-{Summer Mini Blog Hop ILWS}-

Hi there, welcome to my blog, you may have got here via Amanda's Gorgeous Blog.

I've taken part in a Blog Hop, organised on the fab forum In Love With Stamping.  If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop click {here} to go to Alison's blog.

All the blog's on this hop should be featuring the lovely new goodies in the Summer Mini catalogue.  (Please contact me if you would like a copy).

As a demonstrator we can get our hands on the new products a full month before anyone else, here is what I have made with the beautiful Attic Boutique Designer Series Papers.  Do you also see the pleated Ribbon? That's a new addition too!

I made a card holder inspired by the one Heather made {here}.  I changed the dimensions so it would hold C6 size envelopes.

Here it is opened up.

Here are the four cards that fit inside.

Do you spy something new below? It's Baker's Twine, I am so pleased Stampin Up have decided to stock this, it is so trendy at the moment and so pretty on cards.  It comes in all the 2011-2013 In Colours, and a White.  It's also at a bargain price of £2.50 for 22.9 metres.

Thank you for visiting today, click {here} to hop to Jan's blog.

NOEL - Christmas Decor

Yes, it will soon be that time of year!
I've already seen some Christmas decorations hanging up in a supermarket.

Thought it would be nice to decorate some letters with Stampin' Up! paper and accessories.  They measure 5 inches tall and would look great propped on a mantelpiece.

If you would like to do a class where we make these - there will be another designer paper options like the nostalgic Holly Berry Bouquet...

and Flirtatious

and Cheerful Treat

We will also make a card to match

If you would like to do a set of letters please book a place ASAP, as I need to order the letters in.

The cost of the class is £14 and will include the materials and 4 wooden letters.

You can order additional letters if you would like to continue making them at home, they cost £1.50 each.

Anniversary card and retiring items...

Had some time to play last night after I finished the preparation for a birthday Crafty Party.  Used the stamps from the retiring (boohoo) Hostess Set Punch Potpourri and Something to Celebrate.

It's been an exciting and traumatic week for Stampin Up hostesses in the UK as they've revealed which stamp sets and other items are retiring.  This basically means that on the 1st October they will no longer be available and a new idea book and catalogue will be in operation. Now that's the fun part, we've already had a sneak preview of the new catalogue, and although we're sad to see some favourites go, we're really excited to be able to share some lovely new products with you.

As usual, the quality is second to none, the colour co ordination is impeccable and the attention to detail is beautiful.  I am awaiting delivery of some new products to play with and show you.

Before that, just wanted to encourage you to look at the retiring list HERE, and a few of the items going AND that are reduced!  Please contact me ASAP to place an order, as these items can sell out fast!

Neighbourhood Wheel was £8.50 now £5.10

Sweet Birthday stamp was £6.95 now £5.21

Basic Phrases was £33.95 now £25.46

Got so into into using the colours in the previous post I had to make another card.

One piece of card and Cropadile accents

Made this short little video showing how to add a bit of interest to your cards with the humble Cropadile (available of course through me via Stampin Up).  It is a tough little gadget that can cut through CDs and a few layers of card like butter - however with the two sized holes it can also be used decoratively.

All the cards below were made from one piece of 12x12 card - the first is a standard a6 size, while the other are smaller.

Please look at the tags below to see what I used.

Flowers got the blues...

This was one of the cards we made at the Colour Class today.  Had a lovely morning with my ladies making cards.

More Flowers!

One of the things I was determined to do when I became a Stampin Up demonstrator, was to still be true to my style and the type of cards I enjoy making.  Although I have been really enjoying getting out of my comfort zone and trying new techniques and products, it was lovely to return to 3D flowers and leaves and a pretty butterfly.  

I'm loving the blender pen to fill in parts of the butterfly.

I'll be demoing this card at my new Colour Class tomorrow and on the 23rd.  This one is using 3 colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel.