Stars for my Convention Superstars

I realised today that I have not yet shared with you all the things I made for Stampin' Up!'s European Convention.  One of my favourite things about Convention is that I get to spend time with other Demonstrators and in particular with my team.  What an inspiring bunch of people they all are.

To thank my team who were there for all their hard work and for the inspiration they give me I gave each of them a little gift. 

Each was in a pillow box cut from the beautiful black flocked paper from the Mocca Morning Speciality Pack (can you tell I LOVE this paper!).  Since we were in Paris I decorated each with an Eiffel Tower from the Artistic Etchings Stamp Set, and the colours were chosen to reflect our Disney Location too, the black, Red and Yellow that are the traditional Mickey Mouse colours!

Would you like to know what was inside each box?  They have not photographed very well, but each contained a star shaped Swarovski Crystal on a little silver chain.  Just right for my Stampin' Superstars and nearly as sparkly as they are!  It made me so proud to see the team wearing them.

If you would like to know more about joining my team email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk.  We would love to have you come and join our fun and join us in making money sharing something that we love.

Happy Stampin’

Vintage Vogue Birthday Card

Today I have another Birthday card to share with you.  This one features one of my favourite stamp sets Vintage Vogue – I also happen to know that the birthday girl loves it too!

The colours used are Sahara Sand, Wild Wasabi. Perfect Plum and Pretty in Pink.  Here they have been teamed with some First Edition Speciality Papers and some wonderful Crochet Trim.  The birthday girl is also a lover of all things that sparkle so the Rhinestones were a must!

The sentiment is from Happiest Birthday Wishes – the hostess stamp set I was telling you about yesterday – It is certainly seeing a lot of ink at the moment here!  If you would like to earn this stamp set for free don’t forget to email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin’

Mocca Morning Birthday Card

I think I may have mentioned that November is a month that I have a lot of Birthday Cards to send – and today I am going to show you a card I made for a lovely lady who celebrated her birthday a couple of weeks ago.

The card features some of the delicious Mocca Morning Speciality Papers, the Fun Flowers Die, on of the Designer Frame Embossing Folders, and of course some butterflies from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit. 

The Sentiment is from the Happiest Birthday Wishes Stamp Set.  This stamp set is only available to purchase with Hostess Pounds.  These can be earned when

• You host a party in your home – your friends come round, we craft, you all shop and have a wonderful time and you earn Hostess Pounds
• You host a catalogue party – you collect orders from your friends and earn Hostess Pounds
• You place an order for £150 or more and you will earn Hostess Pounds
• You join a Hostess Club – you commit to spending at least £15 a month for 10 months and for one of those months you will earn Hostess Pounds.

Between now and 15 December there are even more benefits to hosting a party – when your orders (before post and packing) reach a total of £300 you will also get the beautiful Paisley Petals Stamp Set and matching Paisley Petals Designer Series Papers for FREE!  Brilliant!

To book your party please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and lets get a date in the diary.

Happy Stampin’

Triple Layer Doily Punch Snowflakes Picture Frame

On Friday I showed you several ways to use the Doliy Triple Layer Punch from Stampin’ Up!  One of the things I showed you was how to make snowflakes with it and today I am going to show you one of the ways I have used those snowflakes.

This frame was one that I made for the stand we did at the NEC earlier this month.  The photo was taken at the wonderful Foxfield Inn in Charlottesville USA – a place I can highly recommend if you are in the area – the rooms are so comfortable and the breakfasts are out of this world.  When I visited we got snowed in not once but twice.  Such a wonderful holiday and so much snow!

And here is a close up of the snowflakes on the frame - they were made with two layers of the most detailed punch and have some Rhinestones added for a little bit of sparkle.

If you have not watched it yet check out the video on this post, showing you how to use the very versatile Doily Triple Layer Punch.

Happy Stampin’

Scrapbook Saturday - Camera Days Out

Today I have been sharing a cute little handbag scrapbook with some lovely ladies (Waves hello), I will share  the photos with you soon but for this Scrapbook Saturday I am going to share a page featuring the wonderful Timeless Portrait Designer Series Papers. The page captures something I have very much enjoying doing this year, and that the trips my friend Ed and I have taken our cameras on.  This snap of Ed reviewing one of his shots just makes me smile.

I adore the River Rock Patterned Sheet with the frames on it and this page keeps one of those as its focal point. I have also used several border and other punches to add some details and have used my colour spritzer to splatter the background card with Island Indigo to echo the colour in the papers.

If you would like to learn more about Scrapbooking or would like to find out about the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club check this link.

Happy Stampin’

Find Out About Friday - The Doily Triple Layer Punch from Stampin' Up!

This week’s Find Out About Friday is all about the wonderful Doily Triple Layer Punch from Stampin’ Up!  This punch is not like the other Stampin’ Up! Punches, not only is it bigger but it also can punch three separate ways, giving you a solid shape through to a wonderful intricate doily. 

The Triple Layer Doily Punch is one that I have been asked about a lot so I have put together this video to answer those questions and to show you how to use the punch.  It also gives you some ideas on how to use the punched shapes.

If you would like to order this amazing Doily Triple Layer Punch please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin’

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American readers.  Thanksgiving grew out of the Harvest Festival tradition and is now a time to stop and notice all the things we are thankful for.  A couple of years ago I made a mini album to record the things I was thankful for at that time and thought it was about time I did something similar again.

So to celebrate Thanksgiving here is a scrapbook page I made last night noticing the things I am thankful for right now.

I have used the Tickets and Tags Simply Scrapping Kit – I love everything about this kit!  The colours are fantastic and the patterned papers are delicious as are the self adhesive elements – I can’t wait to use it some more!

Why not take a moment today to notice what you are thankful for and then treat yourself to some crafty time to record your thoughts? 

To purchase any of the supplies used please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin’

And then there were more Butterflies!

Today I am going to share with you a card I made from scraps that were left on my desk.  Sometimes when I am in the middle of making a few cards I challenge myself to make a card from the things that are left over from other projects – after all it is more fun than putting them away to use another time!

The card features several of my current favourite things – a combination of Crumb Cake and Pool Party, the Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder, the wonderful Everything Eleanor and Pennant Parade Stamp Sets, and of course the very well loved and used Beautiful Wings Embosslit.

What are your current favourite products?  I would love to know – leave a message below

Happy Stampin’

Convention

Do you remember on Friday I showed you these ...

Would you like to know what these went on to become?

They went on to become the swaps I made to share with my fellow Demonstrators at Stampin' Up! Convention.

We had a brilliant time – here are just a few photos to give you a flavour.

The early morning view as we walked to the main convention area - I even found a Lighthouse!

Some of the main stage presentations and displays

Just a few of my friends on awards night

Convention is just one of the many ways Stampin' Up! support us in sharing what we love with you.  We stamped, we laughed and we had a brilliant time learning about just a few of the wonderful things Stampin' Up! have planned for the next year - I know you will be just as excited about them when I am able to share them with you.  

If you would like to be able to join us at next year's convention email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and we can talk about how we can make that happen.

Happy Stampin'

Material Monday - Melon Mambo Fabric Flower

When I introduced you to the Material Monday series of posts I warned you it would be an occasional series – I did not however expect it to be as long between posts as it has been!

Today I am going to share a card with you that was made to celebrate the birthday of a young lady with a very individual sense of style – all about different layers and textures and always including black!  I have used these three qualities as inspiration for her birthday card.

The fabric flower was cut with the Fun Flowers Die from the Melon Mambo fabric in the Flirtatious Collection, and layered with the flocked papers from the Mocha Morning Speciality Papers Pack, embossed card and some gorgeous crochet trim.  The greeting in the embossed from is from Happiest Birthday Wishes.

I am enjoying discovering all the things that the fabric collections can bring for us card makers, even those of us who either can’t sew or are not very good!  I have lots more ideas to share with you so hopefully it will not be so long before the next post in this series.  If you would like to get hold of some of these wonderful fabrics please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin’

Sweet Sunday

Today I will be making my way home from Paris - I say making my way when really it will be very easy as my lovely friend Zoe will be driving us so she will be doing all the work!

Now I don't know about you but for long car journeys I think sweets are a must! So for each of the ladies I a travelling with I put together a little pot of sweets, and had some fun decorating them.

The flowers on each one were different variations using the wonderful Vintage Vogue Stamp Set

I hope you enjoy looking and that the girls enjoyed their sweets!

Happy Stampin'

Scrapbook Saturday - Not Listening

Hello everyone - just a quick post for you today sharing a Scrapbook Page made with this month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Kit. The page features a photo of another show I directed & features my OH who has a reputation for not listening - this time he had an excuse!

This shows you a panel of patterned paper I stamped for the page using the wonderful French Foliage Stamp Set

Happy Stampin'

Find Out About Friday - Where's Bekka?

As you read this I will be in a room with loads and loads of other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators in Disneyland Paris!  We will be talking, laughing, stamping, sharing and learning.  I can't wait to share more about it with you.

For now I am going to show you a couple of pictures of something I have been getting ready for the event.

You will have to check back later to see what they have become!

If you would like find out how you can join us at next year's Convention email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Another Christmas Card

Today I am going to share a Christmas Card we made at last weeks Card Making Class.  It was inspired by one of the frames I made for the NEC which you can see here. 

And here is a close up

The next card class is on Saturday 10 December when we will be making Thank You cards and if you would like details please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Another French Foliage Birthday Card

I have another birthday card for you today, again using the wonderful French Foliage and Happiest Birthday Wishes Stamp Sets.

Here the colour combination is Soft Suede, Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler and More Mustard.  The leaf has been stamped using the rock and roll technique to give it that really autumnal feel.  I have also used two colours for the greeting by punching out different elements of the greeting in different colours.

Happiest Birthday Wishes is only available to purchase with hostess pounds – and these can only be earned when you host a party.  Hosting a party is a lot of fun – you get your friends together and I do everything else – you will all make a card and all have the chance to purchase the lovely Stampin’ Up! goodies.  As hostess you will be rewarded with hostess pounds when your friends buy the products.  To arrange your party email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin’

French Foliage Birthday Card

I know a lot of people with November birthdays – it is lovely to have something to celebrate as the nights draw in and to be able to sit and make cards for them.

Today I am going to show you a card which is idea for either a man or a woman (although this one went to a man).  The colours are Calypso Coral, Soft Suede and More Mustard, a scrummy warm autumn combination.

The stamp sets are French Foliage and Happiest Birthday Wishes.  I hope that this card also shows you that French Foliage is not all about the leaves!

If you would like to purchase any of the items used to make this card please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin’

Manic Monday and a quick tip for speedy card making!

This week is looking like being a really busy week – I love busy weeks especially when there is something fun coming up at the weekend.  I am very excited as this weekend is the European Stampin’ Up! Convention.  It’s going to be brilliant.  I have lots to do before then but will make sure that there are things for you all to see here.

Today I am going to share something one of my clever team, Karen, made for our stand at the NEC.  She chose to base this on a project in the Stampin’ Up! Idea Book and Catalogue (it’s on page 108 if you want to look)

I don’t know about you but when I am pushed for time I can’t always decide what to make, or just don’t know what to do.  I have found that using the Idea Book and Catalogue as a start for your project is fantastic as it gets you going quickly and you are sure to end up with a great card.  So that is my quick tip for speedy card making!

What card in the Idea Book and Catalogue inspires you to get creating?  You can see a copy in the right hand side bar of this blog.

Happy Stampin'