Make It Monday | Faux Stained Glass meets Happy Birthday Gorgeous!

Make It Monday Team Training Swap card Faux Stained Glass technique using Happy Birthday Gorgeous from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

I blogged a card using this technique a few weeks ago, after making THAT card I was working on some swap cards for a recent team training event (that was yesterday, and I will tell you more about it later in the week!) and couldn’t help but use the same design and technique. I love attending crafty events, particularly when they are with my team or Stampin’ Up! One of our favourite things to do at events is to swap creative ideas. This particular swap had a theme, a colour combination of; Island Indigo, Soft Sky, Flirty Flamingo and Whisper White.

Make It Monday Team Training Swap card Faux Stained Glass technique using Happy Birthday Gorgeous from Stampin' Up!

I love the soft look of this card. The Faux Stained Glass technique is a really lovely way to get more out of your Stampin’ Write markers…. Please check the video tutorial for full details.

Measurements:

Card base – 29.6 x 10.5 cm, scored on the long side at 14.8 cm

Whisper White – 12.8 x 8.5 cm

Vellum – 12.8 x 8.5 cm

Island Indigo – 10.5 x 1 cm

Make It Monday Team Training Swap card Faux Stained Glass technique using Happy Birthday Gorgeous from Stampin' Up!

Have you ever thought about grabbing a Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit and becoming a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator? Joining was definitely one of the best things I have ever done (seriously, its up there with agreeing to allow my friend to set up a date with the guy that is now my husband!) not only have I met a whole heap of wonderfully fun, friendly and crafty people, been able to attend some fabulous events and see several European cities I would never have visited, and earned free products, I get a discount on all my Stampin’ goodies, get a quarterly magazine and weekly emails filled with inspiration and ideas, as well as pre-order periods and much much more! The no obligation Starter Kit costs £99 and you get to fill it with £130 worth of Stampin’ goodies of your choice. I welcome both happy shoppers and business seakers to my team, and would love to work with you to.

If you want more information about becoming a part of something amazing, you can find loads of information on my Join My Team page and my Joining FAQ’s


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How to….. Stampin’ Up! Trimmer Tour!

Stampin' Up! Trimmer Tour Video

Hello! I am just popping in really quickly this morning to let you know I have a fun video up on my YouTube channel this morning…. all about the Stampin’ Trimmer.

This is one of my most used and favourite tools in my craft room, and I hope you love it too.

Let me know if you are loving this fun How to…. series, and what you would love to see!

See you again soon!


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Techniques Series | 3D Embossing

Card making techniques 3D Embossing using Stampin' Up! products

Stamping Techniques Series

You guys know how much I love a good technique…. and I love it even more when its simple but effective! and this is one of those. Actually these cards would be awesome on a Simple Sunday, but today is only Friday (and we all love Fridays more than Sundays right?!)

Card making techniques 3D Embossing using Stampin' Up! products

This card would make an awesome birthday card for the special guys in your life, I am sure they will love the fun embossing. The only trick here is the 3D Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folders (see why I just call it 3D embossing!). I love these embossing folders, and Stampin’ Up! have 5 different patterns available (you can find all 5 listed at the end of this post).

These embossing folders are really easy to use, but they are thicker than a standard embossing folder (due to the 3D effect!) and so use a different Big Shot sandwich. You need; your Big Shot Platform (or the platform you use for embossing folders), then the embossing folder and card stock, and ONE standard cutting plate on the top.

Measurements:

Card base – 21 x 14.8 cm

Layer for embossing – 10 x 14.3 cm

Sentiment strip – 10.5 x 2 cm

Card making techniques 3D Embossing using Stampin' Up! products

This card is finished with a birthday sentiment from Guy Greetings stamped on Sahara Sand card stock, and a trio of Glitter Enamel Dots.


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Make It Monday | Good Tidings Catalogue Cards

Make it Monday Christmas Card video tutorial using Good Tidings from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

I have some very special cards to share with you today. I made a heap of these to send out with my Autumn Winter Catalogues (if you haven’t seen the new catalogue, you can find a link in the side bar…). I love this stamp set…. and I am sure I will be sharing heaps more projects with this one really soon!

Make it Monday Christmas Card video tutorial using Good Tidings from Stampin' Up!

I loved making these…. I grabbed my stamps and inks a couple of weeks ago and stamped a bunch of these on my knee whilst watching a movie with James. The Good Tidings stamp set features one of my absolute favourite stamping techniques… 2 Step stamping, to make this stunning holly. The stamps line up so easily, and actually even if the stamps are not lined up exactly it doesn’t matter, its still pretty!

The leaves are stamped in Old Olive and Garden Green, while the berries are Real Red and Cherry Cobbler. I die cut the square of Whisper White first, along with the scalloped square of Cherry Cobbler using the Layering Square Framelits.

The sentiment is stamped in Basic Black and is taken from Cheers to the Year.

Make it Monday Christmas Card video tutorial using Good Tidings from Stampin' Up!I also LOVE the Designer Series Paper featured on this card…. its called Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper, its a little thinner than the usual Designer Series Paper but its so pretty.

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How to…. Get your Stampin’ Up! wish list!

I am sure that by now you have seen and read the Stampin’ Up! Autumn Winter catalogue from cover to cover and written a terribly long wish list?! Yes…. If you haven’t got your copy yet you can find all the details of how to get one HERE!

But I have a few ways to help you get your wish list….

  1. Stash Builder Club – This fun club lasts 6 months, and requires 6 stampers to participate. Each month for the length of the club you commit to spending £25 per month (you choose your products every month…. but it has to be at least £25) and one month you get to spend the Stampin’ Rewards worth at least £15!  You can sign up to club HERE, or drop me a message for more information. Club members also get access to a heap of inspirational tutorials and more….
  2. Host an Online Stampin’ Party – This is something brand new for me, although I do host online parties for each catalogue launch! Online parties are a great way of sharing your love of Stamping with your crafty friends far and wide. We have loads of fun, playing some great games and sharing crafty ideas. If your guests collectively order £150 or more you get at least £15 of Stampin’ Rewards to spend on Stampin’ Up! goodies of your choice
  3. Become a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator – This is the Ultimate deal…. The Stampin’ Up! Starter Kit costs just £99, you get to stuff it full of £130 worth of Stampin’ Up! goodies, along with a pack of business supplies, and FREE postage! You then get at least 20% off your future purchases while you remain a demonstrator. There are no obligations, you can grab a kit and never purchase anything else again if you choose…. you could be a happy shopper, getting 20% discount on your crafty purchases…. or you could choose to become a business owner, and share your love of all things Stampy with the world! It’s totally up to you! In addition to the 20% discount, demonstrators also get a quarterly magazine, access to heaps of exclusive online communities including my personal team Facebook group, Pre-order periods, Stampin’ Up! organised events, and the opportunity to earn free products, exclusive goodies and incentive trips!

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Make It Monday | Magnetic Closure Notebooks

Make It Monday Notebook covers using Eastern Palace suite from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

Welcome to Make It Monday! I am loving this weeks project, I made these a few weeks ago and they have sat, looking all pretty on my desk every since…. saying that I really want to send them to someone… but I’ll get to that later!

Make It Monday Notebook covers using Eastern Palace suite from Stampin' Up!

Notebooks are always a handy gift. These are marked for Team Member gifts…. I always send a little something to new team members to welcome them to the team, and a notebook is great…. I mean, your massive wish list needs somewhere to go, right?!

The purple notebook (sorry, Fresh Fig!) uses the Eastern Palace stamp set and coordinating Eastern Beauty Designer Series Paper. The trick to these notebook covers is the magnets… yes they have a magnetic snap closure. I am sure that these covers would be just as cute without the magnets, but I took delivery of a heap of magnets last week and just HAD to use them on a project! I get my magnets from Ebay…. just search for Neodymium Disc magnets, and I am sure you will find them!

Measurements:

These notebook covers are for Jotter sized notebooks, and are in metric measurements only.

Card stock: 21 x 18.5 cm

Score on the SHORT side at 7, 7.5, 14.5 and 15 cm

Designer Series Paper: 20.5 x 6.5 cm AND 20.5 x 3 cm

Make It Monday Video Tutorial Magnetic Notebook covers using Oh So Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

August is a great time to think about joining the team. We are in the middle of pre-order month for the new Autumn Winter catalogue, which means that you could fill your Starter Kit with Christmas goodies and get your hands on some awesome stamp sets before anyone else! I did a whole video on why I think August is a great time to join on Saturday… I would LOVE you to check it out.

Do you have any questions about joining Stampin’ Up!? Ask me in the comments section below….


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Techniques Series | Selective Inking

Techniques Series Simple Lots of Love Card Selective Inking Tutorial Video

I am so sorry that this post didn’t go live yesterday…. something happened to my blog… all fixed now and ready to share…. enjoy x

Stamping Techniques Series

I have a nice, simple card for you today… but its a technique I use a LOT! so I though I would share my tips for Selective Inking!

Techniques Series Simple Lots of Love Card Selective Inking Tutorial Video

The original stamp reads… Sending Lots of Love, well, I didn’t want the ‘Sending’ so I grabbed for my Stampin’ Write Markers…

  • Use the side of the brush tip of the marker to colour the stamp
  • For solid stamps (like this one) use LOTS of ink… colour the stamp, and then colour it again… the more ink you add the less streaky lines you will have on your final stamped image
  • The ink will dry on the stamp, breath on the stamp before you stamp it to re-activate the ink for a perfect stamped image!

Suite Share….

Suite Shares from Stampin' Up!

Ok… so what is a Suite Share?

These fun collections of Stampin’ Up! goodies give you a tester of each suite in the catalogue…. Each month a different collection will be available as a share, and each share contains 12 6×6 sheets of Designer Series Paper, 24 card bases (cut and scored), along with samples of ribbons and embellishments that coordinate with the suite! PLUS an Online Card Class too!
This month I am offering shares of A Whole Lot of Lovely… this lovely suite features pretty floral prints, shimmery ribbons and this fab binder clips and a Basic Black ink pad!

Each share costs just £15 plus postage


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Make It Monday | Gate Fold Card

Make It Monday Video Tutorial how to make a Gate fold Card using Delightful Daisy from Stampin' Up!

Make It Monday

I have been spending lots of time scrolling Pinterest recently…. now this is utterly rubbish when you’re trying to be creative, but as I haven’t had a whole lot of creative time, its been a great way to get ideas ready for when I get time in my Craft Room! While I was scrolling Pinterest the other day, I came across a host of Gate Fold Cards…. and I thought I hadn’t shared one for a while… and so this Make It Monday was born!

Beautiful You Gate Fold Card using Naturally Eclectic from Stampin' Up!

The card above uses the Beautiful You stamp set, along with Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper and Pool Party Shimmer Ribbon…. on a side note; check out that bow… I’m rather proud of myself!

Measurements:

Card base 21 x 14.8 cm, Scored on the long side at 5.25 cm on each end.

Card stock mat; 4.5 x 14 cm (x2)

Designer Series Paper; 4 x 13.5 cm (x2)

Make It Monday Video Tutorial how to make a Gate fold Card using Delightful Daisy from Stampin' Up!

The Daisy version uses the Daisy Delight stamp set, Daisy Punch, and coordinating Delightful Daisy Designer Series paper.


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How to…. Get your Stampin’ Up! Christmas goodies before September!

Did you know you can order Stampin’ Up! Christmas goodies before 1st September and the launch of the Autumn Winter Catalogue?

Actually there are 3 ways…..

  1. there are some lovely Christmas goodies in the Annual Catalogue
  2. Carols of Christmas is available and an early release during August… and its part of my Christmas Card Club too!
  3. This one is my personal favourite…. you can add Christmas goodies from the Autumn Winter catalogue to your no obligation Stampin’ Up! Starter kit!!!!

There are so many advantages to grabbing a Starter Kit…

  • You pay just £99 for £130 worth of Stampin’ Up! product AND get free p+p on that order
  • You get at least 20% discount on all future purchases while you remain a part of Stampin’ Up!
  • You are able to pre-order from new catalogues… getting new goodies before anyone else!
  • You get sent a free copy of every single catalogue, as well as a quarterly magazine filled with fun and inspiration
  • You get the opportunity to attend Stampin’ Up! organised events and get more free product!!!
  • And much much more!

You can find more information on my Join My Team page or my Joining FAQ’s

Or, you can join by clicking HERE and selecting your fabulous Starter kit full of Christmas goodness!

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Techniques Series | Tone on Tone Embossing Paste

Tone on Tone Embossing Paste Video Tutorial using Happy Birthday Thinlit from Stampin' Up!

Stamping Techniques Series

Over the last few weeks we have explored a variety of Masking techniques, but I think this one is my favourite! Tone on Tone Embossing Paste…. now, I know that this isn’t really about the masking… but there is a Mask involved! So… I’m classing it as the final piece in our Masking journey!

Techniques video using Lift me up from Stampin' Up! How to use Embossing Paste

This fun card uses Lift Me Up and the coordinating Up and Away Thinlits…. along with the cloud mask from the Party Pattern Masks pack. I am loving the dimension created by that embossing paste… while it doesn’t distract from the card. I still slightly obsessed with this balloon die…. I really could just die cut it all day long

Top Tips:

  • Move EVERYTHING off your desk before you start…. seriously Embossing Paste gets everywhere (or is that just me?!)
  • Use a tile or Silicone Mat to mix your Embossing Paste and Re-inker
  • Add as little re-inker as possible… add too much as the embossing paste will become runny and you wont get that crisp masked effect

Tone on Tone Embossing Paste Video Tutorial using Happy Birthday Thinlit from Stampin' Up! UK

I am such a Purple girl…. I have a friend who buys me things, just because they are purple! … but I don’t use Wisteria Wonder as much as I should, it is so pretty… especially when paired with Gold.

Tone on Tone Embossing Paste Video Tutorial using Happy Birthday Thinlit from Stampin' Up!The Happy Birthday Thinlit is so pretty… although it can be a bit difficult to adhere to your projects. I would advise that you add Multipurpose Adhesive Sheet to the reverse of your card stock before running this through your Big Shot, this then gives you a self adhesive die cut for you to stick to your project!

This card is finished with a trio of Gold Stars from the Metallic Enamel Shapes…. gonna need some more of those really soon!

What is your preferred method for adhering detailed die cuts?


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