A gift for one of my Stampin' Up team

I joined Stampin' Up during Sale-a-bration and I'd recommend it! Why? Because on top of the great value starter kit, you get extra goodies of course! Whether you're interested in joining to get your Stampin' Up craft supplies at a discount or whether you'd like to set up a business that brings in a proper income, it's always good to get something for free! This year, you can choose your free products from two different options - read all about it here.

New demonstrators that join my team get a welcome pack from me - a pretty notebook, a handmade card, a swatch of current card stock, something yummy...! And as time goes on, and they achieve their goals and titles, they get celebratory cards and gifts from me too. One lovely lady recently received this little gift set through the post:

It was made with a beautiful paper from the Confetti Celebration pack and the hostess stamp set called I like You, which is brilliant for colouring with blendabilities markers.

This is a design I use often and it works particularly well with a background with strong horizontals like this one.

My team receive a charm bracelet and handmade charm when they achieve their first title and a new charm each time they gain another. I find the Gift Card thinlits die really useful for gift wrapping small gifts like jewellery as well as gift cards or money.

I love to surprise people with a sweet treat! This little box is just the right size for two mini bars of lush Green & Blacks chocolate. Click here for my video tutorial.

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Confetti Celebration Designer Series Paper £9.95	I Like You Clear-Mount Stamp Set £9.00	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Coastal Cabana Assortment £10.95
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Daffodil Delight Assortment £10.95	Gift Card Envelope & Trims Thinlits Dies £29.95	Gift Box Punch Board £17.95

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.

Despite my youngest son's hugby tackles and my puppy snuggles I'm still missing my daughter since she returned to uni on Sunday. And I think someone else misses her too...

Ahhh! My two favourite girls! They have so much in common too - naughtiness, a wicked sense of humour and the fact that they both 'borrow' my clothes!

See you tomorrow,

Blendabilities on Under The Tree card bases - Stampin' Up Artisan blog hop

Hooray! It's Thursday and that means the Stampin' Up Artisan Design Team gets together to show what we've been making with all the gorgeous products that were sent to us this month. You might want to pour yourself a nice cup of coffee, sit back and hop around the world with me!

STAMPIN' ON DESIGNER PAPER!
I'm loving the Under The Tree speciality designer paper. It's extra thick which makes it brilliant for boxes but it makes fabulous card bases too! I wondered what would happen if I stamped on the subtle white-on-kraft patterned side, and maybe coloured it with blendabilities... Well, this is what happened:

Isn't that pretty?! I used my Mossy Meadow classic ink pad to stamp an outline image (from the hostess set I Like You) and coloured the flowers with various blendabilities markers. Have you tried colouring with these markers yet? You need no skill at all to use them and they give your projects loads of depth!

The dotty design shows through the colouring and I love the extra dimension it gives. The designer paper is double sided but, as you can see in the photo, I lined the inside of mine neatly with Whisper White card stock panels.

This little gift set was made to welcome a lapsed demonstrator back to my team - did you know that if you give Stampin' Up a try but decide it's not right for you at that time, you can always rejoin when it suits you? Well you can - and because the starter kit is completely customisable, you won't double up on any of your supplies!

Did you spot this cute little box with the matching label? I was short on time when I was making this but that was okay because the Gift Box Punch Board puts together a box in no time at all! I'll show you how in a minute but first, are you curious to know what's in the box?

YUM! A girl has to keep her strength up of course and I hear that this chocolate is full of antioxidants! It's practically health food!

You're definitely going to want to make some of these quick and easy boxes (they're brilliant as little gifts, favours or stocking fillers!) so here's a video showing you how.



I hope you've enjoyed this project. There's heaps more Artisan inspiration on our blog hop - just click the button below and whizz over the Atlantic to where the lovely Allison Okamitsu has been crafting up a storm!

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Under The Tree Specialty Designer Series Paper £11.50	Gift Box Punch Board £17.95	Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Rich Razzleberry Assortment £10.95
Stampin' Blendabilities™ Markers Coastal Cabana Assortment £10.95	Curly Label Punch £15.50	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.

I'm off to see my lovely daughter in Manchester today and I'm so excited! When I spoke to her yesterday she had all sorts of plans for us. "And I have some plums!" she said obscurely. "So I can ply you with tea and plums!" Hmm. Might just take one or two little snacks in my handbag!

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,