New Products for Autumn and Christmas... amongst other things...

 

First up… the new seasonal September-December (aka Autumn Winter)  mini catalogue is now live... Lots of lovely new products for all things Autumn and Christmas… Open and download your own copy HERE.

And here’s an exclusive sneak peek of one of my Christmas class cards using a couple of my favourite products… the stunning Traditionsof Christmas papers… and MerryChristmas stamp… Be sure to keep checking out my blog for my other class makes in due course…

       

Secondly… even more new products in the Online Exclusives section also live today … Click HEREto download a pdf version of this release… or click HERE to see in the Online Store …

Thirdly, 2 new Kits… the stunning All Occasion Handmade & Heartfelt Kit and the lovely seasonal Roadto Christmas Kit…

    

And fourthly… Register for a Stampin’ Up! FREE virtual World Card Making Day event running 1-2pm on Sat 4^th October… All attendees will receive a gift after the event. A recording will be available after the event… Register by 1pm Friday 3^rd October latest… ClickHERE to register and for more details …

The event will use this lovely Handmade and Heartfelt Kit (which would need ordering a week prior to the event at the very latest)… however Stampin’ Up! point out that you can just watch or use your own supplies… and so still learn the new stamping techniques whilst crafting along with the presenters to create beautiful, heartfelt cards to send...

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You will then get 10% of each and every order value (above £20) as Stampin Rewards to spend on your next order (or any subsequent order if you’d like to save them up for a big ticket item!) eg £50 order = £5 Stampin Rewards. 

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Merry Christmas to you all...

It's that time... a few days of well earned time with family and very close friends... as we can this year... though sadly my brother ended up stuck in Boston, USA as he caught Covid at just the wrong time to catch his flight over here... 

I would also like to say rest... but that isn't the case for we "head chefs"... especially when the usual 3 days of Christmas cheer and over-eating turns into 5 (as is the case this year!)

Have a VERY Merry Christmas and I hope you are spending special times with family and friends this season... 

And remember these - these are the Simply Created Banners in a Kit available from Stampin' Up! a few years back... the ones with the alphabet & pattern stencils and the spritzer bottles - though we used sponge brayers and sponges- as the spritzers didn't work for me on this occasion... lots of excess seapage... though I do really rate them generally...

Used along with the Peppermint & Gingerbread papers - simples!

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!!!!

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!

Merry Christmas to You and Yours...

I hope that you all have the loveliest of days... spent with the people most precious to you... doing things special to you all...

We for one will be "en famille complete"... brother over from the US... son back from university... and all of us over at my mum and dads...where I have to pretend that I do know how to operate their oven properly!!

Though I did learn years ago... to take everything for the meal over on trays and in pans etc so I don't need to spend hours searching amongst every cupboard in the house!!!

And I am REALLY hoping to be organised enough this year... and the timings right... for us younger ones to go out and get a lot of fresh air around the Harewood estate!!

So this is the Farmhouse Christmas Box Frame variant I have made for my mother... as she does prefer her neutrals...

Papers flipped to the Grey Granite stars side... And the addition of lots of red gemstones onto the large christmas fir tree at the front... wish I had thought of this detail for the rest... but hey better late than never...

Recipe and more information on the Tutorial for this make can be found here... 

Simple Santa's Workshop cards for Merry Monday

So the Santa's Workshop suite is out and about for classes here this week... and in my usual style I just had to "tweak" some of the cards I had already made...

But before I start... a couple of news items!

Come back here Wednesday 5th December for the Year End Close Out Sale... and the official launch of the new Stamparatus Craft & Carry bag!

And do you know that I operate Christmas Wish List and Gift Voucher services? Click here to contact me for more information and/or the Wish List file... but bear in mind orders need to be placed by 12th December latest for Christmas delivery...

So back to the card... this one is a card that "grew and multiplied"... inspired by this Signs of Santa swap card made by Julie... love the Poppy Parade dots and dashes border...

Just added to a 5 1/2" Square card blank with some flocked and stripy paper...

And then I had to make another one and add this cute image! It certainly makes me feel more merry! Though I do think that I should have coloured the drink in the glass... maybe more beer than milk for our Santa with this greeting !!

And you do have to love a bit of fussy cutting in an evening! (well I do!!)... as this image is cut straight from the Santas Workshop papers... simple papercrafting at its best!

Merry Christmas...

Well I had a big plan for today's post...

A plan for a super duper sh-amazing new card to to say a HUGE Merry Christmas... and wow you all...

And then... without thinking... I tidied everything away for Christmas.... and so that plan was quickly thwarted....

And so instead... I will just say... in the largest text that Blogger will allow me...

MERRY CHRISTMAS 

TO YOU AND YOURS...
&
MAY YOUR PRESENTS BE MANY... 
AND CRAFTY!

And hopefully I may have a nice sh-amazing surprise for you for the New Year!!!

Curled Paper Chocolate Topiary

You have no idea how many years this project has been in my head... but has never made it to to the drawing board so to speak...

But this year was the time... and after some lengthy sourcing escapades for the non Stampin' Up! parts... and a disaster or two along the way... it finally all came together... a lovely centrepiece for the christmas table....

Though photographing it was SO hard... and really really does not do it justice!

So this is one of my special Christmas class projects for this year... coming to you at a Craft Spa Class through December... a Merry Little Christmas curly paper Topiary sweet tree... add Ferrero Rocher or Lindor balls... both work as well! Half Day Class... just £25 including 16 treat balls... or come for a Full Day £45 and make the Christmas Lantern too...

And I am so happy with this project... as I know a few people that are really going to LOVE my handmade christmas gift this year.... just hope they are not sneaking a peek here today!!!

Stampin Up! Products Used
Merry Little Christmas papers
Black & White 7/8" Striped Ribbon
Washi Tape Basics Pack 2
Green Sprigs
Year of Cheer Embellishments
Jute Twine

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!

I wish you all the most wonderful Christmas... Enjoy!

Card Tutorial here

Merry Christmas

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas... 

Have a wonderful holiday season... 

Enjoy!