VIDEO Pop-up card in a box & Disney Card

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***STOP PRESS*** If you haven't seen it, scroll down to the next post for details of the retirement list . Don't miss out - the Tulips from today's project are on there!

These cards have been everywhere! I have been demonstrating them at my spring events, and some of my lovely ladies have asked for a reminder, so they can make them at home.

I am also sharing a giant version I made for my SIL for a special birthday. Her gift from all the family was a trip to Walt Disney World - she was super excited when she opened her 'reveal' card. 

To create the castle I used the Square Lattice embossing folder, the Clockworks stamp set, Silver Glimmer Paper and Open Sea stamp set. On the back you can also see the Perfect Pennants and Around the World stamp sets - and my ONLY non-Stampin' Up! punch - the Mickey shape!
(Several of these items are about to retire - contact me for more info).

Hope you like! Back soon with more.

Love Elizabeth X

VIDEO Rusty Alphabet Card

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I taught this technique at a class a while ago and thought I would share with you.

 Did you enjoy that rusty technique? If there is a technique you would like me to video - let me know - I am happy to take requests!

Love Elizabeth X

VIDEO Grungy card from scratch....

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Today I am sharing a video of a card I made up as I went along. This is really the way I create...changing my mind as I go. Like many of us, a mistake becomes a happy accident, or an embellishment opportunity!

When you have watched the video, scroll down to the bottom of this post and see the mess I was working in...then you will understand why I kept losing things! LOL

Oh dear - a bit of a mess to clear up! :)

Love Elizabeth X

Prize Winning Grunge!

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Anyone who knows me, knows I don't really 'do' grunge - but I knew I had to get grungy when my upline Amanda set a challenge to decorate one of the Kraft Gift Boxes.


These boxes are available in our big catalogue and come looking very clean. LOL! You can stamp them, (they come flat), you can cover them in DSP, or you can ink them with sponges. Guess what I did?

I used the stamp sets Daring Adventure, Postage Due and Clockworks to decorate it. Everything is stamped and inked using Early Espresso ink. I made a belly band and finshed my project with Bakers Twine and a pin and brad from the Vintage Trinkets.

I was delighted to win the prize for best box at Amanda's team training night - up against some beautiful creations.

So want to see what the box looked like first? Check page 161 in the catalogue - you get 4 boxes for £2.75.

Love Elizabeth X

VIDEO Metric Step Card

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Today's video is for a step card - but with metric measurements for those of us in Europe and starting with A4 cardstock. Now this particular design has a lot of steps - so there are actually two videos below - part 1 & 2.

Below the videos you will fine the measurements you will need if you want to make one of these cards....

VIDEO PART 1

VIDEO PART 2

 
Here are the measurements :

For the base card use half a piece of A4
Score: 5cm turn and score at 2cm, 4cm, 7cm, 10cm 15.5cm

Cut from 2cm score to 15.5cm (I said score on the video I meant cut!)

Frame 9.5cm X 10.5cm
Layer 9cm X 9.5cm

Front Frame  9.5cm X 5cm
Layer 9cm X 4.5cm

DSP 4cm X 9.5cm

I hope you enjoyed today's videos- back soon with more projects!

Love Elizabeth X

Clockworks Cards

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Two quick cards today, both made using one of my favourite stamp sets from the new big Catalogue - Clockworks.

This one was designed from elements that were supposed to be for a scrapbook page. I had fun stamping on all the little cardstock flags.

This next one was inspired by the Colour Coach - a fabby tool that gives you great colour combinations that you may not have thought of.

The DSP is from the Patio Party pack and the Primrose Petal carstock is stamped with Raspberry Ripple and Basic Grey ink.

Hope you like today's projects

Love Elizabeth X

Clockworks Gift Pack

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Today's project is something I started at Stampin' Up! leadership training back in September - but they had just given us our first copy of the new Stampin' Up! catalogue - so we were rather distracted and I finished up this project when I got home.

This set is made with four Notecards & Envelopes, stamped and wrapped in Vellum Cardstock. I decided to stamp the vellum to match the cards before scoring in using the Simply Scored tool to create a vellum envelope.

So this is what is inside....all made with the Clockworks stamp set.

I made a variety of co-ordinating designs and added different greetings. (From memory, I believe the design we were given to copy was similar to the one top right).  I think this set would make a great gift. What do you think?



Love Elizabeth X

Ssshhhh - I've got a secret!

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Well if you are reading this on Saturday 3rd November, I will have left my lovely DH at home and gone off to European Stampin' Up! Convention in Mainz, Germany.

I will be posting some pictures when I get home. I am a proud Stampin' Up! Mummy as, for the first time, I am taking all 5 of my team with me. How exciting.

Now here is a secret I have been keeping.....I have been asked to present at convention for a second year! I am SO honoured to be asked although still nervous. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

Anyway, enough of the chat and on with the projects...!

Clockworks was a stamp set that was high on my wish list when I saw the new Stampin' Up! catalogue. I could see at once it would make some great man cards - always tricky for me.

Here I used Old Olive, Early Espresso and Tangerine Tango ink and did some random stamping. I also stamped on the cotton ribbon to create a central border. The Designer Paper is from the Orchard Harvest set, which is in the Autumn/Winter catalogue.

The watch face fits perfectly with the 1 3/4" circle punch, so popping up the face is easy.

Now just to show that this stamp set works for us girls too - here is a feminie version of the card. The paper this time comes from the Patio Party and the ink colours I have used are Primrose Petals, Summer Starfruit and Basic Grey.

The greeting is from Curly Cute and don't you just love the new Vintage Faceted Designer Button on this one?

I hope you liked today's projects. I will be back from Mainz next week, with news and photos from Convention. See you then!

Love Elizabeth X