Birthday Wishes Challenge

Did you know that Stampin' Up!  support Ronald McDonald House Charities and that there are lots of the houses in the UK?

I certainly didn't for a while and the houses do a great job keeping families close by when their children are receiving medical treatment far from home.

Each catalogue has a stamp set to support the cause and this time it's the 'Sharing Sweet Thoughts' set shown below.  For each set sold SU donate £2 to RMHC.

This weekend marks the start of the Birthday Wishes challenge for Stampin' Up! where they are  trying to make 10,000 cards to donate.  I am one of 6 demonstrators who are going to one of the houses in London for a birthday party filled day where we are making 100 cards each with this set!

These 2 cards are not ones I will be making as they need to be quicker but just an idea of what you can do with the set.

If you are Facebook savvy the SU UK page will have several Facebook live videos of us through the day!!

 

Keep cool!

Wowsers isn't it hot!  The heat doesn't like me very much which is a bit annoying but I have managed to make a card for the occasion!!

This little note card uses the Cool Treats stamp set and co-ordinating framelits (and a combo of Circle and Oval Layering/Stitched Shapes Framelits).

I've also had a quick play with the Tranquil Tulips hostess set this week:

The tulips are so effective, these ones are in Berry Burst and fussy cut out and added to the card.
A simple card but a request needed quickly.

And then there is Christmas card of the week:

The stamps used for this are from the set Peace This Christmas and the card is Crumb Cake.

I'll be back next time to update you with my Ronald McDonald adventures this week!

Live every moment ...

This is a card using the main stamp and framelit from the Ribbon of Courage bundle:

I've used Powder Pink and Melon Mambo for the colours, the sentiment is from the set too.

It's a lovely, thoughtful set which will be good for fundraising too.

New Products!

A box of goodies has arrived to play with.

The back of this card uses a new large stamp called 'Marbled'.  I have used Soft Sky to ink it to keep it subtle but I already think I will be using this a lot.

The stamps and framelits are from the 'Ribbon of Courage' bundle which was inspired by Million Sales Achiever Patty Bennett.  More on this set to come another day.

I think these flowers are lovely.  I've also added a touch of Lemon Lime Twist Ombre ribbon.

This card was based on one in the catalogue - don't forget how much inspiration there can be in there sometimes.

And finally ...

The last three colours are Fresh Fig:

Berry Burst:

And Powder Pink:

Lots more of these all to come - I think they are a great colour family.

This week ...

Quite a lot on this week so there have been lots of quick cards!

This first one took a little longer though and I made whilst it is nice and sunny.  This sunflower uses the Eastern Palace suite and is based on the flower by Patty Bennett (https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/499336677424542004/).

This just shows how versatile these dies are too.

Val did this super project with us at Bloomin' Buds downline this week:

It's a great little treat pouch with a packet of seeds in.  This one is in the new colour of Fresh Fig - the new daisy punch is rather nice too!

Then Christmas card of the week made an appearance!

And this is the card I made for swaps at our meeting this week.  Again, inspired by Pinterest and using the daisy punch again.

Simple but effective

And for the next instalment I've got a selection of fairly simple but effective cards.

The Kinda Eclectic stamp set is retiring but still available - sadly the butterfly punches have sold out.

The Custom Tee stamp set and framelits are also retiring but there are lots of combinations to be made with both of them - this card just gives a small taster.

The stamp set Big on Birthdays isn't retiring - hooray!
I've just added some colour on this one with Stampin' Write Markers and a touch of Wink of Stella which doesn't show up brilliantly in the photo.

An example I think of how a little can go a long way.

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!

More retiring items

A couple more cards I haven't shared on here recently.

Firstly, one made with the Love Notes framelits - all of this product suite is currently available, some reduced.  I've also used the stamps and paper on this card.

I really enjoyed making this card with 'Everyday Hero', a great value set of 25 stamps for £19, there are lots of different combinations to be made with it.  This card is CASE'd from the catalogue, I think it's great fun.

Another Christmas catch up

Keeping up with blogging still isn't going very well!

Just to let you know the retiring list for all the current Stampin' Up! catalogues will be available Monday night (I will add a link on here asap).  If you want any of the retiring colours in card stock, ink pads, ink refills etc you really need to order them before this as I can guarantee they will be gone almost straight away - the colours retiring are Watermelon Wonder, Tip Top Taupe, Cucumber Crush, Delightful Dijon and Mint Macaron.

Other items will be available while stocks last so if there is something you've been holding out for bear this in mind!

As I've got behind again I'll do another Christmas card catch up.

This card uses some of the 'This Christmas' Speciality DSP.

A Night of Navy and Whisper White combo on this one with the Holly Jolly Greetings stamp set.

This is the latest featuring Mine Macaron which is a retiring colour and the Embellished Ornaments stamp set.

A Wreath double

Today I'm back with a Christmas card of the week 'double-bubble'!!

For the Christmas card I have used the set Wondrous Wreath which has some matching framelits of course!

I've used the colours Pear Pizzazz, Garden Green and Real Red.

Then, I've used exactly the same design for a non-Christmas design.

For this one I've used the colours I've used a favourite combo of mine - Sweet Sugarplum and Rich Razzleberry.

Christmas Spirit

Another week, another Christmas card!

Something very different this time as it is in Very Vanilla and Basic Black.

I've used the Woodland embossing folder and Perfect Pines stamp set and matching framelits.

I've added a little of the This Christmas Speciality Designer Series Paper along the bottom.

Sending Love

Some little notes made with the Sending Love Suite.

It's ideal for Valentine's Day but then throughout the year and I do still love this elite envelopes!

Stamps, Framelits, DSP, ribbon, embellishments are all available of course!

Beautiful You

This is a card I've CASE'd from Pinterest which is credited to www.scrapinium.blogspot.com.
I loved the subtle colouring on it.  The base colours are Very Vanilla and Sahara Sand, the other products used are:

Falling in Love Designer Series Paper
Gold Foil Sheets
So Detailed Thinlits
Stitched Shapes Framelits
Beautiful You stamp set
Special Reason stamp set
Classic Label Punch
Metallic Ribbon (SAB item)
Rhinestone Basic Jewels
Black Memento ink
Sahara Sand Ink

Happy 90th Birthday

My friend over at Stamps and Memories, Wendy, issued a plea for any birthday cards for her Mum who was 90 last week.

She loves receiving handmade cards but only gets a few so I thought I'd add one to the stash.

I've used the Detailed Floral thinlits with the Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder I used in my last card.

I've also used the Lots of Labels framelits, Large Number framelits and Number of Years stamp.

Congrats

A Congrats card today using a colour combo that Michelle Last used for one of her one-sheet wonders (which I will also try one day).

Using the Love and Affection stamp set and Sunshine Wishes framelit I've used the following colours:
Elegant Eggplant
Wisteria Wonder
Rich Razzleberry
Sweet Sugarplum
Perfect Plum

A Special Reason

A nice bright card today cased from a 'Juana Create' one I saw on Pinterest.

This uses the 'Special Reason' bundle which has 14 stamps in the set and 11 framelits.
I've seen lots of lovely combinations of the stamping and use of framelits.

I've used Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie and Cucumber Crush for the colours which also matches the ribbon.

A Teeny Tiny Sentiment and the Classic Label punch to cut it out.

Christmas prep

So, it's never too early to start your Christmas cards - what about now?
I thought I'd start with one on January 1st again and see what happens!  I shall be making no promises but I might try one now and again.

The Snow Place stamp set (and matching framelits) is in the main catalogue so still very much available.

Just one card a week gives a great stash by the end of the year!

Happy 2017

Happy New Year!

Thanks to everyone that pops past to keep an eye on me and comments on the way.

The above card uses the lovely Large Number framelits which I've combined with some Pop of Pink paper.

I've also made a little Foxy Friend calendar to see in the New Year too.

Beautiful You

New products are coming thick and fast now!

The stamps on this card are from a gorgeous new stamp set called Beautiful You.
The set contains several ladies, a couple of arty squiggles and some lovely words.

I've stamped these on a 'Lots of Labels' framelit which is layered on some Blooms and Bliss DSP from the Annual Catalogue.  I have sneaked in a bit of ribbon from the Winter Catalogue too as it went so well with the Rich Razzleberry background.