Scrapbook Saturday - Venetian Romance Thankful Page

This month the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club met on american Thanksgiving Day so one of the pages we made reflects things we are thankful for.

The papers are all from the Venetian Romance Collection - I am absolutely loving these colours together at the moment.  The background is Island Indigo.  The flowers were made with the Pansy Punch and the 3/4 inch Circle Punch and topped with a Pearl.  The title was cut with the Expressions Thinlit Die.  We also added some Crochet Trim to add some extra texture.

If you would like to know more about the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club check this link

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Find Out About Friday - How to Create Your Own Stamps in 5 easy steps

Have you ever wanted a stamp but have not been able to find the perfect image?  Well with the introduction of Stampin' Up!'s new Undefined Stamp Carving Kit you can now have any image you want - you define it!  It could be that special logo for a club you belong to, it could be something special for a wedding or a themed party, it could be something that is 'just perfect' for a certain friend - the only limit is your imagination.

Check out this video to see Undefined in action.

There are just 5 simple steps to creating your own stamp

1. Sketch it - once you have decided what you want your stamp to be you need to sketch it out.  Now don't worry if like me you can't draw - you can always find an image or a photo and trace it.  I found that starting with a piece of paper the size of one of the wooden blocks helped me to get it the right size.
2. Transfer the image - If you have used a pencil to sketch this is easy - just turn the paper over and rub the image onto the rubber.
3. Carve it - there are two carving tools in the kit - one for big areas of rubber and one for the finer details.  My top tip here would be to carve away from your hands (don't ask how I know this one!) and to turn the rubber into the tool much as you would turn paper into the scissors.
4. Mount it - the kit comes with foam to mount your new stamp onto a wooden block but you can always substitute the foam for clear mount foam if you would prefer.
5. Stamp it!  I loved the feeling of seeing what I had carved appear on the paper when I stamped!  It felt just like stamping for the first time ever.  I know you are going to want to repeat step 5 with your new custom stamp as often as you can!

I know you are going to love this new and fun way to get the images you want - you can check out the full Undefined Kit here.  You can get refills too.

Would you like to see the first stamp I made?

Make the stamped images you want - get the Stampin' Up! Undefined Kit here - what would you create with yours?

Happy Stampin'

Thankful Mini Album - Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all my American Friends!  While it is not a holiday we celebrate here in the UK I love the excuse it gives me to pause for a moment and remind myself what I am thankful for, and to make a pretty album or scrapbook page to keep track of them!  Here is this year's offering and I am looking forward to filling it in today.

So this is what the album looks like closed.  I love the Venetian Romance Papers.  The album is held shut using a band of the wonderful stretchy Baked Brown Ruffle Ribbon.  The album was shaped using the wonderful Envelope Punch Board.

The closure is made up of various punched shapes on a doily that has been coloured with Pool Party Ink.  The punches include the Blossom Punch, the Elegant Butterfly Punch, the Itty Bitty Punches, the 3/4 inch Circle Punch and the 1 inch Circle Punch.  The Thankful title was made from Champagne Glimmer Paper and cut using the Expressions Thinlit Die.

And this is the inside of the album.  I have used the Beautifully Baroque Stamp and the Truly Grateful Stamp Set.  I am going to add a photo to the Island Indigo Layer.

Inside the pockets are two tags with more room for journalling.

What are you grateful for today?

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Convention Gifts - A Box of Chocolate Frogs!

One of the things I love about attending the Stampin' Up! Convention is getting to spend time with a wonderful group of people.  A whole weekend of laughter and fun.  What is not to love!

It is also a chance for me to thank some of the special people in my life and one of those people who helps make convention extra fun for me is the special lady who I share a room with and who I am grateful to call my friend. 

Now it is well known that she loves both Chocolate and Frogs and recently I found the perfect gift for her!

Want to see inside ...

Yes Chocolate Frogs!  Phew I got all the way to here without any mad as a box of chocolate frogs jokes! Whoops ...  Contact me to find out more about joining my team of wonderful people.

The papers are from the delightful Venetian Romance collection, the Stamps from Chalk Talk.  The card is Island Indigo, Very Vanilla and Silver Glimmer. It has been cut using the Extra Large Oval Punch, The Decorative Label Punch, the Blossom Punch, the 2 1/2 inch Circle punch and the Itty Bitty Punch Pack.  The box was made using the Envelope Punch Board (what else?) and tied together using Very Vanilla Seam Binding.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Creating Pretty Packages - Just a few days left to take advantage of this special offer

The wonderful Create Pretty Packages Special Offer from Stampin' Up! ends on Saturday 30 November so you have just a few days to take advantage of this fantastic 20% discount on the things you need to make your Christmas Presents look amazing!

Now the elements of this offer look great on their own but you can also use them with other things - here for example are some cute little gift bags featuring the wonderful Cherry Cobbler Ribbon on a lovely Chevron Tag a Bag, some Season of Style Paper from the Paper Stack, a cute Tea Lace Paper Doilly and some Silver Glimmer Paper.

All the items used, along with the special offer are available at my shop - just visit www.bekka.stampinup.net and click shop now.  If you would rather shop over the phone or email just let me know.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

MDS Monday - Convention Thank You Card

I have had the most amazing weekend and for this week's MDS Monday I am sharing a Thank You Card which goes out to everyone who helped make this weekend so special.

This year's European Stampin' Up! Convention was incredible.  I have so so many highlights!  One to the top ones has to be catching up with friends who I do not see often enough and making new friends, lets face it what is not to love about spending a weekend with inspiring and wonderful people.  Also right up there was celebrating the successes my wonderful team have had in the past year and watching the faces of those who walked the stage for the first time, they are incredible and I am proud of them all. 

Then there was the scary and exciting experience of presenting on the main stage - I have been touched by all the lovely feedback and can't wait to see the difference people are going to make in their businesses and lives.

I will be sending this card to a large number of people with specific Thank You messages - but it also goes out to every single person involved in the weekend - you all made a huge difference to me - Thank you.

Happy Stampin'

PS - find out more about MDS including a free 30 Day free trial here, and find out how you can be part of the next event like this by contacting me (bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk)

Smile - Sunday is a Happy Day!

Today I am going to share a card that we made at this month's Happy Day Card Making Class and it brings you butterflies, smart colours and a cheery thought for a Sunday!

The graduated greeting was created by inking the stamp once and then stamping it three times without reinking it.  The butteflies were created by stamping images from the set and then punching them out with Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches and then decorated with In Colour Dahlias and a Large Rhinestone.

If you would like one of these cards and the stamp set that I used to make it - check out the Stamp of the Month Club here

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Scrapbook Saturday - Sweater Weather Chevron Fun

For this week's Scrapbook Saturday I am going to share another start point page featuring the lovely Sweater Weather Papers - and on this one there is a lot of fun with Chevrons too!

The chevrons were all created with the lovely Chevron Punch.  The butterflies were stamped on Soft Sky Card with Soft Sky Ink using the Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set and Elegant Butterfly Punch.  The Hexagon Punch was used too.  Some Linen Thread completes this page based on a sheet of Crumb Cake Card.

The page was made for the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club - you can find out more about it here - we would love to have you join us either in person or by post

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Wishing You a Happy Birthday!

I love the Wishing You Stamp Set in the Stampin' Up! Seasonal Catalogue.  This cute little stamp set makes beautiful Christmas Cards but also has a year long appeal too.  Today I am going to show you a fast and fun set of birthday cards I made featuring it.

The colours are Pool Party and Island Indigo, the stamping was done with Metallic Silver Ink and the papers are from the Winter Frost Designer Series Paper Stack.

To purchase this stamp set and the other items used to make these cards just visit www.bekka.stampinup.net

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Happy Day Christmas Card

As part of this month's Card Making Class which featured the Happy Day Stamp Set we made this Christmas Card.

I really enjoyed making a Christmas Card from a stamp set you would not normally associate with Christmas and the beautiful round medallion from the Happy Day Set made this easy and fun.

The background was created by embossing a piece of Very Vanilla Card Stock with the Northern Flurries Embossing Folder and then dragging the Gold Metallic Ink Pad across the top.  The baubles are stamped in Cherry Cobbler and punched using the Christmas Ornament Punch and then the 3/4 inch Circle Punch.  The Champaign Glimmer Paper layer was punched with the Mosaic Punch.  This was then all layered onto a Cherry Cobbler card and a Gumball Green base.

Happy Day is also the stamp set featured in this month's Stamp of the Month Club - you can find out more about that here and it is not too late to join in for the month, get this stamp set and three completed cards with instructions.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Pretty Packages Offer and Cards

It seems everyone I bump into at the moment is talking about Christmas Shopping - I am not sure how I feel about that, given I am one of the people who has not yet started!  Anyway for those of you who have done some shopping and for those of you who are just starting to get organised (ie not started yet!), I want to remind you about this month's special offer from Stampin' Up! 

Taking your gift and making it look pretty is a lot of fun and always creates an added 'wow' for the person who receives your gift and leaves them feeling really special.  By purchasing one of the discounted bundles from Stampin' Up! you can quickly  and easily create that lovely feeling.  In each bundle you get a roll of the scrummy Cherry Cobbbler Ribbon, and an adorable Stamp A Tag Kit and then you can choose between either the Decorative Window Boxes or the Extra Large Gift Boxes - but which ever you choose you will save 20%! This effectively means your choice of boxes is free!

Here are a couple of cute little cards I made from the contents of the Stamp A Tag Kit - all I have done is added some Old Olive Card Stock and some Modern Medley Designer Series Papers.

To order your bundles and start making pretty packages just click here

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

MDS Monday - A Very Quick Christmas Card

Today I am going to share one of the quickest Christmas Cards I have ever made - thanks to My Digital Studio (MDS).

This card is based on one of the templates that comes with the software, just a few tweaks and colour changes and the card is ready to go.

If you have not yet tried MDS check out the free 30 day free trial here

Happy Stampin'

Envelope Punch Board Box of Cards using the Happy Day Stamp Set

This month's Stamp of the Month Club features the lovely Happy Day Stamp Set.  Having made the cards I decided that they needed a box to live in.  So I reached for my lovely Envelope Score Board and this is what I came up with.

I loved it so much that I decided to share it at this month's Card Making Class and with my team at our team meeting and everyone who made it decided it was one of the easiest boxes that they had ever made!  I love my Envelope Punch Board!

If you would like to know more about the Stamp Set of the Month Club click here  (or check out Friday's post) and you can find out more about Card Making Classes here.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!  

Scrapbook Saturday - Autumn Butterflies Start Point Page

Today I have another Scrapbooking Start Point Page for you featuring the lovely Sweater Weather Papers.  It would make a great start point for an autumnal Scrapbook Page

The papers are from the gorgeous Sweater Weather Collection all mounted onto a Very Vanilla Card base.  Butterflies punched with the Elegant Butterfly and Bitty Butterfly Punches and decorated with Pearls flutter around.  The fantastic Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set adds some colour to the background.  The large scallops were cut using the Tasteful Trim Die and some Linen Thread completes the soft rustic feel of this page.

This page was made for the last meeting of the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club.  If you would like to find out more and maybe join us click here

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make this project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net, or just click on them above to go straight to them in the store.  And when you order before the 30 November  use this hostess code to be in with a chance of winning some Stampin' Up! goodies!