The New Autumn Winter Catalogue has finally arrived and that can only mean one thing.... Christmas is coming!
With 116 days to go until Christmas, now is the perfect time to start planning and making your Christmas Cards. For me, December is dedicated to last minute shopping, wrapping presents, planning festive menus & Christmas parties, so that leaves me with September, October & November to complete all of my Christmas crafting.
You can click on the picture above to download your .pdf version of the catalogue. However, if you prefer, I would be more than happy to send you a catalogue in the post. Catalogues will cost 99p plus P&P, or free with an order placed with me.
One of the fab new tools in the new catalogue is the Gift Box Punch Board. Check out this video to see how it works!
Over the next few weeks I'll be showcasing projects made with the stamps sets & matching framelits or punches below.
You can click on the picture above to download your .pdf version of the catalogue. However, if you prefer, I would be more than happy to send you a catalogue in the post. Catalogues will cost 99p plus P&P, or free with an order placed with me.
One of the fab new tools in the new catalogue is the Gift Box Punch Board. Check out this video to see how it works!
Over the next few weeks I'll be showcasing projects made with the stamps sets & matching framelits or punches below.
I'll also be using some of these fabulous designer series papers
Keep an eye out during the next week for the Pinkies Blog Hop where fellow Independent Demonstrators showcase projects using goodies from the new catalogue.
If you have any questions at all, please click here to contact me by email.
I hope you have had a lovely bank holiday weekend! My husband was working on Saturday so I met up with my friend Mitchell for a cheeky hog roast roll and crackling at our local butchers then I met up with my friend Jaci in Taunton and went to the cinema to watch Guardians of the Galaxy (such a funny film!).
Yesterday, my husband Phil and I went to Bath for the afternoon for a spot of shopping and finished the day with a lovely meal at Jamie's Italian. Of course the British Weather couldn't last so thankfully we planned a day at home today.
I am going to head up to my craft room soon to spend a few hours playing with my new Christmas supplies! In a few days time, the new Autumn Winter Catalogue will be available so keep an eye on my blog for all the details and sneak peeks of the products.
I hope you like my project today. Its a set of thank you cards that I sent out recently. The edges of the white cardstock have been distressed and the flowers and butterflies have been placed randomly to give this a more relaxed feel.
I used Blackberry Bliss and Wisteria Wonder for the card on the left and Island Indigo and Soft Sky for the card below.
I used the stamp set Gorgeous Grunge for the background stamping and the Bitty Butterfly, Petite Petals & Itty Bitty Accents Punch for flowers and butterflies.
I punched out the larger of the two flowers onto whisper white cardstock and sponged the edges with the two colours I was using for each design. I just love this effect.
The butterflies and small flowers were punched out onto coloured cardstock, using the darker of the two colours.
I then used Rhinestones & Pearls to add some interest to the centre of the flowers and butterflies.
I added a sentiment to the front of the card from the And Many More stamp set. I choose the word Cheers..... but you could choose any sentiment you wish!
To finish, I then decorated the inside of the cards using the Papillon Potpourri and Lots of Thanks Stamp Sets.
I would be thankful if you could leave me a comment to let me know what you think of these cards and also what you have been doing this August Bank Holiday weekend?
If you search for Color Throwdown in Pinterest, you will get lots of suggestions for colour combinations which usually consist of 3 - 4 colours. Why don't you try a combination today that you wouldn't normally go for?
I wanted to show you today how you can really mix up the colour combinations and layouts using this stamp set and I have 4 examples for you that could be packaged as a set of 4 as a gift.
I've used Blackberry Bliss, Melon Mambo and Smokey Slate for this card. I love this version and I just couldn't bring myself to add the glittery butterfly that I made as I think its perfect as it is.
This is a colour combination that I really like but haven't used very much - its Chocolate Chip, Blushing Bride & Pear Pizazz.
The next version is very similar to a design by Michelle Last and uses Black Memento Ink, Crumb Cake & Sahara Sand. Click here to see Michelle's stunning version.
The final card uses Night of Navy and Pool Party ink. I also used Crumb Cake and Island Indigo for the card base and layer.
To make the glittery butterflies I stamped the image onto Whisper White cardstock. I used my versamark stamp pad directly over the image to ensure the surface area covering the butterfly was sticky. I then coated this area with heat and stick powder and heated it with my Heat Tool. Once this had glazed over I then covered the area again with Dazzling Diamonds glitter. I used my heat gun again to set the glitter. To finish it off, I punched out the image using the Elegant Butterfly Punch and used Stampin’ Dimensionals® to pop the image up on the card.
I would love to see any designs you have come up with using this stamp set - please post a link to your pictures in the comments section.
If you would like to order any of the supplies used, please click on the pictures below!
From 22nd August, if you join Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator you will receive £150 worth of products in your Starter Kits and will pay only £99!
Thats an extra £20 of product compared to the standard joining offer.
Remember YOU tailor your starter kit so you choose the products you want up to the value of £150!
If you would like any more information abut joining, click here
Don't hesitate, make sure you act now, because this sweet deal only lasts until 29th August!
One of the projects I have for you this week is a screen card I made a few weeks ago. I had a lovely 3 days visiting my grandma and aunties in Utrecht (Holland) and I wanted to say Thank You for their hospitality.
I CASED this card (copy and share everything) from a fellow Pinkie called Linda Parker - click here to see some of her designs on her youtube channel.
I chose Hello Honey for this card as its such a warm colour and I wanted my card to brighten her day. I used the Hopeful Thoughts Stamp Set as one of the stamps is perfect for the background. I combined this with punched out butterflies adorned beautiful with rhinestone jewels for a bit of glamour.
I also distresssed the edges with the Stampin' Distress Tool. (In the next few weeks I am going to be doing a feature on all of my favourite Stampin' Up Tools )
When I arrived at my Grandma's house in July I was really touched to see that the card in a box I had sent to her for her Birthday in April was still on display (if you haven't seen a card in a box before, make sure you subscribe to my blog as I am planning on making an extra special version for a birthday in October).
This card doesn't fit in a standard envelope so I made one using cordinating designer series paper and the envelope punch board. The envelope punch board is perfect for those occasions where you spent ages making a card only to find you don't have an envelope that fits!
I would love it if you could leave a comment to let me know what you think about this card and also any ideas you have for any other colour combinations.
Here is a list of the other supplies I have used to create projects - if you click on the pictures, it will take you to my online shop!
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