tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87915968890208203252024-02-08T05:25:19.171+00:00Stampin' Up! Independent Demonstrator UK - Tracy MayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-65741865307926181882014-12-01T09:21:00.002+00:002014-12-01T09:21:35.402+00:00This Blog has movedPlease visit me at my new blog home <a href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-5764845298038391582014-11-19T10:02:00.001+00:002014-11-19T12:34:10.590+00:00Blog Move & Stampin' Up! Weekly DealsDear readers,<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-2754797677379569042014-11-16T22:27:00.000+00:002014-11-19T08:44:07.667+00:00Upcycled Stampin' Up! Advent CalendarI may have mentioned once or twice in previous posts, that we are
currently undertaking a project to extend our house. I've secretly
code-named it Operation Craft Room (shhh don't tell the hubby! lol).
Anyway, the house is a complete mess, dust and mud everywhere - inside
and out - as you will see from the dusty window in the picture below. In
the midst of all this activity and noise, I was busy building a house
of my own (I do hope my builders are better at their measurements than I
was with this project, ahem!).<br />
And so,
this is the house that I built - out of upcycled Stampin' Up! packaging
cardboard. I used the heavy duty cardboard that comes in packs to keep
the product flat such as the treat boxes, DSP etc. I drew the windows in
after cutting the roof shape and cut them all out by hand with a
Stanley knife adn a metal ruler! (Oh I so need an e-cutter!).<br />
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<a data-mce-href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-advent-calendar-front.jpg" href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-advent-calendar-front.jpg"><img alt="stampin up uk christmas projects ideas handmade advent calendars" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-723" data-mce-src="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-advent-calendar-front-225x300.jpg" src="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-advent-calendar-front-225x300.jpg" height="300" title="stampin up advent calendar house" width="225" /></a><br />
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I
made "floors" inside for the boxes to rest on too. It's actually a
pretty sturdy thing. I covered the walls with Whisper White card stock
and painted on a coat of Mod Podge to protect it a) from me whilst
completing it and b) from the Bedlam Brothers who it is for. They now
have two advent calendars - one each! The hope is, they will now NOT
fight over whose turn it is to open the calendar each day as they did
last year. What's the betting they'll be fighting over who opens which
calendar instead?<br />
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Now unlike my builders
who do know what they are doing, I kind of made this on the fly and got
the measurements for the "floors" wrong. I made them as wide as the side
walls when they needed to be slightly smaller so I had to re-score the
side flaps on each side at the back. This left a bit of an unsightly
warping and wrinkling, plus the seams in the various pieces of Whisper
White were very noticeable. I had been wondering what to do when I saw
<a href="http://www.pattystamps.typepad.com/pattys_stamping_spot/2014/11/santa-in-the-chimney-punch-art-gift-box-and-gift-bag.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PattysStampingSpot+%28Patty%27s+Stamping+Spot%29" target="_blank">this</a> project from Patty Bennett in the US - kerching! Bricks from the
<a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126883&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">ticket duo builder punch</a> - brilliant! I was able to hide the seam on both sides at
the front with the little ticket and the seam and the ugly warping at
the back!! Fantastic - thank you Patty!! <br />
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I
made all the drawers from Real Red card stock and covered the fronts
with Nordic Noel DSP. The roof is covered with Under the Tree Speciality
DSP! My oldest son has filled the drawers with chocolate. He was so
happy that I let him do it - bless! All in all I'm pretty chuffed with
how it looks now. <br />
I hope you like it too! Thanks for stopping by.<br />
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p.s. don't forget I will be moving my blog soon, so please pop over to http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/ and follow me by email or Bloglovin' thanks xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-34088008399913399382014-11-10T09:55:00.003+00:002014-11-10T09:55:37.020+00:00A couple of Stampin' Up! projectsToday I'm sharing two of the Stampin' Up! projects we recently did in
my monthly class. This one, which is a CASE from the Stampin' Up!
Annual Catalogue, was quite challenging. I had been asked how it was
done and thought it would be a good technique to showcase in a class.<br />
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The background is stamped using the <a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133737&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133737&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Lovely Lace</a>
embossing folder. You ink up the inside of the folder (the side which
says Made In China on it) with Versamark ink and then sandwich your card
stock in between and apply even pressure to the outside to transfer the
Versamark to the cardstock. I found that the best results were when I
used the brayer to roll over the outside, with the embossing folder on a
Stampin' Pierce Mat or rubbing your fingers firmly over the outside,
with the folder on the mat.<br />
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This second card was using the Blendabilities (<a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=131002&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=131002&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Wisteria Wonder</a>). I had been asked by one of my lovely ladies if we could do another project using them and the <a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135906&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135906&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Blended Bloom</a> rubber stamp.<br />
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I will be doing a special Blendabilities class in the new year - so watch this space for more details.<br />
This
week I am working on a load of Christmas projects to display at my
upline, Michelle's training on Sunday. So expect a full blown Christmas
theme going on next week! My eldest son, Regan, was a bit non-plussed
about the project I was working on yesterday. Personally I was very
excited about it - maybe when he sees it finished he will be too as it
is for him and his brother!!<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed today's projects. Thanks for stopping by.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-59694373258846631262014-11-07T10:17:00.001+00:002014-11-07T10:17:17.931+00:00Endless possibilities with Stampin' Up! Christmas StampsWell I managed to get some of the Christmas cards completed following
my self set challenge on Wednesday. I love Stampin' Up! 's photopolymer
<a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=136829&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=136829&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Endless Wishes</a> stamp set. I have so many ideas in my head using these Christmas stamps at the moment!<br />
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I started these cards at the same time as the <a data-mce-href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/2014/11/stampin-ups-four-feathers-birthday-cards/" href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/2014/11/stampin-ups-four-feathers-birthday-cards/" target="_blank">Four Feather's</a>
birthday cards I shared on Monday. I used the same ink splatter
technique i.e. squeeze some white ink on a flat surface (I used one of
my acrylic blocks) and then mix a little surgical spirits/rubbing
alcohol from an <a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=103954&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=103954&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Aquapainter</a>
and then gently flick the brush over the card stock. It's great fun but
be warned it's a little messy. Note to self: splatter the ink in a
cardboard box next time. I got white ink everywhere - all over my
camera, computer, drawer units. Everything on my desk basically ended up
being splattered lol!<br />
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<a data-mce-href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-Tracy-May-Endless-Wishes-Kraft-snowy.jpg" href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-Tracy-May-Endless-Wishes-Kraft-snowy.jpg"><img alt="stampin up uk independent demonstrator Tracy May christmas photopolymer stamps" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-705" data-mce-src="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-Tracy-May-Endless-Wishes-Kraft-snowy-203x300.jpg" height="300" src="http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/stampin-up-uk-independent-demonstrator-Tracy-May-Endless-Wishes-Kraft-snowy-203x300.jpg" width="203" /></a></div>
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The
Bedlam Brothers were fascinated by the process. They wanted to "help"!
Ha ha - I will do this with them once we have the build work done and we
have the room to make sure the walls don't get covered! We're a little
cramped in at the moment. Downstairs we have one room that is
functioning as a living/dining room and food prep room. I still have use
of the oven and the sink in the kitchen but there are no work tops
left.<br />
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I've
made some of the Kraft ones for the school to sell at their Christmas
fair in a couple of weeks. What do you think? Would you buy this sort of
thing at a school fair? I'm doing a few other styles of cards as well,
so hopefully they will sell.<br />
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Well that's it from me this week. I
hope you have a fantastic weekend, whatever you may be doing - hopefully
that will include some crafting!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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p.s. don't forget my blog will be moving to http://bedlamandbutterflies.co.uk. Pop over and sign up to follow me by email. I will try to migrate all my current followers across if possible.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-19197286155875953002014-11-05T10:46:00.000+00:002014-11-05T10:46:06.573+00:00Sea Street Stampin' Up! Shaker Card<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">
There's been another run of little boys' birthdays recently. I immediately thought of Stampin' Up! ® Sea Street rubber stamp set (available in <a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133985&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133985&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">wood</a> or <a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133988&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133988&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">clear</a>) and shaker cards. </div>
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The outside of the card is made using the <a data-mce-href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133696&dbwsdemoid=5006137" href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133696&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Maritime</a> Designer Series Paper. I usually have an aversion to cutting up DSP, but I'm trying to get over it! I've had this paper since the demonstrator pre-order back in June and not used it until now!</div>
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I loved making these cards and was really pleased with them. My 5 year old son, however, was totally unimpressed, said they were boring and demanded I make cards with race cars on them instead! Luckily the recipient liked them (or at least the Mum did lol!).</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-69887554582879808642014-11-03T10:28:00.000+00:002014-11-03T10:28:35.054+00:00Stampin' Up!'s Four Feathers Birthday cardsWow - I can't believe it's November already! Today's projects are the same card in two different colour schemes. I was inspired by a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/466122630154545341/" target="_blank">Christmas tag</a> on Pinterest. I thought Stampin' Up!'s <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=137629&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Four Feathers</a> rubber stamp set and matching Feathers <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=137630&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">framelits</a> (available as a bundle) would would be perfect instead of the holly leaves.<br />
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I'll post the Christmas version later in the week. Now there's a challenge to myself to get them finished!<br />
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We're now in to the second month of our 3.5 month build. It's very exciting but it is keeping me distracted and away from crafting! And if that wasn't enough I'm also trying to move my blog! I'm going to try to migrate my email followers over but I will post the address on here when its ready. So if you want to make sure you keep getting my blog posts then please sign up (again) via the new page!<br />
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Make 26 3D stars in a variety of sizes and patterns. Use them for mantel piece ornaments,<br />tree decorations, place cards, and more. The largest star is a massive 15"/38cm with <span style="line-height: 1.3em;">25 smaller stars, 5 each of 5 sizes.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-13743581756554840142014-10-20T10:28:00.003+01:002014-10-20T10:35:26.295+01:00Display Board Projects for Stampin' Up! European Convention 2014Hi there, I'm very excited today to show you a few of the projects I made for the Stampin' Up! ® European Convention in Brussels this weekend!<br />
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The lovely Kelly from the UK office asked me to do Halloween as my theme. She sent me the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135125&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Tee Hee Hee</a> stamp set, which was great as I don't usually do much in the way of Halloween projects (except for little old <a href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/stampin-up-weve-all-gone-batty.html">Batty</a> last year) and hadn't bought any of the Halloween sets from the Autumn-Winter Catalogue.<br />
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Even before I got the stamp set I was jotting ideas down in a little notebook. This card was one of the first! Personally it IS all about the shoes (and of the handbag of course!)</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-48705149675329113312014-10-15T09:31:00.000+01:002014-10-15T09:33:13.449+01:00Weekly Deals from Stampin' Up! and moreI think I've probably mentioned before I am extremely bad at getting people's birthday cards to them on time. For some reason I always think my Brother In-Law's birthday is 9th November not 9th October so he usually gets his card a month late! I had a gentle reminder from my sister this year though!<br />
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As he's an artist I thought Stampin' Up!®'s Work of Art stamp set would be perfect, so I used that as my background and added the stars cut out using the Stars framelits on top. I also pierced round the stars with the Eclectic paper piercing pack.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-81617720179331798572014-10-13T08:00:00.000+01:002014-10-13T08:00:09.750+01:00Four Seasons Card using Stampin' Up! productsI recently joined a monthly card swap challenge group on Facebook. It's great fun, although I must admit I was a bit daunted by my first challenge. The card had to be a 5" square card, with 4 panels - one for each season along with a number of other criteria. After much head scratching, this is what I came up with. I used all Stampin' Up!® products and it was a real stash raider of a card.<br />
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I decided to base the four season panels on Designer Series Paper, primarily because of the leaf patterned paper from Motley Monsters and also the "snowy" patterned paper from the All is Calm Speciality DSP, both from the Autumn-Winter 2014 Catalogue. The spring panel uses Park Lane DSP and the Summer panel is from the All Abloom DSP stack in the Annual 2014-2015 catalogue. </div>
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I used a variety of embellishments from both the Autumn-Winter catalogue and the Annual Catalogue. The tags are spelt out using the Simply Serif Mini Alphabet rubber stamp set. </div>
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The pink splats are a happy accident. I hadn't realised that I'd gotten an ink splat from the Blendabilities on my card. This happens when you take the lids off the pens too quickly sometimes. I simply deliberately did it after that, with all 3 pens in the set, to get a good covering over the card base.<br />
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I'm finding that most little girls I know love pink, so I'm sure this colour scheme will go down well with the recipient. My 5 year old son used to love pink too. He would always insist on having the pink plate, bowl, cup, cutlery from the set. All of a sudden though, he's decided pink is definitely a "girl" colour and refuses to eat or drink from them now! It's rubbing off on his little brother, who is now also starting to refuse pink! Grrrr lol!!<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-54748798697118137892014-10-06T07:33:00.000+01:002014-10-06T07:33:33.016+01:00A 40th Birthday card & gift box using Stampin' Up! productsNot only was it World Card Making day on Saturday, it was my little sister's 40th birthday lunch! I can't believe she's 40! It makes me feel old now! Lol.<br />
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When I was making her card, I had asked my sister whether she wanted feathers of stars. She chose stars, so I used the feathers for my aunt's<a href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/a-dazzling-diamond-of-60th-stampin-up.html"> 60th birthday card</a>. I used the same colour scheme of Smoky Slate with <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135315&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Dazzling Diamond glimmer paper</a>.<br />
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Stampin' Up! UK Demonstrator Bedlam and Butterflies - Dazzling Diamond 60th Birthday Card.<br />
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Well I do love a bit of bling and what better way to get it than Stampin' Up!® glimmer paper. I love this stuff and am so pleased they have introduced some new colours in this year's annual catalogue. I think my favourite has to be Dazzling Diamond. It gives that wow factor - unlike my photography I'm afraid, which just doesn't capture how lovely this card really is!<br />
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A friend cut the numbers from <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135315&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Dazzling Diamond Glimmer paper</a> using her Cameo Silhouette. I would love one, but it will have to wait until my new craft room is ready! We're just finishing up week 1 of our 14 week build project. I'm so excited. I will end up with my very own craft room, which will double up as a spare bedroom when we have visitors. I can't wait. Hopefully I can then set up an area specifically for taking photos of my projects and get to the stage where I can take decent shots!</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-25979974794473389952014-10-01T10:41:00.000+01:002014-10-01T10:41:13.405+01:00Good Greetings and lots of offers from Stampin' Up!Wow there are quite a few offers to let you know about today! But first....<br />
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..... amid the chaos (building work, youngest son starting nursery, life in general) here's a little Stampin' Up!® calm. During a massive clear out of absolutely everything, every cupboard, garage, shed etc, I came across a folder with clippings of cards I had cut from magazines when I first started making cards. I kept a few but threw the rest out (I've discovered Pinterest since then!). One of the ones I kept I used as the sketch for this card.<br />
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I used the Park Lane Designer Series Paper again and my favourite Elegant Butterfly punch. The sentiment if from the Good Greetings rubber stamp set which can be ordered for free on orders over £200 until the end of October. I love the handwriting style of the sentiments in this set. It's very versatile.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-51033728769071679982014-09-29T09:14:00.000+01:002014-09-29T09:14:54.133+01:00New Stampin' Up! Gift Box Punch BoardI have to admit, I wasn't initially sold on the new Stampin' Up!® <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135863&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Gift Box Punch Board</a> (GBPB). I already have the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133774&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Envelope Punch Board</a> and have used it to make a variety of gift boxes as well as envelopes. However, I decided to add the Gift Box Punch Board to a recent order as I wanted to be able to be informed about it when asked by my customers. Wow! I am totally sold on it now I can tell you.<br />
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On Wednesday evening last week, I was prepping for my monthly class and suddenly decided my 3d project just didn't cut the mustard. I had a fleeting moment of panic and then remembered the GBPB. Within minutes I had created this gorgeous gift box. It's so easy! No juggling working out dimensions and measurements and trying out prototypes just to be sure the measurements work. I simply chose the size of box I wanted, cut my card stock to size bush, bash bosh my box was done! </div>
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I used the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135825&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Under the Tree Speciality Designer Series Paper</a>, which is in fact cardstock-weight double-sided Kraft sheets. I love this stuff. It's coloured on one side and Kraft on the other, so when the box above is opened it has that lovely Garden Green pattern of the trees on the inside. I used the new <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135859&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Tree Punch</a> (I love, love, love this punch) to decorate the outside of the box and create a tag for the top. The box and 9 trees were created out of just one sheet of 12x12"/30.5x30.5cm. </div>
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The ladies who came to the class also loved the GBPB, for it's speed and ease of use. It was a clear winner and is on most of the class attendees orders too. </div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-56462155003483893652014-09-19T19:58:00.002+01:002014-09-19T19:58:28.672+01:00Gifts for my new Stampin' Up! DownlineI had two lovely ladies join me as Stampin' Up!® demonstrators during the recent "Short n Sweet" promotion. I was originally planning on sending out the pre-prepared notebooks I had ready for downline gifts, but decided last minute I wanted to try something else out instead.<br />
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I am an old fashioned paper girl and I love my paper organisers and prettily covered notebooks and I am always scrabbling around in my handbag for a pen and paper, I am guessing others have this issue too. The solution of course is a notebook holder with pen attached and I've seen plenty that you can buy in the shops and online that are perfect for the handbag, but why buy, when you can make using Stampin' Up! products?<br />
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I used the backing card that comes with Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper and sandwiched it between 2 sheets of <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133674&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Kraft card stock</a> to form the holder. I glued in two square sticky note pads and some ribbon as a pen holder (I changed the pen for a slimmer one as the one in the picture was a bit too bulky). I stamped one of the smaller feathers from the Four Feathers (<a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135050&dbwsdemoid=5006137">wood</a> or <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135053&dbwsdemoid=5006137">clear</a>) onto a Kraft spiral bound notebook with <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=102283&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Versamark</a> ink and heat embossed using <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=109133&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Black embossing powder</a>. I also glued the back of the notebook onto the holder. </div>
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The outside of the holder is stamped and heat embossed using one of the larger feathers from the same rubber stamp set. I used <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=119261&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Basic Black 1/8" Taffetta Ribbon</a> to keep the set closed.<br />
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I also made one using the Papillon Potpourri stamp set but I forgot to take a picture of it, but it was just as pretty. Now I just have to make myself one too. I can't decide which stamp set to use though. It was easy for my lovely ladies as I just chose sets I knew they had.<br />
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I have lots planned for this weekend. More decluttering and sorting out before our building project starts and hopefully a bit of crafting thrown in in the evenings. I hope you have a great weekend what ever you have planned. Leave me a comment and tell me what you are up to!<br />
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Thanks for stopping by xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-51570102226882812722014-09-15T11:02:00.000+01:002014-09-15T11:02:04.438+01:00Washi tape butterfly card using Stampin' Up! productsA super quick post from me today. Stampin' Up!® posted a card on the demonstrator website ages ago that had used this paper piercing technique and I had been itching to give it a go but never got round to it. Well now I have! Hope you like it!<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=132967&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Starburst framelits</a> and <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=127526&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Elegant Butterfly punch</a> for the focal point of the card. <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133001&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Retro fresh washi tape</a> adorns the background, which was pierced using the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126187&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Essentials piercing pack</a>.<br />
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I'm in the middle of a big declutter as we are starting an extension in two weeks time. I am very excited. I am secretly calling it Operation Craft Room as I will end up with a craft room at the end of it, although the reality is it is much more about family space. The only down side is I have very little energy left in the evenings for crafting at the moment but I will crack on and get some new projects created to share with you all.<br />
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Hope you have a good day xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-5000287100091345892014-09-12T08:48:00.000+01:002014-09-12T08:49:51.341+01:00Easy elegance with Stampin' Up! Park Lane DSPThis is not the card that I set out to make for my Mother-in-law's birthday from myself and my husband, but after using the Park Lane DSP on <a href="http://bedlamandbutterflies.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/elegant-park-lane-butterfly-using-stampin-up-products.html">this card</a> I made her from the Bedlam brothers (aka my two pesky sons lol) I decided to go with the creative flow and this is the result. Sometimes simple is best!<br />
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She's a keen gardener so I think this is perfect. It's completely different to the card I had designed in my mind for her lol! </div>
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Rubber stamp: Sassy Salutations <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=132070&dbwsdemoid=5006137">wood</a> or <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126707&dbwsdemoid=5006137">clear</a></div>
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Ink: <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=102283&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Versamark</a></div>
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Card Stock: <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=106549&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Whisper White,</a> <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=106576&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Old Olive</a></div>
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Other: <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=109132&dbwsdemoid=5006137">White embossing powder</a>, <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=130934&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Neutral Collection Candy Dots</a> (white)</div>
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I hope you have a great weekend. I'll be doing a LOAD of decluttering! I shan't moan about it though as it's long overdue and driven by the fact that we are starting a rear extension to our house in a few weeks. Yay - super excited about that! It'll no doubt be complete bedlam for a few months - even more so than usual!! Lol!</div>
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Thanks for stopping by xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791596889020820325.post-913542870223986472014-09-10T09:17:00.000+01:002014-09-10T09:17:07.132+01:00Elegant Park Lane Butterfly card | Stampin' Up! productsIt was my Mother-in-Law's birthday recently and as usual I had left it till the last minute to make her cards. I always make one from the boys and one from my husband and I. I saw <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/233553930651180468/">this</a> lovely card on Pinterest using a template but I decided to come up with a quick work around as I don't have a very good working relationship with my printer lol!<br />
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I love the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=127526&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Elegant Butterfly Punch</a> from Stampin' Up!. It was the very first punch I bought and I was hooked from then on. The card base is a 3"x3" gate fold made from <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=106549&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Whisper White</a>, with the butterfly forming the "closure".<br />
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The "NAN" on the inside is cut out with the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133730&dbwsdemoid=5006144">Little Letter Framelits</a> and the sentiment is stamped in <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133642&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Blackberry Bliss</a> using the Sassy Salutations rubber stamp set (available in <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=132070&dbwsdemoid=5006137">wood</a> or <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126707&dbwsdemoid=5006137">clear</a>). I stuck some <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133694&dbwsdemoid=5006137">Park Lane DSP</a> underneath and popped the Whisper White panel up on Stampin' Dimensionals.</div>
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<li>Punched out a butterfly from a sticky note, stuck it over the outside of the two outer flaps (as shown below). </li>
<li>I traced around the outline of the butterfly with a pencil and then cut around it with my paper snips (fantastic little scissors!). </li>
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I hope you've enjoyed today's project. It was great fun to make and my Mother-in-Law loved it. I'll show you the card I made from myself and my husband on Friday, so be sure to pop back then. In the meantime, don't forget about this week's Weekly Deals.</div>
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Thank you for joining us on another Pinkies Blog Hop! We're showcasing lots of gorgeous projects using products from the new Stampin' Up!® Autumn/Winter Seasonal Catalogue. Simply use the buttons at the end of <img src="file:///page3image24976" />each post to keep hopping!<br />
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I'm usually a very last minute person. For everything, not just crafting, but this year the Autumn-Winter Catalogue has soooooo much in it that I have been inspired to dive right into Christmas preparations. I wanted to use Lost Lagoon for today's project but when I went to the cupboard, the cupboard was bare!! Of dear! Never mind I think the pool party version looks lovely too.<br />
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I used the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135855&dbwsdemoid=5006143" target="_blank">Snowflake Card Thinlits Dies</a> for this card and gift bag, although I didn't make the card using the template die. I have a little trick for cutting out the largest snow flake. I was quite pleased with myself for spotting this one, when I was trying to work out how to completely cut it out.<br />
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I hope you like today's project. It's a great one to try if you need some down time. Concentrating on colouring the spaces evenly certainly helps to clear the mind and I found it very relaxing.</div>
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Anwyay on to Stampin' Up! and lovely projects. Also there is a lovely new offer to tell you about but first I wanted to share a card I made with my class last week. It's a miss mash of about 3 cards I saw on Pinterest.<br />
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First I was inspired by <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/466122630156996921/" target="_blank">this card</a> and I remembered I had seen <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/466122630156954545/" target="_blank">this one</a> previously too, and finally I added a touch of <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/466122630156952781/" target="_blank">this one.</a> I love the results.</div>
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Stamps: Kinda Eclectic (<a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135347&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">wood</a> or <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135350&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">clear</a>), Gorgeous Grunge (<a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=130514&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">wood</a> or <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=130517&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">clear</a>) and Hi There! (<a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=134213&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">wood</a> or <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=134216&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">clear</a>)</div>
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Tools: Flower <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133728&dbwsdemoid=5006141" target="_blank">Frenzy Bigz L die</a>, <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133323&dbwsdemoid=5006142" target="_blank">Angle To Tag Punch</a>, <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126189&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Paper piercing tool</a> & <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=126199&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Mat</a>, <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=133778&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Eclectic paper piercing template</a></div>
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Embellishments: <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=122332&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">1/2" Seam Binding Ribbon - Crumb Cake</a>, <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=132983&dbwsdemoid=5006137" target="_blank">Gold Sequin Trim</a> </div>
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And now for that new lovely offer from Stampin' Up!. Between now and 31st October, hostesses can earn a lovely exclusive stamp set for free. In fact you don't have to host a party as you can also earn it for free on all qualifying orders of 300 €/£200 (catalogue price before shipping and handling). If you are local to me and are interested in hosting a party then feel free to give me a call for more information. </div>
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I have a thing for punches and one of the other absolute must haves was the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=135861&dbwsdemoid=5006138" target="_blank">Confetti Stars Punch</a>. I've teamed it up with the Festival of Trees and Tree Punch for this card. I couldn't resist Lost Lagoon as the colour theme again. I bodged up the sentiment on this card but rescued it by using the <a href="http://www2.stampinup.com/ECWeb/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=119857&dbwsdemoid=5006140" target="_blank">Word Window Punch</a>.<br />
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Stampin' Up! have released a number of videos on products from the new catalogue on their YouTube channel. Check them out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaytKFValhfW2z3T0jsdemA" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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I hope you've enjoyed today's projects. See you Wednesday x<br />
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I had a couple of Lost Lagoon card blanks lying around. I love the colour with the Christmas theme. So far every Christmas card I've made has used Lost Lagoon as the primary colour. </div>
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