Team Swaps

Here is the swap I made for the Demo Team Meeting last Saturday.  I used Kraft as my base and inked the spiral tree in White Kraft Ink onto it.  I used the Scallop Edge Punch to create a border at the bottom and pierced holes in each scallop using the Piercing tool.  I stamped 3 tall trees from "Trendy Trees" in Old Olive and Chocolate Chip, hand cut them and used Dimensionals to adhere them to a piece of Rose Red Designer Series Paper which was matted with a layer of Chocolate Chip and Old Olive.  My greeting is from "Sincere Salutations" which I stamped onto a piece of Kraft cardstock and layered with Old Olive and Chocolate Chip, piercing the ends for extra texture using the Mat Pack.  I drew around one of the Die Cut blooms and layered two together and used the 1/4" and 1/2" circle punches along with an Old Olive Brad to centre the flower.  I adhered the flower with a Mini Glue Dot onto a thin strip of Chocolate Chip cardstock at the top of the card base.

Don't forget about the Gift Giving Guide offer that is still available, spend £45 on products from the Guide and receive a free, yes FREE Tag Punch worth £12.50.  Email me for details.

Yesterday I attended the "Inkaholics" Demo's meeting and here are a couple of swaps I received from Rosie and Jane.  We had a lovely time chatting and stamping and couldn't really believe where the time went!!

Thank you Rosie for having us along to your wonderful Studio!

It is my birthday today so have been spending some time with my family, did managed to squeeze in a little shopping trip though!  My wonderful other half is taking me to London on Tuesday for a visit to Tiffany's for a birthday treat so really looking forward to that!

Just a quick post today to show you a card that I demonstrated last night at a workshop I held.  I used So Saffron, Chocolate Chip and Creamy Caramel, a lovely combination of colours along with the "Circle Circus" and "Oval Alls" stamp sets.  I used the Scallop Edge punch to create a border to the left side of my card and pierced the Creamy Caramel strip of card using the Mat Pack.  I attached a piece of 1/2" "So Saffron" Striped Grosgrain which I knotted for extra texture.  My first layer was created using a piece of the So Saffron Designer Series Paper, which I then layer with Whisper White cardstock that cased my stamped images.  The greeting was stamped using the Oval Alls set and cut using the co-ordinating Scallop Oval and Plain Scallop punches.  To give the card depth I inked the edges of my mat layers with Chocolate Chip ink using a dauber.  I also cut some flower elements from my stamped images and backed them with dimensionals to give them height and added a flat backed pearl from the Pretties Kit.

Circle, Circles!

Circles, Circles everywhere, I just love the "Circle Circus" set, not that you hadn't noticed!!  Here I have used Rose Red and Chocolate Chip inks and cardstock, these two colours work really well together and I threw in a strip of Kraft to break it up!  I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig for correct placement of my greeting which is from the "Sincere Salutations" set.  

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3D Stamp Class

So here is what I came up with for the 3D Stamp Class I held on Thursday.  I saw the idea on SCS and designed my own template for a box and some co-ordinating gift tags.  I was pleased with the end result after several attempts at getting the measurements of the box correct!!  We used Kraft cardstock as the box base and inked it with the Jumbo Handle and "So Swirly" wheel in Not Quite Navy Ink.  The tags were created using Very Vanilla cardstock along with "Bella Bleu" Designer Series Paper and the wonderful "Circle Circus" stamps.  I hope you ladies enjoyed your evening, I certainly did, thanks for coming along.

Another request by a friend so I thought I would use the 3D technique again with the "Circle Circus" set.  I printed my greeting onto Very Vanilla cardstock and cut out with the Oval Punch, then layered this onto a Not Quite Navy Scallop Oval punch out. The background stamp "bubbles" (that is my name for this one!) is also from "Circle Circus" inked with Not Quite Navy to match the rest of the card.  I used a piece of 5/8" Grosgrain Chocolate Chip Ribbon vertically behind the 3D Scallop Circle image to add texture and also punched 3 circles in Not Quite Navy using the 1/4" Punch then layered with 3 tiny circles cut using the handheld 1/8" Circle Punch.  I inked all the edges of the Very Vanilla cardstock using a dauber to add depth.

18th Card

I was asked to make an 18th card by a friend and here is the end result.  She asked for pink so I decided to use Rose Red teamed with Chocolate Chip and a smidge of Kraft.  I have used the large stamp from "Circle Circus" and cut elements from it and raised them with Dimensionals.  I added a flat back pearl to centre one of the raised flowers which were stamped in Rose Red ink.  I printed my greeting as a name was requested and die cut the number 18.  I added a piece of knotted 1/4" Grosgrain ribbon to my greeting panel and pierced holes at the edge using the Mat Pack.  Simple but sweet!

Stamp Camp Class

Here is a sneaky peak of the boxed set of gift tags, the 3D project we will be creating at my Stamp Camp Class this Thursday, 12th November 2009 at my house.  Cost of the class is £4.50, all you need to provide is adhesive.  Class starts at 7.00pm through to 9.30pm.

If you would like to book in please let me know asap as places are limited.

Thanks, Kerry x

Christmas is Coming!

I have been making some mini cards recently and here is a Christmas Envelope Card I made using the lovely "Season of Joy" stamp set.  I have used the Merry Moments Designer Series Paper along with Old Olive and Whisper White cardstock.  I stamped the Poinsettia in Real Read ink, hand cut it and finished with a brad, adhering with a Dimensional to make it look more 3D.  Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig I positioned my greeting just where I wanted it and finished the card off with a piece of Real Red 5/8" ribbon which I tied at the front with a knot.

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Tree Trio

We created this card at the workshop on Monday which was inspired by a very similar one in the Stampin' Up! 2009/10 Idea Book & Catalogue.  It was quite a challenge using 3 colours with so many of us but we got there in the end!

I just love Rose Red and Old Olive together, a really lovely combination.  We added a Chocolate Chip border cut with the scallop edge punch and a flower embellishment along with some linen thread.  We traced around a die cut bloom and hand cut the flower shape adding a brad to the centre.  We used the Standard Stampin' Around Handle along with the "Funky Forest" wheel to use as a background for our main images.  The greeting is also from the "Trendy Trees" set.

Thank You's

I needed to make some Thank You cards so here is what I came up with.  I am so loving the "Circle Circus" set at the moment so I decided to use it on some small 3x3 cards.  My card base is Basic Grey, topped with a strip of Rose Red Designer Series Paper and Cardstock which I pierced using the Mat Pack.  The circle images are from the "Circle Circus" set and the greeting from the "Trendy Trees" set which is so cute!  I stamped the images in Rose Red onto Whisper White card then matted it onto Basic Black cardstock.  Quite simple but really quick and cute!

I am offering some Ribbon and Designer Series Paper shares so will post all the details tomorrow.

Stampin' Card Workshop No. 1

My first monthly Stampin' Card Workshop was yesterday and this is how it all began, thank goodness I was too busy to take any other pictures as by the end of the night it was not a pretty sight, but well worth all the effort.  I really enjoyed it and I hope all those of you who attended enjoyed yourselves too!!

The winner of the Door Prize Draw was Louise, well done, I will be in touch to deliver your prize!

Sneaky Peak

Just a sneaky peak of something I am making for my ladies attending tonight's workshop, a little inspiration for them to take away with them at the end of the evening!

A Great New Offer!

From 1st November through to 29th December, when you spend £45 on products from the above Gift Giving Guide, you will receive a FREE, yes FREE Tag or Small Tag Punch (worth £12.50).

Here is the list of all qualifying products and the corresponding catalogue page numbers:-

Flower Power Simply Sent Card Elements - Page 77

Wow Flowers Stamp Set - Page 77

Rock Star Simply Sent Card Elements - Page 77

Starring You Stamp Set - Page 77

Fresh-Cut Notes - Page 80

Fresh Cuts Stamp Set - Page 53

Cutter Kit - Page 90

Latte Designer Buttons - Page 83

Playground Designer Buttons - Page 83

Medium Flat Cellophane Bags - Page 80

Spotlight on Christmas Stamp Set - Page 22

Old Olive A4 Card Stock - Page 72

Whisper White A4 Card Stock - Page 71

Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Page 87

Christmas Jingle Simply Scrappin' Kit - Page 79

Real Red A4 Card Stock - Page 72

Old Olive 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon - Page 87

Petal Party Simply Scrappin' Kit - Page 79

Sunny Day Simply Scrappin' Kit - Page 78

Love Stories Simply Scrappin' Kit - Page 79

Circle Circus Stamp Set - Page 55

Bold Brights Stampin' Write Markers - Page 72

Bold Brights A4 Card Stock - Page 72

On Board 12.7x12.7cm Art Journal - Page 82

Spiral Punch - Page 88

If you are interested in purchasing anything from the Gift Giving Guide please contact me on stampinkerry@aol.com or 07717 068909

Thanks for stopping by!

Stampin' Saturday

Yesterday afternoon, in a moment of lonliness, I decided to invite a couple of friends around to be creative with me as I knew I was going to be "home alone".  I prepared a make and take project using the wonderful "Circle Circus" and Bella Bleu Designer Series Paper.  We had a lovely time, chilling out, being creative and discussing the endless possibilities produced with this stamp set.  Thank you ladies for coming along, hope you enjoyed yourselves!

I also did a little demonstration using one of the "Love Notes" envelopes, with the "One of a Kind" stamp set, this is just so cute.  The paper is from the "Bella Bleu" Designer Series Paper.

Don't forget, if you would like to order any Stampin' Up! products, just give me a shout on stampinkerry@aol.com. 

Check back soon for details of a new Stampin' Up! offer that begins  tomorrow.

Simply Said, thanks so much!

I created this "thank you" card using the lovely "Simply Said" stamp set.  I randomly stamped the images with Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie ink pads onto Whisper White card and cut and raised the 8 petal flower with a dimensional. I layered this onto a piece of Chocolate Chip card.  The greeting is from the "Trendy Trees" stamp set and positioned using the Stamp-a-ma-jig onto the card base of Old Olive.  The top border is Chocolate Chip Designer Series Paper and I added some texture with two loops of 1/4" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon

Open Day Make & Take No. 2

This was the 2nd make and take project we created at the Open Day last Saturday.  I just love Rose Red and Old Olive together, really bright and fresh.  We used two newly released stamp sets "Say it with Scallops" and Circle Circus, both of these sets work with the Stampin Up Circle Punches and Scallop Square Punch.  The greeting "For You" was from "One of A Kind" stamp set.  We stamped images from "Circle Circus" and hand cut the 6 petal shapes in two different sizes in Old Olive and So Saffron then layered them with Dimensionals.  The centre piece is stamped in Old Olive then a second image is stamped using the Old Olive and Rose Red Stampin Write Markers two create a two colour image and then we hand cut the middle square and raised it using Dimensionals.  We used the lovely Rose Red Double Stitched Grosgrain ribbon across the centre of the card to add texture.  The greeting was stamped using Always Artichoke to ensure that it stood out against the Rose Red Designer Series Paper.

If you are interested in purchasing any of the stamp sets or materials used in the above project, please email me on stampinkerry@aol.com, postage will be £3.95 per order and can be delivered direct to your door via a courier service!

Open Day Make & Take

Here is a sample of one of the make and take projects we created at my Open Day on Saturday, I was inspired by a similar design created by Jane.  We used the "Season of Joy" stamp set along with Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red and Very Vanilla card.  We randomly stamped the snowflake image onto the card base in Old Olive ink, then stamped the tree in the same colour, cut it out and raised it with dimensionals.  Using the Stamp-a-ma-jig we stamped our greeting in Real Red ink then stamped the small poinsettia twice in the same colour.  We used the 3/4" punch to cut the old olive circle and 1/2" punch to cut out the small poinsettia then layered them together.  We used the Cropadile to set the eyelet on the Ruby Red band at the bottom of the card and added a Chocolate Chip knot and two rows of paper pierced holes for extra texture.  This piece was raised using Dimensionals.  Inside we stamped around the edge of a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock to complete the card.

Door Prize Winners

I would firstly like to say a big thank you to all you ladies who came along to my Open Day on Saturday, it was a great success and it was lovely meeting you all.  I am looking forward to the first Stampin' Card Workshop on 2nd November, hope you are too!  I would especially like to say a big Thank You to my wonderful friend Jane who came along to give me moral support, which was greatly appreciated, also to my mum for helping out on the day.

Well, I have picked the names from the Door Prize entries and the winners are as follows:

1st Prize - Emily Miles
2nd Prize - Marilyn Hulbert
3rd Prize - Anne Maddison

I will be contacting you all in due course to arrange delivery of your prizes.

New Workshop Dates

I am holding a monthly workshop on a Monday at Whitminster Village Hall, just off J13 of M5, here are the dates:

2nd November 2009

30th November 2009

25th January 2010

22nd February 2010

22nd March 2010

19th April 2010

I am also thinking of running some Saturday Workshops too, so keep an eye out for the dates which will follow shortly.

Have a busy day preparing for the Open Day tomorrow so just a quick post to show you another card I made.

I used Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Not Quite Navy cardstock and stamped an image from the "Simply Said" set onto Whisper White Card in Old Olive ink.  I stamped the small flower from this set 3 times and cut and layered them onto the main image with Dimensionals.  I layered the image onto Close to Cocoa card and paper pierced the corners.  I used my Scallop Edge Punch to create a border and then layered Chocolate Chip Designer Series Paper and Not Quite Navy cardstock on top and finished with a grosgrain ribbon knot.  My sentiment is from the "Ovals All" set and cut out using the Scallop Oval and Oval Punches.

Thanks for looking!