Wondrous Wreath Christmas Card Blitz - Last Day for Early Booking Bonus

I am really looking forward to this year's Christmas Card Blitz which features the wonderful Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set.  Here is a sneak peek of one of the cards we are going to be making.

On the day we will be making 50 cards and some matching gift tags.  It is going to be so much fun.  You can join us in person or by post - and which ever you choose if you book today you will still qualify for the early bird booking bonus - you can see all the details here.  

Oh OK ... Here is the whole card!

And to book your place and claim your bonus just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Using My Digital Studio with Project Life by Stampin' Up!

I am loving Project Life by Stampin' Up! and I can't wait to get my photos of the show we are doing back from the printers.  When I sent them off I also sent a few MDS pages which are going to be inserts in Project Life Pages about the show and today I thought I would share those with you.

The photos are all black and white so this first card adds some colour to the background.

I have also made some journalling cards that feature the shows logo and if I get them back in time I hope to get the cast to add some thoughts too

If you would like to know more about Project Life by Stampin' Up! you can check it out here and if you would like to try MDS for yourself click here.

Happy Stampin'

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Moonlight Paper Stack Birthday Card with Hexagons

Today I am going to share a birthday card which features some of the gorgeous papers from the Moonlight Paper Stack from Stampin' Up!  I love the bold colours and how they are great for just about any project!  The card I am sharing today makes a great birthday card for a man.

I have punched out the Moonlight Papers with my trusty Hexagon Punch and layered them onto a background Stamped with the Hardwood Stamp.  I stamped the birthday greeting from the Tag Talk Stamp twice, one I punched out with the Label Bracket Punch and the other I cut the central part of the greeting by hand and raised it up. The greeting sits on top of a circle of Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper which I have coloured with Blackberry Bliss Ink.

All the items used to make this card are available in my online store here - and don't forget to use the hostess code which you can find at the top right hand side of this blog and I will post a little something extra to you.

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Scrapbook Saturday - Table Manners by Alan Ayckbourn

Last night was the opening night of our production of Table Manners by Alan Ayckbourn.  The cast did a wonderful job - they have been making me laugh since the fist audition, both on and off stage, and last night it was wonderful to hear the first audience laughter.

I made this page using My Digital Studio from Stampin' Up! The background is the publicity image we have been using for the show.

If you would like to know more about My Digital Studio you can download a free 30 day trial here.

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - The Top 5 Things I Love about Stampin' Up!

Something I get asked about a lot is what I love about being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator - well the rather flippant answer I often want to give is 'what is not to love?', but for this week's Find Out About Friday I thought I would go into a little more detail and share what for me are the Top 5 things I love.  In no particular order they are:

1. The Products - the range, the coordination, and the quality are all fantastic - there is always a great product to suit what ever creative mood I am in and I know that it will work well with the other products that I have - and that is before we start on the wonderful colours and how they carry across the whole range.  Seriously if you have never checked out the products click here and if you want to try some before you buy why not get in touch and we can arrange to get together and craft either at a class or a demonstration

2. The People - since joining Stampin' Up! I have met some amazing and inspiring people and now am lucky enough to call them my friends.  And I know many of these friends are going to be friends for life  I love getting together with them all - as well as crafting together (most times) we always laugh and have fun!  They come from all sorts of places, backgrounds and ages and are united by the love of pretty paper and stamping.

3. The Flexibility - Stampin' Up! is a wonderful business, I get to set my own schedule and work it around the other commitments in my life.  All of us have busy lives (and while we are on the subject how did it get to be late September!) so having a business which can fit around all the less flexible things is a real bonus for me

4. The Rewards and Recognition.  I suspect that I am not the only crafter who has looked for a way to make their hobby cheaper or who wants to get paid for doing what they love!  With Stampin' Up! as well as the chance to earn money, anyone can earn free products (the best price) as well as luxuary holidays.  Stampin' Up! and the people in the business are great at recognising achievements and those personal things too.  I have learned so much with my business, which has had a positive impact in all areas of my life and I am certainly a better crafter than when I started!

5. Guilt Free Crafting - well since it is something I get paid for I can craft  without feeling guilty about it!  What more could a paper lover want!

If you would like to know more about joining what I think is the best Crafting Club there is, about what is involved (mostly having fun!) then please do get in touch - bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and we can start to find out what your personal Top 5 Things to love about Stampin' Up! are.

Happy Stampin'

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Thursday Thank You Treats

As those of you who follow me on Facebook or Instagram will know I have been having a lot of building work done recently.  Colin the builder is almost finished and he as been doing a great job, so as he left for a well earned holiday I wanted to say Thank You and decided to do so with some sweets for him and his wife to enjoy on their flight.

I popped the sweets into a Cafe Gift Bag which I stamped with travel images from the Around the World Stamp Set.  I then added a banner made with the All Is Calm Speciality Designer Papers, some of the coordinating All Is Calm Washi Tape and the Thanks from the Happy Hooray Stamp Set.  I have also used my Confetti Star Punch, Label Bracket Punch and Fun Flower Punch.

I hope they have a wonderful holiday.  Who would you like to say Thank You to today?

Happy Stampin'

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Birthday Card featuring the Kinda Eclectic Stamp Set from Stampin' Up!

Lots of people tell me that they find it hard to make cards for guys so today I am going to share a fun birthday card with you that would be great for any of the men in your life, using a stamp set I am struggling to put down - Kinda Eclectic from Stampin' Up!  It is such a great set and I am really enjoying stamping with it!

The card has a Crumb Cake Background with a Pool Party Layer.  I have used the Dots and Stripes Mask to give my Whisper White Layer a pattern for my stamping to sit on.  The stamping is in Pool Party, Old Olive, Crumb Cake and Island Indigo.  The birthday greeting is from the Something to Say Stamp Set and has been cut out using the Bitty Banner Framelits.

I hope this has inspired you to grab your stamps and make some cards that the men in your life would love to receive

Happy Stampin'

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Butterfly Card from Stamp Club Express

Today I am going to share one of the cards we made at this month's Stamp Club Express.  What is Stamp Club Express I hear you ask ... well it is your chance to drop in and make the cards you need for the month.  You can make two cards for £5 or four cards for £10 or you can make your cards for free with a minimum order.  It is a lot of fun and the next one is on Thursday 2 October so book your place now by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk   You can find the full details here.

So the card ...

This card features my favourite Papillion Potpourri Stamp Set and the colours are Perfect Plum and Rose Red stamped on Very Vanilla and mounted on a Crumb Cake Base.  The greeting is from Sassy Salutations.

I hope to see you at Stamp Club Express

Happy Stampin'

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MDS Monday - Team Thank You Card

As I mentioned yesterday, over the last few weekends I have been spending time with my team up and down the country.  I have had an absolute ball, they are such a fun group and I have loved seeing them create amazing and different projects from the same basic kit.  I wanted to thank them all foe coming and today I am going to share the card I made. 

Being able to email a digital card like this is just one of the things I love about My Digital Studio or MDS from Stampin' Up!  If you would like to try it for yourself then check out this free 30 day trial.

Everyone is welcome to join our team and become part of the best crafting club there is - you can find out more about that here or by emailing bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Stampin' Super Stars Team Days - In This Together Card

Wow what a lot of fun I have had in recent weekends stamping with the lovely members of the Stampin' Super Stars!  About twice a year we get together for a play date with our stamps - and I love the chance to thank them for all they do and to spoil them a little.  I missed the people who were not able to make one of our three dates and loved spending time with those who did.  At each of the days I was also able to play a little and at each I found myself colouring with the Stampin' Blendabilities so today I thought I would share one of the images I coloured made up into a card.

This party girl is from the In This Together Stamp Set and she has been cut out with one of the Oval Framelits and mounted into a recess cut with one of the Apothecary Accents Framelits.  The papers are from the Background Designer Series Pack.

If you would like to know more about stamping with the Stampin' Super Stars please get in touch - my email address is bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Find Out About Friday - How to use your Elegant Butterfly Punch to make a Halloween Bat

Today I have a quick tip for you showing how you can use your Stampin' Up! Elegant Butterfly Punch to make a Bat to decorate your Halloween Treats.  I love to make little treats to hand out at Halloween but since it is not celebrated that much round here I did not wanted to make something with the supplies I already had.  I have used the Bats I made with my trusty Elegant Butterfly Punch to decorate this box.

Here is how I did it.  I started with a piece of 6x6 card and used my Gift Box Punch Board to make a box.  The Gift Box Punch Board is so easy to use.  I then stamped 'Boo to You' from the Good Greetings Stamp Set on the four sides and assembled my box.  

Next I made my Bats.  I punched the Elegant Butterfly in Basic Black card and then attached it to some scrap card using Tombow Glue - if you let this glue dry it becomes a repositional adhesive ideal for this kind of thing.  I then fed this back into the punch and cut the bottom of the butterfly shape off.

This picture may help you see it more clearly.

All that was left to do was to attach them to my box and the job was done!  I hope you have found this tutorial useful and if you would like to purchase any (or all!) of the items I have used you can do so by visiting my store here or by clicking on them above to go straight to them.

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Work of Art Notebooks

I don't know about you bu I love notebooks and today I am going to share some we made at a recent class.  People who attend my classes often want to make a note of the dimensions or scoring measurements for the projects we made so we made a notebook for them to keep them in.

The notebook is one of the adorable Kraft Grid Journals that you can get here.  We decorated it using the Work of Art Stamp Set and some of the gorgeous Venetian Vrochet Trim Lace.

If you would like to know more about the classes I offer please check the event pages on my web site.  I look forward to crafting with you in class.

Happy Stampin'

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Summer Silhouettes Thank You Card

Today I am going to share a pretty Thank You card made using the Summer Silhouettes Stamp Set available here in the UK from Stampin' Up!

As well as the Summer Silhouettes Stamp Set it features the gorgeous Hardwood Background Stamp which I love for adding a bit of texture and interest to my cards.  The colours are Crumb Cake, Perfect Plum, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz.  Some Gold Bakers Twine finishes off the card.

I probably send more thank you cards than any other kind of cards - how about you?

Happy Stampin'

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Want to make your own Christmas Cards this here - here are some ways how

If you would like to make your own Christmas Cards this year but are not sure were to start why not book a place on one of the Christmas Classes I have on offer.  

You and your friends could get together at your place (or mine) for a private class and make 3 cards such as this one.  It costs £5 per person or is free with a minimum purchase at the class, and as the person who gets the friends together you could even get some free goodies.  This class is ideal if you have not crafted before or if you are looking for some fast and fun ideas for cards.

If you would rather spend a whole day crafting and making cards check out the Christmas Card Blitz on Saturday November 1st.  All the details are here and we will make 50 cards and some gift tags.  You get everything you need to make the projects and a stamp set to take home at the end of the day.  We will be using the beautiful Wondrous Wreath Stamp Set and if you book before 1 October you will also get the matching Wonderful Wreath Framelits Dies included in your kit.

There are also two chances for you to Stamp A Stack of Christmas Cards.  On 25 October we will make 20 cards featuring the Endless Wishes Stamp Set (as used for the above card), details here, and on 22 November we will feature the Festival of Trees Stamp Set, details here.  Each session costs £40 and you will have a the stamp set that we have used to take home at the end of the day.  Book these sessions before the start of the month they are in and you can also take advantage of an early booking bonus.

Booking is essential for all of these classes and all you need to do to book is email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk  If you are unable to attend the Christmas Card Blitz or the Stamp a Stack of Christmas Cards events in person but would still like to take part all three are available by post for you to complete in the comfort of your own home.

Happy Stampin'

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MDS Monday - I love our cast for Table Manners by Alan Ayckbourn

As well as being busy crafting, recently I have been very busy with rehearsals for Alan Ayckbourn's play Table Manners - I have been loving every moment of it and the cast are doing a great job.  We open next week and audiences are in for a treat.

The photo on this page is the one I took for the newspapers locally - it was hard to get one where everyone was no laughing!  We have all laughed so much during rehearsals, the script is great and I already know I am going to miss it once we are done.

The page was created in My Digital Studio and if you have not yet given it a try you can download it here, or if you would like to try a free 30 day trial click here.

Happy Stampin'

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