Christmas Quilt Bundle

Hi Everyone,
yep I succumbed to the Christmas Quilt bundle, and Oh My Goodness I wish I'd got it sooner LOL

It arrived on Friday evening, although my "wonderful" husband decided not to tell me there was a box for me (grrr) until late in the evening (even though I'd asked!) by which time it was too late for me to do anything and I had a full on weekend, culminating in a migrane. However enough of my griping, and onto the exciting stuff.....

This is what I made up for my "Tag" card for this month, so if you order from me, you'll receive it to make up with your bag tag, just a quick heads up on how to make it, the Quilted Christmas Designer Series Paper is cut for you to 3x6" just fold over the ends and stick them down (around 1/2cm)

then attach your tag onto it and the cotton reel and needle. I found that Tombow (Multipurpose Adhesive) worked best to attach the tag on with.
So after this I had another go, and created this:

I've used one of the Clear Faceted Gems, and coloured it using the new Stampin' Blend pens (in this case the dark Cherry Cobbler), doesn't it look fabulous? looks better in real life!

Ok so onto the last card for today:

I couldn't resist just stamping, and I really love the way this turned out, hopefully the lady who receives it will like it too!  Don't think I'd be much of a quilter though I got a bit lost with the design lol!
just a close up of the Rhinestone basic jewels - again inked up with the new Stampin' Blends, Oh the Stampin' Blends are so much fun to play with!, and I love the fact you can buy individual colours, so if you use one a lot more than others you can replace it, and they are such an amazing price too, if you haven't checked them out, do so!!

Ok we'll I'd better keep going, I hope this inspires you to create
God Bless love
Heather xox

New Today (1st November 2017)

Well!  Very happy to say that Stampin' Up! have bought out a  new range of colouring tools called Stampin' Blends, hopefully this link works for the Utube video that has been released for it!

U tube video about Stampin' Blends
 When mine came a couple of weeks ago I'd also ordered myself the Just Add colour Specialty Designer Series Paper, here's what I created:

 

 yes it took a while but so satisfying to just sit and colour in, loved the way the colours will just blend into each other, so you can create the light and dark shades, and because they're alcohol markers you can just keep going and going with out the paper balling up. Even Tom (husband) was impressed (and it takes a fair bit to impress him, after so many years of Stampin' Up! lol)
Check them out here: Heather's Stampin' Up! shop
Let me know what you think!
I hope this inspires you to create,
God bless love
Heather xox

Got a new stamp set and dies!

Hi Everyone,
well surprise, surprise I bought another new Stamp set and matching dies! lol
This time I figured because I'm doing a "Coffee&Cards" class I should really have the Coffee Cafe Bundle
See? how appropriate!
So, I finally set to work with it and created these 2 cute little cards.......

The cards are small (dinky I'd say), the cardstock measures 7 x 14.8cm, and then scored at 7.4cm (you can get 6 out of a piece of A4)
Kind of loving the cute little Corrugated elements too!  (the little heart and oval)  and this evening I have just discovered that there is a cute tiny coffee cup that is cut out with the dies too that's in the Designer Series Paper (Coffee break Designer Series Paper)!
Umm I can feel some more playing with it coming along now I know about that.......

Ironically I don't actually drink hot drinks (tea/coffee) however I do like my iced coffee/mocha, so I'm seeing those ice cubes in a drink lol.

I hope this inspires you to create.
God Bless love
Heather xox

Cards for October

Hi Everyone,
Sorry it's been a while since you heard from me!  But here I am again :)
Wow it's nearly the end of the month, so for next month I thought we'd settle into Christmas with 3 of the cards for the month, and one bright summery one!  Classes for these cards next month (November) are on the 1st Bendigo, 4th Maryborough and 8th (eve) Laanecoorie
 Let's start with the bright summery one, because I really love it! lol

Oh my goodness, I can't believe I hadn't bought this Iridescent Sequin Assortment before! and for 1c per sequin wow what awesome value!, got to show you a close up of them..... I've also used a new stamp set to me: Hello Friend, along with the Pattern Party Decorative Masks.

How gorgeous are they?!! I think I'm in love again! lol

Ok ok, I'll move onto card #2 (we'll come back to that later.......lol)
Right, the first of the Christmas cards!

this one uses the Merry Little Labels Stamp set (comes as a bundle with the Everyday Label Punch), the Cable Knit Dynamic Embossing folder (which I haven't used much before, but I really like the effect it gives!, what do you think?)  I've also used the 2" circle to punch out the saying, and the Starburst Punch under it, and what do you think of the bow? this is from the Holly Berry Builder Punch, and the extra bits are drawn on (no tying involved!)

Card #3 uses one of my favourite sets for Christmas words - Snowflake Sentiments, (comes as a bundle with dies) I think the font that's been used on the words is beautiful!

I've also used the Winter Wonder Embossing folder, but not as a folder through the Bigshot, just inked up and pressed on!  and the Houses are not stamped!  they're from the Just Add Colour Specialty Designer Series Paper, add a bit of Dazzling Diamonds and pop them up on Dimensionals (have to admit that I use Dimensionals all the time, have you tried them yourself?  did you know that dimensionals come in 2 sizes, and for $6 you get 300 big ones or 720 mini dimensionals! (and that doesn't include the outside bits that I cut up and use too)

Last but not least Card #4 I just had to use Every Good Wish Stamp set

I've teamed it up with Berry Burst and Lemon Lime Twist, and also *drum roll* the ultra gorgeous Year of Cheer Washi Tape (looks way better in real life than here)  Oh and not forgetting the leaf Punch (I really do hope this one moves into the next catalogue too, I use it so much!)

Well I did say that I'd get back to that first card, so thought I'd show you the other variations I made with the Pattern Party Decorative Masks....... Do you know what the pack is only $10 for the 4 masks, that's only $2.50 per mask! how's that for value!!

 

Saved the best for last (I think)  which one is your favourite?, let me know!

 

Ok well I hope this inspires you to create, and I look forward to seeing whoever can make it to the classes this month.

God Bless love
Heather xox

Interactive Cards Class Next Tuesday

Hi Everyone,
We're doing Never Ending Cards on Tuesday 17th October, if you'd like to join in, the classes are 10.30am and 7.30pm, or you can order a kit from me.  I can't stamp the kit, but you can add your own images, as the main part will be in the kit (cardstock, cut and scored and Designer Series Paper) and the gate will be cut out too (for card #2)

Here are the 2 cards we'll be making, they each have 4 "pages" so I've done a little video for each, otherwise it would have to be 8 photos!

Card #1 uses the Bundle of Love Specialty Designer Series Paper, along with Musical Season Stamp set and matching Musical Instrument Dies (comes as a bundle - yay!)

Card #2 uses the gorgeous Detailed Gate thinlit, Vintage Leaves Stamp set, Number of Years Stamp set and Large Numbers Framelits, and also the Wood Textures Designer Series Paper.  Isn't the gate so gorgeous?

If you are interested in ordering the kit, or coming to one of the classes, let me know.

I hope these inspire you to create!
God Bless love
Heather xox

Is Emerald Envy the colour of Christmas?

Hi Everyone,
What do you think is Emerald Envy the colour to use for Christmas?  I inadvertently ended up with a new Stamp set on Saturday, when we discovered that we'd ordered a wood set instead of a Clear mount set for someone, so I happily paid her for the difference, and skipped away with the wood mount set lol (ok, yes I will order the clear set for her to replace it lol)
Anyway the set is "Every Good Wish" which I've been looking at in the holiday catalogue and umming and ahhing if I should buy it, so Yay! I now have it!

Got to work with it today and created these:

they ended up just a tad Emerald Envy'ish!  Which strikes me as very Christmassy.  I've actually gone with In colours all the way with these 4 cards (and managed to use all the stamps in the set - go me!)  So the Red/pinky colour is Berry Bliss, the orange'y colour is Peekaboo Peach in the first card, I kind of felt that Peace needs a blue or green, Love is red or pink, and Joy is definitely orange! (does anyone else have that opinion or is it just me?)

Let me know what you think, and I hope this has inspired you to make the most of your stamp sets!

God bless love
Heather xox

Eureka Stamper challenge day 7

Hi everyone,
Yep that's it made it to the final day! Day 7's brief was "It's World Card-Making Day" make a card and send it!
Thankfully I had my Saturday class in the morning, as Saturday was a bit chaotic then I ended up with a migraine in the evening, so by then I wasn't up to much at all!
However at my class I did end up completing one card, and one of the ladies who loves this particular colour hadn't been able to make it due to being sick, so I sent it off to her.  Later I read the challenge for the day, and thought Yay already done it!

So this is the card I sent her (might look a touch familar if you're a regular reader of my blog!)

I did replace the "enjoy today" with "hello"  This card uses the Leaf punch, which I have daubed colour (lemonlime twist) onto, pressing harder and lighter to create the varied look.  The saying is from Eastern Beauty stamp set, Then the main image in Rich Razzleberry is from Floral Phrases. Oh and the gatefold card is cut using the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch, to create the pretty bit to clasp.

Pheww made it!  I hope some of these creations in the last week or so, have inspired you to create too. I'd love to see what you've been creating!

God Bless love
Heather xox