Happy Easter

I have been very bad at making Easter Cards this year and have made just one! So here it is

The card features the lovely Stippled Blossoms Stamps, I love the effects you can get with these two step stamps, and here it has been stamped  and then embossed all over with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder before being mounted onto the card.

We will be using at the next Feeling Crafty Card Making Class and you can find the details here, and I hope to see you in class

Happy Stampin'

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Scrapbook Saturday - A wise Owl once said ...

Today I am going to share one of the pages we made at this month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club which featured the lovely More Amore Specialty Papers

This page features one of the sheets of paper which says 'A loving heart is truest wisdom'  I added one of the photos I took at the Natural History Museum but it would also be a lovely page to showcase a photo of a loved one.

For those of you who follow my Facebook Page this was the project I gave you a sneak peek of on Wednesday.  If you have not yet seen my Facebook Page why not check it out - likes are always welcome!

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - Macmillan Cancer Support Fund Raiser and a Did I Really Read that Right Moment!

For this week's Find Out About Friday I am going to tell you all about the upcoming Really Big Night In for Macmillan Cancer Support but before I do I am going to share something that made me think 'Did I read that right?'

As some of you know I am dyslexic and have been known, from time to time, to read things entirely wrong which often causes a lot of either confusion or laughter - remind me to tell you about the National Turnip Show one day!  Anyway I have learned to always read important things two or three times to make sure I have got them right and when I saw the latest special offer from Stampin' Up! I had to do that!  During Sale-a-Bration Stampin' Up! were offering an additional 25% in the starter kit for anyone who joins Stampin' Up! - well this offer has been brought back for just a few days.  This means that until 31st March you can get £162.50 worth of products and £45 worth of business supplies for just £99.  If you have a long wish list  or are looking to turn your hobby into a business this offer has your name written all over it - but you need to act really fast - just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and lets see if it is for you.

Now in 4 week's time on Friday 26 April Macmillan Cancer Support's latest Fund Raiser Takes Place.  You don't have to put your trainers on or do anything difficult for this one - you just have to enjoy a Really Good Night In with people you enjoy spending time with.

33% of us will face Cancer at some point and Macmillan want to make sure we do not face it alone.  They provide expert advice, guidance, support and care for those with Cancer and their families.  You can find out more about Macmillan here.

When I thought about who would I enjoy spending a Really Good Night In with I thought of you all and the idea for the Feeling Crafty Really Good Night In was born!  

On Friday 26 April there will be challenges, games, raffles and fund raising challenges.  Most of the activities will be creative, but since I want to involve as many people as possible and I would love for you to involve your friends, there will also be some things that everyone can enjoy!

You can join in either on the Feeling Crafty Facebook Page here or if you are not on Facebook by email.  

So what you need to do now is let me know you are coming - either by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk or by joining us on Facebook here and then inviting your friends round to join you for an evening of fun and fundraising.  

I am looking forward to my evening with you all and to raising lots of money for this fantastic charity

Happy Stampin'

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Oh Hello Easter Treats

Today I am going to share a quick and fun way to share some Easter Eggs 

These little treats would make a lovely gift for visitors or to give to people you visit.  By changing the sweets they could also be adapted for any time of year.  The Easter Eggs (Cadbury Mini Eggs) have been put in a clear bag and then wrapped in one direction with Bakers Twine.  I then attached one of the pretty Tea Time Doilies to a band of patterned paper and added the stamped sentiments.

I made this batch for some of the lovely people in my team when they attended a recent team day.  To find out more about the support you get when you join my team email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Hearts A Flutter

Today I am going to share a card we made at the recent Hearts A Flutter Card Making Class.  I am really enjoying this stamp set and its matching framelits - what is not to like about lovely images that you don't have to cut out by hand!

This card also featured the fun Designer Builder Brads which you can customise to suit your project.

April's Card Making Class features the stunning Stippled Blossoms Stamp Set.  You can find out all bout upcoming Card Making Classes here - to book a place just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk  We would love to see you in class

Happy Stampin'

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Spring and Easter Box

Today I am going to share a project with you that would be ideal for turning that Easter or Spring Gift into something very special.  

This adorable decorated box is one of the Kraft Boxes from Stampin' Up! They measure 9cm by 9cm by 6.4cm and are made of food safe material so they are ideal for sweets and cakes - ideal for Easter!  You can find them on page 161 of the Annual Catalogue and they cost just £2.75 for 4. The papers are from the wonderful Print Poetry Stack which you can find on page 16 of the Spring/Summer Catalogue.

Here is a close up of the flower - it is made from the Stampin' Up! filter papers.  If you would like to know more about making these please do get in touch - bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Feel Goods Congratulations Cards

My team had an incredible Sale-a-Bration with many of them achieving things they never believed they would, growing their teams and reaching milestones in their Stampin' Up! Careers.  Today I am going to show you some of the congratulation cards I sent to them.

The pinks and yellows have a lovely spring feel to them (unlike the view I have from my window today!)

The sentiment is from the beautiful Feels Good Stamp Set and just right for the occasion!  

The ombre background was made using the techniques I shared in this video tutorial.

To find out more about how joining Stampin' Up! could help you achieve your crafting dreams and much more email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Blooming with Kindness Easter Treats

I know with all the snow that is falling round here it is hard to believe but next weekend is Easter Weekend, so today I thought I would share some little treats that would make lovely Easter Gifts or Table Treats.

Inside each of these treats are some Cadbury Mini Eggs.  The Cello Bags have been tied in one direction with Early Espresso Bakers Twine.  I have then added one of the tags from the Pop Up Posies Designer Kit which I have stamped with Early Espresso Ink and Embossed with Iridescent Ice Embossing Powder.  The sentiment is also from the Pop Up Posies Designer Kit.

What Easter treats will you be making?

Happy Stampin'

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Scrapbook Saturday - Print Poetry Brag Book

Today I am going to be spending the day with some of the wonderful members of my team, they all do a great job of sharing their love of crafting and to say thank you I arrange regular days where we get together and have fun with our stamps.  Everyone who attends gets a bag of goodies and I design some projects with the goodies.  The project I am sharing with you today has been very popular with those who I have seen so far and I hope it will be just as popular this time!  This Mini Book would make a great Brag Book or even an album for any occasion.

The papers featured are from the lovely Print Poetry Paper Stack - beautiful papers and great value!  Inside the book are pages made from the clear medium envelopes.

If you would like to know more about joining us and making money sharing your love of crafting please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - How to Make a Cute Treat Basket - Ideal for Easter!

Easter will be here before we know it and for this week's Find Out About Friday I am going to show you how to make a cute treat basket which would be ideal for those Easter Treats.  It would also be ideal for lots of other things and I am sure you will have loads of ideas ...

The video shows you how to make the basic basket - how will you decorate yours?

Happy Stampin'

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Get Well Soon

Today I am going to show you a card we had a lot of fun making as part of the Perfectly Penned Card Class.  

Hopefully the bright colours will cheer someone's day and bring a smile to their faces.  As well as the Perfectly Penned Stamp Set, the card features the lovely Umbrella's from the Rain or Shine Stamp Set and my two most used (at the moment) Big Shot Accessories - the Honeycomb Embossing Folder and the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  

The pretty striped paper is from the FREE Sale-a-Bration Sycamore Street Papers. If you want these or any of the other exclusive Sale-a-Bration goodies you need to get in touch now - bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk - they are only available until tomorrow.

Happy Stampin'

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Sale-a-Bration Thank You Card

There are just three more days to take advantage of the wonderful Sale-a-Bration Offers from Stampin' Up! The offers all end on Friday so please get in touch now to take advantage of these offers.

Today I am going to share a stylish Thank You Card featuring the wonderful Sycamore Street Papers - which could be yours when you spend £45 or more before Friday.

The stamps are from the very versatile Perfectly Penned Stamp Set, and I have peierced around the Elegant Butterfly using the Occasions Paper Piercing Pack - I love how this little touch makes such a big difference without adding extra layers to the card.  The base card I have used is the pretty Shimmer White.

To take advantage of the Sale-a-Bration Offers just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Boutique Boxes

Have you seen the lovely little Boutique Boxes on page 25 of the Spring / Summer Catalogue?  These cute and adorable boxes make wonderful packaging for little gifts and are so easy to put together.

I put these two together to hold little gifts for two of my wonderful team.  The second one of these was finally delivered while I was in Glasgow this weekend.  I went up to spend a day with the lovely Stampin' Superstars there, to do a little training and to thank them for being in the team.  It was so good to see them all and I really enjoyed exploring Glasgow too.

If you have you been thinking about becoming a member of my team and joining Stampin' Up! I would urge you to get in touch urgently.  Until Friday Stampin' Up! are offering an extra 25% products in your starter kit.  This means you will get £162.50's worth of the Stampin' Up! goodies of your choice and business supplies worth £45 for just £99.  Brillaint.  You will of course also get access to all the other benefits of being a member of my team.  It is a no risk decision as if you decide it is not for you then all you have to do is stop - you get to keep all the lovely goodies you chose in your kit.  Email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and lets get you started.

Happy Stampin'

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Its the Final Countdown for Sale-a-Bration

Can you believe we are in the last week of Sale-a-Bration already!  It has gone so quickly.  I hope by now you have collected all the exclusive Sale-a-Bration products you want but if not please get your order to me now - I know if you are anything like me you will mean to do it and then something else will take your attention and next thing you know it will be too late, so please do it now.  I will wait here and then show you today's card which features some of the lovely Sycamore Street Sale-a-Bration Paper.

Done it?  Great  so here is the card 

I love the graphic nature of the Rich Razzleberry Chevrons on this sheet of  Sycamore Street Paper and here have teamed it with Pink Pirouette and  Early Espresso to show off its clean graphic lines.

Happy Stampin'

PS - you still have time to join my team and get some extraordinary Sale-a-Bration rewards - check out Friday's post or this link then email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

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Sunday Best Dress

Today I am going to share with you one of the cards we made at this month's Perfectly Penned Card Making Class - it features the lovely Dress Up! Framelits and a fun fold.  At each month's class we try a new technique or a fun fold card.

This clever little pop through card opens up once so you can see the pretty dress

and then again to reveal the greeting.

If you would like to know how to make this card there are still some places available at the Perfectly Penned Classes on Thursday 28 March.  To book your place just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Scrapbook Saturday

Today I am going to share a page with you that this week has seemed even more relevant than when I made it!  I am so ready for it to be spring - and yet even this week we have had snow almost every day!  Luckily it has not settled round here but I know some places have not been as lucky.

The page features the wonderful Print Poetry Papers which are part of the February Feeling Crafty Scrpbook Club Kits.  I love these papers for both card making and scrapbooking they are just so versatile!

If you would like to know more about the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club please check this link - you can either join us in person or have a kit posted out to you

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - 7 Reasons Why you should join my team in the next 7 Days!

I have been busy making more Welcome To The Team Cards this week - I will show you the latest batch in a moment.  This takes the number I have made and sent to almost 40 since Sale-a-Bration Started!  You may be asking yourself why so many people are joining right now so for this week's Find out about Friday I thought I would share 7 reasons to join my team in the next 7 days - that is before the end of Sale-a-Bration

Reason 1:  More Profit

When you join during Sale-a-Bration you get 25% more Stampin' Up! Products of your choice at no extra cost/.  You can use this to become more profitable right away

Reason 2:  You can make money straight away

I can show you how you can make back the cost of starting your new business in your first few weeks.

Reason 3: You will be one of the first people to have access to a new getting started training scheme

You will be able to benefit from a new getting started training scheme I am launching for my team.  You will be able to take it at your own pace and use it to help you set up the business you want generating the income you want in the time you have available

Reason 4: You won't be going through it on your own

As well as not being the only new person round here you will be surrounded by like minded people and you will get lots of support.   What ever your goals for your business, be they making a full time income, being able to afford those luxuries or paying for your craft supplies, you will get the support you need to do that.  We have a dedicated team website, facebook page, newsletters, face to face training and you will be able to contact me for help at any time.  I am a very experienced business coach who has worked for FTSE Top 10 businesses and you will benefit from that experience too.

Reason 5:  Reward and Recognition

Stampin' Up! have a great reward programme.  My team also have access to additional rewards and our team recognition programme.  I am immensely proud to the Stampin' Superstars and everything they have achieved so far and I am very excited about what they will achieve in the future - you could be part of that.

Reason 6: You will get all the benefits of being with Stampin' Up!

You will be able to get discounts on products, get access to products before the are released to customers.  You will be able to go to fantastic Regional Training Events and Convention this year is in Manchester.  Brilliant.  There are also special schemes for new demonstrators - the sooner you join the sooner you can benefit from them.

Reason 7:  You will have a lot of fun!

As well as being one of the fastest growing and most successful team I think that the Stampin' Superstars is one of the friendliest, most welcoming, most fun and most supportive groups of people I know.  Why not come along and meet us - we come from all sorts of backgrounds,  are all sorts of ages and all are totally in love with crafting!  Oh and its not just women ...

Bonus Reason: It's Risk Free

If you try it and then decide it is not for you that is OK (sad but OK!) and you still get to keep everything in your starter kit.  If you join in the next 7 days that is £162.50's worth of the products of your choice for just £99 with no post and packing costs.  So worst case scenario you have grabbed yourself a bargain!

Now as promised here is the latest batch of welcome cards

To join my team and get a welcome card winging its way to you either click this link and join right now or email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and we can talk through any questions you have

Happy Stampin'

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Thursday - I never could get the hang of Thursdays!

As some of you know one of my literary heroes is Douglas Adams and earlier this week would have been his 61st Birthday.  One of the many quotes from the wonderful Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy which always sticks with me is the title of this post so I thought this Thursday we should celebate the day with this card.

The card features the wonderful Perfectly Penned Stamp Set and some of the delicious Free Sale-a-Bration Papers.

These papers, along with all the other Sale-a-Bration exclusive products are only available until Friday of next week - so please don't delay - place your qualifying order NOW and get your free goodies.  To pleace your order just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

That deadline will be here before we know it and I would not want you to miss out as, again to paraphrase Douglas Adams 'the deadline goes whooshing by'

Happy Stampin'

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Perfectly Penned Card Class

Today I am going to share one of the cards we made as part of this month's Perfectly Penned Card Class.  Each month we take a stamp set and explore different things we can do with it.  

The card I am sharing today shows how you can use just sentiments and get a wonderful vintage feel that is well suited to the beautiful almost hand written font used for this stamp set.

This class is running again on Thursday 28 March and I have a few places available during the day and during the evening.  If you would like to join us you can find the details here.  To book your place just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Just 10 Days Left

I am loving this Sale-a-Bration Offers from Stampin' Up! The Free Stamp Sets are fantastic, the papers are beautiful, the accessories just perfect - need I go on? I also love that everyone can take advantage of the offers which you can read about here.  

While everyone can get these lovely products for free they can only do so for the next 10 days - so if there are things you want, or you are considering joining please get in touch urgently - I would hate for these 10 days to have rushed by (as we all know they will) and for you to find that you have missed out.

Today I am going to show you a fast and fabulous card featuring the lovely Bloomin' Marvelous Stamp Set in what are some very different colours for me.

To get your Free Sale-a-Bration Choices or to join my team and get the ultimate crafting package, email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and do is now to make sure you don't miss out!

Happy Stampin'

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Dress Up Table Treat Boxes

What a wonderful and fun weekend I have had with lots of lovely people including those who came to the Spring Craft Day on Saturday.  When people come to these all day classes it is a wonderful opportunity for me to spoil them a little and today I am going to share the little treat boxes I made for the ladies.

Inside each Dress Form shaped box was a lovely lip balm from Stampin' Up! and I chose the colours to match!  I am really enjoying using the Dress Up Dress Form Framelits - and finding them a lot more versatile than I expected!

If you would like to find out about future classes please check this link.  I will be sharing the projects from the day over the next few days and kits are available for all the projects.  Please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk for more details

Happy Stampin'

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