A fall of Stampin' Up!'s French Foliage

Good afternoon.  Another sunny day for us but with a touch of frost this morning. 

I've had a little time crafting today and made this card for CASology which has the following cue card this week

When I saw the cue card, this made me think of autumn walks with the children kicking through leaves.  So I've made a panel showing a fall of Stampin' Up!'s French Foliage using only the one leaf from the set.  I repeatedly stamped it in Cherry Cobbler, Rich Razzleberry and Cajun Craze.  The panel is attached to a Rich Razzleberry mat.  A strip of Rich Razzleberry across the front has some Linen Thread tied around it and a white button from the Naturals collection finishes it off to represent the frost! 

Hope you are having a good day today and look forward to your visit.  I always enjoy visiting you too.  Take care.  x

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up! 

Card - Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Rich Razzleberry, Cajun Craze

Stamp - French Foliage

Other - Linen Thread, Natural Button

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Stampin' Up! Holiday Ornament

Sunny and bright today.  It's not easy to think of Christmas when the sun is shining although there is a definite chill to the air so Autumn is making itself felt.  And it's only 77 days till Christmas so let's get cracking! 

As soon as I saw the new Autumn/Winter catalogue I wanted to have a go at making the Christmas Ornament on the front.  So this is my take on it.  

It didn't take long really.  The hardest part was making the rosette open out!  I've added an antique brad to the middle giving a vintage look and my tulle ribbon is a bit more fluffy.  I'll not go into all the instructions as there are quite a few tutorials on the net. Just to say that I took the tip to run two different ornaments through the big shot together so that saved time.  Fancy having a go?  We could all have beautifully displayed trees with these on them or they would also look good on the mantlepiece.  I'm sure the design can be adapted to make a candle holder too. 

This has been a very exciting month not just because I had my birthday and we will be celebrating our wedding anniversary on thursday (15 years!) but Stampin' Up! have opened up in two new countries.  A big welcome from the Stampin' Up! family goes out to the Netherlands (Nederland) and Austria (Osterreich).  Customers from these two new countries and in France, Germany and the UK can now place orders and join Stampin' Up! with any of the European Demonstrators.    

This is an excellent time to join as the starter kit is only 129 € (or £99 in the UK) and you can choose 175 € of products for your kit (or £130 in the UK).  Also if you join in October or November then you will receive a free set of papers every month for 6 months!  A huge boost to your starter kit.  Join is very easy, you can email me for the link or simply click the button on my side bar to join my team. 

I would love to hear from you if you would like information on joining Stampin' Up! and you live in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  You can e mail me at ails300@btinternet.com or call on +447827923123

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Very Vanilla

Ink - Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp - Ornament Keepsakes

Framelit - Holiday Ornaments

Designer Series Papers - Be of Good Cheer

Other - Antique Brad, Red Tulle Ribbon, Linen Thread

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK, Deutchsland, France, Nederland or Osterreich.  

Fancy becoming a demonstrator and receiving your goodies at a discount, get in touch for more info and you could also receive a free pack of papers every month for 6 months! 

Love and Laughter Wedding Dress

As it's saturday I checked out the challenge at Less is More and found we have a colour challenge of silver.  

So it was great fun to do a little embossing on this gorgeous stamp from Stampin' Up!'s Love  and Laughter.  The last time I used the dress I turned it into a prom dress so it was lovely to see all the words come up on the embossing.  I had a happy accident when I stamped with the Versamark, an ever so slight wobble.  However the result gives a bit of shading and makes the dress look like it's flowing.  Unfortunately I probably wont be able to repeat the effect! Lol

The sentiment is also embossed in silver and is from the same stamp set.  I added a little decoration to the dress with a Melon Mambo flower punched using the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch.  The heart is Pink Pirouette punched from Owl Builder Punch.  A small Basic Pearl finishes it off. 

The panel is attached to a Basic Black card base.

I've used the colours at this weeks Colour Q

A late night tonight.  Our daughter is in a show today and she wont be out till 10pm.  We dropped her off at 12 so it's been a long day for her.  Looking forward to seeing her in the show tomorrow. 

Hope you are having a great weekend. x

Supplies used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Basic Black, Whisper White, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette

Ink - Versamark

Stamp - Love and Laughter

Punch - Itty Bitty Shapes, Owl Builder

Other - Silver Embossing Powder, Basic Pearl 

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK!  

Fancy becoming a demonstrator and receiving your goodies at a discount, get in touch for more info and you could also receive a free pack of papers every month for 6 months! 

Halloween Spooky Monster Milk Cartons

Thought I'd share with you the little treat boxes I made for my guests last Sunday.  Everyone got a spookily made over Milk Carton.  The Mummy shows you how they were closed at one end to allow either some Dolly Mixtures or Midget Gems to come out of the spout. 

I've seen these all over the internet so I'm not laying claim to the designs.  The Mummy's bandages were sponged with some Basic Grey Ink and various circle punches for the peeping eyes.  For the pumpkin I've used the Bird Builder punch for his leaves and the petite Pennant builder punch for his mouth.

These two are my favourites.  Frankenstein and a One eyed monster.  Again just used circle punches for the eyes and the Petite Pennant Punch for the teeth and hair one my one eyed monster. 

These two are actually the first designs I made.  The bat and ghost are both from the Owl Builder punch.  I did say before that this punch is versatile!  The bat carton has some spooky harvest moons on its side and the ghost carton has haunted house windows. 

I've now to fill up more of these for Halloween before I eat said sweets! 

I'm going to put these into Addicted to Stamps and More which this week is addicted to Halloween. 

Have a not so spooky day and weekend. x 

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK!  

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Chock Full of Cheer

Good evening

I've followed the sketch at Freshly Made Sketches for my card today.  And for some reason it said Christmas to me! 

I've used one of the new sets from our Annual Catalogue - Chock Full of Cheer.  The designer papers, Be of Good Cheer, are a match for this stamp set.  

Lots of lovely elements here.  

I've started with a Basic Black card base.  The ornament is stamped in Cherry Cobbler twice.  One is punched out with 1 3/4" Circle Punch, the second has the middle punched out with the 3/4" Circle Punch.  You can't really tell from the photo but the middle is popped up with a Dimensional.  A Basic Rhinestone gives a bit of glimmer to the middle.  Two different pieces of designer paper are attached to Gumball Green and Cherry Cobbler.  The sentiment is Cherry Cobbler on Whisper White and I've made a little ribbon tag detail for it.  The ornament sits on a Dimensional.  

I know why it said Christmas to me, it's because I'm having so much fun playing with my new goodies.  Have you had a look at the new catty yet?  Spotted any favourites?

I'd like to say Hi to my new followers Vicki and Don and Kavitha.  Thanks so much for following, it's lovely to see you here.

That's me for tonight.  Take care. x 

Supplies Required

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Basic Black, Whisper White, Gumball Green, Cherry Cobbler

Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black

Stamp - Choc Full of Cheer

Punch - 1 3/4" Circle, 3/4" Circle

Designer Papers - Be of Good Cheer

Other - Dimensionals, Basic Rhinestone

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK!  

Fancy becoming a demonstrator and receiving your goodies at a discount, get in touch for more info and you could also receive a free pack of papers every month for 6 months! 

Stampin Up Punch Art Lion

Hi there,

The cue card from CASology this week is Zoo. 

Gosh I'm finding these tricky.  Are you?  I've gone down the punch art route again this week and made this not so scary lion.  He's punched out of Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight.  His mane is the Scallop Circle punch which I punched twice.  His head is a 1" Circle punch, his cheeks are 1/2" Circle punch, his nose is an eye from the Owl Punch and his ears are from the Boho Blossoms punch.  I drew in his whiskers, eyes and mouth with my Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker.  He's popped up on a Dimensional onto a Solid Stripes strip.  Then onto a Daffodil Delight square which in turn is on a Basic Black panel.  I stamped my sentiment in Versamark and embossed in White Embossing Powder. 

Here's a peak at the inside.  I made up a computer generated sentiment. 

Hope your day involves some relaxing "lion" down or is a "roaring" success!  Sorry couldn't resist.  

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, daffodil delight, Real Red

Ink - Versamark

Stamp - Happiest Birthday Wishes (Retired), Solid Stripes

Punch - Scallop Circle, I" Circle, 1/2" Circle, Owl Builder, Boho Blossoms

Other - Dimensional, White Embossing Powder

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK!  

Fancy becoming a demonstrator and receiving your goodies at a discount, get in touch for more info and you could also receive a free pack of papers every month for 6 months! 

Anniversary Owls

Happy Birthday to me!  Lots of spoiling going on today and time for a little crafting too.  

This month is also our 15th Wedding Anniversary so the challenge over at Less is More couldn't be better as it's Love and Marriage. 

I've been having a lot of fun with the Owl Builder Punch lately and as my hubby likes cute or funny I decided the owl should make another appearance. 

I punched two owls out of Basic Black and used the Bird Builder Punch for the branches and the wing.  I made a mask for the setting sun and sponged Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie and Cherry Cobbler.  Added the owls etc on top.  I stamped To My Husband from For My Family and Happy Anniversary is from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  A little heart from the Owl punch in Red Glimmer paper finishes it off. 

Now to think of a suitable quip for the inside. Also I'll need to ban hubby from looking on here till the 11th.  He'll be devastated, I know! 

Do you feel like a little spoiling?  Grab yourself a cuppa and have a seat to browse through our new annual catalogue.  It's bigger than before and well worth a look.  Fancy receiving these products at a discount?  Then why not think of joining up as a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.  You'll definitely be spoiled because if you sign up in either October or November you will receive a free set of designer series paper each month for 6 months!! 

I'm off to put my feet up now.  Hope you've had a fun day too. x 

Supplies Used

All Stampin' Up!

Card - Whisper White, Basic Black

Ink - Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral, Pumpkin Pie, Cherry Cobbler

Stamp - For my Family, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Punch - Owl Builder, Bird Builder

Other - Red Glimmer Paper

If you would like to order any of the above or the other supplies from the current catalogues then please get in touch either by e mail ails300@btinternet.com or call 07827923123.  I would be delighted to help you with your crafty projects.  A parcel of lovely goodies could be winging it's way direct to your home in the UK!