Pocket Silhouettes Class ......

I thought I would share the remaing projects for tomorrow nighs class, the colours are Almost Navy, Not Quite Navy and Chocolate Chip, using the Pocket Silhouttes stamp set which is perfect for Autumn themed cards.

Below is a card with a matching mini gift box.  These little boxes are so easy to make, perfect for jewellery or a couple of chocolates for a table setting.  I will  put a tutorial on my blog for them soon!!

I haven't had very much time lately to keep my blog up-dated as I have been busy working on samples using some of the new produacts from Stampin' Up! - I can finally shere them with you from tommorrow  as the new catalogue will be released!!!!!  There are so many wonderful new products this year!!!

Last Friday night I attanded my first Stampin' Up! training event in Mnachetster - it was fabulous to finally meet some of the other demonstrators and share in some fabulous swaps.  I have to tell you there are some very talented ladies out there and I have got some beautiful cards to share with my customers!!

I'm not sure if I will sleep tonight dreaming of all of those new products I can order from tomorrow!!!!!

Angela x

A quick up-date ......

My new box of  2010-2011 Stampin' Up! Idea Book & Catalogue's have arrived today!!!!!!!  If you would like to get your hands on one of the new catalogues and make your wishlist ready for 1st October I am offering them at a discounted price of £4.50 including delivery to you (rrp £5.95 excluding delivery).  You can use the paypal button at the top of my blog I will be going to the post office again tomorrow!

Angela

Autumn Birthday Gift Set .......

I have made this set to give to my friend who is celebrating her Birthday this week (I know she doesn't read my blog!!), This set is nothing at all like what I had in mind when I set out to make her card last night - I was thinking of a really rich purple???? 

I have made a very easy gift bag from just one sheet of 12x12 paper, with a matching card, using some of the gorgeous Sweet Pea designer 12x12 paper and a selection of flowers and beads from the Pretties Kit and some of my favourite ribbon. The colours are So Saffron Soft Suede and Whisper White.

I have used my Stampin' Write marker with the blender pen to colour the flowers as they are white, so perfect to match in with any of your projects!!  The gem brads and pearls are also in the Pretties Kit.

A close up of the card front, with the beaded pin made from some of the beads in the Pretties Kit.  I tied two of the tiny tags stamped in So Saffron around the ribbon knot. The papers are also from the Sweet Pea designer paper stack.

September is the month of the Last Chance List from Stampin' Up! These products will not be available after 30th September, so if there is anything you would like contact me as soon as possible to place your order, I will be placing an order later today.

Many items now have 50% off, including the Pretties Kit ( was £23.25 now £11.63) the Sweet Pea designer paper stack (was £19.50 now £9.75) 40 sheets of best quality 12x12 papers for less than 25p a sheet!!!!  Fantastic bargain!!!

Click here for the Last Chance List

                          

Autumn Classes

Tomorrow is the start of my planned Autumn classes, I have a wide variety of classes planned over the coming weeks making cards and gifts for all occassions, with of course several Christmas themed classes.  If you live in the Tees Valley area and would like to join one of my classes, please contact me and I will give you more details.

This is one of the projects that we will be making on Friday night 7.30-9.30pm using the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set with some lovely Autumn colours,we are making three cards and a mini gift box.

Tomorrow is my first day time class now I have Philip settled at school, we are using the All a Flutter stamp and the Very Vintage wheel with some glitter of course!!  I will share the photo's of this class later in the week!!

There is still time to place an order from the Stampin' Up! last chance list and pick up a bargain before those products are gone forever!!  The products on this list will not be available in the new 2010-2011 idea Book & Catalogue.  I will be placing an order on Wednesday night. 

The following items are no longer available;

A4 cardstock Close to Cocoa

A4 cardstock Sage Shadow

A4 cardstock Creamy Caramel

Old Fashioned Christmas stamp set

12x12 Bold Brights textured cardstock

Bride and Bridesmaid speciality 12x12 papers

Autumn Meadows designer series paper

I have now seen the new Idea Book & Catalogue and I have to say I am so impressed by the new and much bigger range of products that will be available - my wish list seems to get longer every time I open the catalogue!! 

                                

Dasher ......

Another Christmas card for the box!!!  the weather has been so dark and gloomy again this morning much more like November tham early september, so I have been spurred on to make some more Christmas cards.

I have used the extremely popular Dasher stamp with Rich Razzleberry ink and card. I have created the backgorunds using the Sparkling wheel with Rich Razzleberry ink on white card and White craft ink on the Rich Razzleberry card, the sentiment is from the Circle of Friends stamp set and a couple of pieces of Rich Razzleberry ribbon to finish off.  A really quick make and I'm sure they would work in different colour ways!!

A quick post again today as I'm trying to get my up-coming class projects finished, hopefully my internet will be working tonight as it decides to slow down & disappear around 7.30pm!!???

                                          

Season of Joy .......

It is a week since I posted the Christmas organiser that I took inspiration from to make this set of cards!!  It has been a busy week, but today is the start of the new school year so I'm sure things will settle down soon.  It was Philip's first day at school, he had a great time but I have to say it was a very long afternoon for me!!!

I have made this set of cards using the Season of Joy stamp set, with Old Olive, Real Red card Very Vanilla card, it is a lovely set so I'm sure you will see a lot more cards featuring this set!!  They are nice and quick to make, the eyelet boarder punch adds detail without much effort - perfect for making cards up in a batch!!

More of the gorgeous Chocolate Chip ribbon fastened with a rhinestone brad and a couple of Tiny Tags!!

Tomorrow I will be stalking the UPS delivery man as he will bring my order along with a complimentary copy of the new 2010-2011 Stampin' Up! catalogue!!!  There are so many new products in there, I don't know how long my wish list will be or if I will ever get to the end of it!!!

I have been a bad blogger this week and intend to visit my favourite blogs over the next few days to catch up!!!

                            

Last Chance List ........

It is time to say farewell to the 2009-2010 Stampin' Up! catalogue.  The Last Chance list for 2010 is here with some fantastic bargains to be had!!!  Click Here to see the list.

These items are only available WHILE STOCKS LAST and lots of them have been REDUCED!!! Yes thats right some have 25% off and some have 50% off!!!!!!!!!


I will be placing regular orders so dont delay!!!!
                                              

Christmas Organiser ......

I have decided to try and paln ahead and get myself organised for Christmas this year, so I have altered a  kraft journal to make a place to keep all those little things you sometimes forget!!

I have used Real Red card and ink for the base layer and stamped the gorgeous Medallion stamp at the corners, you would not believe how big this stamp is!!!  I have added a punched eyelet boarder in Very Vanilla with some Old Olive designer paper, and a length of the beautiful wide grosgrain ribbon in Chocolate Chip fastened with a rhinestone brad and two of the Tiny Tags punched out and threaded onto silver cord.  I Dasher is stamped onto Very Vanilla card in Chocolate Chip ink, layering it with Old Olive & Real Red card.  I then went a bit mad with my ribbons, filling the spirals with Old Olive & Real red stain ribbon and Old Olive grosgrain ribbon.  It's not like me to be so generous with my ribbons - hope it's not the start of anything serious!! I have added some punched tabs to divide the book and help me to find my all important "To Do" lists!!

Making this book has inspired me to make a start on some Christmas cards, I will share them soon, just a few finishing touches to complete my firsts cards of the year, phew!!

                       

Paper and String .......

With every delivery from Stampin' Up! there is some lovely brown packing paper - I have so much I struggle to find a good use for it other than recycling.    This week I decided to have a try at making some paper flowers with my punches.

I have used several of the circle punches to make this flower, scrunching the paper before putting a clear rhinestone brad through the centre.  The background is stamped with a flower vine from the Tiny Tags stamp set in the gorgeous new Soft Suede ink, layered up on Soft Suede card.  I have tied a couple of the Tiny Tags punched out with some linen thread, the leaves are from the Bird and Branch punch. Sprayed with shimmer mist made using the lovely shimmer paints currently available in the mini catalogue until 30th September.

I have made this card using the same colours as before.  The Very Vintage wheel has been used over some Very Vanilla card to create the backgorund.  This flower uses the scallop circle punch, I have put 9 in my flower scrunching them before putting a rhinestone brad through the centre. Another Tiny Tag tucked into the leaves made with the Bird and Branch punch and a length of linen thread wrapped around the card.  Sprayed with White Frost shimmer mist, for a little sparkle.

I still have a huge piece of this lovely brown paper, so any further uses for it would be very helpful!!!  There may be a little surprise in the post for the best idea!!!

It has been so cold here today, more like late October than August bank hoilday!!!  So much for our vist to the Maize Maze, we hid out at the cinema - it was warm and dry there!!!  Fingers crossed the sun shines on Wednesday as I'm planning to try and get to the Maze then????

We are on to the last week of the holidays, this time next week the new clothes will be all laid out ready for the morning rush to begin again -  only this time Philip will be at school all day!!!  what will I do without my "baby"????? 

                                 

Birthday Planning ......

I thought I would get ahead and make up some suitable cards for Philip's friends as there will be 60 children in his year group.  I thought this would be a qucik card to make up a batch of, they are suitable for girls and boys - nice and simple!!

I have used the monkey from the Fox and Friends stamp set with Chocolate Chip ink - its not been out for quite a while. It is currently available until 30th September - there's still time to get yours!!  The grasses are from the Pocket Silhouettes stamp set, stamped in Old Olive, Mellow Moss and Creamy Caraamel.  I have used Chocolate Chip with the School Book Serif Numbers stamp set and the scalloped circle is punched in Pumkin pie.  I used Kraft (soon to be called Crumb Cake) for my base card, matted with Certainly Celery.

I'm off to finish the rest of this batch of cards, before heading out for the afternoon.