Hello, and welcome to the May Tech 4 Stampers blog hop. This month’s theme is No Image Just Words. I have to say that I did not find this theme an easy one. I had various ideas, but they just didn’t work as I thought.

I was playing with the New Mix & Match offering from the annual catalogue and thought I would use some of these to create my card. This selection of products is fabulous for anyone who wants an easy crafting experience but wants a bit more than our kits. There are two card & envelope packs, four assorted ephemera packs and a simple sentiment stamp set.

I believe these products will be fabulous for scrapbook layout and mini albums. There have been several times when I have been creating mini albums and I needed a word, sentiment or image and did not want to stamp and cut on out, these will be perfect.

Creating your No Image Just Words Card

This must be the simplest set of instructions for creating a card I have ever done! LOL

Choose your card base and matching envelope from the card pack, I chose mine from the Sunny Springs Cards & Envelopes.

Using the Saying Something Ephemera Pack, pick out three coordinating sentiments. I chose three that had the word ‘Happy’. Add to your card base, using Stampin’ Dimensionals, lining up to the right-hand side.

Choose a tag from the Labels & Layers Ephemera Pack and wrap white twine, from the Baker’s Twine Essentials Pack, twice round and tie with a bow. Add to your card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To finish your card, add several Pool Party Glossy Dots Assortment or any other coordinating embellishments.

I do hope you have found some inspiration with me and will have ago at making a No Image Just Words card. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more inspiration.

Happy Crafting

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Sunny Springs Mix & Match Cards & Envelopes [163754] £7.50	Saying Something Mix & Match Ephemera Pack (English) [163761] £7.50	Labels & Layers Mix & Match Ephemera Pack [163764] £7.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] £10.25	Glossy Dots Assortment [158827] £7.50
Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00	Paper Snips [103579] £11.25

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Hello, you may be thinking how can you create a variegated leaf? Well, all will become clear. It’s time for the April Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop, and we are bringing you New or Retiring products. Well, this has given us a huge choice and left the scope wide open. We have lots of products which are retiring from both the Annual and the Mini Catalogues. As for new, I have my Onstage goodies, as I am still awaiting my pre-order. Unfortunately, it got held up at customs due to incorrect paperwork from another company in container. But it is on its way and may be here by the time you are reading this.

I have used a mix of new and retiring items to bring you a card that has the appearance of a variegated leaf. The star of the show is the upcoming Leaf Collection stamp. This is a single background stamp, that just cries out to be inked with a sponge dauber, to give a variegated appearance. I have paired this with the Online Exclusive Pets & More stamp set and a number of retiring colours.

Creating a Variegated Leaf

Ink up your Leaf Collection stamp using Parakeet Party ink. Using a Sponge Dauber, add Granny Apple Green ink to select areas. I have added to the middle of the fuller leaves to give the variegated leaf appearance. Huff onto your stamp to moisten and stamp onto a piece of Basic White cardstock, measuring 9.7cm x 14.1cm.

Repeat the above process and fussy cut the large fuller leaf image from the middle. This will be used later.

Emboss a piece of Parakeet Party cardstock, measuring 9.7cm x 3cm, using the Fern 3D Embossing Folder. Lightly rubber over with your Granny Apple Green Sponge Dauber, this will allow the images to pop. Adhere to your stamped layer. Wrap with Linen Thread and tie with a bow.

Building your card

Trim a piece of Crumb Cake cardstock to 10cm x 14.4cm and adhere to the back of your stamped layer. Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm, using Thick Basic White cardstock, and adhere your layers to the front.

Stamp the parrot silhouette, from the Pets & More stamp set, using Tahitian Tide ink. Over stamp with the detail image, using Sweet Sorbet ink and fussy cut. Place your parrot within the fussy cut leaf and adhere to your card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Heat emboss your sentiment, in white, onto Crumb Cake cardstock and fussy cut or trim to size. I have used the ‘Hello’ from the Layering Leaves stamp set.

Finish your variegated leaf card by adding several blue Pastel Adhesive-Backed Sequins.

I hope I have inspired you to get creative and try a variegated leaf. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

You can watch me recreate this card.

Please do continue to hop round for lots more creativity and inspiration.

Happy Crafting

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Leaf Collection Cling Stamp Set [163610] £19.00	Pets & More Photopolymer Stamp Set [163607] £19.00	Fern 3 D Embossing Folder [158804] £9.50	Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins [160387] £7.50	Linen Thread [104199] £4.75
Parakeet Party Classic Stampin' Pad [159208] £8.50	Tahitian Tide Classic Stampin' Pad [159210] £8.50	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] £8.50	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095] £8.50	Versamark Pad [102283] £9.00
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] £17.00	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] £13.00	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] £10.50	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £10.75	Parakeet Party A4 Cardstock [159260] £9.50
Paper Snips [103579] £11.25	Paper Trimmer [152392] £27.00	Heat Tool – Uk Plug [129054] £30.00	Mini Stampin' Dimensionals [144108] £4.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974] £5.75

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September 2021 Blog Hop – Sale-A-Bration Counting Sheep Stamp set

Hello and thank you for hopping by. I can not believe we are in September already. Kids are back at school and life is getting back to normal. I have been missing for quite a while, due to circumstances, but that is life and I am back! I have so missed crafting and sharing my makes with you all.

For this months Blog Hop, we have been given the theme – Sale-A Bration. Allowing us to showcase any of the offers from our current Sale-A-Bration Brochure. Obviously, there is only one stamp set that I could choose and that is the Counting Sheep Stamp Set and coordinating Sheep Dies.

I adore these little posing sheep and their quirky expressions. They are so easy to place in various positions and the Sheep Dies make it easy to cut them out and create wonderful backgrounds. The Counting Sheep Stamp Set is available FREE, with a qualifying £45 order, as are the Sheep Dies. These are only available whilst stocks last or until 30th September.

Saturday Night Fever Sheep

I have really enjoyed creating this fun card. The expression on his little face, as he struts his stuff on the dance floor. I can hear the music now, ‘Night Fever, Night Fever’! It’s wonderful and suitable for all.

Cut a ‘Basic White’ card stock layer, measuring 9.5cm x 13.9cm. Using a ‘Blending Brush and ‘Night Of Navy’ ink, blend the ink onto the cardstock from the edges, turning your layer as you go. This will give darker edges. Continue until you are happy and have very dark edges and an area, high center, that is light. Using a ‘White Stampin’ Chalk Marker’, splat all over by hitting against a pen or pencil.

Trim a piece of ‘Be Dazzling 6×6 Speciality Paper’ (available free during Sale-A-Bration), measuring 10cm x 14.4cm and adhere to an A6 ‘Night Of Navy’ card base, measuring 10.5cm x 14.9cm. Layer your card front on top.

Stamp your sheep image, using ‘Basic Grey’ ink. Colour the face, legs, ears and feet using ‘Ivory and Dark Smokey Slate Stampin’ Blends’. Using the coordinating die, cut out your sheep and adhere to your card front using ‘Stampin’ Dinemsionals’.

Die cut a circle from ‘Be Dazzling 6×6 Speciality Paper’, using the ‘Layering Circles Dies’. Add to your card front using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’. Draw a line from the top of your card to the disco ball.

Heat emboss your sentiment onto ‘Night Of Navy’ card stock, using ‘Versamark Ink’ and ‘White Emboss Powder’. Trim to suit and adhere using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals.

Jumping Fences

I also created a birthday card with a happy sheep scene!

All products used are listed below and available from my online shop.

I hope I have inspired you with my makes and I am sure you will find lots more as you continue to hop around.

Counting Sheep Cling Stamp Set (English)

[156591]

£0.00

Sheep Dies

[156600]

£0.00

Layering Circles Dies

[151770]

£33.00

Be Dazzling 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Specialty Paper

[156629]

£0.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock

[106577]

£8.25

Basic Gray Classic Stampin’ Pad

[149165]

£7.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

£8.75

White Stampin’ Chalk Marker

[132133]

£3.25

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

£17.00

Bronze & Ivory Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154922]

£8.50

Smoky Slate Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[154904]

£8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

£112.00

Heat Tool – Uk Plug

[129054]

£28.00

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Hello and welcome to Mays Tech 4 Stampers Academy Blog Hop – Theme 2021-2023 In-colour + Bonus Theme – Florals.

I know it has been a while but thank you for revisiting. Life has been crazy, due to my day job returning after lockdown. I am a chef at a local pub and it has been all hands on deck. Fortunately, things have started to quieten down and I can back to doing what I love, sharing my creations with you all.

This years new In-colours are beautiful and work so well together, as well as with our core colour families. I wanted to use this opportunity to introduce them to you.

2021-2023 In-colour Customer Thank you Cards

With our added theme of Florals, I thought I would recreate a card I made previously, which I loved and thought it would show off the 2021-2023 In-colours perfectly. This card uses the Lovely You Stamp set and the co-ordinating Lovely Labels Pick a Punch.

Cut a card front from ‘Basic White’ cardstock, measuring 14.4cm x 10cm. Randomly stamp your chosen images from ‘Lovely You’ stamp set, using ‘Pale Papaya’, ‘Polished Pink’, ‘Fresh Freesia’, ‘Soft Succulent’ and ‘Evening Evergreen’ ink pads. Layer onto a piece of 2021-2023 In-colour cardstock, measuring 14.6cm x 10.2cm.

Wrap a length of matching 2021-2023 In-colour ‘Open Weave Ribbon’ around the centre of your card front and tie with a bow. Slide your bow to the left hand side. Adhere your card front to a ‘Basic White Thick’ card base, measuring 14.9cm x 10.5cm.

Stamp your sentiment onto a piece of ‘Basic White’ cardstock, measuring 3/4″ x3″, using the matching 2021-2023 In-colour ink pad. Punch both ends using the ‘Lovely Labels Pick a Punch’. Adhere on top of your ribbon using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

I hope I have inspired you to get creating. All products used are listed below and available to purchase from my online shop.

For lots more inspiration, please continue to hop round my fellow demonstrators listed below:

Happy Crafting

Leighsa X

Lovely You Cling Stamp Set (English)

[152525]

£22.00

Lovely Labels Pick A Punch

[152883]

£21.00

2021–2023 In Color Classic Stampin’ Pad

[155638]

£31.50

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock

[159230]

£7.75

2021–2023 In Color A4 Cardstock

[155644]

£8.25

Pale Papaya 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155672]

£6.50

Polished Pink 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155714]

£6.50

Fresh Freesia 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155615]

£6.50

Soft Succulent 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155780]

£6.50

Evening Evergreen 3/8″ (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155573]

£6.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin’ Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

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Hello and welcome to my first Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop. For this Month we hare bringing you the theme – What’s New! We are free to interpret this in any way we feel. I have chosen to show case new products. There of lots of lovely new products available in the new mini catalogue and with ‘Sale-a-bration’ happening, there are even more than usual.

I have chosen two ‘Sale-a-bration’ products to create with. ‘Darling Donkeys’ stamp set and ‘Oh So Ombre DSP’ (Designer Series Paper), both of which are available free with a £45 order. The ‘Darling Donkeys’ stamp set contains three, super cute, donkey images. Four great little sentiments and a triple star image. The ‘Oh So Ombre DSP’ comes in four beautiful colours, in two designs.

Darling Donkeys Gift Tags

Cut a piece of ‘Balmy Blue’ card stock, measuring 7.5cm x 12.5cm, for your tag base. Layer with a piece of ‘Blackberry Bliss’ ‘Oh So Ombre DSP’, measuring 7cm x 12cm.

Die cut a small circle and rectangle, using the ‘Stitched Shapes’ and ‘Stitched Rectangle’ dies, from ‘Gorgeous Grape’ card stock. Fold the circle in half and adhere over the top of your tag. Adhere your rectangle slightly over to the left of your tag. Punch a hole in the top of your tag, using the ‘Detailed Trio’ punch.

Stamp your donkey on to a piece of ‘Basic White’ card stock, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink and colour using ‘Stampin Blends’, ‘Gray Granite’, ‘Crumb Cake’ and ‘Petal Pink’. Die cut with a medallion from the ‘Hippo & Friends’ dies. Ink the edges using ‘Balmy Blue’ ink and new ‘Blending Brushes’. Adhere using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’, on top of your rectangle.

Cut several strands coordinating of ribbon, approximately 30cm long, and thread through the hole. If you do not have coordinating ribbon, you can colour white ribbon with ‘Stampin Blends’. Secure these in place, tying with thread or twine.

An Alternative Colour Combo

I hope you have found some inspiration from my creations and I am sure you will get plenty more as you continue to hop around. All products used and listed below and available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

Darling Donkeys Cling Stamp Set

[155264]

£0.00

Oh So Ombre 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[155225]

£0.00

Stitched Shapes Dies

[152323]

£28.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

£33.00

Hippo & Friends Dies

[153585]

£33.00

Detailed Trio Punch

[146320]

£19.00

Basic White A4 Cardstock

[159228]

£9.00

Balmy Blue A4 Cardstock

[147007]

£8.25

Gorgeous Grape A4 Cardstock

[147011]

£8.25

Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon

[151326]

£7.00

Whisper White 5/8" (1.6 Cm) Polka Dot Tulle Ribbon

[146912]

£7.00

Flowers For Every Season Ribbon Combo Pack

[153620]

£9.25

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

£7.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

£5.50

Gray Granite Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154886]

£8.50

Crumb Cake Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154882]

£8.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154893]

£8.50

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[154974]

£4.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

£3.75

Paper Snips

[103579]

£9.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

£23.00

Blending Brushes

[153611]

£11.25

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Hello and welcome to my blog. For todays post, I am joining the Global Design Project #GDP246 and they have a card sketch challenge for us this week.

I really enjoy a sketch challenge, as layouts can be something I struggle with. They allow you great opportunity for creativeness, whilst giving a solid base to work from. This sketch called out to me for an explosion of flowers and I knew right away that I wanted to use the ‘Basket Of Blooms stamp set and coordinating ‘Small Bloom‘ punch.

This is a fabulous floral stamp set that is marvellous for building up an arrangement of flowers. Whether it stamped, punched or fussy cut images. The plant pot, vase and basket all make wonderful vessels for holding your flowers.

My Rainbow Of Exploding Flowers Card

On ‘Whisper White‘ cardstock stamp two of each larger flower images, using ‘Highland Heather‘, ‘Balmy Blue‘, ‘Pool Party‘, ‘Mint Macaron‘, ‘So Saffron‘, ‘Calypso Coral‘ and ‘Blushing Bride‘ ink. This will give you four flowers in each colour. Punch out using the ‘Small Bloom‘ punch.

Stamp your plant pot image onto ‘Smoky Slate‘ cardstock, using ‘Smoky Slate‘ ink and fussy cut this out.

Using the ‘Well Written‘ dies, cut the “birthday” from ‘Highland Heather‘ and ‘Whisper White’ cardstock. Adhere the ‘Whisper White’ behind the ‘Highland Heather’ and slightly off to the side. This will create a shadow effect. Stamp “wishes”, from ‘Well Said‘ stamp set, onto a piece of ‘Balmy Blue‘ cardstock, using ‘Versamark‘ ink. Cover with ‘White Stampin’ Emboss Powder‘ and heat until fully melted. Trim to desired size and shape.

Cut a layer of ‘Soft Sea Foam‘ cardstock, measuring 8.5 cm x 14.4 cm. Adhere your plant pot to the bottom righthand corner. Add your flowers up and across your layer, starting with one and adding more to every other line as you progress.

Adhere your “birthday” die cuts onto your flowers and add your “wishes”, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals‘. Finish with a few ‘Rhinestone Basic Jewels‘.

Cut a strip of ‘Shimmery White‘ cardstock, measuring 1.5 cm x 14.4 cm. Using all inks used to stamp your flowers and a ‘Water Painter‘ brush, create a watercolour wash rainbow.

Create an A6 card base, measuring 10.5 cm x 14.9 cm, from ‘Thick Whisper White‘ cardstock. Trim 1.5 cm from the righthand side of your card front. Adhere your card layer onto your card front and your rainbow watercolour wash onto the right hand side, inside.

All products used can be found in my online shop.

I do hope I have inspired you, please leave a comment below.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

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Hello and welcome to another Stamptastic Friends Blog Hop. This month we are bringing you ‘Simple Stamping’. You may be wondering who and what is Stamptastic Friends. We are a group of friends and Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators who have participated in tech training with Louise Sims @wordpressforstampers. It was agreed that a Blog Hop would benefit us all to get us blogging, and so Stamptastic Friends was born.

Whether you have hopped over from Helen @HChandmadecrafts or joined straight with me, I am so glad you have. Please do hop along to see lots more Simple Stamping inspiration.

With the recent release of the new annual catalogue, we made the decision to use new products in our creation for you. I have chosen to showcase the new ‘Lovely You’ bundle, this bundle comprises of a beautiful floral, foliage and sentiment stamp set and a gorgeous multi sized label punch.

The ‘Lovely You’ stamp set is fabulous for ‘Simple Stamping’. Each image is clean and simple and allows for single colour use. The sentiments have a great elegance, with the scripted font of single words.

Simple Stamping – Lovely You Card

Randomly stamp your floral and foliage images using ‘Daffodil Delight’, ‘Melon Mambo’, ‘Coastal Cabana’, ‘Bermuda Bay’ and ‘Granny Apple Green’ ink, onto a piece of ‘Whisper White’ cardstock measuring 9.7cm x 14.1 cm. Layer onto a piece of ‘Bermuda Bay’ cardstock, measuring 10 cm x 14.4 cm.

Colour a length of ‘Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon’, using dark ‘Bermuda Bay Stampin’ Blend’, ensure you have enough to wrap around you card and to tie a triple bow. Adhere around your card front and make your triple bow, or a single bow if you wish.

Cut a strip of ‘Whisper White’ cardstock, measuring 1.9 cm x 10 cm, and stamp your sentiment using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink. Punch both ends using the ‘Lovely Labels Pick a Punch’. Adhere to your card front, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’, and place your bow under the left hand side.

Layer onto an A6 thick ‘Whisper White’ card base, measuring 10.5 cm x 14.9 cm, using ‘Multipurpose Liquid Glue’. Finish by adding ‘Rhinestone Basic Jewels’.

All products used are available in my online shop.

I hope you have been inspired, please do leave a comment below.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

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Hello, have you seen the ‘New Incolors’? Wow, what do you think? If you have already received your New Annual Catalogue, then you will have seen these five new amazing colours. They are so bright and cheerful.

If you have not received your copy of the new catalogue, please do fill out my request a catalogue form and I will get one in the post to you.

I fell in love with all five of the ‘New Incolors’ as soon as I saw them, but ‘Magenta Madness’ has to be my favourite. This is closely followed by ‘Bumble Bee’, ‘Just Jade’, ‘Misty Moonlight’ and ‘Cinnamon Cider’.

Playing with New Incolors

Every year we get five ‘New Incolors’ and I sit down, at my craft desk, to play. Not really with a finished project in mind, I just stamp and see what comes. This is so I get a feel of how the colours work together.

This time I pulled out my favourite stamp set, ‘Beautiful friendship’. I adore this set as it is so easy to create with. I took a piece of A4 ‘Whisper White’ cardstock and just randomly stamped all over, using several images and all of the ‘New Incolors’. I cut this to make two cards and five gift tags.

One sheet wonder

Cut your randomly stamped piece of ‘Whisper White’ length ways, at 9.7 cm and again at 9.7 cm. This will leave you with two pieces measuring 9.7 cm x 29.8 cm and one 1.6 cm x 29.8 cm, set this strip aside to decorate inside your cards.

Create two card fronts, by cutting each piece at 14 cm. Cut the remaining two pieces into five, measuring 4.7 cm x 9.7 cm, these will make your tag fronts. Any remaining pieces can be used to decorate your envelopes.

Congratulations card

Take one of your card front and layer onto a piece of ‘Misty Moonlight’ cardstock, measuring 10 cm x 14.3 cm. Adhere this onto a thick ‘Whisper White’ cardbase, measuring 10.5 cm x 14.9 cm, using ‘Stampin Dimensionals’.

Stamp your sentiment, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink, onto ‘Whisper White’ cardstock and die cut with a ‘Stitched Rectangle’ die. Stamp your sentiment again using ‘Magenta Madness’ ink and fussy cut out the word ‘congratulation’. Adhere this on top of the black congratulations, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’, and place this onto your card front with ‘Multi Purpose Adhesive’.

Birthdays Are The Best Days Card

Create your layered card front the same as for the ‘Congratulations Card’, using ‘Magenta Madness’ cardstock and not ‘Misty Moonlight’.

Stamp your sentiment, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink, onto ‘Whisper White’ cardstock. Cut this out with a label die from the ‘Hippo & Friends’ dies. Trim a piece of ‘Bumble Bee’ ribbon, that is long enough to twist behind your sentiment. Adhere your sentiment to the middle of your card front, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

Team of Tags

Cut a piece of cardstock from each of the ‘Incolor’ cardstock, measuring 5 cm x 12.5 cm. Punch one end using the ‘Scalloped Tag Topper’ punch, adhere your stamped cardstock to the front and finish with a piece of ‘Incolor’ ribbon.

Other Cards Made Whilst Playing

Thank you for joining me and I hope I have inspired you to create your own wonderful projects, using the ‘New Incolors’.

All products used are available in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa

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Hello and welcome, I am glad you could join me. Have you been amazed by all the amazing products in the new annual catalogue? I know I have. There are so many beautiful things that I really need a bigger craft room to fit them all in. When I first saw the catalogue there was one suite that jumped out to me and I knew that would be my first purchase. The ‘Forever Greenery Suite’. I love foliage and this suite has it in abundance. Lots of lovely leaves and stems. The colour pallet is so soft and natural, as well as being fresh.

The suite consists of a stamp set and die bundle, 12×12 designer series paper (DSP), laser cut foil speciality dsp, embossing folder combo, ribbon combo and gold hoops. All of which coordinate wonderfully.

I showcased this suite at my recent virtual catalogue launch party and found it so easy to create with. The elements of the suite work so well together that whether you use just one or two, or decide to incorporate the lot, your projects will be stunning.

Beginner, Casual and Avid

After much reach Stampin’ Up! found there to be three types of crafter; Beginner, Casual and Avid. All of our products are suitable for each of these and our projects can be stepped up or down, depending on your type of crafting. I enjoy doing a mixture of style of project and never under estimate to beauty of #simplestamping.

For my catalogue launch I demonstrated a #simplestaming, beginner card and went on to show you casual and avid, stepped up versions.

For this card you need an A6 thick ‘Whisper White’ cardbase, measuring 10.5 cm x 14.9 cm and a front layer of ‘Whisper White’ card stock, measuring 10 cm x 14.4 cm. Stamp your foliage image on to your front layer, using ‘Shaded Spruce’ ink, several time to the top left-hand corner and once to the bottom right.

Using ‘Shaded Spruce’ ink again, stamp your sentiment. Adhere your front layer onto your cardbase. This is a #simpletamping beginner card that looks fabulous.

For the stepped up, casual crafter add a piece of the ‘Forever Greenery’ DSP (Designer Series Paper), measuring 4 cm x 14.4 cm. Wrap both ribbon and twine, from the ‘Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack’, across the centre of the DSP. For the sentiment stamp onto a separate piece of ‘Whisper White’ card stock and die cut using the ‘Stitched Rectangles’ dies and add to the card front with ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’. Finish with a bow tied with the gold twine.

The stepped up, avid crafter, card uses most of the products in the suite. Emboss your DSP, using the ‘Greenery’ embossing folder and stamp and die cut several of the foliage images, using ‘Shaded Spruce’, ‘Pretty Peacock’ and ‘Pear Pizzazz’ ink. Tuck these in behind the sentiment. Finish off with ‘Gilded Gems’.

Other projects I made for my launch

Here are a few cards I created. I hope you find some inspiration.

Cased from the catalogue.

Sampler

This sampler was CASED from a layout shared on ‘Facebook’, unfortunately I can not find the creators name. It was made using the ‘In Good Taste’ DSP and I edited it for the ‘Forever Greenery Suite’. I do hope you like it.

I hope you found lots of inspiration, please do leave a comment below. All products used can be found here in my online shop.

Happy Crafting

Leighsa X

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Hello and welcome to this Saturdays blog post. I am so glad you could join me. Whether you have hopping along from the ‘Global Design Project‘ page or come straight here, it is fabulous to have you here. Today I am sharing with you a card I have made using the ‘Lovely You’ Bundle.

When I first saw this bundle in the new annual catalogue, I knew it was a must. I adore the font used for the sentiments, as well as the sentiments themselves. Each sentiment has a lovely, flowing, handwritten word or two. The flower images are simple, yet elegant and I have many ideas that I will be sharing with you in the future.

For my card today I am following a sketch, set by the ‘Global Design Project’. I knew straight that I wanted to combine this sketch with the ‘Lovely You Bundle’. I hope you enjoy.

Miles apart, but still in my heart.

Take an A6, 10.5cm x 14.9cm, ‘Pear Pizzazz’ card base and randomly stamp your image, using ‘Pear Pizzazz’ ink. Cut a piece of ‘Very Vanilla’ card stock, measuring 8cm x 14.cm, emboss this using the ‘Greenery’ embossing folder. Wrap gold trim, from the ‘Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack’, around three times and adhere to your card front.

Die cut a circle from ‘Pear Pizzazz’ card stock, using the ‘Stitched Shapes’ dies and adhere to your card front, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensionals’.

On a piece of ‘Very Vanilla’ card stock, stamp several of each foliage image using ‘Pretty Peacock’, ‘Garden Green’, ‘Pear Pizzazz’ and ‘Soft Seafoam’ ink. For your flower images use ‘Stampin’ Write Markers’, (‘Soft Seafoam’, ‘Flirty Flamingo’ and ‘Gorgeous Grape’) to colour your stamp, this allows you to do two colour stamping. Fussy cut your images and adhere your foliage to your card front, under your circle.

Stamp your sentiment, using ‘Memento Tuxedo Black’ ink, on a strip of ‘Very Vanilla’ card stock 3/4″ deep. Using the ‘Lovely Labels Pick A Punch’ punch, punch either end on your sentiment. Adhere to your card front, using ‘Stampin’ Dimensional’ and add your flower image, tucking them in behind. Finish with a few ‘Pearl Basic Jewels’.

All products used are listed below and are available in my online shop.

I hope you have enjoyed my card and found some inspiration, please leave a comment below.

Happy Crafting

Lovely You Bundle (English) (£51.25)	Greenery Embossing Folders (£9.75)	Stitched Shapes Dies (£36.00)	Pear Pizzazz A4 Cardstock (£10.50)	Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock (£11.75)
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad (£9.00)	Soft Sea Foam Classic Stampin' Pad (£9.00)	Garden Green Classic Stampin' Pad (£9.00)	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad (£9.00)	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad (£7.50)
Many Marvelous Markers (£153.75)	Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack (£11.00)	Pearl Basic Jewels (£6.00)	Multipurpose Liquid Glue (£5.00)	Stampin' Dimensionals (£5.00)

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