Clever class and a birthday

I held a class on Friday and these are the things that my friend Lee made.  I'm so proud!  I love the dimension in her flower, and how the butterflies get smaller as they fly off the page :)

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up unless otherwise stated)

Cardstock: Very vanilla, cardstock vellum

Papers: pretty in pink DSP (subtles pattern stack)

Embellishments: pretty in pink grosgrain ribbon, mini clip, basic pearls

Tools:  Big shot, fun flowers die, milk carton die, top note die, beautiful wings embosslit, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, perfect polka dots embossing folder, eyelet lace border punch.

My second project is one of my own.  It was my dear friend from church, Alice's 50th birthday, so I made this card.  I saw the fold design on Dawn Griffiths' blog here and worked out the measurements for UK A4 sized card, rather than US letter.  The colour combo is baja breeze and so saffron..lovely and fresh!

Stamps: Special blessings (retiring), Just Believe

Cardstock:  Whisper white, so saffron

Papers: Subtles DSP patterns stack

Ink: baja breeze classic ink pad, baja breeze and so saffron Stampin Write markers.

Tools: word window punch, modern label punch, Big Shot, timeless type alphabet dies.

Embellishments: basic rhinestones, baja breeze seam binding

The sentiment reads May God Bless You.....on your special day, and comes from the retiring set, Special Blessings.  It might be retiring, but I'm not letting it go, I use it so much.  There's still time to order from the current catalogue, which finishes at the end of the month.  The new catalogue goes live for orders on October 1.  If you'd like a copy of the new idea book and catalogue, I now have my stock, so get in touch!  It's full of gorgeous stuff, and it's just lovely to browse...my copy is already dog-eared!

Hope you like my projects for today.  Will be back with more retiring products, and maybe a sneak peek of something new ;)

I'm back!

Life sometimes throws you a curve...just as I signed up for Stampin' Up and was all keen to get going, I got very poorly and I've spent the last five months having to rest and recover.  Now I'm starting to feel better, I hope I will be able to get my Stampin' Up career properly started!  Better late than never!

So, here are a couple of cards I made recently.  The first is a CASE from the Stampin Up Impressions demonstrator magazine.  This card uses the Strength and Hope stamp set from the Mini,  Not only are these stamps beautiful, but Stampin' Up is donating £1 from the sale of each set to breast cancer research.

Stamp set:  Strength and Hope, Tiny Tags
Cardstock:  Whisper white, blushing bride
Mediums: Baja breeze, blushing pride, peach parfait and so saffron classic ink pads
Punches: Medium jewellery tag
Embellishments: In colour ribbon, blushing bride.  Basic rhinestones


My second offering is an easel card using more goodies from the mini.  The paper is from the gorgeous Springtime Vintage DSP pack.  The flower is cut using the Fun Flowers die for the big shot, and texturized using embossing folders.  I love the ruffled seam binding, and the sentiment punched out using the new decorative label punch.  The sentiment uses the Four Frames stamp set and the fantastic Level Two hostess set, Something to Celebrate, which has sentiments for every occasion.

Stamp sets: Four Frames, Something to celebrate
Cardstock: very vanilla, baja breeze, pear pizazz
Ink: Baja breeze classic ink
Punches: scallop trim border, scallop trim corner, bird punch (leaves), decorative label
Big Shot, fun flowers die, perfect polka dots and square lattice embossing folders
Embellishments: Basic rhinestones, baja breeze seam binding, Big Designer button, Linen thread

That's all for now.  I hope the pictures are clear enough to see, I'm struggling with getting good images at the moment.  Back tomorrow with a couple of Fathers Day cards.

Jolly crafting!  Allie x