Easter Table Candle Wreath Centrepiece...

 

So this year I had a request for an Easter table centrepiece project instead of the usual small treat packages we make...

And here is the result... a spring themed decorated wreath for a candle ... perfect in the middle of my table... I love the finished result... though TBH... a lot of sighs and swearing were heard along the way... with a lot of searching for old retired items that I know would do certain jobs!

So I knew I wanted to make the "daffodils" from Kusudama flowers  - which I used previously for a home decor project back in 2018... and I think they worked great... using various ( and any!) yellow past colour collection papers I could find (cut down to 3"squares) Finished off with retired Classy Designer buttons...

I was going to make paper cherry blossom flowers too... but then I remembered the gorgeous flowers in the long retired Indescribable Gift stamp set... and it seemed rude not to use them! Even though it took me a LONG time to find my stamps!! Coloured with Light Bubble Bath Stampin Blends and using the Color Lifter to spread it out for uber-paleness! See here for how I added dimension to the flowers...

I also have had the speckled white eggs for years... they were great as they have a little hole in the bottom that just popped onto the greenery with no further adhesive required. Likewise with the pale coloured foam eggs (cheap foam ones care of Home Bargains, B&M or Poundland or somewhere) also just popped on...

I also added a little nest bought from Yorkshire Trading this year... - plus 3 speckled eggs - but which I seemed to forget to photo...

Then some current products got some action!! 

Painted Lavender single lavender sprays inked up in Highland Heather "thumped" with a Gorgeous Grape marker pen 

And a couple of Paper Butterfly Accents butterflies to finish things off (with lots of Basics Jewel Rhinestones bling!)

Happy Easter .. and news of Discounted Products coming soon

First of all …  A Very Happy Easter to You and Yours – from Me and Mine!

And as I always like to share a bit of creativity…. I hope that this year’s class creation of a Table Candle Wreath Centrepiece pleases your eye!! Certainly wish I had made one of these ages ago as it looks so lovely on my table… More details HERE tomorrow….

Back to Stampin’ Up! news… as it is that time of year that…

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Or…a little tip... see something you really must have… then order today and beat the out of stock in the Sale come 9^th April!

For my locals… I will be placing an order 9/10^th April  - however I do expect that many retiring products will already be out of stock by then… so please order yourself to avoid disappointment… Remember that the price reductions soon cover those postage costs… 

2. The new 2024-2025 Annual Catalogue will soon be on its way to me… Orders live from 1^st May 2024 ( Demonstrator pre-orders from 11pm 1^st April if you wanted to sign up!)
   

Be sure to email or message me to request your copy straightaway so I can order enough copies come 9/10 April…

Lots of new products and a new format. But much more on that another day! 

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Carryover Cottage Wreaths...but buy now with 10% off

These Cottage Wreaths creations caused a bit of a WOW on display at The Craft Spa! And yes... I went even more mad... with over 20 card designs in the end!! Such fun!

The Cottage Wreaths stamps ...

And Country Wreaths dies carryover to next year... 

But only as the individual items ie not as a bundle with 10% off... 

So if you fancy these... buy before the year end! 

And remember... if ordering online...don't forget to add my current Host Code YS3A4FGA where prompted. See HERE for more details on what you can earn when you do...

Eden's Garden is now available...

Introducing Eden's Garden... a must have for all us leaf - and wreath - lovers...

And... not surprisingly... there has been a lot of excitement about this new product already...  So if you want to be sure of getting yours... Just Click HERE to order your favourite products from the Eden Garden's Suite today...

And/OR Click HERE for some inspirational projects from around the world...

CLICK HERE for the full product suite leaflet... 

All available to order NOW...

Check out these beautiful speciality papers... with gold foiling for that really special look..

 

New Product coming soon - Eden's Garden

And it's really serene and beautiful... 

But before I start... whilst talking about new products... click HERE to read about the brand new Hope Box Paper Pumpkin kit... 

Anyways... introducing Eden's Garden... a must have for all us leaf  - and wreath - lovers...

CLICK HERE for the full product suite leaflet... 

Available to order on early release from Tuesday 2nd November... when I will be back with more information for you... 

Wednesday Wreath - Merriest Moments #11

Whilst the Merriest Moments is still out... it had to be done... a merry & joyful wreath! 

But before I start... and sorry for the repetition this week!... An admin matter... regarding blog post notification emails not arriving... click HERE for details to rectify... or simply to subscribe to blog post notifications by email for the future...

CLICK HERE for a quick pictorial on stamping a wreath with a "spray stamp"... though no Stamp A Ma Jig required with these photopolymer stamps... 

And 2 things I have to note...

(1) this stamp set is fabulous for stamping a wreath! So easy to add extra colour,  layers and depth.

Here I used Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen & Cherry Cobbler on a Large Square (14.8cm) Very Vanilla card blank with a 12.5cm Cherry Cobbler Mat and 12cm panel

(2) I don't think that my Merriest Moments bundle will be put away until it's actually Christmas! Lovely greetings & images, gorgeous embossing and die cut feature making such simple stunning cards... and such incredible versatility... a true great! Please please please let this one carryover come January...

Wednesday Wreath and WOW!

Something a bit different for you today.....

And WOW! I SO love this ... and I am SO SO happy to have inspired one of my lovely blog readers to give this a go! To such great effect...

So fellow Stampin' Up demonstrator, the lovely Gracemarie Balantic, shared this with me the other day... and seeing as she doesn't have a blog of her own ... and I reckoned it is far too good to not share... and luckily Gracemarie is happy to let me share it with all of you... here you go!

So a Stamped One Sheet Wonder wreath for Halloween... then cut down to create 6 cards in one swoop! See here for Gracemarie's original inspiration...

A few extra die cuts added to finish off one or two of the cards... but most just finished off with a strategically placed greeting....

And sorry I can't provide a products used list in this instance... but I do think that the real magic of this stamping technique is in using your own unique mix of stamps.... and just enjoying the true creativity of what you are doing...

Thank you so much for sharing Gracemarie... I love both the wreath as a home decor piece... and the cards...

And for the rest of you... what do you think? I would love to give Gracemarie the feedback I think she deserves... so a comment would be lovely....

Wednesday Wreath - Blossoms In Bloom in the blues Stamped One Sheet Wonder....

So this was the third of my Stamped One Sheet Wonder sheets created last week...

Another wreath on a 12x12 Whisper White sheet... resulting in a set of 7 cards...

Featuring Blossoms in Bloom ( flowers and leaves), Very Versailles (leaves and text), Sending Sunshine (leaf frond) and Waterfront (splodges)  along with Sending Sunshine and Ornate Thanks for the final greetings...

Using my favourite floral colour palette of blues &  greens with a touch of yellow... or Balmy Blue, Misty Moonlight, Granny Apple Green, Mossy Meadow, Pretty Peacock and Mango Melody... with Gray Granite for the textural background features... and splodges...

And I can't wait for my next delivery to arrive next week... as I have some lovely flowers and leaves in there! Can't wait to play again...

PS Thank you to my customers and fellow demonstrators who have shared their Stamped One Sheet Wonder cards with me... I am so happy to have inspired so many of you to give this technique a go... it is definitely worth it! Though beware the need to buy more flowers and leaves !!!

Stamped One Sheet Wonder Wreath Card set #2

Following on from yesterday's post... I have some more details for you on the Stamped Wreath One Sheet Wonder set of cards I created...

Firstly... here are the colours and  products I used...
And just in case they are too pale to see..Soft Sea Foam and Petal Pink ink pads at the top of the piles...

Relevant stamps laid on top of relevant ink pad...so hopefully this one picture paints a 1000 words! 

And these are the Grey Granite splodges I forgot in the original photo! And I had already tidied away... so 2 photos then!

Not got some (or all) of these stamps... then click on the name to add to your shopping cart and order... for Blossoms in Bloom, Healing Hugs, Sending Sunshine and Waterfront... or otherwise... just grab some flowers, leaves, splodges and textures stamps and have a go! You won't regret it....

So the wreath was produced on a Very Vanilla 12" Square piece of card.... 

Spot that I lightly sponged Gray Granite over all my bright Vanilla areas! (again very unlike me with my love of white space but I just went all out of the box!!!)

And an admittance.. I thought I was using Sahara Sand... but hey - I had the wrong ink pad out!

Then the square was cut into 3 x 4" wide strips...

The left and right being cut into 4" x 14.5cm panels (so two from each) For those of you working with US Letter sized cardstock - I'd suggest 4" x 5 1/4" for your standard card blanks- the matting from the card blank will just be slightly wider than mine)

And the central strip into 3 x 4" panels... sorry no photo!

 I then re-orientated some so that stamping the greeting made most sense..

And there you have them... 

Oh actually not quite! Couple of the panels got slightly amended... so bear with me! Some strategic stamping to the rescue...

First up.. the central square panel was a bit bare for my taste... 

 So more Sending Sunshine Mossy Meadow leaves to the top...

Then a couple more Blossoms in Bloom Cajun Craze with Mango Melody centred flowers... to top and right

 Finishing off with the Healing Hugs Mossy Meadow greeting...

That's much better... 

And then an inked & caught clear block edge when stampin the Mossy Meadow greeting...

 Quickly covered with another Cajun Craze with Mango Melody centred flower...

Phew... much better...