Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die and Stampin' Up In Colors 2012-14

Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die and Stampin' Up In Colors 2012-14

Oh dear Norwich City Football Club managed to get themselves relegated from the Premiership this weekend - my husband will be very grumpy so just as well he is away at the moment! If you are into football then you might know that Norwich are know as the Canaries and their kit is yellow & green which inspired my colours for this card. 

I have used Gumball Green, Summer Starfruit and Midnight Muse - all from the Stampin' Up! In Colors 2012-14 which WILL be retiring at the end of June - so if you love them make sure you stock up NOW!

I used the Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die to cut a piece of Summer Starfruit & Gumball Green and then layered the "waste" Gumball Green hexagons on the Summer Starfruit base to create the background.  The cherry stamp is from the Create a Cupcake stamp set.  I love the Occasions Alphabet stamp set - there is a phrase for every occasion.  The sentiment and mat are cut using the Circles Collection Framelits. The card is finished with a Midnight Muse Stitched Satin Ribbon bow.

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used today. Remember you can now order online if you prefer - if you click on the image you will be directed to my online store where you can pop them into your shopping basket. If you would prefer not to order online please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466 and I will be happy to help.

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Stampin' Up! UK Convention Swaps

Stampin' Up! UK Convention Swaps

Wow! What a fantastic few days I have had in Manchester at the 2013 Stampin' Up! European Convention!

One thing which also always happens at Stampin' Up! events is "swapping". This is where you make a batch of identical card fronts or 3-d items to exchange with fellow demonstrators so you end up with lots of ideas showcasing different stamps, styles and techniques. I made 100 Gift Tags to swap - that is all of them in the picture above!

I have realised that I didn't take a picture of an individual tag but you get the gist from the picture above!  The cute baby grows are from the Baby Tees Jumbo wheel, stamped in Chocolate Chip ink onto Whisper White card and coloured using the In Color 2012-2014 Stampin' Write Markers and a Blender Pen.  They were then "fussy cut" using the fabulous Paper Snips - now this was a good idea when I started - after cutting out 200 I was not so sure!  The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Sentiments, stamped and punched out using the Word Window Punch and layered on a piece of matching In Color card punched with the Modern Label Punch.

The baby grows were mounted on circles cut using the Circles Collection Framelits from the Designer Series Paper Stack and Whisper White card. The tag base was cut from Chocolate Chip card using the Deco Labels Collection Framelits. A piece of Satin Stitched Ribbon tied with Whisper White Baker's Twine finished the tag.

Thank you to everyone who swapped with me! And a huge thank you to my lovely husband for his help with the Big Shot!  

Don't forget you can now order online - Click Here to be directed to my online store where you can shop to your heart's content! 

I am of course still more than happy for you to contact me directly to order any products if you would prefer, please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466.  Thank you!

Out with the Old ....

So we have said farewell to the 2011-2012 Idea Book and Catalogue. Did you manage to bag yourself a bargain from the Retired List?

What are you going to miss most? I think mine will be Sincere Salutations, Fox and Friends, The Timeless Type Junior Alphabet, Textured card, the 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and Pear Pizzazz from the retired In-colors.

But fear not - the New 2012-2013 Annual Catalogue is PACKED with over 200 pages of new and exciting products which I can't wait to share with you.

There is a huge range of Clear and Wood mount stamp sets - over 200 in all - where will you put them all! New Ribbon to coordinate with the 2012-14 In-Color Collection, gorgeous new Embellishments, new Designer Series Papers, new Designer Fabrics, fabulous Linen Albums and Divided Page Protectors for the scrapbookers out there, lots of new Embossing Folders and Dies for the Big Shot, the new Classic Ink Pads, plus redesigns of old favourites like the Stampin' Scrub and Heat Tool.

Excited?! Well you will have to wait until tomorrow before I can show you but I promise it will be worth the wait!