October Thank You Cards

I like to send a Thank You card with my Stampin' Up! orders and as its October (already?!)  Halloween is creeping up on us, I decided to use the Howlstooth and Scarringbone designer papers for my card.

I used Tangerine Tango for my card base, with a strip of this gorgeous paper, I stamped the dotty frame from the Four Frames stamp set in Tangerine tango, the sentiment is from the Just Believe stamp set, a black taffeta bow to bring it all together.

I love these papers as they are so versatile and suitable for many different occasions.

Angela x

Simply Stampin' Challenge 25

Thank you to everyone who entered our "Flutterrby Butterfly" challenge last week there were some beautiful creations - butterflies are a popular choice!

This week at Simply Stampin' challenge we have a fabulous sketch for your inspiration.

I have had another "play" with my brayer and ink this week to create the background for my card, then I sprayed it with Champagne Shimmer paint. I used a Basic Grey ink pad to stamp the gorgeous image from Just Believe stamp set,

I layered it with some Perfect Plum paper from the 12 x 12 subtles paper stack, punching the Eyelet border on the Perfect Plum mat I used Concorde Crush for the base card.  I cut strips of paper and card to lay across the card and a button instead of a sentiment.

I have been really busy designing and planning future classes and projecs using some of the fabulous new products Stampin' Up! make available to demonstrators before the release of the new catalogue.  There is still time to order from the current 2010-2011 catalogue!!

Angela x

Simply Stampin' Challenge week 4

What a beautiful week it has been for the school holidays!!! Better weather than we usually have in July!!  I'm afraid my blog has suffered as a result, its been lovely spending time outside - we took a picnic to the park on Wednesday in April????

There have been some fabulous Easter projects this week at Simply Stampin' Challenge,  so thank you to everyone who joined us again this week.  Our new challenge is a sketch this week, you can use the sketch in any way you wish as long as we can still see the original sketch.

I have used the Stampin' Up! Colour Coach for my inspiration for this card, it is certainly a combination I wouldn't have chosen but I  do like it.  The colours are River Rock, Melon Mambo and Elegant Eggplant.

I have used the Big Shot with the gorgeous Square Lattice embossing forlder to add some texture to the Melon Mambo layer, then I decided to use a stamp set I haven't used for a while - Vintage Vogue, this is a lovely set perfect for pretty summery cards!   The flowers have been stamped using the "rock and roll" technique and cut out, with a basic rhinestone for a little bling!!  I have stamped my greeting in River Rock ink, it is from the Just Believe stamp set.

If you would like to see the beautiful projects the other Design team members have created this week

 click here.

Don't for get this is the final week to enter our challenge to be in with a chance of winning some fabulous Stampin' Up! products, one lucky winner will be chosen at random at the end of this weeks challenge. There will aslo be a Top 3 choosen and a banner to display on your blog.

Angela x

Just Believe - Springtime

I thought I would share a project I made using the beautiful Just Believe stamp set.  This is a set I got free at convention in November last year just one of the perks of being a demonstraor!!  If you would like to earn free proiducts or attend convention at Disneyland Paris this November, then contact me for an informal chat and turn your hobby into a successful business.

I used the Scallop Boarder Trim punch  for the edge of the card and the matching corner punch for the layers.  The ribbon is the lovely Daffodil Delight satin a current favourite of mine!! I added some of the small flowers from the Boho Blossom punch with a gold coloured brad for the centre. The sentiment was coloured with Stampin' Write markers and cut out and layered with diamensionals.

The triangle treat box is perfect for a small gift, and they are really quick to make. I samped and punched one of the circle images and layered it with a scalloped circle, adding another Boho Blossom flower and more of the gorgeous Daffodil Delight satin ribbon.

I have had a really busy week but you will have to wait a little longer before I can share these exciting new projects with you - another demonstrator benefit, you get to order new products before they are released for sale!  All I can say is they are definately worth waiting for!!!! 

Angela x

Just Believe Class

I had a class last Friday (eek!)  with a lovely group of ladies who love to craft!!  This month we used the beautiful Just Beleive stamp set, it is a gorgeous set, useful for so many occasions.

The colours used for this set are Rich razzleberry, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery, with some of the lovely 12x12 designer papers, ribbon and pearls.  The tea light holders are a popular choice at my classes at the moment.  The image on the card is coloured directly on to the stamp with the Stampin' write marker pens then stamped to give a lovely soft image. 

All of the ladies enjoyed making this project, if you live in the Tees Valley/North Yorkshire area and would like to find out more about joining my classes please e mail me for further details.

Tonight is my new scrapbook class!! We will be making two 12x12 page layouts with the kit I have put together for this month.   I am really enjoying scrapbooking, it is something I should be doing more often with two children and so many photographs on the computer????  There are still places available for this class so if you would like to join us next month e mail me so I can order your 12x12 album and next months kit.

Angela x