Perfect Mothers Day Creation! Jades Flower Pot Card!

Back again with another creation that we made at Jades craft event last weekend. It was great fun! Each attendee designed a craftymake from Stampin' Up! products and brought the materials with them to share with everyone else!! Jade is planning to arrange another day like this in a couple of months time. Let me know if you would like to attend and you can come along as my guest!

Today i have Jades make which i have to say i love!! It is the perfect mothers day make!! It's a flower pot card which has largely cased  from Amy Celona at Ustamp4fun:

The flower pot has been created from some 'Crumb Cake' cardstock' cleverly folded and cut. Edged with the 'Scallop Trim Border Punch'. We ran some 'Very Vanilla' 'Seaming Ribbon' around the pot. The sentiment is from the 'Happiest Birthday Wishes' stampset (inked in 'Elegant Eggplant') and then punched using the '1-3/8" Circle Punch'. We layered this onto an 'Elegant Eggplant' 'Scallop Circle' before gluing it onto the pot!

 

The flowers are from the 'Vintage Vogue' stampset and have been inked with 'Perfect Plum' and 'Blushing Bride' onto 'Whisper White' card and then cut out and mounted with dimensionals onto the insert created from 'Whisper White' and 'Elegant Eggplant' card stock:

 

Additionally we added some foilage which has been punched out of 'Old Olive' card using the 'Two Step Bird Punch' and a lovely butterfly that has been cut using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die' from some 'Melon Mambo'. I couldn't resist adding some 'Basic Pearls to the flowers and butterflies for a bit of bling. Notice as well we stamped the foilage stamp from the 'Vintage Vogue' set in 'Old Olive' ink onto the insert as well! This insert could be used to write a message or even as a beautiful bookmark!

Now finally ... you may be wondering how this creation is standing up - as it is clearly not your conventional card design. Well here you go:

A cleverly folded strip of 'Elegant Eggplant' card props this card up on any mantelpiece!!

Thanks Jade for sharing this fab design with us! It was great fun to make and it would be perfect for any occassion - a birthday, mothers day or even a get well soon card!!

Vintage Vogue!!

Hey all, sorry for such a late posting today - i have been to London. I have had an amazing day shopping and watching Shrek the musical, which was fab!! Totally shattered now but couldn't go to bed without sharing a card with you...

This card uses the beautiful 'Vintage Vogue' stampset. I used some 'Early Espresso' card for the card base. On a strip of 'Pink Pirouette' i stamped the 'life happens, love helps' sentiment from the set, using 'Early Espresso' ink. I snipped each of the ends and folded the card to create a ribbon style effect. I placed two mini 'Basic Pearls' either side and then glued it to the bottom of the card.

Next i cut a piece of 'Whisper White' card and randomly stamped the foilage using 'Always Artichoke' ink. I then stamped some flowers from the set on some 'Whisper White' card using 'Pink Pirouette' ink and cut them out and then placed them onto the card using 'Dimensionals'. Finally popping some 'Basic Pearls' in the centre! I mounted this onto a slightly larger piece of 'Pink Pirouette' card edged with the 'Scallop Trim Border Punch'.

I just love the 'Vintage Vogue' set! This card could be created to suit any type of occassion with a change of sentiment and change of colour combo!!

Hope you're having as good a weekend as me!! I'm off to the Make-it show tomorrow! Can't wait!

Lucy's Birthday!

It was my friend Lucy's birthday on Wednesday and we are out today to celebrate! We're off to Thorpe Parks Fright Night, which should be fun! I just hope the rain holds off!! So today i have the card i made for her to share with you. It uses the beautiful 'Vintage Vogue' stampset:

I started off with a piece of 'Whisper White' card and randomly stamped the leaves (in 'Old Olive' ink) and the large flower (in 'Tempting Turqouise') all over it. Next on a seperate pice of 'Whisper White' i stamped some small flowers using 'Island Indigo' ink, carefully cut them out and then placed them over the large flowers using some 'Dimensionals' to raise them and finally placed a blingy 'Basic Rhinestone' in the centre of each. I ran a teeny riny scrap of 'Rose Red' card through the 'Big Shot' using the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslit die' to create the cute little butterfly and placed two teeny tiny 'Basic Pearls' to create its body!

I placed this decorated piece of 'Whisper White' onto a piece of 'Pool Party' card that has been edged with the 'Eyelet Border Punch'. I finally wrapped a piece of 'Rose Red' 'Seaming Ribbon' around it and tied it in a bow. I placed all of this onto an 'Old Olive' cardbase, which has the 'Birthday Wishes' sentiment (from a retired stampset) stamped in the corner, using 'Old Olive ink.

I hope she likes this card! Tomorrow i have a cute little 'Pillow Box' that i made to pop her present in! Why not visit back tomorrow and take a peek!!!

Jades Corner Bookmark

It's Tuesday - only four more working days until the weekend - not that i'm counting!! We're back to the usual teaching routine and it's all very tiring!! I've been really busy planning lessons and haven't had a great deal of time to craft this week. Fortunately i still have a couple of lovely projects created by the Stampin' Up! team i belong to. Today i have a lovely corner bookmark created by a new crafty friend of mine Jade - check out her wonderful Stampin' Up! website: The Jaded Crafter.

Jade created this with 'Tempting Turquoise' and 'Whisper White' cardstock, as well as some 'Daffodil Delight DSP'. Jade ran the 'Whisper White' cardstock through her 'Big Shot' using the 'Perfect Polka Dot Embossing Folder' and edged the bookmark off with the 'Eyelet Border Punch'. The sentiment has been inked (using 'Tempting Turquoise' ink) and is from the lovely 'Vintage Vogue' stampset. The image is from the 'Every Little Bit' stampset (one of Jade's favourites, and one i had completely overlooked until now!) She stamped the cute little bird and birdcage (again using 'Tempting Turquoise' ink) onto 'Whisper White' cardstock. She coloured in the bird with a 'Daffodil Delight' 'Stampin' Write Marker', then punched it out with her '1-3/8" Circle Punch' and layered it onto a 'Tempting Turquoise' 'Scallop Circle'.

It's such a beautiful creation - i'm just about to start a new book and can't wait to use my new bookmark!!! Thank you Jade!

Stampin' Up! Training - Make and Takes.

One of the great things about being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator is the opportunity to meet lots of people who have exactly the same interests as you! I'm part of a Stampin' Up! team and we all meet up regularly and share ideas with one another.

Our upline Cate hosts these meetings and they're lots of fun, she even organises some make and takes for us to do! You can't have a Stampin' Up! meeting without some crafting!!

So today i'm going to show you what we made! Here's the first project:

This card uses the current 'In Colours' - the cardbase is the lovely 'Pear Pizzazz'. Next we got a piece of 'Whisper White' and stamped it using the 'dots,dots,dots' stamp. We then punched this piece of card using the '1-3/4" Circle Punch' and placed that in the centre of the card. The butterflies have been created using the 'Big Shot', scraps of 'Pear Pizzazz', 'Blushing Bride' and 'Peach Parfait' and the 'Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die'. The sentiment is from the 'Party This Way' stampset and has been stamped onto a strip of 'Whisper White' card, which i have snipped into shape. We placed a couple of 'Basic Pearls' each side of the sentiment to give the card an extra special touch!!

The second project we made was this lovely 'Milk Carton':

Created with use of the 'Big Shot' and 'Milk Carton Die', we wrapped a piece of 'DSP' from the 'Brights Collection' around it. Next we stamped the flower from the 'Vintage Vogue' set, in 'Rose Red' and the friends sentiment (from the 'Just Believe' set) in 'Old Olive' ink and then punched it out using the 'Scallop Square Punch', all finished off with a 'Basic Rhinestone'.

Two lovely projects!! Would you like to have the opportunity to meet lots of new crafty people? Would you like to make a little income that funds your crafting habit? Why not become a Stampin' Up! demonstrator?! Email me: amyjtidd@gmail.com for details on how to join my team!!

Hope you have a great weekend - i'm doing a midnight walk in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice tonight. It's not too late to sponsor me, visit my Just Giving page HERE. Thankyou in advance!!

Two-Step Bird Card

Need to make a card in a hurry? Then the card i'm going to show you today is definately one you should consider.

The cardbase is 'So Saffron' and i have used 'Versamark' and the large flower from the 'Vintage Vogue' stampset to create a subtle background. The bird was created from 'So Saffron' card using the 'Two-Step Bird Punch', the branches were also created using the same punch, from 'Old Olive' card scraps and these have been glued onto a square of 'Whisper White' cardstock, with the sentiment (also from the 'Vintage Vogue' stampset) printed in 'Soft Suede' ink. This has been mounted on some 'Soft Suede' card and then placed onto the cardbase.

I just love using punches. They just speed up a project and look so clean and sharp! Why not check out the range of punches Stampin' Up! offer. They can be found on pages 104 - 106 of the 'Idea Book and Catalogue'. If you would like to make an order, just email it over: amyjtidd@gmail.com I'll be home from Tanzania very soon and would love to take your order!

Continuing with Vintage Theme:

Another vintage project - maybe a card to accompany to Vintage Sour Cream Container i posted yesterday?

This card was really quick make. Starting life as a simple piece of 'Crumb Cake', i ran it through the 'Big Shot' with the 'Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder'. I then used a 'Sponge Dauber' and some 'Always Artichoke' ink to add an aged feel to the card. I then cut a piece of 'Always Artichoke', and stamped the foliage stamp from the 'Vintage Vogue' stampset along the edge using my 'Always Artichoke' inkpad. You may also notice that i again ran my 'Sponge Dauber along the edge. Next i layered a small piece of 'Cajun Craze', and finally a piece of 'Very Vanilla'. Again i used a 'Sponge Dauber' (this time with some 'Cajun Craze' ink) to distress the edges. I stamped on a seperate scrap of card a small flower from the 'Vintage Vogue' set, cut it out and raised it with a 'dimensional' onto the 'Very Vanilla' card. Finishing the whole thing off with a 'Basic Rhinestone'.

(I did CASE this card, but stupidly didn't make a note of the original designer, so i'm sorry i can't give credit - if you know who this design originally belonged to please post me a comment and i will edit this post on my return.)

A Card for a Friend!

Today i want to share a card i made for my mum to give to one of her best friends for her birthday. It is of course using the wonderfully versatile 'Vintage Vogue' stampset. Here it is:

I began with a piece of 'Whisper White' cardstock for the base. Using 'Always Artichoke' ink and the foliage stamp i randomly stamped around the edge and also in the middle. On a seperate piece of 'Whisper White' i stamped the 'Friends' sentiment in 'Always Artichoke'. I then mounted on a piece of 'Always Artichoke' cardstock and then stuck this to the centre of the card. I then stamped some large and small flowers (also from the 'Vintage Vogue' stampset) in 'Perfect Plum' ink and cut them all out and arranged then around the 'Friends' sentiment, raising some of them with 'Dimensionals'. Finally placing some 'Basic Rhinestones' in the centre of the flowers! A perfect card for a perfect friend!!!

OMG!! Happy Birthday Sarah!

Hi everyone, an early post today as i have a busy day planned! I'm just off into town to book a holiday for me and my hubby for August and then i'm off down to Southampton for a glam night out to celebrate my friends Sarah's 30th birthday! We're having makeovers and then glamming up for a posh meal and then on to a nightclub! Can't wait it's going to be fab!!!

Here's a card that i made for her, i hope she likes it!

The cardbase used for this project is 'Blushing Bride' from the 'In Colour' range, which  i have run through the 'Big Shot' with the 'Vintage Wallpaper Embossing Folder'. I have used the 'Vintage Vogue' stampset to create the image. the foilage was randomly stamped using 'Always Artichoke' ink. I then clear embossed some small flowers onto 'Blushing Bride' cardstock using 'Versamark', 'Clear Embossing Powder' and a 'Heat Gun'. I cut around these and stuck them over the foilage using 'Dimensionals' to raise them. I placed some 'Basic Pearls' in the centre to 'bling' up the project! I mounted this onto some 'Early Espresso' cardstock. The sentiment is from the 'Occassional Quotes' stampset, inked with 'Early Espresso' and punched out using the 'Decorative Label Punch'.

I'll be back tomorrow (probably once the hangover has gone!!) to share another birthday card with you. It's my 'Grandpa in Laws' birthday so i have a more masculine card to share with you!

Have a brilliant Saturday!

Amyxx

Because I Care

Hi all! Another quick post tonight...  just want to share with you a card i made to send to my manager, who has been off work for the last few weeks. I just wanted to send him a little card to let him know that i'm thinking of him. So here it is:

I had started off with the 'Always Artichoke' card as my base with the intention of making a masculine card... but i didn't quite achieve that! But any how i hope he still like's it!

I used 'Springtime Vintage DSP' and ontop of that placed some 'Very Vanilla' cardstock which i have edged with some 'Always Artichoke' ink appliued with a 'Sponge Dauber'. The beautiful flowers have been cut out of another piece of the 'Springtime Vintage DSP' - i just love this effect and it's another great way of using the DSP! The sentiment is from the Level 2 hostess set 'Because i Care' and the foilage has been created using a stamp from the 'Vintage Vogue' set.  I then used the 'Decorative Label Punch' to punch it out. To create the border around the sentiment. I punched out a couple of 'Decorative Labels' and then chopped them in half and then used them to mount the sentiment!

Vintage Vogue!

Hi everyone! I hope you have all had a fab weekend! I certainly have! My wonderful hubby has really spoilt me this weekend for my birthday!! Yesterday we went up to London and went on the London Eye and then went to watch 'Love Never Dies' at the Adelphi theatre, which was totally amazing!!! Also i want to thank all my lovely friends and family for all their birthday wishes, as well as cards and pressies!!

Today has been much more chilled and i have managed to have a whole afternoon crafting!! Not really making anything in particular but just playing around! I decided to get out one of my favourite (but recently neglected) stampsets 'Vintage Vogue' - this stampset is so versatile and here's a little creation of mine. The backing card is one of the 'in colours' - 'blushing bride', the image is mounted on 'early espresso'. The ink used for the foilage is 'always artichoke' and i've actually clear embossed the flowers on 'blushing bride' and placed a pearl! Hope you like!

Welcome to my blog!!

Hello!! My name is Amy Tidd and i have just become an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator, operating in the Hampshire and Surrey area! I have been a committed Stampin' up customer for several years and absolutely love all the products, so it seemed only logical that my next move would to become a demonstrator and share my love for Stampin' Up! with all you crafty people!!!

So for my first post i would like to share with you one of my latest creations. Here is a card i made during a recent crafty session with my sister, Jamie. (a newly converted Stampin' Up! addict!!) The card has been made with the 'All a flutter' stamp, which i think  is absolutely beautiful. The wording has been embossed using a stamp from the 'Vintage Vogue' set - another favourite of mine! Let me know what you think, by leaving a comment on this post!

Please be patient whilst i create this site, i hope to post all of my crafty creations on here and i hope they inspire you to think crafty yourself! If you have any questions about Stampin' Up! products, or if you would like to host a craft workshop in your own home or become a demonstrator like me then please feel free to drop me an e-mail: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Thanks for visiting!
Amyxxx