Counting down the Final Hours with a Huge Bag

What started in early January is finishing TODAY, so if you want to take advantage of all the offers, please make sure you do so by TONIGHT. Personally, I think there is going to be a last minute rush, so I would highly recommend that you jump over to my Online Store and get your order in ads early as you can.

To tempt you, today I am highlighting the stunning Springtime Foil Specialty Designer Series Paper, which is not really a paper, but a satin finished foil finished lightweight card, so perfect for larger bags. This one is 9-3/4" tall, 3-1/3" wide and 2-1/4" deep, huge, just think how much you could get into that and look at how pretty it is.

The stamping is using the Lovely Wishes set, which I demonstrated to about 500 fellow Demonstrators at our half yearly convention in November last year. I am ashamed to say that since then I have not inked it up, so I have put that right now, just some quick and easy stamping; so pretty!

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page.

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

SMQ7N7UR

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Using a full 12x12 sheet, with the top at the top of your scoreboard or Trimmer, score at:
3-1/2, 5-3/4, 9-1/4 and 11-1/2"
With the base to the left, score at 2-1/4"
Flip the sheet over and the top at the top (!) score at 1-3/4 and 7-3/8 to about 8-1/2" down
Join these to the corners on the diagonal.
You will also need some scraps of matching Foil Sheets and Whisper White Cardstock

Beautiful Brusho Peacock and Bling

I really do enjoy using Brushos, so I thought I would mix them with one of the Sale-a-Bration favourites, Beautiful Peacock while the stamp set was still around.

I am really pleased with the result, although using Brusho on an unedited video may not be something I will rush to do again! If I were to make the card again, I would not bother stamping the Peacock before I did the background. 

The stamp set is great with all the options of how to build your favourite Peacock; no two will be alike. I think what makes this card is the addition of the rhinestones and the dots of colour over the tail. 

Remember TOMMORROW IS THE LAST DAY you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

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To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Watercolour card Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)

Party Panda Birthday Shaker Card

I never thought I would say this, but I am going to miss these little guys. They really are so cute, in fact almost as cute as the chickens last year.

As we now have extra items available FREE with a qualifying Sale-a-Bration order, I thought I would use one of those products for this card. As the Panda I decided to use has a party hat on (being a Party Panda, of course!) I instantly thought I would grab the Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper to use for the card front and mat. If you want to get this DSP pack as a FREE Sale-a-Bration item, remember to use the right product number (I show both below, but take a look at all the free items from the third release on my Catalogue Page).

I have used all our sequins for the shaker elements, including both sequin packs from the Annual Catalogue, and the Gold Glitter Flakes from the Spring/Summer. I apologise to those of you who hate either glitter or sequins with holes in the middle, but I love the combination, particularly with the dotty pattern on the DSP.

I matched the Panda's hat with the colours from the DSP, mounted the whole piece on a Real Red Card and added a Real Red bow from a double piece of the narrow Real Red Ribbon, which has carried over from the Autumn/Winter Catalogue(go to the Catalogue Tab to find the link to see the full list of items carried over).

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

Mats – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Lavender and Rose Friends

I have a sneaky suspicion that I am not the only person whole has missed the lovely rose bough in the Lots of Lavender Stamp Set. Do you know, I had not inked it up until I designed this project!

What a waste of a great little stamp, and I love that you can frame a card front with it so easily. The stamp set is a 2-step stamp set, but is so easy to line up, it is a breeze to put this card together. The colour for the main rose is not meant to line up perfectly, which makes it all so easy and I think takes the pressure of getting it 'perfect', which means it is more likely to come out looking right.

I used the Lovely Words Dies for the focal point. These are meant to be cut into the middle of a pice of card, but it is very simple to just cut the word that you want to use. I added multi-purpose adhesive sheet to the back of the card so it was simple to layer up the two die cuts and stick them together.

Of course the really important question is whether you prefer the Garden Green Mat, or the Rose Red? I know which one I prefer.

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Second Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)

Joseph's Coat Technique Heartfelt Blooms

I know Joseph's Coat is an older technique, but that does not make it any less fantastic. Add in the magic of the new Stamparatus and you can get some even more amazing results, with lots more control over the colours and where they end up.

Using the Stamparatus means that you can add colour to the stamp (in this project I used sponge daubers to get graduated colours) and then clean your stamp, add Versamark and clear embossing powder, so you only emboss where the colour is. Then cover with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and buff the whole card with some kitchen paper.

Mount your card front onto a coloured mat and a card base and you are done! I did take it a little further by using Dimensionals to stick the mat to the card base and adding some enamel shapes, but you could leave both steps out and have a great project.

I hope you enjoy the project and the tutorial. If you are in the UK and need any products, please hop over to my online store and grab what you need. 

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

JOIN MY TEAM

Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Stamping Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)

You are Simply Amazing

Don't you just love getting free products? I have pretty much only used Sale-a-Bration Items on this card and am so pleased by the result.

I think the colour scheme is an absolute winner too. Who knew that Bermuda Bay would work so well with Berry Burst? May be its because of the alliteration, particulalry when you add in Basic Black. Hey, is that a way to choose colour schemes? Just pick colours that start with the same letter?

On my card I only partially cut the 'YOU' so that it is still attached to the main Black piece and I show you how in the video. If you dont want to try that, you can simply just cut the word and then line it up at the top of your Black piece.

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

Stamping Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Black Mat – 3 x 3-7/8” (7.5 x 9.75cm)

Scrap of Glimmer Paper

Blooms and Wishes that Spring is around the Corner SOON

I am beginning to wonder if Spring will ever come here. Just as we seem to be getting better weather, we seem to hit a cold snap again - and guess what - I am getting bored with it.

Time for a Spring inspiring card; bright, fun and easy - perfect. I grabbed an old favourite stamp set, Blooms and Wishes, some Spring Colours and made my own Patterned background. Add a sentiment and a bow, and it was pretty mush done.

My tips for this, covered in the video, are to start with the largest images and move to the smaller ones, but also make sure you stamp over the edge of the mat; it really does make it look more 'intended' that way.

I used a sentiment from the same set, punched it out with the Pretty Label punch and mounted it on another shape punched from the same punch, cut in half and stuck to the back of the sentiment. Add a bow to finish this happy, fresh project off. I think what makes this card for me is the Wild Washabi, it is much the freshest of the mid greens.

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

JOIN MY TEAM

Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Second Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)

Bird Banter - I'd Share my Branch With You!

Every now and again I like to make a really Clean and Simple Card; today is one of those days. I grabbed the Bird Banter Stamp Set and an Oval Stitched Shaped Framelets, and I was away.

I wanted this card to be one for my stash, so I thought a non-specific sentiment was called for, 'You're the kiind of Friend I'd Share my Branch With' seemed to fit the bill. In my mind this menat that I had to use the Branch Stamp, but did not want more than one bird on it. Now here's a secrect, the branch can be used in either direction! I know, who knew!!!!!

I selected the 'Elvis' bird and coloured him with just two colours, using the Pumpkin Pie and Bermuda Bay Duos, with a little help from the Colour Lifter. I cut the ovals before I stamped the image, sometimes that is just how I rock! Get it? Elvis bird, Rock!!! If you want all the Blends and some FREE extras, take a look at my Blends Club.

A few Enamel Shapes in Bermuda Bay, the sentiment stamped in the middle of the card, layer it all up and you are done. Quick, Easy, Clean and Simple, because sometimes that is just what you need to do.

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page.

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Handmade Notebooks - From Scratch - Seriously!

I am a great fan of notebooks, I have dozens of the in all shapes and sizes, although I never seem to have on to hand when I need one. I am thinking the solution to this is to make my own!

I have a long reach stapler, so theoretically I can make any size, only limited by the size of the card and paper used to make them. But I want them to fit in a half wood stamp case, so I am looking at small notebooks. 

The finished size is 3-1/4 x 4-1/2" (8 x 11cm), it is so cute. You can either make the cover with card, covered in Designer Series Paper, Stamped Cardstock, or Specialty Designer Series Paper, the choice is yours. Add your pages, (these do need to be quite a bit smaller on the long edge to allow for the fold) staple together and then add your ribbon and a stamped sentiment, and you are done!

These are perfect for children's party favours, Craft Fairs, Table Gifts at Crafty Workshops, the list goes on. And the only special equipment is the long reach stapler - mine was under £10 on Amazon and came with some staples.

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Cover - 6-1/2 x 4-1/2 (16 x 11cm) Score at 3-3/16 and 3-5/16 (7.8 and 8.2cm)
Pages 6 x 4-3/8" (15 x 10.5cm)

Why Waste a Good Sketch Challenge? Make Two Projects, or Three?

Yesterday I showed you the project I made for the latest Inspire.Create.Challenge, if you didn't see that, please go and take a look HERE

If that project was not for you, then how about this one. I have actually used Designer Series Papers on a card!! WOW, that is not common for me, but I ma trying to be better and actually use it, rather than gaze at it or stroke it. It is meant to be used, and I need to remember that!

Today I am using products from the Sweet Soiree Suite, but although the projects are using the same products, I hope you agree that they look very different. One is fresh and brings hope for spring, the other is more sophisticated.

If you are wondering where I got the Daffodil Delight Metallic Edge Ribbon, the answer is, I used the Silver Edge ribbon and the Dark Daffodil Delight Blend - easy, and now you can make lots of colours, just get the Blends! If you need to budget for your Blends, then why not join my Blends Club and get Free Products from me! See the Blends Club Tab above.

You can definitely see that they follow yesterday's sketch and if you look at all four cards next to each other (see the video for that) then it is obvious that I have not changed the sketch at all, but you can; flip it, do it landscape, all sorts of changes can still be true to the sketch - why not have a go yourself and then share your project on the Inspire.Create.Challenge site.

I hope you have enjoyed today's versions of the sketch.

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

JOIN MY TEAM

Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Second Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)

Inspire.Create.Challenge 014 - Lift Me Up Marbled Ice

I am thrilled to be taking part in another Inspire.Create.Challenge, and this time it is one of my favourites; a sketch challenge.

Although I love sketch challenges, this one had my stumped for a while and I had a few goes at my project, but once I knew what I was aiming for, it all came together fairly quickly. 

I wanted to try out the 'Ice Technique' but decided to find an easier version of it, which I bring to you today. This is, if you like, the easy version, using the fantastic Marbled background stamp and a standard Classic Ink Pad with clear embossing powder, to get the effect. It worked particularly well with the balloon from Lift Me Up because it looks like clouds and sky (in my eye anyway).

I have used the Sale-a-Bration Shimmer Ribbons on both versions of the card and also added rhinestones, just in case there was not enough 'bling' on the card with the foil!

I hope you will take a look at the video to see just how easy it is to get this effect. The only thing to bear in mind is that stamping on a slick surface runs the risk of the stamp slipping, but also remember that the foil card does not like too much heat being applied to it.

I would love to see lots of entries from my regular followers this time around, so if you are tempted, please take part. If you go over to the Inspire.Create.Challenges website (just click on the picture of the sketch above, you can see all the amazing projects the other Design Team Members have come up with, then have a go yourself!

Remember that until 31st March, you will get FREE items for every £45 order (if you spend £90 you can either choose 2 Items, or 1 of the new Level 2 Items!!!).

Until the end of March I am running a FREE Prize Draw for UK residents. If you sign up to my Newsletter between now and 31st March, you will be entered in the draw for a mini Craft Kit, with lots of lovely goodies in it including Notecards & Envelopes, Designer Series Paper, Ribbon and Embellishments. Please include your postal address if you wish to be entered into the Draw. Entry to the Draw is not open to under 18s or Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. Just complete the form at the very bottom of this page

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

If your order is over £25 (plus P&P), please use the Hostess Code:

4RFY3W9K

To share in the Hostess Rewards for this month AND become a VIP. If your order is over £150 (plus P&P), please don't use the Hostess Code as you will get to pick your own rewards, but don't worry, you will still become a VIP Reward Member.

The Starter Kit is ALWAYS the best deal in the Catalogue and great value at just £99 for your choice of £130 of products (with no additional P&P). Once you are a Member of this great Family, you get a discount on your future purchases, or an income from sales you make to other people; Win,Win Right? Join my Team between 3rd January and 31st March 2018 and you will get even more in your Starter Kit. Seriously, you will get to chose any Full Price (not Hostess or Sale-a-Bration) Stamp Sets of YOUR choice to add in addition. That could be as much as £90 more for your £99. Over £200 of products for just £99.

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

First Mat – 5-5/8 x 3-7/8” (14.25 x 9.75cm)

Second Mat – 5-1/2 x 3-3/4” (14 x 9.5cm)

Scraps for stamping and die cutting