Sneak peak at luscious new products from Stampin Up.......fabric......

Hello

Apologies for being away, I have been hit by a horrid bug. Off to the Doctor today to see if he can give me some magic pills to vanquish it forever!!!

But I thought I would share with you something I made from our sneak peak selection of fabric - yes as Demonstrators we get to buy some new products a whole month early so we can play with them and tease you with what is to come!!

Anyway I have had this pattern for some time and wanted to make a bag to carry my tools around and other bits and pieces. So I decided to use our fabulous new fabric - which also has coordinating stamps, paper and Big Shot die!!! Yummmmmmm

It is a tad bigger than I first thought it would be but now I have some bits in it I think its actually a perfect size to carry workshops,classes and crops.

Can you see the new catalogue peaking out?!!!!!!

Swapping.....

Saturday saw a gathering of Stampin' Up demonstrators in High Wycombe. It was a lovely day and we got to see sneak peaks of the new products coming in October - we even got to bring a stamp set home each too!! We also learnt more about the new generous career plan and hostess benefits.

And of course in true Stampin Up fashion we swapped!!!!

I came home with lots of fabulous swaps and cant wait to put my own slant to them. The other demonstrators are truly an inspiration.

Here are the swaps I took - all 56 of them!!! Using a sneak peak of one of the new Big Shot dies coming on October 1st!!!

I firstly used the Daisy Die and punched out the negative of the smallest flower with the scallop circle punch and also a flower using the flower punch.

 Then I placed a folded card of 7.5cm x 7.5cm (to fit our new envelopes coming soon) on the new Penant and Doilies die (oh yes...coming soon!) and cut out the shapes. Then I just glued them together using tombo and a button on top!.....Here they are in the basket.

 And here are two sizes in more detail.

More card club cards to share....

Hi

I thought I would share two cards today from card club.

Firstly this was a request from Rachael as she (and I) love the new Fall Foliage stamp set.

It is made using a retiring word set and the scallop oval punch. Very quick and very easy.....

 

And then lastly today this lovely card using the Big Shot Daisy die and adapted from an idea I CASEd from Amanda my lovely upline!!!  (CASE - Copy and Share Everything!!)

Card club - retired wheel......

Hi Otday I am sharing a card we made at Rachaels card club this weekend.

Here she is working hard with her friends.

And here is the card they were working on using the retiring Neighbourhood wheel and a little bit of colouring in....



Inky storage......

I dont know about you but I cant always my  remember which colour family my inks are in and so I have come up with a cunning plan!!

It involves our white uni-ballSigno Gel pen!! Oh yes, I have labelled each little ink pad with a letter relating to its family, i.e. B for Bright etc etc.

I store my inks (in limited space!) in a sea grass baskets - LOVE baskets but we wont go there now - and they sit very happily on my desk shelf.

Here they are: (some inks were out doing inky things but you get the jist of it!!)

Schools back, let normality resume!!

Finally on Monday my oldest went back to school - well sixth form college now!! And peace reigns in the house (well apart from the cat and dog!!)

So now to fill you in on a few card projects we have made at card club and workshops this month. I will post one a day. I do hope you like them.

Here is the little owl box we made using the milk carton box die and the owl punch. He is just SOOOoooo cute!

Our retired list is out and its here and the list is updated regularly
Just pop me an email with what you want to order.

Here are  the stamp sets that are retiring.....and some are discounted too!!! Great time to pick up a bargain!!

19	Love You Much	113756		£24.95
19	New Year's Celebration	116872		£22.95
20	Autumn Harvest	110372		£17.95
20	Good Egg, A	114974	25%	£17.21
21	Four the Holidays	116921		£  13.95
21	Occasional Greetings	110520	40%	£18.57
23	Gifted [w]	116982	25%	£20.21
23	Gifted [c]	120480	25%	£16.46
24	Sparkly & Bright	115346		£16.95
25	Holiday Hoopla [w]	116912	25%	£15.71
25	Holiday Hoopla [c]	120450	25%	£12.71
30	Big Bold Birthday	109439	40%	£16.17
30	On a Pedestal	113814	25%	£12.71
32	Cheers to You	111037	25%	£11.21
33	Tag Alongs [w]	117018	25%	£13.46
33	Tag Alongs [c]	120513	25%	£11.21
34	Choo Choo	113982		£16.95
35	Forest Friends	113748		£14.95
36	Animal Stories	116716		£14.95
39	Little One	116925		£  16.95
40	Fun & Fast Notes	113500		£33.95
41	Beware Pirates	115187		£24.95
44	Hello Again	113780		£10.95
45	Razzle Dazzle	116714	25%	£14.21
46	Kimono Kids [w]	117000		£21.95
46	Kimono Kids [c]	120498		£16.95
47	Simply Said	106598		£25.95
48	Family Acccessories too	113760		£  20.95
53	A Flower for All Seasons	111592		£  12.95
55	Garden Whimsy	113502		£25.95
61	Bella Toile	111598		£16.95
61	Friendly	110528	40%	£10.17
61	Sanded	109294		£16.95
63	Sense of Time	113804		£22.95
67	Fresh Cuts	111634		£21.95
67	Pick a Petal	109445		£26.95
68	Seeing Stars	115352		£21.95
68	Tart & Tangy	111514		£12.95
73	Special Blessings	113411		£17.95
74	Compliments to the Chef	114397		£18.95
75	Cheer & Wishes	110524	40%	£10.17
76	Basic Phrases	110530	25%	£25.46
76	Jumble Alphabet	115199		£44.95
77	Schoolbook Serif Alphabet	113510		£44.95
77	Schoolbook Serif Numbers	111680		£24.95
78	Art by Design	109399	40%	£10.17
86	Engraved Greetings	117116		£12.95
86	Hello, You	117118		£8.95
112	Flower Accent	117686		£7.95
112	So Many Thanks	120173		£7.95
113	Sweet Birthday	115564	25%	£5.21
113	Sweetness Unlimited	115562	25%	£5.21

Big Shot Daisies!

Today is yet another Stamp Club card. I love its bright colours and it was SO fast and easy to make.

Stamp Club is the second Thursday of the month in Swanmore or it can be brought to you if you can gather together some friends.
The cost is just £11 or FREE with an £18 order. We make 6 projects.

Call me to book a space. Times are 10am - 12noon or 1 - 3pm

Baby Blossoms

Today I am sharing another card from Stamp Club.

We used the Baby Blossoms stamp set, Springtime Vintage designed series paper and the lovely seam binding ribbon.

French Foliage

Today I am sharing with you the card we made at my workshops this month. It was a very simple and fun card using the In Colours and the new French Foliage stamp set. This stamp set is so versatile - look at the "splodge" stamp! Inspired by a card I made with Amanda last month.

Workshops are great fun and a chance to gather some friends around to see a demo and make a card to take home with them. You will get all the hostess benefits from having the class - yes that means FREE products!! Just let me know and we can arrange a date.

SWAP time!!!!!!

Quarterly training is SO much fun and so inspiring and I am very lucky to be part of Amandas fabulous team. In fact if any one joins my team they too are welcome at Amandas training too!! It is a day full of planning, trying new ideas and meeting up with new and old crafty friends. And of course SWAPS!!!!!!!

This time there were 35 of us together so I decided to do something quick and easy as I had had a really busy week. This is what I made.....I used the Flower Daises die and Brights.

Owl punchmania

Now you may know that I LOVE the new owl punch and so the first card I am sharing from this months card club is the owl card!! Enjoy.......
Oh and I have learnt to time my posts so over the next few days I will be sharing some of the other projects we made and some photos of our quarterly training.

So here is the first card......isnt he cute and despite what you may think he is really quite fast to make. There are a number of punches used but it just shows how versatile they are. He was inspired from a 3D card by Jenny Moore and some other samples I had seen on blogland.
We used the Owl punch, the Boho Blossoms, Modern Label extra large, the leaves from the Two Step Bird punch and Word Window large with the Top Note die and Vintage Wallpaper embossing template.
Ah he is so darn cute......

Hot dog!!!!

I had fun making this slider card.

What a fun and cute set this is and you can get it FREE by holding a qualifying workshop!!

Invites....

I found a copy of myDads 80th birthday invites so I thought I would share it with you.

I do love this stamp!! Sail away.......

Wedding acceptance

I am so excited!!! I have been invited to a wedding in late August. So I quickly put together this acceptance tonight so I can get it back to the lovely couple.

It using the Always set. I love this set, so simple and elegant. And of course a little flowers and bling to make it pretty!!

Now to think about the wedding card...........

Recent Stamp club creations

Here is a very simple card we made recently at Stamp Club......

Some catching up.......

It was my Dad's 80th birthday last week and I made the invitations with the new Sail Away stamp from the Mini catalogue. Its a fabulous stamp and I had so much fun that I decided to make a present for my Dad with it and make a box for it to be wrapped in too! Both the present and the box are loosely based on the invitations - ( sorry forgot to take a photo of the invite. ) I hope you like them......