New Ideas, New Catalogues, New Products!!!

Wow, today is a busy day in the world of Stampin Up! Today is the launch of 3, YES 3 new items!! We have the annual Sale-a-Bration event where you can earn free products for every £45 you spend from the Sale-a-Bration Catalogue from now until 31st March. Click on the link on the side of this page to download the catalogue.

Plus we have a brand new seasonal catalogue for Spring/Summer full of great springtime designs, new ribbons, Designer Series Paper and more - just click on the link on the side of this page to see more.

And if that wasn't enough, Stampin Up have brought out the new Texture Boutique Embossing machine.  This is purely an embossing device and therefore smaller and more portable than the Big Shot but also uses the same embossing folders.  Click on the link to discover more or come along to one of my classes on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Old Endowed School in Rodborough or to my Saturday Springtime class on Saturday 8th March (booking for both classes is essential).

 So if this dreary weather is getting you down and you feel the need for some inspiration, then get in touch with me to organise a party or coffee morning at your home or come along to one of my classes.
Also as part of an incentive at the moment, Stampin Up is offering new recuits, £150 worth of supplies for £99 when they sign up during the Sale-a-bration period! So just give me a call on 01452 740258 if you are interested in getting more for your money!!

January's Class - Hearts a Flutter and Rev Up The Fun

A belated Happy New Year! For January's class we created a card suitable for a wedding, anniversary birthday or Valentines day by using the Hearts a Flutter stamp set; and a male card using the Rev Up The Fun stamp set.

First the romantic card! This card uses a tri fold technique where a sheet of A4 is cut with an off-set diagonal with the card in landscape so that two can be made from one sheet.  The card is then folded into three which I hope you can see from the photo.  Most of the hearts were stamped using the Hearts a Flutter stamp set in the current in-color Raspberry Ripple onto Whisper White card stock and then cut out using the matching Hearts a Flutter Big Shot Frame-lits. Other hearts were made by stamping the larger stamp from Creative Elements onto Whisper White and then cut out using the Full Heart punch, by cutting out Whisper White hearts and then embossing using the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing folder.  The hearts were randomly adhered onto the angled edges of the card as seen in the photo.  Little silver hearts were added for a bit of sparkle and punched from Silver Glimmer paper using the Small Heart Punch.  The greeting was stamped using the Teeny Tiny Sentiments and punched out using the word window punch and backed with a piece of Raspberry Ripple cardstock punched out using the Modern Label punch.

Our second card for the evening was made using the Rev Up The Fun stamp set - ideal for any male.  I gave my ladies a choice of which design to use, with the motorbike or the car. The stamp was inked using the Real Red and Basic Grey Marker pens.  The 'sand' was created using the exhaust stamp in Versa Mark.  The sky effect was created using the daubing technique with Pool Party ink on a sponge and masked using a scrap piece of card punched out with the 1 3/4" Scallop Circle.The main colours for the card were Pool Party, Real Red, Basic Grey and Crushed Curry.  Three Candy Dots from the Brights collection were used to represent traffic lights.  A strip of I Am Me DSP was used to back the piece of Real Red 1/4" stitched grosgrain.  My ladies had the option of using the greeting from the stamp set or one from the Itty Bitty Banners.