Retirement List and Stampin' Up! Sale has ended ... but don't be sad...

Just to let you all know that the Stampin' Up! sale has now ended...

Don't be too sad, because .... tomorrow we launch the new Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue!!

BE EXCITED! It's full of the most amazing Stampsets, Ribbons, Cardstock, Ink and Pens, Designer Paper, Fabric, Punches, Big Shot Dies and more!!!!

I'll pop the new catalogue on as soon as i can tomorrow morning for you to view online!

And i'll be taking orders straight away!!! Email them through: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Last Chance! Stampin' Up! Retirement Sale ENDS TODAY!

DON'T FORGET! THE STAMPIN' UP! RETIREMENT SALE ENDS TODAY!

IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO GET AN ORDER IN. EMAIL: amyjtidd@gmail.com

One of the stampsets that is very sadly retiring is 'Fun and Fast Notes', i'm so sad it's going, BUT don't you worry there is a replacement set which is just as good!

Here's a final 'Fun and Fast Note' card just for you:



I've stamped this cute little bird and sentiment using 'Basic Black' ink, and i've used my 'Stampin' Write Markers' to colour him in. I mounted this image onto 'Real Red' and then 'Daffodil Delight' cardstock.

The cardbase is 'Daffodil Delight', i ran a strip of retiring 'DSP' down the centre. It has a piece of 'Real Red' 'Satin Ribbon' wrapped around it. I used some 'Dimensionals' to stick the mounted bird image onto the cardbase!

It's not too late to get your hands on these retiring stampsets and 'DSP'. Get your order in today. Email me your order (with your contact details, just in case i need to get in touch with your quickly). My email is: amyjtidd@gmail.com

Don't regret missing out on all these lovely goodies!!

Retiring DSP

Hi guys, just a quick post today to remind you that the 'DSP' from the current catalogue will be retiring in a few days - so if you want to order any you need to get your order in NOW!! Today i have a quick idea to share with you, something you could make from some strips of 'DSP', some lovely bookmarks and the great thing is that they literally take minutes to make:

All you do cut strips of 'DSP' (in this case 'Greenhouse Gala DSP') and then punch out of some coordinating cardstock (in this case 'Early Espresso') using the 'Round Tab Punch'. and glue it to one end of the 'DSP' strip. Punch a hole through the card tab using a 'Crop-a-Dile' and finally thread some 'Satin Ribbon (or any ribbon that you have) through the hole. (in this vase i used 'Early Espresso' 'Satin Ribbon')

And there you go some lovely 'DSP' bookmarks - i'm planning on making lots of these to give as gifts at my New Catalogue Craft Open House - on the 22nd October. If you live local to me and fancy coming along to this FREE event drop me an email: amyjtidd@gmail.com

And don't forget - get those last minute retiring order in ASAP - time is running out!!!

If you go down to the woods today...

Here's my entry to this weeks Cupcake Craft Challenge. The theme this week is 'If you go down to the woods today...' and basically you have to create a card featuring a teddybear!

My friend Ruth is completely into punch-art (cards created using paper punches) and she has got me hooked aswell! I saw a version of this cute teddybear on Julies website (i had to vary it a little bit because i didn't have a couple of the punches she used) but i'm still very pleased with the final result!

This cute little bear has been made from 'Soft Suede' cardstock. His body has been made from the '1-3/4" Circle Punch', his head from the '1-3/8" punch, his arms from the 'Heart Punch' with i have cut in half and then rounded off the round edge of the heart with the 'Corner Rounder' to make them thinner. His feet are made from a '1/2" Circle Punch' and i have used the '1/4" Circle punch to create his ears and his paws (from Pretty in Pink cardstock). His inner ears have been made using the 'Owl Punch' (the little circles that usually create the owls eyes) I also used the small heart from the 'Owl Punch' to create the bears nose. Before constructing the bear i used a 'Sponge Dauber' with some 'Soft Suede' ink to give some texture.

I placed the bear on some 'DSP' from the (soon retiring) 'Nursery Suite' collection and mounted it onto a 'Pretty in Pink' cardbase.

I popped a 'Welcome Baby' sentiment (from the 'Something to Celebrate' stampset) inside the card. Cute hey?! I'm a bit addicted to punch-art now - so keep checking back on this blog to see more!!!

Every Little Bit!

Ok, so Monday is over, the rest of the week should be plain sailing! Today i have a lovely card to show you created by a crafty Stampin' Up! pal of mine Jade! She gave me this card at a recent training event, and it features the stampset 'Every Little Bit' - WHICH WILL BE IN THE NEW CATTY! Now, this is a stampset that i have completely and utterly overlooked, but Jade has made some beautiful creations with this set! So here's her creation:

She has used 'Pumpkin Pie' and 'Tangerine Tango' DSP from the 'Brights Stack' for the panels which she have then mounted on 'Crumb Cake' cardstock. She stamped the little dog and cat from the 'Every Little Bit' stampset and coloured them in using a 'Chocolate chip' 'Stampin' Write Marker'. She carfully snipped them out and raised them using 'Dimenstionals'. Jade embellished the with a flower (punched using the 'Boho Blossom Punch', with a 'Basic Pearl' placed in the centre and some of the leaves from the 'Two-Step Bird Punch'.  All of this was arranged onto the 'Whisper White' cardbase. the 'amour' sentiment is from the 'Clearly For You' set and Jade also used the 'n' from the 'no 5' stamp fromt he 'Clearly For You' set in the top righthand corner. Such a lovely original card, i'm sure you'll agree!!

My Card Tote!

Hi all, i have been working on this craft project for a couple of days on and off, and really very excited to share it with you. I have made a card tote (using an amazing tutorial brought from Lynda - an Australian SU demo).

OK, I'm not going to lie - this project was pretty fiddly and took me several hours to create, but now i know how it's all done i'm pretty confident that i could make it much quicker the second time around!! I made the tote using completely Stampin' Up! materials. The great thing about using SU materials is that they all coordinate!! The 'DSP' used is from the sadly retiring 'Love Letters DSP collection', i used quartered '1-3/4" Circles' cut from 'Early Espresso' card to decorate the corners, coordinating 'Satin Ribbon' for the handles and the 'Just Perfect Alphabet' stampset to stamp 'cards' on the front!

Here's a side view of the card tote:

The tote is tied up with 'Grosgrain Ribbon' and here is the tote opened wide:

You'll notice that i have made monthly dividers so i can get organised and store birthday, valentine, anniversary and any other cards in their correct place! (I have used 'Red Riding Hood' cardstock to coordinate with the 'Love Letters DSP' to create the accordian sides and the dividers.

Along with Lynda's tutorial she also supplied me with monthly calender templates! So i printed them off on 'Very Vanilla' cardstock and mounted them onto the 'Red Riding Hood' dividers. I punched some tabs out of 'Red Riding Hood' card, using the 'Round Tab Punch' and used the 'Just Perfect Alphabet' stampset to stamp the months on the tabs (in 'Early Espresso' ink.)

I slightly altered Lyndas tutorial - but overall i couldn't have made this without her detailed tutorial notes! I'm planning on making a few more of these to give away as christmas gifts, i just love the way these have turned out!

I'm planning on running a craft class on how to make these lovely totes, so watch this space ... details to follow!!

Happy Birthday Iwona!

Yesterday was my friend Iwona's birthday! I hope she had a lovely day! We went out last night for a few drinks!! I couldn't resist making her a birthday card. She has such a bright and cheery character, so i couldn't resist making her a bright and cheery card:

I have used the stunningly bright 'Daffodil Delight' cardstock for this cardbase. I then cut a strip of 'Daffodil Delight' for the centre of the card and then used the 'Eyelet Border Punch' on both sides of this strip of card and glued this into place. I then cut a thinner strip of 'Play Date DSP' and glued that in the centre if the 'Daffodil Delight' strip.

I punched out three flowers using the 'Fancy Flower Punch': one from 'Pacific Point' cardstock, one from 'Daffodil Delight' 'DSP' and one from 'Real Red' 'DSP', both from the 'Brights DSP Stack'.  I layered all three of these and secured them in placed with 'Red Sticky Tape'. I placed a 'Daffodil Delight' 'Designer Button' (with some 'Linen Thread' tied in a bow) onto the centre of the flowers, secured again with some 'Red Sticky Tape'.

The 'Happy Birthday' sentiment comes from the 'Something to Celebrate' stampset and was inked in 'Pacific Point'.

I hope Iwona liked her card and had an amazing birthday!!!