August Monthly Jems Blog Hop

Well hello and welcome from me, Amanda Bates at The Craft Spa to the Jems Blog Hop ...

The theme this time is Boxes or Bags - or indeed any type of Packaging project...

So since it has been a long while since I made a Handled Cantilever Box... and my Affectionately Yours papers were still out desperate to be put to use again...

The box is made from Kraft card and I faux stitched everything with a marker pen...

I kept the decoration really simple as there are enough lovely flowers in the papers... just a copper embossed Love & Affection flower, Botanicals Blooms leaves and small Blossom Blooms punched flowers. And an admittance... the brads and candy dots are retired stock... but I had to have brads for the project!!

I do still have the Imperial and Metric pdf Tutorials for sale for this box. Reduced to £3  - OR  - if you are in the UK - free with a £25+ Stampin' Up! order (before P&P) - for the next week.

But PLEASE do remember to tell me whether you want the Imperial (inches) or Metric (centimetres) tutorial. 

The easiest and quickest way is to send £3(GBP) by Paypal to me at thecraftspa@gmail.com  stating CANTILEVER BOX and whether IMPERIAL or METRIC. Paypal does any currency conversion necessary if you select GBP as the currency to send so you don't need to worry about that.... I will send the tutorial through to your Paypal email address (unless otherwise advised on your payment notes) within 24 hours of your payment.

OR click here and EMAIL ME to request a Paypal invoice …  Please advise your Paypal account email address and state CANTILEVER BOX and whether IMPERIAL or METRIC. You will then receive an invoice via Paypal for payment. The tutorial will be emailed to your Paypal email address (unless otherwise advised on your payment notes) within 24 hours of your payment.

Or  (option for UK residents only) - place an online order here quoting the Current Stampin Rewards/Host Code (see Top Right for code).  Please make sure you can see my name (Amanda Bates) at the top right of your screen so that you know you are shopping with me…! Please then email me at thecraftspa@gmail.com quoting your order number and whether you want the IMPERIAL or METRIC version. The tutorial will be emailed to you within 24 hours. Your Stampin Up! goods will be with you direct from Stampin’ Up! in 4-7 days.

If you have not heard back from me within 24 hours... please check your Spam email folder first but then contact me if email communication has not been successful!

And so back to the Blog Hop...and without further ado...  I will now pass you onto the lovely Karyn who has something lovely to share with you... just press the Next Blog button!

Missed one? Or going in reverse? Here is your link to the lovely Sarah's blog and her fabulous project...

Or here is the full Blog Hop Listing

Jems Blog Hop - August

Sharon Glynn - Shari Anne Happy Crafter
Julie Dix - Scrapping Mojo
Sarah Lavelle - Sarah Lavelle
Amanda Bates - The Craft Spa  (YOU ARE HERE)
Karyn Davies - KD Crafts
Elaine Baines - Lainey B Crafts
Julie Kettlewell - Julie's Japes
Samantha Webster - Sam's Cakes and Crafts
Kylie Henshaw - Hello Stamper
Julie Wade - Create Handmade Happiness
Sarah Lindsay - Crafts with Sarah L
Karen Watts - Krafting K
Kate Martin - Krafts by Kate Martin
Linda Ellis - Linda's Papercraft
Gill Arnold - Make Moor Cards
Tracy Hill - Nathan's Tea Room

Floral Affection Note Card & Envelope

Changing up the colour scheme for Floral Affection here... bright...fresh...and summery... Flirty Flamingo, Pool Party, Pear Pizzazz and So Saffron

This is a project we made at Monthly Training the other month. A gorgeous notecard in a lovely little envelope... I think this would make the recipient  feel very special!

Double Z Fold Panel Card Tutorial

Time for another Floral Affection and Affectionately Yours Double Z Fold Panel Card... Last week's original shinier foil version shown here... 

In the flesh this looks very similar to my Double Z Joy Fold card... but it uses less cardstock... and it opens out fully...

And seeing as it is Friday... yup... a Fancy Fold Friday Tutorial for you...

(1) Make one of these....

NOTE that you want to stick the back square paper piece...then the arm... then the front left paper piece this time...

(2) Add a 9.5cm/3 3/4" Square matted panel to the front with the bottom of the square panel lined up with the bottom of the pop out arm of the card (mine is 9.5cm Square Crumb Cake; 9 cm Square Mint Macaron and 8.5cm Square Whisper White - or 3 3/4" Crumb; 3 1/2" Mint; 3 1/4" White)

(3) Add images off to the right hand side of the arm to cover it all up...!

And some decorative details for this card...

- greetings from Stylised Birthday and Confetti Celebrations

- large and small flowers stamped in Night of Navy on Crumb Cake and Whisper White and cut out by hand

- Mint Macaron marker pen highlights on the leaves of the left hand paper

- White gel pen small flower centre highlights on the left hand paper

- Mint Macaron & Crumb Cake marker pen colouring on the dots of the back square piece of paper (and I have to laugh...this was supposed to be random... but it all ended up with a uniform pattern!!! Such is my way!!! And still with a diagonal line of white dots....  Ho Hum...)

And oh ... my favourite bit of detail... but unfortunately no detail photo taken... so probably difficult for you to see... 

Botanical Builder die cut Mint Macaron fronds... stamped with Mint Macaron Touches of Texture fine splat spray!!! Fabulous!!!! Incredible difference... so much more life like... try it and see....

Floral Affection Embossed CAS Duo

Sometimes really simple just does it for me! And these 2 small square cards are a case in point...

The depth using these Floral Affection embossing folders is just wow... I don't think anything else (apart from a Night of Navy mat and few gems) is needed...

Greetings from Floral Affection (sending a smile...) or One Big Meaning (Thank You...)

Copper Embossed Wreaths - and the Round Up picture....

So first the round up picture... 6 wreath variants for you... along with a laugh at my stupidness later!

So seeing as I had moved onto Christmas cards... I decided that a bit of copper embossing for my berries would add a bit of festive warmth...

The berries trio are actually from the Banners For You stamp set... bit of a find there!!

And then I realised that my Night of Navy ink pad was sorely in need of a re-ink... so I grabbed the ink refill and duly topped up my ink pad... carried on stamping another wreath - and a lot of flowers - which I duly cut out by hand for hours that night... and then I started to assemble a new card (coming your way soon)... 

And then it dawned on me... I had refilled with Island Indigo!!! I cannot repeat my language... 

Hence the change of colour for this last simple little Christmas wreath card... which uses the berries and greeting from Wondrous Wreath which I had out for the bow in any case

But worry not about my Night of Indigo pad... 10 minutes later and all was well and Night of Navy! Care of some major "ink pad direct stamping" on a few thicknesses of scrap paper ( by which I mean pressing my ink pad firmly onto the paper - again and again until all the ink had virtually gone leaving a very dry looking pad!) followed by the Night of Navy refill to revive it all.... phew...

And hey... tomorrow... not a wreath in sight!

Christmas Floral Affection Wreath (Part 3)

Well I had to go to a Christmas wreath version!! 

I can't believe I am already getting so excited to see and pre-order from the new Autumn Winter catalogue... not too many sleeps now for us demos!!

Like this so much I have made a few... so my christmas cards to send are already coming along nicely!

This is exactly the same as yesterday's Good Luck card... just dressed up for Christmas wishes instead from the Holly Jolly Greetings set...

Floral Affection Wreath Part 2

Carrying on from yesterdays post... another Floral Affection wreath card...

Wreath and flowers same as yesterday... but dressing up with a white heat embossed Wonderful Wondrous Wreath bow and a Banners For You stamped banner which is die-cut with the Bunch of Banners For You...

And a change to a Whisper White mat and a Crumb Cake card blank

Wonder if you can guess where I may go next...!

Floral Affection Wreath Part 1

Now you know I love a wreath...

So when I picked up the Floral Affection stamp set... it was just the first thing I had to do...

Night of Navy leaves stamped round in a circle on a Crumb Cake panel... little flowers stamped in Versamark and white heat embossed... Thick white Bakers Twine to finish.

Mounted onto Night of Navy card and then a Thick Whisper White card blank

More to come... loving this mini series!

Affectionately Yours Double Z Fold Panel Card

A new twist/combination on my Double Pop Up Z Fold card (tutorial here) and my Double Z Joy Fold card (tutorial here)...

Love it when a new card variant comes together... and one that uses less card... and is even simpler! So yes a new favourite of mine this week! 

Really loving working with these papers and co-ordinating stamps... and the embossing folders are fabulous too...

Sorry for brevity today... big family celebration long weekend ahead... Back with more details on this card next week... and more Affectionately Yours cards sooner than that!