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Tuesday, 13 September 2016

Stampin' with Flower Patch and Wherever You Go

Hi All

I am sharing with you today a couple of cards using the Flower Patch and Wherever You Go sets from Stampin' Up!

From my last post, I was inspired by my sister's wedding bouquet and loved the effect so much I created some more using the Flower Fair dies.

I used the Layering Circles die to emboss the base card before stamping and decorating with the flowers. Sentiments used are from Wetlands and Thankful Thoughts.

I used daubers and cotton buds to colour the inside of the flowers then finishing off with the pearls and gold metallic thread.

I was very pleased with these cards and surprised how the vanilla base card made the flowers pop even more.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you like the cards. Contact us if you have any questions regarding the products used which are available on our Online Store.

Jay

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Your Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in Basingstoke

Onstage 2016 Swaps

Hi All

Thanks for stopping by. Today we wanted to share the swaps we made for the Stampin' Up! Onstage 2016 event we attended last weekend.

It's a great event where we get to meet other Stampin' Up! Demos, socialise and generally have a fun day. Plus we got our advance copy of the new Annual Catalogue, see previews of products inspirations, win prizes and watch demonstrations. All we can say at the moment is WOW, your in for a treat. You too can attend this fun event in November by joining our team as a demonstrator.

But before the new catalogue comes out, Stampin' Up! retire some products from the current catalogue. So if you have a favourite, check out the retirement list and grab it before its gone. Details of the retirement list can be found on the link to the left or on the post below this.

Anyway, got a bit side tracked then, just really enjoyed Onstage Local and back to our swaps.

For our swap we used the lovely

Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set

Brick wall embossing folder

Petite Petals Punch

Itty Bitty Punch (this is sadly retiring, booooo)

In Colours 2014 - 2016 Card & Ink (also retiring)

Melon Mambo Card & Ink

Tip Top Taupe ink

vellum

We also did a version of this card at our Monthly Card Class, demonstrating some new techniques some of our ladies have never tried before. So if you would like to learn something new or just meet new friends who enjoy crafting, why not join us for our fun Stampin' Card Class.

We hope you like our Swap for Onstage Local 2016 and have inspired you to try something new. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment or contact us direct. Or if you would like to purchase any of the products used or retiring products visit our 24x7 online shop or again contact us direct.

Have a wonderful day and happy crafting.

Barry & Jay

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Mother's Day Card & Gift

Thanks for stopping by our blog. Today I would like to share the Card & Gift I made for Mothers day.

It's a little bit different to my normal style but I have recently found some new products and just had to play. I also wanted to incorporate Stampin' Up! products to show the versatility they have on any project you might be doing.

Firstly I wanted to play with crackle glaze, I know this is not a new product to many of you but it's the first time I've really played with it and been happy with the results. I've also found a new love for Gilding Wax. I've wasted money in the past buying cheaper products and not been happy with the results. So if you can pay a little bit more to get a quality product I'm sure you will be happy with the results.

Below is the card I made using crackle glaze and filling the cracks with gilding wax. I've also used the Flower Shop, Petite Petals and Itty Bitty stamps and punches from Stampin' Up! The flowers have all been coloured with Blackberry Bliss ink and the Aqua Painters to pull the ink out and give it some shading. To finish them off I've used the Clear Wink of Stella pens to give it the sparkle and Pearl Basic Jewels. The edges have been distressed to finish off the look.

I was really happy with the final result.

A handmade card wasn't the end of it. Whilst at the Make it Craft show in Farnborough last week, we had a play with Powertex and I needed to play with our goodies. So I decided to decorate a glass jar with this amazing stuff and once again used Stampin' Up products. I won't go into details about Powetex as it will take me to long to write. But if interested click the link Powertex to unleash a whole new world of crafting.

The Stampin' Up! products used to compliment this gift are the Itty Bitty Punch and Flower Fair Framlits Dies. I have only used the petals from these dies but it's got loads of other uses. It also comes in the Flower Patch Bundle. The sentiment has come from the Crazy About You stamp set which is another great versatile stamp set to have in your stash.

I had so much fun making these projects and I hope you've enjoyed looking at them. If you would like to purchase any of the Stampin' Up! products used please click on the highlighted products and it will take you directly to our Online Shop.

Please feel free to leave a comment below.

Thank you again for stopping by and for reading our blog. We hope we have inspired you to make something amazing and unique.

Thanks again

Barry

xxx

Sale-A-Bration: Sky Is The Limit Inspirations

Hi All

Just wanted to share these recent cards using the Sky Is The Limit set which you can earn free during Sale-A-Bration. It is one of the limited free gifts which are only available until 15th February.

Spritz background and used Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the image and text closely

Quick and simple with 2 panels

Used for the background with the Triple Banner and Itty Bitty punches

Using the Zig Zag embossing folder on the bottom half of the card.

Watercolour wash for the sky and Triple Banner punch to create the epaulette

Shaped card using the Deco Labels framelits

Check out the other Stampin' Up! products used below.

Hope you like them. Thanks for looking

Jay

Awesomely Artistic Teacup and Celebrate Card

Hi All

I wanted to share another version of the teacup I made for the ladies who attended our recent stampin' card class and a card using Stampin' Markers to create a background.

There's a great tutorial by Linda Parker on youtube on how to create this teacup. I used Awesomely Artistic stamp set to decorate it and heat emboss in white and clear. I used Heart framelits for the handle and the off cut from this I utilised for the sentiment :)

I used a stamp from Another Thank You set which I highlighted with white pigment pen. I also used the pen for the flowers, punched with the Itty Bitty Accents punch pack.

This card was actually inspired from an old sketch challenge. I used Stampin' Markers on an acrylic ruler, spritz with water before pressing onto Watercolour paper. It left a very uneven edge due to excessive water so I used gold Sharpie to neaten it up. The sentiment is from Endless Birthday Wishes set.

I used the gold Sharpie on the tracing paper before adding the bows, made from the Bow Builder punch. I really like how this card turned out but what do you think?

Thanks for looking and happy stampin'

Jay

Future Demo Dates And A Wedding Card

Hi All

Hope you're all having a good week so far. We had another demo at Hobbycraft Basingstoke yesterday and got the ladies to work on 1 sheet wonder; making their own DSP and creating 6 tags using the Scalloped Tag Topper punch and 2 tealight boxes using the Envelope Punch Board. It was a good alternative to doing cards all the time but we did show them how to use the tags as toppers for cards, if they wanted to. It's been a great opportunity for us to generate more interest and chat to other crafters whilst in the store so we have booked 4 more dates for September and October! We will be there on the following Tuesday dates:

1st September 5pm - 7pm

22nd September 5pm - 7pm

6th October 10am - 12pm

13th October 10am - 12pm

We'll keep you updated of what we'll be doing once we've decided on projects. We hope to see you there!

Anyways, some of you may know that I made a Wedding pop up box card last week and posted a sneak peek on our Facebook page on Saturday. I had left over centura pearl card from die cutting flourishes and an extra sentiment I printed off the mac which I wanted to use up so here's what I came up with.

I used Blushing Bride for the orchid stamp from World of Dreams set. I then extended the Creative Expression frame die to fit the sentiment by placing the top cutting plate halfway, then moving the die along and running it through the Big Shot again. Adhered with foam pads to add height.

I used the Flower punch from the Itty Bitty Accents set, which is my go to punch every time I have left over cards. It's even better with white/ivory cards as you can colour it after with the Stampin' markers! I thought it looked like four leaf clovers so decided to do a horse shoe shape with them.