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Happy Halloween everyone!
I've just come back from a lovely holiday where I enjoyed 10 days of winter sun, sea and sand. I planned before I went away to make 17 Halloween Gifts to give to my team at work (and my other colleagues within the office) as a little treat instead of bringing back something from Egypt.
I knew for sure that I wanted to use the Kraft Tag A Bag Gift Bags as they are the perfect size to hold some Haribo and Maoam sweets and a Lollipop. I also knew I was definitely going to use the Witches' Night Photopolymer Stamp Set, the Lots of Labels Framelits and the amazing Spider Web Doilies. I just wasn't sure at all how I was combine all of these together.
For me, the only colour (aside from Black) that signifies Halloween is Orange. I wanted to include this colour in my Trick or Treat Gift Bag so I made a 1 inch belly band using some patterned Tangelo Twist paper from the Happy Haunting DSP. I then adhered the centre of the Spider Web Doily to the front of the belly band. I stamped the beautifully detailed Trick or Treat image onto Whisper White cardstock and die cut this using the Lots of Labels Framelit Dies and adhered this on top of the doily.
That's it from me for now. Have fun if you are out trick or treating with your little ones tonight!
Happy Wonderful Christmas - an alternative way of using the Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set
Wednesday, 28 October 2015
I love that last years Christmas set Wondrous Wreath Photopolymer stamp set and the Wonderful Wreath Framelit Dies have carried over to this years Autumn/Winter catalogue.
I was thinking about recreating last years Christmas card because I didn't get a chance to blog about it..... but before I knew it I got totally sidetracked thinking about how else could I use this set without using the main wreath stamp.
The result is that I've made a card using the berries stamp (top right in the picture above) from the Wondrous Wrearh set. I used the sentiment included in this stamp set 'Happy Wonderful Christmas' and then punched out 5 flowers from Vellum cardstock using the Itty Bitty Accents punches and then added some Rhinestones.
I really like this effect. You could definitely use this stamp for any occasion, not just for Christmas. It also gave me another reason to use my current favourite cardstock - Whisper White Thick Cardstock.
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Some of my more recent subscribers may have come across my website from receiving a thank you note and free gift when buying retired Stampin' Up! products from me on eBay. If that's you - thank you and welcome!!
Everyone who bought a product from my online shop on eBay in the month of September received a version of the featured paper bag and thank you note and also a free gift containing at least 8 sheets of 6"x 6" DSP and some ribbon.
I love to share what I make so I thought it would be a good idea to provide all of my details and a little bit of information about Stampin' Up! and how to place an order on the note card inside the paper bag.
Thanks again to all of you who got in touch to let me know how much you liked my blog, how you liked by photos on eBay and how you were pleased with your free gift. You have no idea how much that meant to me. I hope that you enjoy looking at my projects and that they inspire you to craft and have fun!
in
2015
If you've been following my blog for a while, you may have noticed that I've been making cards with simple designs recently, I am loving the less is more look but I am not sure, with this card, if it works?
I love simplicity and modern design so I personally like what I've created here but I would love to know what you think.
I've simply cut a piece of the Winter Wonderland 6"x6" Designer Series Paper into 4 and stuck it onto a card base of Whisper White Thick Cardstock using some of the Winter Wonderland Designer Washi Tape. I then die cut "Merry" and stamped "Christmas" using the Holly Jolly Christmas bundle and voila, you have a modern, minimalist Christmas card.
Does it work? Well it does for me.... BUT I would love to know your opinion. Would you like to receive this card? Is it too simple? If you could add anything else to the design of this card, what would it be?
You can leave a comment by scrolling down this page just a little bit and clicking on the link which starts with "Thank you for visiting my website..."
To make this card, I cut my card base from Basic Black cardstock then added a mat of Island Indigo before adding the zebra print DSP. I stamped the sentiment "You are too kind. Thank You" using the One Big Meaning stamp set and layered it onto a mat of Island Indigo & Basic Black to match the card base. I then completed the design by adding a small Rhinestone above the 'i' in kind.
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2015
Okay, so I am not sure I can really call this a project when I've not done any stamping, punching or die cutting, but I just had to share it with you.
This project showcases the very cool Stampin' Up! Winter Wonderland DSP. Don't you just love the white antlers on the black background and the black trees on the white background - they are simply stunning.
Okay so I could have done some stamping, punching or die cutting but I just love it as it is. I'm definitely going through a less is more phase at the moment. In fact, the Christmas card I will be featuring on Saturdays project is exactly that.
After my Typeset Specialty Series that I featured on my blog a few months ago (click here to view) I decided to put my favourite paper to one side. It's been far too long since I've used this amazing paper so here are two cards that I've made.
I've simply layered Typeset Specialty Paper, on top of Kraft Cardstock, on Basic Black base.
I then added a strip of frayed Burlap Ribbon horizontally across the centre of the card using my Fast Fuse adhesive.
Next I made a circle of Gold Metallic Thread and fixed this in place by adding glue dots to the wooden sentiment and placing the thread underneath before adhering the sentiment to the ribbon.
The Burlap Ribbon coupled with the Kraft Cardstock and Expressions Natural Elements gives these cards an Autumnal feel to them....and Autumn is definitely here. I am still defiantly refusing to wear a coat...ask me again in a few days, I'll probably be wearing one.
I've made this gift box in traditional Christmas colours using the Cherry Cobbler paper from the Merry Moments DSP Stack. I coloured the wooden snowflake to match the paper using my Cherry Cobbler ink - no fancy technique involved here - I simply pressed the snowflake onto the ink pad until I had even coverage. I also used my favourite bundle, the Holly Jolly Greetings Bundle, for the sentiment, I can't seem to stop using these thinlits - I love them!
Butterflies & Stripes - Handmade cards using the Floral Wings stamp set by Stampin' Up!
Monday, 12 October 2015
I had such a lovely time at our Quarterly Training yesterday. We made 5 amazing projects and I can't wait to take the inspiration I've gained from today and make some brand new projects.
I had to take some sample of work I had created so I took these cards and lots of other projects that are going to feature on my blog over the next few weeks,
I love the stripey paper in the DSP stacks. On this occasion, I didn't want to show a border of the cardstock underneath. I really like this effect so I might try it with some other DSP to see how it looks.
We're not all perfect (although I would like to be!) Sometimes things just don't go to plan. For example, on the card above my butterfly is not positioned in the centre. I didn't notice it at the time so when I did notice it, I was tempted to make the card from scratch again.
I hope you enjoyed my project today. Come back on Wednesday to see the Christmas Gift Box I've made.
in
2015
Tomorrow I am going to the Quarterly Training event my upline Michelle Last holds for her first 3 levels of her downline. There are 30 of us going altogether so I've made enough swaps for everyone plus a few extra. I can't wait to go, we are going to have 4 make and takes, some additional classes and time to catch up with each other and share crafting stories.
I have made some cute but deadly Halloween Treat Bags to show you today. I think these would be perfect to hold some sweets or chocolates for you to give to your friends and family on All Hallows' Eve.
You can make your gift bags (or boxes) whatever size you want (as long as you don't need your paper to be bigger than 12" x 12"). I've used the fantastic Happy Haunting DSP again which I've already showcased twice in two different projects - my Halloween Party Invitations and another version of a Treat Bag.
I have stamped the deadly poison bottles from the Sweet Hauntings stamp set onto Basic Black cardstock using Whisper White Craft ink. I managed to do some fussy cutting to cut out the poison bottles by hand. I layered the cut out images on top of a Tangelo Twist Scallop Circle and a 2" Circle punched out of Very Vanilla Cardstock, already stamped with the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set using Tangelo Twist ink & Basic Black Archival ink.
I also stamped a gravestone (aka note tag) using the same method but punched this out with my Note Tag Punch and attached this to secure the bag with a Mini Metallic Clothespin.
That's its for now, I'll be back on Saturday with the swaps I have made for a Quarterly Training Event I am going to on Sunday arranged by my upline Michelle Last. Check out my Facebook, Instagram or Twitter pages to see a sneek peek of my project. I've made 30 in total!
I hope you enjoyed the weekend and Saturdays Blog Hop to celebrate World Card Making Day 2015.
I love taking part in the blog hops and I can't believe that was my 8th Blog Hop since my blog went live in July 2014. Its great having the opportunity to showcase my work alongside talented demonstrators. I regularly find inspiration from them and love seeing techniques I've never tried before.
After looking at everyone's cards on yesterdays blog hop, I now need to try the Bokeh technique and also stamping over an embossed image.
I wasn't sure what to do with this background stamp so I decided just to stamp the image onto Whisper White cardstock and take it from there. I chose Marina Mist ink. When I think of lined note pads this colour immediately came to mind.
Seeing the image stamped onto the cardstock, I decided not to go overboard with any other stamping or embellishments as I really liked the look as it was. It reminded me of simple cards you might find in somewhere like Paperchase.
I stamped the sentiment True Friend from the Endless Thanks stamp set between the lines of the note pad, the photopolymer stamps made it really easy to position the stamp. I then added Thank You from the same stamp set at the top.
I still really feel it needs something else but I am not sure what. Perhaps a flower or butterfly in the bottom right hand corner?
I stamped the lined image inside the card as well. I thought it would be nice to write a personal note within image (although I am not sure if my handwriting is small or neat enough to fit between the lines).
I hope you enjoyed my project today. I'd love to know what you would do with this stamp set! or what you would add to my card....please leave a comment as I would love to know your opinion.
in
2015
Welcome to another Pinkies Blog Hop! As it's World Card Making Day today, we hope everyone will get some time to craft, and we've created some lovely projects to help inspire you to create your own beautiful card. Simply use the buttons at the end of each post to keep hopping!
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