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Showing posts with label Card making classes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Card making classes. Show all posts
This weeks weekly deals are awesome! My favorite is the awesome Berry Basket die so I am going to showcase just a few of the many many reasons WHY it is a must have in your crafter's kit.
It is SO versatile! I love any product that can be used over more than once occasion and for more than one use! These are the type of products that make it to my must have and must never resell no matter how packed full of goodness my craft room gets list!
Not only can it be used as shown in this cute little video from Stampin' Up!
It is AMAZING just how creative paper crafters can BE with transforming it into other uses!
Honestly the possibilities are endless and thanks to Pinterest and generous paper crafters who share tutorials and ideas with others you are never without inspiration for how to use these for your upcoming special occasion!
I am must in love with this stamp set from the new Occasions Catalog ~ there is so many ways it can be used to bring stunning pop to your paper crafting!
Stampin' Up has put together a great little TIP video that I highly recommend anyone purchasing this gorgeous set takes a minute to watch ... my favorite tips are how to make it work with the glimmer paper (aka place the glimmer side down so it cuts from the back first) because you totally do not want to waste your paper trying to figure this one out on your own and showing why you need to get the Big Shot die brush to help with make the weeding of these intricate dies so much easier!!!
You can bundle this gorgeous die with the Stamp set Bloomin' Love and save 15% verses buying them separately!
Close up of the Stamp Set images
Plus it is SALE-A-BRATION this month so grab the bundle and add on some accompanying embellishments like these and you can choose a FREE item from the Sale-a-bration flyer!
Embellishment package
Blushing Bride Glimmer paper
Plus as always the wonderful thing about paper crafting with Stampin' Up! is the never ending inspiration on how to use their products. There is no end to the amazing and stunning creation demonstrators and customers are creating with this set! Plus it is so versatile and can be used all year long to create wonderful pieces!
The stunning look of the Blushing Bride glimmer paper against the black is breathtaking!
Plus I am just in love this Easel card creation ~ easel cards make a lovely piece of home decor for your office or bedroom that IMO can stay up long past your occasion!
I
love FLOWERS ... there is something extra lovely about flowers from
their pretty array of colors to their often intoxicating scents!
If
I could afford it I would have fresh cut flowers around my home ALL the
time. Once upon a time I use to actually struggle with the ethical
challenge of fresh cut flowers ~ the whole they start to 'die the minute
you cut them from their plant' but than a friend who is a florist and
lover of flowers themselves put it in a way that made sense to me. A
Flower starts to die the minute it buds. You can leave it to open and
blossom and wilt and die alone in the field or you can carefully prune
it and place it a vase in a place of honor in your home and cherish it
for the duration of its life span but either way its life span is going
to pass. So now I treat myself to fresh cut flowers as often as my
budget can afford it.
In
the meantime I enjoy PAPER flowers cause they have a much longer
lifespan and they too can be scented by infusing the paper with essential oils! So win win!
I am just loving this new stamp set and die bundle from Stampin' Up! The Botanical Garden
set suite has so many awesome cool things with it! From the Stamp set,
the Die cut to gorgeous designer series paper and coordinating
embellishments with the washi tape and jewels!
Bundles at a discount!
Jewel Embellishments
Coordinating cardstock
Stunning Designer Series Paper
Coordinating Washi Tape
The
amazing Botanical Gardens Suite set can be made to use so many gorgeous
pieces for home decor, celebrations and gift accents! Also love that
the artisans of Stampin' Up! are so willing to share their designs and
they encourage those who need a little help to 'copy and share
everywhere' the stunning work they do!
Here
are some amazing samples inspired from fellow demonstrators .... just
so versatile the looks and creations you can get depending on what
colors and items you choose to put together. I LOVE that they designed
the coordinating paper so that you could stamp on it too!
One
of the challenges though with working with so many small pieces is
getting a pattern you like laid out and than having to 'adhere it'
without loosing your pattern ... the crafting community to the rescue
again with amazing tips, tricks and tutorials for making crafting
easier! Love this one which would work PERFECT with placing the
Botanical Gardens suite elements on your card!
Another
great thing about Stampin' Up! that I love is all the coordinating
pieces take the guess work out of choosing color palettes that
coordinate when it comes to ink and papers ... everything matches and
goes well together, Including this cool Vellum from the Sale-a-bration
catalog shown here!
Between
January 5th and March 31st did you know for every $60 you spend with
your Stampin' Up demonstrator you can buy the Botanical Gardens bundle
and earn the Vellum shown in the video for FREE! Who doesn't love FREE
stuff specially when it coordinates so dang well?
I am totally in love with this upcoming product in the 2016 Occasions catty from Stampin' Up! It will be available to customers in January but as a demonstrator we get to pre-order Thursday and my upline mentor was lucky to get to the On Stage conference and got an extra early copy which we played with last night at our Product showcase team meeting and all I can say is WOW this is so going on my Christmas present to myself pre-order along with a whole whack of other things I cannot wait to show you!
In meantime here is a little sneak peek video on the Blooming Hearts Thinlits die ...
This adorable shaker card kit shown in the video will allow you to make 18 stunning holiday cards in a nice quick evening ~ great kit for a 'family night in' or gather up some friends and have a card making party!
You can purchase the kit shown here and than use your existing stamp sets and ink colors and create your own designs using the templates
Or you can also add the following stamp set as well as the Tuxedo Black Memento ink pad and the Cucumber crush and Real Red ink pads to your order get the 'exact' results showing in the video above.
Or give me a shout and we can arrange a 'class' where you purchase the consumable kit from myself and I will come to share my stamps and ink and other tools needed ... my dates are filling up quickly so book soon!
The Paper Pumpkin is an awesome treat for those who feel they need a little inspiration, have a time crunch for their paper crafting and want to invest in having some of the prep work done for them but still be able to 'hand stamp' it themselves!
Each month everything you need (aside from scissors, adhesive and the reusable acrylic block) comes for that months projects and you can complete your projects in under half an hour.
Love that you can either follow the direction to the T OR you can think outside the box and use your materials in different ways to create new projects!
The Paper Pumpkin is a great resource for the new paper crafter as well as the old who is looking for some new inspiration!
You can sign up for the Paper Pumpkin HERE. Than click one of these three links:
. "Join Here" (middle of the page)
. "Join" (top right of the screen)
. "Subscribe" (top middle of the screen)
In the "Quantity" field, enter 1 (or more) and click "Continue."
Enter your general information and click "Continue."
Enter your payment information and click "Continue."
That's it! You are official. You will receive an e-mail that invites
you to come back to the site to create a password. You will need that if
you ever want to change your information, skip a month, or cancel Paper
Pumpkin kits.
As a special perk, current Paper Pumpkin subscribers can purchase a
selection of past Paper Pumpkin Kits and refills, while supplies last.
When you fall in love with a kit, there's no need to be sad when your
supplies run out--just go grab another one (or two)! We can't guarantee
that every kit will be offered as a past kit and refill, and you should
get 'em while they're hot because they're only available while supplies
last! Check out the current selection at www.stampinup.com/paperpumpkin.
I just love this paper crafting technique ~ masking is so simple but it adds a lot of pop and layered dimensions to a card without adding 'bulk' of actual layers! Plus once you make a mask ONCE you can save it in your stamp case for future uses ~ so its only fiddly cutting the ONE time!
Have you used the masking technique? Would love to see your samples ~ feel free to post a link to your work in the comments!
Lots of lovely treasures on sale this week over at Stampin' Up!
The heart border punch is lovely accent to scrapbook pages, cards and home decor projects and makes awesome 'confetti' for shaker cards and other projects! But my favorite item up for grab this week is totally the Venetian Crochet Trim ribbon!
Ribbon
is an easy way to add style to your projects. Tie it, loop it, wrap it,
cut it. We have the styles you love in the colors you want. Looking for
an dainty ribbon? This is the one for you! It's delicate and vintage,
and you can dye it any color you want using Classic Stampin' Ink. You get 5 yards of this stunning 100% cotton ribbon!
Got so distracted by our 15% off sale on all our Stamp's that I forgot to
share our Weekly Deal's flyer on Tuesday ... I have a group order going
in later tonight to take advantage of the 15% off sale prices on my wishlist before the sale ends tomorrow!
So if you want to save a bit on shipping by adding
anything on your wishlist to the group order than you can pick up from my place or depending on where you are in the London area I can swing it by when out and about on my errands!
If you haven't tried Paper Pumpkin, now is a great time to sign
up-get 50% off your first two months. With a deal like this, you'll want
to invite everyone you know to give it a try too! Pamper Pumpkin also makes a GREAT gift for the creative souls in your life!
Offer Dates: Now until June 10, 2015
Offer Details: Use the code SAVE50
to join Paper Pumpkin before June 10, 2015, and get 50% off the first
two months! After that, keep the creativity coming for only $24.95+ tax per month (shipping included).
The Fine Print:
For new subscribers only.
Available for month-to-month subscriptions, not prepaid subscriptions.
Discount applied to one kit per month for the first two months of a
new subscription. After the first two months, the price for each month's
kit will go to the regular price: $24.95.
Visit PaperPumpkin.com to join if asked make sure to choose Margaret Wake as your demonstrator so I can continue to support you with additional 'outside the box' ideas on using Paper Pumpkin if you are looking for extended creativity!
Enter the Promo Code, SAVE50 when you sign up.
New subscribers must join by Wednesday, June 10, 2015; 11:50 PM (MT).
..t o help get your Tuesday morning off to a great start!
I am loving this new Sheltering Tree Stamp set from the Occasions mini and it is a great stamp set for doing the Rock -n- Roll technique with ... in the video they use two tones of green for a subtle rock -n- roll but you could do a light green with a rock of color depending on the time of year your card is going out ~ pink for floral in the spring, oranges or reds for the Fall or White for a dust of snow in the beginning of Winter!
