The excitement is building

Well it is finally hear the last day of the current Stampin' up catalogue & mini catalogue. There are still some bargains to be had, but I will need the order by 4pm today to get it processed before the deadline this evening. But the best news is the beautiful new catalogue will be available online & you can order from it from tomorrow 1st October.

The card uses two stamp sets that aren't being retired Garden Whimsy & Basic phrases, both are going to be in the new catalogue.

The cardstock colours are Old olive, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White & Real red. The inks are Old olive & Real red. The accessories that also feature on this card are Spiral punch, Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch & Stamp a ma jig.

All of the items that I have used on this card are not being retired so you can loo forward to seeing them in the new catalogue tomorrow.

Slider cards with garden Whimsey

Don't panic garden Whimsey isn't retiring but I thought I would use it with the retiring papers from the Sweet Pea paper stack.

The card stock used is Melon mambo, Rich razzleberry & Whisper White

The greeting on the card is from basic phrases.

Samples for my new Demonstrator

When a new demonstrator joins my team I try to help them as much as i can to get started on their Stampin' Up journey so I like to make them a pack of samples to start their sample boards off for their first event. So today I have been making samples to give to Lydia my newest recruit who has her first event next week, sadly I will be away at a family wedding but I wish her the very best of luck & I will be on my mobile if she has any last minute enquiries.

So here are some of the samples I have made for Lydia

Bag-a-lope made from an envelope using Garden Whimsy stamp set

Using Garden Whimsy & Pocket Silhouettes stamp sets

Made using Circle of friendship & Simply said sets

Made using Winter post set

Made using Winter post, Occasional Greetings & Season of Joy stamp sets

Made using Trendy trees & Funky forest wheel.
Mini pizza box & two cards

The pizza box & mini cards use Vintage vogue set, Tiny tags set & very vintage wheel & Bella Toila large background stamp.

This card uses some Rich Razzleberry, melon mambo & Soft Suede.
The stamp set is On a Pedestal

I love this This card uses Tiny tags,Solid stripes & Dasher, both from the mini catalogue

Tonights Stampers 10

Tonight's stampers 10 projects are made using the Garden Whimsey set, Alice who is tonight's hostess made the choice of the set were using & I'm so glad she did as It's a set I haven't had out in a while.

The first project is a bag-e-lope this bag is made using a 5"  x 7" envelope, but in reality you can use any size envelope. 
It is so easy 
These are the instructions for the construction of the Bag-e-lope, I do however recommend that you decorate the bag-e-lope before assembly.
1. Seal the envelope by licking the flap.

2. Using a scoring board or a ruler & embossing tool score 1" in from the two long sides & one short side.

3. Fold the scored lines a couple of times to make them flexible.

4. Trim off the top ( unscored ) by about 1cm to make the bag opening

5. On the bottom of the bag cut as shown & fold

6. Using wet glue or super sticky tape tape flaps together & then tape to the bottom of the Bag-e-lope.

7. Using the crop o dile hold together the top of the bag and punch 2 holes to thread the ribbon handle through.

 8. Use the real red gingham ribbon to make 2 handles, you need approximately 25cm for each handle.


The colours used in this project are 
Whisper white
Basful blue
Real red
Old olive
Pumpkin pie


The designer papers are Bashful blue

The next project of the night was a card using the Garden Whimsey set & the papers Sweet Pea from the current mini catalogue .
I have made a couple of variations, the inspiration for these came from fellow Demo Jenny Moors.

 

The evening was made complete by Alice & her legendary chocolate cupcakes that she makes for us when she's the hostess.

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


A lovely evening spent with fellow crafters & now i'm off to bed to try out the lovely new mattress that arrived this morning.

With Spring in mind

With Spring in mind. Michelle has set a challenge to her Stampers 10 group to create a card. scrapbook page or a 3D item with flowers to symbolise spring

Stampin Up ~ Garden Whimsey



Stampin Up ~ Watercolour Mini's

Since going to my Stampers 10 group I have become a fan of two step stamping, you wouldn't believe how long I have had some of my two step stamping sets, so now I am dusting of these sets & finding a new appreciation of them.

Stamped Candle ~ Stampin up

Abi & I have been crafty or should that read crafting, we re-read through the tutorial I had posted about stamping on candles.
We used Stampin up Garden Whimsy set
the colours are from the stampin up spots Elegant Eggplant & Orchid Opulence.

Beads by Paul
The beads are twisted Bugle beads & Amethyst chips threaded onto memory wire to make a candle wrap or a bracelet.