April Scrapbooking Class Layouts

The first of our three layouts for April's Class "Love".

Our colour combo is Old Olive, Concord Crush, Peach Parfait and Daffodil Delight!  The DSP along the bottom of the layout is from "Greenhouse Garden".

We stamped the background on the Old Olive base using Old Olive ink with the stamp from "Ornate Flowers" then daubed around the whole edge of the page with the same colour.

The border below the DSP was punched using the Eyelet Border Punch then a piece of the Stitched Poly Ribbon in co-ordinating Concord Crush was attached.  We stamped another of the stamps from "Ornate Flowers" and punched it out using the largest Oval Punch then adhered with a Dimensional over the Ribbon border.

The Butterflies were die cut using the Big Shot Machine with the "Beautiful Butterflies" Bigz Die and "Beautiful Wings" Embosslits die.  We ran the largest Daffodil Delight Butterfly through the Big Shot inside the "Manhattan Flower" Embossing Folder to add some texture.

Ornate Flowers

As a Demonstrator for Stampin' Up! I am able to pre-order products before they are released to the general public and also get sneak peaks of Catalogues etc and this is one of the sets I pre-ordered, "Ornate Flowers" which is just gorgeous.

My colour combination is Early Espresso, Pear Pizzazz and Baja Breeze.  "Ornate Flowers" is available in Wood Mount and Clear Mount and I chose the Clear Mount option which I just love.  The Clear Mounts come in a DVD style case, they take up less storage space, they are cheaper than wood mount and the results are just as impressive!  All you need to do is invest in a couple of clear mount blocks and you are well away, they are so easy to mount too!

The Designer Series Paper is from "Greenhouse Gala" and it really is gorgeous, I know I say that about everything Stampin' Up! but it's true!!  I stamped the flower image in Pear Pizzazz and then again in Early Espresso and hand cut the flower head from the Early Espresso one, layering it on top of the Pear Pizzazz one to give a decoupage effect.  I used "Tiny Tags" for the greeting and punched it out with the co-ordinating Jewelery Tag punch and tied to a piece of the 1/8" Taffeta Ribbon in Early Espresso.  The leaves were punched from the Two-Step Bird Punch and the tiny circles to the right of the card were punched using the 1/8" handheld punch to which I added Crystal Effects.

I will be putting a class together using these "Greenhouse Gala", details to follow shortly.

If you like any of the products I have used above and would like to place an order, just email me at stampinkerry@aol.com for more information on ordering.

Don't forget, for every 6 orders I receive between now and 5th October for £40, your name will go into a draw to win the "In Colour Kit", see yesterday's post for more details.



The new Catalogue is here!

Today's the day, the new 2010/11 Idea Book & Catalogue is launched, yay!

Click on the Catalogue Cover to the right to view the online version, or if you would like to have the real thing dropping through your letter box tomorrow morning for just £5.95 delivered then email me your request.  I can accept cheques or Paypal.

So many lovely new products, too many to tell you about all in one post, so little by little, lots of new colours, clear mount stamps for those with limited storage, lots of fabulous new ribbons and accessories, gorgeous new punches, the list is endless!

So for now I will leave you to browse the catty and will be back later with some creations!

Special Catalogue Launch Offer

Place an order with me for £40 between 1st and 5th October 2010, for every 6 people placing orders your name will be put into a draw to receive the new "In Colour Kit" which consists of 5 new In Colour Stampin' Pads with a pack of 20 Sheets of A4 Smooth Cardstock, 4 each of the new 5 colours.  (Shipping to your door is £3.95 or collect if you are local)

Email me for further details

Don't forget my Catalogue Launch is tomorrow at Whitminster Village Hall, just a two minute drive from J13 of the M5, 10.30am-1.00pm, drop by anytime, £5.00 entry to include your own copy of the new Catalogue and a Make and Take using some of the new products.  Hope to see you there!