover the card circle in red line tape 

 remove the tape and twist the knot tightly ready to stick it to the centre of the circle

with the knot in the centre follow the knot around sticking the ribbon as you go, DO NOT twist the ribbon as you go, keep the same ribbon edge at the bottom, next to the circle

here it is all wound up,

 pop another piece of tape on the bottom now you know where the end of the ribbon will be, trim excess away and stick the end of the ribbon to the underside.

and there you have it, a couple of not very in focus roses ;-)

Now, I will admit these roses are a bit fiddly as they are so small but they work so well in this size, perfect to go on the dress.  

 I do actually think though that the rose looks even better when made a bit bigger, see it here on a 3/4" circle... So, I have made another tutorial for that one too! The basic principle is the same of course, you just need the  larger measurements to make this one...

First, a 3/4" circle as you know and this time a 25cm length of stitched ribbon

 pull the ribbon to approx 14cm and knot at 15cm, pull the ribbon back, as before, to the full 15cm.

 Use red line tape, I didn't here for speed and I have had to re-stick this one too many times already! Start in the centre as before and stick the ribbon around the knot

 secure at the back to finish

to make this ribbon rose. I still haven't used this one on a card yet but I will be sure to share it with you as soon as I get one made with it on!!

OK, I hope you have enjoyed today's tutorial??! and I will be back with more cardy ideas tomorrow.

Please do share your version of this rose if you make it, I love to see othr peoples makes :-))))

Thanks for visiting today,

Stampin' Hugs from me!

Dress Up Framelits for class

Hello there,

I have another card from last weeks class to share with you today, we used the very lovely Dress Up framelits in coral and navy after being inspired by Zoe's birthday card a few days before, I used the heart stamp from Hearts a Flutter 

 and one of the fabby flower trim roses with a small strip of vanilla 3mm ribbon, we spritzed the dress with shimmer spritz (shimmer paint mixed with alcohol). The paper for the dress is from the Tea for Two pack :-)

  I added the main body with dimensionals but glued the thin stand sections down as they are just too tiny (for me) to be fiddling with cutting dimensionals but this way still gives plenty of depth (a winning combo in my book!)

Right, short and sweet today as I'm off to work! Thanks for stopping by today ;-)))))

Stampin' Hugs,

Blossom Party flower

Hello there,

I have the first card from last weeks class to share with you today. I decided to play with some of my dies for this class. For this card we used the Blossom Party die to make a cute 3d flower in Vanilla

 The brad is retired but just matched so well but the doyley is from the spring/summer catalogue and available now!

 and a yellow seam binding ribbon bow fits around the Tea for Two DSP, 

Right, I'm off to make tea for my lot ;-)

Back tomorrow with another card for you

Thanks for visiting today!

Stampin' Hugs,

Candy Wrapper Die fun!

Hello, 

I have been playing with my Candy Wrapper Die (cracker die) and so today I have a couple  of designs for you using the die, it's a particular favourite of mine because you can use just a 6"x6" square of DSP for each cut, making it really economical ;-)

There is also a video tutorial HERE so it make s it easier to fold together :-)

so, the first was a little Easter gift  and I used the cute A Little Bit of Spring stamp set again

 and here they are together ;-)

and I also made this version for a gift I had for my mum when it was her birthday, I used the Floral District DSP, please, just skim over the wonky stamped sentiment though ;-)

with a little flower from the flower trim in the Spring/Summer catty to decorate.

Right, that's all for today, back tomorrow with class cards from last week

Thanks for stopping by today

Stampin' Hugs,

A Little Bit of Spring by SU!

Hello there,

I hope you have enjoyed your Easter bank holiday weekend?! We popped out and went shopping for a chair to go in the kitchen :-)

 I have a couple of versions of this card to share today using A Little Bit of Spring by SU! We made these cards at last weeks stamp-a-stack but as I know everyone doesn't send Easter cards I made a buggy version too.

Here is the Easter version first though...

 and a non-Easter design too...

 we also used the Cloudy Day embossing folder for the background, I do like this colour combo too, Pool Party and Primrose Petals

 and here they are both together

Well, that's it from me for today, I am really busy this week with all the things the kids have planned but I plan to be back with the cards from this weeks card class to share with you, starting tomorrow.

Thanks for looking today,

Stampin' Hugs, xxx

Happy 12th Birthday Zoe!

Hello,

Yesterday was our Zoe's 12th birthday so as you can expect it was a bit crazy here! Lots of fun and birthday celebrations ;-)

I wanted to get on here and quickly post the card I made for her. I used the fab new Dress Up Framelits (which I love btw!) in here favourite colours of the moment Night of Navy and Calypso Coral.

I started with a Diorama Card using pearlised card in white

 Silver glimmer paper mannequin with a Lacy Brocade embossed dress, there is a tutorial for the ribbon flower HERE

 And I do have a tutorial for the cute smaller stitched ribbon flower which I should get to you in the next few days, please watch this space... ;-)

 a few little hearts in the top right hand corner

 and a side view to finish!

 And here a a picture of the birthday girl with her Mars bar cake which she decorated herself!! She said she had a lovely day despite having to go to school!

Well, I hope you liked today's card, I'll be back soon with more crafty goodness for you

Thanks as always for stopping by today

Stampin' Hugs,

Hearts a Flutter for a man!

Hello there,

I'm back today with another class make from last weeks card class, I have just 3 places left for next Saturdays class if you are interested in joining us please Email me for directions and other info ;-)

So, back to this card, I wanted to make a card that would be suitable for a man using the quite girly Hearts a Flutter bundle and so I went with a gumball green, marina mist, black and grey colour combo and here it is....

This card has some of my favourite products on it; the Chevron embossing folder (always a winner!), That's the ticket stamp set with punch and of course the pennants from the Hearts a Flutter set.

Right, I'm off for now to post out this months stamp club goodies, kits are all done and so I will share those with you tomorrow,

If you are interested in joining my new stampers 6 club then please Email me to join or see HERE for more details on how it works :-)

Stampin', Hugs for today