Products that aren't retiring!

From out of the gloom of the retiring list come some projects using items that aren't retiring but are staying with us for another year!

Dapper Denim is staying with us for another year of course and so is the High Tide stamp set - this is another one of the projects I made, this time a little sticky note and pencil holder.

Everything on this tag is also staying (apart from the leaves - other leaves are available!!).

And for Christmas card of the week I've used Cookie Cutter Christmas again which will now be in the main catalogue for the next year.

Peekaboo bookmarks

I'm still rather liking the Avant Garden set which is a freebie if you spend over £45 during Sale-a-bration.

The Peekaboo Peach is nice and cheery too on what turned out to be a rather grey and wet day today.

This also means that the latest orders are doing the rounds this week!

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.

Free make and takes

As well as demo-ing Baby Bears all day at Yandles on Saturday I will also be doing free make and take bookmarks with the Butterfly Basics stamp set and some of the new in colours.

Just Peachy

A little Bookmark/Tag just to show off one of the Floral Affection embossing folders.

The image is embossed on Peekaboo Peach card and I've added some Pearl Basic Jewels and In Colour Enamel Shapes to finish it off.

The corners are rounded and then it is mounted on a strip of card which has been cut with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch.

Some matching ruched ribbon to finish of course!

Thanks a hole punch

How cute is this little card?

It's notecard size and I've embossed the Watermelon Wonder card with the retiring Decorative Dots folder.

I've made a little tag with the Scalloped Tag Topper punch and one of my hole punches.

The sentiment is in the Hostess set Love you sew which is rather fun.

An itty bitty flower, jewel and stitched satin ribbon to finish.

Glad Tidings

I love this card!  I made it for our last Bloomin' Buds team swap.

I saw the use of the ear-muffs cut from the pompom trim on the internet somewhere and had to use it.

I'll list the other supplies used below - you don't realise how much you use until you list it all!:

Softly Falling Embossing Folder
Scalloped Tag Topper Punch
Snow Place stamp set
Snow Friends Framelit Dies
Antique Tags stamp set
Washi Label punch
Snowflake Elements
Real Red striped ribbon
Card: Real Red, Whisper White, Soft Suede
Ink: Soft Suede, Old Olive, Basic Black, Real Red
Tangelo Twist Stampin' Write Marker

Telford Swaps

Back from a great day yesterday at the Stampin' Up! regional event in Telford - I went up on Friday, it's a bit of a way!!

We got to play with some new products and see cards made with some of the new kits and sets that are coming - they always look better in the flesh.

In case you haven't seen my crazy pictures on Facebook this is the Bloomin' Buds team that made it with 'Chris the super catalogue'!!

Chris works in SU HQ and has answered many queries for me so it was great to meet him 'for real' - even if he was a catalogue for the day - bless him.







More importantly, these are the swaps I made for the day.

They are all made from a 6" strip, cut to fit the tag topper punch and scored 4 times to make a little 'holder'.

I've used 4 of the 5 in colours for 2014-2016 and the stamp set Kinda Eclectic.

This is the front view also showing what each little gift contains.

This is the back view.

This is a side view when they were carrying their goodies!

I've added some of the matching in colour satin ribbon and some linen thread to finish them and a gem on the front butterflies - which of course were both punched out with matching punches.

I had 60 swaps so have now replaced these with 60 more super ideas which I will share next time.

Thanks for looking.

Lotus in pink

We had a lovely little Bloomin' Buds meeting this week - we missed several of the girls but those of us that went had a good old chat and craft!

Jane kindly did a 'show and tell' this time with several cards using the Lotus Blossom Sale-a-bration set and we had a go at this one.

Colour combo is Crumb Cake and Melon Mambo.
The base image of the lotus is with craft white which makes it stand out beautifully on the base card.

I even managed to sort a better bow with a spot of tuition!!