Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Bundled Up

Well, hasn't another month come around so quickly!

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop, pull up a chair, make a cuppa and enjoy some beautiful creations from Stampin' Up! demonstrators from all over the world.

We were asked to focus on a bundle of products.  Did you know that there are quite a few items in the Stampin' Up! catalogue that are designed to co-ordinate with each other.  This often helps with the creative process as I am not searching to find something to cut out an image or to find a matching tool.

Here is the Beauty of Friendship stamp set and Dies and I have 3 projects for you today.

As we said "goodbye" to a number of stamp sets that feature trees last month, I jumped at the chance to order this.  The stamps are really easy to match up... actually what I really mean is that you do NOT have to be precise to get a fabulous result.

Here I have used just the stamp set and 4 colours to create a soft effect.

I used Petal Pink, Pale Papaya, Gray Granite and Basic Gray and stamped onto Very Vanilla card, then mounted again onto a Very Vanilla card base.

This is the result of the additional use of one of the tree dies and a scalloped strip of Gray Granite, (I'm afraid I could not resist using the scallop edge die from Penned Flowers Dies).

And then here we have what happens when my mind turns to flowers!

I'm sorry I didn't get round to filming this.  

I cut out the "tree tops" from Pale Papaya card and cut a spiral into them and rolled them up to make the flowers.  Then cut various trees from Blackberry Bliss, Rich Razzleberry and Gray Granite card.  On the darker branches I swiped some Craft White Ink, and on the Gray Granite I brushed some Gray Granite Ink before gluing it all down.  Can you spot those adorable little birds nestled in there? They are also in the die set.  

The Artisty Blooms Self Adhesive sequins are so useful for adding a bit of sparkle and the clear dots from the Faceted Gems make great dew drops on the leaves.

Thank you for stopping by, and if you would like to purchase any of the products featured I have created a helpful link to all the products here  https://s.tamp.in/k1sm9G

Do have a look at the other creators in this hop, you will not be disappointed.

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 on the left.

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.

{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.

{One Sheet Wonder - Lots of Florals}

Hi everyone,

I hope you're enjoying the summer holidays.

I'm afraid I haven't been able to film and edit videos and blog as much, so I've been going "live" on YouTube to do some stamping.  Here are the results of a session of stamping with floral stamps.

Here is the LIVE video, be warned it is quite long...

and here is a shorter sped up version.

After I created the sheets I cut them up to make these bookmarks.

To purchase the stamps and inks you can see the catalogue here 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  

From now to the 31st of August, when you sign up you get an additional £25 of product free.

{Stamping Sunday Bloghop - Gingham Gala Suite}

Welcome to the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop! 

The first one of 2019, I'm looking forward to sharing some inspiration using products from the 

Gingham Gala Suite

It's a beautiful spring coloured suite, and great for any lovers of butterflies... ahem like me.  I cannot resist them!  Especially when the designs are so intricate.

At the Stampin Sunday Blog Hop we've decided to slightly change what we present to you.  We recognise that some of you may be at the beginning of your crafting journey and have limited supplies, and the rest of you could be anywhere from a beginner to a super avid crafter, with lots and lots of supplies.  To make sure we inspire all of you we are creating 3 projects from the same suite.

Here is my first one, only stamping and 3 inkpads.

The second one requires the use of the co-ordinating butterfly punch and some dimensionals.

And the 3rd one requires all the previously used, with some extra products and a lot more time.

 

Here is a video tutorial with a few tips.

Do have a look at the other wonderful inspiration from this international group of Stampin' Up! demonstrators.

S H O P   N O W  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 

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 

P I N T E R E S T

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

{Paper flower shaping and Colour Q no 312}

I just love it when I discover I have a tool that can be used for more than it was designed for!

This colours in this card were given by the {Colour Q challenge blog}

I didn't have Only Orange, so I substituted it for Pumpkin Pie

Watch the video to find out more!

Please place any online orders using the following hostess code... FVT3CBY9 and I will send all October shoppers a free gift in the post in November .

If your order comes to over £150, please don't use the code as you will earn 10% in Stampin' Up! rewards.

~{Sponge, Spritz and Stamp}~

Sponge, Spritz and Stamp

That's what I'm calling the following technique!

I wanted to create a pretty background to show off these stamps, and had great fun in the process!

• Using a sponge and 3 inkpad colours of your choice, cover a sheet of very Vanilla Cardstock.
• Fill a Spritzer bottle with water, and spray the entire sheet with an even covering of water, use a heat tool to dry if you can't wait (turn the card upside down and heat if it starts to curl).
• Stamp the card with whatever stamps and colours you would like.
• Stamp some with Versamark, add embossing powder (I used white)and heat.

-{Passion for Grey Pt 2}-

Here are some more grey cards.

I've beeen experimenting with rolled and folded flowers.

The little flowers below were made using the "eyes" from the owl punch.

Come back tomorrow as I'll be taking part in a blog hop featuring products from the Summer Mini catalogue which is coming out tomorrow!

-{passion for grey pt 1}-

Loving the Basic Grey at the moment.  Have you noticed?

Found this lovely card  >here < by Monica, and was so inspired I got playing.

I stamped some flowers from the Green House Garden stamp set, they were a bit too large for the effect I wanted, so I cut a spiral into them and rolled them up.

I think this is the first time I have inked up this stamp from the Green House Garden set, I completely bypassed it! Will be using it a lot more now!

Can you see the little green flowers have a slight suede texture?  By scrunching and roughing the flower up (punched from cardstock), you can then separate the layers, so not only do you get 2 for the price of 1, but a lovely texture.

-{FREE paper!}-

I'm quite sad the Saleabration period is over, there were some beautiful stamps and papers on offer.  However, never fear, Stampin' Up have graced us with another fantastic offer for April only.  A choice of 1 set of papers worth £9.95 with a purchase of over £45.

I also just want to remind you that the Spring Mini catalogue ends at the end of the month, and I have no idea what will be making it into the main catalogue next year, so if there is something you love please get it now.

Here are your choices...

Berry Blossom (Spring Mini)

 Pocketful of Posies (Spring Mini)

Beyond the Garden (Idea Book and Catalogue)

Nursery Nest (Idea Book and Catalogue)

This is the card I made for my mum for Mother's Day, love the combo of grey with yellow.