The New Mini Catalogue is Here!!!

Hello Everyone!

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I am so excited to finally be able to share the new mini catalogue from Stampin' Up! UK. There are so many new stamp sets, designer papers, accessories and punches that I know you are going to love as much as I do.

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I will have plenty of projects to share with you over the next few weeks, so why not become a follower and pop back from time to time so see.

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To see the new mini catalogue in full, click on the image to download - or contact me and I will send you one to browse. I am also running workshops featuring some of the amazing projects you can make with these new goodies, so let me know if I can share them with you.

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OK enough talking - here is the first peek! These projects were made with some of my lovely team at regional training a couple of weeks ago. They feature my favourite new stamp set 'Vintage Vogue' along with the co-ordinating wheel.

Here is a close up of the box, (I was box captain on my table LOL!) I especially want to mention that the beautiful ribbon is in fact the white grossgrain coloured using So Saffron pastels applied with a dauber. (Hayley's fabulous idea - and I will be doing this in classes!) I love the way everything from Stampin' Up! co-ordinates so well.

Back with more projects soon. Do leave a comment and let me know what you think of our team projects.

Can you hear me????

Hello Everyone
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Well my cold has gone - but after a busy week full of meetings and classes my voice has disappeared. I can only whisper and it SO sounds as though I am putting it on! It has been like this since Wednesday evening, so I am trying to stay quiet and hope I can be heard on the phone by Monday :D

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So a few projects - firstly this is what we made at my March classes...

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They were fun projects to make although when I was cutting out all those fence panels for four classes I did wonder if I had given myself a hard task! The basket is a scaled-down version of my butterfly basket from last year.

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The next card is done using the babywipe technique, with reinkers dripped on to a babywipe and then stamped using the Pick a Petal stamp set from Stampin' Up! Everyone did such a great job with this project and the finished cards were all so different in layout - I wish I had photograped them all to show you. That is something I love about crafting.



My next card was made for a lovely couple we know who recently became engaged. I used the champagne glasses from the Cheers to You stamp set and coloured them with versamark before topping with Dazzling Diamonds.
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They are layered up using the stunning Bride designer paper and finished with a white satin ribbon. I am very pleased with how this card came out.

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I have had a request by one of my lovely class ladies for next month. She wants a good card for a man - and I am very man card challenged! So if you have a good one on your blog - leave me a message I will come and get some inspiration. You could be famous around here next month!

Thanks for visiting.

A couple more Easter projects

Hello everyone

I have woken up full of cold this morning and am feeling a bit sorry for myself. I spent the morning making 30 swaps for our regional Stampin' Up! training and now am sitting on the sofa in the warm.

As promised, I have another Easter Chick for you, made at our shoebox swap - this time designed by the lovely Helen. You can find her blog here. She had us use Certainly Celery, Whisper White and Barely Banana for this card - I love the colour combination.


This month I am giving all my class attendees homework! :) At our recent team training day, Amanda taught us how to make this oh so cute Easter Bunny. I love punch art and think this bunny is sooo sweet so I decided to do everyone a bonus project pack to take home.


As not everyone has all the punches to make the Easter Bunny, I spent an evening surrounded by punches and cardstock punching out all the elements to make him. I also did the sponge daubing around the edges. DH laughed at me, but I knew everyone would love this little bonus project.
Finally I made paper envelopes with an example and instructions printed. I look forward to seeing what they make!
Hope you like the projects and thanks as always for your messages. They make my day!