More Cash Holders...

More Cash or Treat holders for you... more details shared here...

With a sideways shot so you can see the double decker holder effect! Lot more secure this way...

And here's a shot just to show you a couple of different ribbon options... the right hand one being Mint Macaron inked Silver edged White ribbon... the white version being shown here...

Monday Money & Gift Holder...

I needed to design a little holder to display both a little treat and some petrol money ... to give to my lovely friends & family giving me a taxi service during my treatment...

Their treat being my superstar product "sleep-saving-and-enducing" This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray... (oh actually... as I happen to have them... click here to get £10 off purchases over £40 at This Works - or click here to get 20% off an order over £20) I couldn't have been without this and the Deep Sleep Breathe In for the last 6 months or so... miracle workers...

And I am rather pleased with this holder... in fact so much so... that it will become my go to packaging for gifting money to all the teenagers this Christmas... although some are now older than teenagers... but they still always ask for cash!

So I will be back at some point with another more christmassy version... and with the tutorial too...

Though one little tip for you... I cut round the punched Accented Blooms greeting... cutting off the surrounding white area... which then gave me enough of a border when the greeting was stuck to a punched Pool Party mat...

Stampin Up Products used

Stamps - Accented Blooms

Punch - Tailored Tag

Papers - Frosted Floral

Ribbon - Silver 3/8" Metallic Edge

Card - Tranquil Tide, Pool Party

Ink - Tranquil Tide

Accented Blooms to celebrate 45 years of... Julie!

So it was a special birthday for my fabulous Stampin Up Mummy, Julie Kettlewell last week... as she celebrated her 45th birthday...

So I had to quickly get those retired Large Numbers out of hiding... and a card was swiftly posted off to help Julie celebrate 45 years in style!

All the details on the card here... including the link to the tutorial...

Share What You Love & Accented Blooms...

Another day... another colourway... click here for the rest of the details on this Double Z Joy Fold card... including the Tutorial...

Love this colourway too... though this time I left the right hand panel unstamped as then I can add whatever greeting I want when the time is right...

And don't forget... it is now the 1st of July... which means 3 wonderful things...

EDITED TO ADD- July Round up post now published - click here to go straight there  as there are now 4 things to tell you about!!

(1) Sign up with Stampin Up! and get your 10 extra ink pads for free... click here for more details... or here to join us... 

(2) The Paper Sale is on... Buy 3 Get a Fourth for free... click here for more details... YAY!

(3) The Craft Spa Stampin Blends promotion and 3 months Club is now live... click here for more information....

I will be back later today with an extra post with pretty pictures provided by Stampin Up!... but (unfortunately... as this is the first time this has happened...!) my new early bed-time regime does preclude me from staying up till 1-2pm to load information up after 11pm when Stampin Up load the information in the UK... and I don't want you to miss a day....

Fancy Fold Friday - Accented Blooms Double Z Joy Fold Card

Another version of this easy Fun & Fancy Fold card for you today... click here for the  Large Square Double Z Joy Fold Card Tutorial...

This time featuring the new Accented Blooms image... as the top left flowers look very similar to these pearlescent flowers on the Share What You Love papers... so it just had to be done...

Coloured in using an Aquapainter and ink pads... in co-ordinating Petal Pink, Mint Macaron & Crumb Cake...

A few of my favourite... Stamp Sets...

Thought it was about time I sat down and came up with some Top 10 lists for you... always hard for me to decide... as I have to balance products to be used in different classes, my personal tastes (that may or may not be used in classes!!) and products that will be great all rounders for everyone...

So today it is time for 10 of my Favourite Stamp Sets... which doesn't include any to be found in bundles... as I will do those another day!! Product and project photos shared for you too...

First up, Dandelion Wishes . Anyone that knows me knows I have a think about dandelions... and so do many of my crafty ladies...so we can't wait to get this into action... Available in Wood Mount & Clear Mount

 

Followed closely by Bokeh Dots... what an amazing duo of Distinktive backgrounds... still very en vogue Bokeh and teeny tiny stars.... so useful... Again available in Clear Mount & Wood Mount

 

And a video here for you about the range of Distinktive stamps too... 

And then by Itty Bitty Greetings... as I wouldn't be without a teeny tiny greeting stamp set in my life... both personally and for my classes... such a great all rounder greeting set... and a lovely update on the retired Teeny Tiny Sentiments... available in Wood and Clear Mount...

 

Then Handwritten... a background for virtually every occasion you can think of... such an all-rounder product... again Wood Mount & Clear Mount...

Accented Blooms - read more about this one here...

  

Calligraphy Essentials - see and read more about this one here ... but available on its own or with the great Calligraphy Essentials Project kit (as pictured) or as per this video here...

 

Then Wonderful Moments... many images and words for which I have a void in my stock... and reminiscent of Beautiful You that has been so popular around here... Just available in photopolymer...

  

Enjoy Life... something completely different... but you know how I like my silhouette images... thanks to fellow demo Connie Fitzgerald for its creation... available in photopolymer...

Bubbles & Bubbly... not me really...but I know this will be loved by many of my class ladies...as they are self confessed relaxers in baths... especially with candles and/or a glass of bubbly from time to time for the ultimate in pampering! I personally prefer a shower!!! Available in Wood Mount & Clear Mount...

And finally Treehouse Adventure - dont think this will be bought in any great volume unless you have young boys- but I love it!! I always allow myself one stamp set that grabs my heart.. and yes this is the one... Takes me back to my childhood living on the edge of a forest... and spending hour after hour making and chilling in treehouses... again photopolymer only...

 

So that is my Top 10 in stamp sets... off to make the hard decision for the bundled products next... I may be gone a while as we are spoilt with 33 of them to choose from...