Hello Friend Christmas Tags...

So these are why the Hello Friend and Hang Your Stockings were out in the first place...

Some very simple tags as my ladies this week have a "Golden Balls" Topiary and a Christmas Lantern to make... but I did promise them some tags this year too!

White embossed on Crumb Cake... plus Hang Your Stockings greeting & berries

Gold embossed on white... plus Hang Your Stockings greeting & berries

And last but not least... Garden Green and Real Red Flowers on white.. flowers wouldn't have worked on the embossed wreath... too much smudging!!

And I have to admit that this will be my tag this year... but with copper embossing on Crumb Cake... as that is an absolute perfect match to the wrapping paper I bought at Morrisons last week!

So which came first... tag or paper... why... tag design of course!!!

Just A Little Note...

 

So this is what I was actually making when I shared this christmas version earlier...  a little note card to send to my online customers last month with their gift to say thank you...

But... first of all... a little apology for my late posting today... but I did need to say these words to you... at the right moment! The second reservation window for the Stamparatus is now open!! 

Nothing to pay now... shipping from mid March 2018. Click here to go straight to my Online Store and reserve yours...

Or click here for the background information on this amazing stamp placement tool and/or click here for all the details on the reservation system (though note there is now no 3rd window to reserve)

So back to my little card... the wreath is from Hello Friend, berries from Hang your Stocking and the greeting and flourish on the envelopes are from Flourishing Phrases...

Though the stamps etc were actually out to make another even quicker project but more on that another day!

And here are the 2 versions together...

Stampin Up Products Used
Stamps - Hello Friend; Hang Your Stocking & Flourishing Phrases
Ribbon - 1/8" Solid Real Red
Inks - Real Red; Versamark
Other - Gold Embossing powder; Very Vanilla notecards & envelopes;

Another Congratulations card... Flourish & Floral Phrases...

And the final card of my Celebratory Trio... thanks to Kate (another of my lovely Stampin' Up! sisters)...

Kate used Floral Phrases and the Flourish dies to create this beautiful Berry Burst & White card...

Thank you so much for your lovely cards Julie, Kate and Julie... you really know how to make someone feel special & even happier!

Something else new to share... Petal Palette

Just sharing happy post with something special for me again today... 

Another card made for me using a gorgeous new product, Petal Palette from the 2018 Spring Summer Catalogue... thank you so much Julie (one of my lovely Stampin' Up! sisters) ... such a beautiful card... 

This was also made to celebrate the special milestone of mine... though I think it is easier to spot today than on yesterday's celebratory eclipse card... 

For the first time  in Europe... Stampin' Up! published The Top 50 Demonstrators in the UK for the last year... and I was featured! At no. 31...

To say I was surprised to be in the Top 50 - and amazed at no. 31 - and so proud - is an understatement... particularly as last year was not exactly my best Stampin' Up! year to date... lots of other things decided to get in my way! All year! So a real WOW for me...

Something new to share.... Bird Banter...

Something special for me today... 

A card made for me using Stampin' Blends, the Eclipse technique that is all the rage...  and a sneak peek of a new product, Bird Banter from the 2018 Spring Summer Catalogue... thank you so much Julie (my Stampin' Up! upline) ... lovely colourful card... 

This was made to celebrate a special milestone of mine... can you spot it!?... more on that tomorrow... 

Hello Friend Christmas Wreath Note Card

Well I was busy making something else with my Very Vanilla notecards and Hello Friend stamps... and just had to make this gold embossed christmas version using the greeting and holly berries from Hang Your Stocking...

Simple and sweet... and quick with the use of the Very Vanilla notecards.... back with the other makes and more details another day!

Hometown Greetings in the Light...

Love it when one thing produces another... details coming another day! Though I think some of you will now be going..."oh of course!"

Edited to Add - and for the rest of you... here is the Tutorial post...

Sorry... really must dash today!  But I didn't want to leave you without a creative share.... Products used Hearts Come Home Bundle... available in Wood Mount And Clear Mount... 

Though I do have some exciting news to share tomorrow... speak then...