P-p-p-p-p-pick up a penguin stamp!

This cute little project is a 3D package – you could use it for a Post-It note holder or to send small gifts. There are jelly beans inside this one – yum! (Although there were some exceedingly unpleasant coffee-flavoured ones in this batch, which made eating them a bit of a Russian Roulette-type situation.)

You could also use the same design for a small square card – the possibilities are… well, they’re not endless but there are a lot of possibilities, trust me!

I stamped the flowers along the bottom in Versamark® - I just guessed for placement and it turned out okay. Phew. But I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig® to position the flower and the penguin.

Stamps: Wild About You (p32)
Cardstock: Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black, Old Olive, Very Vanilla
Ink: Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Versamark®
Accessories: 1 3/8” circle punch (p80), Scallop Circle Punch (p80), gingham ribbon – black (p86)

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...and here's the other one

I couldn't get Blogger to load this yesterday so you've had to wait, I'm afraid. As you can see, the card uses exactly the same pieces of cardstock and ribbon as yesterday's giraffe sample; I've just switched them around a bit. 

Stamps: Polka Dots & Paisley (p51) 
Cardstock: Old Olive, More Mustard, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark®
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – Always Artichoke (p86), Round Tab Punch (p80), Circle Rhinestone brads – Fire (p85), Stampin’ Pastels® (p82), sponge daubers (p81), 1/16” hand-held circle punch (p80)

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I'm back!

Sorry about the gap. A combination of work, Stampin' Up! workshop and visitors meant that blogging was simply not possible.

Anyway, this was the Make and Take at Friday’s workshop. The hostess wanted to see the Popping Pastels technique (click here for details) and, as it’s really fun to do, I was more than happy to oblige.

I demonstrated the Wild About You stamp set as all of the guests had children. But, just in case they didn’t want to make a children’s card, I showed them how exactly the same pack of prepared cardstock and accessories could be used to make a different card, using the Polka Dots & Paisley stamp set. Unfortunately, Blogger won't load this card at the moment - I will try again later. 

Stamps: Wild About You (p32) 
Cardstock: Old Olive, More Mustard, Ruby Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark®
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – Always Artichoke (p86), Round Tab Punch (p80), Circle Rhinestone brads – Fire (p85), Stampin’ Pastels® (p82), sponge daubers (p81), 1/16” hand-held circle punch (p80)

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Oops, sorry...

I'm sorry I've neglected you over the last few days, it's just been manic here. I did workshop in Derby last night and the ladies there seemed to enjoy themselves - I'll try to get round to posting what we made over the weekend but we have visitors this weekend so much preparation is required!

A shabby lion

This is essentially the same card as this one, as you can see. Same design, different colours, different stamps. There’s no point in reinventing the wheel and, sometimes, there’s just no time!

This is for a demo at a workshop this Friday – the hostess likes earthy colours and wanted me to show her the popping pastels technique (click here for details). As most of the guests will have children, I thought I’d use this fun set.

Stamps: Wild About You (p32)
Cardstock: More Mustard, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark®, More Mustard, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – More Mustard, Hodgepodge Hardware® - Pewter

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Home Again… again

Yes, it’s the return of the Home Again Simply Scrappin’® kit! I was playing around with it at the Papercraft Show (when I should have been tidying up) and this card just happened. It was supposed to be something completely different but you know how it is…

Stamps: Welcoming Words (p15)
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Home Again Simply Scrappin’® kit (p16), 3/8” Grosgrain Ribbon – Old Olive

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A shabby rose card - with a new ribbon use thrown in!

First an announcement: Alison and I held a prize draw at the papercraft show yesterday and, at the end of the day, drew a winner. The winner is Mrs L. Winfield and I’ll be posting her prize of a fabulous Stampin’ Up!® stamp set today.

Now for details of the card, which is the one I demonstrated yesterday. It was quite a complicated (and messy) card to demonstrate at a tiny table but people seemed to like it. Either that or they were just being polite!

First I wheeled along the bottom of the card with the Watercolour Vine wheel, using the Mellow Moss cartridge. As this is a paler colour than the cardstock (Always Artichoke) it’s left a very subtle image.

Next I used the direct-to-paper technique to ink up the edges of the card, and used scissors to rough up the bottom edge of the card to give it a shabby chic look. To give the card a bit of lift, I attached a narrow strip of Rose Red cardstock behind the distressed edge.

I stamped the main image with Roses in Winter. It’s a two-step stamp set and, to make the first impression paler, I “stamped off” on scrap paper first. Again I inked and distressed the edges of the cardstock. Please click here for more about the techniques used on this card.

Here's the bonus use of ribbon: the ribbon goes all the way round the card and is joined behind the image. I threaded a piece of Hodgepodge Hardware® on to the ribbon before joining it then threaded a short piece of ribbon through the ribbon that goes over the top of the hardware and tied a simple knot.

I added the layered image using Stampin’ Dimensionals® and, finally, as the hardware is loose on the ribbon, I slid it along so that it was exactly where I wanted it.

Stamps: Roses in Winter (p47), Watercolour Vine wheel (p89)
Cardstock: Always Artichoke, Rose Red, Very Vanilla
Ink: Rose Red, Always Artichoke, Mellow Moss (cartridge)
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware® - Pewter, ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – Always Artichoke, Stampin’ Around® Jumbo Handle (p83)

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Too tired to type...

What an exhausting day! Suffice to say, we weren't ignored at the Papercraft Show. After a slowish start there was loads of interest in our stall and we've introduced lots of new people to Stampin' Up!® We did demonstrations all day - I'll show you mine tomorrow. It's too dark to take a photograph now and I'm too tired anyway!

Busy, busy, busy...

I'm busy preparing today for the MAX Papercraft Show at the University of Derby tomorrow  (yes, last-minute as usual). I'm having a stall with my downline Alison and we have no idea what to expect - will we be inundated or ignored? 

We'll be doing demonstrations all day so, if you're there, please pop over to say hello!

Little birds

Look! No Home Again Simply Scrappin’® kit! But I have stuck to the same colour scheme.

For this card I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig® to line up the little birds from the Wild About You stamp set. As I was using the pastels technique, I stamped each one in Versamark® and then chalked it up before proceeding to the next one. Click here for details of the popping pastels technique

I pierced the bottom strip of the Old Olive cardstock using the piercing mat which comes with the Crafters’ Tool Kit.

The three flowers are stamped at the bottom of the card using Versamark®.

Stamps: Wild About You (p32)
Cardstock: Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla
Ink: Versamark®
Accessories: Stampin’ Pastels® (p82), sponge daubers (p81), Crafters’ Tool Kit (p85)

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