Kathy's Birthday Gifts 2011

I made these gifts and card for my work colleague, Kathy, whose birthday was last month.

She has loved my jewelery before so I made her a matching earring and necklace set. I first punched out circles of Elegant Soiree DSP and adhered them to Tim Holtz Faceted Charms using Crystal Effects, then used Crystal Effects again to seal in the paper. The necklace "chain" was Baja Breeze Seam Binding ribbon which is so lovely. I put the jewelery inside a Pillow Box which I made out of Vellum Card and embossed with the Elegant Flowers Embossing Folder, the embossing was inked using an Aqua Painter and I just had to add some more of that gorgeous ribbon to finish it!

The card used some more of the DSP, together with a Four Frames panel (sorry I just can't not use that set!!)
The last gift was a MINI Milk Carton filled with mini eggs as no birthday should be without chocolate!

Kathy loved them, just as much as I loved creatingthem.

Take care,
Kathy. x

Abi's Birthday 2011

Sorry it's been such a long time since I've updated my blog, but life & Blogger have been getting in the way lately. Every time I've had five minutes to update, Blogger hasn't been letting me in.

I've got loads of projects to show you, so if Blogger lets me upload all my photos, you'll have loads to see during the next couple of weeks.

My first offering was made to celebrate my Stampin' Up! Mummy's birthday. Abi is (lots) younger than me but her downline like to call her Mum!!

We share a love of chocolate so I bought a cup of Galaxy chocolate that you just heat in the microwave, they are super yummy (I had to try one or two just to make sure) and added a couple of bars of Galaxy Bubbles, they too are delicious!! lol

I made a simple open top box to hold them, added a piece of floristry film, gathered the ends up and used some retired spotty ribbon to tie it up. The outside of the box was decorated with some Vintage Vogue flowers with pearl centres.

The matching card has a Top Note die cut panel and the greeting panel is the new Four Frames stamp punched out using the matching Decorative Label punch. The top of the card base was stamped using the Very Vintage roller, I didn't want a clean image so I rolled it back and forth a few times.

The colour combination was Soft Suede, Crumb Cake & Pretty in Pink. Hope you enjoyed it, and had a lovely day Abi.

Take Care,
Kathy.x

Rich Razzleberry Card #2

Card number 2 is a generic card and the Vintage Vogue stamp set is perfect for any occasion. I hope the Old Olive Satin Ribbon carries over to the next catalogue as I love it!

I should find out soon as the retired list comes out later today. I'll try and post the list here (if I can get the link right) if I can't it will be on the link to Stampin' Up's website on the right.

Supplies:

• Stamps - Vintage Vogue
• Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
• Card - Whisper White, Rich Razzleberry
• Assessories - Old Olive Satin Ribbon, Old olive Brad (from Earth Elements set)
• Tools - Paper Cutter, Paper Snips, 1-1/16" Handheld Circle Punch
• Adhesives - Snail, Dimensional

Thanks for looking,
Kathy.

Rose Red Vintage Vogue

I know, I know, yet another Vintage Vogue Card! I just love this set & I wanted to show you a load of variations, so you can get the most out of your stamps.

I promise I will move onto another set soon, just not yet eh?

Happy Crafting!
Kathy. x

Life Happens

I made this card using the stunning new set, Vintage Vogue, form the new mini catalogue.
The set has such lovely images & I can see myself using this set for so many projects.

Supplies:

• Stamps - Vintage Vogue
  
• Ink - Ballet Blue
  
• Card - Very Vanilla, Ballet Blue
  
• Accessories - Clear Rhinestone Brad
  
• Tools - Paper Cutter, Paper Snips, 1/16" Circle Handheld Punch
  
• Adhesives - Snail & Dimensionals
  

Thanks for Looking,
Kathy.

Plymouth Event Swap

When Stampin' Up! demonstrators get together, we love to swap. We make a whole load of card fronts, stick the supplies list on the back & get swapping! It's a bit like ATC swapping, but with full size card fronts (we don't do the back as it wastes precious SU card stock).

I used the fabulous new 2-step bird punch from the mini catalogue. It punches the body, wing & the branch in one go. It is a new style punch which stores flat, great idea for those of us with limited crafting space.

I've seen a few blogs where the wing has been used flower petals, I'm sure there will be lots of other ingenious ideas coming from the punch artists out there.

Supplies:

• Stamps - Vintage Vogue (for greeting)
• Ink - Close to Cocoa
• Card - Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa
• DSP - Sweet Pea
• Accessories - Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint
• Tools - Paper Cutter, 2-Step Bird Punch, Scallop Edge Punch
• Adhesives - Mini Glue Dots, Snail, Dimensionals

Thanks for looking,
Kathy. x

Necklace, Card & Gift Box

I promised you the supplies list for my Demonstrator's Choice Competition entry, so here it is:

• Stamps - Vintage Vogue, Tiny Tags, Curvy Verses (card greeting)
• Ink - Basic Black
• Card - Basic Black, Whisper White
• DSP - Night & Day (including printed acetate for box window)
• Accessories - Pretties Kit, Whisper White Satin Ribbon, White Shimmer Paint
  
• Tools - Paper Cutter (& scoring blade), Paper Snips, Medium Jewelery Tag Punch, Sponge Dauber
  
• Adhesives - Sticky Strip, Crystal Effects, Mini Glue Dots, Snail & Dimensionals

I didn't stand a chance of winning, but I had fun making this project.

Take Care,
Kathy. x

Vintage Vogue Thankyou

This card was made for one of my neighbours who has been kind enough to take in my (many) parcels that arrive while I'm at work.

When I apologied to her for the inconvenience, she said she was happy to help. I'm so lucky to have (on the whole) such lovely neighbours & this is to show how much I appreciate her help.

Supplies:

• Stamps - Vintage Vogue, Tiny Tags both from Mini Catalogue
  
• Ink - Ballet Blue
  
• Card - Very Vanilla
  
• Accessories - Flat back Pearl from Pretties Kit
  
• Punches - Tiny Tag from Mini Catalogue
  
• Tools - Paper Cutter, Paper Snips
  
• Adhesives - Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots
  

Thnaks for looking,
Kathy. x

Vintage Vogue Necklace

My stampers 6 ladies should recognise this necklace as I wore it at the Stampin' Up! event last Saturday. It might look really complicated to make but trust me, it's easy!

I'll take it step by step for you, please allow 2 overnight drying times, it's not a project you can make at the last minute.

1. Stamp the large flower one & the small flower twice onto Whisper White card using Basic Black ink.
2. Cut out each flower, leaving a small border around the edge.
3. Use a Dimensional to mount one of the small flowers on top of the large one.
4. Adhere a flat back pearl from the Pretties Kit using a small glue dot.
   
5. Cover the front of the flower (including under the small flower) with Crystal Effects.
6. Allow this to dry thoroughly (ideally overnight).
7. Measure how long you want your necklace to be & add a couple of inches to allow for tying a knot.
8. Cut 3 lengths of Silver Elastic Cord.
9. Tie the ends together in a knot, so you have your "chain".
10. Using Glue dots, stick the knot to the back of the flower.
11. Again Glue dots, stick the spare flower over the top of the knot.
12. Cover the back of the flower with Crystal Effects, pay speacial attention to the gaps around the flower hiding the knot.
13. Allow to dry (again ideally overnight).
14. Wear your creation with pride!

Hope you got the drift of it. You can make them in whatever colour you wish, try using a sponge dauber with the new scrummy Shimmer Paint to give the flower a touch of sparkle, then add the Crystal Effects. Go on, have a play!

Happy Crafting!
Kathy. x

Stampers 6 Project #7

The top picture is of the matching gift box project & the bottom one is of the surprize gift I gave them.

We wouldn't have had enough time to make a necklace (lots of drying time required), so I started one off to show how it's done & made some before hand to give out. I have a feeling that there's going to be a lot of jewelery making going on soon (judging by the amount of elastic cord etc ordered).

I hope my picture of the box lid shows off the stamped acetate, I did it with Shimmer Paint. A little waft of a Heat Tool & the ink's dry, lovely! When you get a new product home, do what I do & have a little play. :)

If you haven't got any of the new Shimmer Paint yet, get some soon! It comes in 3 colours, the Frost white is very versatile as it can be coloured with re-inkers, the Platinum is different to the other two because it's opaque, but my favourite is the Champagne Mist, it's very subtle. The best bit of all with them is a little goes a long way!

Thanks for Looking!
Kathy. x

Stampers 6 Project #6

I had an extra Stampers 6 meeting this month (we normally meet every other month), but everyone was itching to get their hands on some Mini Catalogue items so I decided to do a last minute session!

Supplies:

• Stamps - Vintage Vogue
• Ink - Close to Cocoa
• Card - Kraft, Close to Cocoa
• Accessories - Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint
• Tools - Paper Cutter, Paper Snips, Eyelet Border punch, Sponge Dauber
• Adhesives - Snail & Dimensionals

We had another matching project to do, I will share that with you tomorrow.

Take Care,
Kathy. x

Teal Necklace & Gift Box

This was the gift I made for Abi, my upline's, birthday. I made one of my easy peasy necklaces & popped into a gift box (Sizzix Suitcase Die), which I decorated with the gorgeous little bird punch.

I think she liked it, although I made the "chain" a little tight, I thought I'd measured it right, sorry Abi! If you can't extend it I'll make you another one!

Hope you had a lovely birthday Abi,
Kathy. x