Christmas countdown #9

Butterfly card selection

Little houses

A quick card with little houses for a new home. I went with Tempting Turquoise and Whisper White colours, but any combination will work...

Happy Birthday MHD

Even though I'm away travelling I planned ahead cards for friends and family as best I could, so that they aren't forgotten.

Today is my friend Michelle's birthday - Happy Birthday mate!

I used Raspberry Ripple and Summer Starfruit from the 2012-14 In Colours range and the Make a Cake stamp set, but the papers are now retired. There are many new papers in the new catalogue that you could use instead, just check out page 150 onwards.

If you would like to place an order for many Stampin' Up! products just contact me via email at jadedcrafter@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Cat

Happy Birthday to my very good friend Cat who is erm.... one year older today ;)!

In my mad rush to get out of the UK back at the beginning of February I was frantically trying to get all my cards made for people who's birthday it was whilst I was away.  I didn't realise I would be back earlier than planned, so this card was a quick and simple one.  I'm sure Cat won't mind as my crafting skills are being taken advantage of put to good use by her over the next few days, so I will make up for it ;)... 

If you would like to place an order, don't forget about the colour refresh that is coming up in the new catalogue - so stock up on any of your favourites before they go out of stock.  See further details here.

Happy Easter of course!

Here is Chicky and the Honeycomb embossing folder from my last few posts... they go well together don't they!

I hope you have a happy Easter Day today, I'm going to be making the most of it!

Cherry thanks

The Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder is one of my favourites.  You will see that my last couple of posts featured cards using this folder, it's just so versatile.

Today I have a thank you card which uses this embossed effect as well...

Colours - So Saffron, Rose Red, Lucky Limeade.
Punches - Scallop Trim Border, Word Window.
Stamp sets - Button Buddies, Teeny Tiny.

Birthday twin girly card

Yesterday was my friend's Mel and Nathan's birthdays.  They are twins so it helps me to remember when their birthdays are.  Here's the card I made for Mel:

I've used the Patio Party DSP for the strips at the bottom of Midnight Muse card base and then cut a Label with the framelits die from Whisper White, which I have also embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder.  

The cute little cake was cut from the DSP and mounted on Dimensionals and then I've added a sentiment punched out with the Word Window punch to finish.

I hope Mel had a great birthday.

Check back tomorrow for Nathan's card ;).

Last chance for Sale-A-Bration freebies

There are just 5 days left of the Stampin' Up! Sale-A-Bration event.  If you haven't already taken advantage of the great offers available until 22nd March then I urge you to have a look.  There are 2 amazing offers:

1. Sign up as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and get £162.50 worth of Stampin' Up! products for just £99 with no further commitment.  That means you don't actually have to become an active demonstrator, you can just buy everything on your wish list and stock up on craft stash!

2. Place an order of £45 or more (excluding postage) and get one of the fabulous limited edition stamp sets or other items for FREE.  check out what is available here.

I've used the Bloomin' Marvelous stamp set from the Sale-A-Bration choices to create the leaves on the card I have to share with you today:

Using Pool Party with So Saffron card stock and a slither of Soft Suede, this is a reasonably quick card and you can change the colours to suit the recipient.

Other materials:

Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder;

Boho Blossoms punch; 

Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set;

Basic Rhinestones.

If you would like to place an order, just contact me at jadedcrafter@gmail.com. I am also now back in the UK and available to do any last minute parties if you want to get a group of friends together in either the Camberley or Maidstone area... just contact me for availability.

Happy Mothers Day Mum

Being out of the UK I almost forgot that it is Mothers Day today!  

I did make a few cards in haste before departing last month, and fortunately had remembered this one for my Mum :)!

The base is Basic Black and I have embossed a piece of Real Red card stock, cut with one of the Designer Labels Framelits dies, with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and used this for the background.

I've added a butterfly cut from Twitterpated fabric (adhered to card) using the Beautiful Butterflies die and then punched out a Decorative Label punch shape stamped with the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and decorated with one of the stamps from the Bloomin' Marvelous SAB stamp set.

Happy Birthday Maureen

Well I hope everyone is well in the UK. I should be arriving into Santander, in Spain, later today... fingers crossed the weather is warm :).

A special happy birthday wish goes to Maureen today!

Here is the card I made for her using the Beautiful Butterflies embosslits die and Elegant Bouquet embossing folder.

The base is Basic Black and I have teamed Real Red with Shimmery White card to create this project.

Other materials:

Scallop Trim border punch;

Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set;

Basic Pearls.

New catalogue and blog hop

The new Spring/Summer catalogue is released today and can be found here.  To celebrate, some of the Stampin' Stars demonstrators have decided to take part in a blog hop and to share with you some of the new products.

So, welcome to the Stampin' Stars Blog Hop and an extra special welcome to those of you have hopped here from Lesley's blog.

Details of the next blog to hop to can be found at the bottom of this post, along with a complete list of those taking part, just in case you get lost ;).  

For my project I decided to create a card and co-ordinating gift card holder, using the cute Henry Says stamp set.

The card is to celebrate the arrival of a baby girl... but the gift card holder could be used for any occasion...;)

The card base is Pink Pirouette and I have added a piece of DSP from the Subtles Collection paper pack to the base, before adhering a length of the Crochet Trim (see page 173 of main catalogue) and then a length of Pretty in Pink Stitched Grosgrain ribbon.

The 'elephant' image has been inked in Basic Grey and stamped onto another DSP from the Subtles Collection paper pack and then cut out and mounted with Dimensionals.

You will see I have then added the sentiment inked in Rose Red, and also selected the word 'BABY' from the 'B' stamp from the Alphabet Occasions stamp set, to go above this.  To embellish I've punched out some heart shapes using the Owl Punch and added a Designer Button.

The gift card holder has been created from an A6 envelope, and decorated with the same materials as the card.  I've added a sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, punched out with the Word Window punch to finish it off.

If you would like detailed instructions for this gift card holder do check back tomorrow when I will have another example for you using alternative products and a full step by step tutorial.

If you would like to order any items from the new Spring/Summer catalogue or the main catalogue please contact me at jadedcrafter@gmail.com.

Don't forget that the Sale-A-Bration event running until 22nd March means you can get FREE products with every spend of £45 (excluding postage).  I am offering FREE postage as well if you place your order before Sunday 3rd February and are able to collect your products from me (GU16).

Finally, as promised, the next blog, to hop to, is - Cary's blog.  Thank you for visiting my site and I hope to see you again some time.

Full list of blog hop participants in case you get lost or find a broken link:

Fiona Whitten
Louise Sims
Lesley Gillett
Esther Boulter
Nicky Johncock
Pip Todman
Sarah Piggott
Jan Frances  
Nic Parr
Natalie O’Shea
Lesley Lendon
Jade Stutely **you are here**
Cary Buckham
Victoria Rogers 
Kim Gibbons Fee
Di Richardson
Emma Burgess
Teej Clout
Joanne Penny

Last chance to order from Autumn/Winter catalogue

The good news is that the Spring/Summer catalogue is released on Friday (1st February), so there will be lots of new products available for purchase.  However, that means the Autumn/Winter catalogue products are only available until Thursday (31st January)!

If you would like to get your order any items from the Autumn/Winter catalogue then this is your last chance - contact me at jadedcrafter@gmail.com or telephone 07968 951957 to ensure you don't miss out.  You can also take advantage of the Sale-A-Bration offer for orders of £45 (excluding P&P).

Here's a quick card to remind you about those lovely Festival of Prints papers from the Autumn/Winter catalogue.  The papers are great for a variety of occasions...

I've used a Very Vanilla base and then adhered the DSP for the background, before adding the image from the For the Birds stamp set.

A quick sentiment inked with Versamark and embossed with White embossing powder and set with a heat gun from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set and it's done.

There are 48 sheets in each pad of the Festival of Prints DSP pack, with 4 sheets each of 12 different designs.... great for card fronts and mounting photos at a size of 11.4 x 16.5cm.  Check them out on page 20 of the catalogue:

Happy anniversary M&D

Well I trust everyone has had a good Christmas.  I'm currently in Arizona,enjoying the warmer climate after a trip to the Grand Canyon at below zero temperatures.  Do check out my travel site for more on this if you are interested.

Despite being away I do have a few crafty posts lined up to share with you so keep checking back.  Today it's my parents wedding anniversary, so here is the card that I made them.

It uses one of the images from the For the Birds stamp set which has a lot of choices for many occasions...

The base is Bashful Blue and I have teamed this with Pink Pirouette and Whisper White using a strip run through the Argyle embossing folder and layered onto a Scallop Trim Border punched from Whisper White.

I've added a couple of butterflies from the Beautiful Butterflies embosslits die, cut from Shimmery White card scraps and a button tied with Linen Thread to finish.

One of my favourites

I created one of these cards for my Christmas card classes last year (yes, 2011!), but it was so popular that I had customers this year requesting commissions of the exact same card.  So I had to share it with you again :).

You can see the original post here, but I have changed the sentiment.  The owl punch is still my favourite punch, there are so many things you can do with it... and they don't have to involve owls lol.  Check out the owl punch tab to the right of my site for more ideas.

Christmas wrapping

I still have quite a bit of non Stampin' Up! crafting stash that I am selling off for charity - see here for more.  If you would like to stop by at my home (GU16) and take a look either today or tomorrow then please contact me.

Yesterday, I had a crafting session with a few friends.  Amy arrived with a little gift for me, which she had wrapped in some of the Be Good of Cheep DSP with a cute card/tag on the front...

This is such a cute card, created using the Scentsational stamp set 'gingerbread man', inked in Chocolate Chip onto Whisper White card and then cut out with the co-ordinating Holiday Collection Framelits dies.  Amy has teamed Real Red and Old Olive (Christmas favourites!) and some more of the Be Good of Cheer DSP for the base and added a Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment and some cleverly placed 'hearts' from the Owl Punch (cut from Old Olive) to create a 'bow tie' and 'bow' on the gingerbread people :).

What a great idea!

Birthday bike

There are some lovely hostess stamp sets in the main catalogue, and I just love the Summer Afternoon set:

I've used the lovely bicycle image for a male birthday card, by teaming it up with some of the papers from the   Festival of Prints DSP pack in the Autumn/Winter catalogue...

The base is Basic Grey and I've used Island Indigo to matt the image to.  A few brads and it's good to go.

Christmas wine bottle tag

I love to create tags to attach to wine bottles when giving these as gifts.  I think it just makes it more personal when you go to a dinner party, and they are also great as just gift tags too.

Here is a wine bottle tag that I made to co-ordinate with this card...

Why not knock up a few of these as you are bound to need them over the Christmas season :).

Star tree card

Do you still need to make some Christmas cards?  Well don't worry, I still have a few ideas for you over the next few days which are designed to be quick and easy :).

I CASE'd this card from Amy:

The stamp is the lovely Star Tree which has been inked with Old Olive and Real Red Stampin' write markers in order to get two colours on the same stamp.  The DSP is from the Festival of Prints DSP pack.

Patio Party product suite

It's my good friend Marie's birthday today... so I thought I would have a play with the Patio Party product suite to create her card.

 

I've used Primrose Petals and Summer Star Fruit from the 2012-2014 In Colours collection to co-ordinate with papers.  

 

The stamp set is Make a Cake which has some lovely little bits that you can put together to create different cakes.  I've gone with a 3 tier cake, inked in Primrose Petals and then punched out with the Decorative Label punch which I have then created a frame with using two punched Summer Starfruit shapes.

 

If you would like to place an order you can contact me at jadedcrafter@gmail.com, remember if you live close to me (GU16) I'm placing and order at the end of the week so you can save on postage (normally £4.95).