Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Case the Team

Well hello my lovely cardmakers out there, welcome to the

Blog Hop for March, this month we were asked to CASE each other.

To CASE in crafting community can mean different things - Copy and Share Everything, Copy and Selectively Edit, Copy and Steal Everything, obviously I prefer the first 2 to the last one.  I love to credit those who have inspired me.  As someone wisely said, "there is nothing new under the sun".  All our art and creations have been influenced and inspired by others.  Even when we think we have hit on an original idea, you may discover that someone else has too.

Anyway, on with the crafting.  I decided to CASE a card by Barry from Mitosu crafts.  It's called the Floating Side Panel card, and his tutorial can be found {HERE}

I took the measurements and created this.

I used the Thoughtful Expressions stamps and Dies 162822 that are in the Stampin' Up! Mini catalogue.  The whole suite is beautiful and a joy to work with.

I stamped the large floral stamp with Petal Pink ink on the same coloured card stock and used that as the background layers and stuck them onto the Gray Granite card base.  The bird was stamped with Coastal Cabana ink on Pool Party card stock and large flower clusters with Calypso Coral ink on the same coloured card stock.  

I particularly like how the flower die can be placed on the flower image to add some dimension.

The hummingbird wings was layered to give an impression of flight, and the Iridescent Pearls 158987 were a lovely finishing touch to the flower centres.

To see how I made the card you can watch this tutorial

Thank you so much for looking at my card, here are the other hoppers, I am looking forward to seeing what they create.

S H O P for Stampin' Up! products here

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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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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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P I N T E R E S T

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{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...

Please remember I am here for your paper craft enquiries, whether you are a beginner or experienced stamper.

To view the current annual 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 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

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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 

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{Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Happiness Blooms}

Welcome, welcome, welcome!

Thank you for popping to my blog from the lovely Yvonne.

It's the Sunday blog hop and we have a wonderful selection of cards and projects using the Happiness Blooms Suite.

It's packed full of bright colours and retro floral styling.

Here are 3 approaches with various elements of the suites.  The first is a set of 3 small cards - these were really simple to make, only requiring the Memories and More pack that accompanies the suite, a trimmer , card and some adhesive. 

The second project is this bright and fun card highlighting one of the little floral punches.

The third project is stepped up a bit further. I fussy cut some of the leaf stamps so they could flow from the focal point.

To see how I put the cards together, please have a look at my video here.

To see all the other amazing participants click on the links below.

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  

{Lovely Lattice with easy water colour effect}

I love techniques that are quick and easy, but also have an element of the unexpected.

I discovered it a while ago, and love to try it on floral stamps.

This stamp set is FREE with a £45 order.

There have been some new additions to the Saleabration choices, for a £45 spend they are a stamp set or embossing folder.

With a £90 spend it's a stamp set AND a set of coordinating papers.  The florals are so pretty, and even more good news, in March there will be a die set available to purchase that matches the stamp set.

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 

{Weekend Ramble}

Weekend Ramble...

For those of you who are new to my blog I just wanted to explain what my ramble is all about.  On my YouTube Channel I put all sorts of tutorials, overtime people who follow me said they like to hear me talk about what I've been up to in my life.  I didn't want to do that in all my videos so my weekend ramble is exactly that... a ramble.  So if you would prefer not to hear me witter on please feel free not to watch it, here is the card I made during the ramble.

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~{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.

-{spring catalogue is here }-

Yummy yummy yummy!

I was extremely constrained with my pre order. There are so many pretty products in {this} new catalogue.   It would be very easy to spend £45 to get your free gift out of the Saleabration leaflet, see it {here}

Here is a card made with the gorgeous Tea for Two designer series paper.

If you like florals, teatime, shabby chic, patchwork and a spring colour palette then this is one for you.  As usual there are also some generic patterns in colours that would be fine for mens cards. 

-{Enchanting}-

I've used the papers from the Everyday Enchantment collection from the current Saleabration brochure.

Behind the flower I have punched some vellum with the Decorative Border Punch and scrunched it to create a frilly ruff behind the rose.

You are Loved, and much more...

I just wanted to show you the versatility of one of the beautiful sets in the mini catalogue.

Although it has a "love" theme, it is very versatile, and can be used for other occasions.

Here is a birthday card using squares cut from the heart motif.

Remember if you spend over £45 you can choose one FREE gift from the Saleabration catalogue, to see it click >here<

Lots to catch up on!

Hi everyone, Happy New Year!

Sorry I have been so quiet in blog land, it's been a pretty hectic few weeks.  Leading up to Christmas there was all the concerts and Christmas events with the children to attend and organise, and crafts to make for stalls that I had.

However, there's lots of exciting news in Stampin' Up! land.  The new mini catalogue is released tomorrow!  If you would like to get your hands on a paper copy, please contact me.  Tomorrow I will put up the link for you to see it on line.  Also, in three weeks we enter the Saleabration period!  There are some beautiful products up for grabs for FREE when you spend £45 on anything in the current Ideabook and Catalogue AND the new mini catalogue.

Here is a card using some of the new products coming out soon.

See the blue roses?  I made them using my scallop circle punch!  And are you sometimes glad of the little accidents that can happen while crafting? By accident I got glue on one of the roses, so I dabbed a few more spots and threw glitter on them!

The beautiful Everything Eleanor...

This is one of the new sets in the current catalogue, I ordered it along with 2 other stamp sets that I had earned from meeting my Stampin Start target in my first 3 months.

That is one of the great things about Stampin Up, they reward hard work - although it doesn't really feel like hard work when I'm creating and sharing great products with my friends, and making new friends too!

This month is a great month to sign up as you will get an additional New Colours kit, worth £27.95, click here for more info about becoming a demonstrator.