Tip Top Taupe for a tip top day!

Hi everyone! 

I know this is a late post but I have been at the Stampin' Up! Regional Training event all day, and I realised as I set off this morning that I had forgotten to type up this post!

So, better late than never, and as promised yesterday, here is the final card from my In Colour 2015/2017 showcase...

I have used some of the lovely new Tip Top Taupe card stock and teamed it with some of the stunning new Neutrals Designer Paper...don't they go well together??

You can't really see it on this photo but the DSP has a slight sheen to it, which is just lush! 

I used Label Love and the matching punch for the sentiment with a little Baker's Twine looped behind it. 

This stamp set and punch are retiring this time around, so if you'd like to get your hands on them before they do, just click on the link to my online shop over there on the right >>>>>>

I had a brilliant day today, catching up with old friends and meeting new ones, and had a lovely journey down with fellow demo Em...oh and lots of swaps! 

I am now off to admire some of those swaps, soak up some inspiration, then enjoy my dinner, cooked by my wonderful Mike as I type this, and a glass (or 3!) of red wine!

Have a lovely evening all!

Mum's birthday!

Hello everyone!

It was my Mum's birthday last week, and now that I have given her her card and pressie, I can share what I made for her...

So let's take a closer look at the card...

I created a 7x7in card using the Everything Eleanor stamp set and Gold Soiree Designer Series Paper. I stamped the swirls in Pear Pizazz and the flowers in Calypso Coral. 

The sentiment is stamped in Calypso Coral from the Remembering Your Birthday set and the 'Mum' letters are cut using the retired Typeset Alphabet Bigz die...I still love using those!

So now onto the little gift box...

You may recognise this little box design? Yup! It's the lovely Curvy Keepsakes die again! I used Gold Soiree DSP and Calypso Coral cardstock...doesn't it match beautifully?? I added a little tag stamped from Label Love and punched with the co-ordinating Artisan Label punch.

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I hope you have a lovely Tuesday!

A helpful reminder (I hope!)

Morning everyone!

Thank you for coming to visit today! As promised yesterday, here is the little gift I made especially for my lovely, but somewhat forgetful fella, Mike!

It's a diary that I found in a drawer, left over from when I was giving them as gifts at Christmas. I have covered it using the fabulous Typeset Speciality Designer Series Paper...this paper is much thinner than the rest of our DSP, so it has a real 'book page' feel about it. 

I used one of the stamps from Label Love, punched using the Artisan Label Punch and finished with a letter from the retired Morning Post Alphabet set.

Hopefully this will help Mike keep track of important dates (especially the ones with me!;) )

Have a lovely Wednesday and I hope to see you tomorrow to see my CAS-Colours and Sketches DT card!

Snowflake Flip card!

Good morning!

I am continuing the Christmas theme this morning...do I here an 'oh no!!!' ? Haha well I have to get started sometime! ;)

For this card, I have used the fabby new Snowflake Card Thinlit Dies to make this wonderful flip card.

I embossed the right side of the card using the Festive Flurry EF, and added die cut words from the Framelit set. The sentiment in the middle is stamped onto a punched out Artisan Label, using the 

The snowflakes are cut out of Silver Glimmer Paper, as are the words. I finished by colouring a gem using a Coastal Cabana Blendablilities...how amazing does it look??!!

I haven't entered any challenges for a while, so I am entering this into a couple....

Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes

Sparkles Christmas Challenges - Snowflakes

Christmas Cards all Year Round - Sparkle and Shine

I hope to show more samples from the Autumn/Winter catalogue this week! Enjoy your Wednesday!

Scalloped Tag Topper Birthday

Good morning!

It's Thursday which must mean a new challenge at CAS - Colours and Sketches, and this week it's a colour challenge.

I had to think a little for this one, as I couldn't figure out how to combine the 3 colours without going for my usual favoured stamp sets...Gorgeous Grunge, Petite Petals and Papillon Potpourri! In the end, this is what I came up with...

Ok, yes, I used Petite Petals! What can I say...I'm getting my money's worth out of that wonderful bundle! I also used the Label Love Bundle for the Basic Gray part. I paper pierced the Whisper White panel first, using Essentials Paper Piercing Pack, Stamped the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Sentiments in Strawberry Slush, then mounted it onto my Crumb Cake panel using Dimensionals.

This wonderful card base is created by taking a piece of card 29.5cm x 10cm, scoring it at 13cm, then punching each end with the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, cutting off the bit that's left after punching. Then on the longest side I folded the tab into the card and tied it together with the Crumb Cake Seam Binding. 

I really enjoyed making this card...once I had decided on the layering, the rest came together pretty quickly! And I do love the result!

We can't wait to see what you have made, and if you need more inspiration, do go check out the other DT!

Lots of Bundles in a card in a box!

Good morning!

Did you have a good weekend?

Did you watch the football?? I did...I thought we played better than we have done for a long time...shame the result didn't reflect it!

Ah well...back to something we all love...crafting! Here is a card that was a commission for a couple who got married this weekend...

I was given a brief of bunting, spots and stripes, and informal...I think I covered it!

I used the Banner Greetings stamps from this year's Sale-a-bration for the bunting.

I then used a few bundles to create the flowers and the sentiments. Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Secret Garden and Label Love. These bundles are all 15% cheaper when you buy the stamps and punch/framelits together, but do hurry as some of them retire as a bundle on 30th June. (You will still be able to buy some of them individually, just not as a cheaper bundle).

I really enjoyed making this card...in fact, I love making Box Cards lots, I just don't have the time to make them with everything else!

I have Keiran's Sports day today, so I shall be dashing there after work today! 

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I'd love it if you did! :)

Origami Treat Pouch using Stampin' Up! Designer Series paper, with video tutorial!

Hello everyone!

I have had the most awesome day at Stampin' Up! training yesterday, and a wonderful weekend catching up with so many other demos...Paula, Caroline, Michelle, just to name a few, and also meeting so many new friends!

Part of the fun of these events is the 'swaps'...we each design a project, make lots of them, then we swap with each other, which not only gives us lots of different samples for ideas, but also gives us the opportunity to meet and chat to each other. 

So today I am going to show you my swaps, and also a little treat...

I have a video tutorial on how to make them!

So here is a picture of one first...

These adorable little boxes look a lot like Fortune Cookies don't you think? They would be just perfect for a very special chocolate, wedding favours, some jewellery, or just to give a special message to someone!

Here are the all the ones I made to swap...

Aren't they colourful? These are each made with just one piece of 6x6in Designer Series Paper, with just folding...no cutting and no glueing!

A couple of close-ups...

I used the Label Love bundle to make the little tags and tied each together using various ribbons and Baker's Twine. Inside are some little sweet treats ;)

Ok so, as promised, here is the tutorial...

(if you can't view it, try viewing it on my Youtube Channel here)

I really love these little pouches, but they work really well as a larger version too, made from 12 x 12in DSP...you can see mine in the video...they end up much larger than you'd think and would be great party favours at kids' parties!

I hope you enjoy my tutorial and even more, enjoy creating your own little 'fortune cookies'!