You will do Amazing Things Gap Card .. with Noble Peacock papers

Another one of the Gap cards that I didn't share at the time... click here for the Card tutorial...

One created for another of my son's friends off to university after an exciting year out travelling many parts of the world... and he was well chuffed!

Though I used the Noble Peacock papers, Stitched Nested Labels dies and Everything Amazing to create this card... the star is actually a "random punch I have" from somewhere... but of course I would used the Stitched Stars dies if I were to re-make this now! So it would be even better... 

And I liked the card so much... I made two... did you spot that?

Here's the duo... I just switched the stamped colours around and added an extra bit of ribbon to the one on the right...

And an admittance! Forgot to press the publish button again yesterday! But it'll save... 

Still Scenes & Feels Like Frost Gap Card

Yes it had to be done! Thank you Heidi for listening and creating "this other idea in my head"... fabulous...

Click here for more details on the card and the Gap Card fold tutorial...

Any my apologies for brevity (and no links etc) for this post and over the last few days... but I was away for a long weekend for a special event (more on that later)... and I just ran out of time as I had 5 posts to write up!

And of course I couldn't explain at the time as that would announce to the world that I was away for a few days!!

Double Gap Stitched Stars Card for Fun Fold Friday

Sometime the simplest of ideas for a card fold work... and sometimes they don't so much... but I will let you decide which way this card fold went... 

So for today... whilst I keep you guessing... 

I would love to hear your thoughts... and any guesses as to how this Double Gap Card is made... and what about it made me 'laugh out very loud" ...

You can use comments below OR the feedback form down the right hand side (or email me) 

And in the meantime... I will point you this way to see more information on the Stitched Stars parts and decoration... 

Don't miss out... New month...New products...

New product news... and a creative share for you too...

First up... we have the new Stampin' Up! Trimmer... which I have been "road testing" and so far so very very good... especially at so good a price point... just £23...

The blades are so much deeper...  as you can see on this other demonstrators shot below... 

Which I guess accounts for the improved cut... (I was able to cut 2 pieces of thick card and 3 thin card or papers at a time) and in turn for the longevity of the blades...  and for the improved score too... 

The joining section has added measurements so there is now a very little "missing" measurement section... yay!

It is lighter... and easier to handle as it feels a bit more robust... and even has a "hook" so you can hang it up out of the way! Inspired!!

And a last factor that I will have to get used to... and indeed will... There is an "auto lock feature" which holds the card nice and tight and straight... so it is GREAT news!! But sometimes it made it difficult for me to slip the card quickly across to the next measurement... as I am used to just grabbing that cut bar and lifting it up! But I know this is a feature I will just get used to... in time... But a tip for you... if the blade is mid-cut blade then then the lock is much less strong - probably harder at all when I get used to operating it!!!! If it is at the top/bottom then I couldn't push the piece of card through... 

Though... in the spirit of openness and honesty...  I do have to point out 2 other "big" things...

(1) There are no centimetres on the cut bar... aka the up and down bar!... we are waiting to hear how Stampin Up will be handling this going forward... but for now just inches on the cut bar and the surface grid..

(2) Blades will probably not be available until January next year... but I don't see this as a problem... as my blade has been put to over-use for the last month and it is still cutting as strong as the day I got it!!

And last but not least... don't forget to take your protective layer off! I can't tell you how many fellow demonstrators I have seen complaining about the trimmer "peeling"... and all they need to do is to peel that thin layer off!!!

And then there is the gorgeous Christmas Time is Here product medley...

Go on spoil yourself!

But thinking out loud... come back Sunday for more details on this suite as this post is getting a tad long already !! Yes Sunday... not tomorrow... as I have something more special for you tomorrow...

And last but not least another Gap Card... one that many of you spotted in the group shot at the end of yesterday's post... so thought I should share the solo shot!

Yes another Garden Lane Gap card using one of the other paper patterns... 

Actually ... I think this is the other side of the "leafy piece"... but I can't go and delve down to pick up my papers (to check) yet!! But I'm getting there... recovery still progressing nicely... 

Thursday Thank yous... Garden Lane Gap Card

Couldn't resist a few more Gap Cards for some of my customer thank you cards...

Just changing up the colourway slightly... as the blue of Bermuda Bay is so much more me...

Click here for the Gap Card tutorial...

Products used are Garden Lane papers, Butterfly Wishes, Daisy Lane & Medium Daisy Punch, Healing Hugs, Leaf Punch, Floral Centres and Stitched Rectangle dies...

Brightly Gleaming Stitched Stars Gap Card

This may seem familiar... but different...

Turn the prepped piece of paper over at a Craft Spa class... and this is what you get... shiny, bright and warm for the season!!  Everyone loves this piece of paper!!! Both sides...

And... seeing as I forgot it the first time round... the link for the tutorial for this card is here... just turn it round so that the card is portrait!

Talking of the Brightly Gleaming papers... which are unorderable as demand is so high... More are due in this week (maybe even today) so head on over to the product page in my Online Store by clicking here ... Add to Cart... and a message will pop up asking you to enter your email address to be notified when the stock comes in... and then you can order when that email hits your inbox... but please don't delay...

And whilst you are at it... same goes for the Feels Like Frost papers which you can find by clicking here ...

Click here to see the original Stitched Star Gap Card with further details...

Oh... and anyone else for the Pretty Peacock kit!!?

Edited to Add:- Thank you so much for all your messages checking how I am! So the op went fine on Saturday with no complications... I was back home within 6 hours! And recovery so far so good! I will have to have 1-2 weeks taking it easy (which I will find somewhat difficult!!!) but the bloggio is already organised in advance as they say!!! Fret not!!!!

Something Special for Saturday - Feels like Frost Gap & Scrap cards

So I shared my Feels Like Frost Gap & Scrap cards with the tutorial here a few weeks ago...

You know the one ... the card I like to call Gap card (for simplicity and cos it rhymes with Scrap!) but it also gets called Peekaboo Card, Split Panel card, Floating card, Floating Die Cut Frame card, Floating Frame card... and another new name I saw in the last week that I now can't remember...

And my lovely demonstrator friend and team-mate Barbara got busy and made a few of her own... and is still making more as I type!

But I had to quickly pop on and share these... aren't they just stunning ... and so arm... in the reds!  Really special... And I would never have thought of that... Love it when our creative CASE-ing circle brings such beautiful results....

Thank you so much for sharing with me (us) Barbara... And I can't wait to see your other colour combinations!!

Want to make some of your own... as you kinda get to make 2 cards at a time... then just click here to find out how...

SU! Products used

Papers - Feels Like Frost

Stamps & Dies - Frosted Foliage

Brightly Gleaming Bauble Gap Card

Oops forgot to schedule for the right time of day! So a late post today...

So where there is one... there is usually two...

I shared the simple Brightly Gleaming Stitched Star Portrait Gap Card here on Monday... and now you have the Landscape Gap Card one...

Complete with greetings, baubles and holly care of the co-ordinating stamp & punch set Christmas Gleaming... and a Copper Foil die cut Christmas using the Merry Christmas dies...

Bauble a 3D one by stamping and punching 3 baubles... scoring down the centre of each and valley folding... then sticking one to each side of each other...

And click here for the A6 Landscape Gap Card Tutorial...

Simple Stitched Star Gap Card for Christmas...

This is possibly the simplest of the Gap cards I have made... but it had quite a reaction... and there was a rush in class to make it first!! And I have to admit that I will be making some for my Christmas cards with any papers I have left over this year!!

Combining the Brightly Gleaming papers... just gone unorderable again... but lots more coming in a few weeks time...

The Stitched Stars dies

And the Merry Christmas dies (Merry in Copper Foil)

And the bit that no-one could work out...

The Christmas greeting is the Merry Christmas text block image in the Christmas Gleaming stamp set stamped in Pretty Peacock on Very Vanilla... and then cut into parts... other part coming another day!

Though I do have to "laugh" at everyone's super-excited-over-the-colour reaction to the Pretty Peacock colour every time I use it... but sadly no-one has bought any of it???

Must be about time ladies...  so I think I can feel the need for a Pretty Peacock Kit coming on!!! Remember to ask me when you "see me"... or email me if you are interested!