Stampin' Up! Burlap Wreath Class

Yey! - who wants to come along to a class to make this?

SPRING WREATH WORKSHOP! £20!

Class to be held at the Nottingham Craft Centre, Somersby Road, Woodthorpe, Nottingham

Friday 18th April 1 - 3:30pm
All materials included, booking essential before the 9th April.

 

Booking for this class are being taken through Dolly's Vintage Tea Room next door to the craft centre and NOT through me.

Bookings can be made either through pay pal dollysvintagetearoom@gmail.com or direct in the craft centre.

You can visit the facebook page HERE

Limited to 10 spaces.

Hope to see you there.

 

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Last Chance

Happy Sunday everyone. Just a quick reminder from me that tomorrow booking closes for my next Stampin' Up! card making class.

You can see all the details HERE.

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Springtime Hello New Tutorial

Brrr it's proper cold today and I'm so glad I don't have to go out again until tomorrow!

 Yesterday I promised I'd be back with a new tutorial and I hope I don't disappoint:

It features products you'll be able to purchase from the new Stampin' Up! Seasonal catalogue on 28th January onwards...woo-hoo! A beautiful garland kit and stamp set with matching framelits. Didn't fancy making a garland though!

The class also comes in two colour options - or do both as they are in the garland kit!

You can buy the PDF tutorial for personal use in my right side bar - it's an instant download so no waiting around.

If you're a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and would like to buy this as a full package, please take a look on my Demo Designed Classes page HERE.

In your package you'll get a watermark free version of the tutorial to handout in classes, two photos for use in advertising, a class flyer to personalise, a demonstrator guide with pricing etc and a prep guide to help you plan for your class too.

I will be providing these demonstrator tutorials on a monthly basis.

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Desk Caddy FREE Tutorial

Ooh eck, so sorry about yesterday! I could not get photos to transfer from my camera to the PC for some reason. Never had that happen before - hope it doesn't happen again either!

So, hope you all had fabulous weekends? I've been busy designing and creating and have a new project to share with you today:

It used the In Colors Baked Brown Sugar, Coastal Cabana and Strawberry Slush and also the cute In Color Boutique Details.

It's a double sided caddy, with a calendar too and big enough to hold 5" cards and envelopes, or your general desk clutter! It stands at 6" tall. Here are some close ups for you:

It's available as an instant download tutorial in my side bar right now - or you can get it for FREE!

Simply place an order for Stampin' Up! product for £30 or more before January 31st and I will email it to you straight away. This applies to orders placed through my online shop HERE too.

I'll honour all orders already placed this month and email out the PDF to you also - don't want you missing out!

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! New Class and New Product too!

Yey it's Friday and I am super excited to be able to tell you about my new class venue.

I'll be using the meeting room at Arnold Library, Front Street Arnold, Nottingham. It's a fabulous bright room, with our own kitchen, lots of natural light, loads of space and our very own loo!!!

I'll be holding classes on the second Thursday of every month  and starting from March every month on the second Saturday.

So my first class is on Thursday 13th February  and I'd love you to join me:

The class is £20 and includes your kit and adhesive so you'll only need to bring your basic craft kit (scissors, trimmer, pencil etc). We'll be using the stamp set Sweet Essentials so you can add your choice of sentiments to your creations. Here are some of the cards you could make:

The class is £20 including adhesive or £30 if you'd like to include your own Sweet Essentials stamp set (worth £13.95).

Booking closes on Monday 3rd February, please get in touch to book:

07748 707845 or bluejellystampin@sky.com

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Perfect Pennants Sneak Peek

Ooh I'm such a fan of the sneak peek 'cos you want to know what it is and then you really want the stash that's been used and then.....you have to wait to get it! That's why I personally love them, because as I'm already a Stampin' Up! demonstrator I get my mitts of new stuff early and get to tease you guys about it too!

Anyway, 'shhhhh' Mums the word and all that don't tell The Spark you've seen this because it's his Valentines card from me!

It's a 5" square base in Smoky Slate layered with some soon to be available Fancy Foil Designer Vellum. I cut the tag and finished if off using a Framelit in the Big Shot - you can see how on the photo below.

The silver heat embossed sentiment is from a new stamp set too - more of that in the next week or so! If you like the die cut love, I used Silver Foil Sheet and Expressions Thinlits Dies.

Added some sparkle with the Silver Glimmer Card, Silver Ribbon and a Rhinestone Jewel.

Come back tomorrow to see my new class venue, dates and projects too!

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Victoria
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Stampin' Up! Cycle Celebration

Woo-hoo, the sun is shining today which always puts me in such a good mood. Add that to the fact the builders have finished plastering the conservatoire and lounge and to be honest I can't smile wide enough!!!

So this week brings lots of Birthdays for both family and friends so guess what I've been making today? Can't share all just yet but have a really pretty one for you today. How many of you are hooked not just to blogging but to Pintrest too? I know I am and often I don't realise how much time I spend surfing my way through and collecting ideas and inspiration. Today that's where my project was driven from. I made this card cased from a beautiful tag created by Joanne B.

It's a 7"x5" card in Crumb Cake layered with Basic Black. The 'Happy' is die cut using the Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies (I get SO much use out of this set) and the sentiment is from Cycle Celebration. I stamped it in Versamark ink and heat set with White Embossing Powder.

I made the flower in Melon Mambo Card from a right mix of punches and dies - you can view them all in my online shop HERE.

 I also used the Bird Builder Punch and Wild Wasabi Card to make the leaves and branches. You can see on the next photo how I screwed up the card to give it some texture.

Popped in the centres are Clear Vintage Faceted Buttons with Linen Thread tied through.

I might have to make up another of these to display in the Room of Craft 'cos it makes me smile looking at it. If you'd like to see more of my creations and things that inspire me, click HERE to visit my Pinterest boards.

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Victoria

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Stampin' Up! Christmas Collectibles Tutorial and Demo Tutorial Too

I'm back with another class tutorial for you. This one features the Christmas Collectibles stamp set and coordinating Ornament Punch. You can buy both of these as a bundle - wood mount 133282 or clear mount 133283. Both available in my Stampin' Up! online shop. 

Here's what I created:

If you'd like to buy the tutorial for personal use it's available now in my right hand side bar as an instant download for just £2.50. That means - you click, you pay, you get it straight away! It's also available by clicking the button below:

Buy Now

If you're a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and you'd like to buy the tutorial to run classes etc - it's available for £10 as an instant download on my Stampin' Up! Demo page

HERE

or by clicking the button below:

Buy Now
 

As a Demonstrator you'll get the class handout with full photo instructions, a photo to use for advertising, a class flyer to personalise and a full demonstrator guide with supplies, costs etc.

Enjoy - hugs

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Stampin' Up! All Day Christmas Class

It's coming up to that most wonderful time of the year and to help you get ready I'm running an

 All Day Christmas Craft Class

Saturday 19th October

10am - 4.30pm:

So if you fancy getting a bit jolly, spending a whole fun filled day crafting then this is for you!

We'll be creating all sorts of projects from cards to decorative items and gift packaging. The cost of the day is £30 and you will receive a goody bag with £30 worth of Stampin' Up! product in. I don't charge for the hall so it's great value for money. 

You can craft away using your full photo instructions or by taking inspiration from all the projects that will be out on display. We'll be using traditional reds and greens and you can use your own 'Wishing You' stamp set as it is included in your goody bag:

You won't want to miss out on my amazing raffle either - so bring your pennies for that and your camera for taking photos of the display.

Lunch isn't included in the price so please bring along a packed lunch. Hot and cold refreshments will be available all day though.

The building itself has ample free parking and access is available to anyone with difficulties.

Booking closes on 10th October, to secure your place please email me at:

bluejellystampin@sky.com

or call me on

07748 707845

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Stampin' Up! My Digital Studio Hybrid Cards

The other day I promised to share with you a couple of the cards I made to show at Stampin' Up! Creative Tour using standard Stampin' Up! products mixed with stuff I'd printed from My Digital Studio Software.

My colour combo is Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla and Old Olive. I'm loving the new Gold Foil Sheets and I think it looks fab embossed with Stylish Stripes Textured Embossing Folder. The digital bits are the embellishments in the centre which I've punched out and the paper ribbon across the middle. Both are from Very Merry Twenty Five Designer Tags Set.

Same card design here, just switched the colours around and used Champagne Glimmer Paper instead of the Gold Foil.

Love the way it sparkles without covering me in glitter when I touch it!

You can buy all the products used here from me and to save time you can browse my online Stampin' Up! shop and shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - you'll need a big basket though!

Shop Online

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Stampin' Up! Christmas Sneak Peek And All Day Class

Ooh I love being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator. I'm lucky as I get my mitts on the new Seasonal Catalogue packed full of Christmas and Holiday goodness a whole month before my customers can. Which is so cool as I get to have a play too as not only do I get the catalogue, I get to order a month in advance too. Would you like a peek at what I've been creating?

All the goodies to create these come from the new Seasonal Catalogue available now and products available from 1st September. I'll be sharing more teasers over the next week!

So news of an all day craft session:

This year it will be held on:

Saturday 19th October

10am - 4.30pm

St Marks Church Hall

Devere Gardens

Woodthorpe

Nottingham

A fun filled full day of crafting for Christmas. We'll be creating all sorts of projects from cards to decorative items and gift packing. The cost of the day is £30 and you will receive a goody bag with £30 worth of Stampin' Up! products. I don't charge for the hall so it's great value for money.

You can craft away looking at the fabulous inspiration area and the use the designs I provide for you, or you can use your kit to create anything you like - it's your day and it's all about you!

There will be tons of creative ideas to inspire you - so please bring along your camera. Also a few spare pounds as you won't want to miss out on the amazing raffle - all prizes are Stampin' Up! products.

Lunch is not included in the price,  so please bring along a packed lunch as we are a short drive away from the nearest shops. The building itself has ample free parking, and has great access for anyone with difficulties too.

Hot and cold refreshments are provided throughout the day for you to help yourself to.

Booking closes 2nd October. 

To book your place please email me at:

bluejellystampin@sky.com

or call me on:

07748 707845

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Stampin' Up! All Day Spring Class

Are you enjoying the sunshine where you are? It's a scorcher here today - I'm hoping the forecast is wrong for the rest of the week but it's not looking fab. So a last week I had my first all day class of the year and we had such a fun filled day. I thought it was about time I shared some of the projects with you. One of the main elements of everyone's kits was the gorgeous Stampin' Up! Razzleberry Splash Simply Scrappin' Kit. We made tons of different projects and here is the first one:

It's an acetate box (none Stampin Up!) filled with tags and gift cards. The tags are die cut with the Stampin' Up! Two Tags Die and layered with Pool Party Card embossed with the Honeycomb Embossing folder - I love this one sooo much. The flower is from Mixed Bunch.

The stamp was inked up with Pool Party Ink and then using a Finger Dauber the edges carefully daubed with Rich Razzleberry or Night of Navy.

And here are the matching gift cards. Loads more to share so pop back soon - also for the date of my next all day class in June!

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Stampin' Up! Classes and Events

A quickie post to let you know my classes and events page is up to date with upcoming classes and events. You can click on the tab above or view it HERE.

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Stampin' Up! Artisan Embellishments Class

If you follow me on Facebook you'll have seen the sneak peek I posted yesterday of this project. I absolutely love this and it's something a bit different for me too. We decorated our hallway and stairs before Christmas and I have been looking everywhere for some 'art' to pop in a particular place and have found nothing that fitted the idea I had in my head. So I set about creating my own. I've done one so far and have another to make to go with it. Here you go, starting with the sneak peek I shared already:

Ta-da ....here is the whole thing.  It's not the brightest of photos but it's so dark here with more snow falling! It's a print tray box (12" square) decorating using the Artisan Embellishments Kit and More Amore Designer Speciality Papers amongst other things.

I've wanted to do something with this photo of the Spark and Major Mayhem for so long now. Zac was such a chunky baby boy! I was so nervous about cutting the photo as the digital of the original is long since lost on a burnt out laptop! 

Here's a close up of one of the resin flowers:

And a bit more detail too:

 If you like this and would like to make your own, I'm running a class doing just that on:

Saturday 18th May

1pm - 4pm

Nottingham

Cost is £30 and includes the frame (rrp £22.50), all your kit including adhesive and refreshments.

Please book ASAP as spaces are very limited.

You can secure your place with a £10 deposit but payment in full needed by Tues 30th April please.

To book your place, you can email me at

bluejellystampin@sky.com

or phone me on

07748 707845

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Stampin' Up! Swallowtail

I shared a sneak peek of a project I'd been working on ages ago and realised I forgot to show you the completed piece! So without further ado - here is a piece of framed art I made:

It features Swallowtail - the large butterfly stamp in the Stampin' Up! Spring / Summer Catalogue and First Edition Speciality Papers.

Here's close up of the butterfly:

 

I added a few Self Adhesive Pearls to the body and had stamped a plain butterfly underneath too. I made a bow using Victoria Crochet Trim and a beautiful Pool Party Button - I do not want to run out of these!

 

The large sentiment is a stamp I got whilst in Vienna with Stampin' Up! - it's our statement of the heart.

 

Sorry to post and run but I have lots of kits to make up for those of you who have already bought my Bloomin' Marvelous postal kit. If you haven't seen it yet - click HERE.

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Stampin' Up! Everyday Happenings Calendar Class

It's been a while but I am almost there now with my new class schedule. I'm particularly excited about this class as it uses products that are so new to Stampin' Up! - the Everyday Happenings Designer Calendar and the Desktop Display Calendar Case.

It's brilliant because as a crafter the first thing you're going to want to do is to decorate this yourself - even though it looks prett gorgeous as it is. The Desktop Display measures 19.1 x 11cm so it's a really good size but also comes in a bubble wrap case so it's brilliant for posting for a Christmas gift. Just think - you could buy everyone you know a Stampin' Up! calendar for Christmas, even if they're not crafters themselves this makes a beautiful stand alone gift and if you buy enough you could get yourself some hostess freebies in the process - bargain!

Anyway - I decided to get my brayer out and have some fun with mine - here is a sneak peek at what I've done:

The images lift up so you can still write in the space provided on the Stampin' Up! calendar pages too. If you'd like to have a go at this, I'm holding a class on 

Sunday 9th December at 1pm in Arnold, Nottingham. 

The cost of the class is £20 and includes the Everyday Happenings Calender, The Desktop Display Calendar Case and your very own Brayer too plus refreshments. Don't worry if you've not used a brayer before as I'll be teaching you everything you need to know! 

You'll come away with 12 decorated images for your calendar plus a gorgeous box to store it in too or to present it in as a gift. If you already have a brayer, you may substitute this for £10.95 worth of other Stampin' Up! product at time of booking.

PLUS - if you have been to one of my classes before and bring along someone NEW to this class, you will receive a FREE inkpad of your choice too.

Here is a photo showing all the pages that come with the Everyday Happenings Calendar.

To book your place, please email me at bluejellystampin@sky.com or phone me on 07748 707845. Places need to be booked and paid for by Friday 23rd November please.

 Why not order extra calendar and case bundles at £6.95 to give out as Christmas gifts this year - everyone needs a calendar and this way you can share Stampin' Up! with everyone you know.

If you can't make the class you can still order the Calendar and case as a bundle for £6.95 plus P&P (no P&P if you can collect from me).

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Stampin' Up! Tea Shoppe Swaps

Wow it's so hot today, I braved it and went outside to mow the lawn before it takes over the whole garden! I've not done any crafting as Blake has now caught tonsillitis off Zac so Nurse Mummy at the ready! I thought I'd share with you some of the swaps I made for Jules' training back in April. It was before the Summer Mini catalogue went live so I didn't post them at the time.

 

I did make four different colourways but had a moment and forgot to photograph them before I took them to swap. I got oodles of fab swaps in return and Jules ran a brilliant training day for us all.

My swaps use Twitterpated Designer papers teamed up with Pear Pizazz and Riding Hood Red. I used Markers to colour my images as I used lots of stamps for the Tea Shoppe set and mixed them up a bit.

These were a bit time consuming and not the best idea for making 30 of! The inside holds two tea bags:

More Twitterpated Paper and ahem not the tastiest of tea bags either - sorry Sally-Jo for ruining your morning with a cup of detox tea! I do drink the digestif one myself but it's not everyones cup of tea (pardon the pun - not!).We'll be making one of these in my Crafternoon Tea class at the end of June but the design will be different including the papers!

Thanks to everyone for your kind messages about my Mum. She had her hip replacement surgery yesterday and I've spoken to her today and she seems in good spirits. Just can't wait to get home by the sounds of things. 

Righto, off to tend to my cough drops.

 

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