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Wedding Week – Congrats to you two….

Stampin' Up! UK wedding card

I hope you are enjoying my week of Wedding themed projects!

Today I thought we would move away from being part of the wedding party, and make a card as a wedding guest – the perfect congratulations card. I get married in August and if I receive just one hand stamped card like this one I will be a super happy bride! Saying that I won’t be opening any cards until 3 weeks after the wedding, after several members of my family have been cat sitting in my house, so I might even get this card!

Stampin' Up! UK wedding card

Its another super simple card from me, I’m loving white space at the moment. I’m not sure if that’s just my style (it always was when I made 12×12 scrapbook layouts) or whether its just because my head is so full of wedding planning and work that I need some space somewhere!

Using the Your Perfect Day stamp set (about to retire! so grab it now!) the cake is stamped in Sahara sand stamped off once. The Congrats was then stamped over the top in Versamark ink and heat embossed in gold.

So pretty

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Wedding Week – Create your own Envelopes

Stampin' Up! UK Envelope Punch Board Something Borrowed

I think the Envelope Punch Board is awesome! I really do, it’s such a great tool and I use it all the time; not only for envelopes but boxes and bows too! I was putting together the blog posts for this week, and realised how perfect it would be to have all your wedding stationary completely coordinating – even down to the envelopes. And then I thought, we have the most perfect tool for that! So, here we are; How to Make an Envelope using the Envelope Punch Board!

Stampin' Up! UK Envelope Punch Board Something Borrowed

What great Designer Series Paper to work with too, I have been loving this Sahara Sand / Whisper White combination recently, and I think it makes great neutral wedding stationary. In fact I have some of this paper hoarded away ready for the Wedding Album! (Its getting rather close now!)

Measurements:

To create an envelope perfectly sized for a A6 card, you will need a piece of Designer Series Paper that measures 8 1/4 x 8 1/4″.

Now, I know, normally I try to give you both metric and imperial measurements, however, when your using the Envelope Punch Board, the imperial measurements are much easier to see and use, so this time, I’m sticking with inches!

Insert you Designer Series Paper into your punch board punch, and line the left hand side of the paper up with the 3 5/8″ mark.

Punch and score using the scoring tool provided.

Turn your Designer Series Paper a quarter turn and line the previously made score line up with the guide on the punch, and punch and score again. Repeat this on all 4 sides.

Turn your Envelope Punch Board around and use the reverse side of the punch to round the corners of your envelope.

Fold and burnish your score lines using the side of the scoring tool.

Use your adhesive of choice to stick your envelope together, using a glue dot to secure the top flap (once your handmade card is inside, of course!)

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Freshly Made Sketches #187 – Just For You!

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I am so sorry I missed my challenge Saturday last week, but I was at Stampin’ Up! Regional Training (having heaps of fun!) and in my excitement I completely forgot! Shocking I know, But I am back this week playing along with Freshly Made Sketches #187, and this fabulous sketch:

FMS Final 187-001

 

I love this sketch, it really pushed me. I’ve been stuck in a bit of a craft rut recently, or, as my darling mother said the other day “your cards are always muted!” (thanks mother!), and so I grabbed for a set of super bright colours; the new In Colours Watermelon Wonder and Cucumber Crush!

I will admit to being a little scared of the brightness of these two; Watermelon Wonder is an almost Neon Corally Orange, while Cucumber Crush is a vivid green, definitely not colours I would have chosen of my own accord, but absolutely one of the reasons I love Stampin’ Up! and playing along with challenges, so….

The Card!

Stampin' Up! UK Freshly Made Sketches Cherries on top

I decided seeing as I was using new colours, I might as well go the whole hog and use new stamps and Designer Series Paper too!

The Designer Series Paper is Cherry on Top; and is a fabulous mix of bright colours and birthday prints, paired with the coordinating Washi Tape. While the stamp set is called You’re So Sweet – I love this set, its great for adding a special something to a present, or using as a card accent, and it coordinates (and is available bundled with….) the Mini Treat Bag Thinlits dies! Awesome!

The heart is punched from Watermelon Wonder card stock and adhered with half a dimensional before I covered it in Crystal Effects for a super shiny look.

All these products will be available to purchase from the 2nd June (or now if you choose to become a demonstrator!). I will be sending catalogues this coming week, to get your FREE copy (UK only – sorry) fill in this form!

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Collage stamping

One of my favourite stamp sets from the current Spring/Summer catalogue is Butterfly Basics. I have created a whole heap of cards with this set, and I’m sure I have plenty more cards with this set left to create (yes, it’s in the new Annual Catalogue too! Yay!)

Stampin' Up! UK butterfly basics collage

I have really enjoyed the pieces of this stamp set, both individually and collaged together  – like the card here. Almost all the stamps from the set are stamped on this 5 x 5″ square card in Sahara Sand. The only different colour used is Early Espresso for the Happy Birthday.

The card is finished with a beautiful butterfly die cut from Early Espresso from the Butterflies Thinlits dies. I usually bend the wings of these butterflies to create some dimension, however, this time I decided to use my bone folder to create a curved wing. To create this look run the wings of the butterfly around the bone folder as if you were curling ribbon. I love the effect this gives.

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Watercolour Stamping

As you may be able to tell I love watercolouring with my stamps; either sprintzing water onto my inked stamp, adding water to a stamped image or using my inks to colour an image, and I just couldn’t let this card onto the blog without a very short video!

Stampin' Up! UK watercolour butterfly basics

Isn’t this card just so pretty!

I do have a bit of a top tip for using that sentiment; use the top edge of the stamp to ensure your stamp is stamped straight, if you line the top edge of the stamp up with the top of you block when positioning, you can then line the block up with your card stock to ensure your sentiment is straight.

Stampin' Up! UK butterfly basics video tutorialHow to:

Cut your sheet of Early Espresso card stock in half, and fold in half to create your card base. Measure the front or your card and cut a piece of Stampin’ Up! watercolour paper to half a centimetre (or 1/4″) shorter and narrower

Ink the fern stamp up with Sahara Sand ink and stamp 3 times in the bottom right hand corner of your watercolour paper.

Ink you flower stamp up with Rich Razzleberry, and mist with water, the amount of water you mist the more the ink will move, causing the two different effects as seen above, stamp over the top of the ferns. Allow this to dry, either naturally or with the assistance of a heat tool.

Ink the postage label in Early Espresso and stamp three times around the flowers.

Stamp the sentiment in the bottom left using Early Espresso.

Mount the watercolour paper to the front or your card base using Fast Fuse adhesive.

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Big News…. It’s Your Birthday!

Big News being the name of the stamp set I’ve used here.

Stampin' Up! UK Big News Birthday card

I recently managed to order a second ink pad in this colour; Tempting Turquoise – very unlike me as I almost always consult my marked catalogue before ordering, in fact it didn’t even register as a colour I already owned until I tired to put it away! I keep all my inks in a Colour Caddy, in alphabetical order by colour family, so it was really easy to spot that I had managed to duplicate! Oops!

Anyway, the card. I just love the Big News stamp set, it has a great collection of useful sentiments for birthdays, weddings, and just being awesome! And so the ‘its your birthday’ is stamped in Tempting Turquoise, while the candles are in Pacific Point, coloured with Soft Sky, Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red Stampin’ Write Markers

A great, simple, birthday card. Perfect for those awkward men!

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There is nothing in the Caterpillar….

That tells you it is going to be a butterfly, however, there are no Caterpillars in sight here, just beautiful butterflies!

Stampin' Up! UK Butterfly Basics die cut butterflyWe are just a few short weeks away from launching our brand new set of In-Colours, I thought I would use one of the current In-Colours – just to prove that I still love them! This is Blackberry Bliss, a gorgeous rich purple (I am still totally in love with this colour). I have to say, I have already seen the next set of In-Colours, and by the time you read this I will have them in my inky fingers, and I think they are great additions to our colour line. In-Colours stick around for 2 years, so Blackberry Bliss (and Hello Honey, Lost Lagoon, Mossy Meadow, and Tangelo Twist) is still around for another 12 months! Yay!

This card uses the Butterfly Basics bundle (that’s carrying over into the new Annual catalogue by the way!). The Butterfly is die cut from BlackBerry Bliss card stock, and Vellum, while the other elements are stamped in Blackberry Bliss ink onto Very Vanilla card stock.

So pretty, and really simple to stamp to!

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Stamp Thumping

Its Tuesday, Technique Tuesday! and I have a great technique for you this week!

Stamp Thumping

Now, I do not want you to go around hitting your stamps. Love them, treasure them, treat them well (clean them and condition them with Stampin’ Mist, please!) but this thumping technique is a great way to use your stamps with your Stampin’ Write Markers.

Stampin' Up! UK petal Potpourri

I love being about to get a variety of colour on one stamp. This technique works especially well with tree stamps (I think it would be gorgeous with Sheltering Tree or Lovely as a Tree), but I didn’t have any to hand, so I went with flowers instead. I adore this stamp, I love the whole set actually, Petal Potpourri is a great collection of flowers (and a doily) that coordinated with the fabulous Flower Medallion punch.

How to:

Select 3 colours of Stampin’ Write Marker – the image above uses Rose Red, Rich Razzleberry and Melon Mambo, whereas the video uses Crumb Cake, Soft Suede and Early Espresso

Make sure your stamp is clean (this is the step I missed! silly me!)

Select your lightest colour first, remove the cap from the brush top of your Stampin’ Write Marker and hold the marker near the cap of the opposite end between your index finger and your thumb.

Bounce (or thump) the side of the brush tip off of the stamp.

Repeat with other colour, misting the stamp with water lightly before stamping onto Whisper White card stock

Stampin' Up! UK stamp thumping technique tuesday

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Stampin’ In Colour with Embossing Folders

Hi there! I shared this technique with you last week – Stamping with Embossing Folders – I made this card while I was playing around with the technique.

Stampin' Up! UK fun frames bouquet toss

I have been trying really hard not to use anything that is retiring – but I could not pass up the chance to use this stamp set just one more time! Bouquet Toss is one of my favourites from the retiring list this year. I have used it heaps, not just for wedding themed projects but also Thank You cards and my Swaps from the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration events last year. Here is is stamped inside a frame stamped with one of the Fun Frames Embossing folders.

I urge you to check out the retiring list, there are loads of great stamp sets and accessory available with some amazing discounts, but remember that everything will leave us on 2nd June 2015!

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Everyday Occasions….

Stampin' Up! UK Retiring List 2015

I just wanted to pop in today and mention about one of my favourite retiring products, its not one I’ve ever really mentioned on the blog, but its one of the most useful things in the catalogue!

The Everyday Occasions Card Kit

Stampin' Up! UK everyday occasions

I love kits, have I mentioned that. I just love kits! They make creativity so easy; Take everything out of the packed, read the instructions, stick a few pieces together, and there you have a beautiful completed project! They are great for crafting in front of the TV, or taking on a plane (or camping, or a long car journey), or for a quick crafting session with a friend, or (and this is why I love this kit so much) a super quick and easy way to get 20 hand-stamped cards for – you guessed it – Everyday Occasions!

Stampin' Up! UK Everyday Occasions Congratulations

So, Everyday Occasions is on the Retiring List (I’m hoping it hasn’t gone before I finish this post and get it posted!), which means that its a limited supply, while stocks last, chance to get this great kit before it leaves us FOREVER!

Stampin' Up! UK Everyday Occasions Happy BirthdayIt comes complete with 7 stamps; Happy Birthday, Congratulations, Thinking of you, Thank You, For You, Made for You, and Love. As well as 2 Stampin- Spots (mini inkpads) in Basic Grey (another retiring item!) and Island Indigo, and a clear block to mount the stamps on!

Stampin' Up! UK Everyday Occasions Card stackSee, 20 cards, made in a flash! Did I mention that you get the envelopes for all these cards as well!
Stampin' Up! UK Everyday Occasions Happy Birthday mini

So, 20 cards with envelopes, 7 stamps, 2 Stampin’ Spots, a mountain of die cuts, bakers twine and Dimensionals! all for £26.95! Isn’t that the most awesome deal! I think so!

Stampin' Up! UK Everyday Occasions spares

And, have you seen this heap of stuff I had left over! I see even more cards in this piles future. Stampin' Up! UK Everyday Occasions Thinking of youHave I convinced you yet? I have good, go and grab it now before its gone for good!

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