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Pootlers Design Team | I am so grateful

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Watercolour floral Thank You card using Remarkable You from Stampin' Up!

Pootles Papercraft Design Team November 2016

Well, before I get into today’s card I just want to say Thanks; Thanks to my lovely friend Sam for choosing me as part of the Design Team this month and for sending me this fabulous stamp set to play with! Thanks to everyone who has popped over to my little corner of the internet during June, and Thanks to everyone who has commented, emailed, or shopped with me this month. Seriously, Thank you!

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Watercolour floral Thank You card using Remarkable You from Stampin' Up!

This fabulously watercoloured card was the final card I made during my epic card making session for the Design Team, and I LOVE it! The flower was stamped first onto watercolour paper, and then again onto a piece of sticky note that I then used as a mask, before stamping the leaves. The colours here are Fresh Fig, Pear Pizzazz and Pool Party.

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Watercolour floral Thank You card using Remarkable You from Stampin' Up!

The partial fussy cutting was easy… seriously these stamps look like they are going to take ages to fussy cut, but really they are simple shapes and are less complex to cut out than they look. Once I had cut part of the way around the flower, I got out my trimmer to cut a straight edge to complete the partial fussy cut. Then I completed the watercolour by watercolouring the background in Soft Sky, leaving the leaves white.

The background is a simple tone on tone stamped affair, with a trio of jewels to finish.

Thanks again for stopping by today, and don’t forget to subscribe to my newsletter before you leave. Hope to see you here again soon!

Product List

Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£23.00

Watercolor Paper

£4.50

Pool Party A4 Card Stock

£7.25

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Aqua Painters

£15.50

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

£6.50

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Rhinestone Basic Jewels

£4.50

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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge | Colour Challenge!

Just Because card using Crafting Forever and Work of Art from Stampin' Up!

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge

Something slightly different for this months Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge…. this month I have set the girls a colour theme!

I am loving playing with the new In-Colours from this years Annual catalogue… but I wanted to push myself away from using them as a set of colours, and towards integrating them into the rest of our inks. I cannot wait to see what the other ladies have done with this combo!

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge Colour Challenge Creative Card using Work of Art and Crafting Forever from Stampin' Up!

I am a big believer in the power of craft…. I use my crafting as a creative escape, a de-stress, and ‘me time’ away from my busy personal life and hectic day job. I love nothing more than being able to set aside a a few hours, a whole day, or even just 10 minutes in my craft room with my stamps and ink. Crafting is more to me than just making pretty things (although, I love to make pretty things!) its about the friendships I have made whilst crafting. I am so lucky to have some wonderful friends through stamping, the ladies that are hopping with me today are just a handful. They are all so special….. and I hope that on this sunny Saturday that they are ‘doing something creative!’….. actually I know that a few of them are, because this weekend we are on a crafty retreat, stamping, making pretty things…. and spending some much needed time in the spa!

Just Because card using Crafting Forever and Work of Art from Stampin' Up!

This card uses two stamp sets; Crafting Forever and Work of Art. The sentiment and paint brushes are stamped in Smoky Slate, and die cut using the Stitched Shapes dies (I still can’t put these away!). I have incorporated the colour theme into the stamped panel…. dots from ‘Work of Art’ stamped in Fresh Fit, Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral.

Measurements:

Card Base – Blushing Bride – Half a piece of A4, folding in half (21 x 14.8 cm, scored at 10.5 cm)

Smoky Slate layer – 14.8 x 5.8 cm

Whisper White layer – 14.8 x 5.5 cm

I hope you have enjoyed stopping by today, please do hop along to my wonderful friend Sally to see what she has made with this fab colour combo!

Product List

Crafting Forever Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£18.00

Work Of Art Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£20.00

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

£27.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Calypso Coral Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

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Sending Lots of Love

Sending Love card using Lots of Love and Colour Theory from Stampin' Up!

I have a super quick card for you today… I will admit that this week I have not been particularly organised, I am blaming the fact that I have had one random night shift at the day job AND that I am away on a team crafty retreat this weekend and so have been busy making swaps for the ladies who will be joining me on Saturday…. although I’m not sure that either is a particularly good excuse!

Sending Love card using Lots of Love and Colour Theory from Stampin' Up!

This card is another one of the samples I made for Stampin’ Up! OnStage Live in Amsterdam back in April. This is actually the very first card I made with my goodies and I love it! There is one gorgeous stamp set at work here – Lots of Love, that sentiment…. it just sings to me! So, the sentiment is stamped in Archival Basic Black ink, and then I have added the leave details in Berry Burst, Lemon Lime Twist and Tranquil Tide.

The background of this card is Designer Series Paper taken from the Colour Theory paper stack. I am loving this pack of Designer Series Paper; it features four colours (Berry Burst, Crushed Curry, Dapper Denim, and Old Olive) and a variety of paint effects including this fab crackle and some pretty ombre!

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the internet today, please check back again tomorrow for a fabulous blog hop!

Product List

Lots Of Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.00

Color Theory Designer Series Paper Stack

£9.00

Berry Burst A4 Cardstock

£7.25

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

£7.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

£6.50

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

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Pootlers Design Team | One Layer Card

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Remarkable You One Layer Ink Blended Just Because Card using Stampin' Up! products

Pootles Papercraft Design Team November 2016

Week 3 of the Pootler’s Design Team for June… this month we are using the gorgeous Remarkable You. My card this week is a simple one…. actually it’s so simple, its just one layer!

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Remarkable You One Layer Ink Blended Just Because Card using Stampin' Up! products

I love a bit of ink blending… give me an ink pad, a sponge and a scrap of card stock and I can keep myself entertained for hours! The circle is created using a mask – I die cut the largest of the layering circle framelits from a piece of copier paper, and ink blend through the circle. I love the crisp edges this creates, but you do have to be careful that your card and/or mask don’t move (this is where my shares in Washi Tape pay off!)

Pootles Papercraft Design Team Remarkable You One Layer Ink Blended Just Because Card using Stampin' Up! products

The colours on this card are Pool Party, So Saffron and Lemon Lime Twist… and then the stamping is in Basic Gray.

I hope you enjoyed this quick and simple card, see you again next Thursday for my final Remarkable You card (although you can always come back tomorrow for a different card creation, or subscribe to my blog or emails for even more from me!)

Product List

Remarkable You Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£23.00

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

£6.50

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

£32.00

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

£6.50

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

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Pootlers Blog Hop | Oh So Eclectic

Pootles Papercraft Team Blog Hop Hello Friend card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

Pootles Stampin' Up! Team Blog Hop

Hello! I am so excited to be running another Pootler’s Team Blog Hop! This time we are celebrating the launch of the 2017-2018 Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue…. if you haven’t already seen it, it is full of fun stamp sets, gorgeous Designer Series Paper, pretty ribbons and much much more! The girls have worked so hard creating fabulous projects for this blog hop, so don’t forget to hop along using the NEXT (or back button if your that way inclined!) to see what everyone has made, and leave some comment love along the way too!

Pootles Papercraft Team Blog Hop Hello Friend card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

When I first got my hands on the catalogue, my first absolute must have stamp set was Oh So Eclectic…. along with the matching dies, Designer Series Papers and ribbons! I love the combination of fun florals, bright colours and cool dies. Not all the dies in this bundle cut…. three of them emboss! I have used one of them on this card, those leaves in the background… yes, they are embossed onto watercolour paper.

Pootles Papercraft Team Blog Hop Hello Friend card using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

The other elements here are the stamped and die cut flower and leaves, the sentiment (heat embossed in White onto Night of Navy) and that fabulous Night of Navy ribbon!

I hope you love this card (and the stamp and die bundle) as much as I do….. now, hop along and see what the fabulous Heidi has made!

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

£43.00

Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper

£10.00

Naturally Eclectic A4 Cardstock Pack

£7.25

Night Of Navy 5/8" Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

£7.25

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Aqua Painters

£15.50

Big Shot

£99.00

Watercolor Paper

£4.50

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Fun Floral Thank you card!

Fun Floral Thank you card using Thankful Thoughts, Oh So Eclectic, Lots of Love and Awesomely Artistic from Stampin' Up!

Every now and again I get requests from family and friends for a special card for a special occasion. Recently some of my work colleagues requested a Thank You card, and this is what I made….

Fun Floral Thank you card using Thankful Thoughts, Oh So Eclectic, Lots of Love and Awesomely Artistic from Stampin' Up!

Now, I have a confession to make with this card….. it uses 4 different stamp sets! Yes, I know, but my excuse is that it is a big 8 x 8″ card, and I needed to fill the space! So, step by step…

  • I stamped the sentiment from Thankful Thoughts in the centre of the card using Sweet Sugarplum ink
  • The Fresh Fig Flowers came next, taken from Lots of Love – I love this stamp set! and I added leaves in Old Olive, Pear Pizzazz, and Sweet Sugarplum too
  • Then the Blushing Bride leaves filled in the gaps (the stamp is also from Lots of Love)
  • The card was still missing something, so I grabbed one of the stamps from Oh So Eclectic. This fun stamp is either tiny bird foot prints, or little flowers…. I can’t decide… but it is stamped in Sweet Sugarplum
  • But there was still something missing…. yes, some gold embossed splatter from Awesomely Artistic! Perfect

Fun Floral Thank you card using Thankful Thoughts, Oh So Eclectic, Lots of Love and Awesomely Artistic from Stampin' Up!

So such a big card, it needed some stamping on the inside too. I took each element from the front and stamped it inside.

I do hope the lovely lady that received it enjoyed it!

Product List

Thankful Thoughts Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.00

Lots Of Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.00

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£21.00

Awesomely Artistic Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£18.00

Sweet Sugarplum Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Blushing Bride Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Versamark Pad

£7.75

Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder

£4.50

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We love Hosts!

Stampin' Up! We Love HostsWe all love a good party! and we love to craft…. why not combine the two and host a crafty party during June?

Why this month?

Well, not only have Stampin’ Up! just launched their fabulous new 2017-2018 Annual catalogue but there is also a fantastic offer too…. Host a part that spends £300 or more (or place one order of over £300 yourself) and get more Stampin’ Rewards.

What are Stampin’ Rewards?

Stampin’ Rewards are free £££’s that you earn when you host a party or place an order of over £150. You must spend them immediately, but you can use them to buy anything current product including the Hostess Exclusive stamp sets or you could even put them towards buying a Starter Kit!

We Love Hosts Stampin' Reward Table Stampin' Up! UK June 2017

How do I Host a Party?

Well, that’s up to you….. If you live locally to me we can arrange an evening of crafting with your friends – this is where I bring all the crafty supplies to make a fun project, your bring the friends and some snacks! or maybe you fancy gathering your friends to put together one of the fabulous new kits? Or if you live further away, I can arrange for a party in a box, or even an online party! The choice is yours!

What dates are available?

In Person Parties; 16th, 17th, 18th or 30th June

Online or Party in a Box; you pick the date!

How do I book?

Just complete the form below!

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Sending Love with Ink Blending

Stampin' Up! ink blended card using Lots of Love Display Stamper Sample

I’m sure by now you are sick of me waffling about being chosen as a Display Stamper for Stampin’ Up!’s OnStage Live event in Amsterdam in April…. but I still have plenty of cards to share with you that I made for that fabulous event! I made 15 fun projects, and while I wont be sharing them all I will be showing you most of them over the next few months and weeks. If I am totally honest with you I am sort of saving them for those weeks where I haven’t had much time to craft, but I still want to share things with you

Stampin' Up! ink blended card using Lots of Love Display Stamper Sample

To create this card I created a circular mask out of copier paper (cut with the largest circle from the layering circle dies), and used my sponges to ink through the circle with Berry Burst, Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide. The imaged from Lots of Love were then stamped over the top in Basic Black ink creating a sort of silhouette effect.

A simple card for today, but like I said, I haven’t had much time to craft this week – I am trying to get ahead so that you have fun inspiration all month, June is a busy one with James having a couple of weekends off and I’m heading to a crafty retreat in a couple of weeks too!

Hope you have a crafty weekend and I will see you here again on Monday!

Product List

Lots Of Love Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.00

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

£7.25

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

£6.50

Layering Circle Framelits Dies

£32.00

Stamping Sponges

£3.25

Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Tranquil Tide Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

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Stinkin’ Inkers | Girls just want to have fun

Stinkin Inkers Card Making Challenge Just Because Card using Garden Girl and Beautiful You from Stampin' Up!

Hello! This card was such a challenge….and totally pushed me out of my usual style. I have to admit to taking some inspiration from the other fabulous ladies in the Design Team at Stinkin’ Inkers on this one.

Stinkin Inkers Card Making Challenge Just Because Card using Garden Girl and Beautiful You from Stampin' Up!

This card uses the Garden Girl stamp set from the new Stampin’ Up! Annual catalogue. I have a few projects with this stamp set coming up, but I think this one is my favourite. The girl is stamped in Archival Basic Black ink onto a piece of Very Vanilla card stock, she is then coloured with Watercolour Pencils. Now, I could have fully watercoloured this (particularly as I used Thick Very Vanilla – LOVE!) but instead of using water I blended the pencil with a Blender Pen.

I used the Stitched Shapes framelits to die cut out the stamped image. No, we don’t have a stitched rectangle die (I know, its disappointing) but its super easy to make a rectangle out of the square framelit…. I have tried to type out instructions, but I cant make it make sense…. probably should do a video!

Stampin' Up! Just Because card using Beautiful You and Garden Girl

The card is finished with an embossed background using the seaside textured embossing folder, and adding a sentiment from Beautiful You, and a bow in Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon.

Product List

Garden Girl Clear-Mount Stamp Set

£17.00

Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

£7.75

Pool Party 3/8" Shimmer Ribbon

£6.25

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

£27.00

Rich Razzleberry A4 Card Stock

£7.25

Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay

£7.25

Watercolor Pencils

£14.50

Blender Pens

£9.00

Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock

£8.25

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Make It Monday | Quick and Easy Thank you cards

Make It Monday

Hello! I feel like its been ages since I have filmed a proper Make It Monday! This weekend I have been filming and making like a crazy woman…. June is busy with James having a couple of weekends off, and a crafty retreat later in the month – meaning that I needed to get some serious work done ready!

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Quick and Easy Thank You Cards using Oh So Eclectic and Fresh Florals From Stampin' Up!

This is my Thank You card for the wonderful ladies and gentlemen that shopped with me in May. They are super simple to stamp, as you can see from the video, they were quick to make! They use 3 of the 5 new In-Colours; Fresh Fig, Lemon Lime Twist and Powder Pink. The stamp set is Oh So Ecletic…. which I have had for a couple of months but never managed to get inky! I know, it’s shocking, but I was waiting for the matching thinlits dies! Oh, well, they arrive this week so expect to see many many more cards with this stamp set really soon!

Measurements:

Card Base – 10.5 x 29.7 cm (half a sheet of A4) scored on the long side at 14.85 cm

Designer Series Paper – 14.8 x 3 cm

Fresh Fig Card stock – 14.8 x 1 cm

The Designer Series Paper I have used here is from the In-Colour Designer Series Paper Stack; Fresh Florals. I am in LOVE with this paper, but I do want you to know that there it does have a ‘watercolour wash’ effect and the more solid papers don’t appear as solid colours… there has been much debate about this paper among demonstrators over the last month, I am totally in love with it, I love the watercolour effect and when you cut the paper up the effect becomes much more subtle.

I hope you love this card as much as I do, and if you have ordered from me during May you’re cards are hitting the post office today, so watch out for them arriving later in the week.

Product List

Oh So Eclectic Clear-Mount Bundle

£43.00

Fresh Florals Designer Series Paper Stack

£20.00

Fresh Fig Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Lemon Lime Twist Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Powder Pink Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Fresh Fig A4 Cardstock

£7.25

2017-2019 In Color A4 Cardstock

£7.25

Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock

£6.50

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

£27.00

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