Hi Everyone, I thought I'd have a go at the GDP challenge again this week, which is a colour challenge I saw someone's handbag when I was at work the other day, and the button just made me want to have a "go at it!, then I remembered about the handbag cards I used to make when I first started  with Stampin' Up! we used to use various punches, and folded over the top, and they made really cute little handbags. After checking out my available punches I decided to go bigger......and judging my the reaction from my ladies at my Wednesday evening class it was worth it! The button is actually made from Silver Foil cardstock , with TipTop Taupe underneath, and a Delightful Dijon cross from the Festive Flower builder punch .  The Handbag card itself is made using the largest Lots of Labels framelit. Umm this could end up being a Class project, or a video.......... Thanks for reading this, and do check out the other Global Design Project

Hi Everyone, Well this morning was our monthly team meeting as it's January a lot of folks were away, so in the end there was 3 of us! - and I remembered to take some photos - Yay! We did a spot of training on the Stampin' Up! levels first, and checked out the reports on the website, hopefully it made more sense now to Val and Marg :) Then I did a little "Show and Tell" on how to use your thinlits and framelits to emboss instead of cut, (you'll see a video on using thinlits here: video on embossing with thinlits ) I used a framelit too to create this cute card:   Then we moved on to the Make and Takes first up using the new Balloon Adventure Bundle If you have one the catalogues it's all on page 5 (if you'd like one let me know!) I've also used the Party Animal Designer Series Paper and the Emerald Envy Taffeta Ribbon and the Party Animal Embellishments (they're so cool!) Oh except for the Candle Border Punch !which is on page

Hi everyone Well here it is the video I promised at the end of the last post!  Here is the actual card again too: I have used the new So Detailed Thinlit dies, which will be available on 4th January, and one of the new Sale-a-Bration sets, also from 4th January.  With Sale-a-Bration (SAB) items you get to pick one of the sets/papers etc for free for every $90 you spend the So In Love Bundle which is the stamp sets and thinlits in the wood, are just over the $90 and in the clear are just under, which leaves room to get the ribbon, papers or adhesives!  So for just over $90 you could have 2 stamp sets and a set of thinlit dies (bargain!) Do let me know what you think of the video, I hope I have inspired you to create :) God Bless love Heather xox

Hi Everyone, I was invited to join a group called Colour INKspiration , which will be doing a bi-monthly colour challenge, the first (pre) one is for these colours:  Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight and Mint Macaron. So off I went to my Craft room... (and an idea brewed.......) I really wanted to be able to use this die from the So In Love bundle, but not cut with it, just use it to emboss, and this is what developed from that idea - I love it!  I've paired it with the Sale-a-Bration set Designer Tees, because I just love this saying "Don't quit your daydream". The other thing I really love about this card is actually the way the paper has split slightly and it gives it that variegated colour, sort of reminds me of dyed silk: So then of course I had to see if the other 2 dies in the set would look as good! first up came this one: although I have to say the cutting out of it was bloomin' fiddly!, but I like it, I've used the matching stamp set S

Hi Everyone, I hope you've all had a lovely Christmas and that 2017 will turn out to be an amazing year for you 😊 I have worked out my January class class projects (dates for classes are: Saturday 7th January 10am, and Wednesday 11th January 7.30pm which is what I'll be showing you in this blog First up we have: I couldn't resist using this new "Beautiful You" stamp set, I've also used the new Watercolour pencils to colour her in, and cut out with the Flower Medallion punch , the background paper is   Serene Scenery. As the background papers are all different, I thought I'd do another one to show you too: I've done a close up of the writing to show you too as it's not so obvious in this photo, as the area I wanted to put the writing on is quite dark, I've added a layer of white first, but you do have to let it dry properly or it will fade away! So the next card again uses a new set, that I've done a blog post on before f

Hi Everyone, Yes I'm back again with another Sneak Peek, This time from the new upcoming Occasions Catalogue (will be live on 4th January), if you've been in Pinterest recently this will be one you've definitely seen around, I've finally got around to playing with mine, and here are my first efforts:   And yes, now I can see why people like it so much, with this card I've used a piece of Watercolour paper behind, and washed over a bit of colour, the Up and Away thinlit dies come with sections to do the back of the big balloon, so you just add them behind it, and it colours your balloon for you, I've done a close up of the watercolour wash for you to check out: Oh and the ribbon is new too :) Ok so the other card I created for someone in particular so it will be winging it's way to her hopefully tomorrow! This card also uses Suite Sentiments (also from the new Occasions Catalogue), that is a great set of words that mix well with all the different

Hi Everyone, Here I am back again with another "Sneak Peek" (short post today) Let me know if you'd like to have the new catalogues and I can get them out to you. This time it's a Sale-a-Bration (SAB) set called "So Very Much" remember from the 4th January for every $90 of products you order, you'll get to pick one of the SAB items for FREE - Yay! I have finally used my Blossom Bunch Punch (Ooo and it rhymes - lol), so to make this card,  I've used 3 co-ordinating cardstock colours, and punched one whole punch (gives 3 different sized flowers) I've used Watermelon Wonder , Calypso coral and Flirty Flamingo ,  I've sponged round the edge of each flower with watermelon wonder, then attached them together, the bottom 2 with a dimensional , and the top one just with a glue dot, then added a Pearl To do the saying I've inked up the top 1/3 with Watermelon wonder, then the next 2/3 with Calypso Coral, then baby wiped the bottom 1/3,