Go Confidently

Today I am going to share one of the projects we made last Saturday when I met up with fellow demo’s Karin & Monica. This project was designed by Karin who is an extremely talented scrap booker

This cute little 6x6 page uses the Stampin’ Up! Carousel Notes and the Live your Dreams Stamp Set. The colours are Mellow Moss , Chocolate Chip, Apricot Appeal and Pretty in Pink. The photo’s and journaling go on cards inside the pocket which was cleverly created using half an envelope

Thanks for this lovely little project Karin – now I just need to decide what photo to add and what to write about!

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Bekka

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Flowers on a Rainy Day

Well toady even the British Met Office is saying we will have a wet summer this year – I certainly have needed my umbrella more than I have needed my sun cream!

Anyway today I am going to share with you a couple of other projects we made at last Saturday’s card class.

The first card was made using the very versatile Petal Pizzazz Stamp Set, combined with two of the fabulous Background Stamps, Polka Dot and Paisley. The Polka Dot was stamped in Almost Amethyst to form the background. The flowers were stamped using Elegant Eggplant, the large one kissed with the Paisley Background Stamp. If you would like to learn how to kiss with your stamps please get in touch and I can help you learn another fun way to use your stamps.

And here is the gift bag we stamped using stamps from Fresh Cuts and Life’s Beautiful

To book a place on any of my classes please just get in touch. Dont forget that registration for the first Get Ready for Christmas Class closes on Saturday! Full details here.

Happy Crafting

Bekka

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Thank You Gifts

I think I may have mentioned that I had a really crafty day on Saturday. As well as my regular monthly card making class I met up with two fellow Stampin’ Up! demonstrators – my wonderful Up line Monica and the lovely and talented Karin. What a great way to spend an evening.

Today I am going to share with you the little gifts I made for Karin and Monica

Yep – I made two more handbags from Designer Papers! This time I started with 6x6 sheets and made mini bags which were just big enough to fit two Ferraro Rocher Chocolates. One of the bags was made from a sheet of the Haiku Papers the other from Tea and Crumpets. Since the Stampin’ Up! Designer Papers are double sided these bags come with a readymade lining so look good on the inside as well.

While we were together we made some lovely projects which I will show you later in the week. I have spent today making a model of the set I have designed for a play my OH is directing. I enjoyed designing the set but have decided that making models is really not my strength! Bring back the card making ...

Thank you for stopping by

Happy Crafting

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Rainy Days and Mondays!

We seem to be having another rainy Monday here – so much for the British Summer!

Today I am going to show you a couple of the cards the lovely ladies who came to my class on Saturday made.

This first card is a version of a card I have shown you before – I just love this image from the Summer By the Sea Stamp Set and the ladies enjoyed making this unusual shaped card. The card is Always Artichoke and Natural Ivory and the image has been coloured using watercolour wonder crayons in So Saffron, Pretty in Pink and Always Artichoke. The image is mounted on a layer of Natural Ivory stamped in Pretty in Pink on Natural Ivory using a stamp from the Pocket Silhouettes Set.
Next we made this card using the adorable Crazy for Cupcakes Stamp set. The colours used are Brocade Blue, So Saffron and Chocolate Chip. The background was created using the Canvas Background Stamp and one of the small flowers from the One of A Kind Stamp Set. The icing on the cake was stamped twice and mounted on Stampin’ Dimensionals, while a glow from the candle was added to the base layer using a sponge dauber.

The colour combination makes this card suitable for either a man or a woman.

I am so lucky that I have such a lovely group of ladies who come to my classes. If you would like to join them the next monthly class is on Saturday 22 August at 2pm when we will be making cards for all reasons. Between now and then there is also the first to the two Get Ready For Christmas Parties. on August 15th – that is shaping up to be a lot of fun and I may have some sneak peaks for you later this week. Don’t forget you need to book this all day party by the 1st August – at the party you will make at least 35 Christmas Cards, a Christmas Planner and at least 10 gift tags. You can find out all about the Get Ready For Christmas Parties here.

Thank you for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Bekka

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Stamp With Us Challenge

I have been having a lot of stamping fun this weekend having spent most of yesterday stamping with two different groups of friends, but I will tell you more about that and show you some of the things we made over the next few days.

Sunday is Stamp with US Challenge Day and this week the challenge is a recipe challenge. The challenge recipe is Two Patterned Papers, One Ribbon and One Piece of Hardware. I find these recipes quite hard but once I get started I really enjoy them.

So here is my card for this week

I wanted to create something with a slightly vintage look so have used the wonderful Tea and Crumpets Papers – these always feel very cottagey to me. I also wanted to use my new toy – a wonderful little second hand sewing machine that I brought from the lovely Kate, so I stitched the papers onto a layer of Natural Ivory Card. I loved using my new toy – thank you Kate.

The main image is from the Live Your Dreams Stamp Set. I have coloured it using marker pens in Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Pretty in Pink, Pixie Pink and Apricot Appeal. I love the precision with which you can add colour with the markers and how this allows you to shade your image.

The stamped image was cut out using the Oval Nestabilities and then I shaded round the edge with Apricot Appeal to give a soft and aged look. I mounted it on a scalloped oval of Always Artichoke. The sentiment is mounted behind a piece from the silver hodge podge hardware kit on a length of Always Artichoke ribbon.

I really enjoyed making this and look forward to seeing what you make in response to the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Bekka

PS: Edited – I have just seen the card the talented Sara made for this challenge – what a great card lay out! We did not compare notes honest ...

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Thursday Fun Part 2

So as promised here it is – this is what the ladies are making tonight
The colours are Bashful Blue and Regal Rose. The stamp sets used are Garden Whimsy and Totally Tabs. The butterflies are made using the rock and roll technique – ideal for a group of ladies all of whom I know love their music. If you would like to stamp, rock and roll with your friends get in touch bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Bekka

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Thursday Fun Part 1

Today I have been getting ready for a Stampin’ Up! Party with some lovely ladies * waves* hello girlies! I have a lovely little project for you to make that I hope you are going to love. Here is a sneak peak of part of it.

I will arrange for the whole project to post while we are having fun making it together, so if you want you can check back this evening to see it.

If you would like to have a Stampin’ Up! party with your friends please get in touch. As well as being a lot of fun as the hostess you can earn yourself exclusive free stamp sets and money to spend in the catalogue. I also like to give each of my hostesses a gift from me as a personal thank you and automatic extra entries into my Customer Club draw for the month of their party - one entry for every £10 they and their guests spend on products at their workshop. Guest who place orders will of course also get entries to the draw. Email me at bekka@feeling-crafty.co.uk to find out more – and don’t worry if you are not local I may still be able to help you.

Happy Crafting

Bekka

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How Cute!

Now you will be able to tell that I took today’s photo a few days ago – when we had a brief sunny spell and were able to pretend it was summer. To get these photos I had to contend with the wind and with a lot of local interest!

Yesterday I showed you a set of pretty notelets that I made using Stampin’ Up!’s Happiness Always and Live Your Dream’s Stamp Sets. Well Pretty Notelets deserve a pretty package to live in and based on an idea by the lovely Monica this is what I have come up with How cute is that! I love this design – Thank You Monica. I am pretty sure I will make more of them before too long.

This one has been made with a sheet of Bashful Blue Designer Paper onto which I have stamped the butterfly from the Live Your Dreams Stamp Set. I have used Regal Rose ink to coordinate with the cards that are inside. The handbag’s closure is also made in Regal Rose as are the ribbon handles.

We are off to a posh do in a couple of months – I wonder if I could get away with a handbag like this!

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Happy Crafting

Bekka Pin It

On a Happy Note

Some days it is hard to believe that it is summer – and we have had quite a few of those this week. However I hope today’s card will cheer you up and help you remember what summer is all about!

I really enjoyed using the Happiness Always Stamp Set yesterday – it is one I have wanted for the longest of times and one that is only available to people who host a very successful Stampin’ Up! Party. I love how the outlined shapes look on the soft Natural Ivory card – such a pretty look.

For these cards I have repeated a design from yesterday but in a totally different colour way – Regal Rose and Bashful Blue. I am very fond of how these two colours look together. The stamp sets are Happiness Always and Live your Dreams. All the supplies are from Stampin’ Up!

I made a total of eight of these little beauties and I think they make a lovely notelet set – come back tomorrow and see how I have packaged them up. I probably should not say so of one of my own projects but I am really pleased with how it turned out. I can see me making more of the sets as gifts ... I need to start thinking about gifts for several birthdays and then of course there is Christmas too.

Thanks for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Bekka

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Take Two on the Colours

I have had a lovely day today Stampin’ Up! with Kim and her friends. Hello ladies if you are reading. I wish I had taken my camera with me as they made some wonderful interpretations of the project.

I promised you all another card with the colour combination from yesterday’s Stamp with Us Challenge. So here you are. The colours used are Ballet Blue, Real Red and Natural Ivory. There is also some Yo-Yo Yellow hidden under the vellum butterfly. The stamp sets are Happiness Always (the level 3 Hostess Set) and Live your Dreams.

I enjoyed making this card so much I made another!Which I enjoyed too and which in turn inspired tomorrow’s project!

Thank you for stopping by

Happy Crafting

Bekka

PS: Due to room availability there has been a change to one of the dates for the Get Ready For Christmas Class. September’s Class will now be on Saturday 12 September so the last date to sign up and pay your deposit by will be 29 August. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

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