All Together Collection - Final Day to Order

Just a reminder that today is the last day to order the All Together Collection. The Blends will be available in our new Annual Catalogue (launching tomorrow), however all of the other lovely products will be disappearing forever. 

See the Products in Action here:

In this Collection you can get:

• Here Together Stamp Set 
• Here for You Dies 
• Individual Stampin’ Blends Packs 
• Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends Collection 
• Here Together Bundle 
• All Together Collection

(Note that the following exclusive products are only available while supplies last: Here for You Dies, Here Together Bundle, All Together Collection)

Here Together Cling Stamp Set (English) [158634] $39.00	Here Together Bundle (English) [160263] $85.50	Here For You Dies (English) [159278] $56.00	Natural Tones Stampin’ Blends Collection [160940] $78.75
Stampin’ Blends Light Combo Pack [159465] $15.75	Stampin’ Blends Medium Light Combo Pack [159463] $15.75	Stampin’ Blends Medium Combo [159462] $15.75	Stampin’ Blends Medium Deep Combo [159461] $15.75
Stampin’ Blends Deep Combo Pack [158152] $15.75	All Together 6" X 6"  Designer Series Paper [160039] $20.25	All Together Suite Collection (English) [160941] $184.50

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Sparkly Washi Window Card

We always make a card at our team meetings, and this is what I came up with for last month's meeting. It's a bit of a cross between the Glitter packing Tape technique and stained glass window technique. Simply layer rows of washi tape behind the die, and then sprinkle with glitter. The result is a pretty, sparkly hot air balloon!
I'll list the steps below, but these pictures should give you the idea:

Cardstock measurements: Smoky Slate A5, Basic Black 14.3 x 10cm, Soft Sky 13.8 x 9.5cm. You’ll also need 9.9x7cm Basic Black to cut the balloon die from and 9.9x7cm Whisper White to put behind the washi tape.
1. Cut balloon shape from Soft Sky cardstock. You only need the outer piece, not the die-cut itself (reserve tiny square piece above the balloon basket). Stamp the outer piece with clouds in Smoky Slate ink. Stamp sentiment in Basic Black ink. Use dauber to sponge clouds in Whisper White ink (you can use a cotton bud to sponge smaller clouds).
2. Cut balloon die from 9.9x7cm Basic Black cardstock. Fit the die into the Soft Sky piece. Adhere rows of washi tape to the back of the balloon until it is entirely covered. Place reserved Soft Sky square into place.
3. Sprinkle glitter over sticky side of washi tape and press it in with your fingers. Tap off excess.
4. Adhere 9.9x7cm Whisper White behind balloon so that Washi Tape colours are bright and intense. 5. Assemble card as pictured.


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Product List

Lift Me Up Clear-Mount Bundle [144712] $78.25	Playful Palette Designer Washi Tape [141659] $14.00	Affectionately Yours Designer Washi Tape [141635] $14.00	Dazzling Diamonds Stampin' Glitter [133751] $8.75
Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	Whisper White Craft Stampin' Pad [101731] $14.00

Elegant Rose Garden

Don't you love it when products are so awesome that they do all the work for you? This die certainly is that. All I've done is run it through the Big Shot with Very Vanilla cardstock, and then laid it over a piece of DSP. A little lace peeking out the side is the finishing touch. Simple, but elegant.
Have a great week!


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Product List

Rose Wonder Photopolymer Bundle [140804] $85.75	Going Places Designer Series Paper Stack [140581] $14.00	Banner Punch [133519] $21.00
Venetian Crochet Trim [134581] $12.25	Rose Garden Thinlits Dies [140619] $54.00	Sky Is The Limit Wood-Mount Stamp Set [141282] $0.00

Sky is the Limit Stamp-a-Stack

I'm so looking forward to getting back to classes next week...it feels like an age since I last saw everyone! It's always fun when we're using lots of new goodies. I have a few places available next Tuesday (9th) and Wednesday (10th) night if you'd like to join us!
I've combined some products from the Sale-a-Bration brochure and Occasions Catalogue on these cards. The Sky is the Limit stamp set has been the most popular Sale-a-Bration stamp set with my customers - perhaps because they know it's only available until February 15, perhaps because we all always need more masculine sets.
I thought the bi-plane image would also work well with the Going Places Paper Stack and World Traveler Embossing Folder.
The colours I've used are Mossy Meadow, Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon, Delightful Dijon, Basic Black and Very Vanilla

 
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A Little Teapot

I always like to make a little thank you gift for everyone who comes along to my Open House events. I saw a little teapot similar to this one on Pinterest a while ago and filed it away for future use.
It's made using the Oval Accent Die. Place a folded piece of cardstock in the die (the fold is at the bottom of the teapot. Cut the 'lid' off one side, and use it to form the spout. The handle is made using the Large Oval and Circle punches.
I made mine in shades of purple (Elegant Eggplant and Wisteria Wonder) to go with the Twinings Traditional Afternoon teabag and Cadbury choccie. I glued the sides together to form a pocket, but you could leave it open to make a card, or even make a small box to sandwich in the middle.
I decorated it using the new Spring Flowers Embossing Folder and Simply Wonderful Sale-a-Bration set (coloured with Wisteria Wonder Blendabilities)


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Sycamore Street Stamp-a Stack

...say that 3 times fast!
I'm so looking forward to getting back into classes this week! It's always like a re-union, catching up with all my lovely ladies again in February. There's so much catching up to do...I hope we manage to fit in some stamping too ;o)
This is what we'll be making in this week's classes:

A simple design using the gorgeous "Sycamore Street" Sale-a-Bration Paper pack (free with a $100 order!) and the new "Hearts a Flutter" framelits. It's always good to have some all-occasion cards to replenish the stash at this time of year.

This week's classes are all full, but I'll happily come to your place and show you how to make these cards with a group of your friends. Let me know if that's something that would interest you!

A Special Birthday Card

I made this card for a very Special Lady's Birthday a couple of months ago. Soooo much pressure making a card for this talented stamper! In the end, I just went with something that I liked, and hoped that she would like it too!

I chose Sahara Sand, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla for my colour palette. I pulled out 2 sizzlet dies - Flower Fusion and Scribble Swirls. The stamps I've used are from Tea Shoppe (love that quote from Louisa May Alcott, "Little Women" author). I've punched it out with the Wide Oval, and then layered it inside a Framelit. It was a happy discovery when I found that the Designer Frames Embossing Folder fits nicely inside the Framelit too!
The DSP is from the Twitterpated pack. I've used Baja Breeze Stitched Satin ribbon (in the Mini) and crochet trim, and a few Pearls to add those all-important finishing touches.

Bordering on Romance Tunnel Card

I'm loving the Bordering on Romance set...it wasn't one that I initially purchased but I soon caved when I started seeing all the gorgeous creations people had made using this set. Plus it co-ordinates with the Edgelits, which were on my must-have list, so it wasn't too hard to talk myself into it! LOL
Here's the other card that we made in my Fancy Fold class:

Where is the Fancy Fold, I hear you ask? Inside, of course! :

This is called a Tunnel Card. You simply accordion fold an insert for your card, and use a Framelit to cut a window in it. The Framelits are great for this because you can see exactly where you are positioning them. The little points at the top and bottom help to centre it as well.
You can put anything you like inside the window. We stamped the Bordering on Romance flowers in black Stazon and watercoloured them, but a sentiment or verse would also work well.
The main colour featured here is Perfect Plum, such a lovely soft purple.
 

Framelits Fancy Fold

In my technique class last month, I taught some Fancy Folds using Framelits.
The first card that we made was a Framelit Flip:

You can find some instructions on Cristy's blog HERE.
Here's what the card looks like as it flips:

I've used the Apothecary Art stamp set and matching Framelits. I stamped my background using the blossom from Elements of Style (I think this set co-ordinates beautifully with Apothecary Art). I've used Island Indigo and Whisper White for my colour scheme...simple, but effective!

June Stamp-a-Stack

I can't take credit for this design; I totally CaSed the idea for these cards from the very clever Connie Stewart.

It's a really clever idea. I started with 4 pieces of cardstock slightly smaller than a cardfront (10 x 14.3cm) in Not Quite Navy, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and Soft Suede. I stamped each one with a different stamp from Artistic Etchings, using the same colour ink as the cardstock I was stamping on. Then I ran each one through a different embossing folder. The next step is to cut each one up into pieces. It doesn't really matter how you cut them up, as long as all 4 are cut exactly the same. Then just rearrange the pieces so that there is one of each colour on the Crumb Cake card base. Voila!
The sentiments are from Friendly Phrases, and I also stamped the flourish from Artistic Etchings under each phrase in Crumb Cake ink, so it didn't look quite so empty.
Don't they make awesome masculine cards? Thanks Connie for sharing your brilliant idea!

Amy's Birthday card

The day that I left for Convention, my baby girl turned 15 (I know, can you believe it?). We had a special "girl's night" the night before with my sister (Amy's choices were Breaking Dawn Part I on DVD, followed by a Japanese Restaurant and profiteroles -made by me- for dessert), and we did pressies before she left for school, but I still felt terrible leaving! Amy had given me her blessing, and the whole family were taking her out to dinner, and I left a double batch of brownies for her "cake" (she is not a fan of actual cake), but I still felt like a bad mother, and I hated to not be with her.
Every year we have a tradition that Amy chooses some colours for me to make her birthday card with. She surprised me with this year's selection - Rich Razzleberry, Melon Mambo and More Mustard. Quite a mature choice, I thought (and quite a challenge to work with)! And here's what I came up with:

When Amy was a baby, our song for her was "You are my Sunshine", so it was only appropriate that I used the "Array of Sunshine" stamp set for her birthday card. It is a Hostess-only stamp set, and the dotty DSP I have used is also in the Hostess section. The sentiment is from the "Something Sweet" set, and I have hand-cut the curvy banner. Don't you love those Edgelits and matching Embossing folder?
I even made the inside pretty (must have been that mother-guilt!):

She tells me that she had a fabulous day, and loved the goodies I brought back for her from Memento Mall!