Orlando Leadership So You Scrapbook Page Swap

It is very strange to think that this time last month I was in Orlando with some of the amazing ladies who are leaders with Stampin' Up!  Quite a few of us from Europe traveled over and we decided that we all wanted to make a special album to remember our visit to each made a 4x4 Scrapbook Page featuring our photos to swap with each other and that we would make them to fit in the adorable So You Album.  Today I thought I would share the one I made.

The Irrisistably Yours Papers have been stenciled using the flower cut out from the Artisan Embellishment Kit and stamped with the Best Day Ever Stamps - both of which are available as part of Sale-a-Bration.  If you are loving Sale-a-Bration be sure to check back tomorrow to see how it is getting even better!  

I have also used some Sahara Sand Lace and the butterflies were punched with my Bitty Butterfly Punch from some Silver Fancy Foil Embossed Vellum which I then coloured with my Tempting Turquoise Ink. 

I never expected that by sharing my love of stamping I would get such amazing opportunities as the trip to Orlando.  When I joined I just wanted to get my supplies cheap or for free, as well as that I have made amazing friends, grown as a crafter, and been to some amazing places.  If you would like to know more about where Stampin' Up! could take you please get in touch, bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk for a no obligation chat about it.

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How To Make A Cute Easter or Spring Treat Bag

Since I showed you this cute treat bag and card combination I have had a lot of requests for a video to show how the treat bag is made so today I am going to share one with you.  This treat bag is just right for a small gift or some Easter Chocolate. 

The treat bag is made from a 6x6 inch sheet of patterned paper and in this video I have used some of the free Sale-a-Bration Best Year Ever Papers.

If you have not taken advantage of the exclusive free products that are available during Sale-a-Bration there is still time.  You can choose one of the exclusive free products with every £45 you spend before post and packing.  There are stamp sets, full pack of patterned paper,gorgeous accessories, Project Life Cards too.  You can see them all here and you just have until the end of March to add them to your collection.

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Stenciled Butterfly Painted Petals You're Amazingly Amazing Card

I am really enjoying playing with my Dots and Stripes Masks at the moment and I could not resist using them with the Painted Petals Stamp Set.  I have also been cutting a lot of butterflies with the Butterfly Thinlit Die ready for Stamperama on Sunday so I had lots of wax paper butterflies on my desk so I used one of those as a mask too.

The colours I have used are Wiseria Wonder, Rose Red, Blushing Bride, Elegant Eggplant and Bermuda Bay.  As well as the Painted Petals Stamp Set I have also used one of the splatter stamps from the Gorgeous Grunge Stamp Set.

I love the sense of depth you get when you use lots of different layers all added over each other and like the fact that the card is still really flat for postage!

If you are in the Stevenage Area on Sunday it would be lovely to see you at the Stamperama Show.  We have a stand and are running a workshop so if you have not tried Stampin' Up!' products for yourself this could be your ideal chance!  If you are coming please do introduce yourself, it is always lovely to meet my readers and I would love make sure you enter our show prize draw.

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Painted Petals - Not just for Floral Girly Cards

Yesterday I mentioned that when we use a stamp set at our Monthly Card Making Classes we like to see how versatile it is and I showed you a pretty, feminine floral thank you card using the Painted Petals Stamp Set.  Well today's card uses the same stamp set and is still a thank you card but that is where any similarity ends!

This bright nautical thank you card would be great for any occasion and makes me think of summer days, just what is needed to cheer up a dull February day!

The colours are Pacific Point, Real Red and Whisper White and we used some Linen Thread to tie the card together.

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Vintage Painted Petals Ornate Tag Card

I had so much fun last weekend sharing the wonderful Painted Petals Stamp Set with the ladies who came to our card making class.  Our classes are a lot of fun and we always enjoy welcoming new members, so please do get in touch if you would like to join us.  Each month we take a stamp set and make a collection of cards which show how versatile the stamp set is and which use a variety of different techniques so the classes are great for both experienced crafters and those who are just discovering the joy of stamping!

Today I am going to share one of the cards we made.  This card show just how pretty the Painted Petals Stamp Set is when it is used with soft colours to give a vintage feel.

The colours are Very Vanilla, Blushing Bride, Rose Ted and Sahara Sand.  The tag was cut with the Ornate Tag Topper Punch and finished with some Sahara Sand Lace Trim and Gold Bakers Twine.

To find out more about upcoming classes please click here or email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

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Adventure Awaits Bright Bokeh Card

This morning I am going to share a card which would be great to send someone who is going trough a rough time or who loves inspirational quotes!  It features a bright Bokeh Background.  I am absolutely loving this technique and hope that you enjoyed the video I shared on Friday showing you how you can create this effect yourself.  If you want to check the video out you can find it here.

Today's card also features the lovely Adventure Awaits Stamp Set which has some fantastic sayings on it including the one on this card 'A calm sea never made a skilled sailor' which is a saying that I love.  Here I have just stamped it onto the card and added a small Rhinestone.  

I hope that today is not too full of tests of your sailing skills and that you get some crafting play time to try this technique (with the help of the video) if you have not already done so.

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You Made My Day Butterfly Bokeh Card

Today I am going to share another card that features some of my favourite things - Butterflies, Bokeh and Free Stamps!  What is not to love about those!

The patterned background was made using the technique I shared in this video.  The colours are Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo.  The butterfly has been cut from  some Typeset Papers using the Butterfly Thinlits Die and decorated with Rhinestones.

The stamp is from the wonderful Best Day Ever Stamp Set which is available for free as part of Sale-a-Bration until the end of March, you can find all the details here.

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Birthday Bash Scrapbook Start Point

Today I have a Scrapbook Start Point for you featuring the gorgeous Birthday Bash Specialty Papers and the Best Day Ever Stamp Set.

I love this stamp set, it is great for both card making and scrapbooking and what is even better - you can choose it for free when you place an order for £45 or more (before post and packing) just click here for details.

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How to Make a Beautiful Butterfly Bokeh Background for your Cards and Scrapbook Pages

When I showed this Butterfly Bokeh background on Facebook last weekend I had quite a few people contact me to ask how I had made it.

It was a lot of fun to make and so I did not need much persuading to make some more and out came the video camera.

These very fashionable backgrounds make a fantastic base for a card or an element for a Scrapbook Page.  I do have to admit that I have not yet used the original butterfly ones I made just yet - I am building up to that and think it will end up on a Project Life by Stampin' Up! Page.  Here however are the three cards which do feature in the video.

The stamp I have used on these three are from the Hello Life Stamp Set.

I hope you have fun with this technique 

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So Sweet Butterfly Card with a Stenciled Background

While I was in Orlando I spent a morning with friends making mixed media prints and it inspired me to dig out my Stampin' Up! Masks when I got home, and I spent a happy afternoon covering card and myself in ink as I made a whole load of backgrounds.  I have even made some of them into cards!  The rest are sitting waiting for me to do the same.  Today I am going to share one of those cards. 

The background is Coastal Cabanna and it has been sponged with Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay ink using the Stripes Mask and a circle mask I made by punching out circles in various sizes.  I also added some Whisper White Ink to one side.  The stamp is from the Hello Life Stamp Set.  The Butterfly was cut from some Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper using the Butterfly Thinlits Die.

I hope you liked today's card and that you will check back tomorrow as I will be sharing a video about a very fun technique that involves masks ...

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So Sweet Best Day Ever Card

Did you know that we are already about half way through Sale-a-Bration, the biggest promotion of Stampin' Up!'s year and that means two things ... 

1. If you have not already got yourself any of the amazing free products that are available there is still time
   
   
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2. If you have not got all the amazing free products that you want there is still time

There is still a month and a half of Sale-a-Bration to go and I know that sounds like a long time, but given how fast the last month and a half have gone I would encourage you to act now.  A quick reminder in case you need it, there are 3 ways to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration

Shop.  

During Sale-a-Bration you can choose an exclusive free Sale-a-Bration product for every £45 you spend (before post and packing), so that means if you place an order for £90 you would get two choices etc  Click Here to Shop Now

Host.

Get your friends together for a couple of hours of crafting and shopping and you can get extra free products - email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk to arrange your party now - and no your don't have to live locally to me!

Join.

Purchase the incredible value starter kit - just £99 for £130 worth of products with no post and packing to pay and you can either choose two exclusive Sale-a-Bration Products or one of the amazing Kits in the Spring Summer Catalogue.  Click Here to Join Now.

The card I am going to share with you today features on of the free Sale-a-Bration Stamp Sets called Best Day Ever, along with some Sweet Dreams Washi Tape and the Hello Life Stamp Set.  The colours are Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral and Black.

I hope you decided to take advantage of Sale-a-Bration either for the first time or again!

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Painted Petals Thank You Card

Over the weekend I had a little play with the Painted Petals Stamp Set which is the stamp set we are using at this weekend's  card making class.  It was love at first stamp!

As well as featuring the gorgeous Painted Petals Stamp Set this card also features some of the Best Year Ever Papers punched out with the Note Tag Punch, some Sahara Sand Lace Trim and Sweet Dreams Washi Tape.

If you would like to know more about upcoming Card Making and other Classes that you can either attend in person or from the comfort of your own home please click here.

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Fast and Fabulous Birthday Card

Do you ever need a birthday card in a hurry? I know I do and today I am going to show you a fast and fabulous birthday card that was made using left over pieces of the Perpetual Birthday Calendar Kit.

I have attached some of the left over elements from the kit (including the pretty outside bits that were probably meant to be scrap) on a Note Card that I had stamped with the matching Perpetual Birthday Calendar Stamps.  The Happy Birthday comes from the free Sale-a-Bration Big Day Stamp Set.  You can choose one Sale-a-Bration item for free with every £45 you spend before post and packing between now and the end of March.  If you were to purchase the Perpetual Birthday Calander Kit and Stamps, some Note Cards and an ink pad for example you would be able to get the Big Day Stamp Set for free.  Brilliant.

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Valentine's Day Treat Pouches

OK, So I know Valentine's Day was yesterday but I wanted theses little treats to get to their recipients before I showed them here so as not to spoil the surprise.

I made just two of these treat pouches, one each for two very special young ladies, my nieces.

I used the lovely Something Borrowed Papers and trimmed them with a strip of Real Red Card punched with the Heart Boarder Punch.  The Tag was punched out with the Note Tag Punch and the greeting is from Pictogram Punchs.  

The heart in the greeting has been given a little lift with one of the Itty Bitty Accents Epoxy Stickers which fit over the top perfectly.  The tag was tied on with some of the Sahara Sand Lace Trim.

My nieces are both very talented lovely people (OK so I may be biased, but they are) and one talent and passion they both share is for music.  When I was in Orlando discovering what I think is now one of my favourite shops, Charming Charlie, I came across these and just could not resist getting them one each.

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