New products!

My last customer orders got delivered the same day as my new 'Easter Palace' Suite bundle so I thought I had better use it to make some little thank you cards!

The first thing to mention is that the bundle also included some of the new in colours!
Two of them are used here - Fresh Fig and Tranquil Tide - and of course they are lovely.

Secondly, how fab are the dies?  I've actually layered 2 to make the central image, the stamped corners and sentiment are also in the stamp set.

Pop back tomorrow for details on how you could own this soon too!

Special Day

A little bit of spotlighting today on the 'Inside the Lines' DSP which is a freebie as part of Sale-a-bration.

The part of the image I have punched out is coloured with the new watercolour pencils and a blender pen.

The sentiment and 'dots' stamps are in the set Dragonfly Dreams.

Christmas Week 2!

Another reminder that it is never too early to start making your Christmas cards!

This card is a CASE of one Julie Davison made and I thought it was rather effective.  The Santa's Sleigh stamp set and thinlits are still available as they have been carried forward even though they were in the Christmas catalogue.

Colours used are Soft Sky, Marina Mist, Night of Navy and Smoky Slate.
The sentiment is also in the set.

The card also uses the 2" Circle Punch and Softly Falling embossing folder.

Extra cookies!

A couple of sets using Cookie Cutter Christmas today.

Firstly, an A4 card which also uses the large letter framelits.  I saw this on a post or pin from Kirsten Gill recently and have done something similar, I loved it.

Then (from another CASED'd card) using the holy embossing folder and some of the Warmth and Cheer DSP.  Another simple but effective card.

Telford Swaps

As you read this I shall be busy swapping at Stampin' Up! On Stage in Telford.

These are my swaps this time:

They are little tea bag pockets.

For only being little they still used quite a list of supplies:

Thick Whisper White, Cucumber Crush & Real Red card stock
Cucumber Crush & Early Espresso ink
Balloon Celebration & Timeless Textures stamp sets
3/4", 1 1/4", 1 1/2" Circle, Scallop Tag Topper & Classic Label Tag punches
Cherry Cobbler Baker's Twine

Hopefully I'll have lots of nice swaps in return to share with you.

Cookie Cutter Christmas

We had a good party last night hosted by Andrea with 11 ladies.

I did a make and take with the Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set, matching punch and Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper.

I gave the ladies the choice of which of the characters from the set to put on the card from the gingerbread man, santa, eskimo and reindeer.  The characters are mounted on a 1 3/4 punched circle which is layered on one of the Layering Circle Framelits.

The card, paper, ink and marker colours are mainly Crumb Cake and Real Red.

The sentiment is from Snow Place and the card is finished with Candy Cane Lane Baker's Twine.

Oh, what paper fun

A similar idea but using a different layout and paper today:

This card is great for using up scraps and also for giving a taster of most of the designs of the Candy Cane Lane Designer Series Paper - a super pack featuring the colours Crumb Cake, Real Red and Early Espresso.

The sentiment is from the set 'Oh' What Fun' and finished with a couple of enamel dots.

Just Peachy!

Another quick catch up.
Firstly, a frame I've decorated in the style of one we did at one of Jenny's Extravaganzas a while ago. Sadly the spiral flower die is now retired but I have used the new colour Peekaboo Peach for them (next to Very Vanilla):

And just a teeny notebook I decorated with the ever cute penguin - not just for Christmas - and the bow punch.

Peek-a-boo

A card I found on Pinterest via Stampin' Connection today.

Another cute card!

I've used:

Brick Wall embossing folder
Itty Bitty flower punch
Hearth & Home Framelits

Stamp sets - Suite Sayings, Friends & Flowers, Playful Pals and Happy Home

1 3/8" circle punch
Festive Flower Punch

Anniversary

For my Wedding Anniversary today I had an idea of what I wanted on a card - as is always the case it didn't really end up that way!

I've used the stamp set In the Meadow and used a water brush to take some of the colour from each image to shade it.

The ribbon is retired but soft suede to match.

The sentiment comes from the set Timeless Love and I've used the Little Numbers Framelits with a 'th' from the Number of Years set to finish.

Thank you to Everything Eleanor

Another Everything Eleanor card today that Cath designed for us at our weekend away.
Sadly this set doesn't make the next catalogue but some things have to retire to make way for all the lovely new stuff.

It's another simple but effective.  This one has been done in Rich Razzleberry.

Sentiment is from Tin of Cards.

Telford Swaps

These are the cards I made for my swaps:

I changed the circle and bow colour across 4 different colour ways and made 15 of each so had 60 swaps in total.  Colours are Rose Red, Perfect Plum, Island Indigo and Cajun Craze.

We must all be mad really!

I got some super swaps in return which I'll have to look at in more detail sometime.  Thanks to everyone that swapped with me.

I now have my hands on the new catalogue as well and it is super.  I'm not just saying that either.
Lots of great new products but at the same time many of our current favourites staying with us so we can utilise them with new 'stuff' and the new colours which I'm sure you may get a sneak of soon.
Jill

Lost Lagoon is Going Places!

Today's colour is Lost Lagoon and I've used some items from the Going Places suite to make this card.

The World Traveller embossing folder forms the basis of the card and one of the Going Global stamps is punched out and layered on a piece of DSP from the matching paper stack.

Finished with some Bakers Twine and White Perfect Accents.

Botanical make and take

We had a lovely downline meeting today at Jenny's and I was in charge of show and tell with a make and take option.

This is the card I took for the girls which was also the make and take at a couple of recent parties I did.

Another Pinterest idea seen here and it's gone down very well.

This will also be the start of my Botanical Blooms showcase as I've made quite a few examples in different combinations that I will share.
The two-step stamps are fab as the second stamp gives the detail of the veins.

Materials used:
Pear Pizzazz & Old Olive Ink
Memento black ink
Whisper White thick card, Basic Black card, Vellum
Botanical Blooms Framelits
Petite Pairs stamp
1 3/8" Circle Punch
1 1/4" Circle Punch

Crafty Gift Bag

For our Stampin' Up! team weekend away we also each made a 3D gift and on the last night all took a number to take one of the lovely gifts home - we had a lovely selection of goodies.
I'll share the prize I received one day soon but this is the gift I made:

I've followed instructions for the bag from the very talented Crafty Hallett again, here is the link:

http://www.craftyhallett.co.uk/hallett-bag-2016/

It was made from two pieces of 12 x 12" paper and is quite sturdy considering.  The panel on the front is actually a full front of an A6 card.

I also decorated a notebook to match and made a little box with the envelope punch board, decorated to match and filled with choccies.

I have used:
Delightful Dijon DSP
Tip Top Taupe card
Petite Petals punch
Flower Patch stamp set
Flower Fair framelits
Envelope punch board
Candy Dots brad bases
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Oval framelits
Decorative Dots embossing folder
Delightful Dijon Dotted Lace Trim
Delightful Dijon & Tip Top Taupe ink
3/4" circle punch

Wild About Flowers Trio

We have a Bloomin' Buds weekend away this week and have all chosen a stamp set to make 3 cards with.  We then provide all the card, stamps etc for everyone else to make our 3 cards so will come home with a great selection.

I've chosen the set Wild About Flowers and this is my first card:

It is pretty much a case of a card I saw on Pinterest and I have made it in the past but this time have added 3 coloured circles behind the images to make them pop a little more.

The sentiment is from Cottage Greetings which is a lovely font.

I've used the scoreboard to mark some lines on a second layer of Crumb Cake and added some Linen Thread.

Colours used are:
Old Olive
Tangelo Twist
Hello Honey
Melon Mambo

Lost without you

No point in re-inventing the wheel so today I have CASE'd another card from the seasonal catalogue.

It's a really quick card too.

I've used the Designer Series Paper and stamp set from the Going Places suite and added some Hello Honey striped cotton ribbon.
The globe fits nicely in the 2" circle punch.

Ink colours used are Mossy Meadow and Lost Lagoon.

Party Pyramid

Another pyramid card today, this time using products from the It's My Party suite.

The Seasonal Catalogue has several suites in which make it even easier to buy products.
You can purchase a pack of card that picks up the colours in the 12x12" paper stack, there is an embossing folder, 2 stamp sets, 3  punches, washi tape, enamel dots, bakers twine and even some pop-up thinlits.

This is the front of the card:

I love the sentiment.  I've punched it out and layered it on a scallop circle punch.
The colours in this collection are fun too and include Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron, Melon Mambo and Sahara Sand.

I then had fun decorating the sides with the balloons and cakes which I've stamped and then punched with the co-ordinating punches.  This time you don't get a white outline around your stamped image either.

Pyramid Cards

At our local club night last night I showed the ladies how to make pyramid cards.

This was chosen after seeing one of my Brussels swaps and thinking it was a bit different.

I've used one of the colour combos in the spring catalogue of Wisteria Wonder, Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay.

This is one of the sides.  I've used some paper from the Have a Cuppa DSP.

The sentiment is from Circle of Spring and I've layered it on punched circles to match.

This fab flower is made using the Friends & Flowers stamp set and Festive Flower Builder Punch - great to be able to use it for things other than poinsettias.

The final side has more DSP and some butterflies from Kinda Eclectic that have also been punched out.

They are rather fun for something different and think it went down well.

Going Places

Following on from yesterday's retail recommendation (hee hee) today's card is one that we made at one of the Product Spotlights in Brussels.

This was a great opportunity to not only try the sets but then have a sample instantly before you had bought the whole catalogue!

This suite has co-ordinating stamps, card stock, embossing folder and Designer Series Paper Stack.
It's brilliant for men's cards for something different.

I have used:
Basic Black & Sahara Sand card
Early Espresso & Sahara Sand ink
Going Global stamp set
Going Places DSP
2" Circle Punch