Peek-a-boo baby card

Phew what a weekend... I'm knackered!

 

Saturday was a crafting day and yesterday was a day of walking in the rain.  Today I'm back in the world of work... and fortunately at home for the day, but up to Cambridge tomorrow.

 

So today I have a commission to share with you for a a friend/colleague, and I'm really excited because I got to play with my new Occasions Alphabet stamps again :). 

 

You will see that the card features one of the stamps from a hostess set in the main catalogue, Happy You. 

I've cut a piece of Bashful Blue with the Perfect Pennants die on my Big Shot machine and then also cut a Whisper White piece and trimmed off the border before stamping the image in the centre.  I've used a blender pen with Stampin' Write markers to colour the cute little baby.

 

The base is Crumbcake and I've stamped the lettering from the Occasions Alphabet stamp set inked with a Marina Mist Stampin' Write marker and then punched out with a 1/2 inch circle and mounted on a 3/4 inche circle of Bashful Blue.

 

Finally some lengths of Whisper White grosgrain ribbon on the bottom and a sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set... and voila.

 

If you host a party or workshop you will be entitled to the hostess rewards of £'s to spend on products, including the lovely Happy You stamp set featured on this card.  See further details here and Contact me to book your party or workshop today.

Catalogue launch event ice creams

It's been a busy day of crafting, with my catalogue launch event this afternoon and then some more crafting with friends... I was so engrossed I completely forgot to take photo's of their great cards :(.

 

I've also been finalising the card designs for my upcoming Christmas card club... and then my sister arrived and after dropping her off this evening to a wedding reception I have finally sat down :)

 

So here is the make and take project that I CASE'd from a card that my crafty friend Amy shared with us as her swap at a recent demonstrator get together.

 

Here's Amy's card:

 

This card uses the Cupcake Builder punch... to create ice creams.  You will see we have used Pink Pirouette, Chocolate Chip and Very Vanilla card stock for the different lumps of ice cream and the cone is actually created from Crumbcake card stock, using the base of one of the pennants from the Perfect Pennants die, although the Petite Pennants Builder punch would work just as well.  The cone has then been embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder.

 

For the make and take card I've used a Very Vanilla card base and a Decorative Label punch cut from Pool Party card stock for the background piece. 

 

Check back tomorrow for a slight twist on the make and take card which utilises the lovely Create a Cupcake set that is now back in the main catalogue, and from which I have used the sentiment for the card above.

 



 

Varying layouts

There are so many different layouts possible when making a card, I thought today I would show you just how easy it is to create a few different cards using the same materials.

I've used the cute tortoise stamp from the Natures Nest stamp set from the main catalogue for these birthday cards and coloured it with Stampin' Write markers.

The first card is a Old Olive base onto which I have created a Soft Suede panel and punched the edge with the Scalloped Trim border punch, before mounting the Whisper White image panel.



On the card base I have added 2 lengths of Early Espresso grosgrain ribbon and then a sentiment from the Perfect Pairs stamp set, inked with Early Espresso onto Whisper White and then punched out with the 1 3/8' circle punch before mounting onto a Scalloped circle punch and raising up with dimensionals.

For the second card I've used a Whisper White card base to create a 13.5cm square and then added a strip of Soft Suede card stock in the centre and then a piece of DSP from the Beau Chateau paper pack. 

Onto this I added the 2 circular shapes from the Perfect Pennants die, cut from Soft Suede and More Mustard and then in the centre I have added 1 1/4' circle punched from Whisper White which has been run through the Square Lattice embossing folder, before finally adding the tortoise.

And finally, another Old Olive base and paper from the Well Worn paper pack, with a central panel cut from Soft Suede and the image stamped onto Whisper White.

I could go on creating layouts like this, so why not have a go yourself and see what you can come up with.

A little thanks

Being a demonstrator means you have the advantage of being part of a team and can share ideas.  Most of all for me it's about the extension to my social life ans some of the great friends I have made along the way.

Today I have a card to share with you that has been sitting on my mantlepiece for quite some time, mainly because it matches so well with the decor and I didn't have the heart to take it down, and more so because it is handmade but my demonstrator friend Amy, thanking me for helping out at a workshop sometime ago.

Amy always tells me that she gets a lot of her inspiration by copying ideas... and this is certainly one of her ideas that I will be copying soon too.  The base is Soft Suede and Amy has co-ordinated this with Bashful Blue and Very Vanilla, all of which are a great combination.  The Very Vanilla background has been run through the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, whilst the decorative pieces are cut using the Perfect Pennants die, a Scalloped Circle punch and a 1' 3/8" Circle punch.

To finish Amy has used a couple of Basic Pearls and some Seam binding ribbon to match.

Team training

As a demonstrator I have access to allsorts of team events and get togethers.  I really enjoy catching up with everyone and sharing ideas and this month was no different.

Here is the card that we made using the Delicate Doilies stampset which works really well with the Perfect Pennant's circular die and the Flirtatious speciality papers.  The colours used are Wisteria Wonder and Melon Mambo, both of which I have become very attached to lately.  Lovely bright colours that work well with the Blushing Bride 'pink' shade used for the Modern Label tag which sits behind the Word Window punched from Whisper White.

You can just see that we have used a button in the centre of the card and some basic rhinestones on the tag. 

I also attempted to make a gift bag from an envelope or 'Bagalope' which I have stamped to match... this needs finishing though.  There are lots of tutorials on the web using all sorts of envelopes in different sizes - endless ideas for gift bags or to wrap that little something, and so cheap/easy to make :).

Scary

I've never been into celebrating Halloween (but would rather post about this for a change rather than Christmas!), and this year is no different really... however I love all the sweets, chocolates and bits and pieces that you can buy in the shops at this time of year!  Hopefully I won't have to share any of the goodies with trickle treaters tonight...

There are lots of Halloween themed items in the Stampin' Up! catalogue as it is becoming so popular in the UK these days.  I made a Halloween sample as a token gesture for our attempt at halloween celebrations over the weekend in the Lake District :). 

The 'scary' banner was inspired by Bekka Prideaux and uses the Halloween designer papers cut with the Perfect Pennants die.  The lettering is stamped in Basic Black using the Broadsheet Alphabet stampset.

Bunting is becoming hugely popular for parties, day to day decoration and in my sunroom (it seems!).  So why not make some for an upcoming event using designer papers or the new Stampin' Up! fabrics... contact me to place your order.