YAY - using Stampin' Up's Chevron punch!

I really love having a Stampin' Up team and get a great deal of pleasure out of helping my downline to get the most out of being part of Stampin' Up, in whatever way they choose for that to be. New members are always made to feel welcome in my group - and now is a particularly good time to try it out as it's only £25 for the starter kit to join until 21st October! If you'd like to join my group, or would like more info, click here.

Today's card was made for one lovely lady in my team to celebrate overcoming a minor problem. Come and see:

I don't often make cards with no stamping at all - but this is one of them! There's a bit of interest in the card base with the contrast between smooth and textured card stock, and the aperture, and then it's full on colour all the way!

Oh look at those chevrons in glorious Daffodil Delight, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo - I can't wait to get more time to play with this fabulous punch!

And the sentiment? Well that's been made from the Expressions thinlits - you can make loads of different sentiments out of these three words using your sharp paper snips to cut the letters apart, and they have a lot of impact!

Here's what you'll need to make this card

Stamps: None!

Ink: None!

Card stock: Very Vanilla in smooth and Core'dinations, Calypso Coral, scraps of Daffodil Delight and Island Indigo smooth

Other: Ovals framelits, Expressions thinlits, Big Shot, Chevron punch, paper snips

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What an action-packed weekend it's been! I've just got back from more uni tours with my daughter and while it's been fantastic fun, I really could do with a nice few days nodding off on the sofa with a blanket over my knees... However, there's no rest for the wicked they say, so I'll be back tomorrow!

Express yourself with thinlit dies

I was talking to a lady about the new seasonal catalogue yesterday and was surprised to hear her say that she just can't think about Christmas at this time of year. It wasn't so much the not thinking about Christmas that surprised me, it was that she had assumed the catalogue was just about Christmas. It IS full of exciting festive kits, stamps, papers and embellishments of course (so those that are happy to think about Christmas can get started now!) but there are loads of other fabulous new items too. Today's card was made with one that leapt out at me! Come and see:

Doesn't the die-cut word pack a punch?! It was cut with one of the new Expressions Thinlits dies (p.36 of the seasonal catalogue). TIP: If you find a word doesn't pop easily out of your new die, try tapping the die with your embossing buddy before using it to cut your card stock.

The die says 'thankful' in fact but I chopped the end off with my paper snips to leave the word 'thank' and teamed it with the word 'you' from Oh Hello.  I layered these over some beautifully subtle washi tape strips. One is a herringbone design from the new Season of Style washi tape pack (p.25 of the new catalogue) which I've found works brilliantly with many of the other Stampin' Up designs like this one from the Epic Day pack.

I loved making this simple card and have plenty more ideas up my sleeve for using these dies - watch this space!

Here's what you'll need to make this card
Stamps: Oh Hello
Ink: Pumpkin Pie marker
Card stock: Naturals Ivory, Basic Black
Other: Word window punch, Expressions thinlits dies, Big Shot, Epic Day and Season of Style washi tape
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I was talking to my daughter (who must have been taking a brief break from going to parties) yesterday. "You sound like a bally fool to me!" I said, pretending to be a cross posh person. "Oh no Mummy!" she protested. "I wouldn't mind being a ballet foal but not a bally fool!" She does keep me amused!

See you tomorrow,