Today I am sharing another retiring stamp set I am sad to see go - especially as it has a matching punch. We used it recently to make some cute cards.
The background is a journalling tag, (we are going to have lots more of these to choose from soon), and we stamped and decorated the individual cupcake elements and punched them out.
The greeting reads 'It's not about how many candles you blow out, but how many cupcakes you get!' A sentiment after my own heart!
Woo hoo! It's here - the new Stampin' Up! catalogue. You can click HERE to see it or if you would like your own copy, please contact me.
SO MUCH to share today including a video for you.
Over the last couple of days I have held two launch events and lots of lovely ladies came along to ooh and ahh and make and eat cake and have fun! Want to see a few photos?
I set up the party in my home, in the dining room, (which is the room I teach in), I set up a small display, my demo table, which later became one of the two make and take tables. The living room held the main display and another make and take.
Of course we HAVE to have cake! I baked Stampin' Up! stamped shortbread biscuits, tea loaf and my famous Key Lime Cheesecake. Yummy!
The smaller display in my teaching room was a selection of goodies made with the stunning Mosaic Madness Designer Series Paper.
Below the Mosaic Madness goodies is my new colours display.
And here is my main display. I have had so much fun creating everything. You will see lots of upcoming close up pictures and videos coming up on my blog.
It was so hard to decide what to show you first...but here is a video featuring our lovely new In Colors.
Today I have a few photos to show you. This is not Elizabeth's Craft Room - this is Elizabeth's Classroom! This is the room in my home, (formerly known as our dining room), that I have converted to a proper Stampin' Up! classroom for my classes and workshops. Thanks to my fabulous DH Michael, who has let Stampin' Up! take over another room in our home - bless his heart!
So are you ready to see the photos...
So what have I been teaching in my classroom? This is a project I have been making at my recent workshops. It is a sweet little gift card holder - with the emphasis on the sweet. :) I am back on the Weight-Watchers band wagon, so these are the only cupcakes I am allowed at the moment. LOL
I started with two Scallop Squares cut with the big shot die and then added a layer of Beau Chateau designer paper. Next came a large scallop circle punched in white and daubede around the edge and finally the cupcake.
We now have the Create a Cupcake stamp set and matching punch and I love them!
The closure is made with Victoria Crochet Trim, and inside I cut another piece of designer paper from the Beau Chateau pack using the Scallop Envelope die - this creates the place to pop your gift card.
The sentiment, (from Create a Cupcake), reads "It's not how many candles you blow out, but how many cupcakes you get!" My thoughts entirely.
Well you know from my last post I just love the new Create a Cupcake stamp set with the matching Cupcake punch.
This project is a sample I made to show my lovely ladies so of the cupcake designs you could create.
I love cake stands, (I own a couple), so thought it would be a great design. I used the Lace Ribbon Border punch with a strip of matching cardstock over the top half to create the stand. Instead of punching the elements and leaving the white border that the punch creates, for this project, I daubed with the matching colour of ink so I had no border, and created shading on both the frosting and the cupcake cases.
I created a tag using the new large Scallop Circle punch and one of the circles from the Circle #2 die.
But this stamp set and punch is NOT only for cupcakes...on the reverse of the bag I showed another way of using a couple of the elements...
How cute is that?? The clouds are the cupcake frosting and the baskets are the cupcake cases. Two of the baskets I popped through the Big Shot with the Square Lattice Embossing folder - the other is one of the Create a Cupcake stamps. The balloons are made from the Large Oval and the 1 3/4" Circle punches - and if you are loving that designer paper - more about that soon....
I hope like my decorated bag - it was my DH's favourite project of all those I made over Christmas. :)
I am so excited about this fabulous stamp set and matching punch that we used in January classes this month.
The thing in the mini catalogue that made me whoop the loudest when I saw it was the Create a Cupcake stamp set and matching punch and I couldn't wait to start using it in my classes.
Don't you love those little cupcakes? The mini pizza-box opens to reveal more cupcakes inside...
As well as the little tag we are making three little cards with matching envelopes...
What I love about the punch and stamps is that you can decorate your cupcake with sprinkles, chocolate chips, cherries, bows and flowers. Aren't they fabby?
