Scrapbook Saturday - High Tides but not Nautical

For this week's Scrapbook Saturday I have another page featuring the High Tides Designer Series Papers.  It is not however, despite the name of the papers, at all nautical.  

The background card is Smoky Slate and I have added some Tea Lace Doilies and some Stamping with the Show and Tell Photopolymer Stamps.  

And of course there are butterflies punched out using the Elegant Butterfly and the Bitty Butterfly Punches.

This page was made for the Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club - if you would like to join us next month you can find the details here.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Grab Them Before They Are Gone - The Stampin' Up! UK Retiring Lists Are Out... A Find Out About Friday Special

Amid all the excitement about getting an new Annual Catalogue, which for us is on July 1st this year, there is a little sadness as we say goodbye to lots of wonderful products to make way for the new ones.  Today is the day we have to start those goodbyes!  The 2014 Stampin' Up! UK Retired Lists are out and that is the subject for this week's Find Out About Friday!

Once the products on these lists are gone - they are gone, so I would encourage you to get the things you want right now, as I would hate for you to be disapointed.  You can shop the retired list here.  There are even some cracking reductions of up to 50%

Download  the list of the retired stamps here.  Please look out for the *'s they indicate products that are being reconfigured rather than retiring all together.

and the list of the retired accessories here.

I will be sending out copies of the new catalogue free of charge (once they are available) to anyone who places an order for £15 or more with me between now and the end of June, either on line here or via email ...

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Lacy and Lovely from Stampin' Up! One Sheet Wonder Card Numbers 2

On Tuesday I showed you a card featuring the aptly named Lacy and Lovely Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! and the One Sheet Wonder Technique.  Tuesday's card featured a diagonally torn piece of the patterned paper that we created with this technique and today's card uses the other half.

The stamped patterned paper has been mounted on some Raspberry Ripple Card Stock and mounted on a Pool Party Base which has been stamped with one of the other images from the stamp set.  The greeting was cut with and mounted on coordinting layers of Raspberry Ripple and Midnight Muse cut with the Labels Collection of Framelits Dies.  

The extra bit of patterned paper was cut with the Starburst Framelits and is an off cut from another card we made with the same piece of stamped paper which I will show you another day.

I love the Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple colours and very soon they will be leaving the Stampin' Up! Offering to make room for lots of lovely new things.  Tomorrow we will be finding out what else is leaving the catalogues so be sure to check back tomorrow and in the mean time you may want to just look through your catalogues and get your wish list ready as once the things on the retired list are gone they are gone or ever!

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Sign and Save - 3 reasons you should join my team today!

Today Stampin' Up! have launched a very special offer - join us between now and 30 June for just £50.  Yes for just £50 you can join the best craft club in the world, start saving on high quality supplies and,if you want to make money sharing what you love.

So why should you join my team today?  Let me give you my top 3 reasons

1. Once you have joined you will be able to order some of the amazing new products before they are generally available and order them at a substantial discount!  With the new catalogue, Blendabilities and Project Life by Stampin' Up! just around the corner this is an exciting time for new products.
2. Since the kit only cost £50 you are going to save the cost of it / cover the cost of it / start making a profit more quickly and I can help you do that.
3. You will be joining the most amazing group of people - my team of Stampin' Super Stars.  I recently asked some of them what they loved most about being with Stampin' Up! and all of them mentioned the amazing people in our team.

You know I love what I do and it would be amazing to share it with you - click here to join now or email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk if you have any questions or want to just talk it through.  I will be with you every step of the way to help you get what you want from your time with Stampin' Up!

Happy Stampin'

Lacy and Lovely from Stampin' Up! One Sheet Wonder Card

Today I am going to share one of the cards we made at this month's Feeling Crafty Card Making Class which featured the aptly named Lacy and Lovely Stamp Set and the One Sheet Wonder Technique.  All the cards we made utilised a sheet of patterned paper we had stamped ourselves.

The sheet used for this card was made using the stamps from the Lacy and Lovely Set stamped in Pool Party, Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple.  I love all these colours and have to admit I am going to be sad to say goodbye to Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple at the end of this Catalogue (so do make sure you get yours before they are gone!).  The background was embossed using the Modern Mosaic Embossing Folder and additional embelishments were created by stamping images from the set and layering them up and topping them off with a Rhinestone.  The punches used were the 1 3/4 inch circle, the 1 3/8 inch circle and the 1 inch circle punches.

Booking is now open for next month's card class which will feature the Timeless Talk Stamp Set - the full details are here and to book your place email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

MDS Monday - Now you see it ...

I don't know about you, but when I think about Florida I think of sunshine, and when I visited there certainly was lots of it.  Except one day. The day we went to visit a Lighthouse just outside Ft Lauderdale.  The rain was so hard at times that you could not even see the Lighthouse.  The photos on the page I am sharing with you today give a sense of that, but there was a good period of time where had I taken a photo all you would have seen was well, nothing except the driving rain.

This page was created in My Digital Studio and uses digital papers from the Happy Watercolor collection, and from the Glimmer Kit as well as stamps from the Vintage Overlays Collection which came with the software.

If you would like to try creating with My Digital Studio (or MDS as it is more often called!) then you can download a free 30 day trial here and you will be creating straight away.  its fast, fun and easy o why not give it a go.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Birthday Card featuring Stampin' Up!'s Petite Petals Stamp and Matching Punch

Today I am going to show you a card which features some of my favourite things from the Stampin' Up! UK Spring Summer Catalogue which you can see here.  

I absolutely adore the Hardwood Background Stamp and here I have stamped it in Soft Sky and then inked the edges with Crumb Cake.  The greeting is from the Four You Stamp Set and has been stamped in Real Red.  The Hexagons were punched from the Fresh Prints Paper Stack - I love this paper stack, the patterns are just right for card making and the colours - well you know that the combination of Real Red, Crumb Cake and Coastal Cabana is a real winner for me!

I have then added some flowers stamped with the Petite Petals Stamp Set and punched out with the matching punch.  Did you know you save 15%  when you purchase them together from the Spring Summer Catalogue - they are just £18.95!  They have been layered onto another flower punched from Brushed Gold Card and topped with a small scallop circle punched with the Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack and a Pearl.  I love how they become almost hexagonal when layered this way.

The Spring Summer Catalogue runs until the end of June so don't leave it too late to get your favourites from it.  You can order on line at any time here.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Scrapbook Saturday - Bring on the Boats!

For this week's Scrapbook Saturday I thought I would share not one, but two Scrapbook Start Point Pages which are ready for some of the many Boat Pictures I took while in Florida and on the Cruise.  

Both feature the lovely High Tide Designer Series Paper which is ideal for this kind of page - next week I will show you a very un-naughtical (is that even a word?) page made with theses same things too.

I have also used the lovely Show and Tell 1 Photopolymer Stamps - I loved how easy they were to align and use on the pages.  Even better that you can get them for free this month - check out how here.

I am please with how these pages have turned out and am looking forward to choosing photos to go on them - although with the large choice I have I think I will be using some Project Life by Stampin' Up! Pages along side them - not long to wait now, so keep checking back for updates on when the products will be available.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Find Out About Friday - 3 Reasons Why Now is a Good Time to Join My Team

For this week's Find Out About Friday I want to share three reasons why now is a good time to join my Stampin' Up! Team.  Actually that should read three reason why now is an even better than normal time to join my team but let's face it that is a bit of a mouthful!

When ever you join Stampin' Up! you will be joining a great company who offer wonderful products and strive to make a difference in the lives of the people and communities they come into contact with, you will make some amazing friends, get loads of creative inspiration, have the chance to make money doing something you love and of course to save money on your personal crafting supplies.  

But just in case that is not enough from now until the end of June there are three additional reasons why you should consider joining my team.

1. Access to new products before they go on general sale.  When Stampin' Up! release a new Catalogue, Demonstrators are able to order from it before things are available for anyone else to purchase.  The next new Catalogue is going to feature Project Life by Stampin' Up!, Blendabilities the new Stampin' Up! Alcohol Markers and much much more.  I can't wait to get my hands on these and if it is the same for you, joining now will enable you to get them quickest.

2. As well as being able to purchase new products ahead of the catalogue release you will be able to purchase your favourites from the existing catalogue at a discount. With your first qualifying order this discount is 30%, what a bargain on products from both catalogues!

3. With the new catalogue coming soon and the excitement of lot of new products arriving you will be joining us at a good time to start your business and to make money to get yourself even more things from the new Catalogue!

A bonus reason would also be that as a member of my team you would be able to join some of the fun activities we have planned together over the summer (stamping together, a charity fund raiser and much more)

If you would like to know more please get in touch - you can email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and I will give you a call to answer any questions you may have, or if you are ready to join right now just click this link

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Butterflies and Secret Garden - Enjoy the Summer!

Yesterday I showed you two cards made with the lovely Secret Garden Stamp Set and matching Framelits.  When I made them I had a piece of the stamped paper left over and it was too pretty to not use so I made this card with it!

As well as the Secret Garden Stamps I have used the Enjoy sentiment from the Simply Celebrate Stamp Set, and combined the Circle and the Starburst Framelits on top of a Tea Lace Doily which I have inked with Wisteria Wonder.  The card then needed something and I reached for the wonderful Beautiful Wings Embosslit - how come I had left it so long!  A few Rhinestones add a little sparkle too.

I think several elements of this card will need to make an appearance at my next card making class - so please check out my class schedule here.  If you are interested in a private class you may well want to check out my special booking offer - all the details are here.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Secret Garden and a technique for getting to know new stamps

I don't know about you but sometimes when I get a new stamp set, despite having loved it in the new Catalogue I get it out and then suddenly I don't know what to do with it!  I also find that can happen if I have not stamped for a while - for example after a holiday ...

Today I am going to share two cards made using a technique I use to help me get over that 'eek I don't know what to do' moment.

It is a very simple technique - I take a piece of card, three inks and three stamps from the set and using one colour for each stamp I just stamp until the piece of card is full.  Usually by then I am back and ready to go, but if I need a little more of a nudge I copy a design I have used before!

Today's card features the lovely Secret Garden Stamp Set.  I stamped using Pink Pirouette, Wisteria Wonder and Pear Pizzaz.  The Wisteria Wonder layer has been embossed with the Fancy Fan Embossing Folder and the greeting is from the wonderful Four You Stamp Set.  One of the things I love about the Secret Garden Stamp Set is that there is a set of Framelits, the Secret Garden Framelits, to cut them out and that is what I have used with the Wisteria Wonder Flowers which, like the greeting have been stamped in Elegant Eggplant.

I hope you find this technique useful and if you would like regular tips and tricks for getting the most from your stamps be sure to check back here and to sign up for my newsletter - there is a box at the right hand side of this blog.  The newsletter is free and will be delivered direct to your inbox, your details will not be shared and as well as finding it useful I hope you will enjoy the free tutorial you get when you sign up!

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Book a Party or a Private Class between now and the end of June and get something extra

I have set myself a challenge and I need your help!  I love to craft with other and so have challenged myself to see if I can get at least 4 crafting events in my diary every week between now and the end of June.  These events could be my open classes, private classes, parties or team events. 

That is a lot of crafting and where I need your help!  I am looking for people to book events between now and the end of June so I can reach my target. Those who help me reach this goal will be among the first people in the UK to see the new Stampin' Up! Catalogue which launches in July.  Let me tell you a bit about each kind of event so you can decide which one is best for you.

Private Classes.  I offer 3 types of private classes.  For each of them you get your friends together and either I bring the class to you or you can come to me.  We will have an enjoyable couple of hours together crafting and having fun.  A private card making class costs £5 per person or is free with a minimum order and at the class we will make 3 cards.  A private Scrapbooking Class costs £5 per person or is free with a minimum order and we will make one scrapbook page.  I also can offer a Private Card Making Blitz class where you and your friends will make 20 cards in 2 hours for a cost of £20 per person. 

Stampin' Up! Party - these are a lot of fun!  You and your friends will be shown a short demonstration and then get the chance to try the wonderful Stampin' Up! products before having the chance to shop.  

Open Classes - I offer regular Card Making and Scrapbooking Classes.  You can see details of upcoming events here.

Once you have decided which type of event you would like to host please get in touch and lets get the fun and crafting started.  When we have agreed a date and time all you have to do is invite your friends and I will do the rest.  I offer both daytime and evening sessions.

Here is my booking calender so you can see when I am available.  Clicking on the picture will make it bigger

Did you spot those Bonus Dates?  If you book an event on one of those you will get an extra free gift from me.  Contact me as soon as possible to reserve your date, get your new Catalogue (when it is available) and to get yourself a Bonus Gift.

Happy Stampin'

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MDS Monday - Stamping Together at Stampin' Up! UK's Regional Training

I had a lovely weekend in Telford with some of my wonderful team at the Stampin' Up! UK Regional Training Day.  It was a weekend full of inspiration, ideas, laughter and fun.  We got to see and try lots of the lovely new products that Stampin' Up! are launching so make sure you check back here often to find out about those as I will share them as soon as I can!

One of the things I love best about Stampin' Up! Events is the chance to catch up with friends and to make new ones.  This weekend allowed for plenty of that - even if there were people who I wanted to catch up with but did not, I got to spend time with some of my favourite people including about 30 of my team.  I was thrilled that some of them were able to stay behind and that we could stamp together, and that is the subject of this weeks Digital Project.

The Digital Papers that I have used are from the Epic Day This and That Digital Collection.  

I have made some incredible friendships through Stampin' Up! and love spending time with my crafting friends.  If you would like to join us please get in touch -we would love to welcome you into our group.  You can find some details here or get in touch - bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk  It could be even easier than you think to join us so contact me about it today.

Happy Stampin'

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.

Global Incentive Trip Cards

One of my favourite things about the Stampin' Up! Global Incentive Trip was that it gave me the chance to catch up with some very special people.  Stampin' Up! has brought some amaing people into my life and there were some I wanted to say a special thank you to, so to accompany the little papering gifts I put together for them there was a card and today I am going to share some of those cards with you.  I was especially excited to have one of my team earn the trip and to come away with us.

The Note Cards were ideal for this project as they fitted into the packaging I had designed.  I have stamped them with the Hardwood Background Stamp and then added one of the images from the Happy Watercolor Stamp Set.  The greetings were from Four You and Simply Celebrate.  The Bitty Butterfly coordinates with the packaging I made (and can't find a photo of - whoops!)

On the cruise I met lots more wonderful and inspiring people who I can now proudly call my friends.  I am looking forward to the next time I get to see them all again and know that in the meantime we will all be in touch via the internet.  I have seen some of them this weekend at the UK Stampin' Up! regional - but more of that another day!

If you would like to know more about joining Stampin' Up! and the wonderful things it could bring into your life please do get in touch - bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'  

To purchase the items used to make these project visit my on line store at www.bekka.stampinup.net or clicking on the highlighted item above.