Mix It Up Monday: Peekaboo Peach with Stitched Framelits Dies

I messed up a bit for this one. After glancing at this colour combination from my latest set of In Color Charts for Mix It Up Monday, I went off to make my projects – and it was only when I came to create the combination image below that I realised I should have used Very Vanilla and not Whisper White. Too late now, but if you’re having a go at this combo, feel free to use whichever one you have to hand.  

Those who know me will appreciate how difficult I found this combination. I confess that Pêche Fraiche (still can’t bring myself to say Peekab... nope, not going to happen!) is not a favourite of mine and the Brights are my least-used collection. But when a Virtual Hostess Club member has a birthday and states that her favourites are brights, I do my best to please.

I was quite happy with the gift bag, then realised I had to use the combo again to make a matching card, which is where it all went a bit wrong. I’m not a fan of this card at all – looking at it now, I can see that it needs some Melon Mambo flowers – but hopefully the recipient will be of the view that it’ s the thought that counts. 

The words come from an upcoming stamp set that you will be able to order in January. I’m not a big believer in showing you things you can’t order until several weeks later but this set, Birthday Bright, just happened to be to hand (we were given it at OnStage in Telford) and I do love the great big greetings. I’ve used them with the new Stitched Framelits Dies which I absolutely love; they are a great addition to your dies collection and available now, ahead of next summer’s new catalogue. 

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £27.00	Layering Ovals Framelits Dies [141706] £32.00	2016-2018 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack [141408] £20.00	Sprinkles Of Life Photopolymer Stamp Set [139971] £19.00
Tree Builder Punch [138295] £16.00	Peekaboo Peach A4 Cardstock [141422] £7.25	Tempting Turquoise A4 Card Stock [108598] £7.25	Melon Mambo A4 Card Stock [119980] £7.25
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Peekaboo Peach 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141427] £7.25	2016-2018 In Color Enamel Shapes [141410] £8.25	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] £4.50
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad [141398] £6.00	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [126948] £6.00	Tempting Turquoise Classic Stampin' Pad [126952] £6.00	Project Life Journaling Pens [135304] £4.50

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Affectionately Yours gift bag and card

I made this card/gift combo for one of my club ladies, Sharon. In my previous Virtual Hostess Clubs, I’ve sent a small gift to every member each month but this year I decided to shake things up a bit, ditch the monthly treats and give them a proper present in their birthday month. 

Last month it was the turn of Sharon and Kelly but I’ve had to wait until now to show you as both had their birthdays right at the end of the month.  I won’t tell you what’s in them, as I may end up repeating gifts later in the club year… and also, I confess I can’t remember what was in this one! I do remember it being cylindrical and having to turn it on its side to fit it in… ah yes, it’s come back to me now. Still not telling you though.

The box is made with the Gift Bag Punch Board and one of the speciality sheets of DSP from the Affectionately Yours pack. I continued the theme through to the card with this very simple design, prettied up with some tiny flowers from the Tree Builder Punch.

And yes, I finally invested in the Layering Circle Thinlits. These are great, so much more versatile than the old circle dies, as there are scalloped dies to match each circle… and they’re a much more suitable size for cardmaking, too. 

Affectionately Yours Specialty Designer Series Paper [141632] £11.75	Tin Of Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set [142180] £19.00	Stylized Birthday Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141828] £9.00	Tree Builder Punch [138295] £16.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] £32.00
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] £7.25	Mint Macaron A4 Cardstock [138344] £7.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Daffodil Delight A4 Card Stock [121680] £7.25	Flirty Flamingo A4 Cardstock [141421] £7.25
Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] £6.00	Flirty Flamingo 3/8" (1 Cm) Ruched Ribbon [141426] £7.25	Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments [119247] £4.50	Gift Bag Punch Board [135862] £18.00

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Woodland white scene... and stepped up, too

Eek, it’s Friday again already! Another week of no blogging, but don’t worry, we ARE getting somewhere at home and soon I may get some crafting time again. 

But first let me show you what I made for last week’s SU party. The hostess is a big fan of Christmas projects so the theme was festive. I kept the Make & Take really simple, showcasing the new Woodland embossing folder and teaming it up with the Tree Builder punch, which I know a lot of the ladies already have. I love the pop of Cherry Cobbler against the stark white.

Tree Builder Punch [138295]	Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139673]	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]	To You & Yours Too Photopolymer Stamp Set [139819]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]

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I also showed a stepped-up version of the same card, on which I’d (badly) added some colour to the branches. There are two ways you can do this and, trust me, if you take a bit more time and care over it (as I’m afraid I didn’t), it will look a LOT better than this!

1. Before embossing, using a marker, carefully colour the relevant raised areas of the embossing folder, to add colour to the indents on the trees.
2. After embossing, use the fine end of the marker to colour the cardstock in the indented areas on the trees. 

The finishing touch is one of our FABULOUS new wooden snowflakes (LOVE these!) and some nice new gold cord. The addition of just three products turns it into a completely different card.

Oh and the party? It was a lovely, relaxed event and a great opportunity to catch up with everyone. And, on top of this, the workshop total put the hostess into the 16% zone for Stampin’ Rewards so she was a very happy lady!

Tree Builder Punch [138295]	Woodland Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [139673]	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681]	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490]	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549]
To You & Yours Too Photopolymer Stamp Set [139819]	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966]	2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Write Markers [138333]	Snowflake Elements [139638]	Gold Cording Trim [139618]

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