Snip & Tuck fold card

The mini catalogue is nearly over just a couple more weeks & many of the stamp sets in the Mini catalogue will be retired, gone for ever. I have loved having the mini catalogue as it has taken me completely out of my comfort zone. I must say that the first time I saw the Mini at a training event I was like a rabbit caught in the headlights, now don't get me wrong I loved it, but many of the stamp sets were out of my comfort zone. The stamp set featured in this post Clearly for you.

Clearly for you ~ Images copyright Stampin' Up

A while back when I was struggling to find my creativity I discovered a nifty tool on Google, If you type in the name of the stamp set you want inspiration for & then click the Images link on the left hand side you get pages & pages of projects using that stamp set, WARNING this is an enjoyable but time consuming process, because when you click on an image you also get directed through to the image owners blog, I have found so many new blogs this way.

Well this is the way I found the snip & Tuck card that i cased. The blog I found the inspiration on is a fellow American demos blog. Julie has a brilliant tutorial on here showing exactly how to make the card.

Supplies needed

Cardstock

Crumb Cake

Very Vanilla

Cherry Cobbler

Inks

Basic Grey

Cherry cobbler

Stampin' Write pens

Stamp Set

Clearly for you 121911 wood mounted 121976 Clear mounted

Tools

Blender pens & pringle lid palette

Stamp a ma jig

Decorative label extra large punch 120907

1 3/4" x 7/8" Large oval punch

Scallop oval punch

Decoration

3mm Taffeta ribbon in Very Vanilla

DSP in Newsprint 117166

Many of the items included in this project will only be available until 30th September.

Springtime Vintage pair

More from The Mini
These are some projects i have been making over the last couple of months, I have trying to find my creative mojo & seem to have spent more time blog surfing than actually creating hence the lack of blog posts.

Springtime Vintage DSP from the 2011 Mini catalogue available until 30th September  whilst stocks last
Images Copyright Stampin' Up

I had been tidying out my craft room, trying to find my mojo when I came across a file full of templates, when I found this tri-fold card template, it lent itself to the springtime vintage papers & I love the results.

Flowers die cut using the Fun Flowers Die

The Mini watering can is made from the Milk carton die.

Supplies needed for these projects

Cardstock

Certainly Celery

Very Vanilla

Pretty in Pink

Ink

Versamark

Pretty in Pink

Certainly Celery

Stamp Set

Cute By the Inch ( Hostess set 2011)

Sincere Salutations

Hopeful Thoughts

Tools

Big Shot

Beautiful Wings Embosslits

Fun flowers Die

Perfect polka dots embossing folder

Stamp a ma jig

1 3/4" oval punch

2" Oval punch

Scallop square punch

1 1/4" Square Punch

Decorations

Dazzling diamonds glitter

Springtime Vintage papers

Big designer buttons ~ Springtime Vintage

Linen Thread

Many of the products in this project are only available until 30th September.

Double twisted Easel card

Double twisted Easel card ~ Top view

Do you ever have one of those days when inspiration strikes & you are in the middle of something else & cannot act on the inspiration. Well that happened to me this week, I have had a busy week with work, & a stampers 10 class & then I have also hurt my back which is still very tender and a real nuisance as I have been trying to excercise , but the other evening inspiration struck about two new card folds, I had to go into the craft room about 10pm on my way to bed & make the basic design out of scrap card before I forgot what I was trying to achieve.
I have made a few of the twisted Easel cards that I first saw on Monicas blog, but I had the idea to make a double twisted Easel card.


This is the prototype Double twisted Easel card.

Front View

Side view

Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler

Whisper White

Basic Black

Crumb Cake

Ink

Cherry Cobbler

Crumb cake

Soft Suede

Stamps

Artistic Etchings

Perfect punches

Pretties

Love letters DSP

Basic pearls

Tools

Scallop circle punch

1" circle punch

Water spray

Close up of punched flower

Thats all for today as I'm now working on another new card fold so I am back off to the craft room to create.

All day event ~ Projects

Today was our most recent all day event & it was lovely to see so many of You again 7 welcome to many new stampers, thank you all for joining us. Wow what a busy day it was, each group managed to finish 5 out of the six projects, but after we've had a meeting we will be contacting you to arrange a catch up session.


With today being the final day of sale a bration, many of our projects not only included the a la carte free stamp that was included in the days event, but many of the sale a bration sets were also used on these projects, I for one will be really sad to see them retire tomorrow.




The Morning session

1. Hanging Punched Butterfly Card ~ Using Flower accent, Fine Flourish & Word window

2. Flower Accent card

Supply List

Ink

102277 Old Olive ink pad £4.95

101301 Pretty in Pink ink pad £4.95

115658 Rich Razzleberry Ink pad £4.95

Pear Pizazz marker * (119801 pk.of 5 in colour markers) £11.95

100045 Pretty in pink marker * £2.95

102283 VersaMark pad £5.95

Cardstock

119981 Rich Razzleberry A4 £6.25

121693 Pear Pizazz A4 £6.25

106549 Whisper White A4 £7.50

Stamps

Flower Accent

SAB Sweet Summer

SAB Thinking of You (sentiment)

Tools

101428 clear embossing powder £3.75

103579 Paper snips £7.95

102845 *blender pen if no markers used £7.95

119858 Boho Blossoms punch £15.50

101049 Stamp a ma jig (if required) £10.95

110197 Heat tool (heat gun) £21.50

107066 Colour Spritzer tool £9.95

3. Rosette card ~ Enfrancais or Bliss for background

Supply List

Ink

119783 Peach parfait £4.95

Cardstock

121693 Pear Pizzazz £6.25

106550 Very Vanilla £7.50

Stamps

117022 Perfect punches ( wood mount £22.95 ~ Clear mount £17.95 )

109521 En Francais £16.95

Tools 

118870 Scallop corner trim £8.95

118402 Scallop Trim Border £14.25

119853 Eyelet Border £14.25

119849 Modern label punch £15.50

108362 Cropodile £23.95

102892 Sponge daubers £8.75

Accessories

119265 Pear Pizazz 1/2" poly Stitched Ribbon £9.75

109110 Circle rhinestone brads £8.75

117154 Regals designer series paper patterns stack £15.50

The Afternoon session

4. Twisted easel card ~ Bliss

Supply List

Ink

109120 Basic Grey £4.95

121030 Crumb Cake £4.95

119669 Cherry Cobbler £4.95

Cardstock

119922 Basic Black 12 x 12" £6.25

117162 Love letters designer series papers £8.75

Stamps

SAB Bliss

118091 Tiny tags ( Wood mounted £21.95 ~ Clear Mounted £16.95 )

118517 Artistic etchings ( Wood mounted £18.95 ~ Clear mounted £15.95 )

Tools 

102892 Sponge daubers £8.75

119854 Scallop circle punch £15.50

119858 Boho Blossoms punch £15.50

117190 Jewelry tag punch £9.75

Accessories

119247 Basic pearls £4.50

104199 Linen thread £3.75

119741 Metallic Brads £6.25

5. Panel card ~ sweet summer

Supply List

Ink

119806 Stampin Write markers from £18.25

109120 Basic Grey £4.95

Cardstock

121692 Peach parfait £6.25

108599 Chocolate Chip £6.25

106550 Very Vanilla £7.50

Stamps

SAB ~ Sweet summer

Tools 

102892 Sponge daubers £8.75

Accessories

119247 Basic pearls £4.50

6. Diorama card ~ sweet summer & perfect punches.

Supply List

Ink

119806 Stampin Write markers from £18.25

Cardstock

121680 Daffodil delight £6.25

106549 Whisper White £6.25

121681 Cherry Cobbler £6.25

121686 Early Espresso £6.25

Stamps

SAB So happy for you 

117022 Perfect punches ( wood mount £22.95 ~ Clear mount £17.95 )

Tools 

119851 Curly Label punch £15.50

119860 1 3/8" circle punch £14.25

Accessories

119246 Basic Rhinestones £4.50

Happy Valentines day ~ Twisted Easel card

Happy Valentines  Day I wish you a day of love & hugs.
I have DH home with me this morning as sadly he is working a late shift today, which incidently he only does once in a blue moon, I think I need to give him some lessons in the value of forward planning!!


This was my first attempt at a twisted easel card, Monica has featured a couple on her blog over the last couple of weeks so I thought I would try it for myself.
The papers are from the Love Letters collection by Stampin' Up

 Close up of the embellishment which is stamped using the circle stamp from Artistic Etchings stamped 6 times & cut out using the scallop circle punch. Before assembling I used a sponge dauber & tinted the flowers using Pink pirouette. Scrunch all of the layers up & layer up, gluing only the centre of each layer. The centre is then decorated with the self adhesive pearls.

Everything used in this project is available from Stampin' Up through me as a creative coach, please contact me for further information on products, parties, workshops or business opportunities.

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.

Side step card with Lovely as a tree

This months stampers 10 hostess Alice has asked that we use the set Lovely as a tree.
I can think of lots of lovely card ideas using this set for Christmas, but have really struggled with cards for the current season.

I came upon a card on splitcoast stampers that used the side step card fold which really looked great with this set. So I set too & made this version which ended up only using the fold & nothing of the original image.


Tutorial for side step card

After I had made this card I e-mailled Alice just to double check that I had the right set that she wanted to use on her hostess evening, & guess what the set wasn't lovely as a tree, but Trendy tree's. So I'm off to make some cards for projects using the correct set.

Monday already & Happy St Davids day

I cant believe that it's monday already and even scarier to think that it is already the 1st March & St Davids day to everyone. Hopefully March will be the start of our spring & we will see a change for the better in the weather, fingers crossed.

There is new promotion starting today for just one month only, details to follow & just a littel clue a new punch will be available for just one month only, until it's official release on the 1st of October in the 2010 ~ 2011 Ideas book & catalogue.

Back to my personal card challenge here is todays card a diagonal double pocket fold. card.
Diagonal double pocket fold tutorial


Stamps
Cheers to you 111037

Cardstock
Whisper white
Real red
Inks
Pretty in pink
Basic grey
Real red

PunchesScallop circle 109877
1 1/ 4"circle 110104

Accents
Antique Brass jumbo eyelet 109960
Real red 5/8" grosgrain ribbon in Real red 110130
Crystal effects 101055



All of the above Stampin' Up products are avilable to buy from me, why not contact me today.

Christmas In July Day 31

I made it !

Day 31 of Christmas in July, well anyone who doubted me I did it & I really enjoyed the challenge it has kept my creativity focused for a whole month, there was only two days that i didn't craft because I had a migraine but fortunately I had already made projects for those days so the challenge was un-affected.
I am now looking for another challenge.............................. Ideas in the comments section please.
Tutorial for this card fold
Well today is the grand finale so three cards & a new card fold.



Cardstock
Bashful blue
Not quite Navy
Chocolate chip
Very Vanilla

Ink
Rose red
Bashful blue
so saffron
Chocolate chip

Designer series papers
Ski slope

Accessories
Round tab punch
All of the above items can be ordered from Stampin' Up through me, please contact me for further information.

Thank you for joining me on my journey through Christmas in July

Bold & non Christmassy

Yesterday was a very creative day for me, wether it was because I was up early & did all the housework with Paul enabling me to concentrate fully on my crafty tasks, or if going to the crop on Saturday just filled me with creative energy that was fizzing about all day, who knows.


Whilst I was running my bath I made another version of the pocket card, this time in bolder colours and using a very versatile set called seeing spots. We all struggle with mens cards & this set works just as well for masculine cards as it does for fill ins & backgrounds.



Cardstock
Very Vanilla
Night of navy
Summer Sun

Ink
Summer sun
Night of Navy

Accessories
Cropodile
Eyelets
Tempting Turquoise Grosgrain ribbon
Round tab punch
Assorted circle punches
Hemp thread { optional }