Scrapbook Saturday - Eastern Elegance meets Flower Shop

For this week's Scrapbook Saturday I am going to share one of the pages we made at this month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club.  I had been asked if I could include a page with some flowers from the beautiful Flower Shop Stamp Set and this is what I came up with.

The papers in our kit were from the stunning Eastern Elegance Designer Series Papers.  If you would like to know more about the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club check this link.

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - 10 Gems you may have missed in the new Autumn Winter Catalogue from Stampin' Up!

I am always so excited when there is a new Catalogue from Stampin' Up!  - so many new crafting goodies to play with! The new Autumn Winter Catalogue is no exception.  As a veteran of every new Catalogue Stampin' Up! have introduced in the UK I have discovered that there are two kinds of new products in every new Catalogue - those that jump right off the page at you and you know you need them - and the hidden gems - the products that you don't notice the first few times you look at the catalogue but which go on to become some of your favourite items!  

For this week's Find Out About Friday we are going to look beyond all the stunning new stamp sets (Festive Flurries anyone?), the new dies (check out the Expressions Thinlets and the Envelope Liners for example), embossing folders that are not just for Christmas, the stunning new papers and the glitter and sparkling accessories (Frosted Finish Embelishments - be still my beating heart!) and take a look at my top 10 hidden gems.  These are in the order they appear in the Catalogue ...click here to see it ...

1. Burlap Ribbon on page 18.  Burlap is very fashionable right now and this ribbon is great for accessorizing and for making statement pieces - I know there are some burlap roses in my future!  Burlap will see you right through the autumn to Christmas and then onto Spring - one ribbon for all seasons!

2. White Stampin' Chalk Marker on page 20.  Ideal for writing on darker surfaces and for giving that fashionable white board look.  This permanent ink is going to look great on so many projects and I can't wait to use it with some Cherry Cobbler - you have spotted that you can get textured 12x12 card stock in Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Smoky Slate and Island Indigo haven't you?

3. Seasonal Stripes 8x8 inch album with divided page protectors, journalling tags and coodinating paper and accessories on page 22.  I am so excited about this album - it is going to be great for scapping those special events or to use as an everyday album.  Add the coordinating accessories and it is going to be a great album to do a Journal Your Christmas / December Daily / Festive Project Life type project.  It would also make a wonderful gift to give someone so they can scrap their Christmas photos.

4. The Paper Stacks on page 22 and 29.  These wonderful paper stacks are just the right size for cardmaking and coordinate beautifully with the Season of Style and Winter Frost Collections.  Each stack has 48 sheets of double sided papers, 24 of each two sided design.  The papers are fantastic to use for your Christmas Cards and any you have left over will look great on your non Christmas Projects too.

5. Chevron Border Punch on page 23.  Punch Stylish and stunning borders in moments, I am sure this will feature on lots of cards and scrapbook pages - both the bits that get punched out and the border itself.

6. Perforating Stampin Trimmer Rotary Cutting Blade on page 24.  Idea for creating RSVP slips on all your party invitations, for creating pull off strips and tags, and how about advent calenders, this new blade works with the Rotary Attachment for your Stampin' Trimmer.

7. Season of Style This and That Designer Stickers on page 25.  These brilliant festive stickers would make a wonderful addition to your regular diary on the run into Christmas.  They would be fantastic on cards and on Scrapbook Pages and of course work beautifully with the Season of Style This and That Journal.  If you are looking to see this journal in action and want your very own Christmas Planner check out the Plan The Perfect Christmas Class here.

8. Merry Little Christmas Simply Creative Card Kit on page 27.  This wonderful kit contains everything you need for 8 luxuary Christmas Cards - all cut and ready for you to assemble!  All you need to do is stamp on your favourite greeting (or purchase the coodrinating Merry Little Christmas Stamp and save 15%) assemble, write and post!  Fab and fast.  These kits could easily be adapted for other occasions too and would make a lovely gift for someone.

9. Foil Sheets on page 28.  Add some extra shine to your projects with this highly reflective paper.  It punches beautifully and works beautifully with your big shot dies and feamelets- oh and it is Acid free so totally safe to use in your scrapbooks!

10. Goody Gear Simply Creative Kits on page 32.  Need goodie Bags in a hurry?  Let these beautiful kits take all the work out of it for you - just add a greeting (check out the Oh Goodie Set on the same page) or write your message, fill, tie and add the tags and you are good to go!  Obviously you can do more to them if you want but a great product to have on hand for last moment gift giving or as party favours.

All these products are available to order now - just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Its Here! The New Seasonal Catalogue from Stampin' Up!

Summer is almost over and while generally that is a sad thing it also means it is time for the new Stampin' Up! Autumn Winter Seasonal Catalogue!

And it launches today.  You can download your copy here and place your orders by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

You will notice that the catalogue is in a new format - 17 delicious pages of inspiration and ideas at the front and then all the product details at the back of the book.  If you would like a paper copy of the catalogue do drop me an email

Happy Stampin'

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Cascading Flowers Card with the Flower Shop Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

Last week a lovely friend of mine who is very into flower arranging celebrated her birthday so I knew exactly what stamp set I was going to use for her birthday card - the Flower Shop Stamp Set!  

This Z Fold Card has been decorated with papers from the Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper collection (I am loving this collection at the moment - can you tell!!!) and then has flowers cascading down it.

The greeting is from the exclusive hostess stamp set Banner Greetings - the only way you can get this stamp set is to purchase it with the Hostess Pounds you can earn when you host a Stampin' Up! Party - contact me to find out how having a fun time with your friends can get you this stamp set - bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Eastern Elegance Banner Card

Today I am going to share a card with you that was made with a few scraps that were on my desk.  Even when there is a special offer on the Stampin' Up! Designer Series Papers as there is to the end of this month, I like to make sure I don't waste any! The papers I have used for this card are from the Eastern Elegance Collection.

Between now and the end of the month when you order three packs of designer series papers you get a fourth free - that is 48 sheets of double sided designer series papers for just £29.85 (plus post and packing), a saving of 25%!  The full details are here.  To order your papers just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk but do it now so you don't miss out!

Happy Stampin'

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Hexagon Birthday Cards

I love the Designer Series Papers from Stampin' Up! and today I am going to show you a pair of birthday cards featuring papers from the gorgeous Eastern Elegance Designer Series Papers.

These cards really let the beautiful papers do all the work.  I could not decide which way up I liked the hexagon pattern so I did one of each!

If you would like to stock up on some of theses and the other gorgeous Designer Series Papers you have just a few days left to take advantage of the incredible buy 3 get 1 free offer from Stampin' Up!  

You can find the details here.  To order your papers just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Flower Shop - Two Different Cards from one Design!

Today I am going to share two cards with you - both feature the wonderful Flower Shop Stamp Set.  They have the same basic design and even the same colours, but are still different from each other.  I love how when we are card making we can make a couple to minor tweaks and create a different card for a different occasion.  

Here are is the first card, a bright and fun birthday card that was for a lovely bright and fun lady who loves flowers.  

The colours are Pool Party, Elegant Eggplant and Melon Mambo.  The leaves are Old Olive and punched from the Bird Builder Punch.  The sentiment on this card is from the fantastic Banner Greetings Hostess Stamp Set (email me bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk) to find out how you can get this stamp set).

Then here are the two cards together.  you will notice for the second one I have swapped out the greeting banner and added a Feel Better Soon sentiment to the Whisper White Layer.  I hope the bright colours help cheer the lady this was sent to and that she does feel better soon.

Next time you are stuck for an idea for a card why not adapt one of your own cards and see what you come up with.

Happy Stampin'

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Scrapbook Saturday -

For this week's Scrapbook Saturday I am going to show you a page featuring some of the wonderful artwork that lines the walkways of Park City Utah.  This collection of fish is entitled Chakra Sea and was made by Scotty Soltronic from recycled materials.  

The page features papers from the delightful Afternoon Picnic Collection.  The photo corners were made using the Elegant Butterfly Punch - if you would like to know how they are done check out yesterday's post.

This was one of the pages made for the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club - you can find out all about it here.  We would love you to join us either in person or by post.

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - Two Punch Tricks

For this week's Find Out About Friday I am going to share two fun tricks with you can try with your Stampin' Up! Punches.  Yesterday I showed you this picture of a decorative photo corner.

So first of all I am going to show you how this is done.  To make corners like this you want to get your Elegant Butterfly Punch and put the corner of your card into it like this.  

You may need to use your paper folder or something similar to ensure that the corner of the paper is sticking up as shown.  Carefully line up the sides of you card so that they are level in the punch and not quite touching the edges. When you punch down you will have a pretty decorative photo corner ready for your project.

And now for the second trick.  Earlier this week I showed you these cards (which are part of a blog candy give away so check it out if you have not already!).  

Several people asked my how I created the layer behind the sentiments and this trick shows you how.  The images are from the Label Love Stamp Set and the punch I used is the Artisan Label Punch.  This picture shows you how it is done.  Click on the picture if you want to make it bigger.

I hope you have enjoyed these two punch tricks.  If you would like to know more about using the wonderful Stampin' Up! products why not book yourself a place at one of my upcoming classes - full details here.

Happy Stampin'

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A Special Card for A Special Lady!

A little while ago I shared how excited I am that one of my very lovely team members has earned herself the Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip next year - a Caribbean Cruise!  I am so pleased for her and so proud of her and made her a special card to celebrate.

When we were at the US Convention in Salt Lake City we were able to go into a special Recognition Room just for those who had achieved awards in their businesses and one of the fun things you could do in there was to stamp a special card - so, with permission, I did an extra one for this card!  

I also wanted to make sure the commemorative card was removable, but that the card still looked good without it.  The stamps from Gorgeous Grunge and Your Amazing helped me out!

Take a closer look at the photo corners I made - if you want to know how to make them check back tomorrow.

Being able to earn an amazing holiday by sharing your love of stamping is just one of the ways that Stampin' Up! encourage and reward their Demonstrators. Trips like this can be earned by any Demonstrator, as can the other monetary and product rewards.  To find out more about how becoming a Demonstrator in my successful team email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk for a no obligation chat

Happy Stampin'

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Smile - Four Candles in a Box

Last week I spent a lovely evening with the staff of my local hairdressers and together we made these little boxes.

Inside were four decorated candles.  The Stamps we used are from the lovely Happy Days Stamp Set and from Papillon Potpourri.

And here are the team with their finished boxes - didn't they do well!

If you would like to arrange a private class for you and your friends or colleagues please get in touch, bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Box Of Birthday Cards, Birthday Blog Give Away

As you may know today is my birthday and to celebrate I am going to show you some beautiful boxes of birthday cards and give you the chance to win one!  The cards all feature the gorgeous Label Love Stamp Set and the beautiful Eastern Elegance Designer Series Papers.

I thought I would take advantage of this month's special offer on Designer Series Papers and make some sets of cards featuring them.  Using just three sheets from the Eastern Elegance Designer Series Paper Pack I was able to make 18 cards like these - six of each pattern.

I then decided that each set of cards needed a box.  I wanted something that could be made from one sheet of 12x12 paper so I could make them from card, or like this one from another sheet of patterned paper.  This is what the box looks like open.

Each box has a belly band keeping it shut and decorating the front.  

Two of the boxes have been given as gifts, can you guess the initial of the person this one went to!

This leaves one box, this box

and it is Just for One of you!  I will send this box of cards to the winner of my Birthday Blog Candy Give Away.  You can get entries to the give away as follows

1. You will get one entry when you comment on this blog post
2. You will get one entry if you tweet this blog post (with a link back to this post)
3. You will get one entry if you share this blog post (with a link back to this post) on Facebook
4. You will get one entry if you share the 'Win Me' picture on Pinterest
5. You will get a bonus fifth entry if you do each of the above - comment on this post to claim this bonus entry

I am sorry but this Blog Candy is only available to residents of the UK and the winner will be picked a week today, on Tuesday 27 August.

Good Luck Everyone!

PS - don't forget to check out this month's special offers and Bekka's Birthday Bonanza Draw to win a shopping spree!

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Exciting Product Updates

I have some exciting product updates for you today.

Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Addition

You can now quickly and easily turn your Stampin' Trimmer into a Rotary Cutter.  It is perfect for a variety of cuts including decorative edges.  You can find all the details about this fantastic addition on page 176 of the Annual Catalogue.

World Map Stamp

The reconfigured World Map Stamp is now available for purchase  - it is one of the ones we saw being made when we visited the Stampin' Up! Factory in Kanab ...

New Colour Bundles

Stampin' Up! have lauched several new colour bundles to help you build your collection of the new colours of card and ink.  See the details here

Wood Mount Stamp Cases

These are now available to purchase separately.

To order any of these products please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk.  Don't forget all your product purchases from me this month will qualify you for my Birthday Bonanza - details here.

Happy Stampin'

PS Check Back tomorrow (Tuesday 20th) for some Birthday Blog Candy!

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Plan the Perfect Christmas

The key to a perfect Christmas is planning and I am excited to be able to bring you this class during which you will create a beautiful and practical Christmas Planner.  With your planner and some of the planning tips that will be shared at the class you will be in a position to have the perfect festive season and free you up to enjoy every moment of it.  Your planner will also allow you to record the festivities as you go. 

By the end of the Plan the Perfect Christmas Class you will just need to add your plans to your planner! It will be ready to pop into your handbag, put onto your desk and start using! Your planner will include four months of calender pages, sections for gift ideas, packaging ideas, entertaining and for organising your cards.  It will also include a coordinating pen and a handy pen holder so it is always there when you need it!

This class costs £20 per person.  An accessories kit which includes an additional pen, Washi Tape and a Rotary Stamp is also available and will cost £10 if ordered when booking the class.  

The Plan The Perfect Christmas Class can be taken in Eaton Bray at the following times and booking is essential - you need to book your place at least 7 days in advance.

• Tuesday 10 September 10am 
• Wednesday 18 September 7.30pm 
• Thursday 19 September 10am 
• Thursday 19 September 7.30pm 

If you are unable to attend this class at these times the class can be brought to you and your friends.  Email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk for details of how you can host this class in your home or to book your place at one of the above dates.

Happy Stampin'

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Scrapbook Saturday - Afternoon Picnic Papers and an Evening Stroll

For this week's Scrapbook Saturday I am going to share a page featuring a photo I took on a recent evening stroll around the village - I love being able to just wander out of my house and be in the countryside!

I have stamped the background of this page with the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set in colours that coordinate with the strips of the Afternoon Picnic Designer Series Papers.  I love love love these papers and personally am going to take advantage of this month's special offer to buy three packs of Designer Series Paper and get a fourth for free - are you?  All the details are here and you can order by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - How to Assemble (or mend) a Stampin' Up! Ink Pad

On our recent visit to the Stampin' Up! Manufacturing Plant in Kanab one of the things we were shown was how the Stampin' Up! Ink Pads are made and how the exclusive cases are assembled.  I love the design of our ink pads as they are so easy to use, the ink is always ready to go and the lid never gets lost.  

However very occasionally they do come apart, so for this week's Find Out About Friday I thought I would show you how they are assembled so should that ever happen to you, you will know how to put them back together.  Once you know how it is done it can be a quick and mess free process.

I hope you have found this video helpful and if you would like more information on Stampin' Up! Ink Pads or any other products please do get in touch bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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