Vintage Gift Set

Here is another Birthday set I designed using the exclusive time limited Stampin' Up! Sale-a-Bration Everyday Enchantment papers and the Fresh Vintage stamp set.

I loved this gorgeous red paper and decided to base my design and colour scheme of Poppy Parade and Very Vanilla around it.

The card only uses a tiny scrap of the Everyday Enchantment paper to decorate the inside. The front of the card is stamped with the Fresh Vintage stamp set with Poppy Parade ink onto Very Vanilla card, the edges were lightly inked with Crumb Cake ink to give an "aged" look. I layered  a scrap of card embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder with a scalloped circle and a Birthday sentiment from the hostess exclusive Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set. 

This gift bag is perfect for a small present and it is really quick and easy to make using the Everyday Enchantment papers - they are perfect for gift bags!!  I used the exclusive Stampin' Up! Top Note die to make the top of the bag, stamping again onto Very Vanilla card, the flower closure was made with the Boho Blossom punch and a velcro dot is all that is needed to to close the gift bag.

I am busy preparing kits for the ladies joining me for my "Mystery Hostess" event - if you would like to be in with a chance to win some exclusive hostess products of your choice all you need to do is place an order with me before 4th February and you will receive a ticket for every £45 spent, book a workshop and receive 2 tickets or join my team and receive 5 tickets!!

Angela x

Christmas Extravaganza

I have had a couple of busy days but finally I can share the pictures from my first "all day" workshop with 18 lovely ladies spending last Saturday making Christmas projects.

Beautiful gift card holders with a little treat - this tutorial is available to purchase from Inkin' Idaho.

My favourite Holly Berry Bouquet 12 x 12 papers are a perfect match for the gorgeous new Victoria crochet trim, and these papers can also be used for other occasions as some of them do not have any Christmas prints on them!! 

  

I showed the ladies how they could transform a plain envelope into a pretty gift bag for those difficult to wap gifts!!  A few simple folds and some designer paper was all it took - I added a Vintage Brad to the brown bag & a velco dot to keep it closed. the other bag uses a cute mini clip with a gift tag tied and a "scrap" of lace - (too gorgeous to waste!)

Another gift wrapping idea - a "diper" folded pouch - so quick and simple with no cutting, glue or tape and just one sheet of 12 12 designer paper too.

Stampin' Up! papers are fabulous quality and work perfectly with the exclusive Big Shot dies they are heavy enough to keep their shape once foled.  I added a rosette with another gorgeous Vintage brad, not sure if I can give these brads away yet???? 

The "two tags" die is another Stampin' Up! exclusive, I used various punches to decorate the tags, the stamps are from the Tag's Till Christmas stamp set.

As the papers are suitable for other occasions I chose this print to make a mini desk top calendar.

After lunch most of the ladies started making their gorgeous curly paper wreath - they do look beautiful when finished and I have several orders to make them as gifts too.

I showed the ladies some card designs, mostly using small scraps of the Holy Berry Bouquet papers.

This is my favourite card, the square lattice embossing folder gives the papers a fabric like texture and feel.

I would like to "Thank" the ladies who attended this class and had a fabulous start to their Christmas craft projects!!  The date of the next class will be Saturday 28th January 2012  1- 4 pm the venue will be confirmed soon.

Angela x

Butterfly Class

This morning I held my last class before the summer break. I welcomed  three new ladies to the class - Jill, Kath and Cathy.

I chose an unusual colour scheme for the projects but I love it!!

Rich Razzleberry

River Rock

Very Vanilla

I got out my Flight of the Butterfly stamp set that had not seen ink for quite some time along with the matching punch.

This is a really simple card to create and is a very effective way of showing the differnt colours. I added a few pearls and some gorgeous Rich Razzleberry satin ribbon too.

This card uses the same colours but with more details. The background was stamped with the fabulous En Francais stamp in River Rock and the Top Note die was cut in half and embossed with the Polka Dots embossing folder with more gorgeous satin ribbon and some Tiny Tags.  The butterfly was stamped and punched out with more pearls used to give an illusion of movement.

Another Top Note die box -  this one is embossed with the Elegant Bouquet folder, I coloured the centres of the flowers with a Rich Razzleberry marker and added some Dazzling Diamonds to the top. The butterfly sits perfectly on the flowers and would be perfect for a summer celebration.

I am planning  some new classes for the Autumn with a few changes too - giving you more Stampin' Up! products -  dates and prices will be annonuced soon!!

I still have a few places left for my Strength and Hope Charity craft event, details here. Please contact me asap if you would like to book a place.  I will have kits available by post - so if you cannot get to my event why not contact me to otder your kit with your own Strength and Hope stamp set and full colour instructions to create your own set of beautiful cards.

Angela x

Friday Nigth's Class Projects

I have been having a few problems with my internet this week, we have up-graded it and its certainly no better - the speed is slower than before.  I do hope in September when the fibre optic cables have been put in place in our area we will benefit from a faster connection, cable TV and broadband stop at the house next door to us!!

So on to the projects we made on Friday night.

The papers we used are the from the mini catalogue - Springtime Vintage.

The wreath was stamped with the Baby Blossoms stamp set, with a little Dazzaling Diamonds glitter.

A band of contrasting paper was wrapped around the pocket and a large flower punched layered with circle punches and a large matching button .

This is the second card we made and it didn't take very long to put together but it is very effective and a great way to use some of the scraps we all accumulate.

The squares were punched from the Springtime Vintage papers and glued on to copier paper, then it was cut with the exclusive Top Note die - I'm so happy we now have the Stampin' Up! Big shot!!  The patchwork panel was then embossed with the square lattice embossing folder, giving the papers a new texture.  We used Baja Breeze seam binding ribbon tied and gathered and a sentiment from Sincere Salutations stamp set.

I have been busy making up some business tools ready for the newest members of my team.  I do have a spare set ready to post to the next person who joins my team so if you are thinking of signing up as an Independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator why not contact me and find out more about our successful team of Sparkly Angels.

Angela x

Big Shot Class

I have been really enjoying using the new Big Shot with the exclusive dies and embossing folders from Stampin' Up! so I thought I would share some of the projects from my Big Shot classes last week.

This little pillow box is perfect for a small gift along with a matching card. The colours of this set are Very vanilla, Pretty in Pink, Pink Pirouette and Concorde Crush. The flowers are cut with the Fun Flowers die in a variety of card and Lap of Luxury designer paper, some have been embossed.

This card was a last minute addition to the class, the paper was embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper folder and lightly sanded so that the white core showed through, then lightly spritzed with shimmer paint. The flowers were cut and embossed with the Flower Burst embosslit.

If you are thinking of buying a Big Shot I will arrange to come to your home and show you how to create some amazing projects using the exclusive Stampin' Up! dies and folders. This range will no doubt expand later in the year so why not get yours now.

A special offer from me - anyone buying a Big Shot from me during May can choose an embossing folder of  their choice FREE.

Angela x

Happy Mothers Day

I know I'm a little late in posting my card toady  but its just been one of those days with lots of things to do as usual.  It was a little bit of a last minute card too as I only finished it last night!!  This card also proved difficult to get a straight photo of so I apologise for some of the odd angles.

 I have made a double gate fold card for my Mum, using the new exclusive to Stampin' Up! sizzix Top Note Die for the centre piece with some delicate Embosslit Butterflies. I  added some of the gorgeous new seam binding and ruffled it along the side of the card adding the largest of the Embosslit Butterflies.

I cut and layered the frame from the Baby Blossom stamp set and used the large oval punch along with a punched scalloped oval cut in half to layer up the centre . I stamped the leaves and small blossoms directly on to the oval and stamped and cut out the large roses so I could layer them up for some interest.

I decorated the inside of my card with more of the Springtime Vintage papers, the sentiment is from the Occasional Greetings stamp set, with another of the cut out roses.

The colours are Rose red, Pear Pizzaz, regal Rose and Pretty in Pink.

Hope you had a lovely day and got some well deserved treats - I got a lovely new Hummingbird Bakery Cake book and planned to use fresh rhubarb from the garden to make one of their cakes but I'm not feeling very well today as I'm full of cold so maybe tomorrow!! Still going to finish the ironing before I'm off for an early night.

I will share my card from my Mini Catalogue launch on Friday night tomorrow.

Angela x