Kop a load of this! …

My brother-in-law is a HUGE Liverpool Football Club fan.  So for his birthday present, we arranged for him and his two sons to have a tour of the ground. 

They got to visit the players’ changing rooms, walk through the tunnel – touching the famous “this is Anfield” sign on the way - go in the dug out and the Kop stand, and also visit the fantastic trophy room.  I don’t know who enjoyed his birthday present more – him or the kids! 

So of course I had to use real red cardstock for his birthday card.  A piece of real red satin ribbon was added for the tails of the football rosette…

 

 

Real red satin ribbon was perfect for decorating the birthday cake I made him too…

 

 

I attend a local college once a week to learn cake decorating, and I am loving it!  

 

 

We’ve been learning and practising more techniques in cake class this term.  A lot of the skills used in card making are also used in cake decorating – which is good news for me! 

 

All papercraft supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: stamps: happiest birthday wishes (hostess set), just soccer (retired); cardstock: whisper white, real red; inks: real red, basic grey; accessories: real red satin ribbon, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8” circle punch, stampin’ dimensionals.

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A sale-a-bration celebration …

I just love the Everyday Enchantment designer series paper – which is absolutely FREE from Stampin Up with a £45 spend during sale-a-bration!  I love the colours and all the different patterns … gorgeous!  I have two packs of it ….one to use, and one to stroke …. (fellow crafters will know what I mean!) 

 

As the paper is so gorgeous, I used it to make this card for Deborah’s birthday last week. 

Deb is not only my friend but she’s a fellow Pink Lady too.  When we get together the time just flies chatting and giggling about Stampin Up and crafting … sometimes into the wee hours! 

And the birthday cake I made for her had pink roses – pink roses for a Pink Lady - 

I edged the cake with pretty in pink polka dot ribbon from Stampin Up to match …   

 

 

Deb was delighted with her cake but didn’t want to cut into it – she said it was too nice to eat! 

So it was a good job I made her some cupcakes to go with it too then…

   

 

I used four different embossing folders from Stampin Up to emboss the icing – perfect polka dots, manhattan flower, vintage wallpaper and elegant bouquet – and then added small sugar roses and leaves. 

 I loved that I could give them the Stampin Up treatment! 

 

All card supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: stamps:  sincere salutations; cardstock: whisper white textured; inks: baja breeze; accessories: baja breeze seam binding ribbon, stamp-a-majig, tombow multipurpose glue, beautiful wings embosslit, big shot machine. 

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A charming Parisian engagement …

On Valentine’s day we could all do with a little romance in our lives, no?  My friend, Sarah, had a milestone birthday a little while ago, when she turned 30 – you can see a photo of the birthday card I made her here. 

As a birthday present, her boyfriend took her to Paris for a few days … he took her to the top of the Eiffel Tower and proposed!  How romantic!  They make a lovely couple and are so very happy. 

So this is the card I made for them – I had to wait until we’d given them their gifts, but now that’s happened, I can sharetheir card with you …

I wanted to make something classy and yet modern, and hope I achieved it with this design – what do you think? 

Once again I turned to the Charming stamp set – stamping the background pattern in sahara sand ink onto a piece of whisper white cardstock, which was then adhered to the top of an A4 piece of confetti white cardstock, folded in half to make an A5 card.

A strip of wisteria wonder cardstock added subtle colour across the width of the card, and the sentiment, from the Wedding Sweet stamp set, was stamped to the left hand side using basic grey ink, and a rhinestone added to draw the attention. I applied a line of sticky strip underneath and added dazzling diamonds for sparkle, rubbing the glitter into the sticky strip well. 

I wanted to add some confetti – the card was for an engagement after all – so I used a heart treat cup from Stampin Up, into which I could put lots of little matching heart shaped confetti, punched out from whisper white and wisteria wonder cardstock, using the smallest heart on the heart to heart punch. 

The frame for the treat cup was made by stamping the scalloped heart image, from the Sweetheart stamp set, in versamark ink onto a piece of whisper white cardstock, covering first with heat and stick powder, heating with a heat gun, then covering with dazzling diamonds and reheating to set the glitter onto the card.  Heat and stick powder is so great for adding glitter to your projects in this way as you can add it in exactly the same shape as your stamped image, plus the glitter will not shed as it is adhered closely to the card.  Love it! 

To finish the card, and as an added touch, I punched out a couple of tiny tags with the jewelry punch and wrote their names with a wisteria wonder Stampin Write marker pen. 

I’m really pleased with the way the card looked – I love that the stamped background pattern could be seen through the treat cup and confetti, and I have got to admit – I love the glitter! 

 

All supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: stamps:  charming, sweetheart, wedding sweet; cardstock: whisper white, confetti white, wisteria wonder; inks: sahara sand, basic grey; accessories: large heart punch, heart to heart punch, rhinestone jewel, wisteria wonder stampin write marker pen, heart treat cup, sticky strip, heat and stick powder, dazzling diamonds, jewelry tag punch, silver elastic thread (retired), stampin dimensionals, stamp-a-majig. 

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Charming crumb cake thank you…

I loved playing with the Charming stamp set to make lots of different examples for my inspiration station at Michelle’s training craft event last month.  It is such a versatile stamp set  …

I made this really clean and simple thank you card with a simple row of stamping, some faux stitching and a piece of gorgeous grosgrain ribbon from Stampin Up.  My stamp-a-majig really helped to stamp the images perfectly - I don’t know what I’d do without it!   

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Card recipe: stamps:  charming, just believe; cardstock: very vanilla, crumb cake; inks: early espresso; accessories: small heart punch, rhinestone jewel, white gel pen, 1 1/4” black striped grosgrain ribbon, stamp-a-majig. 

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Chocolate Valentine …

 

More projects from the recent craft night… I love the way these colours look so good together – just perfect for Valentines, but by changing the colours and the sentiment, the card could be used for an anniversary, an engagement, a wedding, or even just because …

We used the ink resist and direct to paper technique on glossy white cardstock to make the central heart, and popped it up on stampin’ dimensionals over the linen thread, wrapped around a square of textured whisper white cardstock.

And a little sweet treat box in matching colours …

 

 

All three projects together … 

 

 

Margaret made us all giggle - we had sweeties to go inside the sweet treat box but she’d nearly eaten all hers by the time we came to make it! 

 

All supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: stamps:  I heart hearts, sentiment (retired); cardstock: whisper white textured, whisper white glossy, crumb cake, chocolate chip, real red; inks: real red, whisper white, early espresso; accessories: linen thread, chocolate chip satin ribbon,  stampin’ dimensionals, small heart punch, large heart punch, heart to heart punch, word window punch, crop-a-dile, dotted scallop ribbon border punch.  

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Sweet Valentine …

I had the best time last night – I was lucky enough to spend time with some lovely ladies who I met through Stampin’ Up.  It was great to meet other people who love crafting as much as I do, and of course there was cake, a cuppa, and lots and lots of giggles!  

We made 3 different projects … all with a Valentine theme.  This was my favourite …

 

I love the way Stampin’ Up products all co-ordinate with each other – it makes putting together cards and projects an absolute dream …

The heart image from the new perfect postage stamp set, from the new mini catalogue, goes so well with the sweetheart stamp set, from the main catalgue – those polka dots … I just love them! 

And I would not be without my stamp-a-majig.  It made it so easy for me to line up the images perfectly – such a cool tool!  

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Don’t forget that Sale-a-bration 2012 is now in full swing,

so for every £45 you spend,

you get to choose a FREE item from the sale-a-bration leaflet

… don’t you just love Stampin’ Up!? 

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All supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: stamps:  sweetheart, perfect postage, sentiment (retired); cardstock: whisper white, crumb cake; inks: real red, lucky limeade, early espresso; accessories: large heart punch, stamp-a-majig, stampin’ dimensionals.  

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Charming background papers…

What I love most about the Charming stamp set from Stampin’ Up is how easily the stamps can be used to make your own background papers.  I loved playing with the stamps and trying out stamping in a random pattern, or using my stamp-a-majig for perfect placement. 

A few months ago, I received a beautiful card from my friend, Deborah.  I admired it so much I asked her if I could case it … Stampin’ Up! style.  This is my take on it…

 

 

And this is Deborah’s original…

 

A big thank you to Debs for letting me copy and share her design – she is such a talented crafter and a fabulous friend.

 

All supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: stamps: charming, thank you kindly; cardstock: whisper white textured, regal rose, pink pirouette, lucky limeade, sahara sand; inks: regal rose, lucky limeade, early espresso; accessories: stampin’ dimensionals, rhinestones, scallop trim border punch, square punch, boho blossoms punch, small heart punch, circle punch, white gel pen, designer printed brad, two-way glue pen, dazzling diamonds, 3/8” whisper white taffeta ribbon, designer button from the subtles collection, stamp-a-majig.  

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Sale-a-bration is coming!

Sale-a-bration starts next week and there’ll be lots of lovely Stampin’ Up! FREEBIES on offer!

Here’s a special invitation for you to join my Sale-a-bration Club and join in the fun!

 

 3 members

3 months

3 FREE sale-a-bration products!

 

The Sale-a-bration club will run from 24 January 2012, to 31 March 2012.

Each club group will have 3 members.

The cost to each member will be £50 per month plus p&p.

Each member will get to choose £50 worth of goodies from any of the current catalogues, including the new spring mini, and then when it is your hostess month, on top of your £50 in merchandise you will also receive:

3 FREE Sale-a-bration sets – £45 value – and you get to choose* which ones

 You will also receive £25 in FREE merchandise! 

 

This is a fantastic opportunity to get tons of Stampin’ Up supplies for a small investment which won’t break the bank. 

 

Remember, Sale-A-Bration comes ONLY ONCE A YEAR, so join my 2012 Sale-A-Bration Club and get in on the fun! 

 

(Members must commit to the entire 3 months.  Payment is due by the 15th of each month.)

 

Sound to good to be true?  It’s a great offer isn’t it?  Interested?  Email me direct or leave your message here.   

 

Thanks so much.

 

 

*and this year, as well as the wonderful stamp sets, there is also some gorgeous designer paper to choose from too!

 

 

 

Charming wee thank yous …

More projects from my inspiration station – this time, a set of little thank you cards…

 

 

I love this colour combination – pool party, rose red and whisper white.  

 

 

My stampa-ma-jig really helped with lining up the sentiments and the images too…  

 

 

All supplies from Stampin’ Up!

Card recipe: stamps: charming, thank you kindly; cardstock: whisper white, pool party, rose red; inks: pool party, rose red, early espresso; accessories: stampin’ dimensionals, rhinestones, scallop circle punch, circle punch.  

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A Charming Christmas …

I know we’ve only just put our Christmas things away for another year, but I  just couldn’t resist making one last Christmas card with the Charming stamp set from the new mini catalogue.  Don’t you think the round stamp from the set looks just like a snowflake?! 

 

I used an offcut of whisper white textured cardstock leftover after making the card I posted here yesterday, and added this as a panel down the centre of a standard A6 size base card in pool party.  

The sentiment is from the Contempo Christmas set, stamped in early espresso ink directly onto the whisper white panel. 

The “snowflakes” were stamped in pool party onto whisper white cardstock, punched out with the large square punch and adhered to the centre panel with stampin’ dimensionals, with a rhinestone added to the centre of each snowflake. 

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Card recipe: stamps: charming, contempo Christmas; cardstock: whisper white textured, whisper white smooth, pool party; inks: pool party, early espresso; accessories: stampin’ dimensionals, rhinestones, square punch.  

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