An 'Every Little Bit' New Baby Card From Hannah!

Today i have another New Baby card to share with you created by one of my fabulous crafty friends Hannah using the fab versatile 'Every Little Bit' stampset:

Hannah started off with a 'Whisper White' base and layered some 'Tempting Turquoise' 'DSP' on to it. She then punched out three 'Scallop Circles' from 'Bashful Blue' card and glued them onto the 'DSP'. On some 'Whisper White' card she stamped out the teddybear, cat and dog images from the 'Every Little Bit' stampset using 'Basic Black' ink and then coloured in using 'Blender Pens'. She punched these out using the '1" Circle Punch' and then secured them into place using 'Dimensionals' to create a raised effect. Finally she punched out a heart using the 'Heart to Heart' punch and then covered it in Versamark and then 'Silver Embossing Powder' and then finished it off with the heatgun!

I love this card. Fab layout and completely versatile! There are so many images in the 'Every Little Bit' stampset that you could customise this card depending on the recipient. Thankyou Hannah for being so thoughtful and sending this fab card! Another one for Xanders scrapbook!! xxxxx

Baby Shower Candle!!

I can't believe i haven't posted this sooner. As you may well know a couple of weeks ago i had my baby shower and my friend Cate made me this lovely candle as a gift using the fabby 'Babys Prints' stampset from the 'Summer Mini Catalogue':

Cate used a plain church candle and stamped the super cute baby foot prints and the sentiment from the 'Baby Print' set onto white tissue paper. The tissue paper was then attached to the candle using heat from her 'Embossing Heat Gun'!! How clever!!

To finish she gift wrapped it in cellophane and added some bows (created from 'White Organza Ribbon' and 'Baja Breeze' 'Seam Binding Ribbon'. She made a label from  parchement paper and 'Baja Breeze' card, Cate embossed  the baby foot print and the sentiment using 'White Embossing Powder'.

Such a beautiful gift!! Thankyou so much Cate! It is currently sitting pride of place in Baby Tiddlywinks nursery as the colours perfectly coordinate with the decor!!

I can't wait to have a go at stamping onto candles - beware everyone - guess what you'll all be getting for christmas!!!

Happy Birthday Marg!

Today is my step-mums birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARG!! I made her a card in her favourite colour, which translates in Stampin' Up! language: 'Wisteria Wonder'.

I have Jade to thank for this design as i made it at her 'Card For All Occassions' card class. On a 'Wisteria Wonder' base we 'Clear Embossed' the 'Medallion' image twice to create a beautifully elegant background. (Notice i placed a large 'Basic Rhinestone' in the centre of one of the medallions.
We then ran some beautiful 'Whisper White' 'Organza Ribbon' around the card tying it in a knot at the front.

Next we ran some 'Whisper White' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Top Note', then ran it through again using the 'Elegant Bouquet Embossing Folder' to add some texture. We added some 'Basic Rhinestones' to the centre of the flowers, and stamped the sentiment from the 'Petite Pairs' set using 'Wisteria Wonder' ink. Finally we cut aroud the perforated edge of the 'Whisper White' 'Top Note' and then mounted it onto another 'Top Note' cut from  silver mirror card (non-stampin' up) and glued this over the ribbon to secure it into place!

I hope Marg likes this card and has a brilliant day!!

A Baby Card and 3D pic of Baby Tiddlywink! x

Babies, Babies everywhere!! At the moment i seem to (unsuprisingly) be making lots of baby related projects! Today i have a card to share with you that i made to pop some pics of baby Tiddlywinks 3D scan to send to my in-laws in Spain (and if you scroll down underneath the card i have posted a scan pic for those of you who are interested!!)

On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the cute little baby image using the fun stampset: 'All In The Family' which is a 2 step stampset where you can create lots of characters:

A little tip for you - you may benefit from using a 'Stamp-a-ma-jig' tool to line up the different stamp componants!!

I coloured in the baby image using 'Stampin' Write Markers' and then cute him out using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Labels Collection Framelits Dies'. I then mounted it onto a larger label cut from 'Island Indigo' card which i embossed using the 'Perfect Polkadot Embossing Folder' to add some texture and then glued this onto the 'Baja Breeze' cardbase. I then punched out some 'Island Indigo' card using the 'Ribbon Lace Punch' and ran this along the bottom of the card, placing some 'Basic Pearls' to add some bling! Finally i 'Heat Embossed' to sentiment (from the 'Just Believe' stampset) using 'White Embossing Powder'.

Add here's a little peek of Baby Tiddlywink's 3D scan:

He is due on the 31st July and i really can't wait for him to arrive!!

Silver Embossed Wedding RSVP Card!

Hey all, seems like 2012 is a life-changing year for many - with lots of babies due and lots of people tying the knot!! Our friends Jen and Andy got married on Friday in Sicily!! Lucky them!! I've already seen a few pics and they looked stunning on their day! They're off on honeymoon for three weeks now, but have arranged a second wedding reception on their return. So today i have the RSVP card i sent to them to confirm our attendance (assuming baby Tiddlywink doesn't make an early arrival!!)

This card was super quick to make and would be a perfect make for wedding invites!! (I have to be honest this card was made at Jades and i was being incredibly lazy - Jade was sitting next to the 'Heat Embossing Tool' and so she actually pretty much made this card on my orders!! So thanks Jade!!) Onto a piece of 'Rich Razzleberry' cardstock 'we' stamped the 'Medallion' stamp using 'Versamark' and then embossed it with 'Silver Embossing Powder' and then fixed it using the 'Heat Embossing Tool', placing a 'Basic Rhinestone' in the centre! The RSVP sentiment is from the wonderful 'Wedding Sweet' set, which has also been heat embossed! This was mounted onto a 'Basic Grey' cardbase!!

Are you planning on making or designing your own wedding invites? Why not email me and i can offer you some hints and advice!! amyjtidd@gmail.com

Happy Wedding Day Kim and Stu!

Today is our friends Kim and Stus wedding day! So today i have the card that i have made to give them:

This card uses a beautiful stampset from the Spring Mini Catalogue called 'You Are Loved'. It is the most perfect stampset to create cards for engagements, weddings, anniversarys, valentines day and plenty more occassions too:

Isn't it just stunning!! I couldn't resist making a card with this set!! To create Kim and Stus wedding card i 'Heat Embossed' the heart image using 'White Embossing Powder' onto some 'Pool Party' card. I mounted this onto a piece of 'Early Espresso' card. Then on a piece of 'Whisper White' card i embossed the bottom of the card using the 'Big Shot' and the 'Square Lattice Embossing Folder'. I ran a piece of 'Pool Party' 'Ruffled Ribbon' and then glued the heart image onto it. I heat embossed the sentiment (from the 'Teeny Tiny Wishes' set) onto some 'Pool Party' card and punched it out using the 'Word Window Punch'. I finished this card off by mounting it onto an 'Early Espresso' cardbase!!

I hope Kim and Stu like this card and have a fantastic wedding day!!

Cate's 'Outlined Occasions' Card

Hey all, hope you're having a good week. Today i have a card to share with you that Cate designed and shared with us at Jades crafty gathering last Saturday. It featured the wonderful 'Sale-a-bration' stampset 'Outlined Occasions':

On a strip of 'Wisteria Wonder' we randomly stamped the small flower from the 'Fruit & Flowers' stampset in 'Wisteria Wonder' ink to create a background. On the centre of this piece of card we stamped the 'thanks' sentiment from the 'Outlined Occasions' set in 'Versamark' and then 'White Embossed' it.  We coloured in the sentiment using a 'Perfect Plum' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. We punched three small flowers from the 'Itty Bitty Punch Pack' and glued them randomly in place, finishing them off with some 'Basic Rhinestones' to add a little bling!

We glued this onto a piece of 'Whisper White' and then each side we pierced some holes using the 'Paper Piercing Tool' and the 'Mat Pack' to make sure the lines are all nice and straight!! Finally we glued this onto a 'Wisteria Wonder' cardbase!!

I just love this card and the design! Thanks Cate! It's a great way of showcasing the fab 'Sale-a-bration' set that is available at the moment!! Don't forget you can earn this stampset for FREE, just by making a qualifying order of £45 or more. But don't forget the sale-a-bration promotion is only on until the end of the month so you'll have to get your order in soon. Email it over today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Sale-a-bration - Another Sprinkled Expression Valentines Card!

Hey all, it's February - and almost Valentines day! Have you made a card yet?! My aim is to give you come inspiration using the fab new 'Sprinkled Expressions' stampset you can earn for FREE during the Stampin' Up! Sale-a-bration promotion!! This is my DT offering to the Crafty Boots Challenge:

Today's card uses traditional Valentine colours! I began with a rectangle of 'Whisper White' card and randomly stamped the heart stampset over it using 'Basic Black' ink, as well as the sentiment in 'Real Red' ink. On a piece of 'Basic Black' ink i stamped the heart stampset using 'Versamark' and then 'Heat Embossed' it using 'White Embossing Powder'. I rounded the corners using 'Corner Rounder Pucnh' and then mounted it onto a piece of 'Real Red' card (i also rounded the corners on this piece) I finished off this card by punched out three 'Small Hearts' from 'Real Red. All of this was placed onto a 'Basic Black' cardbase!!

Get you craft stash out and make a card for the one you love!!! Maybe you can use this card as inspiration and enter it into the Crafty Boots Challenge!

Sprinkled Expression - My Valentine Crafty Boots Challenge DT Offering:

I'm half way through my 'Sprinkled Expression' Sale-a-bration showcase! You can earn this stampset for free if you make an order of £45 before the end of March:

This stampset is completely versatile and today and tomorrow i have some Valentines card designs to share with you!! (It is February you know - so you have to start thinking about these things!!!) and quite suitably the Crafty Boots Challenge for the next fortnight is 'Valentine' themed creations!!

To create this valentine card I punched a piece of 'Melon Mambo' card using the brand new 'Large Scallop Punch' from the mini catalogue! I stamped the heart stampset from the 'Sprinkled Expression' set using 'Versamark' and then 'Heat Embossed' it using 'White Embossing Powder'. I layered this into a large 'Scallop Circle' created by running some 'Old Olive' 'DSP' through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Scallop Circle Die'. I layered this onto some 'Concord Crush' card and 'Heat Embossed' the 'Love you just the way you are' sentiment on the lefthand corner. I mounted all of this onto a 'Melon Mambo' cardbase!!

I just love this design and colour combo and it just shows the versatility of this stampset. If you would like to make an order and earn this stampset for free then email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Take a moment to view the other Valentines cards created from the Crafty Boots Design Team - two other members have used Stampin' Up! products in their makes - can you spot them!?! I can't wait to see all your Crafty Boots Challenge designs!!

Sale-a-bration: 'Sprinkled Expressions'

I'm so excited about 'Sale-a-bration'! And i'm planning to share with you my excitment by showcasing each stampset in turn! So far i have shared eight cards made with the 'Elementary Elegance' and 'Fresh Vintage' stampsets - if you have missed these then make sure you visit back over the last couple of weeks of post to look over them...

Now it is time to placed the  'Sprinkled Expressions' stampset in the limelight:

Now i have four cards to share with you all over the next four days featuring this stampset, here's a sneakpeek for you:

So here's card number one for you all:

This cardbase is from the 'Brights' collection and is the lovely 'Tempting Turquiose', on which i stamped the 'Dots, Dots' Dots' background stamp on the crease of the card using 'Tempting Turquoise' ink. Next i ran some 'Real Red' 'DSP' through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Circle #2 Die' and glued that over the dots. On a piece of 'Whisper White' card i stamped the sprinkled star stamp using 'Versamark' and then 'Heat Embossed' it using 'White Embossing Powder' and then using a 'Sponge Dauber' i rubbed 'Daffodil Delight' ink all over it - this technique is called 'Resist Embossing' - i then punched this image out using the '1-3/4" Circle Punch'. Finally i stamped the 'You did it! Congratulations' sentiment in 'Old Olive' ink onto some 'Old Olive' card and punched it out using the 'Scallop Square Punch'.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow to see another card created using the stampset - and don't forget if you want this stampset in your craft collection all you have to do is make a qualifying order and this can be yours for FREE!!! Email over your order today: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Sale-a-brate .... it's Friday!!

Hey all - it is Friday!! woo hoo! I'm really looking forward to tomorrow as i'm hosting my mini catalogue crafty coffee morning! Lots of regular customers are coming along as well as a few new ones which i'm really excited to meet! I can't wait to share my love of crafting and Stampin' Up! with everyone and have a yummy scrummy cupcake card for everyone to make!!

Do you live local to Aldershot? It's not too late to book a place. Drop me an email tonight: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Today i have yet another Sale-a-bration creation to share with you using the wonderful 'Fresh Vintage' stampset that i have been showcasing this week:

This card pretty much uses ALL the stamps in the set!! On the 'Tangerine Tango' base i stamped the border stamp in the same colour (although it doesn't really show up on the photo unfortunately.)

On a rectangle of 'Whisper White' i stamped the flower image several times, using 'Red Riding Hood' and 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. I then punched out two strips of 'Pear Pizzazz' using the 'Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border' and layered the 'Whisper White' over them. Next i ran a piece 'Red Riding Hood' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Butterlies Die', stamped it randomly with the flower stamp using 'Versamark' and then 'Clear Embossed'. Finally i stamped the central image onto 'Whisper White' card using 'Tangerine Tango' ink and then also in 'Pear Pizzazz' punching out the central circle using the '1/2" Circle Punch'. These were raised on the centre of the card using a 'Dimensional' to give a 3D effect.

It all sounds more complicated than it is!! But i just love this stampset and it is most definately on my wishlist!!

Want to make a Sale-a-bration order?! You can view the catalogues and the Sale-a-bration leaflet on the righthand side of this blog. Email over your order: amyjtidd@gmail.com I will offer free P&P on all sale-a-bration orders placed over the weekend!! (Usually £4.95)

Looking forward to seeing all you lovely crafters tomorrow! Have a lovely weekend! xxxxxx

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

Christmas Cards From My Crafty Friends: Part 2!

So following on from my last post i have more Christmas cards that some of my lovely crafty friends have handcrafted for me. So here you go:

Card from Jade:

Jade is another fellow Stampin' Up! demo and over the last couple of months has become a really good friend of mine! She always has fantastic ideas and this card really demonstrates that! She started off with a 'Whisper White' base and layered a piece of 'Elegant Eggplant' card on it, with the beautiful family image (from the 'Welcome Christmas' stampset) 'Clear Embossed' on the corner. Next she ripped a piece of 'Marina Mist' card (which she has embossed using the 'Big Shot' and a non-Stampin' Up! embossing folder'. She wrapped some 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Seaming Ribbon' around it and glued it down. The 'Merry Christmas' sentiment was stamped in 'Elegant Eggplant' ink onto 'Whisper White' card, she punched it out using the '1-3/8" Circle Punch' and then layered onto a 'Pear Pizzazz' 'Scallop Circle'.

I just love this card and the colour combo that Jade has used!! Jade is in Sri Lanka this Christmas. I'm following her travels on her travel blog! She has a fab crafty blog too and she has scheduled posts whilst she was away - so why not check it out: http://www.jadedcrafter.blogspot.com/ I'm wishing Jade a very safe trip and can't wait until she gets back and we can have some crafty sessions in 2012!!

Next up i have a couple of other cards made by friends of mine (non - Stampin' Up! Shock horror!!!) So here you go...

Card from Zoe:

Zoe is a fellow member of the Crafty Boots Challenge DT! and it was lovely of her to post be this beautiful card. Now, i'm afraid i don't know what  products and techniques she has used but i'm sure you'll agree a fab make!! Definately cheered me up recieving this beautiful card in the post! Zoe has a fab blog so why not check it out: http://craftygasheadzo.blogspot.com/

Finally i have a card made by a wonderfully craft work colleague of mine, Helen:

I'm in complete awe of Helens talent! She is always talking about new crafty techniques she has tried and tested and apparently she has the most amazing craft stash. We still haven't managed to catch up and craft and we definately have to fix a date in the calender for early 2012!! I have so much to learn! Again, i think you'll agree this is such a beautiful card - i just love the big red lush ribbon bow!!!

I feel so lucky to have such crafty and talented friends!!! I just love recieving handcrafted cards!! Thankyou lovely ladies!!!

Mock Croc Technique (and tutorial!)

Hi everyone! Yesterday i went to a Stampin' Up! meeting with my team - the Blue Angels. There was 10 of us at the meeting at it was lovely to catch up with everyone and share ideas. Cate organised a couple of lovely make and take projects (which i will share with over the next week or so!) and we also did some swap projects. Basically we all made one project and produced it 10 times and swapped them with one another - which means i now have lots of lovely projects to share with all my CraftyThINKers!

Anyway i decided to do something a bit different for my swaps. I have seen the 'mock croc' technique online - it is basically a technique where you can 'alter' a simple piece of card creating it into a piece of faux leather (I'm therefore entering this into 'CupCake Craft Challenge', this weeks challenge is 'Alter It') that looks like this:

I have seen this technique used in several tutorials online and thought i'd give it a go to create some bookmarks for my swaps - the finished product looked like this:

Would you like to know how to create this effect? Well here you go - for the first time ever on my Crafty ThINKer blog i have created a step-by-step technique tutorial:

Step 1:

Start with a piece of cardstock and cut it to size - it can be any colour you like - in this tutorial i use 'Chocolate Chip'

Step 2:

Then dab your 'Versa Mark' (which can be found in the Stampin' Up catty) completely over your cardstock.

Step 3:

Next sprinkle 'Clear Embossing Powder' completely over your card!

Step 4:

Now use your 'Bone Folder' to squiggle lines through your clear embossed cardstock - don't think about it too much just do it nice and quickly!

Step 5:

Then use your 'Heat Tool', heat your 'Clear Embossing Powder' to create a shiny texture.

Final Product:

And you end up with a faux leather effect!!! Clever huh!

The bookmarks:

You can actually create 14 bookmarks from one piece of A4 card!! As i said before i used 'Chocolate Chip' cardstock. To create the toppers i stamped some tortoises from the 'Fox and Friends' stampset onto 'Very Vanilla' cardstock - using 'Soft Suede' and 'Wild Wasabi' 'Stampin' Write Markers'. I punched them out using a '1-3/8" Circle Punch' and mounted them on some 'Wild Wasabi' 'Scallop Circles'.

Here's a final close-up:

Sorry for the massively long post - hope you have found the tutorial useful - i would love to see any projects that you make using these techniques - please email me any pics of your crafty makes!!

Now... one final thing - tomorrow is the launch of the Crafty Boots Challenge Site - as you may know i'm a member of the design team! I'd love as many of you CraftyThINKers to get involved with the challenge! I'll be keeping an eye out for you all!!!

A rose-y card!

Hi everyone, hope you're all having a good week! I can't believe it is already Thursday - this week is flying!!

Today i have a rose-y card to share with you:

An 'Early Espresso' card,'Clear embossed' using the 'Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel', next i layered a stripof (retired) 'DSP'. The roses come from the 'Happiness Shared' stampset - stamped in 'Early Espresso' ink and then i have used my 'Blender Pens' to colour them in. I have hand-cut these images out using my 'Paper Snips' into tag shapes. I have punched holes out of the top using my 'Crop-a-dile', and threaded some ' Chocolate Chip' 'Grosgrain Ribbon' through. A card for any occassion!

Glitz and Glamour

Hi all! I'm having a lovely crafty morning and already made several projects. The first thing on my crafty to-do list is to make a card for the new challenge website Glitter Geeks. Why not check it out for yourself?!

The challenge for this week is to make a card with the theme: 'Glitz and Glamour'. So here's my entry:

To create this card i have used one of my most favourite stamps - the beautifully elegant 'Medallion' stamp, which i have black embossed onto a piece of 'Whisper White' cardstock. I chopped this image up into three pieces, then mounted each third onto 'Real Red' card. I have then arranged this onto a 'Basic Black' cardbase. I have also placed a very blingy 'Basic Rhinestone' to the centre of the 'Medallion'.

Hopefully this card is more than suitable for the very first Glitter Geeks challenge. I just want to say the very best of luck to all the girls at Glitter Geeks. I know they have worked very hard on setting up their new challenge site. Can't wait for next weeks challenge!

Shock Horror... a card made without the BigShot!!

Hi all! Hope you are all having a fab bank holiday weekend! I have had a lovely day, i've been out for lunch today with my Nan, sister Jamie and my cousin Kirsty! I had planned to get some crafting done today but so far that hasn't happened, but i guess i've got a whole week to get plenty done!

Recently every card or project that i have made has used the wonderful 'Big Shot', however i don't want to neglect those of you who haven't (yet) treated themselves to a die cutting machine... so today i have a non-bigshot card to share with you:

I have used the 'resist emboss' technique to create this card. I started off with a piece of 'Very Vanilla' cardstock, and 'Versamarked' the 'medallion' stamp on to it. I then sprinkled some 'clear embossing power' on and heat embossed it. I then used a 'Sponge Dauber' and some 'Rich Razzleberry ink to sponge all over the image and embellished the image with some 'Basic Pearls'. I mounted this onto the 'Whisper White' card and then mounted all of it onto the 'Early Espresso' cardbase. I finished off this card with a strip of 'Early Espresso' card, which i edged with the 'Eyelet Border Punch' and then ran it through the 'Crimper' a little piece of 'Silver Elastic Cord'.

I'm really pleased with this card - i'd love to know what you think. Please leave a comment. Have a fab bank holiday Monday.xxx

Baroque Motifs

Hi all! I was on facebook earlier and noticed on the Stampin' Up! page that someone was looking for inspiration to create wedding stationary using the 'Baroque Motifs' stampset and 'Tempting Turquoise' ink. Someone of course directed them to Splitcoast Stampers, which is always good when having a creative block but i thought i'd have a go at making something myself, here's the result:

The small flowers have a shiny texture as i have stamped in versamark and then turquoise ink and then used clear embossing powder and my heatgun. The white flowers are created with versamark and clear embossing powder. I have raised these using 'Dimensionals' and then used 'Basic Pearls' for the centre of the flowers. The sentiment is from the Level 3 hostess set 'Occasional Quotes', which is becoming one of my most invaluable pieces of kit! It never lets me down!! Hope you like! I'll be back soon with another mini catalogue creation - and details of my mini catalogue launch party!!!!

The Mini Catalogue is Here ... and there's a new BIG SHOT in town!!

I'm so excited! Finally the Mini Catalogue is here and it includes lots and lots of AMAZING NEW PRODUCTS for us all to fall in love with!!

Probably the biggest and most exciting item in the catalogue is the 'Sizzix Big Shot' for Stampin' Up! The 'Big Shot' is a sturdy manual die cutting machine used to die cut materials for use on crafts on all your craft projects. You'll love what the 'Big Shot' machine can do for you!

The great thing about the 'Stampin Up!' 'Big Shot' is:
• You can use the 'Big Shot' to create projects quickly and easily. You can cut out intricate designs, plus  create multiple cut outs at the same time. (Great for example if you need to make lots of wedding favours!)
• The Stampin’ Up! 'Big Shot' line features exclusive designs that can’t be found anywhere else!

So today i want to share with you probably my most favourite 'Bigz Die' the pillow box:

The use of this die is endless!! But the most obvious use for this 'Die' is for wedding favours!! You can cut out five of these at a time! So all of a sudden a time consuming task becomes a very speedy process! The 'Big Shot' machine cuts out the shape, scores the box and creates perforated lines all in an instant! They are so quick to construct! Heres a close up of each of these boxes with a brief description of each:

This first pillow box uses 'Basic Black' cardstock. I have used the 'Bella Toile' background stamp and white embossing powder to create the design. This pillow box has been finished with some 'Whisper White Organza Ribbon'

This second pillow box uses 'Bashful Blue' cardstock. The flower has been constructed by gluing alternating 'Scallop punches' of 'Bashful Blue and 'Early Espresso' card, with a 'Basic Rhinestone' placed in the middle. This box has been finished with a small snip of 'Early Espresso' 'Satin Ribbon. I have also edged the box with a 'Sponge Dauber' and 'Early Espresso' ink!

This final pillow box is using 'Rose Red' card stock. The butterfly has been stamped on 'Whisper White' cardstock using the stamps from the 'Flight of the Butterfly' stampset, using 'Pink Pirouette' and 'Rose Red'. The butterfly has been embellished with some 'Basic Pearls' and i have used a '2-way glue pen' and some 'Dazzling Diamond' glitter to bling it up! The box has been finished off using some 'Whisper White' Satin Ribbon!

I hope that these projects have got you as excited about the mini catalogue as i am! All the products in there are beautiful - I WANT THEM ALL! I will be sharing with you lots of projects using some of these products over the coming weeks! So please keep visiting my blog!! Have a good weekend! xxx

Butterfly Spinner!!

Hi all, It appears that there has been a bit of a theme to my crafting recently!! I seem to be posting a lot of butterfly cards!! Today i want to share with you a card that i made quite a while ago now - but it is just too beautiful not to share!! This card was made under the wonderful supervision of my upline Cate, who taught me the spinner card technique!

The card features a lot of embossing - the background is clear embossed using the 'Very Vintage Jumbo Wheel', the words and the 'All in a flutter' butterfly are in gold embossing powder. The 'thanks' greeting is from the retired SAB set 'So Happy For You', but you could use any sentiment stampset! The cardstock used is 'Chocolate Chip' and 'Rich Razzleberry', which works as a lovely colour combo with the gold embossing! The butterfly is attached to the card with a 'dimenstional' that is attached to a 1p coin so that the butterfly spins along the 'Word Window Punch' layered on the 'Modern Label Punch'.