Stamping Up Lots of Happy Card Kit Video Tutorial

Thank you for joining me today. I hope you enjoyed the Blog hop yesterday, as promised here is the video tutorial. I hope you enjoy watching me putting all the cards together and showing the contents of the kit.

For details see the blog hop post.  Click here!

See you soon,

Gez xxx

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Pootles Team Blog Hop

Hello and thank you for joining me on the Pootles Team Blog Hop.  This Blog Hop is showcasing items from the new Spring Summer Catalogue, I hope you enjoy hopping around and seeing lots of projects using the lovely new items available. Today I am showcasing the Lots of Happy card kit.  There is nothing more simple than a Stampin' Up card kit!

This kit is an 'all inclusive kit' that means everything you need to make 20 stunning cards is included in the kit (it is recommended that you use some liquid glue and maybe some glue dots as well).  You get the card blanks (5 different shapes and sizes), envelopes, embellishments, ink, exclusive photopolymer stamp set and acrylic block as well ribbon and 4 water colour pencils including 2 exclusive colours only available in this kit (Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Lemon Lime Twist and Flirty Flamingo) and  also some dimensionals.

Once you have completed the 20 cards you can begin to create your own using the stamps and left over embellishments. Or you can buy a refill kit and do them again!

The kit contains full colour instructions which you can follow or do your own thing. This kit is perfect for the beginner who wants to get started but doesn't know what to buy as you can get started straight away for a small outlay £31.50. It is also perfect for craft addicts like myself who cannot even go away for a weekend without the need to craft. Thats why I buy the kits, they are small enough to pack when going away to feed my addiction! lol

You make 5 each of 5 different cards, there are sentiments for all occasions, if you do not like a suggested sentiment then chose a different one, it's all up to you.

If you pop back tomorrow I will have a link to a video tutorial and you will see how easy they are to put together and how stunning they are.


I hope you are enjoying seeing the new things in the catalogue as much as I am.

Now got and carry on 'hopping' around and see the rest of the team - just click on the names below and you should go to their blog :-)

see you soon

Gez xxx







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Colour Challenge #stampinforall

Good morning!

This week I did my first colour challenge over at #stampinforall, a Facebook group run by my fellow Pootler Amanda AKA Srimpingmommy. The colours were Berry Burst, Bermuda Bay and Lemon Lime Twist. Here is my card:

To make this card I cut the layers as below - these are my standard way of cutting layers and they give 1/8th border all round.

I used some Berry Burst cardstock as my base - A4 cut in half and scored in half, this makes a C6 card 5 7/8th x 4 1/8th
I cut a mat in Whisper White cardstock just 1/4" smaller on each side - 5 5/8th x 3 7/8th
I cut 2 of these mats as I used one on the inside of the card as well. 

I also used a 3x3 square of Bermuda Bay cardstock and some Whisper White cut with the largest Stitched Square Framelit die.

I used the stamps set Picture Perfect Birthday from the new Spring Summer Catalogue. 

I really like how thee colours work together to give a fun bright birthday card. As you can see below I also stamped the inside of the card. I love how the 2 step stamp give the effect of a lovely big bow on a present which I carried through to the inside of the card. 

I am really excited to be showcasing my first project as a Design Team member for the #stampinforall Facebook group next week. So why not check it out.

Stampin for all

A group full of inspiration

Looking forward to seeing you again,

Gez xxx

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To join my team click here!

There is no better time to join my team, for £99 you can pick £130 from both the annual catalogue and the new Spring Summer catalogue and the clearance rack, plus you also get to pick ANY 2 stamp sets on top and you will get a business pack. There is however no obligation to run a business you can just enjoy the 20% discount. Join now and get 6 months discount. 

Stampin Up Friut Basket Clowns

Thank you for joining me today, Thursdays are usually Festive Fursday but as Christmas is over I was thinking of other festivities. I will be doing Valentines projects soon but until then this is going to be Fun Fursday! SO what is more fun than a Jack-in-the-box?!

I got the idea for this clown face when I was playing with the Fruit Basket stamp set, the pear just looked like a comedy nose to me! Once I had the nose it was just a matter of adding eyes and mouth and voila I had a face.  As I put the clown together it turned into a Jack-in-the-box.

I apologise now for continually calling the colours wrong, I kept saying Rich Razzleberry instead of Berry Burst and Pink Pirouette (I don't even have that colour!) instead of Powder Pink - first film after my break - thats my excuse!

To make this card I cut the layers as below - these are my standard way of cutting layers and they give 1/8th border all round.

I used some Berry Burst cardstock as my base - A4 cut in half and scored in half, this makes a C6 card 5 7/8th x 4 1/8th
I cut a mat in Whisper White cardstock just 1/4" smaller on each side - 5 5/8th x 3 7/8th

I cut a square using the second largest Stitch Framlits and Sweet Sugarplum 
I used the Everyday Label Punch for the Jack-in-the-box in Berry Burst 
I used the 2" Circle Punch to cut a face in Powder Pink
I used fruit stamps from the Fruit Basket set to form the face of the clown girl
I used the Starburst Punch to cut 3 shapes for the hair out of Sweet Sugarplum
I used the Bow Builder Punch to make a bow for the hair, I only used the tail section of the bow, I cut 2 from the Fresh Floral DSP
I cut a small flower from the Tree Builder Punch from Whisper White for the centre of the bow and 2 more for buttons. 
I used the the Berry Burst 3/8" Metallic-Edge Ribbon to tie around the square for the box. 
I used the Small Label Punch to cut 2 from Berry Burst for the arms and one from Whisper White for the sentiment. 
I used the 'Happy Birthday' from the Fruit Basket stamp set. 

Details of ow I put the card together is in the video tutorial here!

Why not take a closer look at the cards, here are both versions I made.

I used the Tab Punch to make the little hat.

The ribbon I pinched from a card kit but there is a Lemon Lime Twist  ribbon in the new catalogue

I do hope you like this fun project, I have a little Great Nephew and a Great Great Niece who I think I will be sending these cards to.

See you again soon with another project,

Gez xxx

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Spring Summer Catalogue is LIVE!!!

Morning everyone - are you as excited as me for the new catalogue???!!!

Not only do we have a new catalogue but also Sale-A-Bration (SAB for short) I explained how this works in an earlier blog post.

Basically until 31st March 2018 for every £45 you spend )not including P&P) in both catalogues and clearance rack, you get to choose an item from the SAB catalogue absolutely free. (there are a few items that require a £90 spend) Now thats AMAZING!

To download a pdf copy of the new catalogue and the SAB one follow this link.

Catalogues!

I have been busy over the Christmas holidays making new projects with these products. I am really excited to share these with you starting tomorrow :-)

Look out for my Tutorials every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and I may even do some bonus ones as well.  I will also keep you up to date with any other news from Stampin Up as I get it. So why not subscribe to my blog to ensure you do not miss anything. If you would like a copy of the catalogues then please contact me either by leaving a comment or use the box marked contact me on the side bar. I would be very happy t send you a copy.

Right I am off to place an order and choose some free SAB items! See you tomorrow for a tutorial,

Gez xxx

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Stampin Up Bundle of Love Gift Box

New Year greetings today, hope you all had a lovely New Years day, we certainly did.

My project today is a bigger version of the 2x2x2 cube box I did on Thursday.

This box is made in the same way its just a bit bigger, this one is 2 inches high but 4 inches wide and long. So a much bigger box which would hole a very nice sized gift.

To make the box I used Extra Thick Very Vanilla Card Stock and the Bundle of Love Speciality DSP and some Gold Foil Card Stock for the second box. For the sentiment I used some Gold embossing powder to heat emboss the sentiment and the stamp set Labels of Love.

The measurements are:

Very Vanilla Box
Extra Thick Very Vanilla cardstock
8x8 for the top scored @ 2" on all 4 sides
7 15/16 x 7 15/16 or the base @ 2" on all 4 sides

To decorate:
Bundle of Love DSP
Top mat is 3 3/4 x 3 3/4
5 x Side mats 3 3/4 x 1 3/4

Sentiment:
Everyday Label Punch
Labels of Love stamp set
Versamark ink
Gold embossing powder

Ribbon
Gold Satin Ribbon (this is on clearance at the moment)

Once this box was made I decided to show you a stepped up version. For this I made the box in exactly the same way but I matted the Bundle of Love DSP with Gold Foil cardstock. I think you will agree this makes the DSP really pop.

The measurements for the mats are:

Gold Foil
Top mat is 3 3/4 vx3 3/4
5 x Side mats 3 3/4 x 1 3/4

Bundle of Love DSP
Top mat is 3 1/2 x 3 1/2
5 x Side mats 3 1/2 x 1 1/2

These mats were glues together and adhered to the box in the same way as before. Everything else was made in the same way as the original box.

See you again tomorrow for the launch of the new catalogue! Don't forget that today is the last chance for the Retiring Favourites.

See you soon

Gez xxx

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Host Code Explained

Happy New Year everyone 🎉

Thank you for joining me on the first post of 2018!

I just thought I would pop on today and explain the Host Code to you.

You may have noticed this in the top right hand corner of the my blog.

This is the Host Code that you will be asked for when placing an order.  If your order is £150 or more then you will get your own hostess code and you can pick what ever you want with your own Hostess rewards. For a £150 order that will be £15, you can use this to buy the exclusive hostess sets found at the end of the catalogue or choose what ever you want, you can go over this value and just pay the extra.

If your order is below £150 then please use the Host Code found on the top right hand corner of the blog. For January 2018 this is GFBQHTQU. 

What this allows me to do is order Host Rewards that I can then send out to all my customers as a thank you for shopping with me. Even if your order is over £150 and you qualify for your own rewards I will still send you a thank you product for shopping with me. All products will be Stamping Up and all with be brand new that I have chosen from the current catalogues. 

When placing your order you will see the box to enter the code marked Host Code, please put the code in the BLUE box. 

I hope that all makes sense to you! Remember also that Sale-A-Bration starts on January 3rd, so when you spend £45 you will also be able to choose a free item from the special catalogue. You still need to use the Host Code so I can send you extra free goodies as a Thank You 😊

See you again tomorrow with another tutorial,

Gez xxx

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