Training name badge

And now for something completely different.... I attended a Stampin' Up! regional training event a couple of weeks ago and, for the event, we were all asked to make our own name badge. Wow, there was so much creativity on show that day and here is my effort:

 

I love the colour combination of Island Indigo, Pool Party. Concord Crush and Lucky Limeade although the colours haven't shown up very well in the photos. I used the Top Note die and the Big Shot to make the base of my name badge and cut the letters for my name using the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet dies. The flowers were cut using the Flower Daisies die and the butterflies were cut using the Beautiful Wings embosslits die. The leaves were punched using the Bird Builder punch (the only thing not a die, I think) Here's a close up:

It's hard to see but I covered the centres of the flowers with glitter. Do you know, I hadn't realised how much of a 'Big Shot' project this was until I typed this post and listed all the various dies I'd used.

Stampin' Up! events are grreat fun. We get to do Make & Takes, swap samples with other demos, learn from head office and other experienced demos and we often get to see new products. On top of this we get a free stampset - this year we got 'Mixed Bunch' which is the set we used in card class this week.

You have to be a demo to be able to attend these events but remember you can join by buying the starter kit for only £99. If you want a chat about joining, then please contact me. I will definitely not put any pressure on you but it may be the best thing you ever did. Check back soon for a closer look at the projects we made in card class this week.x

Owl party

Hi everyone. Where has the time gone? This week has flown by. Everyone had a great time on Tuesday making their Mother's Day cards and Flip Album and I will show you pictures of that later. I've got  something a little bit different to show you this morning. I found some very cute little owl lip balm pots in my local shop and they immediately made me think of the very similar colours of Stampin' Up! cardstock. So I bought them and made little boxes for them, ready to sell at a fair I'm doing on saturday. I then realised I had a similar coloured owl money box and so grouped them all together for a 'party' photo:


The colours I used are Melon Mambo and Concorde Crush and for the other set (you can just see them peeking out of their boxes), Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade. Here's a better view of the flowers on top of the boxes and the little owls:

The boxes were made using the Mini Milk Carton die and the Big Shot and the lids were cut and scored by hand and then punched using the Scallop Trim Border punch. To get the small box shape, you only die cut the bottom half of the mini milk carton. The flowers on top of the boxes were cut using the Flowers, Daisies die and the Big Shot again:

 

I hope you like these and that it shows you just how versatile the dies can be. Ofcourse, I am working on a matching card but haven't finished it yet as I've been busy making things for the fair, so, watch out for the card later. If you would like to come and see me at the Beeston Fair, it's being held at the Pearson Centre in Beeston, 10.30-4.00pm on Saturday 17th March. Have a great day. x

Thank you card

Good morning, today's offering is a Thank You card made with Outlined Occassions, another FREE Sale-A-Bration stamp set. I wasn't too sure about this set initially but now that I've had a play, I love it. The colours I used are are Calypso Coral for the card base, Pretty in Pink and Melon Mambo for the flower. I'm telling you that now, because the colours look completely different in the close up pictures. This is because I always take my pictures in the dark - it's either early morning or late at night, so I have to take them without natural light. I can't wait for spring and summer so I can take pictures in natural light again - or, thinking about it, I should just take all my photos at the weekend. Anyway, here you are:

Here is the flower cut with the Flower Diasies no.2 die and the Big Shot. The brad in the middle is one of the in-colour brads, so it matches the base card perfectly.

Here is a close up of the greeting. I stamped it in Versamark ink and embossed it with white embossing powder. I then coloured the letters in with the Calypso Coral marker pen.

 

Here are some more cards I made as thank you cards for ladies who placed an order last week. These are slightly smaller so there wasn't really room for a flower, so I used the Beautiful Wings embosslits instead:



The colours for these are Calypso Coral, Pool Party, Melon Mambo Wisteria Wonder and Concord Crush. Here are a couple of close ups. Hope you like them. x

Fair goodies

Hi all, as promised, here are some of the things I made for the Octoberfest event I went to on Saturday. Not all of the products used are Stampin' Up! but most of them are.


Here are some Gift Card holders made using the Flight of the Butterfly stampset:

Some Candy Corn Halloween sweety bags, using the Top Note Die to make the topper:

A collection of some of the items I made:

Here is one of the Post-it Note Holders, using the Daisy Big Shot die. These were very popular and soon sold out. Luckily I still had this one at home so I could take a picture:

And a close up of the pencil boxes with erasers. This isn't a great picture as the light is reflecting off the plastic bag (that's what happens when you leave your husband to take the photos) I would have taken them out of the bag. People really liked these for children's party bags and I'm busy making 35 of these for someone.

Lastly, some gift boxes using the Mini Milk Carton Big Shot die. I filled some of them with bubble gum and stamped one of the images from the Every Little Bit stamp set, on the tag.

If you fancy having a go at making some of these things yoursefl, then why not join us in the cardmaking classes, held every second Wednesday - for details see the classes tab at the top of the blog.

If you're not sure you it's for you, then come along to the new catalogue launch party on Saturday 15th October. You get to keep a copy of the new catalogue, make 2 projects and have a play. All this for only £5. Contact me if you would like to book your place, so I can make sure I have enough kits made up. Hope to see you soon. x

Another Daisy Card

I've not had much time to do any crafting this week, so I'm going to show you a card I made a while ago, using the Big Shot and my favourite die, the Daisy # 2 Bigz die.

This is a very similar card to the yellow and white daisy cards I posted a couple of weeks ago, but it actually looks completely different because of the different colours used.

Here it is:

I used basic black, melon mambo and daffodil delight cardstock. The leaves were punched in certain  celery card, using the 2 step bird punch. The greeting is from the free hostess level one stamp set Afterthoughts. This set contains some fantastic greetings but can only be earned by having a workshop at home or by joining my Hostess 10 club. Contact me for further details, if you would like to know more.

I covered the centre circle with Crystal Effects and then covered it in glitter. The greeting was stamped using Versamark ink and then covered with pink embossing powder and heat embossed. The ribbon was from my stash but matched nicely. Another view:

I hope you've enjoyed today's card and it's maybe inspired you to try the same products but in different colours. Hopefully I'll have more time to blog this week, so keep checking. x



Birthday Daisies

Hi all, I was all set to post this yesterday and then found that Blogger was down! Typical. Still I'm here now. Two friends of mine had birthdays this week and, as they don't know eachother, I made them very similar cards.  Here's one:

And here's the other:

I have completely fallen in love with the Flower Daisies #2 die. It makes the most gorgeous flowers which you can use on cards or you can put them in a vase. Like this:

Here are some close ups:

For the cards I used Whisper White and Daffodil Delight cardstock. I used Whisper White satin ribbon and I heat embossed the greeting with white embossing powder. The greetings are from the Level one hostess set Afterthoughts.


TIP:I don't always want to use the bottom part of the greeting, so I cover it with sellotape when inking my stamp, and then I remove the sellotape before stamping. That way no ink gets on the parts of the stamp I don't want to use.


For the flowers I also used Pumpkin Pie cardstock.


Here all of them together:

I hope you enjoy these projects. If you would like to order the Flower Daisies #2 die (114520, £16.95), please contact me. If you would like to make some flowers at a home workshop, I would be happy to book a party with you.

I've got a whole day at a team training event tomorrow which I'm really looking foward to. I'll no doubt have lots of projects to show you at a later date. See you soon.x