{Blessings of Home and Flowers of Home Dies}

Well, a very 

Happy New Year 

to all my readers

Thank you for sticking with me!

2021 was a bit of a whirlwind, this time last year I was getting ready to move house.  Since then we have been slowly settling in and getting used to our new space as a family.  I was very grateful to be able to squeeze a studio into the garden so I could easily carry on my Stampin' Up! business.  I feel like I am emerging out of a Covid bubble and am adjusting to the possibility of being able to run in person classes again whilst also maintaining and improving my online presence.

So for those of you who don't know, I have a YouTube channel {here} where I have been doing `live' crafting sessions nearly every weekday night for the last 2 years. If you would like to get a Whatapp notification from me to tell you when I am on please email me ruthtrice@gmail.com (sorry I don't have a schedule).  If you don't catch me live the videos are viewable afterwards.

The January to June mini catalogue is now available and can be viewed {here} or you can go to my online shop {here} and see all the yummy new products.

The card below were made during a live using the gorgeous new stamp set called Blessings of Home, it also has a coordinating die set.

The flower focal image was coloured in using Stampin' Blends, they are alcohol pens that are available in the light and dark version of each colour, it makes colour blending really easy.

The white thread you can see was taken from some ribbon I pulled apart, it's called Frayed Ribbon (158138)

Here is the second card

This time I took the main image and stamped it in Blackberry Bliss, then using a Blender Pen, I semi coloured in the flowers by reactivating the Blackberry Bliss and pulling it into the pale parts of the image.  I also cut some delicate leaves using the dies and coloured them in with a Blackberry Bliss Stampin' Blend

Have you spotted the pretty vellum? It's a printed one called Layering Designs 

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Here is the video of me making the cards...

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{Horses and flowers - Using Let it Ride stamp set}

Well who would have guessed... me? Falling in love with a horse stamp set?!  I don't have anything against these beautiful creatures, I just wouldn't call myself a horsey person.  I have lots of friends who spend a lot of time riding, grooming, training and loving horses.  The test of these cards will be whether they appreciate my treatment of these images.

I wanted to try an technique that showed of the flowers from Perennial Birthday and thought they would look lovely as a frame around the horses.

So I stamped them with Memento Black Ink on to Smokey Slate card stock and used the Stampin Blends to colour the images in.

Here is the long video of this process

Here is the shorter version

Colours used 

Light and Dark Balmy Blue, Light and Dark Crumb Cake, Light Soft Sea Foam

Colours used 

Light and Dark Highland Heather, Light and Dark Crumb Cake, Light Soft Sea Foam, Pink Pirouette (retired)

Colours used 

Light and Dark Calypso Coral, Light and Dark Smoky Slate, Light Call Me Clover

Colours used 

 Dark Soft Sea Foam, Dark Pumpkin Pie, Dark Daffodil Delight, Light and Dark Crumb Cake

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{Christmas Challenge Stampathon 2018 - Decorations}

Welcome to the...

10th and final Round of the
Christmas Challenge Stampathon 2018

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

We are now onto the 10th challenge and its to make at least

4 Decorations or Home Decor pieces

There is lots of inspiration, so head to the blogs of

Denise Kepple Garrison 'Lady Bug Stampin'  from America

Ellen Woodbridge  and Rosalie Desmond from Australia

I wanted to create something a little bit extra special for this last challenge.  The lovely Joy and Noel stamp set just lends itself to be coloured in, and I wanted to feature it as a focal point.

The process took several evenings as they are quite detailed, however I hope that when you see the steps broken down it will inspire you to apply the techniques to a special project like a card or decor piece.

There is still time to take part in the challenge, the link to the Facebook group is below.  To see other blog posts about Christmas makes go here.

Have a look at my tutorial and you will see how easy they are to make.

I love the glimmer paper leaves and how easy it is to spruce up a project with some punch outs.

Everyone is welcome to join in the Challenge and it's not too late to join the fun, please read the rules below and head over to the Facebook page.

• The Challenge will be set on the 25th of the month on each of the organisers Facebook pages and will then have followup information on their blogs and YouTube channels.
• The deadline for submission is 11pm on the 24th of the following month in your respective time zone.
• To be entered into the Prize Draw in November you need to participate 1 or more of the challenges, the first month you enter you will recieve 1 "ticket", the second month you enter you will recieve 2 "tickets and so on for every month you participate.
• Photos of your projects need to be posted on the Facebook group 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 are will be allowed to use our specially designed badge that can be displayed on your blog.
• Please use the hashtag #christmaschallengestampathon2018 in any social media you post your entries too.

Click here to head to the Facebook Group

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To receive a paper copy of the current catalogue, contact me here 

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{Painted Glass Easel Card}

Hi there, thank you for popping in on my blog today.

This post is jam packed with new goodies and techniques.  

It focuses particularly on the Painted glass stamp set and Stained Glass thinlet dies.

When I have a new stamp set and die on my craft table, I like to play with it lots to get to know what it can do and also to show you the potential of it.

 The cards below are fairly simple in design, but have lots of texture and detail.

Here I have layered circles and the stained glass shapes to create a focal point around the coloured in butterfly.

I used the Stampin' Blends markers, which incidentally are back in stock!

The dies from this set cut such delicate designs and create the perfect background to these butterflies.

Using the embossing mats to create texture is such a fun and simple technique.

The stained glass image is just perfect for colouring in.  It was so relaxing.

And here is a pretty easel card to how off the design

Enjoy the video as I go into more detail of how I made the cards.

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Painted Glass Clear-Mount Bundle [148362] £39.50	Painted Glass Wood-Mount Bundle [148361] £45.00	Painted Glass Clear-Mount Stamp Set [147461] £17.00	Painted Glass Wood-Mount Stamp Set [147458] £23.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372] £28.00	Stained Glass Thinlits Dies [146347] £27.00	Layering Circle Framelits Dies [141705] £33.00	Big Shot [143263] £102.00
Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £9.00	White Vellum A4 Card Stock [106584] £8.25	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] £4.50	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054] £27.00
Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] £3.75	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £3.75	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] £3.75	Old Olive Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144574] £4.00
Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin' Blends Marker [144576] £4.00	Pink Pirouette Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144604] £8.00	Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144603] £8.00	Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605] £8.00
Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600] £8.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] £5.50	Big Shot Embossing Mats [146327] £14.00	Share What You Love Artisan Pearls [146927] £5.50