White Christmas...Lovely as a Tree class

WHITE CHRISTMAS ~ LOVELY AS A TREE

I have just finished creating my sample cards for my next card making class

we will be using the fabulous "Lovely as a Tree" stamp set

This was the very first Stampin' Up set I ever bought and I still love it

here's the first card which is embossed using the 

Woodlands Embossing Folder...

Can you see those amazing birch trees embossed onto the white card?

The finished card feels luxurious with all that fabulous texture.

I enjoyed designing this card so much 

because I know my card making class will love to create it too.

At my classes everything is supplied to create 2 fabulous cards 

all the card stock will be cut and scored ready in a kit 

along with any embelishments needed

The cardmaker will get to use the stamp sets and the inks 

to create their own card

(other classes may have the use of punches or dies etc)

If you are a beginner dont worry I will give you all the help needed

if you are a seasoned card-maker there is always room

to come enjoy the fun and maybe add your own spin on the kit provided!

At the end of the day its a

Christmas Card Making Class

YES YES YES!

but its also about getting together with others 

and having fun creating cards together!

I will be demonstrating another card 

showing how to change it up a little

and then will show another couple of samples to give some more idea's

after all who wants to buy a stamps set and make just one card?

not me! I like to get a lot of use for my money!

so where and when?...

FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 

at 6PM

I have teamed up with

 'r Tilly

we use their fabulous premises at

25 St Andrews Rd South

St Annes, Lancashire

01253 788546

or you can now contact me on 

07715450720

You will find a nice warm welcome in a lovely relaxing atmosphere

We limit the class size to between 6 and 12 people 

it is essential to book up in advance.

(I need to know prepare in advance knowing how many kits to make up)

***classes will not run if there are not enough bookings***

'r Tilly and I 

will be providing some incentive discounts

if you bring a friend to the class

please contact us for details

about our new incentive discounts 

including the "introduce a friend" special offer

also if you would like sign up for our mailing list 

you can recieve emails 

about upcoming classes and events too

unfortunately my photographs look a bit creamy!

This card is based on 

Whisper White card stock with Smokey Slate

so really is a "White Chrtistmas" card!

Hope to see you soon

Happy Crafting xx

White Christmas...Lovely as a Tree class

WHITE CHRISTMAS ~ LOVELY AS A TREE

I have just finished creating my sample cards for my next card making class

we will be using the fabulous "Lovely as a Tree" stamp set

This was the very first Stampin' Up set I ever bought and I still love it

here's the first card which is embossed using the 

Woodlands Embossing Folder...

Can you see those amazing birch trees embossed onto the white card?

The finished card feels luxurious with all that fabulous texture.

I enjoyed designing this card so much 

because I know my card making class will love to create it too.

At my classes everything is supplied to create 2 fabulous cards 

all the card stock will be cut and scored ready in a kit 

along with any embelishments needed

The cardmaker will get to use the stamp sets and the inks 

to create their own card

(other classes may have the use of punches or dies etc)

If you are a beginner dont worry I will give you all the help needed

if you are a seasoned card-maker there is always room

to come enjoy the fun and maybe add your own spin on the kit provided!

At the end of the day its a

Christmas Card Making Class

YES YES YES!

but its also about getting together with others 

and having fun creating cards together!

I will be demonstrating another card 

showing how to change it up a little

and then will show another couple of samples to give some more idea's

after all who wants to buy a stamps set and make just one card?

not me! I like to get a lot of use for my money!

so where and when?...

FRIDAY 4TH NOVEMBER 

at 6PM

I have teamed up with

 'r Tilly

we use their fabulous premises at

25 St Andrews Rd South

St Annes, Lancashire

01253 788546

or you can now contact me on 

07715450720

You will find a nice warm welcome in a lovely relaxing atmosphere

We limit the class size to between 6 and 12 people 

it is essential to book up in advance.

(I need to know prepare in advance knowing how many kits to make up)

***classes will not run if there are not enough bookings***

'r Tilly and I 

will be providing some incentive discounts

if you bring a friend to the class

please contact us for details

about our new incentive discounts 

including the "introduce a friend" special offer

also if you would like sign up for our mailing list 

you can recieve emails 

about upcoming classes and events too

unfortunately my photographs look a bit creamy!

This card is based on 

Whisper White card stock with Smokey Slate

so really is a "White Chrtistmas" card!

Hope to see you soon

Happy Crafting xx

I'm a Stampin' Up Demonstrator YAY

Yesterday I signed up to become an 

Independent Stampin Up Demonstrator 

I have been a Stampin Up customer for at least 18 months already. Its the stamps that started my Stampin Up Journey!
It all started with viewing some handmade cards on Pinterest where someone  had used the "Lovely As A Tree" stamp....
I was in love LOL I had to have that stamp 

I didn't know it belonged to a full set of 6 beautiful stamps. I had only seen the line of 5 trees on one stamp! I believed it was a retired set so tried to find it on eBay with no luck. One day my search led me to find a Stampin Up Demonstrator who informed me that the stamp was still in the current catalogue and my stamp was ordered!.
I got the Stampin Up catalogue with my stamp and loved so many lovely stamp sets so I joined a "stamp 10" club to receive products every month and my Stampin' Up collection began!
this is the first card I made with it...

This was the first card I made using my new stamp set. It's a centre step card. I made it with the card folded so that it was kinda DL! wide but not tall. A "Thank You" card was needed for The Woodlands Team! ( they are a CMHT and have helped me a lot ) what better image to use for The Woodlands?

Looking back now, I wish I had not used so much black especially around the "Thank You" sentiment but they really loved the card.

I have used this stamp set a lot, it was used for my own Handmade cards to give out for Christmas 2015. Here's a pic of the full set of stamps which are all wood block mounted now 

Pinterest provided me with a vast array of samples on how versatile this stamp set really is. So I made a board to save the ones I especially liked 

 *Link Lovely As A Tree * 

its from here that I learned the fabulous reflection technique 

but that's another post! This set is still available in the current catalogue. Please contact me if you would like the set yourself! 

I would value your custom

So here I am,   Crafteresa UK 

an Independant Stampin' Up Demonstrator!

I have lots to learn or should I say grasp?! but the main thing for me is having FUN FUN FUN stamping, die cutting, inking and delving into even more craftiness than before and sharing it with other people I haven't even met yet! how fab is that!

So before the end of June I should have my own website set up with Stampin' Up solely to show samples tutorials videos of all that I am creating with the S U products and a place where anyone can get in touch with me to find out more about Stampin' Up, their products and maybe even join the team! they will be able to see  link to buy  Stampin' Up products from the current catalogue and the weekly clearance bargains too and be able to choose me Crafteresa UK as their demonstrator 

***for which I would be both grateful and honoured!***

I will also be looking for a good place to run a Stampin' Up informal craft group where we can have a cuppa perhaps some cake!! and lots of fun card making and crafting together \o/ I have to find my feet first and get all the details sorted out but as soon as I do I will let you know on this blog and on my facebook page.

I will be keeping this blog going as I have tons of dies, equipment and craft stash from other companies I will carry on card making and paper crafting with them and selling cards on Etsy including cards made Using my Stampin' Up products.  Of course I will here some of share the other things that make my heart sing too!

So that's it from me this morning. both Kev and I have bad coughs my poor Hubby Kev has not had much sleep all week so its what we call a slobbing day, taking a rest doing what we have to (like walkies for Lulu and food) and perhaps catching up on some sleep, I really don't know how my Hubby Kev has managed to work this week at all with such little sleep and such a poorly cough 

God Bless Him

Oh how I love my man xx

Super Pup, Ethans Birthday Card

I shared yesterday about Super Pup...a digi-stamp by Tiddly Inks. Well after spending ages trying to get my printer to speak to my laptop and play nicely, I finally got it printed out 4 times onto smooth card and I coloured the images with my Promarkers. Well after cutting and layering the image decoupage style using foam pads, I created a card that really made me smile lots which is just what the doctor ordered LOL, here's a close up of Super Pup.....

I made the eyes and nose shine using Glossy Accents. To create a cloudy background I used my powder blue pan pastel with an acetate template for the sky I stamped with my Lovely as a Tree stamp by Stampin' Up at the bottom of the rectangular scene to give the idea that the pup is flying higher than the tree tops,  I used some tiny polymer stamps to create a flock of birds flying into the distance. After setting the pan pastels with hairspray I added the Super Pup decoupaged image to the background to complete the scene.

I matted and layered the completed scene onto mat black card and then onto blue holographic card and attached it to my white A5 card blank. I tried to use a white pen over a grey Promarker to add like little jet stream from the cape and back legs to give flying movement but it doesn't really show up much at all.

I think if I use this image in a similar way again I will make the image of Super Pup much smaller which will be more effective, but this one is for my grandson Ethan celebrates his birthday this week, I know he will love it and will be convinced that Super Pup is our doggy Lulu in the picture.

I am entering this card into a few challenges, 

The Alphabet Challenge.....R is for Round or Rectangle

Chocolate Coffee & Cards Challenges.....For The Boys

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge.....Celebration Cards 4 Kids

Creative Knockouts.....Animal Friends

I have purposely not put "Happy Birthday" on the card as I know my grandson Ethan will want this card to be framed and hung on his bedroom wall after his birthday.  this pup looks so like our Lulu!

Kev and I have been visiting for the weekend to celebrate Ethans birthday (which is actually next Tuesday), We live over 100 miles away so only see each other every couple of months! We have had a fab time finishing off with a small surprise party for him, we bought super hero cups plates table cloth and birthday banners which co-ordinated perfectly with his card, we couldn't have planned it better! still finding it hard to believe our Ethan is 11 years old this week!

Lulu and Super Pup look like the same doggy! (she has hung her cape up here LOL)

I now one thing! creating this card really made me smile and cheered me up on a day which had been quite stressful, even though I was up very late finishing it

As Lovely As A Tree.....Centre Step Card

Today I want to share a thank you card which is made especially for the mental health team who work from The Woodlands Resource Centre, in St Annes on Sea. I have had a lot of support during my illness and it was world mental health day last week so I though I should send a thank you card to them and what better image to use than this one for their card? (woodlands!!!)
I used this Stampin Up set below to create it...

 I have been trying to buy this Stampin Up "Lovely as a Tree" stamp set" for ages, I absolutely love the grove of trees (bottom stamp) I bleieved the set had been retired so didn't bother going to Stampin Up for it. I kept bidding on eBay for them but was always outbid at the last minute. in desperation I asked Cal a Stampin Up demonstrator (her username is HysteriCal on ukscrappers) for help.

To my surprise she told me that its the one set that has lasted so long without retiring it's that popular! So I ordered it along with my new Stampin Up paper trimmer (which is fabulous but that's another post!!!) I have marked the centre of the block with pencil to help me in a project I am trying out!

So the first card I have created with it is a centre step card but I used the landscape style rather than the usual tall portrait version as it fitted the image better! unfortunately I see looking at the photo now that 2 of my sticky back gems have dropped off at the bottom GASP!!! I shall go back and stick them all on properly with glossy accents! so glad that I haven't posted it already!

I used an embossing folder which gives a wood grain effect behind the image and I used the long spellbinders Parisian border die at the bottom. the "Thank You" is die cut using a Robert Adams die

To colour the image which was stamped with my Rich Cocoa Momento ink pad, I used Promarkers.

I decided to send the ground further back than the stamped tree mound edges as I didn't want to give the sense that the trees were on the edge of a cliff! 

I wasn't totally satisfied with the sky which I had coloured at the bottom and blended into the green and then brought colour down from the top too so I used a powder blue pan pastel very lightly but leaving some white till I got the desired effect.

I am really pleased with the card and cant wait to think up some lovely Christmas designs once I have played some more with this fabulous stamp set LOL

CHALLENGES...
I'm entering a few challenges again today as it inspires me to keep to crafting especially when in pain or just feeling blaaaahhhh!
Their name is linked to their respective blogs so just click to go to them!

Creative Card Crew.....Black Cardstock
Ooh La La Creations.....Inspired by Nature
Little Red Wagon.....Give Thanks
Creative Knockouts.....Thankful
Sisters of Craft.....Anything Goes
Inspiration Destination..........Antything Goes