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Make It Monday | Gift Card Holder

Gift Card Holder video tutorial featuring Flower Patch from Stampin' Up! UK

Make It Monday with Stampin' Up!Now, before we go any further with todays project I need to remind you about this years Retiring List. The List was released last week and heaps of stuff has already sold out, left the building, goodbye and I really don’t want you to miss out on anything else. So, before you read today’s post go and check out the Retiring Products Page and grab yourself a bargain!

Right, with that out of the way today I’m sharing video tutorial! Yes, I managed to get some filming done (two videos for you lovely lot this week!) and here is the first!

Gift Card Holder video tutorial featuring Flower Patch from Stampin' Up! UK

This card was inspired by the gorgeous Jennifer McGuire. I love the idea of adding a gift card in a way other than with a glue dot!

The key to this card is really in the adhesive. You could use the sides of your Dimensionals, however coming on 1st June we have some great Foam Adhesive strips that would work amazingly for this.

Gift Card Holder Featuring Cups and Kettles from Stampin' Up!

And who needs a reason to send a gift card?!

Measurements:

Flower Patch Card – Card Base: Half A4 folded in half, Whisper White panel: 3 x 3″ (7.5 x 7.5 cm)

Cups Card – Card Base: 12 x 6″ (30 x 15 cm) Kraft Card scored at 6″ (15 cm), Whisper White Panel: 3 1/2 x 3″ (9 x 7.5 cm)

Stampin' up! Uk retiring list 2016

Product List

Flower Patch Photopolymer Stamp Set

£23.00

Flower Fair Framelits Die

£22.00

Cups & Kettle Framelits Dies

£26.00

Tin Of Cards Photopolymer Stamp Set

£15.00

Kraft 12" X 12" Card Stock

£5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

£3.75

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

£6.50

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A Nice Cuppa Thank You

A few weeks ago my lovely husband, James, asked me to make 2 thank you cards to say Thanks to the team at one of his placements. James is a student nurse (apparently my horror stories haven’t put him off!) and he has now finished his first year of study, which means saying goodbye to the ward where he has been based for the past 9 months. Now, as a nurse I know that there are few things that nurses like more than a ‘hot’ cup of tea or coffee, and so the ‘A Nice Cuppa’ stamp set and coordinating dies seemed perfect

Stampin' Up! UK A Nice Cuppa Thank you card

I actually made two cards, one for the ward team, and one for James’ mentor. I’m loving using up my Designer Series Papers at the moment (as I’m sure regular readers are well aware) and this card was a great excuse to get out the Birthday Blooms Designer Series Paper and use it for a non-birthday themed card. I often use Designer Series Paper as colour inspiration, and so looked through the colour list for a coordinating card base colour and came up with Soft Suede.

The Cup and tea bag were die cut from Whisper White card stock and, although you can’t see it in this photos, sponged in Crumb Cake ink. I love adding a bit of sponging to the edge of items like this mug, just to give a little dimension, and take it from a flat piece to something special. I have also curved pieces like this before, but left it flat this time around.

Stampin' Up! Uk A Nice Cuppa Thank you card cherry on top

The second card was for James’ mentor, and so I wanted to make something that reflected James – bright and colourful! This of course meant changing Designer Series Paper and so here I have used the Cherry on Top DSP stack. This cute stack of 6 x 6 papers features some really bold and bright colours that you may not have first thought of when thinking about a cup of tea!

This card uses a piece of Shimmery White card stock, and I have added a wash of Pool Party in the background before adding 1cm strips of Designer Series Paper and the tea cup. The sentiment on this one is taken from the Sale-a-bration set Perfect Pairings – I will be so sad at the end of the month when this set retires as I have used it so much!

I know that both these cards were well received on the ward, We love sending Thank You’s at the end of a placement or work place. Believe it or not we don’t get much thanks, and so its always lovely to get a hand-made thank you.

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Product List

A Nice Cuppa Photopolymer Bundle

£34.75
Birthday Bouquet Designer Series Paper

£10.00
Cherry On Top Designer Series Paper Stack

£7.25
Shimmery White A4 Card Stock

£7.25

 

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January Thank you cards and Code Club gifts!

Stampin' Up! UK A Nice Cuppa Thank you card

I have been trying to get this post up for over a week, but for reasons totally outside of my control I didn’t manage to get gifts posted out to customers until the middle of the week.

Stampin' Up! UK A Nice Cuppa Thank you card

I had great fun making these cards for this past month’s customer thank you cards using the A Nice Cuppa bundle and the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper.

Stampin' Up! UK A Nice Cuppa Thank you

How cute is that spoon!

This card was super simple to make, die cutting the cup from Old Olive card stock, and the milk jug from Very Vanilla, and that spoon from Gold Foil Paper. Adding a strip of Designer Series Paper and stamping the ‘Thank  You’ in Watermelon Wonder.

Lovely

January Code Club Code Gifts

I have also sent this months Code Club Code gifts. I have to admit an error here on my part, usually the Code Club gift is a clear mount stamp set or some embellishments – but when I was ordering for you guys this month I managed to order wood mount by accident! Silly me, but I hope you love them as much as I do.

Want to know more about the Code Club and how you can get free product every time you shop? Check out my Code Club page and use the Code Club Code each time you order!

Have you placed an order but haven’t received a gift? It may be that you have selected to be a No Contact customer. You can go back into your Stampin’ Up! account and alter your contact status as shown in this pictureStampin' Up! UK No Contact ordering

If your still struggling, or would like to know more, please drop me a message and I hope we can sort out your issues.

Don’t forget to shop using the Code Club Code to receive some great FREE product!

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I will be closing this order on the 23rd February 2016

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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Blog Hop – The return!

Stampin' Up! UK Sketch Challenge time for tea

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge

Well, I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas / New Year break. I have been super busy with the day job, things are a bit insane over Christmas (I think I managed to get 3 days off over the festive fortnight!) but everything is dying down again now, and I’ve had this past week off to recover!

I’ve missed doing our fortnightly challenges (although I have no idea how I would have fit them in!) and am so pleased to be back blogging with these wonderful ladies again.

Stampin' Up! UK Simply Sketch Saturday Challenge

This wonderful sketch has been set by the lovely Cat Burchmore, and was definitely a tricky design recreate.

Stampin' Up! UK Sketch Challenge time for tea

I hadn’t realised quite how many different bits and bobs I had used on this card until I sat down to write this post. Initially I set out to make a card using the A Nice Cuppa stamp and die bundle. But it turns out that although I used the tea pot die, I haven’t used anything else from that suite of products! Instead I have jump all over the Spring / Summer catalogue to collect items for this card!

The Designer Series Paper is called Birthday Bouquet, and features some gorgeous birthday themed and floral prints. The Happy Birthday is taken from Balloon Celebration, another stamp set that comes in a bundle (a fabulous balloon punch!) and then there is an embossing folder, sequin trim and metal rimmed pearls!

Oh well, I love it!

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There’s always time for tea

Stampin' Up! UK A nice cuppa

Oh dear, I appear to have got my paper snips out again, time for some more fussy cutting!

Stampin' Up! UK A nice cuppa

I won this stamp set, A Nice Cuppa, at Stampin’ Up! On Stage Live back in November, and when it first landed in my hands, I really wasn’t so sure about it. But actually it’s had more use that I was expecting. The large ‘Theres always time for tea’ stamp fits very well on the front of a jotter note book, and the surrounding stamps are sweet. There is a matching die set available too (which I HAD to buy, thanks SU!) but I am struggling to find a project that requires a die cut knife and folk – but I know I’ll find one!

Stampin' Up! UK Theres always time for tea

I love the soft colours on this project; Blushing Bride, So Saffron and Wisteria Wonder. I’m not a super bright colour gal really, I much prefer pastel tones (unless it’s purple, then its a loud and bright as you like!), so this card is perfect.

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