Stampin' Up! Two Tags Bag and Tutorial

I set myself a bit of a challenge yesterday afternoon to design my self a new bag template. I got inspiration from my own hangbag and created this:

I've used Soft Suede and Very Vanilla along with the gorgeous Mocha Morning Designer Papers. It a great sized bag and will hold loads of C6 cards and envelopes or a fabulous gift maybe! I wanted to give it a designer feel so I created a label for the front.

It's my initials if it's not too obvious! And every designer bag needs tags and charms too:

It's about time I put some of those gorgeous Trinket Crowns from the Simply Adorned range to good use! Here are some more views of the bag:

If you'd like to have a go at making one of these gorgeous purse bags, the tutorial is now available in my right hand side bar.

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Stampin' Up! Create a Cupcake

Can't show you what I've been making today as not yet decided if I'm doing it as a class first or not! So instead I thought I'd share a card I made a while ago but haven't blogged yet. If you haven't seen the Create a Cupcake stamp set or it's corresponding Cupcake Builder Punch in the Stampin' Up! Spring Mini Catalogue - where have you been? I made this yummy card using both:

My colour combo is So Saffron, Calypso Coral, Pretty in Pink and Wisteria Wonder. I stamped the cupcake images and then punched them out (the ribbon is cut by hand though). Next I embossed a piece of So Saffron card using one Designer Frames Embossing Folders and then carefully cut around the outsdide. After sticking down the cupcake I added an In Colour Patterned Brad.

Do you like my heart border? It's made using the small heart punch. Can't loiter as the boys have just got home from their Grandparents and it's time to get them ready for bed!

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Stampin' Up! Every Little Bit of lip balm

Yesterday evening I had a stall at a ladies pamper evening and I'd made some new goodies which went down well:

These are my new lip balm holders. I think they look really pretty and they were certainly eye catching on by black display shelves. I've used Pink Pirouette, Melon Mambo and Pool Party. A really good example of how Stampin' Up! products go together so well. I've used card, inks, Markers, designer papers and ribbon all in the same three colours.

They are made using one of the tags from the Big Shot Two Tags die. The cute little handbag is from Stampin' Up! Every Little Bit stamp set which I stamped in Stazon ink and coloured with Markers. It's layered up on 1 1/4", 1 3/8" and Scallop Circle punched shapes. I've done the trim on the bag topper with the Scallop Border punch to match. The bags are Stampin' Up! too - the medium cello bags, fab as they come in packs of 50 and are the perfect size for my lip balm holders.

I think the Melon Mambo Scalloped Dots ribbon is one of my favourites, next to the Pool Party Ruffled ribbon that is. I'm off for a rest now, we've had a busy morning at Jungle Tastic play centre. Zac insisted I go down a curvy tube slide with him (one where it's dark inside and you can't see where you're going) and then I had to climb through a hole in the floor and dive into a ball pit which I have to confess I quite enjoyed. Blake as usual tried to gatecrash all the party rooms, some things never change.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
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Stampin' Up! fabric owls go pool party

Ooh I had fun making more yummy fabric ows yesterday. The boys helped me too - Zac liked pushing the stuffing in and Blake enjoyed running off with buttons and hiding them....when Mumy needed them.

So, here they are....in pink!

I love them - even more than the Spice Cake ones. I've used the Flirtatious Fabric for these ones.Each is different, either the feet or the backs are different fabrics.

I only had enough fabric left to make four so guess what I'll be ordering this weekend? I think the Pool Party large buttons look fab with these colours so I teamed then up with some Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon for the hanger to pull the colours together. I'm dreading it if these products retire from the mini catalogue at the end of April so I will have to order loads of them just in case! Here's a close up:

If you want to buy one of these why not pop along to Ravenhead Village Hall, Notts tonight (3rd March) between 7pm & 9pm where I'll be selling them on my stall at the ladies pamper evening. Or if you want to make one yourself - the instructions are available to buy in my right side bar.

Righto, I'm off to get some more crafting supplies made up for my stall this evening whilst the boys are at their Granparents for the day.

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Stampin' Up! Easy Wedding Event

My lovely friend Theresa got married a ouple of weeks ago and she'd made all her own wedding stationery but ran out of time towards the big day and asked if I'd mind helping out with a few wedding favours. I loved her Stampin' Up! colour theme of Island Indigo and Very Vanilla:

I used the Pillow Box Big Shot die and embossed half of it with Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder then simply wrapped around some Very Vanilla Satin Ribbon and tied in a knot.

I had to make the happy couple a card to match:

I loved the result and putting it next to some of the favour boxes made me happy - I'm easily pleased y'know. I used the fab Stampin' Up! stamp set Easy Events - it's a great set with images and sentiments for a number of occasions. I stamped the wedding wishes image in Island Indigo and then lightly dragged colour across the birds and leaves using a Blender Pen. Here's a better look:

I know I say it a lot but I do love how Stampin' Up! products coordinate so well, so easy to put simple cards together with the colour matching card, ink, ribbons and designer papers. I decorated the inside too:

Simply done with a stamped image from Petite Pairs - which is perfect for cards as you get a sentiment you could use on the front and one to go on the inside too. Again perfect for many occasions. I just added a matching strip of designer paper to the bottom and all done. Congratulations to the new Mrs & Mrs Wilson, can't wait to see the photos from the day.

Hope you all have a great weekend planned? I've got a stall booked at a ladies pamper evening at Ravenshead Village Hall on Saturday evening - why not come along, get a spot of pampering and talk to me about becoming a Stampin' Up! demonstrator too. I'm there from 7pm - 9pm.

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Stampin' Up! Customer Thank You Cards

Ooh it's so very sunny here today after a very foggy start. So much so, I struggled to get decent photos as the sun was blinding me in the conservatory (now known as the furniture workspace but more about that another time!).

I've made up a batch of customer thank you cards:

The colours are Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade and Pool Party and the stamp sets are Aviary and Petite Pairs. Here's the card close up:

I've layered the card stock up and added a strip of Pool Party DSP down the side with a Melon Mambo punched Scallop Ribbon Border trim. I used to spend a fortune buying ready punched strips like this in the past! I've had to use the Stamp-Ma-Jig to make sure I lined up the birds, the cage and the stand - my free hand stamping leaves a lot to be desired! The sentiment from Petite Pairs is stamped on Whisper White card and punched out with the Small Oval Punch and layered on a Lucky Limeade 1" Circle.

I decorated the insides too:

Nothing very exciting but decorated none the less! I have a bit of a thing about seeing lots of things the same (I know some of you do too) so here's a photo to satisfy you:

To finish with - a quick reminder, I still have places available on my all day Spring Craft Event on Saturday 17th March in Nottingham. Just two days left to book your place - see details on this post HERE.

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Hidden journalling and a very messy kitchen

Yesterday evening saw the return of my monthly scrapbook club and we had a great time. Especially Lexie who sat staring at her kit in fear 'cos she's never created a layout before. I wish I'd thought to take a photo of everyone's layouts as they were just fab.

Everyone's kits contained products from the Berry Blossom Product Suite and here is the layout I created:

It's to match the layout I made previously which I cased from the cover of the Spring Mini Catalogue. You can see I spent some time cutting out the Cameo Coral leaves from the Berry Blossom Designer Papers, I found it very theraputic! I'm loving the Fruit and Flowers stamp set that coordinates with the papers and the matching Blossom Party Die too.

To match the page I'd made previously, I used the same Big Shot dies to make my flowers, along with various punches. What can you see here?

This is my attempt at hidden journalling. The title takes some explaining so I thought I'd write about it - just in case when I'm an oldie that I forget why I wrote it! Not that I would - it was at my Sister In Laws wedding. At the point in the wedding ceremony where the registrar askes if anyone has any reasons why blah, blah, blah.... silence fell upon the room until Zac shouted out 'uh-oh'. Everyone turned at him and laughed and in the end he got so noisy about it I missed my Sister in law getting married as I had to take the boys outside! Anyway - during the Best Mans speech later in the day, Zac was presented with the 'Uh-Oh Award' for the funniest moment of the day and the photo is the gorgeous bride Nicola giving Zac his award.

I hid my journalling inside an envelope made from the Scallop Envelope Die in the same papers.

Now I've been a bit missing in action recently - let me explain. For one, me and my boys have been a bit poorly. Actually I still am. On top of that, some lovely phone company took it upon themselves to take the sum of just over £2.5k from our bank for a phone we no longer have. We have the police on the case and are hoping for an outcome that doesn't leave us short of said amount - as we can't afford it! Just to lift my spirits, my American style fridge freezer died on me - ruining all the contents in the process. This followed the death of my dyson, my toaster oh and did I mention the kettle? Wanna bet what goes next? Anyway - lovely Samsung engineer called round this morning to spend just over an hour repairing my beloved freezer. Greatful for the free repair - but look at the state of my kitchen now:

The engineer left with a smile saying 'you're OK to dispose of all the faulty parts aren't you?' - thing is he didn't wait for an answer, so now I have to get rid of this plus lots more, oh and list all and things have certainly smelt better!

So - onwards and upwards, back soon with more.
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Perfect Postage and 30% Discount!

Did I mention how much I liked making my card for yesterday's blog post? Well I did and so I've made it again but in alternative colours. Amazing how different it looks:

My colours this time are Pool Party, Whisteria Wonder, Rich Razzleberry and Concord Crush. Again using the Perfect Postage heart stamp.

The sentiment is from Outlined Occasions which is one of Sale-A-Bration sets you can choose for FREE with every £45 you spend with me between now and 31st March - oooh!!! I've made a box using the Mini Milk Carton Die today:

All I've added is a cute silver clip from the Clips Assortment, punched out the sentiment with the Jewellery Tag Punch and attached it with a brad from the Subtles collection.

Would you like to get yourself 20% off all these products and more? How about a one off special of 30% off everything you pop on one order? Simple - just ask me about joining my team of Jelly Stampers and becoming a demonstrator yourself to enjoy the discounts Stampin' Up! offers to it's demos. You don't have to do parties or workshops, you can join simply to take advantage of the discounts available to you. Top that with a customisable Starter Kit for £119 with over £250 worth of product, oh and a FREE stamp set to any value of your choice from the current mini or main catalogue and you'll be laughing at how much stash you suddenly own! Valid until 30th March 2012.

Sound interesting? Want to know more? Give me a call on 07748 707845 or drop me an email for at bluejellystampin@sky.com and I can answer any questions you might have.

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Project Revival

Sometimes I can sit in the room of craft for what seems like an eternity, itching to craft, admiring my stash and with absolutely no inspiration whatsoever. Sound familiar? Well today to bring my mojo back to life I had a look back at projects I'd made this time last year! This is what I found HERE.

I remember I enjoyed making the card and box so gave it a new lease of life with current products:

 

My colour combo is very similar - Early Espresso, Whisper White, Regal Rose, Melon Mambo and Pink Pirouette. The card is 5" square and puts several punches to use including Postage Stamp, 
1 3/8" Square, 1 3/8", 1 1/4" and 1" Circle Punches:

Do you like the heart stamp image from Perfect Postage? Fits just right with the Postage Stamp Punch. The sentiment in the centre is from the Sale-A-Bration set Outlined Expressions.

I stamped it onto designer paper to match the polka dots on the heart stamp. Finally the matching box:

I might have a go at re-creating some more of my old projects, it was fun to do.

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Recycled Lurve

I have both my boys home with me today as Zac has a chesty cough and going in and out of the cold to play at nursery isn't doing him any favours. He's been doing a spot of fabulous colouring in with Stunt Baby (who needs a new nickname now he is infact a toddler - suggestions welcome) but more of that in a bit.

Fluffy and Co over at Cupcake Craft Challenge blog have set a challenge involving a spot of recycling. I have a collection of these in the room of craft. Actually it's more of a hoard than a collection:

It looks much prettier like this:

I've used the same colour combo as I did yesterday - as hey, I'm messy and all the stuff was still out! Tangerine Tango, Regal Rose. Poppy Parade and Crumb Cake. The tub has DSP glued around the outside and inside. The circle base and lid are cut using the Circles Die (the biggest circle) and topped with 2 3/8" Scalloped Circle, 1 3/4" Circle and a stamped and cut out heart from I Heart Hearts. Would be rude not to make a matching card:

I've created the same topper on a Regal Rose card base. The fab sentiment if from the Sale-A-Bration set Outlined Occasions. I stamped it in Versamark and heat set with White Embossing Powder before colouring in with Markers. Looks neat and tidy doesn't it? Guess who forgot to wear her glasses?

Oops - not so neat close up! So do you want to see what my boys were doing patiently whilst I made this?

And here are some of the pictures they coloured too:

Quite abstract me thinks - will have to pop these in Zac's progress folder at nursery tomorrow. Two future demos in the making.

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