The Mini Catalogue is here.........

at long last, full of some fantastic new products that you are just going to love including the new Big Shot Die Cutting Machine and Exclusive Stampin' Up! Dies and Embossing Folders that are going to take your crafting to another level, enabling you to cut multiple shapes in one go at the turn of a handle!!

I will be launching the new Catalogue at all of my classes this week so be sure to book your space to come along and play with the new products and try out the Big Shot.

If you click on the Catalogue Cover to the right of the page you can view the online version of the Mini, what are you waiting for, go for it!!!

The catalogue is full of gorgeous new stamp sets with co-ordinating punches, beautiful Designer Series Papers with matching new Ribbons and buttons.  There is also a new range of A La Carte stamps too along with a couple of new Hostess sets which are gorgeous!!

If you would like to see the Big Shot in motion, why not call me today to book a party in the comfort of your own home and have the opportunity of earning yourself some wonderful exclusive Stampin' Up! products for free!

So before I go, a quick peak at some of the products in their full glory.  This was a swap card that I made for a recent team training event.

My colour combo is Soft Suede, Rose Red and Very Vanilla, this was inspired by the new Springtime Vintage Designer Series Paper.

I have used several new products as listed below:

Beautiful Butterflies Bigz Die*

Manhattan Flower Embossing Folder*

Embosslits Die Beautiful Wings*

Decorative Label Punch

Four Frames Stamp Set (works with the above punch)

Springtime Vintage DSP

I have lots more to show you over the next few days so do stop by again,

Stamp a Stack

Last week myself and Jane Cutting held a "Stamp a Stack" event in the Stroud area.

Our guests came along and created 12, yes 12 beautiful cards all in one day!  The stamp set we used was "Bird on a Branch" which is one of the new sets in the Mini Catalgoue.  This set was included within the cost of the day and the first thing our guests did upon arrival was mount their set ready for stamping.

Here are our creations:

And some close ups:

We had such a lovely time being creative and what better way to spend a day than being creative with others, having fun and coming home at the end of the day with 12 gorgeous cards and a stamp set too!

Watch this space for an upcoming event on 24th July, a whole day of crafting, learning, being creative and being inspired, not to be missed, and if you can't wait for the details, just email me now at stampinkerry@aol.com for the full facts and a booking form!

New Class at Leonard Stanley

Last week I held a new class at Leonard Stanley School and we made two lovely cards (I think they are lovely, I hope you do too!!)  This card used a combination of Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, So Saffron and Very Vanilla cardstock along with some So Saffron Designer Series Paper.  We used the "Vintage Vogue" stamp set along with "Oval All" for the greeting.  We stamped the small flower image over the base of the card using VersaMark then stamped two flowers onto Very Vanilla cardstock using So Saffron ink and hand cut them.  The bird was punched using the "Two-step Bird Punch" and the Eyele Border Punch created the lovely border to the left of the card.  We stamped our greeting in Chocolate Chip ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock and punched out with the Oval Punch, then layered onto a Close to Cocoa Scallop Oval.

Most of the ladies who attended were seasoned crafters so the evening ran very smoothly considering it was the first class they had attended and I hope that everyone had a fab time.  Will be back soon with a date for next month!

Fabulous Friend

It was my "Fabulous Friend" Louise's birthday last week and here is the card I made for her.  I used Rich Razzleberry, Pale Plum and Soft Suede inks and cardstock to match and the lovely "Greenhouse Garden" stamp set.  This is a two-step stampin' stamp set and requires the use of the Stamp-a-ma-jig for building up the images. I stamped one of the flower images onto another piece of cardstock and hand cut it out, layering with a Dimensional directly over the top of another.  The Polka Dot ribbon is Soft Suede to match the base of the card, remember that the 3 new Polka Dot ribbons won't be around for ever, so grab them while they are still here!  The greeting is from the "Oval All" set, punched out using the co-ordinating Oval and Scallop Oval Punches then I coloured in the flower on the greeting using a blender pen with ink from the lid of the ink pad.