Hello and Welcome to the Team

I am so proud of my team of demonstrators the Stampin' Superstars - they are really living up to their name at the moment.  One of my favourite things about Stampin' Up! is being able to help other people achieve things they did not know they could achieve be that making their first ever card, learning a new technique or building their own business.  We have had lots of people join us recently and I like to send everyone who does a welcome card.

I had hoped that as I sent out these cards I would be up to date but I am behind again already!  Well Done Superstars you are amazing.

If you would like to know more about joining our dynamic group of inspiring people and building your own Stampin' Up! business please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Serene Silhouettes

Today I am going to share one of the technique cards we made at a recent card making class which featured the wonderful Serene Silhouettes Stamp Set.  I love how versatile this stamp set is and find myself reaching for it on so many occasions.  

If you would like to know more about upcoming classes check this link.  Today I will mostly be putting the finishing touches on tomorrows classes - I love days like today!

Happy Stampin'

Thinking of You

The Feeling Crafty Happy Mail Challenge is all about making someone's day when the postman brings them something unexpected and lovely.  Sometimes a little lift like that is much needed and I hope that this card has the intended effect on its recipient as she does not deserve the horrid time she is having at the moment.

The card featured the lovely Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set Bloomin Marvelous which is available as one of your free Sale-a-Bration choices until 22 March.  You get one Sale-a-Bration choice for every £45 you spend between now and then.  Why not treat yourseslf to a little something, earn some free products and use them to bring a smile to someone's face?  

To place your order email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

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The Best Things

I love the sentiment in Feel Goods Stamp set from the Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer Catalogue - they are all so full of hope.

I made this card for a friend who has recently shown what an amazing person she is and the sentiment felt so appropriate - the best things in life really are not things!  

The background is some of the Sycamore Street Sale-a-Bration Papers which have been samped with the flower from the free Bloomin Marvelous Stamp Set.  

The sentiment was stamped onto a piece of card I coloured to demonstrate one of the Easy Ombre Background Techniques I shared with my newsletter subscribers last week.  Subscribers get all sorts of hints and tips for free, some of which are exclusive and many of which they see before anyone else.  To subscribe just pop your email address in the box at the top right hand side of this page - you will even get a free tutorial just to say thank you for subscribing!

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Sycamore Street Chalkboard Card

I loved making the chalk board card for this month's card making class so when I needed another birthday card I decided to make another, this time using the delicious FREE Sycamore Street Papers.  

To find out more about up coming card making check this link and I look forward to seeing you at our next class

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Scrapbook Saturday - London Eye and a new friend!

Today I am going to tell you a little about the lovely day's crafting I had on Thursday.  I spent the afternoon chatting, laughing, oh and doing a tiny bit of crafting.  I really treasure this kind of afternoon and I even met a new friend but more of that later!  First I am going to show you the project I managed to get finished - a photo book of last year's trip on the London Eye.  I have been meaning to make a mini book with these photos for ages and as soon as I saw the gorgeous Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set I knew I had to use it.

This mini book is all about the photos for me and I wanted them to take centre stage so the cover is made from Vellum card stock you get a glimps of what is to come.  I have stamped on it using Stazon Ink and my two favourite Stampin' Up! Alphabet Stamps - the Notable Alphabet and the Morning Post Alphabet.  The pages inside are just the photos on a white border.

The Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set is available Free during Sale-a-Bration and you have just under a month to get your set.  You can find out more here and order by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

So would you like to meet my new friend - she is called Sally

How adorable is she?  Her very clever mummy also made up these to eat - delicious Lime Bites.  

All three of the friends who came round are welcome to come back anytime!

Happy Stampin'

Find Out About Friday - What is going on with my Snail Refills?

I noticed something different about my last delivery of Snail Refills so for this week's Find Out About Friday I thought I would tell you about it.  I love my Snail Adhesive - it is so fast, easy and mess free to use.  This means I do get through quite a few Snail Refills and I am pleased about these changes.

The New Style Snail Refill

The first thing you will notice when you see the new refills is that the liner has changed colour  - it is now blue.  It also makes it look like there is less on the roll but this is not the case - the new liner is thinner but the adhesive remains the same and you get just as much of it on the roll as before - a whopping 12 meters.

The Old Style Snail Refill

The second change is the one took me a while to notice but it's a great change - can you see this 

Easy Open Packaging

The pack is now even easier to open!  Brilliant.

So look out for these new packs when you take delivery of your snail refills

Happy Stampin

Butterflies to Celebrate your Birthday!

A couple of days ago I mentioned that there are a lot of birthdays round here this month and today I am going to show you another birthday card. 

The fresh spring colours on this card are Wisteria Wonder and Pool Party, with some added Elegant Eggplant.  The butterflies are from the lovely Papillon Potpourri Stamp Set.  The little one has been embossed with the delicious Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder which can be found on page 159 of the Annual Catalogue - what took me so long to find it!

The sentiment is from the gorgeous Feeling Sentimental Stamp Set which you can get for Free during Sale-A-Bration.  It is such a versatile set and the Celebrate Stamp is great for so many occasions.  You too can get this stamp set for free - when you place an order for £45 before post and packing.  Between now and 22 March you get one Sale-a-Bration choice for every £45 you spend and you can see your choices here.  To place your order and claim your free stamps email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Thanks So Much Team Swap

I read recently that one of the ways to stay creative was to spend time with other creative people.  One of the things I love about spending time with the Stampin' Superstars Team is the inspiration we share. When ever we get together it is a lot of fun, we stamp, we chat, we laugh, we share.  Oh and there are often some special treats to eat too!  

Inspiration at these meetings come from many directions, and one of those are the cards that we make to swap with each other.  For our last meeting these are the cards I made.

I am loving the Honeycomb Embossing Folder at the moment so decided to use that and added some of the cute little honey bees from the Collage Curios Stamp Set.  The sentiment is from the Oh Hello Stamp Set and the flower is topped off with a flower from the gorgeous Flower Trim.

If you would like to find out more about being part of this group and finding new ways of staying creative email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and lets see if joining us would work for you

Happy Stampin'

Happy Hearts, Happy Birthday, Happy Mail

February seems to be a busy birthday month round here and so I have been making a lot of birthday cards!  This one features the wonderful Hearts A Flutter Stamp Set and some fresh fun colours.

Weeks were there are lots of birthdays makes keeping up with the Feeling Crafty Happy Mail Challenge really easy!  Each week I try to send at least three pieces of Happy Mail - things that will make people smile when they get their post.  You can read more about it here.

Who would you send a card to if you were to join in with the Feeling Crafty Happy Mail Challenge?

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Celebrate - its Monday!

Today I am going to show you one of the cards we are making at February's Heart's A Flutter Card Class.  This card features the very popular Chalkboard Technique - at each class I try and include at least one new or unusual technique.  

The ladies who took this class earlier this month loved this card and if you would like to take the class I have two spaces available on the afternoon of Thursday 28 February and two spaces available that evening. 

The sentiment used on this card is from the wonderful Perfectly Penned Stamp Set, which features in March's Card Making Classes.  On Saturday 9th March you can join us for a full or half day of crafting and fun.  One of the projects we will be making is a set of cards featuring the sentiments in the gorgeous stamp set.

You can find more details of upcoming classes here - we would love for you to join us so why not book a place and treat yourself.  Just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin' 

Ombre Oh Hello! Welcome Cards

We have had the pleasure of welcoming lots of wonderful people to the team recently and today I am going to share the welcome card I sent some of them.  This card features some of my favourite products from the Spring Summer Catalogue.

The cards also feature a simple Ombre Background Technique that I will be sharing with newsletter readers next week - so if you would like to know how it is done and do not already get my newsletter just go to the box on the top right hand side of the page and enter your email address.  Its totally free and twice a month you will get a newsletter from me with hints, tips and project ideas as well as all the latest Stampin' Up! new.

The people who received these cards are all now benefiting from the many advantages of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - you can read all about them here.  On top of all that they also benefited from a wonderful offer from Stampin' Up!, their starter kits which costs just £99 contained £162.50 worth of the products of their choice as well as everything they needed to start their businesses.  How brilliant is that.  If you would like to know more about joining the team and getting these benefits for yourself get in touch, bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk   I can even show you how to make the cost of your starter kit back within the first month!

Happy Stampin'

Scrapbook Saturday - Another Happy Hello Mini Book

Last week for Scrapbook Saturday I showed you a mini book made with the lovely Happy Hello Note Cards which you can earn free during Sale-A-Bration.  Well I had so much fun making that one I decided to make another.

This one uses four of the Happy Hello Notes and a sheet of 12x12 Patterned Paper from the Sycamore Street Designer Series Paper which is also available free during Sale-A-Bration.  I have added a Paper Doily, some coordinating Summer Starfruit Ribbon, a Butterfly punched from Silver Glimmer Paper and one of the delicious Dahlias.

Open the cover and this is what you see

And then when each page is turned

This little book will be winging its way to a friend who has just had a baby so I have left the pages blank for pictures of her new little cutie.

Click here to find out how to get the products used in this mini book for free.  If you would like to know more about Scrapbooking check out the Feeling-Crafty Scrapbook Club.

Happy Stampin'

Find Out About Friday - What Happens At A Stampin' Up! Party?

I am going to be spending this morning with the lovely Jo and some of her friends, showing them some of the wonderful new Stampin' Up! Products so for this week's Find Out About Friday I thought I would tell you a little about what happens at a Stampin' Up! Party.

Deciding to have a Stampin' Up! Party is deciding to spend some time having fun with your friends.  Crafting together and shopping.  What could be better?

You get them together, provide the tea and coffee and I will do the rest!  

If some of your friends are new to stamping I will introduce them to the basics and I will share some hints and tips with the more experienced members of the group.  Then we will all make a card together.  This is the one Jo and her friends will be making today.

I will also show them this card - the same basic design stepped up a bit to show them where they could take the card if they wanted to.

As your friends shop I will be there to answer any crafting questions that you may have and to help you all choose products that you will enjoy using and which will fire your creative imagination.

Now as hostess when your friends shop you will earn free products of your choice from the Stampin' Up! Catalogue!  So lets be clear - yes, you invite your friends and get free Stampin' Up! goodies for doing it, oh and a couple of crafting treats too ...

If we cant get together in person I can always organise an on line party for you and your friends so don't let distance stop us having some crafting fun!

To book a party just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

Hearts A Flutter

Well on St Valentine's Day what other Stamp Set could I show you!

Do you remember the little Love Heart Sweets?  Well they were the inspiration for this card!  I have used a birthday sentiment in the middle of the outline heart from the Hearts a Flutter Stamp Set but you could add any message you wanted.

I wanted to take the opportunity that St Valentine's Day brings to say thank you all for visiting and to let you know how much I appreciate you all.  I love being able to share the cards and projects I make with you and getting to know you all.  Thank you.

Happy Stampin'

One to Set Your Hearts A Flutter

Today I am going to share one of the cards we made at this month's Heart's A Flutter Card Making Class.  

This double Z Fold Card with a cut out Heart features both the Heart's A Flutter Stamps and coordinating Framelits - I love how easy it is to cut out your stamped images with the coordinating Framelits!  The card also features some of the gorgeous Sycamore Street Papers.

I am also offering this class on Thursday 28th February in either the morning, afternoon or evening.  Full details are here and to book your place just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

What an Opportunity - Making a Difference

Have you ever wondered how you could turn your love of crafting into a way of making money?

There is no doubting that many of us are feeling the financial pinch at the moment.  Whether you are looking to make enough money to buy the crafting supplies you want, or enough to pay the bills and afford those little luxuries  or even to build yourself a secure financial future that is not dependent on the vagaries of your boss and the company that employs you, starting your own Stampin' Up! business could be what you are looking for.

Join me either this evening or on the afternoon of Sunday 3 March to find out.  You will hear about the opportunity that Stampin' Up! provides, get to see the products in action, discuss your goals and have all your questions answered.  Light refreshments will be provided too.  Should you decide that joining my team and joining Stampin' Up! is the right thing for you we will get you started right away, if not we will have had a fun afternoon together.

If you would like to come and find out more please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and I will send you the full details

Happy Stampin'

Serene Silhouettes with an Ombre Background

I love the current trend for ombre where two colours fade into each other and today I am going to show you a card featuring the gorgeous Serene Silhouettes on an ombre background.

Creating stunning backgrounds like this is surprisingly quick and easy and I will be sharing two different and easy ways to get this effect in my next newsletter which will be going out early next.  Subscription is free and each month you will get two newsletters packed with hints, tips, inspiration and useful information.  To subscribe all you need to do is put your email address in the box at the top of the right hand side bar of this blog (if you are reading this in a reader you will need to hop over to the blog to see the box).  When you subscribe you will also get a link to a free project tutorial - a little thank you from me for subscribing.

Happy Stampin'