Stamping Sunday Blog Hop - Headstart on the Holidays

Hello and welcome stamping friends,

today we are getting a head start on the "holidays" with some Christmas themed crafting.

This lovely stamp set recently made it's way on to my desk as I was delighted with the pretty flowers and the delicate foliage.  It is called Vintage Christmas (159781) and the set pairs beautifully with Bottled Happiness (158684) from the main catalogue AND has a punch to match (Bundled saving 158690, Punch only 158689)

So here is my first play with it, and the projects I made...

I decided to stamp it on to Crumb Cake and used the following colours

White, Poppy Parade, Soft Suede, Garden Green and Old Olive.

After stamping the whole sheet I cut it up to decorate a couple of boxes and make 6 cards.

I used the Gold Pizza boxes that are in the clearance rack currently.

The stamped panels were mounted onto Real Red card and then onto a Very Vanilla card base.

Here is the video of how I created it

Please check out the gorgeous projects from the rest of the hoppers

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{One Sheet Wonder Wednesday - Tropical Chic and Perennial Birthday}

Phew, getting in here by the skin of my teeth.  I've had a busy few days, and although I managed to have this video filmed and edited, I'm just getting round to posting it!

Here are the cards

I decided to do a one sheet wonder that could be turned into 4 cards, they've been left blank for now, but has areas I could add a sentiment to if needed.

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  

{One Sheet Wonder Wednesday - First Frost meets Swirly Frames}

Hello readers!

Thanks for popping over to see what I've been up to lately.

Here are some bookmarks using one of my favourite stamp sets at the moment and a brand spanking new, just got it out the packet, stamp set - it's called Swirly Frames.  

Here they are...

and here are the colours I went for

Soft Suede

Old Olive

Merry Merlot and

Balmy Blue

Enjoy the video!

To ensure you get a free gift for shopping with 

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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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{One Sheet Wonder Wednesday - Field of Flower Bookmarks}

More bookmarks!

I  love using different stamps to make a whole page... then chop it up!

Here I have used 2 retiring Sets, Lots of Love and Wild about Flowers.

Scroll down to see the list of all the items a colours I used.

Here is a sped up video with some pretty music.

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{Christmas card joy}

Here is another little bit of Christmas inspiration.  I know that with the lovely weather we had in the UK last week, Christmas is probably not on your mind!  However I am trying to stick to my schedule of something Christmassy every 25th of the month.

Orders are still being taken for a Paper Share, a great way to purchase a sheet of ALL the papers in the new catalogue! Click on the picture below for more info.

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{Floral and Stripes card}

Hello!
It's been wonderfully warm and sunny weather here in Mid-Wales this past week, lovely to be able to open the doors and windows and get some fresh air through the house, not so keen on those pesky flies though!  I've been a little distracted with gardening, we enlisted the help of two able bodied chaps to help cut hedges, mend gates and generally hack the garden into a good shape.  I managed to tackle a Magnolia tree that was being smothered with Ivy, it also has some Honeysuckle growing up it which I have somewhat released from the evil clutches of the Ivy!  I do love Ivy leaves, but have come to realise how they can overwhelm and damage trees and buildings.

Anyway, I did have a go making this card and have filmed a video for your inspiration and enjoyment.

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{A field of flowers}

So pleased how this card turned out, and I've really enjoyed showing people how simple this technique is.  

Using three colours that are next to each other on the colour wheel, use the sponges to create bands of colour on Whisper White Card.  

Heat emboss the floral images with black embossing powder.

With a wet paint brush pick up some white ink from the Craft White inkpad and colour in some of the floral and leaf images.

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{You are loved...}

Here is another card using the Bloomin' Love stamp set, really enjoyed experimenting with this repeat pattern technique.

To be in with a chance to win this set please look at this blog post.

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{Four cards, four colours and one Stamp Set}

Set myself a challenge to really push the boundaries of the What I Love stamps.  They're free with a qualifying purchase in Saleabration 2016.  By using only four colours (Archival Black, Melon Mambo, Old Olive and Crumb Cake) I came up with these.

Here is the video tutorial

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~{I love lace - coloured in technique}~

I was convinced to buy this beautiful stamp by my downline Lindsey.   She had told me how detailed it was. I've been having a play with it and am stunned by it's intricacy.

To create the lace panel I inked the whole pad with Crumb Cake then using marker pens in Pool Party and Lucky Limeade (Old Olive would be fine too) I coloured in the flowers and brushed over the leaves before huffing them stamping onto Very Vanilla card stock. 

Do have a go at this simple technique and let me know how you get on. 

~{It's a bird!}~

At the card class this week we made this decorated tag and envelope with an aperture.

A fun way to dress up a little greeting for someone.

For more information about upcoming workshops please look at my {calendar}

Christmas on my mind...

Last week was a busy Christmas week.  I held the NOEL letters class at my house twice, and been making the odd Christmas themed card.  Here is one I cased from Julie's blog HERE.

Been playing with my new Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder - I love it, it's so luxurious! It turns plain card into something quite lovely.

More Everything Eleanor...

I'm enjoying playing with this set, you can create such lovely background papers for cards with it.

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.