Having a catch up day

Last night was my Stampers 10 group & it turned into a loud evening of lovelieness, It is a really lovely group who all get on together, after all for most this is their 3rd stampers 10.
They chatted & laughed all evening & we only managed to make one card which is the same card as we made on Monday in the stampers 6 / 7 group. We decided to leave the second card until next time.
I was so wide awake when they all left last night that I sat up playing a stupidly addictive game on Facebook until 1.15 this morning, fortunately I'm not working now until next week so I have been playing catch up today on all of the tidying up from last night, the house is now clean, all the washing is done, just the drying & ironing to go & the craft room to tidy & hoover.
With all that finished before lunch I have spent the afternoon editing photo's & catching up on my bog posts.


I thought that I would share with you a couple of cards that didn't make the selection for our next event, they were for Sundays event but that has now been re-scheduled.

To Make this card I've used
Cardstock
Whisper White
Pacific Point
Pumpkin Pie
Designer Series Paper Stack ~ Brights
Tools
Big Shot
Top Note Die
Scallop Circle punch
5 Petal flower punch
Scallop Border punch
1/2" Circle punch
1 3/8" Circle punch
Paper piercing tool
Ink
Rich Razzleberry
Pacific Point
Stamps
Circle Circus
Curvy Verses

Close Up of the card front

This card uses
Cardstock
Regal Rose
Daffodil Delight
Very Vanilla
Designer Series paper stack ~ Brights
Ink
Daffodil delight
Regal Rose 
Old Olive
Rose Red
Tools
Scallop Circle punch
1 3/8" Circle punch
1 1/4" Circle punch
Scoring board or Bone folder
Stamp a ma jig
Stamps
Something to Celebrate
Baby Blossoms
Fine Flourish


Well I think thats me now up to date so I'm off to sort out the animals & the dinner before finally reaquianting myself with the sofa for only the second time this week.

Is it really only Tuesday?

Yesterday felt like it went on forever, well for a whole 17 hours in fact & most of those were spent on my feet, I finally sat down at 11.45pm last night & for anyone that knows me I don't do late nights very well.
My day started at 5.19 yesterday morning when the alarm clock didn't go off, Problem number one Paul was being picked up for a week of working away at 5.30.
6.30 am The alarm does go off for me to get up, To make an exam breakfast for Abi & to get ready for work myself. Abi had the last of her three English exams, despite making breakfast & smoothies & sandwiches & wash everything up I managed to leave in time to walk to work. When I arrived at work there was no lighting in the locker room, I couldn't find a thing. 
8.45 I went up to my floor & my boss was having Hysterics, she went into her office & when she turned the light on she got dive bombed by a pigeon, Nobody was available to catch it as they were all trying to sort the electrical fault, the rest of the day ran fairly smoothly despite spending a lot of it on my own.
When I got home I found a pile of clothes that should have been in Paul's bag....Oooop's
Very quick dinner & lay up for my new stampers 6/7.
Fortunately that went without a hitch, 11.45pm I finally reacquainted myself with the sofa.


One of tonights cards was a shameless case of a card my Upline Michelle had made, Can you spot the differences?
Michelles card

My Card

Did you spot the main difference?

My Flower

Michelle's Flower

Yes I used different flowers.
To make this card I used.
Cardstock
Cherry Cobbler
Tangerine Tango
Wild Wasabi
Very Vanilla
Inks
Peach Parfait ( Tangerine tango was too bright for this project )
Cherry Cobbler
Wild Wasabi
Stamps
Baby Blossoms
Sincere Salutations
Tools
Boho Blossoms Punch
5 petal flower punch
Fancy Flower Extra Large punch
Piercing tool
Mat Pack
Big Shot
Perfect Polka dots embossing Folder
Little leaves Sizzlit die
Extra Large oval punch
Pretties
Brad ( Any colour as its not seen )
Shimmer mist made from shimmer paint


The second card we made is also using The baby Blossoms set

This card Uses

Cardstock

Chocolate Chip

Pumpkin Pie

Daffodil delight

Very Vanilla

Ink

Wild Wasabi

Daffodil Delight

Pumpkin Pie

Versamark

Soft Suede

Stamps

Basic Phrases

Baby Blossoms

Sense of time

Fine Flourish

Tools

Big shot

Top note die

Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder

Stamp a ma jig

Heat embossing tool

Sponge Daubers

Pretties

Rhinestone Brads

White embossing Powder 

A cased card from the new Mini

One of the most frequent questions I get asked as a demonstrator is where do you constantly get your inspiration from?
Well the truth is anywhere I see colour, like catalogues of bedding & paint samples. gardening catalogues as Mother nature does a pretty good job of putting on a pleasing display of colours & the most simple of all is type the name of your stamp set & the words Stampin' Up into google & then click on the images search button on the left hand side & Voila a whole host of inspiring projects using any given stamp set or product.
This card is shamelessly cased from the new mini catalogue, It is not a direct copy, just a starting point.

This card uses
Cardstock
Sahara Sand
Whisper White
Rose Red
DSP paper stack ~ Brights
Watercolour paper
Stamps
Baby blossoms
Four frames
Tools
Elegant Bouquet embossing folder
Big Shot
Decorative label punch extra Large
Aqua Painter
Sponge Dauber
Inks
Basic Grey ( Waterproof )
Tempting Turquoise
Stampin Write pens in assorted colours
Pretties
3mm taffeta ribbon Very vanilla




Any of the above Stampin' Up products can be ordered from me as an Independent Stampin' Up demonstrator.

Highly recommended

Despite last nights celebrations having to be brief due to exam revision we had a lovely time, we took Abi to the Waffle house in Norwich for tea, what a treat we had, the food is amazing & very reasonably priced, all I can say is if you are ever in Norwich, check out this tiny little gem in the heart of the city.
I pass the Waffle house on my way to work every morning, I think for the sake of my waistline its just as well that they open for breakfast after I start work.
I had a two course waffle meal, the first course was Ham & Mushrooms with cheese sauce over a hot waffle. Then for the second course I had a spiced fruit waffle with Ice cream & maple sauce.
All of us completely cleared their plates & is looking forward to the next family celebration, just as well we went for our weigh in before going out!!

I did manage to make it up the stairs to my craft today & have a lovely little project to share with you.

To make this trio of projects you will need

Stamps

Baby Blossoms

Curly Cute

Tools

Beautiful Wings Embosslits Dies

Little Leaves Sizzlits Die

Swirls scribbles Sizzlits Die

Boho Blossoms Punch

Top note Die

Stamp a ma jig

Paper Piercing tool

Decorative Label Punch

Photo corners extra Large

Flower made from

Fancy Flower Extra Large

5-petal Flower Extra Large

Boho Blossoms Punch 

( See the tutorial on Caroles blog )

Cardstock

Bashful Blue

Whisper White

Pear Pizzazz

Rose Red

Papers

Springtime Vintage DSP

Ink

Blushing Bride

Rose Red

Pear pizzazz

Pretties

Metallic Brads

Dazzling Diamonds

Seam Binding Ribbon in Pear Pizzazz

Linen Thread

Big Designer Buttons in Springtime Vintage

What a lovely way to present a small gift for a loved one.

Close up of the handmade flower embellishment & the beautiful Butterfly

My Beautiful Baby is 16 today

I'm feeling father nostalgic today as my baby is 16, I know we all say it but I cannot believe how fast time flies by. Poor Abi has her second day of exams today, she has worked hard & revised for months, so I have everything crossed.
We are off out for a quick meal tonight so she can get back early & revise, we're off to the Waffle House in Norwich I've never been before &I know it will definitely blow the pro points budget, good job we are all going for our weigh in before we go & have a whole week to work it off.
All weekend I was making samples for the forthcoming all day event, every time  Abi popped into the craft room she hinted that she wanted her card made using the Baby Blossoms set which suited the card I had in mind perfectly.


Abi's Card

Cardstock
Pretty In Pink
Rose Red
Shimmery white
Whisper White
Ink
Blushing Bride
Pretty in Pink
Rose Red
Wild Wasabi
Pear Pizzazz
Bashful Blue
Marina Mist
Stamps
Just perfect alphabet
Baby Blossoms
Party This way
Pretties
Pretty in Pink Taffeta ribbon
Dazzling diamonds
Tools
Paper piercing tool
Mat Pack
Scallop border punch
Boho blossoms punch

Hand cut number silhouette

Card Banner

The whole card in Kath Kidston Style

Inside of card

A Beautiful card for my beautiful baby, Happy 16th Darling

Dusty Stamp set

Own up, We all have them, Dusty stamp sets that often get put on a shelf as something new comes along, I know this to be true as I talk to crafter's of every age group everyday. We are stash~a~holics, as soon as our favourite brand brings out some lovely new stash we NEED it!!
I am no different from crafter reading this blog, only in my case as a demonstrator I NEED to demonstrate all of the lovely new stash so I feel justified making every Stampin' Up purchase. Well the stamp set in question is Sense of time, I originally bought this as soon as it became available, I had some scrapbook layouts in mind for this set, I don't remember if I every got round to making the layouts, {Mental note to self check scrapbooks & add to my to do list.}


Whilst I has hopping around blog land I found a card using this set that inspired me to ink up my stamps. I was actually looking for inspiration for the Baby blossoms set when I first mounted it & I came across this blog by Cherie Franklin & this card is a case of one of her beautiful cards, Thank you for inspiring me to dust of a sense of time.

The card is so pretty & girly, {but mental note to self, look for inspiration for masculine cards, you currently have none in your stash.}

Close up of the beautiful Sense of time clock face over stamped with Baby blossoms

Inside of the card

What do you put on the inside of your cards?

I would love you to share with me the inside secrets of your cards.

At the moment I have been decorating all of the insides of my cards, I think that it is a nice finishing touch.

Do you stamp your envelopes? Thats something I have been thinking about trying as well.

To make this card I have used.

Ink

Soft suede

Pretty In pink

Rose Red

Pear Pizzaz

Certainly celery

Whisper white

Cardstock

Pretty In Pink

Confetti White

Rose Red

Stamps

Fine flourish

Basic Phrases

Baby Blossoms

Sense of Time

Tools

Top Note Die

Perfect polka dots embossing folder

Big shot Die cutting machine

White embossing powder

Heat embossing tool

Stamp~a~ma~jig

Paper piercing tool

Mat pack

Pretties

Brad from Hodgepodge hardware

Oversized pearl {from retired Stampin' Up stash}

Whisper white Organza ribbon

Everything to make these cards is from Stampin' Up & If you would like further information about products or business opportunities please contact me.

Baby Blossoms

This set is an absolute must have set from the current mini catalogue, it is just fabulous & so en trend at the moment & so in keeping with the Vintage / Cath Kidston style.
I have to be truthful & say I got mine FREE on of the perks of being a demonstrator is earning free stamp sets in promotions throughout the year. 
When the set arrived I was initially not even going to mount it as two step stamping sets used to scare the life out of me, But now I am totally in love.
I found a sheet on the internet on a fellow demo's site that simplified the stamp set & took all of the brain fudge out of using it. I had seen so many beautiful projects, once I started stamping with this set I was hooked.

The card wallet

Mini scrapbook card ~ this could also include photographs

Stamped greeting on the 2nd page of the mini scrapbook card

The 3rd page of the mini scrapbook card ~ I thought a photograph would look lovely matted onto  this page.

The whole card

To make this card I used

Cardstock

Pear Pizzazz

Whisper White

Rose red

Watercolour Paper

Ink

Whisper White

Pretty in pink

Rose red

Pear pizazz

Basic Grey

Stamps

Baby Blossoms

All A Flutter

Bella Toille

Curly Cute

Tools

Stamp a ma jig

Crop o dile

Heat embossing tool

Scallop trim border

Aqua painters

Pretties

White embossing powder

Rose red Seam binding ribbon

Pear Pizzaz Seam binding ribbon

Subtles designer buttons

Basic pearls

Linen Thread

Dazzling diamonds Glitter

Designer Series paper ~ Springtime Vintage

Stampin' Write pens

Rose Red

Pretty in pink

Peach Parfait

Everything used to make this card is available from Stampin' Up through me as an independent demonstrator. Please contact me if you would like information on products or how you too could earn free stamps.

Baby Blossoms Pinwheel

I have spent the day preparing samples for our forthcoming all day event, The event is going to be centered around the mini catalogue & a colour family, I can share this card with you as I got sidetracked from my prepping & distracted about the colour family idea & came up with this beautiful card.  
Baby blossoms is so versatile, every blog that I look on at the moment is show casing the versatility of these beautiful set. I have teamed the set with the beautiful Springtime Vintage Designer series papers.

Close up of the pinwheel

For this card I Used

Stamps

Baby Blossoms

Basic Phrases

Ink

Rose red

Regal Rose

Old Olive

Tools

1 1/4" Circle punch

1 3/8" Circle punch

Word Window punch

Cardstock

Chocolate chip

Very vanilla

Regal rose

Shimmery White

Pretties

Dazzling Diamonds

DSP Springtime Vintage

I now love to decorate the insides of the cards

For the inside I used

Top note { Exclusive to Stampin' Up } die

Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder { Exclusive to Stampin' Up }

Very Vanilla Cardstock.

Everything you need to make this card is available from Stampin' Up & can be purchased through me.

Monday Nights Stampers 6

Monday night was the last meeting of my current Stampers 6 group, we have enjoyed some lovely evenings in each others company & all but one lady has rejoined, we have also had two more ladies wanting to join us, making a stampers 7, which starts in May.
When I was preparing the class I wanted to use the Baby Blossoms but I was aware that some of the Ladies don't enjoy using the Stamp a ma jig, so I was apprehensive when I showed them this card.

I was so pleased with the reaction when I showed this card, everyone loved it & they all agreed that it looked very Cath Kidston, when they made these comments they didn't realise that they had to make their own background paper as they thought that it was patterned paper, after a quick refresher with the stamp a ma jig everyone made this fab card & everyone agreed that the set was one of their new favourites.

For the card I used

Cardstock

Bashful blue

Rose Red

Whisper White

Ink

Blushing Bride

Rose Red

Wild Wasabi

Stamps

Baby Blossoms

Silhouette sentiments

Tools

Scallop oval punch

Scallop trim Border

Stamp a ma jig

Pretties

Marina Mist Taffeta ribbon

Designer series Paper stack ~ In colours

All of the above products are available from Stampin' Up & available to purchase through me as a creative coach for Stampin' Up

Baby Blossoms

Baby blossoms is featuring on Todays card again, I think I am finally after 2 years over my phobia of two step stampin sets.
I am loving this set now especially the vintage effects that you can create with it. Though todays card is modern in design it shows the versatility of this set.

Complete card

Pouch card

Inside card

Cardstock
Whisper White
So Saffron
Blushing Bride
Ink
Wild Wasabi
Old Olive
Blushing Bride
Rose Red
Tools
Crop o dile
Word window punch
Small oval Punch
Stamp~a~Ma~Jig
Pretties
Metalic Eyelets
Pretty In Pink 1/8" Taffeta ribbon
Stamps
Baby blossoms
Party this way
Curvy Verses


All of the above products are from Stampin' Up & can be purchased through me as a creative coach for Stampin' Up.