Congratulations Happy Birthday Gorgeous

Stained Glass technique colouring on Vellum using Happy Birthday Gorgeous from Stampin' Up!

Every once in a while I open up my order books to family and friends, and make special occasion cards for them. A few weeks ago one of my Sister-in-Law’s (I am blessed with 3!) asked if she could have a Congratulations card for a wedding they are attending in September…. I do hope that I have managed to get this card to her before this post goes live!

Wedding Congratulations card using Happy Birthday Gorgeous from Stampin' Up!

This card looks really complex…. but its all trickery! The flowers and leaves are all stamped and heat embossed in White onto Vellum. I love the look of heat embossing on Vellum, don’t you? Then I turned the Vellum over and used Stampin’ Write Markers to add colour to the reverse side… The leaves are in Wild Wasabi and Lemon Lime Twist, while the flowers are Rick Razzleberry, Berry Burst and Rose Red. The trick is to colour and LEAVE! Vellum takes a few minutes to dry…don’t be tempted to touch, or you’ll smudge the ink!

Stained Glass technique colouring on Vellum using Happy Birthday Gorgeous from Stampin' Up!

While you’re waiting though, you could do some more Heat Embossing…. and organising the sentiment!

The card is completed with a trio of die cut flowers from Rose Garden…. and a few Rhinestones for some sparkle too!


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Make It Monday | Yankee Candle Gift Bag

Make It Monday Pootles Papercraft Yankee Candle Gift Bag using Petal Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

This week I have another project from a Crafty Retreat I went on a few weekends ago. I LOVE to craft with my Stampin’ Sisters (or anyone for that matter!) and I don’t get to do it very often. However, I do have a plan for some Crafty Retreats for you lovely people coming really really soon! To keep up to date with any news regarding any upcoming events, please sign up for my Email newsletter HERE!

Make It Monday Yankee Candle Gift Bag Video Tutorial using Floral Petal Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

I have two different versions of this cute gift bag, perfect for Yankee Candle Tealights (or chocolate, or sweeties, lipstick, etc). The first is a fun coffee themed version using the Coffee Break Designer Series Paper and Coffee Cafe stamp set. While the version I made on video uses the Petal Garden Designer Series Paper and Rose Garden stamp set and coordinating dies.

Measurements:

Designer Series Paper – 6 x 6 ” (15 x 15 cm)

Score on the first side at 1 3/4, 2 3/4, 4 1/2 and 5 1/2″ (4.5, 7, 11.5 and 14 cm)

Score on the second side at 1″ (2.5 cm)

Make It Monday Pootles Papercraft Yankee Candle Gift Bag using Petal Garden Designer Series Paper from Stampin' Up!

I adore that ribbon, it is so pretty and super easy to tie into bows! Although I’m not sure you can tell by looking at that picture! As always the links to all the products in this project can be found in my Webstore, and direct links are below…


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How to …. Make a Quick and Simple Sympathy Card

How to video tutorial quick and easy simple sympathy card using Rose Wonder from Stampin' Up! UK

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There are some cards that we should always have on hand; birthday cards, congratulations, Thank you… for me a With Sympathy card falls into that ‘must have’ category. However I found a couple of weeks ago that I didn’t have one when I really needed one (so of course I whipped one up) and so I thought I would share a Quick and Easy sympathy card for you to either make in a hurry, or make and keep on hand for those sad occasions.

How to video tutorial quick and easy simple sympathy card using Rose Wonder from Stampin' Up! UK

I’m loving that colour combination too, although the Wisteria Wonder hasn’t translated awfully well in the photograph

What do you do when you need a card in a hurry?

Quick and Easy Sympathy card using Rose Wonder from Stampin' Up! UK


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Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set

£24.00

Rose Garden Thinlits Dies

£28.00

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

£7.25

Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock

£7.25


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Make It Monday | Faux Metal Embellishments

Make it monday metal embellishments video tutorial using Christmas pines and Rose Garden from Stampin' Up! UK

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I have a special Make It Monday for you this week, I am taking part in a challenge (nothing new there) set by the lovely Michelle Last for her team of Pinkies! The theme this month is heat embossing, and you can check out heaps of Heat Embossing ideas over on Michelle’s blog tomorrow – and vote for your favourite!

Make It Monday Faux Mental Embellishments Christmas Card using Christmas pines from Stampin' Up!

This technique looks really fancy, but is really really simple. Check out the video for all the details:

Top tips:

  • Detailed die cuts look best, I’m loving uses Rose Garden and Pretty Pines
  • Use Metal tone Embossing powder; Gold, Silver or Copper
  • Make sure your heat tool is good and hot before melting your embossing powder

Make It Monday Video tutorial faux metal embellishments using Christmas Pines and Rose Garden from Stampin' up! UK

I hope you have enjoyed this Make It Monday, don’t forget to pop over to Michelle Last’s blog tomorrow and vote for your favourite Heat Embossed card!


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A Special Note of Thanks To You!

Rose Wonder thank you card using Floral Phrases from Stampin' Up! UK

This is a special card today, I am totally inspired each and every month by the fabulous creations of the Artisan Design Team – these lovely ladies are specially picked by Stampin’ Up! and create wonderful projects each and every month. I am always so inspired by them all and just felt like sharing my homage to the ADT for this year.

A special thank you card featuring floral phrases and Rose Wonder from Stampin' Up! UK

Part of the creative process is always about change and development, and I am sure that we all look back on the first cards we created with utter horror, I absolutely do! I have spent many hours, days, weeks and months developing my style, and I am hoping that it continues to develop and change. I just love the process of creating something, don’t you, even if I am not always all that sure about the outcome – I still post the cards I’m not sure about, and they are usally the cards that you guys like, comment and pin most! isn’t it strange!

Anyway, I am in a rambly mood today, who know’s what tangent I will go off on for your blog post on Thursday!

Floral Phrases Rose Wonder from Stampin' Up! ukThis card has a card base of Sahara Sand, with a layer of Flirty Flamingo and then Whisper White. There are a few stamp sets in play here, there are some splatter in the background in Flirty Flamingo using Gorgeous Grunge, while the sentiment is taken from Floral Phrases.

The leave die cut is in  Pear Pizzazz and is from the Rose Garden thinlits set.

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Rose Garden Congratulations

Stampin' Up! UK Rose Garden Congratulations Card

I’m loving playing with my big shot, framelits and thinlits at the moment. I have a set of cards coming later in the week that features a heap of different sets of dies, and really I probably should be sharing those first as this card uses one of the off cuts from those!

Stampin' Up! UK Rose Garden Congratulations Card

The leaf is taken from the Rose Garden thinlits dies, and is sponged with Mossy Meadow, Old Olive and Pear Pizzazz inks to create a gradient effect. The Congratulations is taken from Big News – I love this stamp set, perfect for a whole heap of occasions – and is actually stamped in Old Olive and heat embossed but some how looks gold on here!

This card just needed an extra something, I had some Gold Glimmer paper left out on my desk from another project, so I grabbed some handheld punches (1/4″ and 1/8″ I think) and created a trio of sparkle. You could use traditional glitter, but this way was much less messy!


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