Stampin' Stars Training day

Hiya, hope you've had a good weekend!

I had a fab day on Saturday with lots of lovely Stampin' Up! friends,

full of laughter, inspiration, tips, crafting and cake!

We each make 'swaps' which are little pieces of work,

to share ideas and products we may not have ourselves.

It's often the most treasured part of the day!

I came home with a lovely box full of goodies that I will share in due course.

Here's my 'swap',

a gift tag using the 'emerging colours' technique.

I stamped the oval zigzag design in daffodil delight, then the words in versamark, and clear embossed,

using Oh Hello stamp set.

I then stamped the leaves and flowers from Summer Silhouettes,

then stamped over them in versamark and clear embossing powder again.

The final stage was to sponge all over with tempting turquoise ink,

then buffing to reveal the underlying colours.

A few pearls and ribbbon add the finishing touch.

I hope you have a good week, full of craftiness!

Sue

I got this idea from the Stampin' Up! Catalogue...

I stamped the border, using the Oh Hello set,

and made a tag that I embossed on the Scoreboard.

Added some cute buttons, ribbon and mini safety pin. 

This is a cute idea that can be simply adapted to suit any card

simple Hello

Here's a card that you could send to someone just to say 'Hello'

I sometimes send a card to someone I've not seen in a while, to cheer someone up,

or simply because I can!

You'd be amazed at how something so simple can mean such a lot to someone.

So, do it! Send a card just because you can!

Adhere some DSP to the base of the card, add some more as a border....

cut the oval out with a die, add a bow to the front.

Turn the cut-out oval over, stamp, sponge the edges with ink,

stick to the inside....done!

Happy Birthday Mum

My dear Mum is one whole day older than my Dad....

I did this card with a couple of my classes,

and loved it so much, I thought Mum might too.
It's based on one by Jennifer Timko.

The colours are so delicate...Stampin' Up! Marina Mist, Melon Mambo, and Garden Green.

I tinted the Flower Trim with a Stampin' Up! Marker Pen in Melon Mambo.

The inks and marker pens can be used to colour so many things,

including ribbon and embellishments.

One of the many advantages of Stampin' Up! products is the colour co-ordination.

It takes away such a lot of the time-consuming process of putting a card together.

The chevrons were created by using marker pens to colour the stamp,

rather than using a single ink pad.

The doily was formed into an oval shape by cutting it in half,

then overlapping the two halves, which is then covered with the inked oval,

and the greeting banner.