Training Make and Takes x 2

Hi,

This past Saturday I went to a training session held at my upline's, upline's home!  It gets confusing - technically I suppose you could call her my Stampin' Up! Gran, but she's way to young for that :o)

The lovely Cate had prepared two make and takes for us all to make.

The first was using the Mini Milk Carton Die with the Big Shot.  We wrapped a piece of DSP around it, and a sentiment was added on a Scalloped Square cut from Whisper White.  The flower is from Vintage Vogue, and the friends is from Just Believe.  A mini library clip was added from the Clip Assortment (part of last months freebie pack!) to hold the carton together.  These are just so cute and would make fabulous favours for wedding tables, or party treats for kids, and in reds and greens they would look lovely on the table for Christmas dinner!

The second make and take was a mini card.

The base is Pear Pizzazz with a 1 3/4" Circle of Whispoer White added.  This was stamped in Pear Pizzazz with the Dot, Dot, Dot background stamp before being punched.  The butterflies are scraps of cardstock put through the Big Shot with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

The senitment is inked in Pear Pizzazz and is from Party This Way stamp set.  Finally some Basic Rhinestones were added to give it some sparkle.

Thanks so much Cate - it was a great afternoon of fun......  xxx

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Whisper White / DSP Bright Stack - Old Olive / Pink Pirouette / Peach parfait / Regal Rose / Pear Pizzazz

Stamps / Ink - Melon Mambo / Old Olive / Pear Pizzazz / Dot, Dot, Dot background stamp

Embellishments - Clip Assortment / Basic Rhinestones

Tools - 1 3/4" Circle Punch / Beautiful Wings Embosslit / Big Shot / Paper Snips / Dimensionals / Sticky Strip / Tombow / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

August Thank You Cards

I wanted to share with you some of the cards I made for my lovely customers who ordered during August.

I went with the In Colour palette for these cards and made use of the Designer Paper you can get as a Level 1 Hostess gift (it's only available until 30th September!)

The cards are 4"x4", with a layer of DSP, then topped with Whisper White punched from the Decorative Label Punch, and finally an In Colour butterfly, the biggest from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

 The sentiment is from Just Believe stamp set, inked in each In Colour used and punched with the Word Window Punch.  The Butterfly was added to the card with Dimensionals and topped off with some Basic Rhinestones.

If you would like to pace an order during September to get your hands on some retiring items - some up to 40% off - then call me on 07786266722 or email me at craftybugjules@yahoo.co.uk, and you will get a lovely thank you card at the end of the month as well!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Peach Parfait / Blushing Bride / Poppy Parade / Whisper White / In Colour DSP Stack (Level 1 Hostess)

Stamps / Ink -  Just Believe / Peach Parfait / Blushing Bride / Poppy Parade

Embellishments - Basic Rhinestones

Tools - Word Window Punch / Beautiful Wings Embosslit / Decorative Label Punch / 2 Way Glue / Dimensionals / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Double Challenge Sunday

Hello,

I hope you are enjoying the sun on this glorious day :o)

I have a card to show you that I quickly made today, I didn't want to be spending too much time indoors!

I tend to shy away from colour challenges and stick with sketch ones instead, so today I decided to combine the two.

The sketch is from The Paper Players and the colour combo from Just Add Ink - Not Quite Navy / Chocolate Chip / Certainly Celery / Sahara Sand

My card base is Not Quite Navy.  I stamped the circles pattern from the Confetti stamp set inked in Versamark all over the card for a subtle background.

The next layer is Sahara Sand and I used the Scallop Border Punch along the bottom edge.  The sentiment is from Just Believe, inked in Not Quite Navy, then a strip of Not Quite Navy card was added above with a Certainly Celery Designer Button.  The butterfly from Strength and Hope has been stamped on Confetti Cream card twice in Chocolate Chip and Certainly Celery, and then one of each colour cut out.  I curled the wings of the cut ones and then added them to the card with Dimensionals.

Right, time for lots of Sunday chores now, plus some sunshine time :o)

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Not Quite Navy / Sahara Sand / Confetti Cream

Stamps / Ink - Confetti / Just Believe / Strength and Hope / Not Quite Navy / Certainly Celery / Chocolate Chip / Versamark

Embellishments - Designer Button

Tools - Scallop Border Punch / Paper Snips / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Snail / Dimensionals

Simply Stampin' Colour Challenge

Hello everyone,

I wanted to post the card I made using the Simply Stampin Challenge colours as inspiration.  The colours for the challenge were Real Red, Poppy Parade, Certainly Celery and Whisper White.

I went with quite a simple design using the Just Believe large flower image, inked in Certainly Celery and stamped onto Whisper White.  I wrapped 1/8" Real Red taffeta ribbon around the bottom and layered this onto a piece of Real Red Designer Series Paper that had a scalloped bottom edge created using the Scallop Border Punch.  Both of these layers were then mounted onto the card base of Certainly Celery.

I used the Platinum Shimmer Paint and a Sponge Dauber to apply it to the Boho Blossoms image in the Punch Potpourri stamp set (Level 1 Hostess) and stamped this onto Poppy Parade card.  I punched this out with the Boho Blossom Punch, and then stuck them to my Just Believe image with glue dots.  I added a Basic Rhinestone to the center of each flower, and then stamped the sentiment below the image in Platinum Shimmer Paint also.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Certainly Celery / Whisper White / Poppy Parade / Real Red DSP

Stamps / Ink - Just Believe / Punch Potpourri / Certainly Celery / Platinum Shimmer Paint

Embellishments - Basic Rhinestones / 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon

Tools - Scallop Border Punch / Snail / Glue Dots / Sponge Dauber / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Boho Blossom Punch

Training Day Swaps

Good Morning,

Today I am off to join about 30 other lovely ladies, and I believe one man also, for Team Training.

I'm actually gate-crashing as I'm not officially part of the team, but did receive an invite by way of Elizabeth Shannon.  It's a bit closer to home for me so works out well.

As with most Stampin Up meet ups, there is the option to take part in swaps.  It's a great way to see what ideas other come up with, to see how a stamp set you have no inspiration for, or don't currently own can be used.  And it's just great fun!

I want to keep my swap fairly simple as I didn't have a lot of time to get them done.

I unwrapped my Beautiful Butterflies Die for this one which was really fun.  Teamed with the Blueberry Crisp DSP the butterflies look gorgeous.

I have popped to different sizes together with a glue dot and then wrapped Linen Thread around the centre to act as a body and antenna.

The sentiment is from Just Believe, inked in Pacific Point, and I have scored two lines in the Very Vanilla card, though I'm not sure it shows in the pictures.  

The Pacific Point / Not Quite Navy mount has been embossed with the Perfect Polka Dots folder, and then the whole thing has been mounted on Sahara Sand card.

I hope everyone likes them.  I can't wait to see what everyone else has come up with.

Have a wonderful day :o)

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Sahara Sand / Very Vanilla / Pacific Point / Not Quite Navy / Blueberry Crisp DSP

Stamps / Ink - Pacific Point / Just Believe

Embellishments - Linen Thread

Tools - Beautiful Butterflies Die / Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder / Glue Dots / Dimensionals / Snail / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist

Happy Fathers Day!

I have been waiting to post these cards on my blog for three weeks.

Now it's Father's Day I can put them up as the originals have all been received!

The first card I made for my brother, his girlfriend and my gorgeous nephew to give to my lovely dad.

He's got a big fish pond in the garden and loves his fish, so having seen the Build a Blossom stamp set used to make various fishy cards on the Internet, I thought I'd have a go too.

I used the Just Believe stamp set to get the foliage, and the sentiment is from Something to Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess) - much used by me!!!!

The second card is for my brother (his first Fathers Day!) from my lovely 5 month old nephew Ethan.

I wanted to go with something simple and quite child like, so CASE'd a design I'd seen on the Internet some times ago - really sorry, but can't remember who's design it was........

I used various punches to put together a little sailing boat, added in some little hearts cut from DSP and the sentiment is again from Something to Celebrate.

I really hope everyone likes the Fathers Day cards I made.  I certainly enjoyed making them all.  It was quite a challenge making so many and trying to make them all different, especially as boys cards are something I find pretty tough.  

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Sahara Sand / Pear Pizzazz Smooth and DSP / Peach Parfait / Whisper White / So Saffron Smooth and DSP / Bashful Blue

Stamps / Ink - Build a Blossom / Something to Celebrate (Level 2 Hostess) / Just Believe / Pear Pizzazz / Peach Parfait / So Saffron / Certainly Celery

Embellishments -  Bitty Button / Basic Rhinestones / 1/2" Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding Ribbon

Tools - Lattice Square Embossing Folder / 1 1/2" Scallop Square Punch / 1 3/8" Circle Punch / Small Heart Punch / 1 3/4" x 7/8" Oval Punch / Scallop Oval Punch / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Snail / Sticky Strip / Dimensionals

Midweek Mojo - Just Believe

Hey,

Middle of the week already - I hope you are all having a good one?!?!?

Mojo Monday has come a little late this week - well the post is, I did actually make this card Monday night.

Well, based on the lovely Mojo sketch this week, here is the card I created using the gorgeous Just Believe stamp set.

This set is just so lovely.  I inked the images using the marker pens so I could get a variety of colours and create a proper picture, rather thank just one solid image.  It looks so different to the card I made last week using the big image from this set that I embossed in white.  You could use so many different colours on the flowers to really change this card for a variety of occasions.

Let me know what you think as I love reading all of your comments? 

Have a lovely Wednesday

Julie x

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Daffodil Delight / Early Espresso / Very Vanilla / Old Olive DSP

Stamps / Ink - Just Believe / Markers - Daffodil Delight / Old Olive / Cherry Cobbler

Embellishments - 1/8" Daffodil Delight Taffeta Ribbon

Tools - Eyelet Border Punch / Sticky Strip / Snail / Trimmer / Paper Snips / Dimensionals / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Colour Coach

Beautiful Butterflies

Good Morning!

It's Friday, hoooorrrraayyyyyy............

It's been a rather long week, and I am really looking forward to an evening out with my other half tonight as we've been very busy lately and just not had much "us" time.  This weekend is clear of things to do and places to be so we can spend it together, though I do hope to get a little crafting in!!!  :o)

I made this lovely butterfly card last night after seeing the Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge.

I have to say I am really pleased with my effort on this one, I tried to think outside the box a little and I actually think it's one of my favourite cards so far.  

The colours are Whisper White and Concord Crush, which I just love.  I used the Butterfly Prints stamp set, and stamped two butterflies in Whisper White ink on the Concord Crush card, this was mounted on some flowery DSP, and then I inked the butterfly again and stamped it onto Whisper White in Concord Crush and punched him out with the Butterfly Punch.  I popped on a little Basic Pearl for a body and added it to the card with Dimensionals.  The sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set and is punched out with the Word Window and popped on the card with two Basic Black Brads.

Let me know what you think, I hope you like it!

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Whisper White textured and smooth / Concord Crush / In Colour DSP (Level 1 Hostess)

Stamps / Ink - Butterfly Prints / Just Believe / Whisper White / Concord Crush

Embellishments - Basic Pearls / Brads

Tools - Word Window Punch / Butterfly Punch / Trimmer / Stampin Scrub and Mist / Snail / Dimensionals / Paper Piercing Tool / Mat Pack

Less is most certainly more!

Just a quick post tonight, and a really quick card make too.

The Less Is More challenge this week was of the theme - One Layer Card - Embossing.

The embossing could be heat or dry embossing.  

I had a lovely Stampin' Up! delivery today, which included a couple of pots of embossing powder, so I thought I'd have a go at the heat embossing.

I used the Just Believe stamps set, which is really versatile for so many occasions.

I decided to use Pear Pizzazz card for the base as it reminds me of spring and I thought the white embossing powder would look good against this colour card.

The main image was inked in Versamark and stamped, then covered in the White Embossing Powder and heated with a heat gun to melt it.  I also added the sentiment the same way, though I think it's just slightly crooked!  It is my first attempt though, and I was really pleased with the result.

Let me know what you think by adding a comment below - and drop by the Less Is More blog site to check out everyone else's entries.

The Details: 

Card / Paper - Pear Pizzazz

Stamps / Ink - Just Believe / Versamark

Embellishments -White Embossing Powder

Tools - Heat Gun