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Cottage Greetings

Stampin' Up! UK Cottage greetings Birthday Blooms

Have you checked out the selection of Kits offered by Stampin’ Up! yet? they are awesome!

This months class featured the Tin of Cards kit, we had a great time putting 16 cards together. But there are many other kits available too; a perpetual calender, some great home decor pieces, cards, a paper cake! and some wonderful banners and boxes too.

I thought today I would share one of the kits, the Cottage Greetings Card Kit

Stampin' Up! UK Cottage greetings Birthday Blooms

Now, this card kit is great. For just £14.50 you get 15 great cards featuring wooden elements and silver foil accents, PLUS 15 envelopes with silver foil liners. And the cards are cute, I’m loving this one!

There is a coordinating stamp set designed to match this great kit, but I don’t seem to have it! So, I’ve grabbed my Birthday Blooms set instead, I LOVE this sentiment and the font is just stunning.

What a cute card!

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card Class

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Global Design Project #022 – What I love

Stampin' Up! UK What I Love Global Design Project #22

I am really trying to join in with the Global Design Project Challenges more often, however, I realised when I came to make this card (yesterday!) that I think it was a sketch challenge last time I took part, which means the last time I did one of their challenges was a month ago! oops!

oh well, I am trying! Its a super scary week for me this week as I start (yet another) new job. I’m hoping that this one is going to give me a little more time to devote to you, dearest blog readers and customers. I have got the next couple of weeks already written and scheduled (always a good idea when you know you’re going to be super busy!) but that doesn’t mean I’m not here, because I am, I’m still here plugging away at the keyboard and making heaps and heaps of cards!

Global Design Project Sketch 22

I realise that this sketch is kinda similar to the one I posted yesterday for the Simply Sketch Saturday Challenge, however I’m posting anyway!!!

Stampin' Up! UK What I Love Global Design Project #22

I also realised the other day that I haven’t really created very much with this years Sale-a-bration goodies. Last year I did Sale-a-bration on Sunday, and I haven’t really had time to do that this year, maybe I will start today (seeing as it’s Sunday) and do half of Sale-a-bration on Sunday. What do you think?

So, this is one of the Sale-a-bration goodies that you could earn for FREE when you spend £45 before the end of March! I’m loving this set, although I haven’t really stamped it. I actually think this is only the second time I’ve used it! What I love is a great set, and is one of those wonderful 3-step stamping sets. This time I’ve used Rich Razzleberry for the ‘outline’ stamp, and Rose Red for the solid stamps. Stampin' Up! UK What I love

The leaves are in Mossy Meadow, and were really tricky to fussy cut! I think I need more practice at fiddly fussy cutting because although things like those flowers I can cut without any really issue, those leaves were a pain!

Anyway, I did use a second stamp set on this card, those fabulous lines are from Gorgeous Grunge and are also stamped in Mossy Meadow. I’m still considering whether this card needs some Wink of Stella, I don’t know why I’m even really thinking about this – because every card is better with Wink of Stella!

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Product List

What I Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Rich Razzlebberry Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad

£6.00

Gorgeous Grunge Clear Stamp Set

£18.00

Rose Red A4 Card Stock

£6.50

Paper Snips Scissors

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Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge – Birthday Blooms

Stampin' Up! Sketch Challenge

Welcome to the second Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge of 2016! It’s Sam’s birthday today so she’s left me in charge (silly lady!) and I am hoping that her card has arrived in time, otherwise this blog post is a bit of a spoiler! So, Happy Birthday Sam!

It’s a sad sketch today actually, this weeks sketch was designed by the lovely Debbie Bradley but unfortunately she has been unable to take part in the hop 🙁 Thinking of you Debbie xx

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I’ve been dreaming of this sketch; seriously, I woke up one morning this week with my card fully formed in my head! If I had had the energy to get up at 5AM and make the card that would have been awesome, but I didn’t (sleep was much more important at 5AM) and so my card isn’t the one I was dreaming of….. but its similiar

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge - Feb 13

I’ve been designed projects for my March cardmaking class this week and so this stamp set has been open on the desk. I love colouring and I have lost count of the number of times I have watercoloured this flower, but this time I’ve used Stampin’ Write markers. The flower is coloured in Blushing Bride and Calypso Coral, and the leaves are Pear Pizzazz and Old Olive, with a outline of Basic Black. I thought fussy cutting this would take AGES but actually, once I got going with my craft knife, it didn’t take that long. One of the things I enjoy doing once I’ve fussy cut something is to colour in the edge of the card stock – I just think it makes for a nice finished edge – so after I had cut, I ran my Basic Black Stampin’ Write marker around the edge.Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge - Feb 13 - 2

This card had to have a piece of Designer Series Paper, like on most cards at the moment as I’m challenging myself to have as little Designer Series Paper left when this Annual catalogue ends in May. So this Designer Series Paper is from the Birthday Bouquet pack (LOVE!).

Seeing as this is a birthday card, I had to find a birthday sentiment that would fit – the birthday sentiment in the Birthday Blooms stamp set was just a little big – so I hunted through my stamp shelves and found this beauty from Endless Birthday Wishes. I did try stamping it and punching it out with the Washi Label punch but then it didn’t really fit. So I put on my big girl pants and stamped straight onto a card that I could have called finished! Scary, but it worked! Yay!

I hope you enjoy the rest of the hop, and don’t forget to wish Sam Johnson a very Happy Birthday when you come across her blog!

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Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card Class

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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.

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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!

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

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

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Rose Wonder Watercolour

Stampin' Up! UK Rose Wonder Shimmer wink of stella

Once again I’ve gone mad with the shimmer on this one!

Stampin' Up! UK Rose Wonder Shimmer wink of stella

The Rose Wonder stamp set is one of my favourites from this years Spring Summer catalogue. I’ve stamped the rose in Basic Black on Watercolour paper, and watercoloured it in Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive. I have to admit I did make a mistake on this one, because the outline wasn’t black enough, and so I went over the lines with my Basic Black marker pen – which was fine, until I decided to add a layer of Wink of Stella (rookie error!) and of course because both Wink of Stella and the Stampin’ Write marker are water based, the black ran! Oops!

Stampin' Up! UK Rose Wonder Watercolour

In crafting there are no mistakes, just opportunities. And so I’ve added a button tied with a bow of Whisper White bakers twine. I know that you can still see some of the ‘opportunity’, but it looks better than it did before!

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Team Training Swap

Stampin' Up! UK Number of Years team training swap

This past Sunday I attended Michelle Last’s team training event in Northamptonshire. I LOVE attending Stampin’ Up! events, either corporate organised or events arranged by demonstrators, they are always wonderful and a great excuse to spend the day with lovely people, crafting and eating cake!

I set off from home at 6AM (yes, it felt very early!) and got on completely deserted roads travelling southbound. I did stop once, needed some breakfast! but arrived just after 09:30 in time for our 10AM start.

I have talked before about swaps, and I love swapping crafty ideas with other demonstrators. This time Michelle had asked us to make only 6 swaps, as we swapped in smaller groups to make it a little more manageable for everyone. I’m already planning my swaps for April’s On Stage Local event in Telford, and I have to admit, making 6 swaps was way way quicker than making 40+!

Stampin' Up! UK Number of Years team training swap

Its not very often I use black in my card making, but for me the whole point of attending these events is to push myself out of my comfort zone! So, here I am with a Black card base, Basic Grey embossed panel, and Mint Macaron stamped piece. I think the ‘Look who’s turning’ sentiment is great, and the ‘(again)’ just makes me giggle. My dad celebrates the anniversary of his 21st birthday every year (rather than admit quite how old he is!) and so I think this card might have to make a reappearance for his birthday this year!

Stampin' Up! UK Number of Years 21 again birthday card

I had great fun making these cards as my swap, but not as much fun as I had card making at the event!

Pinkies team training make and takes

One of the great things about attending training days with other demonstrators is getting the chance to use products you haven’t got round to buying yet! and this weekend I used an Aqua painter for the first time, what a difference – they are awesome! I’m not sure that I won’t still reach for my paint brush once in a while, but I am converted! Aqua painters are the way to go!

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We were joined by the fabulous Paula Gorry from the Stampin’ Up! UK office at training this weekend, and she was kind enough to bring each and every person a swap card! It’s already on my wall of inspiration 🙂

How you all had a great weekend, I’m sorting out thank you cards and hostess gifts ready for posting tomorrow, probably should get back to it….

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Beautiful Ride…. Man’s birthday card

Stampin' Up! UK Beautiful Ride mans birthday card

I think most of us struggle to make cards for the men in our lives, I do have a plan for this – I have a class featuring men’s card ideas coming up in April, and am planning for a couple of ‘mens cards weeks’ coming too! But, I think Stampin’ Up! are making it easier and easier for us to make wonderful cards for men!

Stampin' Up! UK Beautiful Ride mans birthday card

I made this card with a man in mind, one of my best friends husbands – who is car mad! To be honest, he’s a mini fan, so really I’m failing on this one. But I have made him cards with mini’s on for the past few years but Stampin’ Up! don’t make a mini stamp! So, a bug it is, and I’m sticking with it! It’s in the right colour, who cares about the car, right?! (ok, so maybe the actual car is important, but I’m a woman – and a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator – so colour is much more important!)

Stampin' Up! UK Beautiful Ride

This particular car can be found in the Beautiful Ride stamp set in this years Spring Summer Catalogue. It comes with some great sentiments for house moves, congratulations and wedding, but I wanted Birthday – so I turned to a trusty friend (Crazy About You) for the Happy Birthday.

The Car is coloured with a blender pen and Pacific Point, with Basic Black for the tyres and Pool Party for the windows. You have to be careful when using a Blender Pen (which I haven’t been here!) to avoid streaky lines (which I quite like!) and piling of the card stock. Piling is where the card becomes all sort of bobbly, and it happens when it gets too wet. The trick is to pick up lots of ink on your Blender Pen and to work quickly. I find that using a Blender Pen on Vellum is much easier (a technique I MUST do again soon!) but I didn’t want soft vellum on a mans card!

Stampin' Up! UK Boys Birthday card cars

To finish this one I painted a swish of Smoky Slate, and added 5 sequins from the Brights Sequin Assortment.

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Hello Flowering Fields

Stampin' Up! Flower Fields Sale-a-bration Card

I’m loving this years Sale-a-bration event. I really must day ‘Thanks’ to each and every person who has chosen to shop with me for the first time this year, I had a bumper January, and am hoping that this year is going to be awesome. I always send Thank You cards to those who choose to shop with me, with an extra special something for people who use my Code Club Code. If you haven’t received a card from me it may be that you have selected ‘No Contact’, if you think you have missed out, please drop me a message!

Stampin' Up! Flower Fields Sale-a-bration Card

This card uses one of my Sale-a-bration favourites, Flowering Fields. Stamped in Old Olive, Melon Mambo and Rich Razzleberry, with a piece of the coordinating Designer Series Paper Wildflower Fields.

The ‘Hello’ is from the Tin of Cards stamp set; I’m loving this font! I’m a sucker for a good font, and Stampin’ Up! are really knocking it out of the park with typefaces at the moment, just stunning. The Hello is stamped in Rich Razzleberry on a piece of Whisper White punched out with the 1 1/4″ circle punch. I’ve done a bit of punch layering (unusual for me) with a 1 3/8″ Old Olive circle and a Rich Razzleberry Scallop Circle in the 1 3/4″ size. Very pretty

Stampin' Up! Flowering Fields Hello

I added a piece of Whisper White Satin Ribbon and a bow to finish

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Team Training Make and Take

Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration Thank You

Hello!

Did you know that each month I host a stamping event for those in my group of Stampin’ Friends (and any other demonstrators in my local area, drop me a message if you are a demonstrator and which is come!) I charge £5 for the event to cover the cost of a few make and takes and a bit of training (if anyone wants any! last time we had too much fun stamping!)

Stampin' Up! Uk Team Training Make and Takes

We had great fun stamping these cards with the great products available for FREE during Sale-a-bration! There are some awesome offers during Sale-a-bration this year, grab one of 11 products for FREE when you spend £45 (if you spend £90 you get to choose 2 FREE goodies!), or host a party and earn extra Stampin’ Rewards that you can spend on ANYTHING in either of our current catalogues! Or, maybe you want to come along to one of our Stampin’ Friends meetings, to join us you need to buy the Stampin’ Up! Starter kit – the greatest deal ever! – just £99 and choose up to £160 worth of goodies from the catalogues PLUS get 20% off all further purchases! Awesome right!

Oh, before I go though, I just want to let you know that that awesome ‘Hello’ stamp set is only available until the 15th of February, or while stocks last! so grab it quick!

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The Love Between Us Knows No Distance

Stampin' Up! UK Going Global Valentines card

Seeing as now February is now here, it is definitely time for some Valentines projects! Regular readers of my blog will know that I got married last year, and so this year is my first Valentines day as a married woman, saying that I’m sure its not going to be any different from any other year where we do absolutely nothing or are both working 12 hour shifts!

Stampin' Up! UK Going Global Valentines card

Still, I do need a card right?! well, I think this is the third Valentines card I have posted on the blog this year, so I might save this one for our dating anniversary in April (yes, we celebrate two anniversaries!)

I made this card in about 10 minutes, messing around with ink at the end of my most recent group stamping event. I host a stamping event for my group of Stampin’ Friends each month where we get together, stamp and natter about all things Stampin’ Up! This month we made a heap of cards using our Sale-a-bration goodies (some of which I’ll share later in the week) but I was waffling about watercolouring, and how you really don’t need to buy Watercolour paper (although ours is an awesome addition to your card making), I really enjoying watercolouring on ‘flat’ card stock like our Shimmery White card stock, or this which is our Whisper White Thick card stock (the Thick is important, as the standard weight is a bit thin and tends to warp a little too much for my liking)

Stampin' Up! UK Going Global WatercolourAnyway, I watercoloured this patch of Tempting Turquiose just to demonstrate that Whisper White Thick card stock is a great medium for water colour, and then this card happened!

The stamp set is Going Global, wonderful for a Valentines card for the man in your life (no flowers!) stamped in Basic Black Archival ink (watercolour safe!). I watercolored the banner in Real Red, and added a spatter of Wink of Stella in Gold before calling my master piece complete!

What are you making for your love this Valentines?

Stampin' Up! UK Birthday Blooms Card Class

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