Make a punched Christmas Banner - Artisan blog hop

Hello and a great big welcome to another Stampin' Up blog hop brought to you by our lovely group of Artisan designers from around the world!

BUILD A BANNER WITH THE NOTE TAG PUNCH
It has turned quite cold here in the heart of England so my thoughts have turned to Christmas for my own project. I'm already getting quite a pile of Christmas cards together now so how about something to decorate the house? Come and see:

This banner is perfect for hanging on a mantlepiece, a shelf or along the top of a large mirror. It's quick and easy to make using the Cheerful Tags photopolymer stamp set and coordinating Note Tag punch plus an alphabet set and a few embellishments.

The tag image was stamped fourteen times and cut out, then over-stamped with the Christmas tree border stamp before adding the letters from Stampin' Up's gorgeous Metro Type alphabet. I used a handheld punch to make holes in the tags and strung them onto some twine (borrowed from the Under the Tree Tag a Bag accessory kit - LOVE this stuff!)

You can add whatever embellishments take your fancy! My own fancy was taken with gold sequins, the beautiful Cherry Cobbler linen ribbon and greenery cut with the Bird Builder punch and tied up with Cherry Cobbler bakers twine!

It's great fun making Christmas decorations so do have a go at this banner - and let me know how you get on won't you!

READY TO HOP?
I know the rest of the team are waiting to show you their ideas too, so click the button below and hop over to see what Allison Okamitsu's has come up with this week!

BUY THE SUPPLIES TO MAKE MY BANNER NOW!
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Metro Type Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set £22.95	Cheerful Tags Photopolymer Stamp Set £12.95	Cherry Cobbler 1" Sheer Linen Ribbon £7.25	Note Tag Punch £15.50
Gold Sequin Trim £4.50	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95	Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad £4.95

My shop is open 24/7 so you can buy Stampin' Up products from me any time, day or night.

If you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

My son came home from school yesterday full of enthusiasm for French. They had been learning how to say that they were ill, he told me. I asked him to explain and he frowned as he tried to remember. "So, suppose you've hurt your leg," he said. "You'd say j'ai mal a la jambon." I raised my eyebrows. "Really?" I said. "You'd say that your ham hurts would you?!"

See you tomorrow,

Another no sewing canvas bag using Build a Banner flags from Stampin' Up

The Stampin' Up Build a Banner kits are fabulous for setting the scene at a celebration but you don't always need all the flags - so what do you do with the left over ones? I came up with the idea of making a no sewing required gift bag/pouch with a pair of them (see the original post here) and I've taken the idea a step further today. Come and see:

This time I stamped the canvas with a floral design using Memento black ink and coloured it in with Stampin' Up's fabulous blendabilities alcohol markers.

I'm delighted with the way it turned out and yet again those fab markers have proved that they really deserve a place at the top of your Stampin' Up wish lists! The stamp set is a hostess set appropriately named I Like You - and I must say I certainly do!

I love the way the eyelets on the flags form the perfect place to thread a handle through. I made this bag's handle with the gorgeous Blackberry Bliss stitched satin ribbon.

The Build a Banner kits are great fun - and there's a refill pack too containing just blank flags and twine for stringing them together....

... and now you can make bags out of the left over ones! Watch out for a video tutorial coming very soon! EDITED TO ADD: And here it is:

BUY THE SUPPLIES TO MAKE TODAY'S CANVAS BAG NOW!
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Build A Banner Refill Kit ...	I Like You Wood Stamp Set £13.00	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad £5.50
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Rich Razzleberry Assortment £10.95	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment £10.95	Blackberry Bliss 3/8" Satin Stitched Ribbon £7.95

My shop is open 24/7 so you can buy Stampin' Up products from me any time, day or night.

If you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

I  have filmed a video tutorial for my canvas bag but just need to edit and upload it.. I meant to have it on this blog post but yesterday, I got back from the chores to find my youngest son not feeling well. He was running a temperature so I ran him a tepid bath and made him a nest on the sofa afterwards. It was then that he melted my heart by saying "Thank you for being with me." Well it's my privilege - the video will wait. EDITED TO ADD: Video now uploaded because my poorly pudding has been asleep for much of the day. Poor old chap being ill in the holidays :(

I hope you have a lovely weekend with happy trick-or-treating for those that celebrate Halloween. See you very soon,

No sewing pouch and Project Life mini album - Stampin' Up Artisan blog hop

Thursday has rolled around again and all the members of the Stampin' Up Artisan Design Team have been beavering away on more inspiring projects to show you! Are you ready for another fabulous blog hop?

THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES
I'd been looking through my photos from the Stampin' Up convention in Brussels. It was so much fun, not only to meet up with my Stampin' Up friends but also to have my lovely daughter along for the ride. She's returned to university now but I'll be sending her today's project as a little memento of our adventures together. Come and see:

The Simply Created Banner Refill pack is great for making your own banners to help set the scene at a celebration but, if you have any of the canvas pennants left over, how about making a little no-sewing-required pouch with two of them?

I've used mine to hold photos but you could put any small gift inside.

Before assembling the pouch, I stamped it with one of the houses from the Holiday Home stamp set using Stazon ink. The shape of this house really reminded me of the beautiful architecture in Brussels.

The large eyelets on the banners form the perfect place to thread a handle through. I made mine by plaiting some of the natural coloured twine from a Tag-a-Bag accessory set but ribbon would work well too.

Project Life makes it so quick and easy to record important events - you simply slide your photos and journalling cards into pockets. But I used my journalling cards to back my photos so I could pop them in the pouch like a pack of cards! Some of the cards had space for journalling so I could add a sentence or two to add to our memories too.

I've used the Love Story Project Life Card Collection from the annual catalogue - it was among the fabulous gifts we were lucky enough to receive at Convention! The small cards in the pack are 4" x 3" and guess what? Photo machines in the supermarkets print this size from a memory stick or directly from your mobile phone very cheaply and while you wait!

Once the photos were mounted, I rounded the corners and made the cover by stamping a card with the same house stamp as I used on the pouch. I added the dates of the trip with my Remember rotary stamp and a tiny heart. If you don't want to make the pouch, you could simply clip these together with a metal binder ring.

Edited to add: Do you want to know how to make the canvas pouch in today's project? Well here's a video to help you!



This is a great way to treasure your photos of Brussels and if you don't have any, what are you thinking? You need to book your trip to Brussels at once! Of course if that's not possible you can always hop over to Canada instead where the lovely Allison Okamitsu is waiting to inspire you with her Artisan project! Click the button below:

BUY THE SUPPLIES TO MAKE MY PHOTO POUCH NOW!
(Click on any item to be transported to my online shop!) 

Build A Banner Refill Kit ...	Holiday Home Photopolymer Stamp Set £13.95	Love Story Project Life Card Collection £13.50
Jet Black StazOn Pad £5.95	Tag A Bag Accessory Kit £7.25	Project Life Corner Punch £7.25

My shop is open 24/7 so you can buy Stampin' Up products from me any time, day or night.

If you have any queries, or prefer to speak to me, I'm happy to help.

You can contact me by email or phone on 01280 820593.

I've put some funny photos in the pouch and this is one of my favourites:

My daughter and I spotted these fabulous boots in a shop in Brussels and, if they hadn't cost 265€, I would've bought them like a shot! For my birthday this year, my husband gave me a pair of yellow sandals that I had admired very loudly and at great length (gentle hints don't work with my husband!) My wicked children teased me about them. "Look! She's wearing The Yellow Shoes!" they would say whenever I wore them. "Nothing bad could EVER happen while you're wearing The Yellow Shoes!"

See you tomorrow when I'm planning to have a video tutorial for you!