Christmas in July?

Today I am going to share one of the cards we made at this month's Christmas Card Club.  Each month the Christmas Card Club meets and makes 10 post friendly cards, so that come December we don't have a mad rush and we can enjoy the festivities.  You can find details of the club here and I do still have some spaces available.

While it may seem a little early to start to think about Christmas, I also wanted to remind you about this year's fun filled Get Ready For Christmas Day.  

Join us on Saturday 29 September and make Decorations, Gifts, Christmas Cards and more.  You will get a very generous goodie bag which will include a stamp set and everything you need to complete all the projects.  You can find the details here - and don't forget to book before September to take advantage of the great early bird discount!

To book a place on either the Christmas Card Club or at Get Ready For Christmas, or both, just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Enchanting July Ends Tomorrow!

Its hard to believe that July is almost gone which means you have very little time left to order your Everyday Enchantment Papers and to benefit from the wonderful Enchanting July Offer.

The Everyday Enchantment Papers are delicious with their wonderful colours and versatile patterns.  They are great for card makers and for scrapbookers and they are only available until tomorrow!  

The Enchanting July Offer which also ends tomorrow gives you the chance to get two full 9m reels of coordinating Organdy Ribbon and 30 coordinating patterned Brads for FREE with every £45 you spend (before post and packing).  Brilliant.

I have loved using all these items and still have so many ideas for them!  With all the excitement that is going on at the moment, with the school holidays and the Olympics to name but two, I would not want you to miss out so contact me today to place your order.  Just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Everyday Enchantment - More Scrapbook Pages

I think I may have mentioned yesterday how much I have been enjoying Scrapbooking with the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers and today I am going to share another two pages featuring them.  These papers are only available until the end of the month - that is just 3 days - so don't delay and order yours today by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

First I am going to show you a page documenting Chloe's favourite toy last Christmas - not one of the lovely new ones she unwrapped but this battered little red toy phone!

The flowers are all punched using the Boho Blossoms and Itty Bitty Punches and some feature the delicious Enchanting Brads which are available free as part of the Enchanting Ribbon and Brad pack that you will get for every £45 you spend before the end of July.

The second page I am going to show you also features these Enchanting Brads as well as the delicious Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon from the pack

The photo was taken at Stampin' Up! Convention last year and features my friend Karen who I shared a room with.  The journalling also documents how grateful I am for the wonderful friendships I have because of Stampin' Up!  Joining Stampin' Up! has brought so much into my life - yes there is the income (and I am not knocking that!) but I have made new and wonderful friends, been inspired by incredible people, traveled to new places, learned new techniques, and I get to share what I love - papercrafting.  Joining has to be one of the best decisions I have made.  To see if joining Stampin' Up! would be a good decision for you get in touch by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk for a no obligation chat.

Happy Stampin'

Scrapbook Saturday - Enchanting Convention Pages

Welcome to this week's Scrapbook Saturday and I have two pages to share with you this week.  Both feature photos taken at last year's Stampin' Up! Convention and both feature the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers.  These papers are fantastic to work with but are only available to purchase until the end of the month so if you want to get your hands on them please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk as soon as possible.

So this first page features four of my Stampin' Up! friends walking towards the second day's events.  The pages shows several of the stunning patterns that are part of this Everyday Enchantment collection, as well as some of the brads that are available free as part of the Enchanting Ribbon and Brad Pack that you will get for free with every £45 you spend between now and the end of the month.

The next page features some of the delicious ribbon from that pack.

It documents the moment when Shelli showed us the Spring Mini and I discovered I was a page 3 girl!  There is a smattering of butterflies too

Come back tomorrow for more pages featuring these delicious paper, brads and ribbons and don't forget to order yours before the end of the month by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Find Out About Friday - 10 Olympic Craft Ideas

Tonight is the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics, and what should be a very exciting few weeks!  I have several friends involved tonight and can't wait to see everything and to hear their stories.  So for this week's Find Out About Friday I thought I would share my list of 10 crafty ways to celebrate the Olympics!

1. Make a card inspired by the Olympic Rings - you may remember this Olympic Ring Card I shared with you a little while ago
   
2. Make some bunting to decorate your home
   
3. What signs of the Olympics can you see around you?  Take photos and create a scrapbook page about them
   
4. What are you most looking forward to about the Olympics? Make a mini book to remember them
   
5. Make something inspired by the Colours of the Olympic Rings
   
6. Have your own 'Garden Olympics' with fun games for everyone.  Make the medals and certificates for everyone and don't forget to take lots of photos!  Olympic Ring Hoopla anyone?
   
7. Make a flag to wave in support of your favourite athletes
   
8. Design your own London 2012 logo - this would also be a fun thing to do with the kids
   
9. Copy down your favourite Olympic Headlines each day and make a mini book to keep them in
   
10. Make Olympic themed food to eat while watching - how about Pop Corn or other snacks in an Olympic Torch inspired container or decorated cupcakes!

I plan to trying all of these 10 Olympic Craft Ideas hope they have also inspired you.  However you are celebrating the Olympics have fun and I hope you get crafty with it too!

Happy Stampin'

Aviary Thank You Card

Today is going to be a day full of classes for me and I can't wait!  I really enjoy sharing what I love at the classes I offer and the best bit for me has to be seeing people's faces when they create something they never thought they would be able to.

The card I am going to share with you today is one we made at a recent private class, based around my Start Stampin' Class.  The Start Stampin' Class covers the basics of stamping and some techniques to help you along the way.  This card is all about learning to use a Stamp-a-ma-jig and it features the lovely Aviary Stamp Set.

I offer both Card Making and Scrapbook Classes every month, both in Dunstable and in Eaton Bray.  If however you can't make the dates but want to do the classes additional sessions can be arranged.  If you get a group of friends together I can even bring the class to you.  I also offer introduction Classes in Stamping and in Scrapbooking, numbers are always kept low in these beginners classes so you get as much support as you need.  

You can find out about upcoming classes here and if you sign up for my free email newsletter (there is a box at the top right of this blog) you will get information about upcoming classes delivered to your in box on a regular basis.

Happy Stampin'

Everything Eleanor Thank You Cards

Today I am going to share a couple of Thank You Cards that I sent to two lovely ladies who are going to host Stampin' Up! Parties with me soon.  I am looking forward to meeting up with them and their friends, to helping them earn lots of free Stampin' Up! Products and to spoiling them a little too!

I have used one of my favourite stamp sets for these cards - Everything Eleanor.  

I have also used my Perfect Polkadots Embossing Folder and the sentiment if from the lovely Curly Cute Stamp Set.

If you would like to host a party with me all you have to go is get your friends together for 2-3 hours of crafting and shopping.  It does not matter if they have never crafted before - they will all make a small project to take home with them.  I will do the rest.  Don't worry if we don't live near each other - with the help of technology we can still party together!  

During August I have some openings during the daytime and a few openings in the evenings too.  September (when we will have a new Seasonal Catalogue) is booking up fast, as is October so to secure the date you would like please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and we can get your party scheduled.

Happy Stampin'

Enchanting Mini Book

Today I am going to share a Mini Book I made featuring the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers and the gorgeous coordinating Enchanting Ribbon and Brad Pack that you can get for Free when you spend £45 this month.

I made this album with two lovely ladies who came to spend the evening with me learning how to use their Big Shots, so we played with lots of dies and used our Big Shots lots when putting together our albums.  

We based our album on pages cut with the wonderful Top Note Die.

I love working with these papers, they are so versatile and the patterns and colours are such fun.

You can purchase them this month only (so you just have another week to get them) for £9.95

The ribbons and brads I have used on this album are from the Enchanting Pack that you can get for free with every £45 you spend before post and packing.

You can see details of the offer here.

To place your order and to take advantage of these special offers email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Mouthwatering Monday

Today I am going to share a card featuring the lovely Ice Cream Image from the delicious Mouthwatering Stamp Set.  For lots of the kids round here today is the first day of the School Holidays and, without wanting to tempt fate it looks like its going to be a sunny day so hopefully the card sets the right mood!

The papers are from the wonderful Sweet Shop Specialty Collection and I have teamed them with Island Indigo Card and Ruffled Ribbon.

This was one of the cards we made at this month's card making class.  You can find all the details of this month's classes here.  To book your place just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Aviary Birthday Card

Today I am going to share with you a card made using the wonderful Aviary Stamp Set.  I love this collection of bird cages and birds - including a very cute little Owl.  Its a fantastic stamp set for making cards for everyone, young, old, male, female and to use on any occasion.

This Birthday card is based on Crumb Cake Card and features stamping in Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede.  The panel has also been edged in Whisper White.

Aviary is the stamp set I am going to be featuring in August's Card Making Classes, so why not come along and discover for yourself just how versatile it really it.  Full details are here.  To book your place email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin

Scrapbook Saturday - Glass at the V&A Museum

For last month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club I did something I don't do very often - I made a double page lay out!  I really loved the glass exhibition and the amazing glass sculptures we saw when we visited the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The papers I have used are from the Sweet Shop Collection which featured in last month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club Kit.  

I have used an assortment of punches to make the embellishments on these pages.

This month's Scrapbook Club meets on Thursday 26th July and we will be using the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers.  If you would like to join us please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

PS: Looking for a new album for your Scrapbook Pages - check out this post

Find Out About Friday - How to make a Diamond Patterned Background

Since I posted this card I have had several emails asking me how the Background Quilted Diamond Effect was made so for this Week's Find Out About Friday I thought I would share that with you.

To make the pattered panel you need to start with a square of card, mine was 10 cm / 4 inches square.  Using the Diagonal Plate on my Simply Scored! I scored a line at 0, then 1/8 inch, then 1 inch, then 11/8 inch etc all the way across.  The easy way to remember this is every inch and then every groove next to it!  

When you have done this once you will have score lines across half your card.  Turn it through 90 degrees and repeat, scoring as before.  You will then need to do this twice more.

If you want to start with a rectangle of card then you will need to use the measures along the side of the Simply Scored! as well as the ones along the top and score all the diagonals across the card before turning it.

For this card I then added a piece of matching card to the the quilted panel to make it the size of the layer I wanted on my finished card and stamped my greeting on it, and the bottom edge punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch.  

The Crochet Trim and Baker's Twine were wrapped around to cover the join before this was mounted onto my card base.

The flower was created using the Rock and Roll Technique (inking in one colour and then rolling the edge of the stamp in another colour) and by layering different elements of the stamp.  The In Colour Brad holds the layers of the flower together and was opened out before the flower was attached using foam Dimensional Pads.

I then added the small Rhinestones to highlight the intersections of the diagonal lines to highlight the pattern

I hope you have fun creating backgrounds like this one and if you have any questions or would like to order your own Simply Scored! and Diagonal Plate please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin

Mouthwatering Ice Lollies

Today I am going to share a card featuring two delicious looking Ice Lollies stamped from the aptly named Mouthwatering Stamp Set.

The card also features some of the gorgeous Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon that is part of the Enchanting Ribbons and Brads Bundle that you will get for FREE for every £45 you spend (before post and packing) until the end of the month. These ribbons are delicious and so pretty and the brads coordinate with the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers which are also available to purchase for this month only and while stocks last.

If you would like to place an order email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Additional Scrapbook Albums Available from Stampin' Up!

Are you looking for a new Scrapbook Album?  The Stampin' Up! Albums offer a great way to store and protect your Scrapbook Pages.

Last week Stampin' Up! made four new 12x12 Linen Albums available to purchase while stocks last.

Now you can order a Real Red 12x12 Linen Album either with Ring or Post Bindings, a Navy Ring Album or a Neutral Ring Album.  You can see the details here.  The 12x12 Linen Post Album on page 103 of the Idea Book and Catalogue will also only be available while stocks last.

To order your Scrapbook Album and any other Stampin' Up! Supplies email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and don't forget, this month, when you spend £45 or more before post and packing you will get a Free Brad and Ribbon Bundle - details here.

Happy Stampin'

Just Believe Sympathy Card

Unfortunately from time to time we all need to send Sympathy Cards.  Like many people I find these hard to make and find myself thinking about the person who has gone and their family.  Today I am going to share a Sympathy Card made using the gorgeous Just Believe Stamp Set

The image has been stamped onto Crumb Cake with Old Olive, and the edges inked in Whisper White before mounting into onto a layer of Old Olive.  The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit cut in Perfect Plum, while the sentiment comes from the wonderful Hopeful Thoughts Stamp Set.

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

Happy Stampin'

Mouthwatering Apple Teacher Thank You Card

As we approach the end of the school year many people are sending Thank You Cards to Teachers and today I am going to share one I made using the Mouthwatering Stamp Set.  Now when you first look at this stamp set you will see Ice Lollys, Ice Creams, Cherries and a Slice of Watermelon, but not an apple.  However when you stamp two slices side by side ...

You have a Mouthwatering Apple

What are you looking forward to about the school holidays?  I hope it will mean more time for you to stamp and do creative things.  I will be sharing some ideas using your stamps and crafting supplies that will help keep kids amused over the summer holidays in the next edition of my newsletter which is out this week.  To get your free copy make sure you are subscribed by adding your email address to the box at the top right hand side of this blog.

Happy Stampin'

Mixed Bunch Thank You Cards

Today I am going to share some Thank You Cards featuring the wonderful Mixed Bunch Stamp Set. I love how easy it is to cut out these flowers and layer them with the Blossom Punch that Stampin' Up! have given us to match this stamp set.

I made these on one of the many rainy days we have had recently and so went with some bright colours to cheer myself up and hopefully brighten the day of the people I sent them too.  Here is a close up of one of them

If you would like to purchase the stamps, punches card and embossing folder used to make these cards please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk.  If you purchase them this month you will qualify for this months free gift of two rolls of ribbon and a pack of brads - check out this link for details.  You get one pack of these ribbons and brads for every £45 you spend before post and packing.

Happy Stampin'