{Stamping Sunday Blog Hop mini catalogue favourite}

Welcome to this week's Stampin Sunday Blog Hop.  This month we have been challenged to use a favourite product from the upcoming mini catalogue.  By the way if you haven't got your hands in a copy yet, please let me know.

I have chosen this gorgeous stamp called Breathtaking Bouquet as a main focal point and used the sentiments from 

I decided to use it 3 different ways to inspire you.

The first card was made by stamping with Cherry Cobbler ink on to some Shimmer White card, then I got a paintbrush and water and reactivated the ink and painted in some of the flowers. The addition of a stamped sentiment with a little bit of thread finishes off this super simple card.

The second card was stamped on to Whisper White card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, then I choose some light coloured Stampin Blends and barely coloured in some of the flowers. I wrapped some of the new thin Mint Macaron ribbon around it before sticking it down and finishing it with some thread and a sentiment.

Thos last card took a little more time. 

I stamped the image onto White and BlackBerry Bliss cardstock with the Tuxedo Black ink pad.  After colouring in some of the flowers I fussy cut them out and stuck them with dimensionals, also adding some ribbon and white flax thread with some gorgeous gems that are also going to be available in January. 

I hope you enjoyed visiting my blog, please check out the other bloggers here

To view the catalogue click here

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K    P A G E

F A C E B O O K     A R T F U L S T A M P I N   S P A C E

Y O U T U B E    C H A N N E L 

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{Botanical Prints product medley kit}

Hi everyone, here is a bit of a sneak peek at a stamp and die set that will be available as a product medley in January.  It's called Botanical Prints and contains these beautiful images.

If you would like to get your hands on a copy of the Spring/Summer Mini catalogue, then please drop me a line and I'll get one sent to you.

Here is the long video of how I made these striking cards

and here is the shorter sped up version.

Enjoy the pictures...

To view the catalogue click here

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K    P A G E

F A C E B O O K     A R T F U L S T A M P I N   S P A C E

Y O U T U B E    C H A N N E L 

I N S T A G R A M 

P I N T E R E S T

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases.

{Horses and flowers - Using Let it Ride stamp set}

Well who would have guessed... me? Falling in love with a horse stamp set?!  I don't have anything against these beautiful creatures, I just wouldn't call myself a horsey person.  I have lots of friends who spend a lot of time riding, grooming, training and loving horses.  The test of these cards will be whether they appreciate my treatment of these images.

I wanted to try an technique that showed of the flowers from Perennial Birthday and thought they would look lovely as a frame around the horses.

So I stamped them with Memento Black Ink on to Smokey Slate card stock and used the Stampin Blends to colour the images in.

Here is the long video of this process

Here is the shorter version

Colours used 

Light and Dark Balmy Blue, Light and Dark Crumb Cake, Light Soft Sea Foam

Colours used 

Light and Dark Highland Heather, Light and Dark Crumb Cake, Light Soft Sea Foam, Pink Pirouette (retired)

Colours used 

Light and Dark Calypso Coral, Light and Dark Smoky Slate, Light Call Me Clover

Colours used 

 Dark Soft Sea Foam, Dark Pumpkin Pie, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light and Dark Crumb Cake

To view the catalogue click here

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K    P A G E

F A C E B O O K     A R T F U L S T A M P I N   S P A C E

Y O U T U B E    C H A N N E L 

I N S T A G R A M 

P I N T E R E S T

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases.

{Stamping Sunday Blog Hop Night Before Christmas}

Hi there crafters, my name is Ruth and welcome to another...

Each month a team of creative demonstrators bring some fab ideas based on a set  or theme of products.

This month we are looking at the Night Before Christmas suite.

I choose the papers to purchase and play with.

I decided to make 3 items following a similar format. 

Here is a simple box decorated with the papers and coordinating colour card. I used the Stitched Stars Dies and leaf punches to cut additional embellishments.

Here is a card, this time with some elements cut out from the papers.

Finally a little bag ready to put a gift in.

Here is a video tutorial of how I cut and assembled everything

Please check out all the other bloggers here

To view the catalogue click here

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K    P A G E

F A C E B O O K     A R T F U L S T A M P I N   S P A C E

Y O U T U B E    C H A N N E L 

I N S T A G R A M 

P I N T E R E S T

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases.

{Colour combination challenge with BLUES}

Combining different stamp sets is a great way to create some fantastical scenes and designs.

As part of a recent challenge I was given 5 blues to play with and chose some stamp sets at random 

STAMPS USED 

Leave a little Sparkle, Winter Woods, Butterfly Wishes, Beautiful Friendship, All wired up 

INKS USED 

Pacific Point, Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Night of Navy, Pretty Peacock

Here is the long video

Here is the shorter and sped up tutorial

To view the catalogue click here

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K    P A G E

F A C E B O O K     A R T F U L S T A M P I N   S P A C E

Y O U T U B E    C H A N N E L 

I N S T A G R A M 

P I N T E R E S T

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases.

{Purple Flowers and Unicorns}

Hi, and welcome to my blog, have you had the chance to be creative today?  If not, I hope these projects will give you some inspiration.

I'm playing catch up with various projects and videos I have created and not got round to blogging.

Here are a couple of projects that were just screaming out to be shared together as they have purple in common.  The first is a birthday card I made for my daughter.  I stamped a whole sheet of card then used just a quarter of it and mounted it onto a A5 card base (basically an A4 piece of card folded in half).  The main focal point is the unicorn from Leave a Little Sparkle, then I used various other stamps to decorate around it including Abstract Impressions, Very Versailles and Pop of Petals.

There are 2 versions of the video tutorial, here is the faster edited version

and here is the longer one, with all the mistakes I made along the way.

This second card was inspired by a friend who loves purple and butterflies.

I used Butterfly Wishes, Beautiful Friendship and the swirl from Leave a Little Sparkle.

The colours are Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, Purple Posy (discontinued) and Gray Granite

Here is the sped up tutorial set to music...

and here is the longer "real time" one.

To view the catalogue click here

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K    P A G E

F A C E B O O K     A R T F U L S T A M P I N   S P A C E

Y O U T U B E    C H A N N E L 

I N S T A G R A M 

P I N T E R E S T

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases.

{Join in on my all day STAMPIN - IN}

Have you ever wanted to craft along with me from the comfort of your own home?  I am going to be going live 5 times tomorrow and invite you to create cards or scrapbook layouts and share the pictures on my Facebook group.  I will be picking random participants to receive my creations in the post.

Watch along tomorrow on my YouTube channel here 

Share your pictures on Artful Stampin Space here or email me at ruthtrice@gmail.com

Here is my schedule for tomorrow.  If you can't watch live the videos will be available for you to watch when you can. 

If you live in the UK...

Australian Western Standard Time

Atlantic Standard Time

To view the catalogue click here

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here 

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

please remember to use the following hostess code when spending up to £149.99, it's on the top right hand side of my blog.  If you are viewing on your mobile then switch to web view and it will be there.

To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

and to see more inspiration from  

UK Independent Stampin Up demonstrator Ruth Trice please go here

F A C E B O O K 

Y O U T U B E

T W I T T E R 

I N S T A G R A M 

P E R I S C O P E 

J O I N For free products and discounts on further purchases.