Scrap Happy Crop Make & Take

Yesterday Alison asked if I would like to do an Easter themed Stampin' Up demo at yesterdays crop, despite being my birthday, I thought it would be a fun way to spend my Birthday with my Crafty friends.

I made the same card in two colour ways the reverse of each other.

The first one has a Tangerine Tango base

The second card has a Melon mambo base

The flower is made with the extra large Flower accent punch cut into three layers, one side is spritzed with water & moulded round the top of the Tombow glue bottle & then left to dry, repeat for each layer of the flower.


Cardstock
Whisper White
Melon mambo
Tangerine Tango
Ink
Wild Wasabi
Melon mambo
Tools
Extra Large Flower accent punch
Boho blossom punch
Modern Label punch 
Word Window punch
Oval punch
Scallop oval punch
Papers
Designer Series paper stack ~ Brights


The mist that I used to spritz the flowers is made from Distilled water, Isopropyl Alcohol & Champagne Mist shimmer paint mixed in a spritzing bottle.


All the products in this project are from Stampin' Up

Where do you get your inspiration from?

The question about where I get my inspiration from is the commonest question I think that I have been asked since becoming a demonstrator two years ago.
Well my inspiration comes from just about everywhere, The most obvious being the ideas book & catalogue that is produced by Stampin' up & that is where the inspiration for todays cards has comes from page 66 in the catalogue.

I always look at what my fellow demonstrators are doing & often use their cards or projects for a starting point for my own projects & always share where the inspiration comes from.
Colour inspiration comes from the colour coach tool which is always out on my work desk. Other colour combinations come from magazines of all types especially home & garden magazines, Photo's I have taken. Nature is very good for finding colour combinations that work well & are always changing like the seasons, so they provide a constantly changing colour palette.
I think one of the strangest places for inspiration for colour combinations are DIY stores when they have wallpaper & paint samples.


Here is my case of the above cards

Card 1

Cardstock

Daffodil delight

Marina Mist

Poppy Parade

Soft Suede

Whisper White

Ink 

Marina Mist

Tools

Heart Punch

Modern label punch

Stamps

Perfect Punches

Card 2 which is a great card for using up your left overs from the other two cards

Cardstock

Soft Suede 

Daffodil delight

Whisper White

Poppy Parade

Marina Mist

Ink

Perfect punches

Poppy Parade

Tools

Paper piercing tool

Mat pack

Scallop trim border

Stamps

Perfect Punches

Card 3

Cardstock

Crumb Cake

Marina Mist

Poppy parade

Whisper white

Daffodil delight

Ink

Early espresso

Pacific point

Daffodil delight

Marina Mist

Tangerine Tango

Stamps

Tiny tags

Just perfect alphabet

Tools

Jewelery tag punch

Paper piercing tool

Mat pack

Stamp a ma jig

Pretties

Asstd Brads

So now you know where my inspiration comes from, where is the strangest place that you have found creative inspiration?

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.

Very Cath Kidston

In a momentary lapse I chose the new baby blossoms set as my freebie set for my sales during Sale~A~Bration. I loved the set in the catalogue, I loved all of the samples I have seen made with this set yet I knew that this set would challenge me.

Wood mounted 121927 £26.95 Clear Mounted 122000 £21.95
Set of 18 stamps

This set as you can see is a two step stampin set & you need a stamp~a~ma~jig, I do love my Stamp~a~ma~jig, but I struggle with floral cards, both colouring & layouts of floral cards challenge me.
But a fellow demo came to the rescue when I found this cheat sheet on her blog. I have printed it off and laminated to keep on my desk when using this set. I have also labelled the stamps, the tree stamps that make up flower number 1 I labelled 1 & so on for all of the 5 flowers.

The ribbon on this card has been gathered by fraying the end of the ribbon & then finding a single fibre near the middle of the ribbon & slowly gathering it into a ruffle.

The first card I made is very Cath Kidston & I am so pleased about the way it turned out.


Cardstock
Shimmery White
Very Vanilla
Bashful Blue
Ink
Wild Wasabi
Blushing Bride
Regal Rose
Rose Red
Pretties
Old Olive Taffeta ribbon
Stamps
Baby Blossom
Curvy verses
Tools
Stamp~a~ma~jig


If you would like your own copy of the mini catalogue then lease drop me a message.

5/8" Satin Ribbon Share

The final ribbon share that I am offering is the High quality smooth satin ribbon. This is double sided satin & will add an instant elegance to any of your projects.

This share will consist of 1m of each of the above ribbons giving you a total of 13metres of ribbon

You can of course by more than one share.

Collected from me this share will cost £6.75

Posted out to you this share will cost £7.50

If you would like the ribbon posted please e-mail me at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk with your postage address. 

Initially there are 13 places on this ribbon share. but if this share becomes full I will start a 2nd share.

Now in hand & ready for dispatch 

3/8" Taffeta ribbon Share

The second Ribbon share that I am offering is the 3/8" Taffeta ribbon, this timeless taffeta ribbon adds a delightful look to cards, scrapbook pages & 3D projects.

This share will consist of 1m of each of the above ribbons a total of 13metres

You can of course by more than one share.

3/8" Taffeta Ribbon share ~ collected will cost £9.00

3/8" Taffeta Ribbon share ~ posted out to you will cost £9.75

If you would like the ribbon posted please e-mail me at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk with your postage address. 

Initially there are 9 places on this ribbon share. but if this share becomes full I will start a 2nd share.

Now in hand & ready for dispatch 

In Colour ribbon share

I have recently been asked for some more ribbon shares so I am spending today putting some together for you & here is the first one with the lovely fresh in colours.

1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon

This is a unique ribbon with stitched edges to give your projects an eclectic look.

This share will consist of 2m of each of the above ribbons

You can of course by more than one share.

Collected from me this share will cost £8

Posted out to you this share will cost £8.75

If you would like the ribbon posted please e-mail me at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk with your postage address.

Initially there are 6 places on this ribbon share. but if this share becomes full I will start a 2nd share.

Now in hand & ready for dispatch 

Strength & Hope charity campaign

Stampin' Up listen to demonstrators & in the new Mini catalogue they have the very first Charity stamp set available to UK demonstrators & customers.

Campaign Dates: 1 April-30 September 2011

Strength & Hope Campaign

As part of our Making a Difference programme, Stampin' Up! is proud to partner with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF) in the Strength & Hope Campaign.

 Stampin' Up! will donate £1.00* from the sale of each Strength & Hope Set to BCRF. 

Description
Strength & Hope (English)
Wood-Mount Item  118100
Wood-Mount Price  £15.95
Clear-Mount Item  123660
Clear-Mount Price  £12.95

Please contact me if you would like further information on this set or any other Stampin' Up products

Fur babies update week 7

The last 7 weeks have flown past & the fur babies Aka Peanut Butter & jelly are really Changing.
They have grown so much but they don't seem to growing in proportion as their tails are nearly the same length as their bodies.
Over the last 7 days Jelly who was initially reluctant to eat solids is now the first at the bowl as soon as I go into the kitchen in the morning & if I happen to top the biscuit bowl up for the older cats during the day she wakes up from a deep sleep & comes running.

Both babies still sleep a lot but when their awake they run around like crazy. They even get baby sat by Sassy my big neutered male cat.

On Saturday night we had an intruder of the 4 legged kind, I got up to let the cats in & Maddie & a black streak shot through the door to the kitchen, I assumed the black streak was Sassy, at the time the babies were in the kitchen eating their supper. It was only when I sat back down I realised that the black cat was indeed Black & white, the Daddy cat, we then realised during the evening that Maddie is now in Season & we have the kittens Daddy camped on our Patio serenading her all night, But as she'd been out all day It may be too late to keep her indoors.

The kittens were a little spooked by the proceedings & climbed up on me for a cuddle, with PB falling asleep sucking my finger before completely relaxing & laying back like a baby.

PB Chilled for the evening in my arms

Perfect pink pads

EARN FREE STAMPS & MORE! ~ STAMPERS 10 CLUB

EARN FREE STAMPS & MORE!

This new group will start in MAY 
When your wish list is longer than your shopping list, this is a terrific way to budget your purchases over a 10 month period & receive hostess benefits.

By purchasing £15 of Stampin’ Up! products a month for 10 months (Not including P + P), you build your stamping supplies, stay on budget & receive free goodies! Here’s how it works:

When you host a workshop, you need a minimum of £150 in sales to qualify for one set of free stamps & £15 of products from the catalogue

• In a Stampers 10 club there are 10 members
• The club runs for 10 months
• Each member agrees to spend a minimum of £15 per month, before postage
• Each month a different club member is the hostess
• You do not actually have to host a workshop – it’s like having a virtual party
• When it’s your turn to be the hostess, you are guaranteed to receive a level one hostess set of your choice plus at least £15 to spend in the catalogue
• You’ll also get a free copy of the catalogue, if you don’t already have one
• I will run a make & take workshop at my house, you dont have to attend but we do have fun.

By joining a Stampers 10 club, you get the chance to spread the cost while building up your collection & are still able to enjoy the free benefits.

It’s that simple!

Just think – hostess benefits without having to clean your house, prepare food or invite guests…what a deal! Membership DOES have its benefits!

Only 2  places left on this group so please contact me if your interested

More Recycling

As promised some more recycled kits, well the parts are all new but the kits never got used at my stampers 10 meeting. I now find that every time I sit down in the craft room I reach for my colour coach for some colour inspiration.

Stamps

Itty Bitty bits

Cardstock

Poppy Parade

Whisper White

Peach Parfait

Pretty in Pink

Daffodil Delight

In colour DSP Paper stack

Ink

Peach Parfait

Tools

Itty Bitty Paper punches ( Set of 3 )

Butterfly punch

1 3/8" square punch

Pretties

Basic pearls

Stamps

Itty Bitty bits

Cardstock

Poppy Parade

Whisper White

Peach Parfait

Ink

So Saffron

Baja Breeze

Poppy Parade

Tools

Word Window punch

Scallop border punch

Itty Bitty punches ( Set of 3 )

Modern label punch

Pretties

1/2" Stitched Poly Ribbon in Poppy Parade

This is so simple & great for using up leftovers

Cardstock

Pacific point

Whisper White

Ink

Rich Razzleberry

So Saffron

Tools

1 3/8" Circle punch

Itty Bitty punches { 3 pack }

Pretties

Basic Rhinestones

Dont forget that you can now order from the new mini catalogue, If you haven't got a copy then please drop me a line & I will get you a complimentary copy in the post.

Have you seen the Stampin' Up Big Shot

I was so excited when the new Mini catalogue dropped through my door & I realised that some of our Stampin' Up wishes had been answered.

There's a new big shot in town--the Sizzix Big Shot for Stampin' Up! The Big Shot is a sturdy manual die cutting machine used to die cut materials for use on crafts, home décor projects, and even clothing--it's a big deal! You'll love what the Big Shot machine can do for you!
Try running fabric through the Big Shot machine to create your own custom pillow appliqués--or make custom fabric flowers to embellish a quilt. From sewing to quilting to home décor, the Big Shot is the perfect tool for many types of crafting. Use our Stampin' Up! exclusive dies to create die cuts and stencils with our artwork and designs for all your craft needs. 

What can the big shot cut through?

BIG SHOT-APPROVED MATERIALS LIST

The following materials work well when creating die cuts with the Big Shot machine. Please note the maximum thickness of several materials. As a rule of thumb, you can cut a material with your Big Shot if you can cut it using your Craft & Paper Scissors.

Thick corkboard Thick chipboard (59 mil) Colored magnet Ruffle board Paper wood Balsa wood (3/32") Bass wood (1/16") Metal mesh Aluminum (.016) Tin (.008) Adhesive and non-adhesive mat board Drawer liner Shelf liner Vinyl Static cling vinyl Shrink film Fine sandpaper

Clear acetate (20 mil) Contact paper Textured paper Vellum Card stock Patterned paper Flocked paper Metallic paper Linen paper Suede paper Embossed metallic paper Self-adhesive glitter paper Fabric Canvas Iron-on fabric Soft plush fabric Burlap

Velvet Corduroy Lace Heavyweight denim Terry cloth Thin leather Quilt batting Warm & natural batting Fusible fleece Self-adhesive craft metal Self-adhesive cork Self-adhesive foam Self-adhesive magnet Self-adhesive felt Adhesive and non-adhesive rubber Pop-up foam

If you are interested in finding out more about the Big Shot & the exclusive Stampin' Up dies then please drop me a line at lovellsinnorfolk@hotmail.co.uk