Showing posts with label Garden Lane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garden Lane. Show all posts

Saturday, 9 November 2019

A trio of thoughts from friends #1

Sharing some beautiful cards I received earlier in the year... from fellow friends, team members, customers and demonstrators...  In no particular order... and again thank you all for your thoughts at that time....

Uma Kathirgamanathan's gorgeous Pop Up Front Step Panel Card.... featuring Garden Lane papers and Rooted in Nature stamps... Tutorial for this card here...
Sarah Lavelle's beautiful A6 card featuring Pretty Label punched Label Me Pretty & Flourishing Phrases greeting... with Floral Essence flowers...
 And Caroline Merrick's super Botanical Blooms (retired) A6 card...
PS All is perfectly OK post-op... but I have to "take it easy" and not lift, bend or stretch etc "much" for another week or so... so "grabbing" my crafting supplies is a temptation I need to avoid... so I am taking the opportunity to share some lovely creations made by friends... Normal Service will resume soon... 

PPS At Home classes will continue as planned... I was ready for this month's classes pre-op so nothing to stop those... 



Friday, 1 November 2019

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... 


Friday, 4 October 2019

Fancy Fold Friday - Landscape Gap Card with Tutorial

I think that I warned you that there would be a few versions of the Gap Card...

Todays' is a standard A6 card ... but in landscape orientation this time... and so I have the Tutorial for you today... 
But click here for the A6 portrait tutorial... which has step by step photos if you need them.... 

Using the Garden Lane papers... and other Stampin' Up! products used are Butterfly WishesDaisy Lane & Medium Daisy PunchHealing Hugs, and Frosted Frames dies... 

And I love the fact that these Frosted Frames dies are not just for Christmas! The snowflakes looking like little leaves behind those daisies...
Craft Spa Recipe
Soft Sea Foam 14.8 x 17.5cm
Papers 14.3 x 3cm (x2) 
(D) (Fancy Frame) Mossy Meadow 10.5 x 14.8cm 
(S, D) (Stitched Frame)Thick Whisper White 7 x 8cm 

Craft Spa Tutorial

1.     Large panel LANDSCAPE
2.     Cut at 3.5cm
3.     Move along & score at 3.5cm
4.     Bone Fold
5.     Adhere papers

6.     Put temporary glue on back of small panel
7.     Line up at bottom of main card & temporarily adhere
TIP – use grid paper to aid your eye in getting things all straight

8.     Thinking about where you need your glue, apply glue to top and bottom of fancy die cut frame
TIP – I tend to just use a finger or thumb to eyeball where I don’t want my glue to go…but you can mark the back of the card as shown here…
9.     Adhere the frame

10.            Decorate as required

11.            Rub off the temporary glue (I just used my finger... but the retired Adhesive Remover works a treat too!

Saturday, 28 September 2019

Simple for Saturday... Garden Lane Faux Double Point

So time for a remake of the Faux (or Deconstructed) Double Point Card in the Garden Lane papers for my classes this week...

But before I start... Live in the UK? Want crafty supplies at discount? Have a large Stampin' Up! Wish List?

Then I would love it if you joined my team... as I have a very special place for you... and so a very special gift for you.... Click here for more details and/or please contact me via this email link...  No future pressures (unless you want them!) ... and Hobby Demonstrators truly welcome...
And so back to my card... now I have to admit that this is definitely the favourite of  the Double Point Cards... as  it is simpler... and quick... and you don't use much paper... so it is a good value card too!

Click here for the Tutorial... 

Other Stampin' Up! products used today include... 
All of which does make for a very quick card... 

Friday, 27 September 2019

Double Point Card - Garden Lane

Another remake for my Garden Lane class this week... a Double Point Card (the stuck down version)
More details on the Magnolia Lane version of the Card here... and there is a link to a tutorial here... 

I just stuck down those folded papers/sides under the Nested Label greeting... which is popped up on 3D foam Stampin Dimensionals...
And added a couple of stamped and punched So Saffron Daisy Lane daisies and a couple of Pear Pizzazz punched leaves... 
And greeting from Sorry for Everything... which is such a useful greeting set for those things that just need to be said when we least want to... 

Sunday, 23 June 2019

Sunday Suite - Garden Lane

The smallest of the Product Suites for you today... Garden Lane...
But these could be my most used papers overall...
As they are truly versatile... can be used for virtually everyone... and for virtually every occasion... and co-ordinate with many of the other papers...

Though personally my favourite "co-ordinator" will be the Magnolia Lane suite... as I do so like my leaves with my flowers!
Magnolia Lane
But back to these Garden Lane papers...

Just a lovely mix of greens... including Garden Green, Mint Macaron, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Soft Sea Foam along with Whisper White

Click on the arrow below to play the flick through video to see more...
And here is the co-ordinating Verdant Garden stamp set...
Which is available as a Garden Lane Suite Bundle too.... so you can purchase both with just one click!
Though... do note that there is no 10% discount that you get with a Product Bundle...

And so as to be clear... with the Suite Bundles... the 10% discount applies to any stamp & die/punch element (ie Product Bundle part of the Suite) but not the rest of the suite...

These Suite Bundles are a new feature... and have been introduced to make the ordering of ALL of the Suite a LOT quicker and easier... as so many people tend to buy the whole suite when ordering....

And here are a few product samples for you...


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