Goodbye Baby...

...Blossoms that is.  The beautiful stamp set baby Blossoms is retiring along with any stamps that are in the mini catalogue that have not made it through to next years catty.

You get a lot of stamps for your money, and with careful use with a Stampamajig you can create infinite different backgrounds.

I used the leaves and the little flowers stamp on the card below.

There's a sneak peek of a new punch coming out on the card too.  It's a gorgeous lace punch available from the 1st October.

Winter reflections...

Saw this technique done on some cards and thought I'd have a go.  It's so easy to get that "reflection" effect.  Just stamp onto a piece of clear plastic (recycled packaging is perfect), turn it over and align your image at the bottom of the image on your card, then press it down.

Thank you card and notebook

Made this card and notebook for a friend using a technique I am completely hooked on!

Simply Stampin' Challenge 17

Over on Simply Stampin' Challenge this week they have set a colour combo challenge (click here to join in!) here are the colours...

Needed to make a birthday card for my mother in law, so made her this...

Hubby hadn't got her a pressie, so I decorated a little notebook in the same colours and theme.  Dug out my paper crimper hadn't used in years to make the leaves, punched them out with the Blossom punch, folded them in half and put them through the crimper.  Also used a white gel pen to great effect to highlight different areas.

Floral Birthday

Gave this card to my friend today, so I can put it on here! I love making a sheet of my own "patterned paper" and then using it in different ways to create different cards.

Baby Blossom Love!

I fell in love with this stamp set the moment I saw it in the catalogue, and when I booked my party with Claire (now my upline) I knew I was going to order it.

It's so shabby chic, Kath Kidston style, classic, pretty and girly.

Used a piece of Designer Paper from the pack you could earn as a hostess and a stamp from a set from the level 2 Hostess section as well as the Baby Blossom stamps.

Please see the labels below for the different colours and stamps sets used.

Lots of flowers...

on these cards!

I love creating beautiful backgrounds with these floral stamps.

Just had delivery of my first ever order as a demo.  The stamps etc. are all bagged up ready to go to their new homes to be played with!  I bought myself the set of Regals ink pads.  I must say I am impressed with the quality, and that combined with the Very Vanilla cardstock which is so smooth and seems to just take the ink so well - I am very please with the results.

Mini Butterfly notecards and notebook

It's been a busy few days! I had a class at home on Saturday morning followed by an Open House for anyone wanting to know more or buy Stampin Up products.  I had some lovely friends through who have been so supportive of what I'm doing.  Also dear husband took all 4 children out for the morning so I could concentrate!

The class was similar to the one I taught last week.  Had a slight panic when I realised I didn't have enough cream cardstock for one of the cards, so we used a different colour, came out quite well!

Then last night I had a play with the Beautiful Butterflies Die (114507).  I made some tiny notecards, the kind that you would slip in a parcel to someone, no envelope needed.  Made a little bag for them using this tutorial here that I saw someone else use on the In Love with Stamping forum.

Stamps

Four Frames and Silhouette Sentiments

Card

Certainly Celery, Daffodil Delight and Pumpkin Pie.

Paper

Designer Series Paper - Pumpkin Pie

Inks

Old Olive

Tools

Decorative Label Punch, Beautiful Butterflies Die

Other

Dimensionals

 
This is a mini notebook, isn't it adorable! Wouldn't it make a sweet party favour for a little girl - and only a few pence to make.

Used about 4 sheets of white printer paper to cut all the butterflies, and Certainly Celery Card stock to create the front and back page.  Stamped an image from the Green House Garden Set then used the Cropodile to cut through them in 2 lots. Tied it together with some Pear Pizazz seam binding.