Everything Eleanor Thank You Cards

Today I am going to share a couple of Thank You Cards that I sent to two lovely ladies who are going to host Stampin' Up! Parties with me soon.  I am looking forward to meeting up with them and their friends, to helping them earn lots of free Stampin' Up! Products and to spoiling them a little too!

I have used one of my favourite stamp sets for these cards - Everything Eleanor.  

I have also used my Perfect Polkadots Embossing Folder and the sentiment if from the lovely Curly Cute Stamp Set.

If you would like to host a party with me all you have to go is get your friends together for 2-3 hours of crafting and shopping.  It does not matter if they have never crafted before - they will all make a small project to take home with them.  I will do the rest.  Don't worry if we don't live near each other - with the help of technology we can still party together!  

During August I have some openings during the daytime and a few openings in the evenings too.  September (when we will have a new Seasonal Catalogue) is booking up fast, as is October so to secure the date you would like please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and we can get your party scheduled.

Happy Stampin'

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Enchanting Mini Book

Today I am going to share a Mini Book I made featuring the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers and the gorgeous coordinating Enchanting Ribbon and Brad Pack that you can get for Free when you spend £45 this month.

I made this album with two lovely ladies who came to spend the evening with me learning how to use their Big Shots, so we played with lots of dies and used our Big Shots lots when putting together our albums.  

We based our album on pages cut with the wonderful Top Note Die.

I love working with these papers, they are so versatile and the patterns and colours are such fun.

You can purchase them this month only (so you just have another week to get them) for £9.95

The ribbons and brads I have used on this album are from the Enchanting Pack that you can get for free with every £45 you spend before post and packing.

You can see details of the offer here.

To place your order and to take advantage of these special offers email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Mouthwatering Monday

Today I am going to share a card featuring the lovely Ice Cream Image from the delicious Mouthwatering Stamp Set.  For lots of the kids round here today is the first day of the School Holidays and, without wanting to tempt fate it looks like its going to be a sunny day so hopefully the card sets the right mood!

The papers are from the wonderful Sweet Shop Specialty Collection and I have teamed them with Island Indigo Card and Ruffled Ribbon.

This was one of the cards we made at this month's card making class.  You can find all the details of this month's classes here.  To book your place just email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Aviary Birthday Card

Today I am going to share with you a card made using the wonderful Aviary Stamp Set.  I love this collection of bird cages and birds - including a very cute little Owl.  Its a fantastic stamp set for making cards for everyone, young, old, male, female and to use on any occasion.

This Birthday card is based on Crumb Cake Card and features stamping in Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede.  The panel has also been edged in Whisper White.

Aviary is the stamp set I am going to be featuring in August's Card Making Classes, so why not come along and discover for yourself just how versatile it really it.  Full details are here.  To book your place email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin

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Scrapbook Saturday - Glass at the V&A Museum

For last month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club I did something I don't do very often - I made a double page lay out!  I really loved the glass exhibition and the amazing glass sculptures we saw when we visited the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The papers I have used are from the Sweet Shop Collection which featured in last month's Feeling Crafty Scrapbook Club Kit.  

I have used an assortment of punches to make the embellishments on these pages.

This month's Scrapbook Club meets on Thursday 26th July and we will be using the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers.  If you would like to join us please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

PS: Looking for a new album for your Scrapbook Pages - check out this post

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Find Out About Friday - How to make a Diamond Patterned Background

Since I posted this card I have had several emails asking me how the Background Quilted Diamond Effect was made so for this Week's Find Out About Friday I thought I would share that with you.

To make the pattered panel you need to start with a square of card, mine was 10 cm / 4 inches square.  Using the Diagonal Plate on my Simply Scored! I scored a line at 0, then 1/8 inch, then 1 inch, then 11/8 inch etc all the way across.  The easy way to remember this is every inch and then every groove next to it!  

When you have done this once you will have score lines across half your card.  Turn it through 90 degrees and repeat, scoring as before.  You will then need to do this twice more.

If you want to start with a rectangle of card then you will need to use the measures along the side of the Simply Scored! as well as the ones along the top and score all the diagonals across the card before turning it.

For this card I then added a piece of matching card to the the quilted panel to make it the size of the layer I wanted on my finished card and stamped my greeting on it, and the bottom edge punched with the Scallop Trim Border Punch.  

The Crochet Trim and Baker's Twine were wrapped around to cover the join before this was mounted onto my card base.

The flower was created using the Rock and Roll Technique (inking in one colour and then rolling the edge of the stamp in another colour) and by layering different elements of the stamp.  The In Colour Brad holds the layers of the flower together and was opened out before the flower was attached using foam Dimensional Pads.

I then added the small Rhinestones to highlight the intersections of the diagonal lines to highlight the pattern

I hope you have fun creating backgrounds like this one and if you have any questions or would like to order your own Simply Scored! and Diagonal Plate please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin

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Mouthwatering Ice Lollies

Today I am going to share a card featuring two delicious looking Ice Lollies stamped from the aptly named Mouthwatering Stamp Set.

The card also features some of the gorgeous Lucky Limeade Organdy Ribbon that is part of the Enchanting Ribbons and Brads Bundle that you will get for FREE for every £45 you spend (before post and packing) until the end of the month. These ribbons are delicious and so pretty and the brads coordinate with the wonderful Everyday Enchantment Papers which are also available to purchase for this month only and while stocks last.

If you would like to place an order email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Additional Scrapbook Albums Available from Stampin' Up!

Are you looking for a new Scrapbook Album?  The Stampin' Up! Albums offer a great way to store and protect your Scrapbook Pages.

Last week Stampin' Up! made four new 12x12 Linen Albums available to purchase while stocks last.

Now you can order a Real Red 12x12 Linen Album either with Ring or Post Bindings, a Navy Ring Album or a Neutral Ring Album.  You can see the details here.  The 12x12 Linen Post Album on page 103 of the Idea Book and Catalogue will also only be available while stocks last.

To order your Scrapbook Album and any other Stampin' Up! Supplies email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk and don't forget, this month, when you spend £45 or more before post and packing you will get a Free Brad and Ribbon Bundle - details here.

Happy Stampin'

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Just Believe Sympathy Card

Unfortunately from time to time we all need to send Sympathy Cards.  Like many people I find these hard to make and find myself thinking about the person who has gone and their family.  Today I am going to share a Sympathy Card made using the gorgeous Just Believe Stamp Set

The image has been stamped onto Crumb Cake with Old Olive, and the edges inked in Whisper White before mounting into onto a layer of Old Olive.  The butterflies are from the Beautiful Wings Embosslit cut in Perfect Plum, while the sentiment comes from the wonderful Hopeful Thoughts Stamp Set.

If you would like to purchase any of the products used to make this card please email bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Happy Stampin'

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Mouthwatering Apple Teacher Thank You Card

As we approach the end of the school year many people are sending Thank You Cards to Teachers and today I am going to share one I made using the Mouthwatering Stamp Set.  Now when you first look at this stamp set you will see Ice Lollys, Ice Creams, Cherries and a Slice of Watermelon, but not an apple.  However when you stamp two slices side by side ...

You have a Mouthwatering Apple

What are you looking forward to about the school holidays?  I hope it will mean more time for you to stamp and do creative things.  I will be sharing some ideas using your stamps and crafting supplies that will help keep kids amused over the summer holidays in the next edition of my newsletter which is out this week.  To get your free copy make sure you are subscribed by adding your email address to the box at the top right hand side of this blog.

Happy Stampin'

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