Global Stampin Friends Blog Hop - Delightfully Detailed 3D Box Frame

Hello and welcome to the Global Stampin Friends Blog Hop... with a theme of Home Decor... so there are lots of lovely projects and a wide variety as you would expect... and you will certainly travel all around our Stampin Up globe today as you hop around.... 

My project is one that popped straight into my mind as I opened my first pack of Delightfully Detailed papers... a beautifully laser cut detailed 12" x 12" Box Frame to hang on my wall... and a few others in Yorkshire too....

And I also needed some more papers to use for the 3D flowers... so I also got to use some of my overall favourite new papers, Twinkle Twinkle... which luckily are on the Buy 3... Get a Fourth pack for Free offer we have on at the moment... Click here for more information on that promotion... 

Blink and you will miss it but I also used the Subtle embossing folder on the white centre square... which adds texture... think of the old textured cardstocks... whether Stampin Up ... or Bazzill... 

Letters care of Large Letters dies... die cut from the Twinkle Twinkle papers ... and then the Soft Sea Foam &  Gray Granite letters overstamped using leafy images from Rooted in Nature... and I used 3 layers so that I could pop Mini Dimensionals on the back to add depth...

Flowers are Kusudama origami flowers... click here for the photo instructions I used... And spot the flower centres... cut out from the centre of the 12x12 Delightfully Detailed paper piece as I cut away a fair amount of the centre as it gets covered... and one of the new Adhesive Sequins popped over too. 

Leaves are stamped, embossed and die cut leaves... using the Rooted in Nature bundle

Originally I was plotting on the expression of Home Sweet Home... but the 3 lines were too tall in height for my 6" square textured centrepiece... so I had to come up with a plan B (and then C, D etc)... so I had ENJOY LIFE, LOVE LIFE and CARPE DIEM... and I wonder what others we will come up with tomorrow in the class!!

So that is my project for today... and now it is time to pass you onto the lovely Susan also in the UK... just click on the big arrow... I know you won't be disappointed... 

So bye until next time... Although if you like daily crafty inspiration... you could always subscribe to follow my blog by email, Google Friend Connect or other RSS feed... look down the right hand side to subscribe... 

And here is the full Roll Call... in case of any glitches as you go round... or if you prefer it that way...

BLOG ROLL CALL
HOME DECOR

  

1. Lisa Ann Bernard
2. Tricia Butts
3. Narelle Fasulo
4. Amber Thompson
5. Karie Beglau
6. Anja Reuss
7. Anastasia Radloff
8. Amanda Bates (YOU ARE HERE)
9. Susan Simpson
10. Angelique Stempelkeuken
11. Libby Dyson
12. Marieke Bart
13. Mary Ann Kay Rossiter
14. Kimberley Anne Morris
15. Rebecca Urban
16.Jenn Curtis Charles
17. Sarah McDermott

New Swing Easel Card Tutorial for Fancy Fold Friday

Time for new card designs with new papers for new classes... but a return to one of my card design classics, the Swing Easel card... for which a large amount of people still visit me daily (probably via Pinterest of course!) for the 12x12 version tutorial... and the A4 version tutorial...

And now was the time to re-make as the format is perfect for the papers I am using for July and August classes... so today is the time for Twinkle Twinkle... (have I told you these are my favourite papers!!! And that they are on the 4for3 Sale promotion running this month... ) and a re-size to my original Swing Easel card...

As I always intended to do another Tutorial for the Swing Easel Card... for a 5 1/2" Square version from US Letter card (or 14cm from A4 card)... so roll on a few years.. and here it is... though I am sure the internet is already awash with a US Letter 5 1/2" in both word and video form.... but still... apologies that it has taken me so long...

But whilst I was there... on a Swing Card that is... I couldn't resist trying out another idea I had had for the card... think you will like that one even more... but more on that next week... 

And I thought I would try something different... a PDF tutorial for you too... Just click on the photo to upload and/or save and/or print etc ... 

And please let me know what you think of the pdf version... either in comments...  or in my contact me form down the right hand side of my blog... 

Craft Spa Recipe

Card Thick Whisper White 5 ½” x 11” (14 x 28cm)

Paper (Top) 5 ¼” (13.5cm) Square

Paper (Base) 5 ¼” (13.5cm) Square

Card Gray Granite 3 ½” (9cm) Square

Card Whisper White 3 ¼” (8.5cm) Square

Papers – Twinkle Twinkle

Stamps – Broadway Birthday; Pop On By

Punches - Twinkle Builder; PrettyLabel ; Classic Label

Dies – RETIRED Squares Collection

Craft Spa Instructions

1.    Die cut the central square aperture in the paper(or cut out with trimmer at ¾”or 2cm all round)

2.    LANDSCAPE. At 5 ½” (14cm) on Top Bar. Score across whole card

3.    LANDSCAPE. At 6 ½” on Top Bar. Cut from 1” to 4 ½” (2.5 to 11.4cm)

4.    LANDSCAPE. At 10” on Top Bar. Cut from 1” to 4 ½” (2.5 to 11.4cm)

5.    Bone Fold along central 5 ½” (14cm) line

6.    With card as Tent Fold – adhere paper on front (around the cuts)
TIP – ensure you have glue spread all over (but thinly) half way down the sides

7.    Place card blank back on trimmer LANDSCAPE with papers to the right hand side…

8.    LANDSCAPE. At 8” on Top Bar. Score from 0-1” (0-2.5cm) and 4 ½”–5 ½” (11.4-14cm)

9.    LANDSCAPE. At 8 ½” on Top Bar. Score from 0-1” (0-2.5cm) and 4 ½”–5 ½” (11.4-14cm)

10. LANDSCAPE. At 9” on Top Bar. Score from 0-1” (0-2.5cm) and 4 ½”–5 ½” (11.4-14cm)

11. Place card blank on trimmer PORTRAIT with papers at Top…

12. PORTRAIT. At 1” on Top Bar. Cut 1-2 ½” (2.5-6.4cm), LIFT, Cut 3-4 ½” (7.6-11.4cm)

13. PORTRAIT. At 4 ½” on Top Bar. Cut 1-2 ½” (2.5-6.4cm), LIFT, Cut 3-4 ½” (7.6-11.4cm)

14.  Fold the 2 side sections as Mountain, Valley, Mountain.
(Tip – it is easier to fold the 2 mountains and then push the valley fold in between)

15. Decorate as necessary

Other Swing Easel Card Tutorials already published for you
Click here for A4 cardstock version
Click here for 12x12 cardstock version

Varied Vases #2 - Petal Pink

Another of the lovely clean and simple cards made using the Varied Vases bundle...

A simple little Petal Pink orchid... with a Calypso Coral centre added by hand with the thin end of a marker pen... Sat in a Mint Macaron stamped and punched vase... all on a Stitched Shapes circle...

Standard A6 Tent Fold Card Blank (US A2)... with a 5.5cm (US 2 1/4") x 14.8cm (US 5 1/2") paper panel

Don't think you can get much simpler than this... but one of the most picked up from my display...

See my earlier blog post here for all the information on all the products used and all the links etc..

Varied Vases #1 in Highland Heather

 

So a series of project shares for you using the new Varied Vases photopolymer stamps and Vases Builder Punch...

Along with the lovely new Colour Family 6 x 6 Designer Paper Packs in Subtles...  Also available in Regals, Bright, Neutrals, 2017-19 In Colors and 2018-20 In Colors... great packs to have in your stash...

And finished off with the fabulous new Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins... which are a product that is easy to miss... 5mm adhesive sequins in Mint Macaron, Pearl White, Petal Pink, Sahara Sand, Soft Sea Foam... 50 in each colour ... making 250 in total... Seriously lovely... 

We used this bundle of products for our last Quarterly Team Training... so some are as designed by Julie Kettlewell... and some (including this one) are as designed by me!

I was unable to attend the whole day... so luckily I had photos of most of the projects in advance so that I could get on with all the stamping and punching... so for once I finished them all... but some were different to that intended...

So this simple little card is a Small Square (10.5cm Square aka US Letter 4 1/4") Thick Whisper White card blank ...with a 10cm Square (US 4") paper mat... A Soft Sea Foam die cut scalloped Layering Squares square with a Thick Whisper White Stitched Shapes Square...

Greetings stamped in Highland Heather... first and second stampings to get the variety in depth of colour... Vase and flowers stamped in Memento Black... Vase on Pool Party papers then punched... flower then stamped in Pool Party ink... with a white sequin to finish

And a summary of the stamp & punch bundle details for you...  click here for the full Varied Vases bundle (with 10% off) ... which is in my opinion... a stunning stamp and punch set... with so many images and creative choice... love it! Especially as it is a punch!!! Simples!

And some samples created by the Stampin Up concept artists... I for one just love those "empty" and then colour blocked vases in the card to the right... 

Another Share What You Love Tag Topper Concertina Card

Another class... another demo... means another card version... and I LOVE this one...

Though I will be honest... this piece of paper with pearlescent Petal Pink flowers was my least favourite pattern... but I have now definitely changed my mind!!

Click here for the original EIGHTEENTH card and/or here for the Tutorial....

Large Letters die cut from more of the Share What You Love papers...

 And flowers fussy cut from another piece (s)...

Always like doing these cards in classes... as they always please... and are pretty simple to make... 

Demonstrator Starter Kit Ideas...

Now this will surprise some of you... but one of the comments we often hear when people are think about becoming a Demonstrator ... is that they don't know what to order as their Starter Kit.... as the full catalogue is a bit overwhelming... and personal choice (heart) gets in the way of business led choices (head)

So as mentioned yesterday... here are three ideas for Starter Kits to have you running off at full steam in your Stampin' Up! Demonstrator journey...

These have been put together especially not only to maximise the value in your Kit... but to also ensure that you have a Kit of really popular products that work well together... to use straightaway so you can immediately open for business with workshops, classes and other event types... all for just £99...

Now July is a wonderful month to sign up with Stampin Up.... as not only do you get the "usual" £130 product to choose... but you also get a free 10 ink pad collection (worth another £63) ... so that is nearly £200s worth of product... which is an offer a lot of people are getting very excited about.... Click here for the full lowdown on this promotion...

And I also have a fourth partial-kit idea for you... as the available for sale in August only ... Color Your Season and Watercolor Pencils that were released yesterday are a great value and all-year-round-use product to get started with for your August events....

And I would recommend the Regals inkpad family for free as that way you have the main christmas colours too...

Product details here for you again... as you can pre-order these in your Starter Kit during July...

So don't delay... act today! As ... due to the popularity of this offer... I think the ink pads may go of stock at some point!! Though never fear if that is the case... as they will just get sent out to you when they come back in stock...

Lots going on in July... so a Round Up for You

4 promotions running in July to tell you about... so bear with me... as I will sum it all up for you...

First up... a Paper Sale... Buy 3 packs of paper and get a fourth pack for free...

Select paper packs only... as shown below... and note that this offer does not apply to the free Stampin Rewards earnt... or in a Demo Starter Kit...

And click on the picture below to see all the papers in a flick through video

Second up... get an extra family of 10 ink pads for free when you sign up with Stampin Up during July... which means you get almost £200 of product for your £99 investment... that has to be the best deal yet!

Read more about this promotion here... or click here for more information about joining my team... or here to contact me and ask any questions...

Not sure what to put in your Starter Kit? Do read about the new all year round products below... Note that the paper promotion does not apply... And come back tomorrow for some ideas... or email me today and I will send them straight through... 

Thirdly... all of the Stampin Blends are now in Stock. 

And as we have had to wait a long time for them ... I have a couple of offers for you... 

Buy all the NEW Colours as shown in the picture below... for just £90 (or all OLD colours for that matter... or both OLD AND NEW  for £175... ) or Join my 3 month Club for just £36 per month. Read more about these offers by clicking here

And Fourthly... so last but not least...  a heads up about some wonderful new all year round products available for sale during August only... and I know these are going to be really popular! 

But why am I telling you now...? Simply as these can be ordered as part of your Demonstrator Starter Kit this month... as we demos can pre-order these during July... 

I am doing a real happy dance about more watercolor pencil colours.... and I particularly love the dies... as though difficult to see.. but they add the stitching to both the frame and around it's aperture... aka on the positive and negative image... how cool is that! Multi tasking...

Such a great all occasion and year round set of images and greetings... this is one of those amazing "if you had just one set"... this could be it! But don't forget those watercolour pencils too...

Share What You Love & Accented Blooms...

Another day... another colourway... click here for the rest of the details on this Double Z Joy Fold card... including the Tutorial...

Love this colourway too... though this time I left the right hand panel unstamped as then I can add whatever greeting I want when the time is right...

And don't forget... it is now the 1st of July... which means 3 wonderful things...

EDITED TO ADD- July Round up post now published - click here to go straight there  as there are now 4 things to tell you about!!

(1) Sign up with Stampin Up! and get your 10 extra ink pads for free... click here for more details... or here to join us... 

(2) The Paper Sale is on... Buy 3 Get a Fourth for free... click here for more details... YAY!

(3) The Craft Spa Stampin Blends promotion and 3 months Club is now live... click here for more information....

I will be back later today with an extra post with pretty pictures provided by Stampin Up!... but (unfortunately... as this is the first time this has happened...!) my new early bed-time regime does preclude me from staying up till 1-2pm to load information up after 11pm when Stampin Up load the information in the UK... and I don't want you to miss a day....