Crossover Card AND a GIVEAWAY!!

For more info on the giveaway see the bottom of this post.

This is a fun card, based on one that was given to me by my wonderful Stampin' Up! team member Maree (thanks Maree!).

How to make it?

1. Cut an A4 sheet in half lenthwise.

2. Score 10cm in from either side, so it's basically divided into thirds.

3. The outside thirds now need to be trimmed so they resemble triangles instead of squares. I found it easier to just line the corners up on my trimmer and then slice from point to point. You can't miss! Once you get started this will all make sense :) No, really it will!!!

4. Then simply fold the 2 sides in over the centre. Adhere the bottoms if you wish, so the card doesn't fall out.

5. Insert and decorate the card (mine was 9cm x 9cm), and stamp or decorate the outside using the gorgeous Designer Series papers.

Now, for the GIVEAWAY!!!

Would you like to receive a sample pack of Designer Series paper and ribbon? Just leave a comment on this post and I'll randomly pick the winner. Make sure you leave an email address or some way of contacting you. Mum, you may be the only one reading this but you can't enter 10 times OK? :) haha

EDITED 7th Sept: Congratulations to Felicite for winning the Designer Series paper and ribbon giveaway. I'll be in touch with you shortly. And a big thanks to everyone who left a comment!

Items used in these projects:

LEFT (Maree's card): Elegant Eggplant cardstock, Almost Amethyst print (ret.), Circle of Friendship stamp set, White ribbon, Whisper White cardstock

RIGHT (my version): Always Artichoke cardstock, Le Jardin Designer Series paper, Very Vanilla cardstock and ribbon, half pearl from the Pretties Kit.

Bouncy Card

I was trying to make something special over the weekend for a fabulous hostess. After experimenting for a while with the position of the ribbon it flipped over and started bouncing!? Wow, that's different, I thought. Mind you, I'm sure this sort of thing has been done thousands of times by more savvy cardmakers than me, but hey it was new to me!!!!

It was a layout I use at workshops, and features Pale Plum, Perfect Plum and Certainly Celery (what a great combo!) and the always popular Seeing Spots stamp set.

Don't know what will happen after it's been flat in an envelope for a couple of days, but I hope it still bounces at its destination LOL!!

And as promised, here are a couple of the projects we made at our team stamping day a week or so ago. I've had so much fun playing around with these projects and adapting them using my stamps (or Designer Series paper, as I did with Juliana's ice-cream cards). Enjoy xx

It's the Little Things...

A big HELLO to all the wonderful ladies in my Stampin' Up! team who came to my place last weekend for an afternoon of... you guessed it, stamping! It was a great day! I learnt sooooo much, and really enjoyed being surrounded by such a wonderful, positive, inspiring group of women.

I've had a lot of fun over the past few days practicing new techniques and trying different layouts and card designs. So a big THANK YOU again for continually inspiring me and sharing my love of papercrafting.

I WILL be posting some of the projects we made. Soon!

But first I wanted to share a little project I've been working on. It's a 3"x3" journal that fits into a flip-top box, and is one of those projects that comes from the heart, IYKWIM? There are a few pages with special quotes and messages and journal pages. I made it for someone very special to me, and I look forward to giving it to her this weekend. I hope she likes it.

All items used are from Stampin' Up!

Cardstock: Mellow Moss, Pretty In Pink, Whisper White

Rub Ons: Anchored

Ribbons: Pink Gingham, Light Pink

Other: Pretties Kit, Pewter Jumbo Eyelet, Spring Bouquet Flower Punch

Stamping on.... Cakes?!

Well, on the icing, to be precise!

We had a birthday in our house yesterday - our middle child Zoe turned 5. Happy birthday Zoe :)

I was chatting to one of the lovely ladies in my Stampin' Up! team the other day (hi Heather!) about cakes and she said "Did you know you can stamp on cakes?"

WHAT?

No, I didn't know that! So of course I had to give it a go, didn't I? Very much trial and error, but Zoe and I had lots of fun with it.

First, she picked her favourite stamps and then I gave them a good clean!

Now as much as I loooove the Stampin' Up! inks, they don't taste too good and probably wouldn't be too good for you, so I took Heather's advice and tried the food dyes. Most of the ones in my pantry didn't work - some were too runny, and the paste was too thick etc etc. Then I had a lightbulb moment... The kids got some "Colour-A-Cookie" packs a little while ago, which had a large biscuit and a picture they could colour in with the included markers made from edible inks (food dye). They worked a treat. I "inked up" the stamp just as I would with the ink markers.

When I stamped onto the icing it created a 3D effect, from where the stamps made an indentation onto the icing.

I put the icing over cupcakes, and the kids (and adults) loved them.


How cute would they be with little matching cards.... hmmm.

Stamp sets used: Wild About You, Garden Whimsy, Princess

Spring Mini Catalogue

How exciting!

The new Stampin' Up! Spring mini catalogue has just been launched today, as a supplement to the huge Idea Book & Catalogue. Although it's rainy and cold outside, it's so refreshing to look through all the wonderful new products that are available for the next few months.

I've had the chance to play with some of the exciting new treasures, such as the die-cut flowers and beautiful new Christmas ('Holiday Harmony') Designer Series Paper.

There are also some sweet new stamp sets - something for everyone!

Products in the mini catalogue are available from the 1st of August until the end of November.

My past workshop hostesses will be getting a copy in the post any day now... along with a little surprise (I love spoiling my hostesses!) Stamp club members will also have the chance to play with some new goodies when we get together next week.

If you would like a copy of the Spring Mini Catalogue, just email me and I'll get one to you.