April Craft Box Notecard

Hello again. Welcome back, I hope you are enjoying seeing some projects made with the contents of this month's Craft Box.

Today I have a Note Card for you using some of the optional extras available as add-ons, this time the dies, stamps (best bought as a bundle, saving 10% on the combined price) and the embossing folders.

It is a cute card, quick and easy to make, just a few die cuts, some quick stamping and some embossing. I have added some stamping to the inside of the card and the envelope; I think it adds so much to the project to have it all tie toegether.

I love the subtlty of the monochrome with just a hint of colour using the Powder Pink, nothing too gaudy, but lifting the starkness of just Black and White.

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Dimensions

Notecard - 3-1/2 x 5" (8.9 x 12.7cm)

Designer Series Paper - 3-1/4 x 4-3/4" (8.25 x 12cm)

Whisper White Mat - 3 x 4-1/2" (7.6 x 11.4cm)

World Autism Awareness Day Blog Hop

Welcome to my project for World Autism Awareness Day. If you are following the hop you have probably come from Juana Ambida's site in Australia, I am sure you loved her project! You are now in Oxfordshire in the UK, so welcome!

Autism is a spectrum condition. All autistic people share certain difficulties, but being autistic will affect them in different ways. Some autistic people also have learning disabilities, mental health issues or other conditions, meaning people need different levels of support. All people on the autism spectrum learn and develop. With the right sort of support, all can be helped to live a more fulfilling life of their own choosing. For more information click this link to the UK National Autistic Society:

As with many other Awareness causes, Autism has a symbol and a colour, in this case a light bulb and blue. I have taken these as my inspiration for today's project. Stampin' Up! does have a stamp set with a light bulb in it, but I don't have it, so I tried looking outside the box a bit, and came up with this project using the Up & Away Dies:

I wanted the project to have a really positive feel to it, so selected one of the wonderful sentiments from the High Tide set - There is nothing little about the light you shine - and also picked the Shine from one of the others in that set. 

I have coloured the Whisper White Silver Metallic Edge Ribbon with the Light Night of Navy Blend pen, which is a very close match to the Pacific Point Ink and Cardstock of the card base.

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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 of Blue Cardstock

To continue hopping, just click the 'Next' Button and visit Amy Koenders over in Atlanta, Georgia and take alook at her amazing project.

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

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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

Inspire Create Challenge #011 - It's Sketch Time!

Many apologies for having been 'Missing In Action' for a while. I am hoping I am back on track and crafty goodness will flow again now.

Just my luck to get food poisoning and flu one week after the other, and just as I had got myself reasonably ahead with my blog and YouTube. But enough of that, you want to know about the new Inspire Create Challenge.

This week we have a sketch to inspire you and to get the crafty mojo flowing. To be honest, I had forgotten that I was due to submit a design this week, my brain has really gone into slow mode, so I was a little concerned that I would struggle to get something put together, but do you know, it took less than an hour to come up with the idea, make the project and take the photos; don't you love it when that happens!

I know I shouldn't say it, but I am absolutely thrilled with the idea too. Using the Black and White Petal Passion Designer Series Paper and colouring in a strip across the middle with Stampin' Blends just works. Then add the die cut, and it all came together. I used the middle of the Silver Foil Matt for my die-cutting, so there was nothing wasted. It is an age since I used Rich Razzleberry, and I can tell you, it is starting a bit of a trend for me, so watch our for more of that very soon.

Please hop over to the Challenge Page, just click on the sketch above, and take a look at what the other Design Team Members have made of this sketch, they are an extremely talented group, so they will give you masses of inspiration. Then just link your project to the page and you never know, you may win!!

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Dimensions

Standard A6 Cardbase

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

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

Use the centre of the Silver Foil mat for die-cutting.

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