Minnie & Mickey with Stampin' Up! Punches

Minnie & Mickey with Stampin' Up! Punches

My nephew is currently enjoying his first experience of EuroDisney - what fun! I wanted to send him some extra spending money and had some Euros in my holiday wallet (as you do!). Naturally I couldn't just send it to him but need to make a card.

I decided to go for quick and simple punch art. I used the 1 3/4" Circle Punch for the head and the 1" Circle Punch for the ears. I tied a quick bow using Real Red Stitched Grosgrain for Minnie.  The sentiment is from the Simply Celebrate stamp set cut out using Word Bubble Framelits Dies (I snipped the "tail" off).  Real Red Taffeta Ribbon and Whisper White Baker's Twine finished off the card.

I made a mini envelope using the Polka Dot Parade DSP and the Envelope Punch Board (paper cut to 5" x 5" and first punch at 2 3/4") which I then stuck into the card and tied closed with more Baker's Twine.

Hopefully he will like the card - and I am sure the contents will be well received! I love EuroDisney - it seems ages since our European Stampin' Up! Convention which was held there in 2011.

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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Regarding Dahlias Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

Regarding Dahlias Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

A cleaner card for today - no sponging on this one!  I used the Regarding Dahlias stamp set and the colours are Perfect Plum and Island Indigo.  The background is embossed using the Big Shot and the Arrows Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. I used the Circles Collection Framelits to cut a piece of DSP from the Regals Color Collection DSP Stack.

The card was finished with Island Indigo Baker's Twine and Candy Dots - I love these, such a quick way to add colour detail to a card.

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.

CHOOSE AN EXCLUSIVE PHOTOPOLYMER STAMP SET WITH EVERY £60 (excluding P&P) YOU SPEND - MORE DETAILS HERE

Eastern Elegance with Stampin' Up! Apothecary Art

Eastern Elegance with Stampin' Up! Apothecary Art

I made this one a while ago when I was using my "A" stamps and forget to share it with you - sorry!  So today's colours are Smoky Slate, Coastal Cabana and Crisp Cantaloupe. I stamped the image from Apothecary Art stamp set onto Naturals White card, using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to lie up the sentiment. The image was cut out using the Labels Collection Framelits and Big Shot. I added some colour to the flowers using a Blender Pen. 

The Designer Series Paper is from Eastern Elegance - they are such tranquil colours. The oval was cut using the Big Shot and Ovals Collections Framelits.  Whisper White Baker's Twine, Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack flowers, Pearl Basic Jewels and lots of sponging finish off the card.

I like the "wishy washy" feel of this card - even I can colour when it doesn't have to be accurate!

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used to make today's card. 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.

Stampin' Up! Uk - Hello with Happy Congratulations

Stampin' Up! Uk - Hello with Happy Congratulations

I needed a super-speedy card yesterday to pop in a box of goodies I was sending to a special someone and thought this would do the trick! 

I stamped the lantern image from Happy Congratulations in Black StazOn ink and then used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp the lanterns (in Calypso Coral, So Saffron & Wild Wasabi inks). "Hello" was stamped using ABC-123 Sketch Alphabet & Numbers and the trusty Stamp-a-ma-jig - I am not sure how I managed without this fabulous tool!

The card was finished with two cute bows using Calypso Coral Baker's Twine.

There is lots of Whisper White card which is slightly outside my comfort zone but hopefully His Nibs will like it and know that we are thinking of him.

Here are the main Stampin' Up! supplies used to make today's card. 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.

Sail Away on The Open Sea with Stampin' Up!

It is the perfect day here for messing about on the water - but as I can't do that I thought I would make a boat inspired card instead. The Open Sea in the current Summer Mini Catalogue was the obvious choice but I wanted a yacht image so also used Sail Away, one of the A la Carte stamps from the Idea Book & Catalogue.

The yacht was stamped on Confetti White card using Basic Gray ink, I then "distressed" the edges using the distressing tool from the Cutter Kit and sponged the edges with Crumb Cake ink. This panel was matted onto a piece of Cherry Cobbler. The nautical background was made by stamping the various images from The Open Sea onto a piece of Confetti White card using Basic Gray, Cherry Cobbler & Old Olive inks. A piece of Textured Old Olive card was layered onto a piece of Basic Gray and the yacht image popped on top of that. A piece of Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine was wrapped round and secured by a Basic Gray button from the Neutrals Designer Buttons. The sentiment is from Teeny Tiny Wishes (again!) and was punched out using the Word Window punch before layering on a piece of Cherry Cobbler punched using Modern Label. The background card is Basic Gray.

The Open Sea Stamp Set by Stampin' Up!

Sail Away Stamp by Stampin' Up!

Here is a list of the Stampin' Up! Products used to make today's card:

Stamp Sets: The Open Sea, Sail Away, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Inks: Crumb Cake, Basic Gray, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

Cardstock: Basic Gray, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Confetti White

Punches: Modern Label, Word Window, 

Other: Lucky Limeade Baker's Twine, Neutrals Designer Buttons

If you would like to order any of these products please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466       and I will be happy to help. Don't forget that any order of £45 or more will automatically qualify for the free ribbon and brad pack.