One for the boys!

I needed to make a card for a young man's birthday and here is what I came up with.

I chose Old Olive and teamed it with Chocolate Chip and Night of Navy.  The patterned papers are from the Designer Series Patterns Pack in Old Olive, these are soon to retire so if you like what you see, place your order before they are gone.  These DSP Patterns packs are available in other colours too, they come as a pack of 12 sheets, all 12x12" and double sided, lovely heavy weight papers, great for making 3D projects too!

The stamps are from "Big Bold Birthday" and the greeting "Make a Wish" is included in this set.  I punched it out using the Word Window Punch then made a label shape by cutting into a Scallop Oval.

Big Bold Birthday

The second card at the Whitminster Class was created using "Big Bold Birthday" which I have been using quite a lot recently.  Again, this is a Two-Step Stampin' set that is on offer with a fantastic 20% off its usual selling price making it only £19.16 until the end of August, and with 13 stamps in this set the possibilities are endless!

The three main colours we used for this card will all sadly be retiring at the end of September, Brocade Blue, Close to Cocoa and Ruby Red, but of course we will be getting some lovely new colours to play with so shouldn't be too sad about it!

We used the "So Swirly" jumbo wheel on the Close to Cocoa layer, inked with VersaMark ink to create a soft subtle background.  We also attached a couple of Ruby Red Brads to this layer.  The "Make a Wish" greeting is also from "Big Bold Birthday".  The DSP is from the Hostess 6x6" Paper Pad.  Quite a few layers on this card but I was pleased with the finished result and hope that everyone enjoyed creating it too.

Making Cards & Gifts Class

Our second project was a card, very sweet for a young one and would be great in Night of Navy/Bashful Blue masculine colours!

Here we have used "Big Bold Birthday" which has 20% off its normal selling price during August, making it a fantastic £19.16 and this set comes with 13 stamps.  This is a two-step Stampin' set which means you build your image using two stamps.  Click on the flyer to the right side of my blog to see the other Two-step Stampin' sets that are on offer, and remember, this offer only runs through to the end of August.

So back to the card, Rose Red, Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink, I just love these colours (not that you hadn't noticed!!), I am so glad that these will all be making it through to the 2010/11 Idea Book & Catalogue!  We used the "So Swirly" jumbo wheel in Rose Red Ink for the insert and added 1/2" and 3/4" circles layered with a Pretty in Pink Brad attached through the centre for some texture and interest.

The cupcake frosting was stamped in Pretty in Pink ink then the spots stamped in Rose Red Ink which we hand cut along with the Rose Red cupcake base.  The greeting was stamped in Chocolate Chip and punched out using the Word Window Punch.  The border around this is from the Scallop Oval Punch, hand cut leaving three scallops at either side, cutting from one edge to the opposite edge.  We used a piece of the lovely Satin 5/8" Ribbon in Chocolate Chip tying in a knot to add texture and to balance our card.

Mums and Young Ones Class Part 2!

For our second project I decided that it would be nice to make something other than a card, and what better item than a lovely box that could contain a small gift.

I cut and scored the boxes and also cut out the tabs ready for stamping and assembly!

We used "I {heart} Hearts" for the main image, both hearts were stamped and punched out using the Large Heart and Heart to Heart punches.  We pierced a hole in the "i" of "friend" and pushed through a Pretty in Pink brad.  For the box we stamped the spiral from "Trendy Trees" randomly all over, punched a scallop border for the bottom, then stamped small flowers (from Big Bold Birthday) and punched them out with the 1/2" Circle Punch.  To finish we used the oval punch to create handles and tied a piece of 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain ribbon in a knot.

Mums and Young Ones Class

This week I held a one off class for "Mums and Young Ones", an opportunity for mums and grans to get creative with their young ones during the summer holidays.

So here is the card we created using "Big Bold Birthday", which is in the Stampin' Up! August Promotion, usual price is £23.95 but the 20% reduction brings its price down to a fabulous £19.16.  Remember, this offer only runs until 31st August.

So back to our card, colour combo is Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Kraft, gorgeous, so sweet and pretty!  We used the Dot, Dot, Dot background stamp to create our sprinkles on the cake frosting and hand cut it out and used a Dimensional to raise it from our Whisper White layer.  The "make a wish" greeting was punched out using the Word Window Punch and the Pretty in Pink heart using the Small Heart Punch which can be found in the Mini Catalogue.

I was really impressed with the finished results and our youngest member of 8 years old completed the card with ease, well done Hannah, your card was beautifully put together.  As everyone enjoyed themselves I have agreed to set aside another day during the holidays to get creative so keep an eye out for more details.

Inspirin' Inkies Quarterly Team Meeting

As you will know from previous posts, when we have our Inspirin' Inkin Quarterly Team Meeting us Demo's prepare swaps for each other.  These are all the pieces I have cut and stamped ready for the assembly line for my swaps!

I have been using "Big Bold Birthday" on some recent projects so decided to use it again for my swaps.  I chose some of my favourite colours, Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Kraft and teamed with Whisper White.  I am so glad that these colours will be staying in October when the renovation happens, although Kraft is being re-named as "Crumb Cake" which may be confusing for a while!

So here is my finished swap:

and here they are all together!

We had a fab day crafting, laughing, learning, and winning prizes! We also have challenges and I will be posting my creation very shortly.

Being an Independant Demonstrator for Stampin' Up! really is great fun, I have met some fabulous people since joining.  Whether you would like to start your own business, be it large or small, or would just like to benefit from the discounts and would like more information about signing up to be a Demonstrator and joining my team then just email me at stampinkerry@aol.com for more details.

Thank you for dropping by

"Making Cards & Gifts" Class at Thornbury

At the new "Making Cards & Gifts" class in Thornbury we will create two projects, one a 3D item and the other a card.  For this month I chose "Fox & Friends" as I thought it would be nice to create a card for the younger generation.  I did also have an "older generation" option that was available.

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I really love the "So Swirly" wheel used here for the background, we inked up the wheel with Chocolate Chip ink and this was the result on the same coloured cardstock, quite pretty don't you think.  The fox image is from "Fox & Friends" stamp set and the greeting from "Big Bold Birthday" which was the set we used on our 3D Make and Take.  The hearts were punched using the "Small Heart Punch" and a layer of "Crystal Effects" added to give a lovely shiny finish.  We punched out our stamped fox image using the large and small tag punches and added a piece of 1/4" Grosgrain Chocolate Chip ribbon.

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Making Cards & Gifts Class at Turnberries, Thornbury

This was our first make and take project, a Gable Box, the perfect little gift box that can hold a variety of treats and surprises!

We used the "Big Bold Birthday" stamp set which suits all ages, male and female, colour dependant!  Obviously this one is very girly but could be re-created in more masculine colours and still look as fab.  These make great "Teacher" gifts too, just throw a few choccies inside and hey presto, quite easy to put together too.

Our colour combo is Rose Red, Pretty in Pink and Chocolate Chip with Very Vanilla as our stamping base.  I love how those flowers fit inside the 1/2" Circle Punch, so sweet and simple.

If you would like to join the class next month, we are meeting on Monday 2nd August at 7.00pm, just give me a call to book your place.

So Chic!

Another request for a handbag card so this time I used the "Nouveau Chic" Designer Series Papers which are so lovely in real life, the pictures in the catalogue just don't give them justice!

I matched my cardstock to the papers and used a sketch from a Challenge blog that I liked.  My flower was created using the Scallop Circle Punch with a button adhered to the centre.  The "Happy Birthday" greeting running along under the hand bags is from "Big Bold Birthday" and I stamped this in Basic Black ink and used the Stamp-a-ma-jig to create a whole line of greetings.

I used "Tiny Tags" to stamp the word "friends" and punched out using the Medium Jewelry Punch which is so cute.