25% off 25 Stamp Sets

A fantastic special offer from Stampin' Up to celebrate their 25th Anniversary.

Click this link to see the full list of stamps available. On the list you will find page numbers for the discounted stamp sets and if you do not have a current catalogue you can view this on the right of my blog. Take a look there might be some stamps you have been thinking of getting so it would be worth ordering while they are on offer.  

Please note these special prices are only valid until the 28th October 2013, and if anyone would like to place an order please contact me (mobile number and email above) by mid-day on the 28th. 

Have a good (wet!) week.

Julia

Christmas Collectibles and Winter Frost Papers

Showing a Christmas Card today with 'flags' made from the beautiful Winter Frost Speciality papers.

I embossed a strip of the base card using an embossing folder from a pack of two called Delicate Designs, which is for embossing card edges. I used a substantial white card blank so that the card did not 'crumple' around the embossing. 

The bauble from Christmas Collectibles has been stamped in Bermuda Bay ink and cut out with the Christmas Bauble punch. The sentiment was stamped with Bermuda Bay ink onto the same colour card. A very fine strip of Silver Glimmer Paper represents the string of the bauble.

The stamp set, punch and papers are all available in the new Seasonal Catalogue (see the right hand side of my blog).

I used foam dimentionals to fix the bauble and the sentiment with 'flags' to the card.

Julia

Mosaic Madness Grunge Christmas

Hello,

At last, a card to share with you. This one uses stamps from Mosaic Madness and Gorgeous Grunge.

The sentiment is from Greetings of the Season, a stamp set with four Christmas sentiments from the 2012 Winter Catalogue which is still available this year - see the Special Offers on the right hand side of my blog.

Colours: 

Card - Bermuda Bay and Pool Party

Ink - Bermuda Bay and Real Red

Additional items:

Silver Glimmer Paper

Dazzling Details in Cherry Cobbler

Brights Candy Dots

Mosaic Punch

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch

Have a good weekend. I seem to have lost my voice so it will be very quiet here!

Julia

Best of 25 Years Sale-a-Bration Stamp Set

Hello,

Just a quick post to show let you know that the October Best of 25 Years stamp set has been released. To see this set which is a mix of Sale-a-Bration stamps, please check the new Stampin' Up Special Offers and Promotions to the right of my blog.

Sorry there is no card to show today, but I will hopefully post one within the next few days.

Julia

Very Merry Tags Christmas Card

Hello,

Today's card is a very quick and easy one for Christmas. I got the idea from another SU demonstrator who made this in pretty floral colours for a birthday present style card, and thought that this tag stamp from Very Merry Tags was ideal for a Christmas version.

To make the card I cut out a piece of Sahara Sand card to exactly fit the front of an A6 card and then cut the Sahara Sand card into four pieces. I stamped two sections in Gumball Green and two sections in Real Red using an image from the Flower Shop stamp set. I then stuck the sections on to the base card and added some strips of Glimmer Paper to represent ribbon on the 'present'.

Have a good week.

Julia

Summer Silhouettes for Christmas!

Hello,

I recently purchased a white StazOn ink pad with Christmas cards in mind. StazOn inks in black and white are available from SU on page 165 of the Annual catalogue. This is a very quick card I came up with.

All stamped in white StazOn onto Night of Navy card - this actually looks a brighter blue but I think it is due to the way I took my photo. The card is a small square of 10cm. The sentiment has been layered onto some Silver Glimmer Paper and I have added Dazzling Details (clear) to the seed heads. The 'snow'  is a stamp from the Gorgeous Grunge stamp set. 

Back soon.

Julia

Summer Silhouettes

Hello again,

Just a quick post showing a similar card here to my previous post.

Stamp sets used:

Summer Silhouettes

Sassy Salutations

Colours:

Card - Smoky Slate and Coastal Cabana

Ink - Smoky Slate, Pool Party and Black StazOn

Extras:

Taffeta Ribbon in Bermuda Bay

Very Vintage Button

Basic Pearls

Happy stamping.

Julia