In The Meadow and Mixed Drinks: just what the doctor ordered!

Last Friday I held my first Stamp Doctor night, where guests were invited to bring along their ‘stamping maladies’ (products they’d purchased but struggled to use).  As this was my first time holding the clinic, I’d asked for advance warning of the stamp sets they were planning to bring. 

Only two people wanted to bring sets, and their problems turn out to be In The Meadow (one of my favourites!) and Mixed Drinks (which, fortunately, Kelly has). Between us we created the following projects for the ladies to make on the night. 

My projects incorporated watercolouring, as it’s one of my favourite techniques; also it’s very soothing, and therefore must be good for the health! 

The first project (above) I CASEd from Jennifer Frost; I love the way the mountains provide the perfect backdrop to the deer. 

The second was inspired by Connie Babbert. The masking really makes this card, in my opinion. But I also thought that some people love watercolouring as much as I do, so may prefer to spend more time on this technique. For those ladies, I created this project, CASEd from Michelle Zindorf, and which can be created from the same kit as the card above. 

Meanwhile, over at the Mixed Drinks table, Kelly had used clean and simple repeat stamping to make these fab samples. 

The kits were provided in bags with these fun labels, which I created in Canva and, even if nobody else appreciated the joke, they cracked me up so it was worth it. And no, I didn’t wear a lab coat… although I now have one on order for the next clinic! 

After a few hours of stamping and laughing, everyone went away happy, which just proves that crafting is the best medicine!

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Mixed Drinks gift packaging

It was one of my Virtual Hostess Club members’ birthdays this month and one of the perks of membership is a Stampin’ Up!® birthday gift... wrapped in Stampin’ Up!® packaging, of course. This is where my In Colour Designer Series Paper stack comes into its own, and the 12x12 sheet was just the right size to wrap the present.

The label and card are created using the versatile Mixed Drinks stamp set. No difficult colouring with this set; you just stamp the liquid inside the glass and no, it doesn’t fit perfectly, so that really takes the pressure away. The finishing touches are a piece of pompom trim and some co-ordinating Dapper Denim ribbon.

Mixed Drinks Photopolymer Stamp Set [141928] £19.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] £32.00	2016-2018 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack [141408] £20.00	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] £6.00
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] £7.25
Dapper Denim A4 Cardstock [141419] £7.25	Dapper Denim 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141424] £7.25	Whisper White Mini Pompom Trim [141486] £6.50

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Birthday Fiesta - out of this world llama

Continuing the white card base theme, this project is clean but not so simple as it uses not one but four different stamp sets. I had a concept in my head which looked a little like this, and it was fun to create a crazy dream-like situation for this llovely llama. I made it for my friend and former colleague Kerry, who kindly organised a collection for me when I left work... and in an absent-minded move, almost asked me if I’d like to contribute! Bless her.

Birthday Fiesta Photopolymer Bundle [142268] £38.50	Mixed Drinks Photopolymer Stamp Set [141928] £19.00	Marquee Messages Photopolymer Stamp Set [141727] £19.00	Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [139971] £19.00
Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] £32.00	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] £6.50	Emerald Envy A4 Cardstock [141420] £7.25	Delightful Dijon A4 Cardstock [138345] £7.25
Watermelon Wonder A4 Cardstock [138341] £7.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad [131179] £6.00	Emerald Envy Classic Stampin' Pad [141396] £6.00
Watermelon Wonder Classic Stampin' Pad [138323] £6.00	Tree Builder Punch [138295] £16.00

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Mixed Drinks... well, it is Friday

Got that Friday feeling yet? The sun may not yet be over the yardarm but it’s not too early for a beer... card at least. I made this for a friend and former colleague who has just won an outstanding achievement award for spending a lot of time in pubs. Yes really, apparently that can happen!

I kept the card really simple. Partly because most men (stampers excluded, of course!) don’t appreciate fancy cards that took a lot of effort. And partly because I was going through a “white period” when I made this card, and really enjoying the Clean and Simple look. Four products only to make this card!

I simply used a white notecard and stamped in black and Delightful Dijon. Great stamp set, by the way. I hadn’t looked at it twice, but borrowed it from my friend Kelly specifically to make this card as it’s so perfect. And now I kinda wish I had it, too. I love how you can stamp the liquids inside and they fit but not quite perfectly so the pressure is off.

Mixed Drinks Photopolymer Stamp Set [141928] £19.00

Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes [131527] £5.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50

Delightful Dijon Classic Stampin' Pad [138327] £6.00

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