{Stamped Easter Home Decor piece}

Hello there,

thanks for stopping by my blog today.

With all the changes to life brought on by the Covid 19 pandemic and then everyone in my household getting ill, the last couple of weeks have been a bit of a blur.  We are still unsure whether we had "the" virus, or just another one that was doing the rounds at the time.  It certainly left my husband and I feeling exhausted, however we are very much recovered and enjoying sunny weather, and very grateful for where we live.  

The children are officially on school holidays so not so much urgency to encourage them to do school work that has been set by teachers.  Easter celebrations have crept up on me as the usual reminders of seeing Eater decor in shops, lambs skipping in fields and roadsides lined with daffodils have not been there due to being quarantined.

However, last night I took a moment (about an hour) to make this Home Decor piece that is now on my mantle-piece.

It is full of the symbolism of the Biblical account of Easter, including blue flowers reminiscent of forget-me-nots, small red hearts to remind us of the love of Christ as he bled and touches of gold and purple hinting at his kingship.

Here are the stamps and colours used 

STAMPS 

Inspiring Iris, Colorful Seasons, Varied Vases, Tropical Chic, Timeless Tulips, Beautiful Bouquet, Swirly Frames. 

INK COLOURS 

Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Petal Pink, Calypso Coral, Soft Sea Foam, Pear Pizzazz, Seaside Spray, Soft Suede, Poppy Parade, Highland Heather.

Here is a close up of some of the stamping.

Below is the video tutorial...

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{One Sheet Wonder stamping diagonally and what I made from them}

Hi everyone, this post sharing the results of a YouTube live video which can be found here... be warned it's very long. However if you would like to hear the explanations of my thought process when stamping, you may find it useful.

Here is a faster version

Here are the results of the stamping session

Colours used: Poppy Parade, Balmy Blue, Rococco Rose, Daffodil Delight and Soft Sea Foam

Colours used: Melon Mambo, Balmy Blue, Flirty Flamingo, Daffodil Delight and Soft Sea Foam

Colours used: Night of Navy, Blueberry Bushel, Balmy Blue , Seaside Spray

Over the following few days I cut up the stamped sheets and created these cards.

 

I then did two more YouTube lives where I showed how I cut up the sheet and matting layers.  Again they're both quite long videos, but worth watching if you would like the details.

Here is how I cut up this sheet

and here are the matting layers with lots of rectangles cut out of them.. yes I'm that frugal!

And here are the cards

Well, if you're reached the end of this blog post you deserve a medal!

Thank you for sticking with me, I hope it's inspired you to get your stamps out and play!

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Ruth Trice, Independent Stampin' Up! Demontrator

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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

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{Christmas Stampathon - February Challenge}

Welcome to the...

2nd Round of the
Christmas Stampathon 2019

Be inspired every month with a Christmas Challenge on the 25th of the month.

The challenge this month is to create a background, and use it to make 4 items, they could be cards, bags, tags or whatever will help you with your Christmas crafting.

When you have made your creation, please photograph it and add it to the Facebook group here.

I am joined by the 3 other demonstrators from around the world

Denise Kepple Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from America

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia


Here is my video tutorial...

I used the Beautiful Bouquet and Mistletoe Season stamp set and stamped onto a 12 x 12 piece of Very Vanilla card stock.

 These are cards I made from the background I stamped.  I also used up some slithers of card I had left to make some tags.

The new Spring/Summer catalogue is available now and can be viewed here

We are also in the wonderful season of Saleabration.

If you are new to Stampin' Up and are wondering what one earth that means, I'll briefly explain.  To reward you for purchasing Stampin' Up! products you can choose a fabulous free gift for every £45 spent.  To see the choices of free items have a look here.

If your wish list is quite long and reaches near the £99 mark then it's worth considering signing up to Stampin' Up! as there is a fantastic sign up offer at the moment.  For £99 join up fee you will receive £170 of product.  Contact me for more details.

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 

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  

Info and rules about the Christmas Stampathon 2019

• This is a collaboration between Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in the US, UK and Australia. 
• Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge.
• The Challenge will be set on the 25th of the month (January-October) on each of the organisers social media. The deadline for submission is 11pm on the 24th of the following month in your respective time zone.
• Join the Facebook group for up to date announcements and to submit entries https://www.facebook.com/groups/569826780020011/
• Challenge Rules
• To be entered into the Prize Draw in November you need to complete 1 or more of the challenge. You will earn 1 virtual ticket entry every month you complete a challenge and an addition 10 virtual tickets if you complete all 10 months.
• Photos of your projects need to be posted on the Facebook group post for that month or emailed to one of the organising demonstrators to be shared, please state your country of residency.
• To be eligible to win a prize you need to live in the USA, UK or Australia.
• All entries must use at least one Stampin' Up! product - ideally a stamp.
• The winners will be randomly selected by an online generator from all the eligible participants.
• By submitting a photo you give the organisers permission to use the photo on their blog and social media.
• There are prizes available for each country. The first prize is US $60, UK £50, AUS $88 of product that the organisers will choose and ship free of charge. The second prize is a sample of each of the items the organiser/s from your respective country makes.
• Everyone who participates will be allowed to use our specially designed badge that can be displayed on your blog.
• Please use the hashtag #christmasstampathon2019 in any social media you post your entries to.

{Shabby Chic Daisy card using Stampin Up Stamps and Dies}

I love lots of different styles when it comes to card making. I am constantly inspired by the work of others, and love thinking how I can use Stampin' Up! products to achieve the spectacular effects I see.

Creating romantic, shabby chic cards brings me so much joy, as I get to arrange different elements on a card for a pretty affect.

Can you see the copper trim hiding in there?  It's a clever trim... it's hollow! I cut a piece about 5cms long, a opened it up an cut the tube open so I'd have some lovely texture to stick own in the background.

Do you also spot some new ribbon?  It's tulle... and polka dot! What's not to love?  It is also going to be available in Whisper White AND Very Vanilla in June.  If you have shopped with me in the last 6 months you will be receiving a catalogue soon, if not please contact me and I will put you on my mailing list.

I used dies from the Butterflies an Rose Garden thinlets sets that are leaving us this month.

Here is a video tutorial, worth grabbing a cuppa as it's a bit longer than usual.  In the video I say Gold Glimmer paper, I was meant to say Green!

143713 £16.00	143712 £16.00	143669 £15.00	145361 £27.75
145297 £45.75	143666 £24.00	143659 £27.00	140619 £28.00
145617 £30.00	144137 £10.00	144241 £6.25	141701 £2.75
144250 £7.25	106576 £7.25	124391 £7.25	126953 £6.00
126970 £6.00	141337 £3.25	126189 £3.75	110755 £3.75
103579 £9.00	129722 £27.00	137360 £24.00	139684 £22.00
143263 £99.00	145601 £13.50	146912 £7.00	144179 £5.50

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