First of the snowflakes....and something from the summer!

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As promised here are the first of my tree decorations - made using some of the gorgeous products from the NEW Autumn/Winter catalogue from Stampin' Up!

This one is made using one of my favorite new toys, the Bigz Die called Snow Flurry. Oh how I have wanted something to make snowflakes - and being a Bigz Die you can cut heavy duty chipboard - perfect for decorations.

These are cut with the largest of the three snowflake shapes, then given some bling with Dazzling Diamonds and the beautiful Scalloped Tulle Ribbon - here in Crumb Cake, (it also comes in Cherry Cobbler and Early Espresso.

And from the summertime here is a card we made in August. The stamps are from The Open Sea - which I am delighted is staying with us - but we will be waving Sail Away off at the docks. This single stamp was used to stamp direct on to the card and then again on to Whisper White cardstock. We hand cut the sails which gives a beautiful effect.

Back soon with more to show you.

Love Elizabeth X

Designer Paper Delight!

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I just love the new Designer Series Papers that are in the new Summer Mini Catalogue from Stampin' Up! This is the the little show-&-tell book I take with me to workshops to show them off. They come in 12" X 12" (30cm square) sheets and are double sided, so perfect for all sorts of projects.

So today I am going to share two projects featuring papers from the Sweet Shop DSP pack....and also tell you how you can recieve a FREE pack of any Designer Series Paper during June.

The first uses the fabby cupcake paper which I loved using with the Crazy for Cupcakes stamp set which has been a long-time favourite of mine. I used a little swirl of Pool Party ink on the cake icing to help match the image on the paper.

Using paper from the same set, a completly different project, this time featuring the Sail Away a la carte stamp. As soon as a saw this paper I thought of waves on the sea...

I simply cut along the wave edge and stamped the yacht three time. I first stamped on the card, then on Whisper White and finally on Island Indigo cardstock. I cut out the sails and boat and stuck them on to the card image to make it pop.

The compass image comes from Open Sea, which is in the Summer Mini.

And now as promised....drum roll....here is the special offer from Stampin' Up! which runs throughout June...

When you buy any three packs of Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper, you can choose another one, valued at £9.95 absolutely FREE! It is the perfect time if you want to stock up on our beautiful papers. Look at all of those you can choose...

And if you would like to host a party during June or July we have another fabby offer for you. Should your party total reach £300 or more, you will even more hostess goodies than usual...here are some examples.

Now I know what you are thinking...my party will never reach £325 - but you know what? I have had more parties above £300 than below £300 in the last year - so why not book with me for a fun evening with your friends?

Your Party Sales*	Regular Hostess Benefits	Additional Hostess  Pounds	Total Hostess Benefits
£325	£50 plus 1 item at 50% off	£30	£80 plus 1 item at 50% off
£400	£65 plus 2 items at 50% off	£30	£95 plus 2 items at 50% off
£500	£80 plus 3 items at 50% off	£30	£110 plus 3 items at 50% off

Hope you liked today's projects.
Love Elizabeth X

Remember the ice cream?

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If you remember the ice cream projects I posted earlier this month, I promised to show you some more in the same colour scheme that went with the set.

I will start with the little umberellas made with the Scallop Circle die. Cute aren't they? If you want to know how I did the ice creams - scroll down to my Ice Cream Cards post.

In a similar colour scheme I did two more cards - this one uses Cheers for You, coloured using blender pens and ink pads - so much more easier than watercolouring for me! :)

The frames are Four Frames, punched with the Decorative labels punch and Perfect Punches, punched with the Scallop Circle punch.

Do you like the bow? No bow tying required here. I just folded a scrap of Pear Pizzazz Seam Binding ribbon into two loops and fixed it with a brad.

More use of the Top Note die on the inside - fabby when you use a dark base card.

Now one final project for the day...

All the other versions of this card I have done have been in blues and greens - more manly - but I thought why not in ice-cream colours. OK I know they are not traditional sail colours - but I like them! Hope you do too! 

Red Sails in the Sunset

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Today's project would make a GREAT man card - something I know many of us struggle with. This sweet boat stamp is a single stamp from Stampin' Up! called Sail Away.

I stamped it on to watercolour paper in Stazon ink and used aqua painters and blender pens to colour it in.

Do you know the song, 'Red Sails in the Sunset'? I thought I would colour them in a mixture of Real Red and Riding Hood Red.

I know my watercolouring is not the best - must practice more - I bet you could do better, but I do love this stamp.

The frame is an off cut left over after cutting out a Top Note shape with the Big Shot - even the leftovers are fabby aren't they?

Colour combination is Real Red, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy and Baja Breeze.

Back soon with some family projects.