For The New Two Wedding Swing Easel Card

Last Swing Easel Card! For now...

I had a special request for a Wedding Card...

And with the bells in the Cozy Christmas set...It was easy enough to oblige... the christmas greenery was just cut off!

I did think I would have my pre-order box (with my new Bloomin Love stamp set) ...but it arrived the day later...so I had to quickly find my retired best seller ever Flowerful Heart and push it into service again...

The heart is stamped in retired gold Encore ink - with the greeting gold embossed over the top...

I had to heat gun dry the heart ... but small flecks of gold embossing powder still stuck to it...which actually looks rather cool...

The wedding card requester was very happy... and so was another lady who got to make a Gold Wedding Anniversary card she needed...

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Newsflash! The year end SALE is coming - and fantastic Weekly Deals

How exciting... Stampin Up! have just released details of their year end European SALE...starting tomorrow Thursday 10th December...

However... don't wait till January... the best deals and items always sell out really fast...so check them out tomorrow and let me know if you would like me to order something for you...

Stampin' Up! says... We will have more products on clearance for our Year-End Sale 10 December 2015–4 January 2016! While supplies last, we're offering discounts up to 60 percent on select products, so be sure to check back for more details on 10 December!

And the good news doesn't stop there... check out this week's Weekly Deals...

I am very excited to see the Precision Base Plate on there...  a must have with your precision dies (think baubles, butterflies, windows and some very special things coming up in the Spring/Summer catalogue!! You will be wanting this plate....!)

And funnily enough I have been using the For The New Two stamp set this week... creation coming very soon...

And the Stamp A Bag is out on the desk... ready to use! I just love those big dots....

Talking of the Spring/Summer catalogue... my catalogues and pre-order supplies are due to arrive tomorrow... so a copy will be on its way to you soon if you have ordered through me in the last 6 months. If not... hit the Sale and you will be on my posting list... ! Or contact me to reserve your copy....

Simply...the large Butterfly Basics butterfly

 Keeping it simple.... 

When the Butterfly Basics stamps & dies were released in the Spring & Summer Catalogue - there was a stunning card sample on the catalogue page that made me want the dies at the time... 

But I never got round to making my own.... 

So now I have used that sample as my inspiration for this simple little beauty... 

The butterfly was die cut out of the top Very Vanilla panel using my trusty Food Saver paper to ensure its quick release...

The Mint Macaron background card panel is stamped using Mint Macaron ink & the flower spray from For The New Two stamp set

The die cut Very Vanilla panel and butterfly are adhered separately to the Mint Macaron background layer and then the whole panel stuck to the card..

Finished off with a stamped and punched banner and a Metal Rimmed Pearl.

Love its simplicity... what do you think?

Stampin᾿ Up! Supplies

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Butterfly Basics Photopolymer Bundle	For The New Two Wood-Mount Stamp Set	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock
Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad	Tip Top Taupe Classic Stampin' Pad	Metal Rimmed Pearls	Banner Triple Punch

Double Berry Basket for Two! Keeping it Simple!

 

Sometimes things just have to be kept simple! And this really was for me… as I even had the wreath image from For The New Two left over and ready to go! But it was just SO perfect…

So here is a simple way to present 2 chocolate Easter eggs at one go… a double Berry Basket…

Want to make one for yourself… you just need the Berry Basket die and go to fellow US demonstrator, LeeAnn Greff’s blog here to see a video tutorial she has posted on how to double it up…

Loving my Berry Basket die… I have a long list of Things I Want to Make…wonder how far I will get down it! 3 made so far….

Another Something Borrowed Tri Fold Mini Album

Following on from the popularity of my white Tri Fold Mini Album the other week – I  made another...

This was done so that I could photo some step by steps and produce the tutorial – but  as I was also demonstrating the album in a class situation… I got carried away and made up the new album as I went along… oops…

So I need to go back to the drawing board and make another & remember to photo this time!! Though it may turn out to be a good thing… as I am not sure you would have been able to see anything with the Blackberry Bliss colour I had selected for this version!! As I know that some of you are wanting the tutorial - thank you for your patience in this matter!!!

Doesn’t it look scrummy in the Blackberry Bliss! It is also slightly more hard-wearing too….

This is exactly the same as the original version – apart from the Blackberry Bliss outer – and 2 more details on the front cover…

Firstly – I didn’t have another roses die cut panel – as I had pinched it for using as a mask for sponging through – so I just used it as a mask for sponging through!!! I wonder how long this little mask is going to last!!

Secondly – I had no more Artisan Embellishments to use on the front – so I used the last 2 roses I had after making my big LOVE card  - one was daubed strongly with Blackberry Bliss ink (and left to dry for days!) – the other was left as Blushing Bride… finished off with a large pearl into the centre…

SU! Products Used

Stamps – For the New Two, Your Perfect Day, Crazy About You, Banner Banter, Tag Talk

Punches – Label Bracket, 1 3/8” Circle, 1 1/4” Circle, 1” Circle, 3/4”Circle, non-SU! 7/8” Circle

Embellishments – Artisan Embellishments Kit, Bakers Twine Blushing Bride

Papers & Card stock –  DSP Something Borrowed, 12x12 Blackberry Bliss, Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Blushing Bride

Inks – Blackberry Bliss, Sahara Sand

Something Borrowed Tri Fold Mini Book

Staying on the projects made at my various workshops run last week. This was another project we made at my lovely All Dayer on Saturday.

A mini book using the Something Borrowed papers and featuring the Artisan Embellishments kit.

Though I had to laugh as I had to own up for my determination to use the Artisan Embellishments kit….. see that gorgeous die cut rose panel on the front cover… yes for those… but I could only use one of them in the project…. the other one was for another use!! But more on that another day….

This project is a re-make of a mini book I had designed previously – one that has always been one of our favourites over this part of the Stampin’ Up! world  – but in these papers – well I was in heaven! And luckily so was everyone else!

Add the new Our Perfect Day and co-ordinating For the New Two stamp sets – and what a perfect gift for a Wedding – or for a special Wedding Anniversary…though the JUST married sentiment would have to be changed for an anniversary!

And I have to own up to particularly loving the stamped and cut-in-half doilies on the outer page sections. They lift up so you can still slide a photo under if needs be…. such a delicate addition!

Now I am hoping that I may have some more photos of this book to share in the near future … as everyone made the outer book cover in different colours as I thought it was better made from the slightly more robust coloured cardstock… so – instead of the Whisper White in my sample. We had Blackberry Bliss (wow!) , Blushing Bride (dreamy) and Rich Razzleberry (rich!)– all of which looked stunning – but – silly me - I let them all go without taking any photos!!

Fancy making one of these for yourself…

Are you local? (I am between York & Harrogate in North Yorkshire in the UK) Please feel free to book yourself and friends in for a workshop here at The Craft Spa.

Not so local? I can write up & publish the tutorial if there is enough interest…. so please just register your interest for now….