{Christmas Stampathon 2019 - January FRUGAL crafting}

Welcome to the...

1st Round of the
Christmas Stampathon 2019

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

The theme this month is frugal crafting.

Make use of what you have, whether it's products in your stash, some pretty packaging or some scraps.

This month's challenge is to make at least

4 cards or tags 

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...

...and these are the 4 cards 

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.

{One Sheet Wonder Wednesday - Butterfly Gala and Artisan Textures}

Hi there, so if you are wondering what happened to last week's One Sheet Wonder Wednesday... I have a confession.

I got to the end of last Wednesday and realised I wasn't prepared enough to do a video and blog, so I cheated a bit.  I went live on my YouTube channel and made these...

If you would like to see the process you can watch it here...

For this week's One Sheet Wonder I used the gorgeous Butterfly Gala and Artisan Textures.

These are the colours I used.

I cut my sheet into 4 and created some cards, I'll probably stamp some sentiments on later.

Here is the video...

and these are how the cards turned out.  

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 from scrap paper}

A bit of a different One Sheet Wonder today, instead of stamping to create my background I'm using up some pretty papers.  It's so simple... all you  need is some papers and glue!

Here is how I created the background and the cards I made afterwards.

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, 

UEVHS3UU

    S H O P for Stampin' Up! products 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  

110755 £3.75	129722 £27.00	141705 £32.00	145372 £27.00
146347 £27.00	143263 £99.00	130658 £36.00	146327 £14.00
144110 £10.00	106549 £9.00	121688 £8.00	103579 £9.00

{Using up some paper scraps to make some cards}

Happy Bank Holiday Monday to all those in the UK.
We had quite a storm on Sunday night, it's been a long time since I heard thunder that loud!
The brook beside our house got clogged up with debris and caused quite a bit of havoc as it overflowed down the hill and into the hospital below.  Apparently we made the news!

Anyway, the clean up operation has begun, and services have resumed.  It's quite incredible what water can do.

Here is a little video of some card making I did using up some scraps from my table.

My online shop is open 24/7 - 

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, 

UHGEAF9Y