Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016 – 2017 Blog Hop Week 4

Welcome to the Hello! Annual Catalogue 2016-2017 Blog Hop! You’ll be hopping around 10 amazing Stampin’ Up!® Independent Demonstrators blogs, each with an inspirational project, featuring new catalogue products.

Currently you’re visiting Kerry from Gloucestershire in the UK Hello there! You  can continue hopping by using the previous and next buttons at the end of this post. 

Now, let’s scroll down to see what I’ve been making.
The "Love and Affection" stamp set was one of the first I received during the pre-order period and I fell in love with it straight away. It's been one of those sets that I really find hard to put down and I've created so many different projects for different occasions.

I've used lots of the stamps from the set to create my card, and used two of the new In Colours Flirty Flamingo and Dapper Denim.

Another new product featuring here are the Layering Squares Framelits Dies, and the first picture doesn't show it very clearly but I created an aperture to frame my flower and leaf spray.

Maybe you can see the aperture better in this picture. I love spots and chose this paper from the "Floral Boutique" Suite, these papers are just stunning, Navy and White, a perfect colour combo to add a "pop of bright"!

Can you see the Floral Boutique Washi Tape too? I've used nearly a whole pack already, you will find a strip along the bottom of my card stuck to a piece of whisper white cardstock. I've also used the co-ordinating Solid Bakers Twine and just had to order more as I was getting low!

Thank you for visiting today. The next stop is the talented Anja Luft. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!

List of Demonstrators

Kerry Timms - You are here!

Anja Luft - Germany

Julie Kettlewell - UK

Kylie Bertucci - Australia

Sarah Berry - UK

Mikaela Titheridge - UK

Louise Sharp - Australia

Tracy May - UK

Dena Rekow - USA

Sarah Wood - UK
Caroline van der Staaten - The Netherlands

If you are placing an Online order with me, remember if you order exceeds £25 you can use the Hostess Code for this month and I will send you a gift in the post to say thank you for shopping with me, along with a handmade card.

Would you like some FREE stamps?  If so, read on......

It's not too late to take advantage of the amazing Starter Kit Promotion, you still have 6 days left to receive TWO FREE STAMPS OF ANY VALUE along with your kit, the usual £99 cost applies and you will receive £130 of products of your choice along with the TWO FREE STAMP SETS.  By joining my team you become part of an amazing community of crafters, earn a permanent discount on your Stampin' Up! products whilst having fun at the same time.  There is no obligation to hold classes and parties but if you choose this route there are some fabulous rewards and opportunities ahead of you!

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Just get in touch for more information or click the tab at the top of my blog to read more, you will also find a link here to purchase the Starter Kit online, it's quick and easy to do and your kit will ship to you for FREE!

Layering Squares Framelits Dies [141708] £32.00	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £8.25	Love & Affection Photopolymer Stamp Set [141545] £14.00	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin' Pad [141394] £6.00	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [141397] £6.00
Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [126953] £6.00	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [126982] £6.00	Floral Boutique Designer Series Paper [141663] £10.00	Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape [141664] £4.50	Night Of Navy Solid Baker's Twine [141684] £2.75
Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £7.25

It's Swap time!

I am getting very excited as in 2 days time I will be leaving for Barcelona in preparation for the Stampin' Up! Incentive Trip on a Mediterranean Cruise that commences on Sunday.  I earnt this trip last year and Stampin' Up! pay for myself and a guest to travel, this will be my 5th trip and I can't wait!

I will be spending 4 days with some beautiful friends, Michelle, Monica, Amanda and Natalie, people whom I have met through being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator and I am so happy to have a few days to chill with them before the cruise begins.

So on Saturday I began to prepare my swaps for this trip.  Here's all the elements before I assembled them.

Can you spot some sneak peaks?

Leave me a comment below to let me know which Sneak Peak products you can see and I will pull a name from the hat to send a little treat in the post to say thank you for stopping by!

I will share my completed swap with you later, first I have a little packing to do!

Thank you for stopping by, come back very soon!

My travel documents are here.......

I was so excited to receive my travel documents ready for the upcoming all expenses paid Cruise around the Mediterranean, with thanks to Stampin' Up! for giving me the opportunity to earn this prestigious trip!  Jason and I are looking forward to spending some valuable time with fellow demonstrator friends, we can't wait for this trip which is next month, just a few weeks away!

Thank you to my team members and my amazing customers who are always there to support me at classes and events, without you all the trip wouldn't be possible!

I will be back with you later to share some more projects and further details on my repeat of my "Happy Home" stamp class.

Faux Tearing Technique

And finally, the last card from my class, four in total then there's just one more thing to share, a gift box, but more on that later!

For this card we used the

Faux Tearing Technique

I love how easy this technique is, simply tear a piece of copy paper, tape it down onto your base layer of vanilla or white, leaving a gap between the tears.  Daub with your chosen colour between the torn paper being careful not to move them or ink underneath the torn edges.  Once your'e happy you have enough colour, stamp your image then remove the torn copy paper and voila!!

I pulled my Bow Punch from my shelf and used crumb cake cardstock to create my little bow.

I do love texture, this corrugated card from Stampin' Up! is a great addition to our standard card, I love it, ha ha, I do make myself laugh when I type that, I just love it all don't I!!!!!

If you've not tried this technique before, give it a go, it's really easy and very effective!

I hope you've enjoyed the cards I've created with the In The Meadow stamp set, I think it's a great versatile set that you will use for lots of different occasions

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Product List

In The Meadow Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140754] £18.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] £6.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £6.50	Very Vanilla A4 Card Stock [106550] £7.25	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] £6.50
Elegant Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138287] £7.00	Bow Builder Punch [137414] £16.00	Rose Wonder Photopolymer Stamp Set [140697] £24.00	Kraft And White Corrugated Paper [138317] £6.50	Elegant Dots Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [138287] £7.00
Extra-Large Oval Punch [119859] £16.00	Very Vanilla Thick Baker’S Twine [138411] £3.25

Flowering Fields

We are in the last month of Sale-a-bration and I have to say I am really loving the offerings this year, I just need more time to create with them!

So this free offering "Flowering Fields" has been a very popular choice, I love how simple the images are, perfect for adding a little colour with a blender pen or aqua painter or as I've done here, just simply left plain!

The birthday greeting is from a set called "Suite Sayings" which you can find in the Spring/Summer catalogue and I used my pokey tool to create a curled end on my banner.

Love this colour combo of Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Crumb Cake teamed with Whisper White.  The patterened paper is from the Love Blossoms little paper stack which I totally adore!

Product List

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] £6.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] £6.50	Rose Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126954] £6.00	Rose Red A4 Card Stock [108613] £6.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] £7.25
Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride [131287] £6.50	Flowering Fields Clear-Mount Stamp Set [141303] £0.00	Suite Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [140712] £19.00	Love Blossoms Designer Series Paper Stack [140548] £7.25