Thankyou for joining me today, I have been a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, since 2008. My blog will show you how to make cards and projects using Stampin' Up!'s fabulous products. And occasionally random extra stuff (that's the way I roll 🤣) Please do sign up to receive my emails, so you get my latest info.
Today I was playing around with this new set I received, and then couldn't resist sharing it with you too.
Oh My Goodness, wow this "Simply Sparkling" is such a great bundle, I have a feeling I'll be using it a fair bit in the future! It's an "online exclusive", which simply means it's not in the catalogue, but it is in the "online catalogue" as it were.
Anyway onto the creations.....
This bubbles die is the main reason I was so attracted to this set, and these are the 2 mini cards I made in the video: How cool is this die?! (so exciting)
I have to admit the little half orange segment looked so much like a mini pizza when I first cut it out...... something to try.......
I was trying to work out what the little heart shaped piece is meant to be, and have now worked out it's meant to be a peach - Ah ha light bulb moment! 🤣 (also works well as a heart!) The dies are absolutely fabulous!
Anyway I also had to play with the drink can which is part of the set, so here's what didn't go into the video.... Again how fabulous is the drink can, with the pull tab, and straw, I've paired it up with the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper, which goes so well with this bundle!
And last but not least I had to use up the other pieces I'd stamped and cut, so created this fun card.
If you missed the video here it is:
I hope this inspires you to create (and feel free to purchase this bundle through my online store 😉- if you click on one of the links above it will take you to it)
Here are the cards we'll be creating at my classes in August.
Class Dates are: Tuesday 6th at 2pm (it's been a bit all over the place the start time, so we'll try 2pm this time 🤣) Then Thursday 8th at 7pm (both these are at my classroom in Laanecoorie), then Saturday 10th at 10.30am at the Wattle City Church in Maryborough (Argyle Road)
Card 1 uses Latte Love Bundle, I did eventually succumb to buying it🤣 figured at some point coffee/tea would come in handy.
Next onto a set that I really loved when I first saw the catalogue called You are Beautiful. The sayings are lovely I'm planning at some point to mix and match some of the words in the sayings to create "You are Amazing"
And another set I succumbed to is the Adventurous Sky bundle, although I haven't used the dies in this card, I totally recommend getting the bundle as you'd definitely use the dies too! and I figured the Sweetly Scripted saying went well with this card. I also rather like the Adhesive Backed Textured Dots that I've added to the propeller middles
And that's it folks😊
Hopefully you can come and join in one of the classes, but if not, I hope this inspires you to create!
Today I thought I'd break open a new kit - Expressions of Kindness. Oh my goodness this kit is absolutely gorgeous! I love that the most beautiful card base is actually double sided and has the pattern on the back as well as the front (very handy if you're happy to cut it in 1/2 and pop it on spare card bases, so you can make way more than the kit is intended for!) It also comes with a mini stamp pad and stamp set, bonus! 😃
these are the 2 card styles that the kit officially makes: Oh and how gorgeous are the matching envelopes?!💖
then I cut one of the (more beautiful) cards in 1/2, the front of the card has the gold foiling on the front of it, I'm a bit partial to gold! 🤣 I didn't change much with it, I just used the ribbon flat across the card, rather than folded up behind the saying, and gold heat embossed the saying.
Then the reverse side doesn't have the gold foiling. I had to trim the card down to fit on the base card, so I decided to add a portion of the side along the bottom, and used a spot of gold heat embossing for the saying again 😍
I am quite sure there's so much more you can do with this kit, I did see someone had cut up the pieces and used them in a scrapbook too (that's very clever!)
However, if you missed my video, and want to find out what my references to "hairy beard stamp" are.....
Today I wanted to show you how to create a checkers board, as I recently got the Latte Love Bundle (totally unrelated I know) but there are a couple of little oval shaped die pieces in it, that set me in mind of checkers.
However before this, I woke up the other day with an image on my mind that I thought would make a great card, it was a little fiddly adding all the squares to the background, which I then sanded to create the oldy, woldy look, but I really love the look, what do you think?
Anyway moving onto the cards I create in the video, then I'll give you the measurements, I wasn't sure that the little ovals from the Latte Love bundle were going to work once I had the board made, but discovered that if I stacked them they did work! I then discovered (disappointingly that checkers only go on the black squares, and of course the black on black don't show up so well!)😔 However I thought it would be a bit tongue in cheek to add this saying 🤣the saying and frame come from Unbounded Love Bundle (has some fabulous sayings and frames in this one!)
This second card uses the Sweetly Scripted Stamp set which is an "online exclusive" (just means it's not in the physical catalogue).
Whilst some of the squares weren't perfect, I'm still really happy with the way they both turned out.
Onto the measurements:
you need a white & black piece of card
measuring 9.2cm x 12cm, cut them in 1/2 at 6cm
cut a slant on one side of each, so the top measures 4cm and the bottom is 6cm
then you need to cut each one into slices, along the top of each measure 1, 2 & 3 cms, and along the bottom of each measure 1.5cm, 3cm and 5.5cm, and cut (make sure you keep them in the order you cut them in, or it's quite hard to work out which is which)
lay them out so you have alternating black and white strips, there should be 8 in a row, turn them over and add cellotape all over the back (you'll end up with 2 pieces that look like a pedestrian crossing!)
now you need to cut them across ways, from the bottom (widest end) you'll measure up starting at 1.5cm, then going down 1mm for each cut, so..... 1.5cm, 2.9cm, 4.2cm, 5.4cm, 6.5cm 7.5cm, and 8.4cm that way as the board is perceived to be further away, so the squares reduce in size too.
Do this to both pieces, then attach them alternating the strips to another piece of cardstock, and trim round it once it's all on.
Today we're having a look at this gorgeous Hello Hollyhocks Card Kit at only $25 it's a bit of a steal! with this kit you create 9 cards. Although potentially you could create more, by cutting the base cards up as they are coloured on both sides,
Here are 3 of the cards I created with this kit then a bonus card
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