Spring Catalogue Products You Don't Wanna Miss Out On...

Hey everyone, todays blogpost is to remind you that products from the Spring Mini Catalogue are only available until the end of this month - that's right YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL MONDAY TO GET IN ORDERS FOR ANYTHING THAT YOU LOVE FROM THE SPRING MINI CATTY!! (and to take advantage of the April promotion - a FREE pack of 'DSP' with orders of £45...)

So today i'm going to share with you some of my favourite products that i would hate for you to miss out on:

First up the 'Create A Cupcake' stampset and the coordinating 'Cupcake Punch':

This stamp set and coordinating punch are so versatile you can make a whole range of projects using them – such as cupcakes, hot air balloons and clouds, pots of flowers and more. Here are two projects that have previously been featured on my blog using these products:

Cupcake Card:

Hot Air Balloon Card:

Another project i have loved crafting with from the Spring Mini Catalogue is the 'Spice Cake DSP':

These 12x12 double sided papers have a seventies feel to them and i think they're fab! You can purchase a coordinating stampset, fabric and buttons too!! Check out this project i made with them:

Or why not treat yourself to the 'Perfect Postage' stampset and coordinating 'Postage Stamp':

I have just loved using these products (the images from the stampset are suitable to make a whole range of projects such as baby cards, valentine and anniversary cards, easter cards and birthday cards) to make crafty makes like this card:

So here are just a few of my recommendations! I love every single product within the Spring Mini and will be so sad to see them all go! So don't forget if you want to add these products to your crafty stash you HAVE to make an order by Monday. Online versions of the catalogue are available on the righthand side of this blog. Email your orders over to me: amyjtidd@gmail.com

A Chirpy Easter Card!

Hey everyone! Eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkk! So excited! It's almost Easter and you know what that means?! CHOCOLATE!! hehe!

A couple of weekends ago i went around to my crafty friend Jades house to partake in her Easter Card class! It was lots of fun and here is one of the cards that we made:

Onto a 'Whisper White' cardbase we layered a rectangle of 'Bashful Blue' card, onto which we layered a piece of 'Whisper White' which has been run through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Lattice Square Embossing Folder'. The two Easter chicks have been punched out of 'So Saffron' cardstock using the fab 'Two Step Bird Punch':

This punch is FANTASTIC and SO versatile! Now you will notice that we have done something very clever with these little chicks wing, we use the 'Scallop Circle Punch' to create a feathery effect! I glued this birds into place and used a 'Dimensional' to raise the wings and create a 3D effect!

I stamped the little flower (from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset) using 'Melon Mambo' and 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Stampin' Write Markers' onto a little scrap of card and then cut it out and popped it in place using a 'Dimensional'. 

Finally the sentiment is from the wonderful 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set, inked in 'Melon Mambo' onto some 'Pink Pirouette' card and then punched out using the 'Word Window Punch' (which you may notice i have become a bit obsessed with recently!)

Have you made your Easter cards yet? Why not get your stash out and make a few before Sunday!!

Don't forget if you would like to make an order then email it over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com (If your order is over £45 you will also be entitled to a FREE pack of DSP!! Check the Springtime April Promotion leaflet on the righthand side of my blog for details!!

Showcasing some work from my crafty friends!!

Woo hoo! It's the weekend! And so a special crafting treat for you all today - i was lucky enough to recieve several handmade cards for my birthday from some very talented ladies, i have them on show in my living room but think it is only right to share them with you all too!!

So here we go... first up a fab card from Jade featuring the 'Crazy For Cupcake' stampset:

Next a card using the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset and some clever embossing by Hannah:

(Hannah also gave me a beautiful Cath Kidson cup and baked me a very yummy gluten free birthday cake!!)

Next up a fab card created by Stephanie-Emma - featuring yummy scrummy 'Rich Razzleberry Ribbon'!!:



Next a card created by the very talented Zoe (card created with non-Stampin' Up! products):

Last but certainly not least - a beautiful card created by Helen (again, not Stampin' Up! products, but still stunning!) :

I'm so lucky to have so many talented, crafty friends that have put aside some time to make something so special for me. I love recieving a handmade card, it makes you feel specially loved!!! Thankyou to all you lovely ladies!!

Kat's Piggy Card!! (Featuring the 'Button Buddies' stampset!)

Hey everyone! I hope you're having a fab weekend! I'm having a completely restful one involving lots of crafting! Today i have a card to share with you that was designed by a new crafty pal of mine Kat, who has recently signed up to Stampin' Up! simply to get her crafty mits of the super-value starter kit! (Did you know you could do that?! You can buy the kit without any obligation at all to make sales and you could customise your kit to suit your styles! If you're interested and would like some more details just email me: amyjtidd@gmail.com )

Kat actually chose the fab 'Button Buddies' stampset as one of her sets in the starter kit and i was very excited that she designed a card using this set and shared this with us during yesterdays crafty session! Here it is:

Isn't it soooooo cute! The cardbase has been created from some 'Very Vanilla' cardstock that has been folded and then run through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Large Scallop Die'. Next we ran a strip of  'Certainly Celery DSP' through the 'Big Shot' with the same die, then snipped it to create some grass and glued it into place!

On a piece a 'Very Vanilla' we then stamped the super cute pig from the 'Button Buddies' stampset using 'Rose Red' ink, cut him out and glued him into place. We then stamped out another piggy out and cut out just the nose (sounds a bit cruel i know!) and then raised it using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect!!

Finally we stamped the 'happy birthday' sentiment (from the 'Create-a-Cupcake' stampset) using 'Rose Red' ink onto some 'Very Vanilla' and punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch' and again used 'Dimensionals' to glue it into place.

I just love this card and enjoyed using some new products that i don't personally own. Although i have to say the 'Large Scallop Die' and the 'Button Buddies' stampset are now firmly on my wishlist - maybe i'll be lucky and get them for my birthday next week!!

Thankyou Kat for sharing this cute piggy with us!!!

Check back to my blog tomorrow as it is time for another Crafty Boots Challenge to be announced!!

Another Everyday Enchantment Card!!

Hey everyone! It's Friday!! Woo hoo! I'm so ready for the weekend! I'm really looking forward tomorrow as i'm meeting up with lots of crafty ladies to share our creative ideas and have some lunch! I'm looking forward to sharing all of these with you!

Now some of you committed daily followers may have noticed a bit of a theme in the last few days blogposts - my obsessive use of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' - i actually LOVE these papers and hope you do too!

Todays project also uses this beautiful collection of paper:

On a 'Crumb Cake' cardbase i layered a strip of 'Pool Party card' and a strip of 'Everyday Enchantment DSP', along the centre i ran a piece of 'Calypso Coral' 'Ruffled Ribbon'. I ran a piece of 'Lucky Limeade' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Textured Impressions Designer Frames'. I cut this out by hand and glued this on the top of the card and in the centre placed a punched out butterfly from some DSP, raising it with 'Dimensionals' and placing some 'Basic Pearls' down the centre!

Finally i stamped the 'happy birthday' sentiment from the 'Create-a-Cupcake' set in 'Pool Party' ink onto a strip of 'Pool Party' card, which i handsnipped down one edge and placed three 'Basic Pearls' down the side!

Don't forget you can earn this collection of papers for FREE and they're only available until the end of this month! So get a qualifying order email over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Check back tomorrow because i have another project using the 'Everyday Enchantment DSP' to share with you!

Hot Air Balloon Birthday Card!

Hi all, today i have a birthday card to share with you that i made for my Grandad-in-laws birthday, which was a couple of days ago. February is a completely busy birthday month for hubby's side of the family so i have had a very crfaty few weeks!!

This card shows another fab way of using the 'Create-a-Cupcake' stampset and 'Cupcake Punch' to create this fab hot air balloon:

The cardbase is 'Marina Mist' on which a square of 'Bashful Blue' card was placed on the base. The 'happy birthday' sentiment is from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' which has been inked in 'Marina Mist'. The clouds have been created using the icing part of the 'Cupcake Punch' from 'Whisper White' card, which i ran through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder' to give them a bit of texture.

On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped (in 'Chocolate Chip' ink) the cupcake base (from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset) and punched out using the 'Cupcake Punch', i glued this into place to create the balloons basket!

 Next i punched four '1-3/4" Circles' from 'Big Top Birthday DSP' folded each of them in half and then glued them all toegther to create the 3D hot air balloon. Here's a close up:

Finally using a ruler and a 'Real Red' 'Stampin' Write Marker' i drew on by hand some ropes and bows to connect the balloon and basket!

I just love finding fresh ways of using my punches and the 'Cupcake Punch' is proving to be so versatile!!! Why not get your punches out and have a go at creating something less conventional with your punches!! Punchart is so fun - give it a go today! And if you don't have many punches why not take a look at pages 116 - 119 of the Stampin' Up Catalogue and pages 20 and 22 of the Spring Mini catalogue to update your collection!!

Don't forget at the moment with all Stampin' Up! orders over £45 you also get a free sale-a-bration stampset or paper!! Email me over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Mini Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration Coffee Morning: 28th January

Hi all!! What a lovely day i have had!! This morning i hosted my crafty coffee morning in celebration of the new spring catalogue and the sale-a-bration promotion! It was completely hectic but totally enjoyable!! I'd like to thanks the following lovely ladies for attending:

Jade, Suzanne, Audrey, Lucy, Jamie, Kirsty, Katie, Cate, Charmaine, Susan, Claire, Ruth, Poppy and Laura
As well as some lovely people who sadly couldn't be there but made orders:

Jane, Stephanie-Emma and Hannah.

It was a lovely morning involving tea, coffee, chocolates and of course CRAFTING!! Most of the ladies are experienced crafters and so adapted the fairly simple make and take project and made it their own!!

So here is the original card - designed by the wonderfully talented Jade (as i have been super busy with being lazy and pregnant!!) Don't know what i would do without Jade she has been AMAZING!! Thankyou! :

The card is a 'Whisper White' cardbase, with a strip of 'DSP' running down the middle - handsnipped to create a snakes tongue style flag. The cupcake componants were stamped using the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset using 'Rose Red' and 'Wild Wasabi' (for the cherry) 'So Saffron' (for the icing) and 'Pool Party' for the cupcake case) These were then punched out using the 'Cupcake Punch' and stuck down using 'Dimensionals' to create a 3D effect. The sentiment is also from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset, inked in 'Pool Party' and then punched out using the 'Word Window Punch'. Finally Jade placed three' Basic Rhinestones' down the righthand bottom corner!! Such a fab card - and with a change of sentiment would suit plenty of alternative occassions!!

And here are a few pics taken from today's event:

First up Kirsty and her take on the project - a lovely valentines card:

For this design she used a 'Whisper White' base, ran a strip of 'Melon Mambo' 'DSP' across the card. The valentine sentiment is from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' stampset and punched out using the 'Word Window Punch' with a couple of 'Basic Pearls' each side. Above she created a cupcake using the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset and the 'Cupcake Punch' and i love the way she has used the 'Two Way Glue Pen' and applied lots of 'Dazzling Diamond Glitter' to her design!!!

Next up is Ruthie!!:

Ruth kept the design suite close to the original adding of course a little extra bling!! She changed the sentiment at the bottom of her card to alternative one from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset and then using 'Stampin' Write Markers' she stamped a candle either side of the sentiment - and most impressively she did this WITHOUT  a 'Stamp-a-ma-jig'!!!

And heres a couple of pics of the lovely ladies getting a crafty and making the make and take project:

And the crafting also spilled to other parts of the living room with 'Big Shot' demos:

Finally i have to share with you Suzanne and Lucy's creations - both relatively new to crafting you wouldn't know it:

On the left is Lucy's creation - i just love the extra sprinkle detail she has added with the stamp from the set and the glitter she has applied to the cupcake icing and around the edge of the 'Word Window'!! and that cherry in the corner of the card is so cute!! And to the right is Suz's card - similar to the original but totally glitterflied!! Love, love, love!!

Thankyou once again to everyone who attended, crafted and made orders!! Hopefully your new products will be with you ASAP so you can get creating!! I know several of you are keen to get your crafty mits on your FREE sale-a-bration sets!!

If you couldn't make it today it is not too late to make an order to recieve a free sale-a-bration goody of your own! Email your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Fruits and Flowers: Happy Birthday Card!

Hi all! I have a card to share with you today which uses ANOTHER new stampset from the new mini catalogue!! A fab new stampset called 'Fruits and Flowers':

I CASE'd the following card from Julie Davisons blog, just changing the 'DSP' that Julie used in her design:

I have used a 'Poppy Parade' cardbase (10x10cm), layered an 'Old Olive' square ontop (9x9cm) and then layered an 8x8cm piece of 'Whisper White' ontop. In the corner of the 'Whisper White' square i stamped the Happy Birthday sentiment (from the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset) in 'Poppy Parade' ink. I punched two '1-3/8" Circles' from some 'Just Eat Cake DSP' and layered them onto the 'Whisper White'. Finally, on a seperate piece of 'Whisper White' i stamped the cherry from the 'Fruit and Flowers' stampset using 'Poppy Parade' and 'Old Olive' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. I punched this out using the '1-1/4" Circle Punch', layered it onto a 'Poppy Parade' '1-3/8" Circle' and then layered it onto an 'Old Olive' 'Scallop Circle', attaching it to the 'Whisper White' using some 'Dimensionals' to raise it and give it a 3D effect!



I just love this stampset sooooooooooo much! I know i will be using it lots and lots! Take a look in the mini catty - there are so many lovely new products - if you would like to get your hands on a mini catty to flick through just email me your postal address: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Pip's Cupcake Card!

Hello fellow crafters! How are you all? Are you having a good weekend?? I have had a lovely crafty day today with a bunch of Stampin' Up! demos creating lots of lovely cards using the sale-a-bration stampsets and papers that will be available for your crafting consumption towards the end of this month!!! I can't wait to share them with you!

Anyway, today Pip gave me a fab cupcake card which i just had to share with you instantly! (It seems that everyone is totally in love witht he cupcake stamps and punch in the new mini catalogue!!) So, here's Pip's card:

Pip has used the 'Create a Cupcake' stampset, she stamped the cupcake onto 'Whisper White' card. The cupcake case has been stamped using 'Island Indigo' ink and then Pip 'White Embossed' the bow over! (doesn't it look great!?) The icing has been stamped using 'Wisteria Wonder' ink. The sprinkles have also been 'Heat Embossed' using 'White Embossing Powder'. The sentiment (also from the 'Create a Cupcake' set) has been inked in 'Island Indigo' ink. Pip layered the 'Whisper White' onto some 'Island Indigo' and then onto a 'Wisteria Wonder' cardbase.

I just love this colour combo, don't you?! They are both in the new 'In-colour' range! Why not check out the new mini catty and start writing your wishlist because on the 24th January Sale-a-Bration is coming to town!!! Watch this space for more details - and if you would like a copy of the mini catty or sale-a-bration leaflet email me your address and i'll pop on in the post! My email is amyjtidd@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Hubby!

Today is my hubbys birthday!! So todays post is dedicated to him!

I couldn't resist making him a birthday card with my new crafting stash that i have just got in from the new mini catalogue!!!

The card i made him uses the brand new stampset 'Create a Cupcake' (which actually coordinates with the 'Cupcake Punch' that i featured in yesterdays blogpost!!)

Here's the card that i made for my lovely hubby:

So, i started off with an 'Old Olive' cardbase and layered a piece of 'Whisper White' card ontop. Next i ran a piece of 'Old Olive' 'DSP' through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Top Note Die' and glued that onto the white card.

On a seperate piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the cupcake out using 'Old Olive', 'Daffodil Delight' and 'Rich Razzleberry' ink. (I brought these stamps in clear mount - the fab thing about these is that if you stamp using a clear block you can easily line them up!!) I stamped the sentiment - also from the 'Create a Cupcake' set in 'Rich Razzleberry' ink along the bottom and then mounted it onto a piece of 'Rich Razzleberry' before gluing it onto the 'Top Note'.

I hope hubby likes his card - we're off out for a curry tonight with friends to celebrate!! Yum! Yum!

Have you looked through the new mini catalogue yet?! What products do you love? Don't forget if you would like to make an order then email it over to me anytime - amyjtidd@gmail.com - and don't forget i'm offering FREE P&P for all CraftyThINKer customers on all orders £50 or over.