Remember these and...Weekly Deals… finishing Tuesday

When I saw this weeks’ Weekly Deals – these concertina cards came flooding back to me… as they use the Artisan Label Punch and the co-ordinating stamp set, Label Love ( as well as a now retired alphabet!)

So here are all of this weeks’ Weekly Deals…Press on the small image below to go straight to the web site to see what’s there…. Also spot those fringe scissors…. great for crafting and for security (paper shredding) purposes!!

And I have an order waiting to go in on Tuesday night – or just go here to my Online Store and get them for yourself!
Remember that a £45+ order still earns you a Sale A Bration freebie…but only 2 weeks left of that promotion now….

Welcome Mia Ruby – Baby Girl Scallop Tag Topper Concertina Card

Here is the Baby Girl card I have been working on over the weekend. Full stretch above…. and closed in a different way as shown below…. (recipe for the box envelope for this version shown at the end of this post)

So two versions for you here… the one that I am sending and one that I had “in the bank”…. My bank card is the BABY GIRL version… but this little one will be a very special one to me and my family …so something more personal was needed…so welcome to the world Mia Ruby….

And a couple of close up shots….

Again…thank you to Julie for this gorgeous card format – I guess you can tell it is one of my favourites of all time!!!! So simple to make…yet so effective….

Here is the link to more details and Julie’s video tutorial….

And here are the dimensions  for a box envelope  to put it in……. (made using the Envelope Punch Board)

8 3/4” Square Cardstock.

First score 3 1/4”. Second Score 4 5/8”

SU! Supplies

Stamps – Label Love, Morning Post Alphabet, Cuddles & Kisses, Baby Prints, Banner Blast, Petite Petals

Punches – Scallop Tag Topper , Artisan Label, 1 3/4” Circle, SAB Banner , Petite Petals

Envelope Punch Board

Dies – Circle Framelits

Inks – Crisp Canteloupe, Pistachio Pudding, Sahara Sand, Summer Starfruit, Pool Party

Cardstock – Pistachio Pudding, Whisper White

DSP – SAB Sweet Sorbet

Embellishments -  In Color Stitched Summer Starfruit Ribbon, Pearls

Another Tag Punch Concertina Card for a 40th Birthday–and 2 Tutorials….

Here is another version of the Scallop Tag Concertina Card we made at the last Jems Quarterly Training Day.

Julie stepped it up to make this gorgeous Mothers Day Card, and as this version was just in my favourite colourways….. I just had to CASE immediately and make one for a friends special birthday being celebrated this week – Happy Birthday Alison! Now everyone knows how old you are!!!

So I mentioned 2 tutorials….

Firstly here is Julies Video Tutorial on making the Scallop Tag Topper Punch Concertina Card – thank you Julie! It is a truly BEAUTIFUL card in the flesh……

And secondly I have added the measurements at the end of this post for the box envelope to post it in. This card has more bulk when folded up than the original card we made so it requires a 1” deep box envelope. So my Envelope Punch Board was out again – a quick calculation – and a box made so it was all good to go…..

Here is a view of the folded card.

And here it is at full stretch….

And here are some close-ups…..

And here are the dimensions for a 1” deep box envelope made using the envelope punch board….

Cardstock/Paper Size 7  1/2” Square

First Score 2 5/8”

Second Score 4 1/8”

Go to my earlier post here for the box envelope dimensions for the original card (3/4” deep) and for more general details on making these….

And there you have it… but more of these cards coming soon…. Baby Girl card being needed today…. they really are so truly stunning in the flesh….. I just can’t help myself…..

Envelope Punch Board–Mini Series #4

And these were the last projects we did with our Envelope Punch Board this month – though I took a bit of a risk here….. I had 2 ladies make 16/18 Christmas crackers in our last session before Christmas – so I thought they may not be happy with me at this point!!!! But I left the room unscathed….. it was OK……

I will admit that this was the first project I made with my Board when it arrived – it was noticeable during our demo pre-order month that we all went cracker mad with it – but it is just SO GOOD for making lovely little crackers…… or bon-bons as they are called elsewhere in Europe….

I used this brilliant step by step picture tutorial of Sara Rayners – as you get 4 crackers from a piece of 12x12 paper… which seems to make sense to me!! Thank you Sara…. The only thing I changed was Steps 3-5 as I added a quick short cut!! I lined up & punched each section at the 1 1/2” score –mark…. and then moved the paper across to the left and lined up at 4 1/2” & punched. Then I unfolded and refolded and repeated for the next section…. then I didn ‘t need the separate Step 5…..

The shaped ends were also made using the punch board…it was a bit of a Eureka moment for me at the time…though I am sure that it will have been done before…. I just made up the cracker…. put the ends up into the punch… the 2 paper thicknesses at a time… lined up the section in the centre of the punch and punched… then repeated for the other side… and then the other end. Hope that makes sense!! If not – please feel free to comment below and I will make another, photo those steps – and add to the post another day…..

And a few other views/alternatives….. Again the decoration was kept as simple as simple can be…. all about learning how to use the Punch Board in this class……

SU! Products Used

Envelope Punch Board!

Stamps – Label Love

Punches – SAB Banner Punch; Artisan Label

Thread – SAB Sweet Sorbet Accessories Pack – Pool Party or Crisp Canteloupe

Paper – Sweet Sorbet

Sale A Bration - get the MUST HAVE Banner Punch for free! And a creative share too…..

Well it is beginning to look a lot like banners in The Craft Spa Room….

Call me smitten….. I cannot punch the punch down….. and I have to admit … for the frugal crafters…. that I can use any tiny scrap to add layers to my banners – straights, chevrons; and layered banners – check out the extra embellishments on those little banners in the Glimmer Silver…..

Banner Punch yours for free with a £45 order. And whilst you are at it – get the coordinating stamp set for free too…. just another £45 order.

And I have to point out these fabulous papers – Fresh Prints Stack in the new Spring Summer Catalogue. Gorgeous.. and 24 different patterns to go at – will share another version of the card/papers tomorrow

Card front based on this fabulous card by Louise Sharp. Guess which stamp set is popping onto my next order!!!

Card Inside design made using this fantastic tutorial by Lisa Young. Come back tomorrow for my metric version to suit the new Trimmers…..

 

SU! Products Used

Stamps – Perfectly Penned

Papers – Fresh Prints DSP Stack (SSC); Silver Shimmer

Punches – Banner (SAB)

Dies – Alphabet

Mr & Mrs - Flowerfull Heart #4 - and a Colour Challenge

Fourth post in this mini series….. and a new challenge for a new year!!

As you may know I am a part of a wonderful team of Stampin Up demonstrators located all over the country – known as Julies’s Jems.  One of our lovely team members, Julie Wade always amazes us with her gorgeous Colour Combinations so for the new year we have launched a colour combo challenge within the team on our Facebook group page. And this was the first week…….

This week Julie set us the challenge of Soft Sky, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Crushed Curry and here is my little make ….. Guess which stamp I had out at the time….. AND I just love this colour combination……. thank you so much Julie…… I have already made another card using the same colour combination…. but that will be for another day…! That card is a remake of my swap card for our Quarterly Training this Saturday…. so I don’t want to spoil the surprise!!!

So – this time – the heart is stamped in Crumb Cake onto Very Vanilla… the Mr & Mrs greeting is in Soft Suede. A few Itty Bitty Blossoms punched out of Soft Sky & Crushed Curry – plus a few pearls.  All matted up onto Crumb Cake and then a Soft Sky card base…..

And … another Sneak Peek here…. the Crumb Cake banner is from the new Sale A Bration set – Banner Blast….. this can be yours for free with a £45+ order from 28th January….. and it has a co-ordinating punch too…. also yours for free with a £45 order. ( £90 + order if you want both for free at the same time!!!) And I warn you now… this little banner punch and stamp combi is …. addictive!!!!

So …. I give you…. the have-to have….Flowerfull Heart stamp… only available until next Monday 27th January.  Just get in touch straightaway if you would like me to add one for you to my Monday order!!!

Oh and I have a couple more cards to share…. but they will be later tomorrow… definitely too dark here to photograph them!!