Stampin with Jo

Mini Catalogue has Arrived!!!

2011-04-06T01:54:00.001-07:00

This card was made using some of the new products in the Mini Catalogue for this year, can you spot them? The first is the stamp set called Strength & Hope, this stamp set is beautiful, I love the butterfly. This is a special set as for every set purchased Stampin' Up! will donate £1 to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, so join this campaign and order yours today! Have you spotted the other lovely new products? The decorative label punch in the corner is one of six new punches available. The ribbon is the new Seam Binding line in the lovely Crumb Cake, this is gorgeous to touch, so silky, it is also available in Baja Breeze, Rose Red and Pear Pizzazz. The final new product this card shows is the Glass Glitter, this is lovely and chunky and will tarnish with age to give a lovely vintage feel.

These are some of the new products which are my favourites, however for many of you the launch of the Big Shot machine and exclusive Big Shot products will be the highlight of this mini as its arrival has been long awaited. I have some samples using some of these lovely products so check back later in the week to have a look.

Cottage Garden Colour Throwdown

2011-02-27T07:13:00.000-08:00

Today's card was inspired by this weeks Colour Throwdown challenge to use So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Tangerine Tango and Chocolate Chip. I chose to use Cottage Garden as I've been having a good play with it this week. I created the background by stamping the flower head in So Saffron. The outline was done in Tangerine Tango, I didn't use the Stamp-a-ma-jig to line the outline up as I wasn't to bothered if they didn't line up.....so of course most of then did as I was using a clear mount set. The background was finished off by using the flower trio in Pretty in Pink. The vine at the side was created using Certainly Celery and flowers made from Pretty in Pink and Tangerine Tango. The greeting on the tag comes from the Cheer and Wishes set and it was embellished with a brass jumbo eyelet and some Pretty in Pink taffeta and Certainly Celery grosgrain.

Red, White and Blue....Butterflies

2011-02-25T08:26:00.001-08:00

Today's card came together fairly easily, I knew I wanted to used Real Red as I have lots of scraps to use up. The combination of Real Red, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake and Whisper White seems to be a popular one at the moment so I gave it ago. The base layer is Marina Mist with a layer of Crumb Cake dsp. The grid was created next using Real Red 1/4" grosgrain and sticky strip. The butterflies were then stamped and punched with Real Red, Marina Mist and Whisper White (craft) ink. I knew I wanted some dimension on the card so I chose to only glue down the centres of the butterflies to stick them down. The card was finished with a sentiment panel made from the So Happy For You Sale-A-Bration stamp set. Remember there are only three days left to place a £45.00 order and gain your free stamp set, so get yours placed soon.

Bright and Ornate

2011-02-24T00:14:00.000-08:00

Today's card was made for Stacey's Curtain Call Challenge, which was to use the colours Tempting Turquoise, Tangerine Tango, Pear Pizazz and Whisper White. If you read my blog often you will notice I hardly ever use orange, so this was a difficult challenge for me. The inspiration came from the Greenhouse Gala paper that has been used here, if you have this sheet turn it over and you will see similar flowers to those I stamped from the Ornate Flowers set. The base was made with Tempting Turquoise with a Tangerine Tango matt layer. The Greenhouse Gala paper contains the Pear Pizazz. The flowers were stamped using a mixture of Tango and Pear. I used the Tango ink pad as I don't have the new markers yet. As this left some Tango on the leaves I used a cotton bud to wipe it off before using the Pear marker. The card was finished off with a greeting from Trendy Trees.

Vintage Etchings

2011-02-19T05:04:00.000-08:00

I've finally managed to make a Vintage style card which I am happy with, thanks to Stampin' Up! Tea Stain distress ink, I love it! I used the Artistic Etchings stamp set which images which are not my usual style. The base image was created by using the distressing set from Stampin' Up!, this contains the lovely distress ink and a little square of rubber, which you think is a bit pointless till you use it. I used this little square with the tea stain ink to create the background, just rub the ink over the card and it blends in. I then stamped the circle design with the tea stain ink. The Eiffel tower was stamped with Early Espresso ink along with the corners. The button and espresso ribbon were added for interest and texture. The Red Riding Hood cardstock was also distressed using tea stain ink to tone the colour down a little. I just love how this turned out.

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T07:28:00.000-08:00

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Today's card is focusing on the love theme with the use of the heart punch. This card is being entered into the Curtain Call colour challenge 69, this week to use Cherry Cobbler, Real Red, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla and Whisper white. I always find White and Vanilla hard to mix together, so I decided to look through all my designer paper for inspiration. I then decided to use punched out hearts which contained a mixture of colours to bring the card together. The greeting came from the retired set Seasonal Wishes and the card was finished off with some Real Red grosgrain ribbon.

Bundle of Love inspired by Mojo sketch 177

2011-02-13T02:23:00.000-08:00

Today's card was inspired by this weeks Mojo Monday sketch, which you can find details of here.

The background was created by stamping a variety of baby images from the Bundle of Love set, in Chocolate Chip. The baby tees were created by using the Baby Tee wheel in Chocolate Chip ink, straight from the ink pad. Three of the images were then cut out and coloured with markers. The brown accent is made from two stickers in the Nursery Suite quick accents, I love these and hope we get some more in the next catalogue.

Curtain Call Challenge 68 using Sweet Summer

2011-02-11T03:24:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone, sorry its been so long since I last posted but everything else seems to have got in the way, anyway thank you for coming back! Today's card uses the Sale-A-Bration set Sweet Summer, this set is available free when you place an order over £45.00 or more. I based this card on this weeks Curtain Call Challenge to use Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Pink Pirouette and Whisper White, you can find details here.

I started by making the base by layering the three main colours up. The three stamped panels were made by first stamping the leaf flourish with Wild Wasabi, then a small flower from So Happy For You ( another SAB set) was stamped in the gaps using Pink Pirouette. This was then over stamped with one of the flower heads using Melon Mambo. The card was finished off with a greeting from Sincere Salutations and some white 1/4" grosgrain ribbon.

Mojo Monday Sketch using Welcome Christmas

2010-11-19T05:29:00.000-08:00

This card was made for this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge, number 156, you can find details here. The set used is Welcome Christmas from the new catalogue, this stamp set is also included in the Bundle up for Christmas promotion, click on the link above for more details. I decided to follow the sihoutte theme of the stamp used and go for a monochromatic colour scheme. I chose Real Red so I could use the Christmas Cocoa dsp and Mistletoe Ribbon from the promotion. The greeting is stamped using a Real Red marker and comes from the Gifted stamp set. The ribbon bow was made using a ribbon strip folded over and stdown with Snail adhesive, the central point was made by wrappping a crystal brad around the centre of the ribbon.

Retirement Tea Party

2010-09-09T00:01:00.000-07:00

This card features the stamp set Playful Petals and matching dsp Tea Party, both of which are on the Last Chance List. The Tea Party paper has loves shades of Almost Amethyst, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron and Certainly Celery and has been lovely to craft with. So glad we have gorgeous papers to replace it in the new catalogue. I made this card for this week's Mojo Monday Challenge 155, you can find details here. The little tag sentiments come from the Tiny Tags set which you can find in the current Mini Catalogue. The striped ribbon used on this card is alos retiring, the colour Pretty in Pink is definatley staying though.

Live Your Dream Last Chance

2010-09-08T04:31:00.000-07:00

Live Your Dream is my favourite Stampin' Up! set, so I'm gutted this set is on the Last Chance List, the large flower stamp is just lovely. This card was made for this week's Sketch Saturday Challenge, details can be found here. I've teamed the stamp set up with it's matching dsp Tea and Crumpets, which is also on the Last Chance List. The flowers have all been glittered in the centre with Dazzling Diamonds, but it's hard to see the sparkle in the photo.

Bye Bye Little Truck

2010-09-03T13:46:00.001-07:00

I'm really sad that Loads of Love and its Accessories set are on the retired list, after my starter kit, these two sets were in my first order two years ago. This is a set I won't part with so you may still see it on here, if you don't own then don't miss this last chance, its such a versatile set. For this card the little truck was stamped with Stazon and coloured with Watercolour Wonder Crayons using the aquapainter. The patterned paper is from the Cottage Wall set, which is also retiring at the end of the month. Email at stampinwithjo@hotmail.com to place your order today.

Last Chance List

2010-09-01T13:31:00.000-07:00

The last chance list is now available to view and is huge!!! Take a look here, Last Chance List. Make sure you don't let those must have items slip away, order the now before they're gone. Email your order to me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk

Plum and Olive VintageFlowers

2010-08-03T12:42:00.000-07:00

This quick card was made using the Vintage Vogue set. The flowers were made by stamping the large flowers in Perfect Plum, the small flowers in Pale Plum and the leaves in Old Olive, these were all then cut out and glued together with tombow glue. The centres of the flowers were finished with small white pearls from the Pretties Kit. the purple border was made using Perfect Plum cardstock and the Eyelet border punch. The card was finished off with a greeting stamped in Old Olive from the Wonderful Words set.

Razzleberry Simply Said

2010-07-30T00:19:00.000-07:00

I've been lacking a bit of inspiration lately for new card designs, so I to do this week's Sketch Saturday challenge, you can find details here. I have used Cattage Wall dsp, I know this has been used on nearly every card I've made recently but I love it! The stamped images are a mixture of flowers and sentiments from Simplay Said in Rich Razzleberry and butterflies in Orchid Opulence from Live Your Dream. The card has been finished off with some Old Olive buttons from the Playground designer buttons pack. Hope You like it

Cottage Wall Butterflies

2010-07-09T07:11:00.000-07:00

This card was made using the Flight of The Butterfly Stamp set. Firstly I cut a strip of Rich Razzleberry and used the Eyelet border punch along both edges. I then place a strip of Cottage Wall dsp and some Old Olive satin ribbon. After sticking all this down I stamped two butterflies on Orchid Opulence card in Rich Razzleberry and punch out with the butterfly punch. I then stamped Happy Birthday from the SAB stamp set Vintage Labels and punched out with the 1 3/8" circle, along with two more white circles. I then punched three scallop circle in Rich Razzleberry and fixed the white circle to the centres. The butterflies I punched out earlier were stuck down the centres with a little tombow glue, as they as not completely stuck down the card has some depth.

Trendy Trees in Pink

2010-07-06T07:07:00.001-07:00

I decided to make a girly thank you card with the Trendy Trees set. The trees were stamped in Chocolate Chip, Old Olive and Taken with Teal. The greeting was stamped in Taken with Teal. The paper comes from the Sweet Pea dsp. The card is finished off with some Pretty in Pink taffeta ribbon and a silver flower brad.

Vintage Vogue Flowers

2010-06-11T03:21:00.000-07:00

This is the first card I made with the new Vintage Vogue set from the mini. The background was created by repeatedly stamping the the floral flourish stamp in Certainly Celery, this would not have been possible without the Stamp -a-ma-jig. The flowers were stamped in Ballet Blue and cut out, the edges have been curled to give some dimension. The centres of the flowers are Certainly Celery brads. The leaves have been punched from the 2-Step bird punch and the greeting on from Sincere Salutations.

Bird on a branch

2010-06-08T03:23:00.000-07:00

This card was made using some of my new goodies which have just arrived. The bird is made from the new Two Step Bird punch available in the mini. The bird is made from the most lovely new colour Rich Razzleberry, can see this been my new favourite colur. The brach was punched from Old Olive. The scalloped edge round the die cut circle was made using the Scallop Oval punch. Simply punch six ovals, cut them in half, cut the last scallop off eacg edge and the arrange round the circle. The paper come from the new Cottage Wall dsp and the ribbon was made using Old Olive Satin ribbon from the mini.

Sweet Little Birdie

2010-05-29T08:38:00.001-07:00

This card was made from the new My Sweet Pea set from the mini catalogue. The background is stamped in So Saffron and the bird is stamped in So Saffron for his beak and Chocolate Chip for his body. The paper comes from the Sweet Pea dsp stack and the scalloped edge is done in Taken with Teal. I decided not put a greeting on so this card can be used for any occasion. Hope you all have a great Bank Holiday Weekend!

Bella Bleu and Crumb Cake

2010-05-28T01:26:00.000-07:00

The base for this card was made using Crumb Cake, the new name for Kraft. It's so long since I've used any of this, I always want to have the matching ink to stamp with, roll on October when I can get hold of it! The other base layers are made from Not Quite Navy and the Bella Bleu dsp, another one I haven't used much. The image is stamped with markers and comes from the Live Your Dream set, the sentiment is from Sincere Salutations. The card is finished with some Crumb Cake/ Kraft taffeta ribbon and some Not Quite Navy brads. I really like how this card has turned out, what do you think?

Monkey in the Leaves

2010-05-26T06:43:00.000-07:00

This card was made using the new Fox and Friends set. the background was brayered in Certainly Celery and the leaves were then stamped in Old Olive. The leaves come from the level three hostess set Garden Dreams. The spotty background paper comes from the Sweet Pea dsp, really hope we get some gorgeous new dsp to replace this as I'm going to miss it when its gone. The sentiment is stamped in Pumpkin Pie and comes from the Wow Flowers set.

Sweet Pea Bag and Card

2010-05-13T00:38:00.000-07:00

This card and bag were made using some paper from the new Sweet Pea stack, I really do love the colours in these papers. Instructions to make the bag can be found here. The embellishment on the front on the bag is made from repeated stamping an image from Circle Circus in Chocolate Chip, Rose Red and Old Olive. Different parts of the image were then punched out using the scallop circle, the 1 3/8" circle and the 1 1/4" circle punches. The card was made using the same image for the base and the Happy Birthday Circle greeting from Wow Flowers, this was finished off with an Old Olive brad.

Baby Giraffe Card

2010-05-10T02:45:00.000-07:00

This card uses the little giraffe from the Fox and Friends set in the new mini, its very cute. The image was stamped in Pretty in Pink and the stars, which are from Nursery Necessities were stamped in So Saffron. The background paper comes from the new Sweet Pea paper stack. The card is finished off with some Old Olive brads, I think these are a little too close together, but once I made the holes I had to go with it.

Flight of the Butterfly

2010-04-28T02:54:00.000-07:00

This card was made using the Flight of the Butterfly stamp set and the matching punch. The butterflies were stamped in Pretty in Pink and then over stamped in Rose Red. The background paper comes from the new Sweet Pea dsp, this is gorgeous! The card has been embellished with Rose Red double stitched 1" grosgrain and a flower from the new stitched felts from the mini, you can view this mini by clicking the catalogue in my sidebar.

So much new stuff!!

2010-04-11T03:46:00.000-07:00

Firstly the new 2010 Mini Catalogue has launched and it is lovely, I am seriously loving the Sweet Pea dsp and the Stitched felts. To take a look just click on the link in my sidebar. Remember you can order from me at anytime, just email me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.com to place your order.

Secondly.....we are getting NEW colours!!! I am so excited about this I don't know how I'll mange to wait until October when they are released for sale. The whole colour families have undergone a Colour Renovation are are now called Collections in Brights, Neutrals, Regals and Subtles..just take a look at these.....

Marina Mist and Rich Razzleberry look gorgeous!! As you can see the neutrals are now part of the Collections ...Kraft has been renamed Crumb Cake, yummy. There are ten colours in each collections instead of ten, leaving with 40 core colours. However we are also getting IN Colours which they have had in America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, so we will also get an extra 5 colours, which are still a surprise until they are released. These colours will stay with us for two years unlike the current In Colours which retire after just one year. Next summer, we will get a further set of 5 new In Colours, meaning we will always have 50 colours to play with.

You make have noticed from the chart above that some colours are missing, these have been retired to make way for the new colours.

I know many of you may some of your current favourites on here, I for one will be sad to see Sage Shadow and Taken with Teal go, but we all still have six months with these lovely colours so there is plenty of time to stock up on your favourites and just think of all the new favourites you will have in October. Thanks for reading all this if you made it to the bottom!!

Perfect Pairs Promo

2010-03-31T03:33:00.000-07:00

This post will stay at the top until the end of March, please scroll down for today's post.

March brings us a new Stampin Up promotion, "Perfect Pairs" this promo involves getting 20% off selected punches when you also buy the co-ordinating stamp set. Please click on sidebar link for more details of punches and sets available.

Along with our current punches the new Heart punch will also be available for purchase at £10.00 along with the Simply Said stamp set, item number for stamp set is 106598. The item number for the heart punch is 113693.

If you already have Simply Said in your stamp collection and simply want the heart punch, you can order it for £12.50 on the same item number 113693.

The heart punch is only available until the end of March or while stocks last, so order yours now. Remember you can order from me at any time, simply email me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.com

Simply... 2 Sketches for U Challenge # 48

2010-03-17T00:29:00.000-07:00

This is my card for this weeks entry into the 2 Sketches for U challenge, you can find details here. The background paper was made by stamping the dotty flower from Simply Said in Green Galore, the small flower comes from Flight of the Butterfly and were stamped in Chocolate Chip. The main image is also from the Flight of the Butterfly set and this was first stamped in Pixie Pink, followed by the flower layer in Chocolate Chip. The card was finished off with some double stitch Chocolate Chip ribbon, I just love this range of ribbon and have all three colours, fingers crossed for some more! Remember throughout March when you buy Simply Said, Flight of the Butterfly, In the Stars, Oval All or Simply Scallops stamps sets you can get the co-ordinating punch at 20% , that's just £10.00. The full heart punch is only available until the end of this month, so order yours now.

Tractor Birthday Card

2010-03-12T12:29:00.000-08:00

It is my partner's dad's birthday on Monday and this is the card I have made for him as he likes vintage tractor's. I have been informed by my partner that it's not the right tractor, but they're all the same to me...it's the right colour anyhow. The main image was created by brayering a background of Certainly Celery, I'm not great at brayering but practice makes perfect as they say, so should maybe make some more. The image was then stamped in black and coloured with SU markers in Ruby Red. The grass tufts are stamped in Certainly Celery. The background was made by stamping the wellie stamp (from the sadly retired Scene in a Garden set) in distress ink in Old Paper on Very Vanilla cardstock. These were matted onto Chocolate Chip cardstock. The greeting embellishment is stamped in Chocolate Chip and is from the Vintage Labels set. The pewter frame comes from a Hodgepodge Hardware set, which again has retired in this colour. Thats all for now, hope he likes the card!

Happy Moments set of Four

2010-03-11T07:30:00.000-08:00

This little set of cards was made using the Happy Moments set which one of the sale-a-bration freebie sets, although sale-a-bration is now over I thought I'd still show these cards, as like many of you with this set I'm still playing. The background pattern was created using a stamp from the Circle Circus set, a great one for backgrounds and accents. The focal images and sentiments come from Happy Moments, there are two cards with "thank you" as the greeting and two with "Happy Birthday". The colour combinations for each card are: Rose Red and Pretty in Pink, Ballet Blue and Bashful Blue, Old Olive and Certainly Celery, Perfect Plum and Pale Plum. I think my favourite is the green version as I just love the bird in a cage stamp.

Diamond Top Card

2010-03-09T12:56:00.000-08:00

Today I decided top have a go at the Diamond Top card style. I chose to use an A5 sheet as the base card. I got my instructions from a dvd which I own. The card was cut so it was 14cm in width instead of 15cm. Then fold your piece of card in half and score with a bone folder. Score a line across the folded card at 7cm. Fold this top area both ways to create a deep scoreline. Next mark 9cm on the spine of your card and 12cm at the opening side. Score a line across both of these points. Then fold this score line bothways. Your diamond should now appear if you push both ends inwards. For the base of my card I used Blush Blossom and matted with Pretty in Pink. The images are from the Out of the Box level 1 hostess set and they were stamped in Regal Rose. The greeting comes from Nursery Necessities.

Cupcakes and Cocoa

2010-03-08T14:00:00.000-08:00

Today's card is just a quick and simple card using Crazy for Cupcakes and the co-ordinating cupcake wheel. The boarder was creating using the cupcake wheel and Close to Cocoa ink. The little cupcakes were then coloured with Stampin' Up! markers. The main image was stamped in black and then coloured with markers. To make the bun case, the large cupcake was stamped again onto Tea Party dsp and then cut out. The card was finished off with a greeting from the same set.

Greenhouse Garden for Mojo Monday Challenge

2010-03-06T02:59:00.000-08:00

This is the card I have made for this week's Mojo Monday challenge, you can find details here. I chose to use Greenhouse Garden as its a set I've just bought. The flowers are stamped in Pretty in Pink with Pixie Pink over the top. The stems are Certainly Celery with Old Olive over the top. The background paper comes from the Tea Party collection, I know this is appearing a lot recently but I just love it. The greeting comes from the Wow Flowers collection and has been stamped on punched out tab using the round tab punch. The ribbon is embellished with two Certainly Celery brads.

Pastel Birthday Cupcake

2010-02-27T03:42:00.000-08:00

This card was made using the Big Bold Birthday stamp set, the icing layer of the cupcake has been glittered using Heat and Stick powder and Dazzling Diamonds, its hard to see the sparkle on this photo. The papers come from the Tea Party dsp collection, which I love. The little buttons are from my stash. The sketch layout for the card comes from Friday Sketchers challenge 91, you can find details here. I am also entering this into this weeks Charisma Cardz Challenge which was to use birthday candles, you can find details here.

Sketch & Stash Challenge 29

2010-02-23T04:55:00.000-08:00

This card is my entry into the Sketch and Stash challenge for this fortnight, you can find details here. The new stash used in this challenge was the old olive designer paper, which has been waiting on my desk for a project. I chose to use the Loads of Love sets as the main image as these have been sadly neglected recently. The card was finished off with some Bravo Burgundy ribbon.

Friday Sketchers #90

2010-02-21T05:15:00.000-08:00

This is my entry for this weeks Friday Sketchers challenge, you can find the sketch we had to follow here. The main image is from the Daisy and Dandylion collection and was coloured with a mixture of copic markers and Stampin' Up! markers. The patterned papers are both from SU, the green floral paper has now retired, the striped on is from the Tea Party collection. The flower was made from an SU brad in Pretty in Pink, a white pretties flower and a yellow flower from papermania.

Garden Dream for Tackle it Tuesday Colour Challenge

2010-02-20T04:37:00.000-08:00

This card is my attempt at the colour challenge on the Purely Stamping blog, you can find details here. the challenge was to use Basic Black, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Sage Shadow. the flowers were stamped with a mixture of Rose Red and Sage Shadow and then coloured in the same colours. Basic Black was used for the border and for the sentiment. Pretty in Pink was used as a border for the image and punched border for the sentiment. The background was created with Sage Shadow and the leaves stamp from Garden Dream. The sentiment is from Sincere Salutations.

Cheers to You for my Brother

2010-02-19T03:12:00.000-08:00

This card the card I have made for my brother who's birthday is next week. I used the cheers to you beer mug and coloured them with the chocolate chip marker. The foam on the top is glossy as I added some crystal effects. The card is finished off with the sentiment from the same set.

Tricky True Friend

2010-02-18T02:41:00.000-08:00

This card was made using True Friend, this is a set I have really got to grips with and so decided it was time it came out of its dusty box. The layout for this card is inspired from the 2 Sketches $ U challenge #46, which you can find here. I turned the layout 90 degrees. The background paper is the So Saffron dsp and the inks used were Ballet Blue and Always Artichoke.

Card for Friday Sketchers #89

2010-02-17T03:13:00.000-08:00

This is my entry for the Friday sketchers challenge number 89, you can find the sketch used here. The main image comes from the Live Your Dream set from Stampin' Up! and is one of my favourite current sets. You get eight lovely stamps for just £26.95.The image was stamped using Always Artichoke and Regal Rose to complement the Tea and Crumpets designer paper. The ribbon is from my stash.

Sketch Saturday Card #90

2010-02-16T03:01:00.000-08:00

This is my card entry into the Sketch Saturday challenge number 90, you can find the sketch I followed here. the image is one from Penny Black called "Cheers" and it's coloured with Stampin Up markers in Creamy Caramel, Blush Blossom, Sage Shadow, Ruby Red and Pumpkin Pie. The patterned paper is some I got free with a magazine, the cardstock is Stampin Up Ruby Red. The embellishments comes from my stash. The greeting comes from the SU set Cheers to You.

Copic Colour Challenge #51

2010-02-14T03:08:00.000-08:00

This card is my entry into the Copic Colour Challenge for this week. The colours we had to use were B12, R29 and RV23. This is my first attempt at copic markers and maybe I should have chosen lighter colours to start with. I also used E37, E35, E11, YG91 and W3, the colourless blender and also Creamy Caramel SU marker for the pegs. The background paper is in Bashful Blue and is from Stampin Up!, the image stamped is from Penny Black

Old Fashioned Santa

2009-11-23T03:55:00.000-08:00

Old Fashioned Christmas was a set I received with my starter kit, almost eighteen months ago now and sadly it doesn't seem to have appeared on my blog once. This card features the Santa image which has been embossed in gold and looks lovely. The card was finished off using Merry Moments designer paper and the eyelet border punch.

Supplies:

Stamps: Old Fashioned Christmas

Cardstock/ Paper: Real Red, Garden Green, Very Vanilla and Merry Moments dsp

Ink: Versamark

Tools: Eyelet Border punch and gold embossing powder

Back from the cold..

2009-11-16T02:29:00.000-08:00

I've not posted for ages as I've been full of cold so haven't had a clear enough head to craft, was just starting to feel better when me son caught the cold and so I've spent the last week nursing him. Everyone's now better and it's time for some cards. This is one I've had made for a long time but have yet to post. The card base is made from lovely Kraft cardstock, the white circle you can see is actually paper from the Bella Bleu collection and the sentiment is from Sincere Salutations.

Supplies:
Stamps: A Rose is a Rose and Sincere Salutations
Ink: Cameo Coral, Ruby Red, Certainly Celery and Old Olive
Cardstock : Kraft, Whisper White and Bella Bleu dsp

Tree Trimmings

2009-10-09T03:41:00.000-07:00

Today's card is made from the new Tree Trimmings set, found on page 23 of the new catalogue. I can see myself using this set loads for my Christmas card this year. The new eyelet border punch has also been used along with the new scrummy real red striped grosgrain ribbon. The ribbon was held in place with a big crystal rhinestone from the pretties kit, these are also now available separately, see page 85.

Supplies:
Stamps: Tree Trimmings and Season of Joy
Paper/ Cardstock: Real Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Whisper White
Ink: Real Red, old Olive and Chocolate Chip
Tools: Eyelet Border punch, Stamp-a-ma-jig and Paper Piercer
Accessories: Real Red 1/2" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon and Clear Crystal Rhinestone

Catalogue Goodies have arrived

2009-10-08T08:49:00.000-07:00

This card was made from some of my new goodies which arrived today. The stamped images come from the new hostess level 1 set Darling Dots, which is a really good all round set. The centres of the flowers have been pierced with the brand new paper piercer, which is lovely to use. the background is made from the Sanded Speckles wheel in pixie pink ink and the greeting comes from Sincere Salutations (only new to me today).

Supplies:

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Darling Dots, Sanded Speckle Wheel

Paper/ Cardstock: Whisper White, Pixie Pink and Sage Shadow cardstock

Ink: Pixie Pink, Sage Shadow and Basic Black

Tools: Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, 1" Circle and 1 1/4" Circle punches

Accessories: Whisper White 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon

New Catalogue has arrived...a week ago!

2009-10-07T04:56:00.000-07:00

Well the new catalogue has been with us almost a week and I'm yet to show you anything made with the new goodies. This card has been made from one of the level three hostess sets from the new catalogue called "Garden Dreams" and it is a lovely set, well worth hosting a workshop for. The image was stamped in bashful blue ink and then chalked in the centre, which was layered up with dimensionals to give some depth. The card was finished off with some pearls from the pretties kit.

Supplies:

Stamps: Garden Dreams

Cardstock / Paper: Whisper White, Bashful Blue and Bashful Blue dsp

Ink: Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Versamark

Accessories: Stampin Pastels, Dimensionals and pearls from Pretties Kit

Stampers 10 Club

2009-09-30T02:16:00.000-07:00

I am hoping to start a new stamper's 10 club at the beginning of October, please see stampers 10 page for more details and email me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk if you wish to join the club.

Last Chance List

2009-09-02T02:03:00.000-07:00

The last chance list for the 2008-2009 catalogue has been posted. Stamps and accessories on this list are not available only while stocks last and with some off them having upto 50% off they won't hang around for long. To take a look at the list go here.

If you wish to order anything off this list please email me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk

Two items have already gone....

104036 All Wrapped Up (p91)

100319 Happy Hearts (p91)

I'll try and keep every updated as to what has gone.

Sweet Always Birthday Card

2009-08-28T01:45:00.000-07:00

This simple card was made to show off the beatiful Sweet Always dsp from Stampin' Up! The paper is matted onto regal rose card and the greeting is from the Cheer & Wishes set. I really don't think it needs anything else to finish it off.

Supplies:
Stamps: Cheer & Wishes
Cardstock/ Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose and Sweet Always DSP
Ink: Regal Rose
Accessories: Curved Rectangle Nestabilities and Bigshot

One for the girls and one for the boys...

2009-08-21T01:45:00.000-07:00

This card was made from Nursery Necessities and is a general baby girl card. The paper is from the Sweet Always dsp collection and the ribbon is from my stash. After making this card I decided to have a go at a blue version for the boys, here is my attempt:

Supplies:

Stamps: Nursery Necessities

Cardstock/ Paper: Whisper White, Sweet Always and Summer Picnic dsp

Ink: Pretty in Pink, Regal Rose, Ballet Blue and Bashful Blue

Accessories: Pink and blue ribbon from my stash.

Grandma's Birthday Card

2009-08-19T04:24:00.000-07:00

This card is one I made for my Grandma. I wasn't sure about this stamp "From the Garden", its a hostess level 1 stamp, but it stamps a beautiful image. I stamped in versamark onto vellum cardstock and then embossed with pearly white, gold and clear embossing mixed , a mixture helpfully made by my son. The embossing shows up a lot better when the card catches the light, for blogging purposes gold would have been better! The image was then coloured on the reverse using perfect plum and mellow moss markers. the card was finished off with a greeting from the Wow Flowers set.

Supplies:
Stamps: From the Garden and Wow Flowers
Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Perfect Plum, Pale Plum, Mellow Moss and Vellum Cardstock
Ink: Versamark, Perfect Plum and Mellow Moss Markers
Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval punches, gold brads, clear, gold and pearly white embossing powders.

Everything is from Stampin' Up! except the pearly white embossing powder.

Sketch Saturday Card #63

2009-08-14T12:30:00.000-07:00

This is my card for this week Sketch Saturday challenge, you can find the sketch here. The main image on the card is from Penny Black called "Surprise!", this is a stamp I have wanted in my collection for a long time, I think the mice are so cute. Everything else on the card is from Stampin' Up! The patterned paper is one from the Holiday Treasures collection from Stampin' Up! , its looks a lot better on the real card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Penny Black "Surprise" and Wow Flowers

Card / Paper: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust, Old Olive and Holiday Treasures dsp

Ink: Stazon and Earth Elements Markers

Accessories: Oval and Scallop Oval punches, Pretties flowers and clear rhinestone brads and 1/4" grosgrain ribbon in chocolate chip.

A quick thank you card

2009-08-12T00:13:00.000-07:00

This card was made to add to my samples box. The base card is textured close to cocoa and the paper is from the Tea and Crumpets dsp collection. The images have all been stamped with versamark and then chalked with So Saffron chalk.

Supplies:

Stamps: Live Your Dream

Card / Paper: Close to Cocoa textured cardstock, Very Vanilla and Tea and Crumpets dsp

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: Very Vanilla 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Stampin Pastels and scallop circle, scallop oval, oval and 1 3/8" circles punches.

Joseph's Door Plaque

2009-08-02T08:14:00.000-07:00

This weekend I have been making a door plaque for my son Joseph. To make one of these you will need two coasters for every letter in the name you are using, chipboard letters for each letter, a length of ribbon, scraps of designer paper and an ink pad of your choice and some plain coloured card stock.

Measure the size of your coaster then cut a front piece (in the designer paper) for every letter and a back piece (in the plain card stock). Cover the coasters with s front of back piece of paper so every coaster has one covered side. Take the chipboard letters and colour them using the ink pad. While these are dying line up the back coaster and place a line of sticky strip across the middle of each one. Peel the backing off and cover with the ribbon. Stick the front panels onto the back. Finally when your chipboard letters have dried, glue the onto the front of your door plaque.

Rainbow Sherbert Birthday Card

2009-07-30T05:02:00.000-07:00

This card was made using the Big Bold Birthday set. The chipboard frame was made using one of the shapes in the Batch of Blooms chipboard set from Stampin' Up! Thee frame was covered with Tempting Turquoise ink and then to get the glossy finish two layers of clear embossing powder were melted over the top.

Supplies:

Stamps: Big Bold Birthday

Cardstock/Paper: Card blank from Craftwork Cards, Whisper White and Rainbow Sherbet DSP

Ink: Versamark, Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore and Apricot Appeal marker

Accessories: Batch of Bloom Chipboard and clear embossing powder.

Back From Hols

2009-07-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

I have not posted for a while as I've been on holiday to Wales for the past week. As we were driving around the whole country we were really lucky and managed to miss the rain thats been about and actually get on a beach and sunbathe! Today's card has a male feel as my card were getting a bit too girly. the main image is stamped in Always Artichoke and then re-stamped with Versamark and embossed with clear embossing powder ( made possible by the super stamp-a-ma-jig). The embellishment is made from a piece of silver Hodgepodge Hardware threaded with linen thread. Everything for this card is from Stampin' Up!

Supplies:

Stamps: Loads of Love and Accessories

Cardstock/Paper: Sahara Sand, Very Vanilla,Always Artichoke and Mellow Moss. Le Jardin Designer paper from the 2007-08 catalogue

Ink: Always Artichoke, Bordering Blue and Versamark

Accessories: Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, Linen Thread, and Aqua Painter.

Sketch Saturday Card #59

2009-07-14T23:45:00.000-07:00

This card was created for the current Sketch Saturday challenge, you can see the sketch here.

The image for this card comes from the Daisy ans Dandylion stamps range, I think little Daisy is so cute. The embellishment for this card were all made with punches from Stampin' Up! The large flower is made from the flowers on the Boho Blossoms punch layered up with a So Saffron brad as the centre.

Supplies:

Stamps: Daisy and Dandylion Collection

Ink: Chocolate Chip ink and So Saffron marker

Cardstock: Regal Rose Textured, Chocolate Chip, Mellow Moss and Very Vanilla, all SU

Accessories: Boho Blossoms, Scallop Oval and Oval punches from SU, So Saffron brads, Very Vanilla 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and a peel-off greeting.

Wellies for Dad

2009-06-19T00:18:00.000-07:00

As my dad is a farmer I thought the wellies stamp from "Scene in a garden" would be perfect for his father's day card. The wellie boarder was used with the help of the Stamp-a-ma-jig to help line up the images...an essential tool in this case! The greetings stamp and tag stamp are both from Inca and are ones I've had for years. The paper is certainly celery designer paper from the retired list. The edges of the paper were ripped and then chalked with Night of Navy to tie the whole card together.

Supplies:

Stamps: Scene in agraden, Happy Father's Day and Tag from Inca

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White and certainly celery dsp (retired)

Ink: Black Stazon, Basic Black, Certainly Celery and Night of Navy Markers

Accessories: Stampin' Pastels, Pewter Jumbo Eyelet and Certainly Celery 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Stampin Dimensionals

Birthday Card

2009-06-18T07:02:00.000-07:00

This card was created for my friend Jane's birthday. The image is one called "Uplifting" from Penny Black. The image was coloured with Stampin' Up! markers. The greeting embellishment and card candy dots are from Craftwork Cards.

Supplies:
Stamps: "Uplifting" Penny Black
Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Regal Rose, Chocolate Chip and Sweet Always dsp
Ink: Black Stazon and SU Markers in: Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Pretty in Pink, Yoyo Yellow and Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Scallop Circle Punch and card candy and embellishment from Craftwork Cards.

Crafty Inklings 1st Challenge

2009-06-15T01:21:00.000-07:00

Crafty Inklings is my upline group formed by Michelle. Michelle set us the challenge to use the following items to make a card or 3D object.

the paper is from the Washington Apple collection and uses the colours Bashful Blue, So Saffron and Pumpkin Pie. These are not colours I found easy to work with together, so it's taken me a while to figure out what I was going to do. But here it is....

The base card is So Saffron with the background stamped using Versamark and a stamp from Seeing spots. Inside the circle uses the "thank you" stamp from Seeing spots in Bashful Blue ink and the flower in So Saffron. The card was finished off with the elements from the challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Seeing Spots

Cardstock/ Paper: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White and Washington Apple dsp

Ink: So Saffron, Bashful blue and Versamark

Accessories: 1" Double Stitch Grosgrain ribbon in Bashful Blue and clip from Petwer HodgePodge Hardware

Live Your Dream Thank You Card

2009-06-04T10:10:00.000-07:00

Today's card was made as a thank you for a friend who recently bought my son a gift. The photo is not brilliant...really must find my camera! The greeting in the scallop circle reads "Thanks".

Supplies:

Stamps: Live Your Dream
Cardstock/Paper: Whispser White, Certainly Celery and Sweet Always Designer Paper.
Ink: Regal Rose & Certainly Celery
Accessories: Certainly Celery 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, oval punch, scallop oval punch.

Sketch Saturday Card #52

2009-05-29T13:41:00.000-07:00

This is the card I made for the Sketch Saturday Challenge number 52. The card uses a Penny Black stamp Just Buzzin' By. the background papers are from the Tea Party dsp. The sentiment embellishment reads Birthday Blooms and is from Craftwork Cards.

Today's Card

2009-05-29T03:26:00.000-07:00

I have a card to share with you all at last. This quick card was made using the Playful Petals set and the Tea Party Designer Paper. I simply stamped the images onto Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery cardstock, then layered up the flowers.

Supplies:

Stamps: Playful Petals, Best Yet

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Tea Party designer paper

Ink: Basic Black, Pretty in Pink marker

Accessories: Scallop Oval and Oval Punches

Missing Blogger..

2009-05-18T03:47:00.000-07:00

I haven't been blogging for a while as I've been away in hull on a goat farm...with no internet! Couldn't wait to get home and upload all the cards I'd made while away but...my desktop computer has decided to break, so no pictures as my laptop doesn't have a photo card slot. Anyway as I've no pictures I've decided to share with you links to people's blog candy giveaways...just maybe you might win. So check back to updates to my list throughout the week.

Stamp With Us 1st Challenge

2009-04-11T10:30:00.000-07:00

Stamp With Us is a new blog set up by three Stampin' Up! ladies, who aim to bring us classes retreats and challenges, you can find more information here StampWithUS. This is the first challenge I've entered so far. The challenge was to use this sketch:

This was the card I made using the sketch. The base layer is made using one of the papers from the Tea Party collection. The main image comes from Bundle of Joy and is stamped in bashful blue and coloured with markers in barely banana and pretty in pink. The greeting comes from Nursery Necessities.

Supplies:

Stamps: Bundle of Joy, Nursery Necessities

Cardstock/Paper: Tea Party DSP, Whisper White and Pretty in Pink

Ink: Bashful ink, Barely Banana and Pretty in Pink Markers

Accessories: 1" Double Stitch Bashful Blue Grosgrain ribbon, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch and stampin dimensionals

Lovely Simple Rose

2009-04-07T05:01:00.000-07:00

This card is the first one I made with my newest stamp set A Rose is a Rose which I treated myself to when I reached Bronze 2. I think this stamp set is gorgeous, I know I say this about most sets but this truly is. Something wonderful happens when you stamp the second layer and it just comes alive. I can see this being a set I will use many, many times.

Supplies:

Stamps: A Rose is a Rose

Cardstock: Whisper White and Creamy Caramel

Ink: Regal Rose, Rose Red, Certainly Celery and Always Artichoke.

I have also started to run card classes from my home, please email me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk for more details if you are interested in attending.

April at last

2009-04-02T06:26:00.000-07:00

So glad March is over, seem to have spent all my time in hospitals, dentists and doctors surgeries...none of which I like. Finally we're all sorted out now so I can get back to business. April 1st saw the launch of Stampin' Up's! first mini catalogue...which is gorgeous! This is the first card I have to show you:

It was made using the yummy scrummy Playful Petals and Tea Party paper from the mini catalogue.

Stamps: Playful Petals

Cardstock/Paper: Tea Party Designer paper, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery

Ink: Certainly Celery and Regal Rose

Accessories: Certainly Celery brad 1/4" grosgrain ribbon and stampin dimensionals

The Mini has arrived!

2009-03-09T03:25:00.000-07:00

Stampin' Up's! first European mini catalogue has arrived and its gorgeous, I want it all! The catalogue runs from April 1st to September 30th. Place your pre-order with me by emailing me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk, all orders received before the 1st April will be placed in a draw to win a stamp set of their choice from the mini catalogue. Anyone who places and order over £50 will receive free postage. All other mini pre-orders will have the flat rate of £3.95 for postage. Want to have your own copy of the mini? email me now and I'll send you one. Check back to see some samples in the next few weeks.

Nap Time

2009-03-09T02:57:00.000-07:00

Today's card uses a Penny Black stamp called Nap Time. The image was stamped with black stazon and coloured using Stampin pastels. The brads are from the soft subtles collection and the background paper is from the Petals and Paisley collection.

Supplies:

Stamps: Cheer & Wishes, Nap time from Penny Black

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Certainly Celery and Petals and Paisley Designer paper

Accessories: Stampin Pastels, Soft Subtle brads in Pretty in Pink and Certainly Celery.

Daisy daisy..

2009-03-06T02:29:00.000-08:00

...at least I think it looks like a daisy. This card was made using the Organic Grace set, which you can earn as a level 1 hostess set. The fern leaves were stamped first, positioned using the stamp-a-ma-jig. I then stamped three flowers on a piece of separate whisper white white. The middles are coloured with a so saffron marker and the edges water coloured with barley banana, this is hard to see on the photo though. I then cut the flowers out and placed them on the card using stampin dimensionals. I love the way that they just fit together so well.

Supplies:

Stamps: Organic Grace, Cheer & Wishes
Cardstock: Whisper White, So Saffron & Always Artichoke
Ink: Black Stazon, Always Artichoke, So Saffron, Barley Banana marker
Accessories: stampin dimensionals

One design, two cards

2009-03-05T00:18:00.000-08:00

These two cards were both done using the Organic Grace set which is a level 1 hostess set. I wanted to try out some different background ideas. The top card was done by stamping the cow parsley image in Versamark and heat embossing with clear powder. I then chalked over the image in night of navy chalk to create the soft background. This didn't show up to well on the camera so I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig and stamped over the images in black stazon to highlight them. The second card was started in the same way but the background was created using the brayer and bashful blue ink, which seems to have gone very dark. Both card were finished off with rub-ons from the Cherished Memories collection. Although it didn't turn out exactly as I planned I prefer the chalked card.

Supplies:

Stamps: Organic Grace
Paper/Cardstock: Whisper White and Old Olive
Ink: Versamark and black stazon, bashful blue
Accessories: Stamp-a-ma-jig, heat embosser, clear embossing powder, brayer, stampin pastels, Chersished memories rub-ons, corner rounder punch

Get on board with Chipboard!

2009-03-03T01:57:00.000-08:00

During 1st March to 31st of March Stampin' up! is offering 25% off all chipboard selections. This means selections on page 78 are:

Batch of Blooms 113658 was £11.75 , march price £8.81
Lots of letters 113657 was £10.25, march price £7.69

The retired selections on page 94 are still available while stocks last:

Blossoms & Basics 109978 was £11.75, march price £8.81
Lots of Letters 109980 was £10.25, march price £7.69

Chipboard is a very versatile product, you can:

paint it

stamp on it

cover it in glitter

heat emboss on it

cover it in designer paper

layer it

alter its shape

leave it naked...

Over the next couple of weeks I will be showing a variety of projects using chipboard so check back for ideas. If you wish to order any of these products contact me on stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk

Brother's Birthday

2009-02-24T01:49:00.000-08:00

This is the card I made for my brother's birthday. It uses the set "Cheers to You", this particular stamp is good for male cards. The colours used are old olive, not quite navy and bravo burgundy. The foam on the beer mug has been puffed up using "fluffy stuff" from my stash, this puffs up like snow when you heat it.

Sale-A-Bration Open Day

2009-02-21T18:00:00.000-08:00

On Saturday 21st February I am having a Stampin' Up! open day to celebrate Sale-A-Bration. Come along to find out more about Stampin' Up! and the Sale-A-Bration promotion. There will be samples and idea on how to use the four Sale-A-Bration sets. Everyone who places an order with me between now and the end of the 21st will be entered into a draw to win one of these sets. The open day will take place between 1 and 4 pm, email me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk for location and more details. Hope to see you there!

Cute little mouse..

2009-02-17T08:12:00.000-08:00

Just. a short post today.This image is from Penny black and is called "Crossing Bridges", I think its really cute. the base is made from pretty in pink cardstock with bits of chocolate chip and very vanilla. The patterned paper is from the "Tea and Crumpets" set from Stampin' Up! and the pearls are from the Pretties Kit.

Valentine's cards - Day 3 Origami Box

2009-02-09T03:51:00.000-08:00

This is my first attempt at an origami box, the instructions I followed can be found here on the SplitCoastStampers site, which is a great resource for any crafter. The images on the box come from Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories sets. I'm going to fill this with handmade chocolate truffles for my partner for Valentine's Day.

Supplies:

Stamps: Loads of Love and Loads of Love Accessories
Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White and Rose Red
Ink: Black stazon, Rose Red, Regal, Rose, Blush Blossom, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Carmel and Night of Navy Stampin Write markers
Accessories: 1" Rose Red Double Stitch grosgrain ribbon, 1 3/8" and scallop circle punches, multi glue.

Valentine's Cards - Day 2, later than expected

2009-02-08T02:57:00.001-08:00

This is the second card is my Valentine's series, ideally I would have posted it yesterday but things never seem to work out the way you want do they?

This card was made from the A little bit of Happiness set which is a level 1 hostess set. Earn this free is you host a workshop with sales over £150 or place an order for £150.

Supplies:

Stamps: A little bit of Happiness, Seasonal Wishes
Cardstock/Paper: Whisper white and pretty in pink
Ink: Pretty in pink, Pixie pink and Pink Passion Stampin Write Markers, Black Stazon
Accessories: Stampin Dimensionals

Valentine's Cards - Day 1

2009-02-06T07:38:00.000-08:00

This is the first card of Valentine's Day projects which I will be showing over the next week. This card was made using the SAB 2009 set Polka Dot Punches, available with orders over £45.00 only until Feb 28th. The heart stamp was stamped with versmark and embossed in white. Four hearts were used to make the petals of the flower. The flower centre is a large brad from the Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware, the sentiment comes from the set Yummy, which is also a SAB set for 2009. The heart border is done using the heart from Big Bold Birthday

Supplies:
Stamps: Polka Dot Punches, Yummy, Big, Bold Birthday
Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White and Basic Black
Ink: Versamark
Accessories: White Embossing Powder, Styled Silver Hodgepodge Hardware

Big bold Birthday

2009-01-12T00:21:00.000-08:00

This card was made using the Big Bold Birthday set. I used Chocolate chip textured cardstock for the bas. I've had this in my stash for a while but decided to use it, its really lovely in real life. I'll definately be purchasing the other packs!

Supplies:

Stamps: Big Bold Birthday

Ink: Chocolate Chip, Creamy Caramel and Rose Red

Cardstock: Chocolate Chip Textured Cardstock, Whisper White Cardstock, Rose Red DSP (2007-2008 design)

Accessories: Rose Red 1" Double Stitch Ribbon,

Sale-A-Brate the New Year with Stampin' Up!

2009-01-03T09:38:00.000-08:00

Sale-A-Brate the new year by grabbing yourself one of Stampin' Up's! promotional sale-a-bration stamp sets. These sets are available until February 28th, so grab yours now. There are three ways to earn the promotional sets.

As a customer - for every £45 you spend you get a free set, so £90 equals two free sets and so on..

As a hostess - for every workshop order totally £300 or more you will receive one set, two for a workshop of £600 and three for £900. You will also receive the usual free hostess benefits.

As a recruit - join Stampin Up as a demonstrator with me and receive a free set from the catalogue of your choice up to the value of £34.95, there's never been a better time to join my team.

Season of Joy...again

2008-12-12T01:20:00.001-08:00

Another Season of joy card, sorry but I just love this set, at least it's nearly Christmas so I will have to stop making Christmas cards.

Supplies:

Stamps: Season of Joy, So Swirly Wheel
Ink: Versamark
Card/Paper: Ruby Red, Old Olive and Very Vanilla
Accessories: Very Vanilla 1/4" Grosgrain Ribbon, Gold Embossing Powder, Corner Rounder Punch

Method: First I ran the So Swirly Wheel across the bottom of the ruby red card, using Versamark ink in the cartridge. I then placed the ribbon along top of the pattern to separate the two areas. Next I embossing the greetings stamp with gold embossing powder. I rounded the corners of the stamped panel and then placed on a slightly larger panel of old olive.

Poinsettia Card

2008-12-11T01:28:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted for ages as have been really busy with my baby son. Hopefully now I'll have a bit more time to post some of the cards and things which I have been making over the last few weeks.

Supplies:

Stamps: Season of Joy
Ink: Versamark
Card/Paper: Ruby Red, Old Olive and Very Vanilla
Accessories: Earth Element Brads, Theatre Ribbon Originals, Scallop Edge Punch, Clear Embossing Powder, SNAIL Adhesive

Method: Firstly I stamped the old olive card base with the small poinsettia in versamark to create a watermark effect. I then cut a panel of very vanilla and added a ruby red scalloped edge. The large poinsettia was then stamped on ruby red cardstock with versamark and heat embossed with clear embossing powder, I then cut them out. The satin ribbon from the ribbon originals was placed across the middle of the very vanilla panel. The flowers were attached to the panel using the brads and then the panel was attached to the card using SNAIL.

Happy Belated Birthday

2008-10-08T00:16:00.000-07:00

Forgot to mention earlier the Stampin' Up! promotion for October. As Stampin' Up! is nearing its first birthday in the UK and 20 years in business in the US they are offering discounts on birthday related stamping sets.

All you have to do is spend £20 on any full priced products and you can receive one of the selected sets with a 20% discount.

The sets included in the offer are:

Crazy for Cupcakes...discounted price...£16.76 Item No. 111618

Birthday Best...;discounted price....£8.76 Item No 105455

Cheer and Wishes...£11.96 item No. 110524

Stampers 10 Club

2008-10-07T23:58:00.000-07:00

I'm sure many of you have now had a good look through the new Stampin' Up! catalogue and have a wish list as long as mine! I have decided to start a stampers 10 club so some of you can build up your stash without breaking the bank.

Each stampers 10 club consists of 10 members and will run for 10 consecutive months.
Every member commits to spending a minimum of £15.00 every month on products (there is no maximum amount!)
Every month one member will be selected to be the virtual hostess and will receive the hostess benefits including a minimum of £15.00 of free products as the order total will be at least £150 (10 members, £15 each) and will also receive a level 1 hostess gift
When it is your month to "host" you are welcome to collect outside orders and add them to you total to increase your benefits.
Each member will receive a free copy of the new catalogue
You will also receive freebies and project ideas from me over the 10 months

If you are interested in joining or would like more information please email me on stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk

Season of Joy, not just for Christmas

2008-10-07T03:03:00.000-07:00

I made this card to show that the Season of Joy set can be used for other occasions and not just Christmas. This card uses whisper white as a base, onto which I embossed the Season of Joy flower with clear embossing powder. The background effect was done using pixie pink and tempting turquoise sponged on using a good old kitchen sponge. I then placed the pink edging on to soften the effect as it was a bit full on. The greeting is from the True Friend set.

New Catalogue and New stamps

2008-09-29T04:43:00.001-07:00

I finally have a copy of the new catalogue and its great, there is some lovely new stamp sets and some new accessories, its definitely been worth the wait. Featured in the (very bad! sorry I was in a rush to use the stamps) photo are two of the new stamps sets Season of Joy (£24.95) and True Friend. Both sets are very versatile

These two cards were made using the Season of Joy set. The first uses real red cardstock, Dashing designer series paper, whisper white ribbon and a ribbon slide. The background was made by stamping the snowflake image with versamark ink.

The second card uses the Christmas tree image stamped in green galore and again uses the dashing designer series paper. The trees have been mounted using Stampin Dimensionals to give some depth to the card.

Celebrate World Card Making Day

2008-09-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

Come and join me on October 4th to celebrate World Card Making Day and the launch of the 2008-2009 Stampin' Up! catalogue.

The event will include free make and takes and demonstrations using some of the new stamp sets, door prizes and refreshments.

Please reserve your place by September 30th by emailing me at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk so I can order enough supplies and refreshments for everyone.

Look forward to seeing you there.

If you are unable to attend on this date don't forget you can book your own workshop with me at a more convienent date.

Yesterday I mentioned stamping classes, the first of these will be held on Wednesday 15th and will feature christmas cards. Will post more details nearer the time. Email today to reserve your place.

Spotty Thank You

2008-09-15T12:55:00.000-07:00

Haven't posted for a while as my decorating got out of control and my mum has gone and moved furniture round in nearly every room in chaos. On the plus side my son's nursery is finished and I now have half a craft room, well actually a shelf but its a better than a big mess on the dining table!

This card was made using the Seeing Spots set, which I really love, sometimes the simple sets are the best. The colours are green galore, pixie pink and tempting turquoise. Originally I had made this card to stand portrait, but I actually think it looks good in landscape.

Will have more posts this week including details of stamping classes I am going to start in October, beginning with a launch party for the new catalogue ( fifteen days to go!), more details tomorrow.

A Little Romance

2008-09-05T02:28:00.000-07:00

Just a quick card using the heart stamp from the Year After Year set. I used the masking techinque to place the second heart. I ripped the edges of the whipser white cardstock to give a softer edge, but unfortunately this hasn't come out to well on the scan. Cardstock background is real red and the brads are silver (although you can't really tell!)

I'm decorating over the weekend so they'll be no posts till next week. Enjoy the weekend.

First card up

2008-09-03T00:40:00.000-07:00

Finally I've got my first card up after a few technical hitches! The main image from this card comes from the Year After Year set, which is now on the retired list. The background is stamped from the Seeing Spots set and the greeting comes from Cheer and Wishes. All cardstock and ink are Pixie Pink. As Stampin' Up! don't do grosgrain ribbon in this colour I used Whisper White ribbon and dyed it with the inkpad...so you can have any colour ribbon you want.

The retired list for the 2007-2008 has now been posted, see below

http://http//www2.stampinup.com/gb/documents/UK_Retired_List_07-08_num.pdf

If you want anything from this list now is the time to order as the list is while stocks last, so once its gone, its gone! Contact me today at stampinwithjo@hotmail.co.uk to place your order

This month I will be focusing on products on this list, starting this week with Year after Year, which is a very versatile set. I'll also keep you updated of any sell outs or changes to the list.

Signed Up!

2008-08-19T01:42:00.000-07:00

I've finally signed up as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator after thinking about it for the past few months, would have joined earlier but have just given birth to my first child which took some adjusting too. I can't wait for my starter kit to arrive so I can start creating things, its ages since I had any new craft stuff to play with!

As a special incentive to start off my Stampin' Up! career I am offering a free copy of the new catalogue, out at the end of September to anyone who places an order with me over £50.00.